$12 Rusty Hatchet Restored into Something Amazing 

I was almost not going to watch this video, because it’s another axe. There’s only so many I can handle. I’m glad I did watch this though. That was outstanding work mate. I especially loved the snakeskin look. 👍🇦🇺

Step 1: buy old 12 dollar axe Step 2: buy 20k worth of tools Step 3: restore for free

I'm not sure if I'm more surprised by how great the finished product looked, or by the fact that someone had the balls to charge $12 for the pre-restoration axe.

Man this guy doesn’t go to a hardware store, the hardware store comes to him.

I was sad and depressed all the day. "Every day smile" made me smile :)

This is the "it's 1 am and i cant sleep lol" type of videos

11:43 ""at least HE'S good at..." My mans made the hatchet so good it deserved an identity.

I love how you have all the steps. And the humor is priceless. Keep up the amazing job. Love watching these transformations. From one restorer to another 👍

This video focused me and kept my interest the entire time. The axe was beautiful. Even more beautiful was the skill and care which produced it. I would love to be able to do something similar… amazing.

Finally someone who doesn't just polishes everything shiny and calls it a day.

10:46 Oh no. The Forbidden Honey.

Nice job! I spend a lot of time in the bush here in Oz. There are old tools from prospectors all over the place, particularly in the gold fields. Some of them have been lying in the dust and mud since 1898, around the time of the first gold rushes, sometimes even earlier. Old picks, mattocks, pick-axes, hatchets and axes. Shovels are thinner and usually rusted and worn out and pretty useless. With the heavier metal tools, I actually like them as unrestored as I can keep them, excepting repairing edges, heads and points. The absolute best de-rusting is at an atomic level, by electrolysis. It only takes away the rust and no clean metal is ground or polished away. They seem to have acquired an exceptional hardness from years of baking in ground temperatures up to 50C in summers; either that or they were good steel to begin with. I get them back to a nice red-brown patina with all the inherited pits by electrolysis, and without sanding and grinding except for points and edges, which I grind by hand. Then a spot of oil and a new handle and they are done and are scattered all over the house as ornaments which have a practical use as well as talking points.

In my case, it’s 11:51pm, I have already watched 5 axe sharpening/rebuilding videos and here I am. Either this one will put me to sleep or keep me awake for #7 axe video.

He straight up turned a rusty ole’ hatchet into a daedric dragonskin war axe

This is the first time I've ever seen that kind of "snakeskin" finish look even decent, and it's gorgeous!

As soon as you were finished sanding the handle….outstanding.

Wow,that panel beaten effect is power,, great video.

1:15 - when an ex keeps bugging you: "Oh no, it's 'huragan'."

I like the patina. Worth the meditation and reward.

Brilliant Idea with this pattern 🤯🥳🥰

1:37 I honestly wasn’t in the best mood and that genuinely made me smile. Thank you for the reminder😁

There is some small irony here in using so many modern tools to craft a much simpler one. The end result however is very cool, and I enjoyed the journey.

Exceptional work, kudos to the artist...

The key to restoring a tool is knowing how it was made, and what it was used for. An axe is a simple thing, but many of the things done here have removed functionality. Granted, it was in the scrap pile, it was designed to do certain tasks that it can no longer do.

I would suggest open your online store where people can buy the antique articles from you.

I REALLY like the snake skin treatment.

That’s the coolest hatchet, I have ever seen.

5:52 In my country, this process is called "Art".

It's so clean, looks brand new, never used. The hatchet came out nice too!

That gotta be the most beautiful thing I've seen all day!

.....absolutely GORGEOUS!!

Him: takes biggest piece of wood possible Also him: "Perfect size for the axe!"

😅We talk later about cutting my jeans, now I just congrats you for this amazing job ❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🎉

“Smile every day!” *immediately sandblasts his fkn face off*

Out of all the fake restoration videos out there, this is the only channel I genuinely trust and enjoy.

That’s some amazing craftsmanship don’t ever give it up man. Beautiful work

Thank you random midnight RU-vid recommendation, for sending me to this amazing video. Certainly earned my subscription, I shall eagerly await more amazing content

this axe restoration is so good, I almost can't HANDLE it

All I can say is DAMN! That's art right there.

It looks like something straight out of The Elder Scrolls..Very cool!

"Sorry, but this is the longest finger." It's alright man. Do what you gotta to give corrosion the "finger." XD

Another piece of work. The ax snake print is beautiful. I'm a fan.

OH MY, ANOTHER INCREDIBLE RESTORATION!!

I am still amazed by his cleaning the workshop skill everything is so clean as its new either machinery he used was so perfectly clean ....

