Restoration Rusty Cleaver Hatchet Camping - CELEBRATION Edition

Hello folks! Today I’m going to restore a small hatchet with a small weight for small jobs, which can fit in a backpack and go hiking in nature. In the process of work, I will correct it and get a working tool. Well, let’s start the restoration! The first duty was to remove the rust with the help of a tool. Then he placed it in water with soda to neutralize the acid. I dried it and immediately started creating the handle for the axe. The task was to create, or rather lengthen, the handle. If you leave it like this, then there will be only one grip, and it will be difficult for them to work more precisely without lengthening in any way. So I came up with a simple but effective way. Cut a groove in mild steel to fit the size of the short shank of the axe. Align everything, adjust to size and remove the chamfers. Next, welding with a semi-automatic machine, sanding of welding seams and now the future handle is ready. The next step is the heat treatment of the axe. Initially,