To help prevent scale buildup put borax on the piece you're forging. Scale is caused by oxidation and the borax creates a protective layer preventing that.
I'm an ol' widow watching your site Advoko, and though this is nothing I would need or do...it is like watching 'POETRY IN MOTION'! The 'IDEAS' you have (I luv the fact you do NOT cater to rich ways of doing things) you find solutions to everything, considering all possible means available to you. You have an uncanny ABILITY to understand all textures and their strengths, as though they were part of your own body. TRULY AMAZING! I think you are 'over-critical' of the end results on your handle...it is a; WORK OF ART! The beauty and flow of action on this chisel is wonderful to watch. Thank-you so kindly for sharing your time/talents with us. Health and God's blessings on you n' yours! If I were your mama, I'd be some proud!
I do usually like solid wood instead of plywood, but that handle came out lovely! Gluing the layers up on a bias like that was a great idea. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent forging and woodworking skills , best channel for ideas way beyond any normal run of the mill tooling or woodworking . Also bushcraft skills , a must view for everyone out there with similar interests . Max you are an exceptionally highly skilled person in your precise thinking . And inventiveness . Total respect to you for making this channel available for all to view .
I gotta say, I've learned so much from this channel in a month compared to being in my scout group for a year. Man I love the internet, cause without it I'd have no way of connecting and seeing ideas from halfway around the globe.
Max, the handle looks great. I really like it. The scale that is on the steel when you bring it out of a forge, brush it off with a wire brush. That can remove most if not all of the forge scale. When it is cold, you can soak it in vinegar and that will get the scale off also. To make the steel softer, heat it and let it cool slowly. Put it in vermiculite if you can get it or ash from a wood fire. When you heat the steel and quench in oil to harden it, use a vegetable oil or oil specifically for hardening steel. Never use old motor oil. Be well. Love your videos.
It should be noted as to why not to use motor oil. It use to be fine 50-60 years ago but modern motor oils contain lots of additives like detergents and the likes to keep engines clean and extend the life of the oil which fouls it's use for hardening.
Advoko, that was the fastest answer I’ve ever gotten. So now I must add making a timber framing to my play list. Magnificent , Sir Magnificent. Wilber Jeffcoat.
Hope we get to see a dedicated video on the water wheel soon. :) I've heard that even with impregnated handles, sometimes it can split along the glued plane, so it's best to also coat a plywood handle in resin, and then turn the finished product on a lathe to get rid of the excess resin. Just a recommendation. Fantastic piece of work.
Each time I watch this video,( or any of your videos) I Am completely pulled into the calm and sincere nature that you exemplify over and over. The level of quality and attention to detail is awesome. I really, really enjoy your explanations. Stay safe and keep up the great work, Jim
Absolutely wonderful creation . # 1 you did it from scrap . # 2 done primarily with tools anyone would have . # 3 probably most important is that this is a tool that will outlast any store bought, made in China garbage , that people are currently willing to settle for . This is the quality that our great grandparents had . True craftsmanship !
Your videos sir are a breath of fresh air especially now. You are an inspiration to the old ways and much appreciated. We need more people like you to show that you can make something from nothing and not spend hundreds on something that can fall apart in 6 months .👍👍👍
This is a treat. I was wondering just yesterday when you'd be uploading more content ... this is, hands down, my favorite channel on RU-vid. Thanks for sharing.
Every time I think you have made everything you need, you come up with another wonderfully built tool. But you really made me laugh when you said, "The grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't " Never heard it before, but boy, that rings true for a lot of projects. I thought the chisel was awesome and then you made that handle. Gorgeous work. Another perfect video. Stay safe my friend.
The handle looks just fine- and using up "scraps" to make it is yet another piece of good advice hidden in your video. If I haven't mentioned it yet, thank you so much for taking us away from the craziness of the protests and politics in "civilization". I live in rural America so even though I don't have it in my face all the time. our media tries to bombard us with it constantly but "cutting the cord" (getting rid of cable TV) has made my life so much better. Now I have basic Internet which lets me connect with you and other RU-vidrs who are sane.
So good that you are able to venture out into the wilderness! Something we can't do here in England to the same scale as it's always someones land or either built on. Love the videos!
I have watched so many of your videos and I am always sad when I hear you say that your time at the cabin is up and you have to go back to work. I know absolutely nothing about woodworking but you make it look so simple! Always such skill and quality! Thank you for sharing your videos with us!
I find myself getting exited knowing that winter here means that Max will be heading out to his cabin soon. Looking forward to seeing what you get up to!
