As soon as you hear "hello friends" you know its time to sit down, relax, and listen to the calm and accurate descriptions of an incredibly skilled craftsman sharing both, their experience and experiments. Thank you!!! It's a tremendous pleasure to watch!
Ohh and how much does the head weigh? (Sorry if you already mentioned it but I don't recall.) I recently got a used axe basically for free. The head weighs 1250g. I converted it to a carving/hewing axe even though it's far too heavy. I filed the left bevel as flat as possible to 7 degrees (I'm right handed) leaving the right bevel at 25 degrees. I will saw off the handle at ~40cm. And finally, but most noticably, I shaped the handle ergonomically right under the head. That's where I grab it to chop and carve. Now I can carve wood in a chopping motion, almost like a butcher would use a cleaver, by ignoring/discarding the lever advantage of the handle and only relying on the weight of the head. I use it e.g. to turn square stock round-ish, following up with planes (I don't have a lathe). Or to carve a rounded/spherical end into a beam (my "hatchet" makes quick work of the end-grain and leaves a good surface quality - much like your powerful cloggers knife). My improvised hatchet/hewing axe/heavy carving knife is probably quite un-traditional (if there's a similar traditional tool I'd love to learn the name). And probably a 750g head would work better (lifting the heavy head is still a bit tiring). But it was cheap and works for now. But I always appreciate better (but affordable) suggestions!
What a wonderful inspiration, you truely capture the essence of ingenuity. If you sell this ax I would be honored. My name is Chris. I’m sure you have many requests…is this something you make for sale
Generations of our ancestors knew what many of us have forgotten, that blowing on the shaft's knob is the correct way to achieve the desired results. Beautiful work friend. Beautiful.
Amateur doesn't mean what people think. It refers to people who enjoy the craft so much they do it for love, not pay. All competitive sports used to be amateur ... like the Olympics.
Nothing beats the quality of a hand forged Axe, I have one that is a over hundred years old and I would never swap it against any of the modern ones you get in the hardware store. Whoever got the Axe from you has something that he can pass on to many generations.
Great to have you back, we’ve missed you! That is such a beautiful axe, it’s art! What a GREAT friend you are wow. The theory of axe balance sounds very interesting, I personally would love to watch that video if you make it 👍🏻 I’ll keep an eye out for your notifications, like I usually do. Thanks again for sharing 👍🏻
Thank you for showing us all your skills and ideas, all started from zero until most fantastic, beautiful and useful products. I wish you all success and thank you for sharing and I am looking forward to your next projects and videos. Greetings from a Swedish guy living in Brazil.
The perfect woodland axe. Light enough to carry and heavy enough to fell trees, process animals, cut your sausage..ect. That will be around a lot longer than you. Beautiful work. With the carbon fiber re enforcement, I doubt that head will loosen in a lifetime. Big thumbs up.👍
Thank you for this video. Your channel is so enjoyable. Listening to your soothing voice while watching you forge impeccable equipment and talking through your creative process is simply bliss. I and others are so appreciative of your amazing content. Keep up the outstanding work Advokomakes!
Oh my you have fortunate friends. Max my name is Mark,I'm from Vancouver Canada. There tough times coming like the world has never seen. You have given your followers plenty of skills to get by when technology fails us.Bless you and long life.
I love this, I grew up with the mentality that you keep your secrets of the trade to make yourself “valuable” and I’ll say, about halfway through my naval career I had a situation happen that completely changed my outlook on that stigma, the more knowledge shared, means the better everyone works together, and your videos, you have the epitome of sharing knowledge, keep up this amazing work, continue to be a beacon of light!
Max you are an absolute genius. I do not say that lightly. From your narrations and technical descriptions I can see you have great technical knowledge, but I also recognise that no one can just know how to do everything, so it leads me to one conclusion; you have to be a perfectionist. Well done!
I don’t know what to call you Advoko, so I’m going to call you an amplified bush crafter…and you BY FAR are one of the greatest. WOW, you are absolutely amazing brother!!
From nothing to perfection and we saw it happen. A tool made for a friend done with care and love is magical and they will have a priceless treasure to use and admire for many years. You're the best Max!
Amazing craftsmanship bro! Insane that you just casually make your own custom 100% handmade from scratch axe! The result is obviously of exquisite quality! 😁👌
OMG YES!!! I've introduced dozens to you and your remarkable craftsmanship. So excited to see another of your videos, this was an incredible build, and as always, narrated beautifully!
