You definitely earned my subscription and my respect just by how you handle constructive criticism. Too many people are too prideful and see any comment that isn't a compliment as a personal attack.
@@dkbuilds hey, can you either help me, point me to or make a video about draw knives? Like what's the best one most versatile and what's worth the money or not? I don't know my ass from my elbow but have found need for a draw knive on a couple of occasions but don't know where to start so just spent hours upon hours sanding instead. Lol...fml
@@rantional8180 Hey Rantion! If you don't know where to start I would recommend getting a cheap spokeshave either off amazon or from a local store. As important (or even more important) than the tool itself is your ability to get the blade very sharp (as you have to do this quite often). I recommend checking out some youtube videos about sharpening tools to see what that looks like! As for draw knives I don't actually know the best place to get one ... I don't have one myself! I keep an eye out at yard sales for them though.
Yeah, that was the only thing I was worried about too. You might wanna run some counter sunk hex bolts and nuts through few points in the handle to help with the stress and keep things from separating.
excellent video, Thanks! (master cabinetmaker here) love the techniques you used. I rarely learn something about my craft from youtube, but you're the rare exception. Thanks again.
“That head is never coming off” Did you take it back off to turn it right side up lol. I’m still impressed with your craftsmanship dude. Looks pretty damn incredible.
LOL yes I did and I only realized it like an hour later... I was devastated! I had to drill out the wedge and re do a lot of work to get it on correctly. You're only the second person to notice haha
Wranglerstar has very informative ans entertaining ways on how to properly put on an axe head if you were curious, this is also a very interesting video and comment that I enjoyed, so thank you for ir
You probably hoped nobody would notice that you had accidentally hung the head upside down , at least you caught your mistake at some point and corrected it. You should leave about 1/8-1/4" of overhang, you also shouldn't leave such a sharp shoulder or shelf under the head because shock will eventually split that off.
Yes!! You are the first person to notice! I was devastated when I hung it upside down. I had to drill out the wedge and redo that process. Agreed about the sharp shoulder shelf -- it should be rounded over. Thanks for watching!
Those prandi german style hatchets are nice, I see you have the 600 gram version, I have the 800g version, the bit is so thin but has a slight taper, it is an AMAZING chopper, gets excellent penetration.
Thank you for the kind words! You can learn how to make stuff like this very quickly, it is easier than you think! I am totally self taught through RU-vid. Give it a shot! Thanks for watching
Sandpaper and patience! Slowly work it down with rough sandpaper until the shape is right, then use finer and finer sandpaper until you have a smooth-as-glass finish.
....what's the best and most versatile draw knife for the money and beyond that, that money can buy period? .....I'm just starting to work with wood and don't know where to start, tool handles will probably be the most common thing I make and probably won't be building any large bits of furniture beyond say a night stand.....thanks for wisdom and help
Hey Rantion! I think I replied to your comment in another place. I recommend starting with a spoke shave, and practicing sharpening as that is critical for the tool to work well! Check out Paul Sellers on youtube he has good videos about both topics.
I swing spike mauls for the railroad a lot. We break heads off all the time. We put the hardwood wedge in plus a steel cross pin in the top. An axe like that would prolly take a circular pin in the top.
You can also mark the wood with a pencil where the head needs to fit on. You’ll see exactly where to take of something. We do it in carpentry to make joints fit.