As a wood working enthusiast with a chest full of tools from the 18th and 19th century I will say I absolutely loved the "slick" you made. That is what they were dreaming of 200 years ago.
so THATS where I got the idea for turned plywood. I couldn't for the life of me remember where it came from, but I turned a few (half dozen) mallets with that method. I'm also making a chair with baltic birch that'll have resin stabilized and carved bits that way. Thanks so much for all your wonderful work
If it ain't broke don't fix it, eh? The handle is top shelf. Super cool tool. We'll all be six feet under and it'll still be in someone's skilled hands serving beautifully.
No way! We hit trending for a second time! So grateful to you all. #teamoutsider Much love from Mrs. Outsider and I. ...Here's a link to the episode, if you haven't already seen it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3eDep35tnps.html
@thenext poetician I was scrolling through the comments wondering if anyone else was thinking this same thought that I was thinking.. Max's handle is beautiful and functional. What more could one want? So glad I found this channel. Advoko MAKES is a channel to inspire. Aloha from Hawaii, Thomas
Another beautiful tool, Mr. Egorov. However I think the tool would be improved with a slightly longer handle, perhaps with some contouring of the middle of the handle, although I'm sure you know better than I. Other than that, the only addition I would humbly suggest is one or two wraps of wire from you wonderful wire clamp tool...purely for aesthetics of course. Thank you for another great video.
I know nothing about tools, but that's a seriously handsome chisel. I love how you never waste and you can take left over scraps and bits and make something innovative, functional and beautiful. I think the handle is great, very artistic. I love watching you use the chisel - it's so relaxing to watch the curly shavings :) Thanks again for a top notch video!! Can't wait to see more of the cabin.
Max, This is WIll from the USA. I came across your video searching for hand built Log Cabins. I am glad I did. Keep publishing and I will keep watching.
I don't know if you can make a staining agent with tree tar. But I would think that if you used some type of solvent, possibly an organic one that you could make a wood stain with the tar you distilled. The handle looks awesome by the way, never would have thought it was made from plywood had you not told me.
A perfect chisel Max...for someone who is a lawyer and not a trades person, who have the amazing skills. It is so beautiful, it's almost an art piece...can't wait for your next video.
Just stumbled across your channel 4 hr ago. Guess I know what I'm watching this week on down time. Bro, you my friend are a monster. For real, this is what kids should be taught. Self reliance is and honorable thing that is sadly becoming a forgotten past . Keep killing it brother.
Love your skills and desire to make things from what is around you. An Aphorism told me by my father, “ If you didn’t make it yourself, it is not really yours.”
Every video I've seeing from you is a Masterclass of one or several Masterpieces. Thank you! Looking forward to make some tools and projects as you and other friends are sharing with us! One day we'll be free and we'll do all or more, for many reasons! Thank you for everything brother!
Great video Max, One question, did you seal up your cabin from the weather? In several of your other videos there was quite an air gap between the roof and the walls. I have shown your videos to quite a few that I work with and all are amazed at what you create and accomplish. your videos are peaceful interlude to the turmoil in the world Thanks for the Great videos
I'm so enjoying your videos. Like I said in another comment you add an artistic touch to bush craft. You took the craft part to a whole new level. Thank you Max.
Hi Max, just a word in the comments to thank you for your really great videos. They are always super interesting and always packed with little tips and helpful hints for outdoorsmen and women. So thankyou, and I hope you are keeping well and staying safe in these crazy times when it seems the whole world is going to the dogs. Stay safe my friend.
I love how you set yourself up for success with great functional tools, like the forge and smithing anvil. Not everything is home made, but it is when quality counts. Knowing which to focus on is a great skill. Thank you for the inspiration.
Great to see you as always love your videos with my coffee, Calming enjoyable and always a wonderful way to remind me of the good in the world.Keep 'em coming,we love you.
I've just found your channel. Thank you!💙💜 I'm Suze' Reno NV 🇺🇸 64 yrs old. I look for ways to reuse all things. I can't express how wonderful & how appreciate your ideas. I'm watching all your videos today. I'm retired & disabled quality control inspector dept of Defense 30 yrs. Love your videos💓💜💟
That’s a beautiful chisel. I’m always impressed with your ingenuity and effort. Your videos are such a treat to watch. Thanks for sharing this with us, Max.
I really love the vice/clamp you use your foot to hold or whatever. I'm making my last preparations to buy a rural property, and I am strongly considering building my own home. You're an inspiration man!
Very beautiful in so many ways, well done on all counts...! Thank you for caring and sharing this update with the best in health going out to you.! Well said and well done.!