Making a new axe-handle.

Well, color me embarrassed...
Via the magic that is google, i just did a search on the name of the file, and found the source as the first hit.

Here is the link to the main page: Seems to be quite a lot of videos there.
http://www.kansatieteellisetfilmit.fi/videot2.htm
Seems to be quite a lot of videos there.

Here is the direct link to the movie file i`ve uploaded:
http://video.kansatieteellisetfilmit.fi/videot/wmv/hires/Puukolla_ja_kirveella.wmv

Hope it`s of use to someone. In closing: Enjoy!
 
Interesting how he sets the wedge. I would have thought setting the end of the handle on a firm surface then pounding it it would be better but he knows best. As crafty he is I'm surprised he hasn't sewn up his shirt. I could probably sit next to him all day and watch him work. There is something magical about being next to a true craftsman and watching the slow deliberate movements of his hands making something. Surprised he didn't use a draw knife. I guess he eliminated one more tool that was very expensive to him. I used glass to shave down powderhorns I have made. Gets them thin enough to see the powder level inside. Thanks for the post.
 
Great vid, thanks for posting this :thumbup: Reminded me of my grandfather, he used to make all his axe handles himself.

By the way, I checked the other vids, and noticed that their all shot by mr Sakari Pälsi. For all Finnish puukko-fans, that name has a special meaning: in 1955 Pälsi wrote a book titled simply "Puukko". In it, he stored a lot of information about puukkos that otherwise might have been forgotten.
 
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