Antique Firefighter axe restoration with broken edge, handle, and spike. See me restore this old fireman tool and decorate it with a custom laser engraving.
ABOUT THE FIREFIGHTER AXE
This Is an old firefighter axe that I bought for around 10$ from an auction a few years back. This rusty tool has been in my garage since I bought it and it have “begging” me for a repair every time, I saw it. I felt that now it is the right time to a restoration video.
Did you know that a firefighter axe is one of the most common tool among firefighters. Firemen often use two kind of axes, the flat head fire axe, and the pick head fire axe, the one with a spike like this one I restore in the video. They often use them to gain entry thru a door, window, or chop holes in walls to gain ventilation after a fire.
ABOUT THE AXE RESTORATION
I started by removing handle from the axe. This handle is secured with two irons who holds the axe handle steady on place and at the same time these irons protect the handle. I sandblasted the firefighter axe with high-pressure 125PSI. I used aluminium oxide as my sandblasting media this time.
The edge on the axe head had sign of many year in service, so I was forced to cut off ¾” of the edge and grind a new edge. A firefighter axe doesn’t need to be super sharp – just need to be strong. So I grinded a new 30-degree angle. I did also repair the spike, there was missing 1 inch after many years of hard use. I used stick welding to add axtree iron to the spike and I grinded it down to look nice and clean.
After I had done all the repairs, I hardened the edges of the axe and did a quick cleaning job after the heating process.
I Added a laser engraving on the cheek of each side of the axe head. The motive for the laser engraving was an Native American chief skull head. The engraving was measuring approx. 2x2 inch.
I also decorated the front iron on the axe handle with the text “Semper Paratus” which is the firefighter’s motto and means “always ready”.
I gave the edge and the spike a nice polish and hand crafted an axe handle out of some beautiful smoked oak tree that I had in my shop. I put the axe together and I gave the handle some Nordic teak oil.
I am really satisfied with this Awesome Restoration. I think that this came very good, and the engravings make a tough feeling to this old tool!
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