Axe Handle

[ta497636]

Thank YOU! I learn much form you. I'll pass this to my kids.

[larryvturner]

Very interesting video and thanks for putting it together and sharing this. I am about to attempt a similar task and have a lot of highly figured hard (very dry) maple. I understand that one of your handles was also made of maple, would you recommend it for use on a small camp hatchet? Also can you use dry or should it be somewhat green?

[gulfcoastoutdoors1]

Applause !!!

[rainbowhiker]

Impressive. Thank you for the demo.

[lonewoulf239]

I loved the part with the cat...

[TBaker1964]

Great vid! Very nice work also...

[dirtypill1]

damn

[OpenSesame001]

I recommend Decaf.. :D

[dclgreer]

This is a great video. Any way I can talk you into a slowed down full-length version?

[flamedrag18]

holy shit you have a lot of planes passing by, you'd swear you lived next door to a airport lol jk jk

cool, very interesting, just over an hour of work and you turned out a handle for your ax, you'd do well in woods.

[outdoorsman925]

You've got my respect. I've tried doing exactly this before in the woods, and it's really freakin' hard! You make this looks incredibly easy. Good job!

[1479andy]

Wow nice work dont let the cat on that road the car's must be going at 800 mph lol

[93Weswes]

Your a flippen beast bro

[homeagent]

spooky music

[agile1111]

excellent. the cat was funny also.

[bluetoad2001]

man you could use some maniac rehab

been there done it.

buzz

btw, nice handle

[donotstealmythunder]

AMAZING. I also laughed out loud when the cat came out of nowhere and chilled for quite a bit.

[brooklynstudio]

this was hysterical to watch but very educational

[phishydk]

oh my fucking god just put the fucking axe head on already!!!

[belisarius2222]

What are the brand and model of your knife? Is it custom made?

Great job. Very inspiring. Thank you.

[googIed]

Also, what was that wood that you made the axe handle with? Here the available wood is TOO hard (I live in Saudi Arabia). Would 4x4 pallet wood work?

[googIed]

Dude. Seriously!? That was AWESOME. One question though, what's with all that traffic yet the image of woodland behind you? You sure you didn't just add in all those motorcycle sounds?

[1TrueLiberator]

I was searching for outdoor gear and your videos came up.

Great Video!!!

I was mesmerized and had to watch them out of curiosity.

Never expected to be captivated by a video or anyone on a video.

Very entertaining and amazing.

This high speed video had me awed by your attention to detail.

Great job!!

Very impressive.

WOW, very cool!

[SecondAmdmt]

lol, lighten up on the caffeine man, I'm worn out after watching you work. Nice job.

[chechonilus]

if u say 8x, then the vid is 60:24 long??

[drahcirl]

Back in my day we could have built an entire house in the time it took you to make a blamed hatchet handle! Danged youth of today! Lazy, I say! Watch this....BAM....I just mowed the lawn and changed the oil in my car! Took 23 seconds! BAM! Just mowed *your* lawn! BAM! Just plowed the lower twenty! BAM! Just tripped over that damned cat! We slept two hours a night if we were lucky and we were happy! Going to go and build a house now. Third one today. Lazy, I tell you!

[Dynikus]

bamf right therr. :P

that took you just a bit over an hour? impressive

[empty380]

Reminds me of an old looney toon cartoon where they mill down a whole tree to make a tooth pick.

[CharlieThePuffBall]

nice: gonna do it asap for my small axe! any advice about wood quality?!?!

[yole456789]

what are all the annoying sounds? sounds like jets ;)

[luvu2luvme]

nice skills, 

[Lioslaith01]

I agree, amazing skills. I sure could have used you to help process wood this past weekend for camping though, you are quicker than a hiccup.  ; )

[LooseLatitude]

Hey you dang wood chucks quit chucking my wood!

[nitroflesh]

I can never be this fast.

[Rhinoch8]

This guy wears weird things, but he has talent, and is unquestionably a Ray Mear's fan.

[Boomrod]

great video simon, my wood jewels carving knife still hasn't seen as much use. I'd have to get that secondary bevel out, not sure why the knife came that way. was it the same for you?

[Rhinoch8]

@Boomrod Excuse me, sir?

[feeshmaninpisa]

i just got my mind blown

[hellerZauberer]

lol, woodpecker on crack. Awesome.

[bushcraftourway]

love all the noises comeing from this!!

[boomunderscore0]

reminds me of woody the woodpecker for some odd reason...

[frodo70444]

that was awesome dude how long did it really take i guess about two hours or so

[lisatietoja]

Speeded videos always begs benny hill theme!

[alucard564]

lol with the sped up video it sounds like there's an F1 race nearby...

[smokarette]

Really cool mate, you're axe heads are in great nick, superb handles.. Ideal location, what more could u want?

[smokarette]

Really cool mate, you're axe heads are in great nick, superb handles.. Ideal location, what more could u want?

[TNPviewer]

Awesome bro

[lookout11569]

u work fast

[iannickolas]

Bad fuckin ass! I have a ton of respect for what you just did!

[ultimatebanjo]

Nice work! Watched every second. I'm wanting to do this very thing. How did you cut the handle to accept the wedge that you drove in from the top? Did you have to remove alot of wood to account for the wedge? Great work.

