Old rusty ax ... restoration and decoration.

A year ago, a man was walking in the woods. And found an old rusty ax. He turned to me with a question - is it possible to restore this ax, or is it better to throw it in a landfill? Seeing this rusty shard of history, I decided to get to work. Inspiration came to me. I decided to do something Viking style. Here’s what happened in the end. The drawing on the ax was made by electrochemical etching (using a welding machine) and etching in a 5% solution of nitric acid. I wish you a pleasant viewing. This video is not instructional. Everything shown in the video is not a role model. A few clarific...ations for the video: 00:50 Ax after thermal hardening. Initially, the edge of the point was chipped off the ax. This could indicate incorrect heat treatment. So I decided to re-harden the steel. 01:28 I apply a primer (paint) to the ax. Before painting, I made a surface etching of the metal. The paint adheres better to the etched surface. 01:41 Sketch of the drawing. I drew by hand. All images and

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