[HN Gopher] Hafting an Axe: DIY (2020)
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Hafting an Axe: DIY (2020)
Author : 1PlayerOne
Score : 25 points
Date : 2022-12-29 16:19 UTC (6 hours ago)
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| crdrost wrote:
| Re-hafting various hammers and axes with ash wood is one of Eoin
| Reardon's favorite things to do on his TikTok and YouTube, see
| e.g.
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| - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipHiPNA8rsA
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| - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3z6AjHOO58
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| - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOadiyVyL2M
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| Apparently ash has some very nice elasticity/damping properties,
| making it very nice to use the resulting implements?
|
| Always a nice meditative watch.
| Someone wrote:
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraxinus_excelsior#Uses:
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| _"The resilience and rapid growth made it an important
| resource for smallholders and farmers. It was probably the most
| versatile wood in the countryside with wide-ranging uses. Until
| World War II, the trees were often coppiced on a 10-year cycle
| to provide a sustainable source of timber for fuel and poles
| for building and woodworking. [...] Ash timber is hard, tough
| and very hard-wearing, with a coarse, open grain and a density
| of 710 kg /m3. It lacks oak's natural resistance to decay, and
| is not as suitable for posts buried in the ground. Because of
| its high flexibility, shock resistance, and resistance to
| splitting, ash wood is the traditional material for bows, tool
| handles, especially for hammers and axes, tennis rackets, and
| snooker cue sticks, and it was extensively used in the
| construction of early aircraft"_
|
| I guess ash trees growing easily and producing timber that can
| be used in all kinds of way also is the reason Yggdrasil
| (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yggdrasil) is an ash tree.
| bschwarz wrote:
| The wood of ash branches in particular is especially nice for
| this purpose. Hornbeam as well!
| inamberclad wrote:
| I definitely recommend old USFS videos on axe work:
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22tBYD-HMtA
| Waterluvian wrote:
| If this fascinates you, be sure to check out this video on making
| a celt axe using low tech methods.
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| https://youtu.be/BN-34JfUrHY
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| This entire channel is fascinating and strives to be very
| "authentic" about doing everything without turning off the camera
| and cheating.
| 1PlayerOne wrote:
| There are so many old American made axes for people who are
| interested that there is really no need to go low tech. You can
| pick up axes or axe head for cheap at yard sales or estate
| sales, follow the instruction in the article to make an axe
| that rivals what you can get on Amazon.
| lostlogin wrote:
| I had an axe lose its head mid swing once. It was a long and
| terrifying flight. It flew a very long way but luckily missed
| everything that matters.
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| This guide would have been very helpful for fixing it.
| Waterluvian wrote:
| To be fair it's not trying to be a guide. It's more of a
| "let's explore historical technology for education and
| fun."
|
| I love the series of his videos where he harvests and
| smelts iron. All using things he finds or builds in the
| forest.
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