[meat2dawad]

Awesome video! Also I love the cat.

[n1ck02k1]

wicked

[treebutcher2000]

This is cool!! makes me want to go an have a go now!

[Cameron1942]

Unbelievable!! You are really a wizard with knife & axe. Congratulations

[fwerk]

Nice puukko you've got there!

[fwerk]

Nice puukko you've got there!

[fwerk]

Nice puukko you've got there!

[JB4596]

Great job!!

[ANXIETOR]

goodfuckinggrief!!!! that was awesome. do more, please

[bamboy1234567789]

sounds like speeder bikes in the background lol

[appelzzap]

i wish i can work that fast

[mirkosrndovic]

Very very inspiring! Fantastic video!

[MisterMinnesota]

Nice, video, very enjoyable to watch. Looks pretty relaxing.

[dmansley1986]

So...explain to me how much sense it makes to use an axe that has a handle already to carve an axe handle! What happens if you are out in the bush and your handle breaks? I am not doubting that you could do it with other tools besides an axe, just think it would have made more sense to not use a good axe to repair a broken one lol. That said, good bushcraft man! You got more skills than I do.

[crunchmetal]

@dmansley1986 It's because you should usually carry 2 ax-heads in the bush, or an ax-and-hatchet combo.

[JustinBaker2567]

@dmansley1986 If you have a larger heavier knife, like around six inches, its not too hard to lightly chop with it and chip out/chisel pieces like you can do with an axe. I have actually carved an axe handle with just a swiss army knife, it was really hard but it can be done.

[dmansley1986]

@JustinBaker2567 Good call, and actually the point I was trying to make. If your axe handle is broken you wouldn't use a good axe to make a new one. Because unless you're at home or you like to carry extra weight that you don't need to carry in the bush, you're not going to have a 2nd axe to make the new handle with.

[MoscowMadness]

Great job!

[capnnewb]

pretty decent work. would that be a snow and neally axe? the old ones are way better IMO. they have harder blades. after you rough out the board it goes way faster it you have a draw knife or a proper carpenters hatcet, but either way, good job.

[stuartificationful]

ur very good

[hadleyjack]

very entertaining sound effects.  haha

[QueticoChris]

I also make video for Youtube and would like to know how you did the time lapse? Great video!

[RDLONG30]

PLENTY OF KINDLING

[r0lexify]

Pretty darn good job m8! Ima subscribe, no doubt!

[nedeljkomostar]

Exellent job! 5/5

[Drummertist]

I've subscribed. Awesome video. Yes, it is like chipmunks playing with bees. HAHAHA!

[raistlin89108]

That was awesome! It sounds like chipmunks playing with bees. Keep the vids coming.

[DaneStolthed]

You got me man I am a subscriber!

[Ekalb2000]

Followed your link from the forum.

That has to be the best vid I have ever seen.

Good work.

[goldsmithexile]

Very nice viideo. Great to watch from start to finish. I was surprised you used glue? Have you tried using linseed oil to soak the handle end and wedge/s (I use 3 wedges) when you do the final wedged assembly? It greatly helps reduce water soaking into the end grain.

[SageSofa]

That is the best vid I've seen in a long time. Great work man. Saw the link off of Bladeforums. ;)

[TrentRock5150]

LOL

I like the fast motion....

[LingEntityNoobi]

6:41 squeaky cut

[nylouie516]

That disgusts me, the youth of today. While everyone else is working hes making axe handles from scratch. WTF is this world coming to?

All kidding aside that was fuckin INCREDIBLE. You got my vote

[lizardinc]

hey what is the axe you use to do most of the carving? and how long is its handle.

really great vid mate - well done!

[bluetoad2001]

i can make one faster than you can. buzz

lmao cool vid

what wood are you using?

[bluetoad2001]

i can make one faster than you can. buzz

lmao cool vid

[Bassman018]

Love the cat!

[lizardinc]

that was ace!!

how long was the handle of the axe you used to do most of the carving??

[civildisorder44]

Kick-ass

[happycamper001]

Freakin cool man. the carpenters axe looks good. who makes your axe heads?

keep up the good vids.

[ShangChi]

Well done. Thanks for posting this.

[omniviking]

Very nice Simon, ought to be a dandy.

[taboy81]

Simon this video is AWESOME!!!

speeding up ended up great, all the high pitched sounds sounded cool, the cat, and mostly your work carving the handle was flawless.

Hector81 from bladeforums.(by the way, I still haven't sent your present, but I will soon).

[jorguno]

skills man!

[smokepole68]

Ha ha, I like it that was cool as hell! Turned out great!

[bishop85gt]

That is just awesome. WONDERFUL IDEA!!!

[CallsThunder]

Fantastic.  Leaving the sound on was great.

[blamshiza]

nice work, cute cat

[sixgunner455]

That is a cool way to show it. Don't talk, just do the work.

[assassin616]

nice job, the cat bit was cool too

[beast12101]

great job

[TheRedHawk123]

Very nice, it turned great.

5/5

[madcow1001NL]

hahahaa the cat :)

[HonestDoubter]

Simon,

Very nice bro - thanks for the video!

[irishguy80]

Great vid!!! I have a Double bit axe that was my Great Grandfathers but the handle is in very poor condition. This makes me want to try making a handle for it.

Nice work by the way. 5*