Antique Hatchet Restoration with AWESOME VIKING modifications

Restoration of an antique hatchet with AWESOME VIKING engravings and modifications. See the amazing outcome!

THE ANTIQUE HATCHET
I do not know much about it. I got it in a bundle with 8 very rusty and molded old axes no doubt that this is an antique restoration though. The handle looks like something from an old hammer and is definitely not the original handle.

THE RESTORATION PROCESS
I disassembled the hatchet from the handle and sandblasted the metal. There was a lot of cracks in the metal, so I decided to reshape and cut of some metal instead of welding it. I did go for a more Nordic battle viking hatchet look and I think that I accomplished just that. I also did a lot of grinding and polishing to get rid of all the scars and craters after many years of hard work. I hardened the metal in my hardening oven, and I used a new handle for this hatchet and fitted it to the head very well.

THE LASER ENGRAVINGS
I’d sketched some Nordic Viking symbols, The Vegvisir (which shows the way), the triskelion which symbolize the 3 horns in the myth of Odin and some viking knots with a dragon who was often seen engraved in the Vikings long boats. I used many hours on the laptop to get this design right and after that I engraved it into the metal. I also engraved the viking triskelion on the metal piece inserted in the handle.

I am VERY satisfied with this restoration video and I hope that you enjoy it too.

Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.
Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin

[AwesomeRestorations]

In this video I restore an antique hatchet with some cool NORDIC modifications – Let me know what you think! 👍

Stay safe out there in the real world, Cheers Martin :)

[Jim_Fries]

Can we just take a moment and respect that he made the raven blink?

[breadboi]

When the engraving started I was extremely zooted and I was dumbstruck by the magical Lazer light ball

[AK_XIII]

I absolutely adore how you restore things to truly honour the object - without losing the actual heart of the piece by trying to make them look brand new and completely unblemished. You can see they have a story! And it’s so cool to see you also take on projects where you can be a bit more creative and thrown in your own designs and modifications onto them. Thanks for sharing your process!

[yulianyoskov]

gotta appreciate the slight sound of thunder/rain/nature in the background

[garethwillis]

The laser etching had to be one of the most satisfying things I've ever seen.

[shanneesebolton]

Can we all just appreciate how there's no intro and he just goes straight into it 🙌

[АнтониоПетров-ящ]

Да Брат это достойный топор настоящего Викинга с шикарной гравировкой!!! С твоими навыками ты мог бы сам ковать!!! У тебя потрясающий верстачок трансформер!!!

[mindfreak]

0:34
Him: it’s a little rusty...
The axe: literally leaving Cheeto powder on his gloves

[MainTagTaken]

I'm convinced this man could restore the Titanic if he had a big enough sandblaster

[BeyondEcho]

2:17 that bird DEFINITELY blinked.


Cute eraser btw, love the hidden Heineken bottles, and beautiful work as always!

[mikef]

It’s absolutely amazing. The laser engraving is a great addition but even without it the ax would be cool

[ReturnfPluto]

Captions: “It’s a little rusty but...”
The Hatchet: _literally looks like it’s been painted Yellow Orchre_

[Akotski-ysrr]

I like how he makes these videos in a way for everyone who’s watching at 3 am so we can relax and fall asleep better

[jimjoyce]

I love how he purposely breaks pencils to show off the cool homemade sharpeners

[anto]

OMG, His work is so incredible, and rewarding to see the end result. 🙏💞💕💕💞💕

[DanielVaughnBeingaBAWS]

For a second i thought my eyes were deceiving me when I saw the crow blinking. This is so cool, love it!

[dantheman]

He really just broke his pencil so he could show us his cool sharpener and you know what, , , I respect that

[luismiguelalgarrafernandez]

I love the sound of the engraving process. And the words "THIS NEEDS SANDBLASTING"!!!

[tadeubotelho]

P E R F E C T !!!
It turned out so good that even Hugin couldn't stop seeing it to go tell the Father of all about its restoration! 💪💪💪