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Axe Restoration and Customization | Dr Restoration

Dr Restoration
2023 ж. 30 Қаз.
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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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  • 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!😁

    @davidmorris4353@davidmorris43535 ай бұрын

  • 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

    @lameesahmad9166@lameesahmad9166Ай бұрын

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

    @ivanstiles7030@ivanstiles70306 ай бұрын

    • Thank you

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

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

    @RestorationVideo@RestorationVideo6 ай бұрын

    • Thank you :)

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

  • 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.

    @genehead9380@genehead9380Ай бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @DrRestoration@DrRestorationАй бұрын

    • 2zeeeEz​@@DrRestoration

      @mathuraprasadkumauni7542@mathuraprasadkumauni7542Ай бұрын

  • 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!!

    @janetwarfield4709@janetwarfield47093 ай бұрын

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

    @deighve8311@deighve83114 ай бұрын

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

    @GT_Racer347@GT_Racer3475 ай бұрын

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

    @bubbarox1071@bubbarox10714 ай бұрын

  • 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.

    @wesleyguseman1468@wesleyguseman1468Ай бұрын

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

    @dejavu666wampas9@dejavu666wampas9Ай бұрын

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

    @geraldstamour1312@geraldstamour13124 ай бұрын

  • 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.

    @terryrogers1025@terryrogers10255 ай бұрын

    • Thank you :)

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration5 ай бұрын

  • 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

    @bradroehl7@bradroehl76 ай бұрын

    • Thanks 👍

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration5 ай бұрын

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

    @Austeration@Austeration6 ай бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

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

    @luisarmandopaz2724@luisarmandopaz27244 ай бұрын

  • Sad to see it reshaped but thank you for saving it

    @sethyo66@sethyo665 ай бұрын

    • The freak destroyed the axe.

      @vasily4748@vasily47483 ай бұрын

  • 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.

    @kimderrick7796@kimderrick77963 ай бұрын

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

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration3 ай бұрын

  • 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.

    @rons.971@rons.9713 ай бұрын

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

    @joaofilho9968@joaofilho99684 ай бұрын

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

    @JASantiago5@JASantiago55 ай бұрын

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

    @LittleRestorers@LittleRestorers6 ай бұрын

    • Thank you friend!

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

  • Wow! you did an excellent job.

    @user-nh7es8wy6y@user-nh7es8wy6y4 ай бұрын

  • That is an axe of beauty.

    @johnshell6572@johnshell65724 ай бұрын

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

    @Jroctpl@Jroctpl5 ай бұрын

  • The blade shape is awesome

    @jabrielyazzie4379@jabrielyazzie43793 ай бұрын

  • That's just gorgeous! ❤

    @jananderson9546@jananderson95466 ай бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

  • Excepcional restauracion.👍

    @LuisCisnerosAguila@LuisCisnerosAguila4 ай бұрын

  • 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.

    @rosellabill@rosellabillАй бұрын

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

    @jrand2631@jrand26316 ай бұрын

    • Thanks!

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

  • The sheath is beautiful

    @lindsaythompson726@lindsaythompson7266 ай бұрын

    • Thank you so much

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

  • 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....

    @patrickmorrissey2271@patrickmorrissey22716 ай бұрын

  • Absolutely stunning!

    @mjgholfza@mjgholfza5 ай бұрын

    • Thank you so much!

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration4 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful ❤

    @pauldockins9635@pauldockins96355 ай бұрын

  • Thats a knife edged broad axe mate. Similar to a hewing axe, but it doesn't have the offset blade head like a hewing axe does. A hewing axe will have a |\ | \ Profile while a knife edged braod axe has a profile of /\ / \ More or less (harf without pictures, lol)

    @hanksadventures4132@hanksadventures41325 ай бұрын

    • Tempering? The problem with the ax was brittleness, it would seem, cracks everywhere. I saw normalization in the restoration/ transformation, but no tempering.

      @davesmith5656@davesmith56563 ай бұрын

    • @@davesmith5656 ?

      @hanksadventures4132@hanksadventures41323 ай бұрын

    • @@hanksadventures4132 ?

      @davesmith5656@davesmith56563 ай бұрын

  • 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.

    @jodydille8612@jodydille86125 ай бұрын

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

      @dewaynesmith1718@dewaynesmith17185 ай бұрын

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

      @jamescook5738@jamescook57383 ай бұрын

  • You need some refresher courses in welding technique my friend.

    @chadking3922@chadking39225 ай бұрын

    • I agree 😅🤣

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration5 ай бұрын

    • @@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.)

