Axe Restoration and Customization | Dr Restoration

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In this video I restore customize an antique hewing axe. I start by removing the handle and then dipping the axe head into an electrolysis bath to remove the rust. Next I sandblast the axe head. I found the shape to be a bit boring so I decided to shape the axe head into a small battle axe shape with a spike on the back. Once the axe head was complete i carved a handle out of purple heart and then craft a matching sheath.
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@davidmorris4353 6 месяцев назад

Somewhere in heaven, the old blacksmith that made that old hewing axe BACK IN THE 1850'S, is smiling from ear to ear! When I forge an axe I always hope that it will be used, appreciated and cared for, for decades if not centuries! GREAT JOB SIR!😁

@ManSurRoMan 29 дней назад

"Good Work, Doc!"

@ivanstiles7030 7 месяцев назад

Very nice! The sheath compliments the purple heart handle nicely. Great job bringing that old axe back to life.

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thank you

@666toysoldier 5 месяцев назад

Nice wallhanger. Just don't try chopping anything more substantial than a pumpkin.

@vasily4748 5 месяцев назад

The freak destroyed the axe.

@malaquiasbuble Месяц назад

Opa galera do Brasil 🇧🇷✌️

@lameesahmad9166 2 месяца назад

Stunning. The shape may have changed but that as you have called her Old Girl is once again ready to be used to undertake many an excellent job. Thanks for sharing this with us. Awesome

@RestorationVideo 7 месяцев назад

You did a great job!! .So beautiful! It's great to bring that old ax back to life. Thank you. Be safe👍 😊

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thank you :)

@sethyo66 7 месяцев назад

Sad to see it reshaped but thank you for saving it

@vasily4748 5 месяцев назад

The freak destroyed the axe.

@vasily4748 5 месяцев назад

The freak destroyed the axe.

@johnshell6572 5 месяцев назад

That is an axe of beauty.

@GT_Racer347 6 месяцев назад

I did NOT see that coming!!! Way cool 👍 😍

@nickjanssens 6 месяцев назад

That was a really good watch, which it’s what it’s all about.

@dejavu666wampas9 2 месяца назад

Very nice attention to detail on both the axe and the sheath. Also, awesome videography. Thanks for sharing.👏👏👏👏

@user-kn7lw7ts7v Месяц назад

Hello everyone frome Possja

@shaunkolly7113 3 месяца назад

The olden days of battles blacksmiths weapons

@janetwarfield4709 5 месяцев назад

I absolutely love watching your videos!! If you lived close by I would bring something extremely awesome for restoration I found during my metal detecting!!

@deighve8311 5 месяцев назад

Tis a fine axe! Turned out absolutely lovely! Nice work 👏

@genehead9380 3 месяца назад

WOW! When you started with it I was wondering why you would have gotten it in such a shape but after you were complete I was amazed. Very Nice indeed. I am impressed. Thank you. Watching this has given me a creative mind for a few projects.

@DrRestoration 3 месяца назад

Thank you!

@mathuraprasadkumauni7542 2 месяца назад

2zeeeEz@@DrRestoration

@jabrielyazzie4379 4 месяца назад

The blade shape is awesome

@signorsiluro145 4 месяца назад

Good job

@chadking3922 6 месяцев назад

You need some refresher courses in welding technique my friend.

@DrRestoration 6 месяцев назад

I agree 😅🤣

@davesmith5656 5 месяцев назад

@@DrRestoration --- I know it's a video, and it is entertaining, and there's careful and successful work in the customization/ transformation, and I imagine that a tempering oven is a relatively high cost item, not to mention the electric bill, but my guess is that the ax had so many cracks because it was never properly tempered. (I did not see that you tempered it after quenching. I don't do any of that kind of work, but I have seen demonstrations. As one commenter put it: don't use that ax for anything denser than a pumpkin. Brittle (untempered) steel can send a shard of metal into you, and of course you get a big chip in the edge easily.)