My only correction would be to make sure that you set the head on properly (I know others pointed out that it was upside down, but I mean something different.) Take the axe, set the head on it (without the wedge), use a mallet on the base of the handle to set the head properly, then put your wedge in
Thanks Wanderfloof!! I actually did to exactly what you describe but didn't show it in this video. Based on comments I really should have! I show it in the full build video on my channel. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Beautiful handle, but like the top comment a little metal ring wedge is all it needs. I am sure you could make, a batch for future tool making. I would like like to see that video too. thank you
Or just get a peice of hard wood with good grain from the forest and use that for the handle also dont glue the wedge just do a nornal wedge and put oil in the split at the top and drive it in after that put a step wedge 45-90 degrees from the wood wedge and put more oil on the top of the handle, the oil will expand the wood once it soaks in and wont evaporate, the axes that ive hung this way have not given me any trouble for 12 years, but if you just want a pretty axe for decoration i understand that you might do it differently Im sorry for if my English is bad im from sweden, im also sorry if my method is inconvenient
Yes! I am totally self taught through RU-vid, so check out some popular RU-vidrs like Steve Ramsey, Matthias Wandel, Paul Sellers, Rex Krueger, etc. I also have a video on building a bird house which is designed for total beginners. If you are serious about learning and want to enroll in a course which will tell you what tools to buy and walk you through several beginner projects, consider the "The Weekend Woodworker" course by Steve Ramsey. That's how I got my start; I had never touched a tool before taking that course. And, don't get overwhelmed by expensive tools. If you are patient you can do almost ANYTHING in woodworking very inexpensively. Good luck!
i don’t know if it’s different with hatchets but on larger axes from my experience wouldn’t you hammer the it on upside down so the head rises up for a tight fit?
That's an interesting idea that I haven't tried. I would worry heating it might affect the temper of the steel which could cause the axe head to either become very brittle or to dull very quickly. Have you tried this yourself?
I hqd to do this once, i have 2 axes like that 1 handle snapped the same as in the vid so i made a little bit longer stronger handle for bush working and other heavy duty tasks
@@dkbuilds its a really good axe for bushes that grow on walls (dont really remember the name of the bush) but its a really good this to consider making :)
Great question Ethan! I am totally self taught entirely through RU-vid. The only course I took was Steve Ramsey’s “the weekend woodworker” which I highly recommend if you are new and are serious about starting woodworking. It is a very easy and rewarding hobby to get into, and it can be inexpensive if you are smart and patient (or very expensive if you are rich and impatient!). I highly recommend trying it out!
I have a pretty dope hatchet handle I’ve made too 😅. White oak with a wood burned decorative grip pattern at the bottom of the handle. I need to do another one like that.
Looks pretty but I'd probably have used more than just glue. IF it does break consider mechanical connections of some type(dowels, dominos, bow ties, tongue and groove/mortise and tennon, etc) as well next time if you want the same look, she does look pretty though.
Dude I wasn't sure about the layering til I saw the finished product. I'm currently making a maul handle out of some Doug fir, which I know obviously isn't the best for an axe, it's more for the reminder of where it's from and what all was going on at the time if that makes sense. Any idea where to pick up a spoke shave/draw knife in store? I'm not a huge online buying guy
Awesome thanks so much Connor! Yeah I'd be a little worried about fir for a handle, make sure to be careful when using it because it can definitely snap. I've only gotten tools from yard sales and from online. High end spokeshaves can be bought from Lie Nielsen, but I have a super cheap Stanley one off Amazon which works well enough for me (though I can't say it's my favorite tool to use). Hope that helps!
@@dkbuilds yeah absolutely! Once I get it done ill try to make a post about it. I'm currently using a bowie knife as if it were a draw knife and it works surprisingly well lol, just gotta keep up with sharpening it and be careful, for obvious reasons lol
A solid piece of wood with nice, straight grain is perfect for a handle. Ash and hickory are best. Carving a handle out of a very large branch could work, but just using a branch as-is probably wouldn't be strong enough.
Two-stroke boat fuel oil is red and it works really good for staining wood. I’m not sure if you clear coated yours but you definitely wanna clearcoat that I can see it seeping if it’s too too hot
I make mine so the head barely fits on, then Secure the wedge and head by warming up two part epoxy and pouring onto the top and let the wood soak up the resin/epoxy/whatever. I've also done hatchets and a brick hammer that way. So far, so good, and to say I'm rough with them is an understatement.
One fault with manufactured axe handles is that they tend to have sharp shoulders where the axe head mounting cutaway meets the main handle. Rounding off those corners off strengthens the structure.
@@dkbuilds Cool. Mechanical engineering 101. Rolls Royce experimental aero engine apprentice 1974. Good practices formed early in life become second nature. We all walk a different path. Peace