      @davesmith5656@davesmith56563 ай бұрын

  • Viking would love it! Very cool work!

    @EverydayInUa@EverydayInUa6 ай бұрын

    • Thanks! 🪓

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

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

    @nickjanssens@nickjanssens5 ай бұрын

  • 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.

    @ThomaskellySr.@ThomaskellySr.3 ай бұрын

    • 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.

      @AlexandrVaganov-zk1lk@AlexandrVaganov-zk1lk3 ай бұрын

    • The freak destroyed the axe.

      @vasily4748@vasily47483 ай бұрын

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

    @666toysoldier@666toysoldier4 ай бұрын

    • The freak destroyed the axe.

      @vasily4748@vasily47483 ай бұрын

  • Awesome work !! 👍

    @ellismusser4326@ellismusser43265 ай бұрын

  • Great job

    @johnvetere@johnvetere22 күн бұрын

    • Thanks mate!

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration21 күн бұрын

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

    @djevo3441@djevo34416 ай бұрын

    • Thanks 👍

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration5 ай бұрын

  • Well done the axe looks absolutely stunning

    @dethiouxjean-pierre1818@dethiouxjean-pierre18184 ай бұрын

    • Thank you

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration4 ай бұрын

    • ​@@DrRestoration The freak destroyed the axe.

      @vasily4748@vasily47483 ай бұрын

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

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration3 ай бұрын

    • @@vasily4748 stick around for the hatchet restoration

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration3 ай бұрын

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

    @MASI_forging@MASI_forging6 ай бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

    • The freak destroyed the axe.

      @vasily4748@vasily47483 ай бұрын

  • 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

    @207slowbro5@207slowbro53 ай бұрын

  • 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

    @Logan.62854@Logan.62854Ай бұрын

  • Good job!!!❤

    @rafaelfres8745@rafaelfres87453 ай бұрын

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

    @SHOINOFF@SHOINOFF6 ай бұрын

    • Thanks for the tip

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

  • That is beautiful😮

    @roycampos3195@roycampos31952 ай бұрын

  • Good job

    @signorsiluro145@signorsiluro1452 ай бұрын

  • Waooo what a finishing

    @tipuarif7155@tipuarif71555 ай бұрын

  • This is beautiful I like it

    @nthabisenglouw5809@nthabisenglouw5809Ай бұрын

  • Wow!

    @rikmoore622@rikmoore6225 ай бұрын

  • Very cool

    @odedmeerovich1088@odedmeerovich10886 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful

    @youssefmalaeb@youssefmalaeb6 ай бұрын

    • Thank you

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

  • 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.

    @norman9076@norman9076Ай бұрын

    • You ever heard of purple fart

      @freedomfighter3405@freedomfighter34056 күн бұрын

  • Coool ❤😮

    @serialkiller7354@serialkiller73546 ай бұрын

  • Awesome work.

    @CrazyMooseManor@CrazyMooseManor6 ай бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

  • Nice transition from a work hatchet to a battle axe

    @richardweilandt3315@richardweilandt33156 ай бұрын

    • Thank you

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

    • He turned it into my exwife?

      @JoeBlow-el8wu@JoeBlow-el8wu26 күн бұрын

    • @@JoeBlow-el8wu 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

      @richardweilandt3315@richardweilandt331526 күн бұрын

  • Nice work 👍

    @Miricrafts@Miricrafts5 ай бұрын

  • That look so cool 💛🙌

    @Boobyslap@Boobyslap2 ай бұрын

  • 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?

    @rvsbladesnthangs@rvsbladesnthangs6 ай бұрын

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

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration5 ай бұрын

  • 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.

    @peteroth7511@peteroth75116 ай бұрын

    • Didn’t have any oil 😅

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration5 ай бұрын

  • Nice job

    @danielbarrett1368@danielbarrett13685 ай бұрын

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

    @annettemalaski1967@annettemalaski1967Ай бұрын

  • Hello from Lakeland Florida USA

    @juliamason8393@juliamason83935 ай бұрын

    • Hi there neighbor 😊

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration5 ай бұрын

  • Bravo🎉🎉🎉👍👏❤️👍👏

    @garrychang3022@garrychang30225 ай бұрын

  • 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.

