Renovating an Ochsenkopf Iltis axe from the late 50’s

Published 2015/07/12

2015/07/12 – Extracting birchbark oil and applying it to my axe handle

For a long time I planned to make some birch oil and use it for my axe handle. The method is simple, […]

Published 2012/04/25

Published 2015/11/05

From one of the birch burls I found earlier this month, which has been drying in the garage, I started carving my […]

Published 2016/03/20

In this video I’m showing how I hand forged a knife from a piece of grenade shrapnel. Knife specifications: – Metal: Shrapnel […]