Hickory n steel
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Don't Search YouTube for axe or hammer " resto " content !
It will make you cry.
I don't have as many axes or hammers as I'd like, and don't get to hang heads very often because if this I guess you could say I like to live vicariously through others and their " resto's ". The problem with YouTube is that probably 75% or more of the resto content is very cringe worthy.
The moment I see just a head and some vinegar or sanding device I turn off the video, if there's an original handle I may give it a minute in case the sanding is just for the wood.
Just as bad is when I hang in there while they do a proper job cleaning up the head , then they completely drop the ball when it comes to re-handling it.
Whether they decide to make their own handle and don't even attempt a proper traditional shape, or go with a proper shape but leave the sides flat. They may even make their handle from a 2x4.
Maybe they do make a proper handle or use a nice production handle with good grain, but when it comes time to hang it everything goes down hill.
They may hammer the head onto the haft, only put it on as far as it will go then fill the rest with epoxy, do minimal shaping then hammer the head on till its flush and just use only a steel step wedge. you name it, everything they do makes me cringe.
Maybe I'm just way too critical, but it's hard not to be when you see this stuff being posted on YouTube for others to copy.
It will make you cry.
I don't have as many axes or hammers as I'd like, and don't get to hang heads very often because if this I guess you could say I like to live vicariously through others and their " resto's ". The problem with YouTube is that probably 75% or more of the resto content is very cringe worthy.
The moment I see just a head and some vinegar or sanding device I turn off the video, if there's an original handle I may give it a minute in case the sanding is just for the wood.
Just as bad is when I hang in there while they do a proper job cleaning up the head , then they completely drop the ball when it comes to re-handling it.
Whether they decide to make their own handle and don't even attempt a proper traditional shape, or go with a proper shape but leave the sides flat. They may even make their handle from a 2x4.
Maybe they do make a proper handle or use a nice production handle with good grain, but when it comes time to hang it everything goes down hill.
They may hammer the head onto the haft, only put it on as far as it will go then fill the rest with epoxy, do minimal shaping then hammer the head on till its flush and just use only a steel step wedge. you name it, everything they do makes me cringe.
Maybe I'm just way too critical, but it's hard not to be when you see this stuff being posted on YouTube for others to copy.