Currently, axes are often made from low-quality materials; moreover, such “counterfeits” are quite expensive, so people use tools that were made during the USSR. If you suddenly find an ax that was made a century or more than a few centuries ago, it is possible to restore the ax using available materials and tools. This will be discussed in more detail below.
Almost any ax can be restored.
The process of restoring an old ax
If you find an old or battered ax that has been preserved in fairly good condition, you can give the tool a new life, that is, repair it using the restoration method.
First, separate the old ax handle from the head. Completely clear any remaining wood and begin gathering the necessary materials.
Materials
Preparation for restoration.
For restoration you will need the following things:
- Bulgarian;
- sandpaper;
- grinder;
- metal grinding machine;
- lathe;
- pen, pencil and paper;
- wood file;
- hammer;
- metal polishing circle.
Electrolyte-plasma method
In recent years, the electrolyte-plasma processing method has become increasingly popular.
Special sets of devices, which are quite difficult to create with your own hands, provide the effect of a charge on the part. Design features include:
- the workpiece becomes the anode;
- the part is supplied with positive potential from a powerful power source;
- The working bath acts as a cathode.
There was an ax lying in my closet at work. Old, broken and useless to anyone. I looked at the recordings of people cutting axes for themselves - it’s fun to watch! And I decided - why not try it myself? The direction of the style was chosen - beautiful functionality. I didn’t want to make a replica of a battle ax or a souvenir that wouldn’t even be able to cut down a branch. The ax should be an axe, but a beautiful one that you can get at a picnic and, having felled a dry pine tree as thick as your hand, proudly tell your friends that you made the ax yourself! So, the original sample:
I removed the ax and cleaned it with 100-grit sandpaper. Multiple shells were discovered...
Then he armed himself with a grinder and began to level out all the cavities and cavities from forging
Next comes the most demanding but also the most obvious stage - polishing. I polished it alternately with 200, 400, 600, 800 sandpaper. As a result, we have something that is already pleasant to look at!
The ax handle was also cleaned. Of course, you could have bought a new one, but I liked the small handle, and I wasn’t going to cut down centuries-old oak trees with it.
Making the head
To make a head, you need to know what you want your future ax to look like. To implement the idea, you need to draw a sketch.
Step-by-step production:
- Place the old head on a blank sheet of A4 paper.
- Trace the outline of the blade using a pencil.
Drawing. - Add additional elements to the sketch, such as reducing the span of the blade or adding additional notches.
- Cut out the sketch and glue it to the old head using regular glue.
- Use a grinder to cut off any excess metal.
- Treat the workpiece first with a grinder or metal polishing wheel to make the head shiny, then with sandpaper to make the color uniform. If you don’t have a grinder or a metal polishing wheel, you can use a metal grinder.
- Ready!
Checking the sharpening result
There is no need to repeat so as not to return to step No. 1
After polishing, the ax blade acquires a mirror shine - this is an indicator. However, we need to check it in practice - cut the metal rivet. As can be seen in Figure 9, it did not resist - it was cut in half and at the same time practically did not jam.
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