@garycarraigeacha8794 Месяц назад

@@davesmith5656 it's not that it was improperly tempered. It's that it wasn't properly forge welded to begin with. It is made with one big piece of mild steel folded over on itself to form the handle eye and then a piece of carbon steel forge welded into the bit so it has a tougher edge retention. That wasn't done properly. I can tell by the heat stains between his heat treats that there was a lot more going on that wasn't in the video.

@geraldstamour1312 5 месяцев назад

Axe & sheath both lookin' hella dope, @DrRestoration!

@bubbarox1071 5 месяцев назад

Didn't expect THAT lol so many hacks out there. Beautiful job !

@lindsaythompson726 7 месяцев назад

The sheath is beautiful

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much

@Austeration 7 месяцев назад

Incredibly work 👍 such a transformation from what it was. I love the design and the shape of the handle. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@user-nh7es8wy6y 5 месяцев назад

Wow! you did an excellent job.

@jrand2631 7 месяцев назад

Dang it turned out great, considering it was on it's last leg, and then some! 👍😊

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@luisarmandopaz2724 5 месяцев назад

Maestro quedo de lujo el acha.volvio a vivir y esta en su mejor momento .felicitaciones 💯👍👏👏👏🇦🇷

@jananderson9546 7 месяцев назад

That's just gorgeous! ❤

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@joaofilho9968 5 месяцев назад

Verdadeira obra de arte,perfeito!Amor no que faz o resultado excelente!

@wesleyguseman1468 2 месяца назад

Nice, i have my grandpa's hueing ax. It's 13 in from tip to tip. I've kept it oiled but having trouble finding a new handle mine is offset but cracked. Thank you for your hard work.

@user-sq5zg3ys5k 3 дня назад

Nice!

@rosellabill 2 месяца назад

I actually wasn't gona coment on your post. But nice work and more importantly. Tnks for the grit chart. I have never seen anyone else do this. But to be fair. Most people that watch a resteration are already knowlegeable about all that and more.

@LuisCisnerosAguila 5 месяцев назад

Excepcional restauracion.👍

@EverydayInUa 7 месяцев назад

Viking would love it! Very cool work!

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! 🪓

@roycampos3195 4 месяца назад

That is beautiful😮

@nthabisenglouw5809 2 месяца назад

This is beautiful I like it

@Jroctpl 7 месяцев назад

With all those cracks id be afraid to swing it but it looks fantastic mate.

@bernardoperez1098 6 месяцев назад

Ruined should have been a Great Wall hanger

@DrRestoration 6 месяцев назад

Hung on my wall for 5 years, there’s plenty out there :)

@LittleRestorers 7 месяцев назад

Great job bring it back to life and cool new shape. Love the sheath 👍

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thank you friend!

@patrickmorrissey2271 7 месяцев назад

Very nice. Great job. Camp Crystal Lake.... Heh heh heh!!!! So sick.... I love it... Feels a little funny that you had $60 worth of wood in the handle of a $10 axe head, but hey, whatever...... The finished product was very nice....

@mjgholfza 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely stunning!

@DrRestoration 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@bradroehl7 7 месяцев назад

Great job!! Taking a candidate for the soup can factory and making a piece of art. Your chisel got a workout on the handle. Thanks. Be safe

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@JASantiago5 6 месяцев назад

Beautiful work! Some cracks are still visible at the end!

@stanleycarlock5624 6 месяцев назад

Peter Peter pumpkin slicer...this axe and sheath couldn't be nicer!

@pietrorosato4852 3 месяца назад

What a worker

@djevo3441 7 месяцев назад

Amazing and detailing job my friend congratulations 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@amgadnagib7194 6 месяцев назад

It was much nicer befor

@SHOINOFF 7 месяцев назад

It looked like you wire feed may have been a bit slow at first cause of all the spatter going on.

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tip

@willmartin- 7 месяцев назад

That handle color is incredible

@pauldockins9635 6 месяцев назад

Beautiful ❤

@rons.971 5 месяцев назад

I have a hatchet similar to that axe. Handed down from my grandfather. I used it for years to remove heads of chickens. Worked great. Handing down to my children.

