The making of an axe

[Guido Salvage]

1. This video was posted on a tool collector forum I belong to. It is from 1965 and shows axes being made by hand by craftsmen in Maine
   

 

[exSW]

Well worth watching.

 

[stihl sawing]

Nice, Those probably made a whole lot better than these new ones.

 

[dall]

i have a camp axe made by the union tool company in the 1930s in charleston wv i would like a bigger one also

 

[Shawn Curry]

Cool video! Loved how the guy lit his pipe off the hot ingot around the 5:00 mark. Different times - I'm not even allowed to smoke in the parking lot at work!

 

[junkman]

Bet those guys would crush your hand shaking it ,no gloves handling hot steel and sparks all day .

 

[Thornton]

Nice I noticed the used 2 different pieces of steel to make one.

I've watched Gransfors Bruk hammer forge from 1 solid piece

 

[backhoelover]

that is f in sweet. thanks for sharing i would like it a thousand times if i could

 

[bryanr2]

awesome video. made me think of my papaw.

 

[Deets066]

Those old steam hammers are really cool. I put a few cranes in at a place in Chicago that still has some of them from the early 1900's

 

[Al Smith]

Blacksmithing is almost a lost art .

 

[Magic_Man]

I love these old videos that captured the skill of craftsman from a time forgotten. I used to have one from the fender guitar factory around the same time frame.

 

[Ronaldo]

Very neat. Thanks!

 

[Bob95065]

1. This video was posted on a tool collector forum I belong to. It is from 1965 and shows axes being made by hand by craftsmen in Maine

That video was outstanding. I intend to share it by email too.

Craftsmanship like that is all but completely lost in this country. You can still find it but it is rare. Our culture has become so throw-away it is terrible. Most lack the skill to fix things themselves and now machinery is designed to not be repaired. It is sad.

 

[johnathan88]

Yes very cool thanks for sharing ... I'd sure like to have one of those good axes


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[old guy]

How many people can even use an axe today.

 

[Ronaldo]

How many people can even use an axe today.

I used one once cutting some locust trees out of the pasture...... Made me thankful for chainsaws. I still like axes, though. [emoji106]

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[Outback]

Me, I hang, profile, and sharpen my own axes. Sometimes big fir are faster to limb all the bottom branches with an axe than a large gas axe. Especially if I have my son bump the knots. Fuel efficient too, ha ha ha. I carry an axe when I hike to clean the trail, but not a chainsaw. Half the year its faster to dig here with an axe than with a shovel. . My falling axe and my sons, and several other, I made handles for out of black locust. I have as many axes as chainsaws in my collection.

 

[Ronaldo]

Me, I hang, profile, and sharpen my own axes. Sometimes big fir are faster to limb all the bottom branches with an axe than a large gas axe. Especially if I have my son bump the knots. Fuel efficient too, ha ha ha. I carry an axe when I hike to clean the trail, but not a chainsaw. Half the year its faster to dig here with an axe than with a shovel. . My falling axe and my sons, and several other, I made handles for out of black locust. I have as many axes as chainsaws in my collection.

Pictures of some?

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[Wolverine]

Each one is custom made. Imagine how much it would cost to produce them this way now.

Great share!
Really sounds like Rodney narrated!