    @anycaliber9086@anycaliber90864 ай бұрын

    • Gives it character, check out Adam Savages lettering 😉

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration4 ай бұрын

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

    @user-gp2px8kr5d@user-gp2px8kr5d4 ай бұрын

  • What a worker

    @pietrorosato4852@pietrorosato48522 ай бұрын

  • Nice job 👍🏻

    @thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808@thesquirrelchroniclesakare78086 ай бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

  • That handle color is incredible

    @willmartin-@willmartin-6 ай бұрын

  • LOOKS GOOD....But is it SAFE ??

    @lindawallace6750@lindawallace67505 ай бұрын

    • 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 😂

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration5 ай бұрын

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

    @user-if6tx3iy1p@user-if6tx3iy1p6 ай бұрын

    • Greetings!

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

  • The olden days of battles blacksmiths weapons

    @shaunkolly7113@shaunkolly71132 ай бұрын

  • Za dużo zachodu dla tak zniszczonego toporka, aczkolwiek dobra robota

    @katarzynaurbanik3744@katarzynaurbanik37445 ай бұрын

  • very nice forge

    @scottwilcox4400@scottwilcox44003 ай бұрын

  • It was much nicer befor

    @amgadnagib7194@amgadnagib71945 ай бұрын

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

    @blazeatrex1121@blazeatrex11215 ай бұрын

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

      @rodneymcdermott5303@rodneymcdermott53034 ай бұрын

  • Hello everyone frome Possja

    @user-kn7lw7ts7v@user-kn7lw7ts7v22 күн бұрын

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

    @stanleycarlock5624@stanleycarlock56245 ай бұрын

  • 👍👍👍

    @toumicarlos4037@toumicarlos403722 күн бұрын

  • Hey what kind of wood did u use for the handle on the axe? Was it red heart?

    @Michael-ul8bv@Michael-ul8bv4 ай бұрын

    • Purple Heart

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration4 ай бұрын

  • Profissional é outra coisa..

    @gersonromano2612@gersonromano26123 ай бұрын

    • The freak destroyed the axe.

      @vasily4748@vasily47483 ай бұрын

  • What was in the bottle, I am assuming salt.

    @theabsentmindedprofessor8357@theabsentmindedprofessor83572 ай бұрын

    • You are correct 👍

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration2 ай бұрын

    • @@DrRestoration Thank you Very much for the reply! As a former metal Smith for the navy, I truly enjoyed your video, in fact I have the vert same ax I was looking at just tonight putting together a plan for refurbishment. Thank you!

      @theabsentmindedprofessor8357@theabsentmindedprofessor83572 ай бұрын

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

    @amasolero3973@amasolero39735 ай бұрын

  • ❤

    @shenkker1@shenkker16 ай бұрын

  • Nice !!! Thought about restoring your tools ?

    @tonywalker8030@tonywalker80306 ай бұрын

    • 😂 maybe I’ll get to it one day

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration6 ай бұрын

  • when was the first you did this

    @leroysalas4142@leroysalas41425 ай бұрын

    • This was the first

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration5 ай бұрын

  • Hello! Great video. Just curious, do you ever restore tools from your viewers? Thanks!

    @neycrogav99@neycrogav994 ай бұрын

    • I have not taken on any viewer submitted tools yet 🙂

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration4 ай бұрын

    • gotcha, thanks!@@DrRestoration

      @neycrogav99@neycrogav994 ай бұрын

  • 😮👏🏼

    @Anthony.409@Anthony.4095 ай бұрын

  • Fix your welder It’s missing the tip Shield

    @jmumm422@jmumm4224 ай бұрын

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

    @AlwaysBolttheBird@AlwaysBolttheBird5 ай бұрын

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

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration5 ай бұрын

    • @@DrRestoration ahh thanks

      @AlwaysBolttheBird@AlwaysBolttheBird5 ай бұрын

  • Still gonna have cold shuts and even though you filled it with weld it's gonna rust below that weld making it structurally unsound and weak

    @josephheffle601@josephheffle6015 ай бұрын

  • Invest in a gas mig welder

    @hippiemiller@hippiemiller5 ай бұрын

  • You are certainly a very good handcraft. But this axe had his orginal swite and shape .. I preferred those.

    @reliom9836@reliom98365 ай бұрын

    • Thank you

      @DrRestoration@DrRestoration5 ай бұрын

  • The freak destroyed the axe.

    @vasily4748@vasily47483 ай бұрын

  • Глазам не верю. Супер.

    @user-px4dm1ss7f@user-px4dm1ss7f4 ай бұрын

    • Чушпан уничтожил старинный топор ручной работы.

      @vasily4748@vasily47483 ай бұрын
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