Axe Wax Sample Giveaway!

Fixall said:
Waiting on a few more addresses, but I got a bunch of the samples shipped out today (OP has been updated to reflect this). If anyone happens to have some Wicked Wax on hand to compare with the Axe Wax, I'd be really curious to hear your thoughts.

A little over a week ago I applied Axe Wax to a few different styles of handles to see how it performed. So far I'm liking the wax on wood. I'm still deciding when it comes to steel. Here are some quick videos (be sure to set it to 4k). :)

This is on some unstabilized, curly koa that has been sanded to a fairly high grit. The Axe Wax darkened the koa a bit, but really made it pop. The handle has a nice, subtle tack to it now.


Unstabilized walnut with a rough finish. This handle really soaked up the wax. The dry look the wood used to have is gone now. :)


Milled Dymondwood. I warmed up the handle just a bit extra to make sure the wax would really get into all the nooks and crannies. I also warmed up the handle a tiny bit with a heat gun while the wax was on their so that the wax would really seep into the holes for the nuts/bolts. Since Axe Wax is a hardening wax, I've gotta wonder if that will make removing the handle more difficult. 😂
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It’s funny I’ve had the same thoughts so far, I’m liking it on handles and seems to work really well for that but on steel I’m not liking the film it leaves that really makes finger prints stand out. Could be I’m not waiting for it to dry long enough but I also don’t want to have to buff a dry wax on a sharpened blade so I’ve been using my normal camellia oil for the blade and testing the wax just on the handle. I’ll post some photos tomorrow of handles finished with it so far.
 
Joshua Fisher said:
It’s funny I’ve had the same thoughts so far, I’m liking it on handles and seems to work really well for that but on steel I’m not liking the film it leaves that really makes finger prints stand out. Could be I’m not waiting for it to dry long enough but I also don’t want to have to buff a dry wax on a sharpened blade so I’ve been using my normal camellia oil for the blade and testing the wax just on the handle. I’ll post some photos tomorrow of handles finished with it so far.
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That’s pretty much been my experience too. I’m really liking it on wood handles. In fact, I think I like it considerably more than Renwax, or any of the paste waxes I’ve tried so far. A very talented pocket art maker also suggested that I try it on some knives using modern Micarta/phenolics for a kind of forced patina look. :)

I’m not sure that I’m liking it a lot in steel though. I’ve found that even when I really take care to remove all the excess wax and buff it in, I’m still getting a buildup of “gunk” after awhile.

At this point, I’m going to use Axe Wax on all my wood handles (and I’ll give it a try on some Micarta), and I’ll continue to use tsubaki/camellia seed oil on my blades.

Wicked Wax recently approached me to sample some of their products, so I’m going to see how that compares too. :)
 
Axe Wax samples should be starting to roll in for everyone! Still waiting for a shipping address from C ChefBleu86 and R RedCrow though.

I've also had some samples of Wicked Wax come in. Wicked wax is a bees wax based formula that doesn't require the handle/blade to be warmed up before use. I also received a sample of Wicked Clean, which is a very mild abrasive blade cleaner. I'll probably pick up a couple full-sized tins of Wicked Wax to make samples to send out after Axe Wax feedback starts coming in. :)

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Fixall said:
*Sample giveaway is now closed*

Hello Shop Talk!

As some of you may know, I recently became an authorized Axe Wax dealer. Because I have not used the product up until very recently, I have decided to do this on a trial basis. I will say that the feedback I have received on Instagram about the product has been overwhelmingly positive.

Axe was is a true hardening, paste wax. It is food safe, and can be used on both handles and blades.

Because it is a hardening wax, it requires a little more prep than a standard paste wax. The handle or blade you are applying it to must be warmed before you apply the wax. Do not warm the container of wax, or the entire thing will harden. 😂 Spread a small amount of wax over the entire surface of the handle and/or blade... Let it sit for 10 - 15 minutes, and then wipe off the excess and you are ready to go. :)

I thought it might be cool to give some samples away here on BladeForums to see what you all think of the product.

I have sixteen .125oz sample tins I will be giving away. Shipping and everything will be covered by me. The only thing I ask is that you come back and post about your results, good or bad. I'm sorry, but because of shipping fees, this will have to be open to U.S. residents only.

I will get addresses once the list fills up. :)

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1. C ChefBleu86
2. S Steve Beckwith - Shipped!
3. @REK Knives - Shipped!
4. @000Robert - Shipped!
5. @A.McPherson - Shipped!
6. WValtakis WValtakis - Shipped!
7. @AdamFuzzyballs - Shipped!
8. Joshua Fisher Joshua Fisher - Shipped!
9. @bjansen - Shipped!
10. @Sean Yaw - Shipped!
11. @buckmaster96 - Shipped!
12. R RedCrow
13. Richard338 Richard338 - Shipped!
14. bladegrinder bladegrinder - Shipped!
15. @jorasco312 - Shipped!
16. @Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith - Shipped!
17. @3fifty7 - Shipped!
18. @Travis Talboys - Shipped!
19. T TheEdge01 - Shipped!
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Fixall if you come across a dented-up leaky tin of that wax creeping out at ya I wouldn't turn it away. Much thanks my friend.
 