@@Advoko Please, some day post that vid about axe balance you mention here, it'd be awesome, my curiosity got really piqued with that bit about being false information online on the topic. Thanks in advance.
I was 14 - sitting with my grandfather. He would point to trees and tell me what he knew they were best for. In the 46 years since then, someone - cut down the trees. I was looking for shovel and axe handles. I was looking for an ash tree. About 4 years ago, I cut and set long maple and oak poles. The first year - my handles turned into cork screws. The second year - I had 2 years of drying time. The handles I made that year held straight. You - allowed me to challenge myself. I have to make a sun wood dryer. Cheers Sir!
You are very talented and make beautiful and useful tools. Your cabin as well and all of your projects are amazing to see. Be safe and well. See you again soon.
I love this channel! It is hard to understand anyone who could give a thumbs down to a video like this. In addition to the being a master craftsman, clearly Max is also an excellent video producer. God bless you Max Egorov.
Simply beautiful, that is an amazing axe and receiving such a tool would be an honour. Thank you you for making these amazing quality videos. They're always worth the wait.
Thank you for this Max.. I very much enjoyed watching this build and appreciate the time, skill and effort you put into making the axe, as well as capturing each stage on film for us to enjoy. Truly inspiring 🙏🏼
I am a Master Carpenter, yet I am hesitant to use the word Master in such company. I respect what you do, as well as to how you do it. I wish I had the time to dedicate myself full time to projects. But I am almost there. I thoroughly enjoy watching you create, perfect everything you put your hands to. I also want to visit you’re Mother Russia one day. But let me say I am a patriot and I love my Country. But this doesn’t mean I don’t long to explore. 😀
@@craigrigby1498 In Abrams tank or aircraft carrier US NAVY USS Gerald R. Ford?))) Welcome with peace or arms)) There is always something worthy to meet and give a worthy answer)))
Like your comments of the DIY information built of your handle great instructions and the why to.We in the USA still have hickory as our favorite handle material. Thank you for the teaching Sir
Wow Max, beautiful work on the axe and handle. So much time spent to get it just right. It's a piece of art that's also usable. I love watching your ingenuity and listening to your explanations. I'd like to hear more about axe-balance from your perspective too. Sounds interesting. Thanks heaps for the video.
This is such an awesome video. I love that you combined modern and traditional techniques. You are clearly very knowledgeable on axe-making. Thank you for sharing!
DUDE!, we have missed you! please don't take so long between your videos, I love watching the cool things you make and your adventures in the wilderness
Dude - I want to come spend a week with you at your camp so I can sponge up some of the wealth of knowledge you have! I live in NY,NY and we love your channel. My uncle is a woodsman upstate who lives in a cabin, is a professional trapper as well as a wild life management guy and once I shared the channel with him, he was hooked as well! Keep it up and thanks for all the knowledge friend!
Imagine the feeling his friend had when he first opened that packaged and seen such an incredible piece of art, and thoughtfully crafted tool.That's a piece you definitely keep your entire life and pass on to future generations.
A fantastic ax as well as inspiration to craft ideas using what is available. Well, with some planning ahead. Stay healthy and keep good spirits, thank you for the wonderfully relaxing view of the world.
Of all the RU-vid channels out there this one ☝🏼 is just something special. I don’t really know why but it just is. Commendation award 🥇 for you my friend!
I enjoy watching a skilled craftsman work. These projects take patience and persistence. Your skills are in short supply in the younger generations here in the US. Thank you for show these skills to us.
Your work is amazing. It's nice to see stuff from real craftsmen. I'm glad you are allowed to publish video. I don't know enough about the Government but wish our Countries would learn to get along better. Considering Alot of Us residents can trace their history back to Russia. Myself included.
I'm glad I found this channel. I swear I found it in Russian, or another Slavic dialect, before, which was difficult... I don't speak Russian 🤔. Now I do have better than about a toddlers vocabulary in about 4-6other languages. English I'm proficient, and Spanish I'm not the best at. But Russian isn't one picked up somehow. Even going threw an opporators manual of a Russian lathe back when I was 19 doing maintenance in a prefabricated log cabin factory, even with that headache, I still didn't learn a damn thing about the language 🤣.
Thank you for all of your videos. Your patience, thoughtfulness, diligence and philosophy are inspiring. Love that you are thriving respectfully in nature, not just 'surviving.'
This is trully russian crafstamenship: Built with avaiable and adaptable tools (every tool is universal when you know how to make them do) and built to LAST