I’ve never seen pitting dealt with in such a unique, beautiful and clever way... snakeskin eh? Really wonderful workmanship! 👍

You do amazing work. Always a pleasure to watch an artist like yourself.

It's now has a new Lease of life thanks to you David.keep up the great 👍 restorationsBro.👌👌👌➕

*Creating things of beauty out of others trash is a highly fulfilling hobby! Very nice piece my friend!*

I love videos like this. No narration, no visible presenter face.. only text. Very good!

Great video once again. The subtle humour is very refreshing

That is actually gorgeous

Nice!! Well done my friend!! Lovely texture.

It gives the feelings of the old man cleaning woody.

Fantastic,love the snakeskin effect.

You amaze me with how many different camera angles you use in a video. You're an impressive film maker. 👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾👍🏿

Good to see someone who knows how to put a handle on an axe or hammer, let alone make one. Your scaling is amazing, great work.

Dude I just love people. Like. This dude goes to a flea market and goes woah. I can make this hatchet into an even cooler hatchet. I go to a thrift store and I see a curtain and I’m like woah. That’d be a coolest fucking jacket. My friend finds old books and refurbishes them. Like. We’re all little gremlins trying to get our grubby hands on random things and I think that’s amazing.

The cleanest workshop i ever seen...

The snake skin is whole other level Broo! !!!

3:50 I have to tell my wife that all the time 😔

Man, that's by far the best axe I've ever seen. Brilliant job, I love the snake skin. You did an amazing job on the handle, overall you should keep doing what your doing cause it's amazing.

Nice! That's an old hatchet with bottle opener! My grandfather use to have one when I was young! He was opening our soft drink bottle with it!

That snakeskin texture is beautiful! Very fun and inspiring to watch.

That shop is amazingly clean.

Every tool in the shop looks brand new,like they've never been used before.

dude watching you makes me feel like I can't breathe

Well this was the coolest thing I've seen today.

To the people who dislike this i don’t think you appreciate how much time and effort went into this beautiful creation like I wouldn’t want to use it because I’m afraid I’d scratch it,good job mate you earned a subscriber 😀😄👍👍

Me: Wow, what a cool design! People with tripophobia:

Well, its cool how you took something most people would throw away and made it into something new.

Man. Super Blue looks delicious.

I'll admit that I wasn't sure about the "snakeskin" look when you started the grinding, but I'm glad that you did it. That looks amazing. Congratulations on a beautiful job.

The compressor was like: "Hey nice to see you around HURAGAN"

Love that smile😄!!! I wish I hada sand blasting machine! 💎

Watching sandblasting is always so riveting. If RU-vid had only one sandblasting video, that would be enough.

3:48 5 mins into Netflix and chill

As you can see I worked hard for this video and I want you to tell me here if you like the restoration and modification on this beautiful hatchet. And don't forget to subscribe and turn on the notifications. I love you all of you guys !!

Thanks for the help Jimmy!!

Jimmy is a wholesome man

Rusty Hatchet is gonna be something awesome! Me: Probably a shiny hatchet

Beautiful! Great "longest finger action you have there" made me chuckle.

I was initially skeptical of your decision to dimple the sides because most people get an inferior-looking result. But your results were spectacular.

I love the snake skin look on it and the fact there’s no music great job man

Came out great. I like the snakeskin effect. Looks like a pain but the result is tremendous. Very nicely done.

Beautiful workmanship. Its nice to see such a talented artisan exists today.

You picked the wedge that I picked 👍 it’s a beautiful hatchet

Beautiful work. I too love the snakeskin look.

"Everything you need to know about metal tools restoration,but were afraid to AX"!🤣 (Very nice,wish your shop was nearby 😀👍

As someone that has no idea what a screwdriver does, your doing pretty well from my observations

Hi the lean man here this ax has to be my favourite result of restoration I love. The colour of the blueing compound really good work lean man out

Okay I'm sold I'm a forever fan

I felt like I was on some kids show like Dora where they ask for audience participation when he asked about the wedge. And somehow I got it right

YESSS FINALLY SOMEONE WHO PUTS A LOT OF EFFORT AND DOESNT SAY SUBSCRIBE EVERY 2 SECONDSSSSS!! 😌❤️

Yet another masterpiece from the master! Superb!

True talent! And humor. Love it!

The axe itself looks very similar to my grandfathers axe that was used in Norway for ship building and cabin making. Next time the handle is out, check behind the blade side in it for markings. Beautiful job!

First time watching your work, and i gotta say its both inspiring and entertaining. Thanks for allowing us to see your craft.

Stunning restoration beautiful outcome

Beatiful work! Got inspired to take care about my rusty old axes and maul with uncomfortable handles

omg "sorry thats the longest finger" i died😂😂😂😂 Edit: Wow the snakeskin pattern looks amazing!😮😮