That axe came out fantastic. Compared to what it looked like at first. Aren't there some plumb axes that go for quite a bit? The handle is beyond beautiful
Master of art John. That axe turned out beautiful! I love it! Thank you for the wedging of handles as I haven’t had any problems with my hammers once I fixed them! That sheath turned out amazing. I love leather work! We call them welt between the layers of leather so a blade doesn’t cut threads or cut on the rivets. Great show!
Absolutely beautiful work, John. Amazing! I have done many axe restorations, but none as good as yours. Love the finish on the head-you were even able to save the Plumb stamp! Beautiful sheaths as well. I always learn a lot watching your methods. Thanks for the consistently outstanding content. Always look forward to MWF!
Love the axe! Someday, I’d love to see you install the rivets. The line and mushrooming are so uniform. The only way I get rivets straight is if there’s only one! 🤣
The axe looks like something in a HI-end store, bringing a NICE price! I have a couple of single bit what we call Pole Axes but my best one was a Bluegrass double-bit that I could actually split wood with instead of a go-devil/collins axe/splitting maul. The only one and was big bladed but the design was just right. And yes, IT ran off as well. I hope all the stuff that ran off don't decide to come back. I'll look like you and Unc! Be BLESSED, John CS!
Great job man!! I loved the leather work! I need to get a starter kit of leather tooling. Any good ideas?? Maybe a segment for another video on leather tooling? Thank you sir!
Of course!! Thank you for trying it!!! I’ve used one on thousands of wedges by this point I bet. I’ve had some heads that have 5-6 metal wedges in them lol. Thanks again!!
I made one out of stainless and brass. It’s just a t-handle shaft and a piece of brass round stock then thread the end and find something to capture the screw/rod. You should make one!!
Great job overall, as per usual. However your Durable Snap is not assembled as designed. The cap section normally attaches to the socket. You have the socket attached to the eyelet where the stud section is meant to be. Hope that makes sense. The top flap is meant to be the cap attached to the socket, which engages the stud on the main body of the guard. It will work either way, but you may run into problems with long term hard use.
That is so funny- Reading your comment I thought to myself the female is always on the cap…. I went back to the video and noticed I did indeed reverse them! 🫣. I’ve installed hundreds of snaps in my lifetime and this was the first time I ever did it backwards! 🥴 I didn’t even realize it when snapping it shut! That’s why it’s so important for me to re-visit these hobbies every so often because I forget the basics! Thanks! 😃👍
While, I certainly love to hear you talk us through everything, when you showed the axe, it hit me right in the heart. It’s just an axe. You always do such great work. I really love when a video of yours comes out. Thank you for sharing so much, especially to help the community!
That's a beautiful job, you really got the bit between your teeth on this one ! Nice bit of leather work too. Great technique with the slide hammer, what a rich source of inspiration this channel and the community are, and thanks to Brian for sending it your way !
Bam! Looks great. I like the paintwork on the end of the handle, I wish I could duplicate that. I was actually just sharpening my own axe and about to try out the Lansky puck. I've been lending it out and I think the lenders (might have been my farther) have introduced it to a few stones auch) I hope you'll have a great week!
As always your projects come out flawlessly. I watch every episode and apologize for not commenting much but this ticked all my boxes as I also love leatherwork and tool restoration. Pete
That is NICE I have one that belonged to my Dad It is a wall hanger now since the handle is bad My brother and me had used it on small trees Funny how we could swing an Axe and our Mom thought we were too young to have a Hunting Knife
Positively outstanding work on the axe and sheaths! Just beautiful, and as coincidence will be last week on my flea market stop I found one of those along with a smaller “Tru-test” single bit. Nice to know the history of the “Victory” and even though I would only use an axe in an emergency now the various types and areas they were used in are truly fascinating.
I really love the leather work. That really sets off this restoration and takes it to a whole new level. Leather,brass and wood go together like peanut butter & chocolate!
Very good video. In 1976, the Smithsonian displayed the 1876 Centennial display. In the CT display was a huge wall mounted display from Collins and another for Colt. I spent hours studying those two on several occasions. Good Luck, Rick
Very nice axe and it turned out great! Not sure I'd want to use it for any length of time if that's varnish on the handle though... Also, I love your glee at finding a new use for a tool! 😊
Topped yourself this time John , not only was it a wow out come , you then went on to take it over the top with much needed leatherwork and the paint on the handle , A1 , 5 star , top finish . Loved it !!
That turned out better than new. It's beautiful. I haven't written to many comments lately. My cancer lately has been making me feel not very well. But that was so good I had to comment. Always watching thanks. Stay safe and healthy my friend.
I have that exact axe head! I dug it up out of the dirt on our property in the early '80s when i was a young boy. I just finished putting a new handle on it last week, as I use it as my camp axe often. Your work is absolutely amazing, thanks for sharing!
I would say that goes into your top ten restorations of all time! Your choice of background music was great too! Though I think the 2001 a space odyssey music would have been great too! If I had to be murdered by an axe, it would almost be an honor to be killed with that one! 😬😬😬😆🤣😄🤣😆🤣
Now that is a nice looking axe. I have some double bits but I don't care for them. I do have a cruiser that I like. Farmers would use a double bit but sharpened for cutting on one side and splitting on the other. When I was a kid there was a fellow that was well slow. My father said it happened when as a kid he ran behind his dad using a doulbe bit and it caught the kid in the head. Whether true or not it always made me wary of a double bit. Bothers me more than a chainsaw and I have been severly injured by a chainsaw.
Philip I agree that design is best left for the professionals. I prefer a single bit axe so I can drive wedges with the poll. The double bit split all my wedges! 😂😂👍
Very, very nice! I have a soft spot for the double bit axe. It's my favorite when needed, I always preferred the balance of the double over the single and it's the first a e I learned on. I still have my father's axe in the shed, time to restore it!
My family worked in the Collins plant, we lived in a Collins Company house. As kids we would go wading in the Farmington River picking up old axe heads and machetes that had been tossed into the river as waste over the decades and centuries. I still have many of them,
Hey John...... That is a triumph. I could tell it was going to be good when you moved on to leatherwork but the slidehammer.... Great Stuff..... Bob Weston super Mare, England
Especially loved this episode. I like the cruiser and boy's axes. Vintage US like sager, plumb, Collins, warren, and Kelly. Swedish and German axes are great too. Enjoyed the leather working as well. Thank you for all your hard work.
Great video 👍 What can I say , you really took that Plumb 🪓 axe over the top!!👍 I love ❤️ what you did to the handle and the little bit of ScoutCrafter Red 🔴 made it look incredible. I also like the custom sheaths you made by hand, they look like they came with the 🪓 axe. Fantastic job!!👍Oh, that polish on the 🪓 axe head looks amazing, I like that mirror look! Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Wednesday.😀👍👍
