How to transform a 8 dollar hardware store splitting hatchet into a outstanding carving axe !

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Wow..great job bro..for the tools you just needs buy all just one time to DIY many things you want..now i need buy the simple tools fisrt,then mybe i will try to DIY something..

The result is aesthetically pleasing. However, I believe that the blade of an axe that can be worked with a file cannot be any sharper than that of a butter knife. I think that a heat treatment of the steel would have been necessary.

You have used tools that everyone has or can afford. No thousands of dollars milling machines

Super cool! Thanks mate!

you bought an $8 ax, put $120 worth of work and energy into it, and ended up with a $20 ax. Congratulations.

Brilliant!

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Hallo Felix,
optisch ist das Ergebnis, das du aus dem Baumarkt-Beil herausgeholt hast, beeindruckend.
Ich frage mich aber, wie die Qualität des Stahls selber ist und wie gut die Härtung. Für 8 Euro kann man doch nicht viel erwarten, oder?
Hast du das Beil danach viel benutzt und kannst was zur Qualität sagen?

Quedó excelente, te compraría alguna. Saludos mi amigo y éxitos

The sound of the drill and file would be a vast improvement over the damn back ground racket......the noise is terrible......

beautifully made! it's just a pity that you don't show how well you can carve wood with it, where is the 'outstanding carving ax' part in practice? I think for $8 the quality of the steel is so poor that you can only make it look nice. But otherwise nicely done.

That 8 dollar hatchet is now 25 dollars

One helluva workshop.
A beautiful piece of work!

Great work ! Done one following your explanations. Was fun to do, thank you ! What thickness have you used for the leather sheath ? 2mm ?

Very good work 🌺🌺

Wish I knew where that was cuz our hardware stores are more expensive than the big box stores and none of them would have an $8 axe anymore. (that starts off that nice anyway... think composite handle and garbage head and probably still $30+)

looks awesome! i would have gone the extra mile of welding those stamp marks in, but thats just personal preference, i guess.

Beautiful, thanku

You could have drilled a hole into the file and used angled woodblock AS guide with Simple screw or nail to get perfect profile

Nice video. Nice result.

Doom kicks different

Let's see, wear a mask 😷 🧪💉. Get a life

The best of the best! Thank you

I use an Estwing, hatchet + sledge, in one. I'll never use another splitting hatchet, tbh. I have tried just about every hatchet, and it's the best IMO.
Cool video though.

Al quitar tanto material le ha quitado mucho peso y por tanto también capacidad de corte. Un hacha con el mango negro se pierde muy fácil en el bosque.

that's DOPE!

I don’t get it, did I miss a bit or some’at ? It started as an axe and after a load of faffing about , it ended up an axe, I don’t get it ……

I watch videos like this to learn things that I can use. The rag trick for sharpening was very interesting. Never seen that before. Taking the paint off the head and handle is cosmetic work, not functional, but I can see doing that. I'm not sure why you cut away part of the underside of the head unless it was purely to lighten the hatchet. Am I missing something?

Na ja. Mit der Ausstattung, die ich da in der Werkstatt sehe hätte ich eine wesentlich Professionellere Arbeit erwartet. Gut, vielleicht soll das ja so sein. Als Schlosser mit 48 Berufsjahren, hätte ich einiges anders gemacht. Andererseits, ist der Stahl der Baumarktaxt die Arbeit nicht wert, da sie möglicherweise eine schlechte Schnitthaltigkeit hat. Um dem ganzen einen Nostalgischen Tutch zu verleihen, hätte ich den Stempel auch noch ausgeschliffen. Den Keil hätte ich übrigens mit Holzleim eingesetzt. Einen Metallkeil braucht es dann nicht.

I have an axe a clown attacked my Dad with at the boat ramp.
Dad broke his wrist, beat his ass, and after the cops showed up the clown got 90 days in jail.
It needs a new handle. I should do this in memory of Dad.❤❤❤

I know this is old but bro I hope you stop blasting the most annoying and garbage music through your whole video.

Bro you do s** the hard way. Props to you tho!

That's my dream turn $8 into $200.. Killers Instincts ahhhhhh...

The music is good for partying. It’s atrocious for DYI channels.

Of course, this transformation began with good steel. It went on to require a good deal of hand work. My time has been worth a great deal of money. Yours must also be valuable. The end result is something special...but not something inexpensive.

ok got it!... buy an axe reshape it and refinish the handle!!! 15 minute video for something that could have been adequate in 3! cool idea though

Nicely done. I would have thinned the handle a bit, as that shape is not the most comfortable for a hatchet handle, though. But very nice carving hatchet indeed. Thanks for sharing.

An Awesome transformation, I am just starting to make one like this, found an old hatchet in the woods with a broken handle. Great Video.

Hi @FelixImmler! May I ask what did you use to get this nice dark finish for the handle? I love how it looks, but it doesn't look like it's just simple charring 😅

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What is the soundtrack please?

a man wearing a mask must be an idiot. It's not worth listening to advice from idiots

That's some crazy ass-whooping craftsmanship right there, chief. You have an incredible talent.
Thanks for sharing. Now I got some ideas from you.

Transform yes.... but lip stick on a pig, is just that. A cheap axe, or Hatchet; I have a Harbor Freight Hatchet... is Very cheap quality Steel. It must Be Mad out of Recycled Levi Strauss Rivets.
I ban Make it scary sharp, The the Swing , through the air dulls the edge. No Substitute for Quality. Thats why I Quit using U.S.A. Brand Hunting knives, and Now use A Finnland Pukko Carbon Steel Knive.

А смысл, я понимаю функционал увеличился а так просто мужику в радость руками поработать. Респект умельцу.

Great job transforming the axe into a real beauty!
I'd have done the leather jobs a little differently - you made some extra work for yourself in a couple of the steps you did = if the leather for the handle had been dampened with warm water first, it would have moulded more to the handle shape and been a lot easier to lace up. (It gets really pliable, almost like putty - but best leave it to dry before using thread or lace on it)

Great work. I always like to see anything built by hand. Thanks for sharing