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Lovely handle and a cute mini axe. It would be good to put a wooden wedge in the top to secure the head though. Also i felt uneasy seeing the axe being straightened with a hammer when cold, but i am no metallurgist.
When you have just finished removing rust with the vinegar, just spray a few drops of oil on the clean surfaces: it will prevent the rust to quickly come back. By the way, nice work: you won a new subscriber!
Non capisco perché voler restaurare uno scalpello giapponese con un manico moderno e improbabile. Soprattutto se ha veramente 79 anni sarebbe stato più corretto dare una patina nera al resto della lama tranne hai punti di affilatura.
Instead of all the polishing and charring the handle it would be have been much better if he had fitted the head properly, that part was not well done.
At the 7:44 position it seems like there was magic, did the surface become smooth and mirror like that with an application of polish? How many times or what else did this process do to achieve this degree of polishing? Good job. Congratulations.
I was wondering the same thing. Depending on the original condition and age, I personally would have left a bit of the pitting. I wouldn't have polished it so much. It's like taking away the history of these scissors. They spent 40 years in the ground, let people see and appreciate this fact.
agreed. Turning elaborate spindles for a handle is foolish. That bulb near the front of the chisel will doubtlessly interfere with the chisel's ability to get into some spots, keeping it from paring flat planes. "looks" should not defeat useful.