@ellismusser4326 6 месяцев назад

Awesome work !! 👍

@scottwilcox4400 5 месяцев назад

very nice forge

@richardweilandt3315 7 месяцев назад

Nice transition from a work hatchet to a battle axe

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thank you

@JoeBlow-el8wu 2 месяца назад

He turned it into my exwife?

@richardweilandt3315 2 месяца назад

@@JoeBlow-el8wu 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

@juliamason8393 6 месяцев назад

Hello from Lakeland Florida USA

@DrRestoration 6 месяцев назад

Hi there neighbor 😊

@terryrogers1025 6 месяцев назад

When you first showed that axe, I was thinking “seriously, you’re going to restore that”, at the end I am thinking”sweet, beautiful job”. Enjoyed watching the process, the axe handle is impressive,thanks for sharing.

@DrRestoration 6 месяцев назад

Thank you :)

@tipuarif7155 7 месяцев назад

Waooo what a finishing

@nardshow6633 6 месяцев назад

Man got every tool you need 🥲

@odedmeerovich1088 7 месяцев назад

Very cool

@CrazyMooseManor 7 месяцев назад

Awesome work.

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@rafaelfres8745 5 месяцев назад

Good job!!!❤

@youssefmalaeb 7 месяцев назад

Beautiful

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thank you

@Logan.62854 3 месяца назад

Hi I'm 13 and I've been finding inspiration of watching these kind of videos and I have found a knife and I restored it I am just wondering for beginner what should I start on

@katarzynaurbanik3744 6 месяцев назад

Za dużo zachodu dla tak zniszczonego toporka, aczkolwiek dobra robota

@dethiouxjean-pierre1818 6 месяцев назад

Well done the axe looks absolutely stunning

@DrRestoration 6 месяцев назад

Thank you

@vasily4748 5 месяцев назад

@@DrRestoration The freak destroyed the axe.

@DrRestoration 5 месяцев назад

@@vasily4748 I’m not a freak…. Just freaky

@DrRestoration 5 месяцев назад

@@vasily4748 stick around for the hatchet restoration

@annettemalaski1967 2 месяца назад

Dr. Restoration, water quenching is not used because it can cause brittleness. Why do you not use oil?

@Bi-polar_Iz_Good 3 месяца назад

That look so cool 💛🙌

@johnvetere Месяц назад

Great job

@DrRestoration Месяц назад

Thanks mate!

@danielbarrett1368 6 месяцев назад

Nice job

@MASI_forging 7 месяцев назад

Brilliant 😘😘 You did a great work, such a beautiful restoration 😊😊

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@vasily4748 5 месяцев назад

The freak destroyed the axe.

@jodydille8612 6 месяцев назад

I always wondered about using purple heat for an axe handle, I would love to know how it holds up. I'm curious about your wedge wood choice. It looks like pine. I figured a hard wood would have been best? excellent video.

@dewaynesmith1718 6 месяцев назад

I agree. Should have used a piece from the other part of the purple heart

@jamescook5738 4 месяца назад

OMG!!!!!! You Destroyed that axe. Now it’s Worthless.

@norman9076 2 месяца назад

Hey, from Canada. Never heard of purplr heart wood but have to say its very beautiful. Will try to find some at the shops here. Great video. Fantastic job.

@freedomfighter3405 Месяц назад

You ever heard of purple fart

@lindawallace6750 7 месяцев назад

LOOKS GOOD....But is it SAFE ??

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

As long as you’re not on the business end… but considering no one will use it but me.. only I should be concerned with the safeness 😂

@serialkiller7354 7 месяцев назад

Coool ❤😮

@user-if6tx3iy1p 7 месяцев назад

Very good! I ' m from Americana SP - Brasil.

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Greetings!

@Miricrafts 7 месяцев назад

Nice work 👍

@blazeatrex1121 7 месяцев назад

You will have less perocity in your welds if you keep your tip closer to the weld.

@rodneymcdermott5303 5 месяцев назад

I’m actually kinda wondering how much of the porosity was from impurities where the metal was delaminating.

@peteroth7511 7 месяцев назад

Since you were quenching anyhow, why not blue it via oil quench instead of cold blueing it? Far from an expert on metallurgy here so genuinely asking. Thanks and nice restoration.