Fixall said:
Waiting on a few more addresses, but I got a bunch of the samples shipped out today (OP has been updated to reflect this). If anyone happens to have some Wicked Wax on hand to compare with the Axe Wax, I'd be really curious to hear your thoughts.

A little over a week ago I applied Axe Wax to a few different styles of handles to see how it performed. So far I'm liking the wax on wood. I'm still deciding when it comes to steel. Here are some quick videos (be sure to set it to 4k). :)

This is on some unstabilized, curly koa that has been sanded to a fairly high grit. The Axe Wax darkened the koa a bit, but really made it pop. The handle has a nice, subtle tack to it now.


Unstabilized walnut with a rough finish. This handle really soaked up the wax. The dry look the wood used to have is gone now. :)


Milled Dymondwood. I warmed up the handle just a bit extra to make sure the wax would really get into all the nooks and crannies. I also warmed up the handle a tiny bit with a heat gun while the wax was on there so that the wax would really seep into the holes for the nuts/bolts. Since Axe Wax is a hardening wax, I've gotta wonder if that will make removing the handle more difficult. 😂
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2 looks great
 
Steve Beckwith said:
I received my sample today and I am anxious to try it out. Thank you sir!
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Glad it made it in. :)

I can't wait to hear about some results. So far, I've been sticking to just using it on handles. I think it's a great product for that.
 
BoxcarBlades said:
Fixall if you come across a dented-up leaky tin of that wax creeping out at ya I wouldn't turn it away. Much thanks my friend.
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Shoot me your address on my profile (or an email I can reach you at), and I'll get you a sample shipped out. :)
 
I got my sample but haven't tried it out on more then this so far. it's stabilized black palm with black G10 bolsters. being stabilized it might not be a really good test. it did darken it some and gave it a kind of subdued sheen along with the G10.
I did find it kind of odd that it never hardened but my shop has been 100 degrees for a over a week now, if I put it in the house and applied it there it might give different results.
but in the shop it had a kind of vaseline texture, rubbing it on the knife it seemed like it maybe had some mineral oil in it, I don't know but I left it on the handle for around an hour and it never did dry up, I just buffed it off. I'm thinking I like it but I need to test it on some other woods yet.
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bladegrinder said:
I got my sample but haven't tried it out on more then this so far. it's stabilized black palm with black G10 bolsters. being stabilized it might not be a really good test. it did darken it some and gave it a kind of subdued sheen along with the G10.
I did find it kind of odd that it never hardened but my shop has been 100 degrees for a over a week now, if I put it in the house and applied it there it might give different results.
but in the shop it had a kind of vaseline texture, rubbing it on the knife it seemed like it maybe had some mineral oil in it, I don't know but I left it on the handle for around an hour and it never did dry up, I just buffed it off. I'm thinking I like it but I need to test it on some other woods yet.
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Did you warm up the handle before application? If the handle isn’t sufficiently warmed up, the wax won’t harden.

The first time I applied it, I was concerned about overheating the wood too much and it didn’t harden. The next few times I used it, I warmed up the handles a bit more and it hardened up nicely. :)

I’m not the biggest fan of having to warm up the handle before application, but if it’s really long lasting, I’d consider it worth it. I’ve only had it on my handles for a few weeks so far…. But it’s holding up well at this point.

The Wicked Wax I received recently doesn’t require heating the handle (but also isn’t a hardening wax). I’ll be doing some experimenting with that soon.
 
Ha ha, yea I think it was pretty warm. lately when I pour hand cleaner in my hands it feels like hot soup. I'm in the Florida panhandle and it is HOT! the feels like temp the other day was 122.
I'll try it again tomorrow with a heat gun and see what happens and come back.
 
Brian, I hope you can get your website to hit better in search engines.
I searched "knife handle supply" in Google and got a bunch of knife making supplies stores, but not yours until I typed the address in directly.
 
Richard338 said:
Brian, I hope you can get your website to hit better in search engines.
I searched "knife handle supply" in Google and got a bunch of knife making supplies stores, but not yours until I typed the address in directly.
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Tell me about it. Working on the SEO has probably been the biggest headache with starting a new website. Part of the problem is you have to get enough page views before google starts ranking you above other suppliers… and part of the problem is keyword and backlink optimization (which I’ll be working on heavily after the show this month). It probably doesn’t help too much that my website has a generic, rather than a unique name. 😂
 
Well I tried it again today, I heated the handle up pretty good but didn't want to get it to hot. everything seemed to go the same as the first time, the wax didn't seem to harden at all.
it just seemed to stay in a greasy kind of solution. I waited about 15 min. still no change. I'm not sure what to make of this wax. maybe I'm doing something wrong but I would think using this would be pretty straight forward.
I look forward to read from others that got samples, how it was applied and their results.
This is stabilized wood but the wax doesn't appear to be leaving any protective coating after buffing it off.
 
Hmm... I'm not sure what's going on then. It's been hardening up similar to linseed oil when I've been using it.

The process I've been doing is:

Warm up the handle.
Spread a small amount of wax onto the handle (I used a shop towel at first, but I just use my finger now since the wax is food safe).
Let the knife sit for ten to fifteen minutes.
Wipe off all the excess wax, and it should be good to go.
 
It might just be too hot in my shop, it was close to 100 again today. it's hard for anything to solidify out there right now. maybe I need to try it in a cooler place.

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