Welcome to Crimson Guitars https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimsonCustomGuitars?sub_confirmation=1 and welcome to Crimson Guitar's first official Tool Restoration video.
Watch Ben take a rusty 1950's Fireman's Axe head, and restore it to presentation-level perfection. Polished up to a mirror shine, brand new handle, and now perfectly sharp, this Axe has a new lease of life.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:42 Taking off the rust with a silicone wheel
3:44 Decision made to make it perfect - so filing and sanding begins:
using many, many machines
6:48 Once that is done - the buffing begins
7:22 Drilling out the rivets
7:39 Making the new handle
11:14 Crimson Guitars Amber Spirit Stain and Guitar Finishing Oil
11:47 Attaching the handle to the axe-head
13:04 And sharpening
13:51 WOW!
13:59 Oh No! Not a watermelon!
14:22 Conclusion
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We'd like to thank our partners for helping to make this video series possible:
Triton Tools - http://www.tritontools.com/en-GB
Bosch - https://www.bosch-professional.com/gb/en/
Wagner Moisture Meters - https://www.wagnermeters.com/
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Thank you again for all your support, we really, really appreciate it! – Ben
Stay tuned and stay awesome!
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