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Didn’t have any oil 😅

@AlwaysBolttheBird 7 месяцев назад

So I know that to hew means to shape but what is this axe used for. Like to shape what mainly

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

The original design has one flat edge so it was used to square up planks and smooth beams

@AlwaysBolttheBird 7 месяцев назад

@@DrRestoration ahh thanks

@garycarraigeacha8794 Месяц назад

@@AlwaysBolttheBird they were for cutting logs into squared beams before the saw mill was invented.

@user-gp2px8kr5d 5 месяцев назад

From nothing to something pretty cool. Excellent results. Well done Sir 👏

@rikmoore622 7 месяцев назад

Wow!

@RodrigoLealRS 5 месяцев назад

O cabo de roxinho denunciou que o vídeo é brasileiro.

@amasolero3973 7 месяцев назад

Internamente ese hacha no está bien forjada y tiene grietas por todos los sitios

@thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808 7 месяцев назад

Nice job 👍🏻

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@garrychang3022 6 месяцев назад

Bravo🎉🎉🎉👍👏❤️👍👏

@user-rs5mw8yv5r 7 месяцев назад

Yeah, I’ve got my Dad’s original old hammer. It’s only had two new heads and three new handles!!!!😂

@rvsbladesnthangs 7 месяцев назад

Love that anvil, what brand is it? Edit... I love a lot of your tools, especially all of the different angle grinder attachments. Would you consider doing a video on all of the tools that you use?

@DrRestoration 7 месяцев назад

It’s honestly the Doyle one from harbor freight. I redressed the top and repainted it a different color. 😊

@ThomaskellySr. 5 месяцев назад

Everything looks great, but I’m really into Antiques and I have an appreciation for the original design, that being said I love the piece but I still think it would look better with the original design.

@AlexandrVaganov-zk1lk 5 месяцев назад

Да, это не реставрация, это перековка во что то другое. Я не занимаюсь хейтом, любая работа это труд, просто не понятно зачем брать старый потресканный кусок железа если делаешь из него что то абсолютно другое, проще же взять нормальный "свежий" топор.

@vasily4748 5 месяцев назад

The freak destroyed the axe.

@toumicarlos4037 Месяц назад

👍👍👍

@andrzejporeda7281 7 месяцев назад

Super jest ta siekiera odrestaurowana Pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍

@gersonromano2612 5 месяцев назад

Profissional é outra coisa..

@vasily4748 5 месяцев назад

The freak destroyed the axe.

@hippiemiller 6 месяцев назад

Invest in a gas mig welder

@user-lw4wi9yr2n 5 месяцев назад

Это уже не реставрация. Изменение формы предмета! Порча это!

@wodkaknall 5 месяцев назад

This comment is just to support this channel

@DrRestoration 5 месяцев назад

You’re awesome thank you for the support!

@wodkaknall 5 месяцев назад

@@DrRestoration your work is awesome !

@user-px4dm1ss7f 5 месяцев назад

Глазам не верю. Супер.

@vasily4748 5 месяцев назад

Чушпан уничтожил старинный топор ручной работы.

@207slowbro5 4 месяца назад

Personally I would've gouged the cracks and made sure you wouldn't have any air pockets underneath before welding, it's time consuming but will give it better longevity and make it more sturdy. Try more heat on your welder and drag at a bit of an angle to help with the porosity and better penetration, it might work better for you. All in all decent work and the handle was gorgeous, I also enjoyed the overall design of the axe head

@kimderrick7796 4 месяца назад

Nice work but a little disappointed that you didn't keep the original shape. I see so many artists use the shape ypu use. Hopingfor more original ideas.

@DrRestoration 4 месяца назад

Thank you, maybe the next one I’ll keep it original shape so it’s an original idea 🙂

@anycaliber9086 5 месяцев назад

Sir I love your Channel but you a very skilled craftsman can you please make a templete and fix your toolbox Brother the lettering on it is horrible please it looks terrible my friend. Great job on the axe by the way. keep the great videos coming.

@DrRestoration 5 месяцев назад

Gives it character, check out Adam Savages lettering 😉