Axe Restoration [Axe With a Heart ❤]

This time I am restoring an axe with a heart stamped on it. For this restoration I had to grind, weld, polish and powder coat the rusty axe. So many processes had to be used to restore this axe with heart. ▬ What is being done?! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ After a rough cleaning at the beginning, I sand down the deformations of the metal on the axe head. I also grind the edge of the old axe and give it a new shape. Since the axe is badly torn inside, I weld the cracks back with an electrode welder. It would be best if the cracks can be closed again, for example with a screw clamp. Unfortunately that wasn't possible here. Then I sand the weld seams, I finish the remaining surfaces with sandpaper, because the axe (even if it is restored) should look used. Then I just briefly polish the entire surface to get a nicer surface. The cutting edge is polished to a high gloss. The heart should be the focus of the restoration, so I would like to contrast it with powder paint. To do this, I cut out a sticker, put it on the axe head and apply the powder coating, which is then processed in the oven. Then I apply clear varnish to the rest of the axe head, as almost the entire area is not preserved. The axe handle and wedge made of beech wood are now adapted to the axe head and get a nicer look with a Bunsen burner. The axe is now fully preserved and the heart can beat again! (It is now only used as a decoration) ▬ Good to know ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ I found this beautiful axe-head in my horses barn. It doesn't mean very much to me, but I find the heart imprinted in it very interesting. That's why I made up my mind to let it shine in the new "old" splendor. I don't want to use the axe when it's finished, it's just a decoration. Otherwise it would not be worth applying paint and taking many other small intermediate steps. I worked with powder coating for the first time on this project, I think the result is nicer than expected and I am completely satisfied with it. I used the following tools: cordless screwdriver, wire brush, adhesive tape, film to cover, knife, rust remover, file, various sanding attachments, sandpaper, powder paint, spray paint, angle grinder, welding device, slag hammer, welding mask, jigsaw, hammer, saw It took me about 19 hours to restore, without the paint drying time. ▬ Chapter ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 See what the old ax head looks like 0:40 Roughly clean with rust remover 1:23 Straighten deformations with an angle grinder 3:13 Weld cracks 4:50 Sand weld seams + sand with sandpaper 5:56 Roughly polish the axe-head (not high gloss) + polish the cutting edge high gloss 6:52 Put up sketch 8:25 Cut out the negative of the future picture 10:22 Apply powder coating 11:51 Remove sticker 12:42 Apply spray paints 13:13 Install axe-handle 15:57 Adjusting the axe-handle 16:46 Beautify axe-handle with flame (make it look old) 17:15 Conserve the axe-head again 17:26 Look at the finished axe ▬ Do you like it?! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Do you like the video? Then please like it, subscribe and share it! Thank you so much!