In this video, Luke from the Outdoor Boys YouTube channel restores an 8-pound hewing axe. He grinds and shapes the blade, creates a new handle, sands and polishes the axe, and then tests it out by hewing a log. He does not temper the blade and explains that each type of steel requires a specific tempering method.
1. The Outdoor Boys YouTube channel is restoring an ax.
2. The ax is hand-forged and weighs over eight pounds.
3. The ax is a hewing ax from a time when logs were hand-hewed into lumber.
4. The ax is in good shape with few problems.
5. The ax is made from non-stainless steel and needs to be polished and oiled to prevent rust.
6. The handle is made from African mahogany wood.
7. The handle is sanded and polished to a shiny finish.
8. A thin wedge is used to attach the handle to the blade.
9. The ax can be used to chop and hew logs into lumber.
10. The video is from the Outdoor Boys YouTube channel.