Those who live in their own home often need such a tool as a taiga ax in the country and on hikes. A good quality working tool is expensive and hard to find.
An ax from the market is not always of good quality. Therefore, we will make our own ax using improvised means.
Varieties of axes
Consider the variations of axes:
- A cleaver is a heavy conical axe. Due to its high weight, it is well suited for cutting large, hard woods.
- Carpentry - small weight and size, has a pointed blade. Used for careful, precise, accurate work with wood.
- Taiga - suitable for felling trees, harvesting trees, building a hut, removing bark, branches.
- Tsalda - designed to clean the area from shrubs.
- Kitchen (cooking) - designed only for chopping bones. It is a small hatchet, with a short handle and a large "blade".
- Lesorubsky - used only for cutting trees. It consists of a long ax handle and a wide, sharp blade.
Of all the above species, the taiga ax is more necessary and more useful than all.
Distinctive features of the taiga ax:
- Light weight.
- A small area of the piercing surface (makes it possible to drive it as deep as possible into the wood).
- Specific sharpening of the blade (the rear edge is much smaller, thinner than the front.
This feature is made in order to use this type of ax as a cleaver (if the blow is struck correctly. A regular ax has a blade of the same shape for precise work with wood).
Making a taiga ax
Handle material
The function of the ax is primarily affected by its shape and length. The handle should be curved, and the section should be oval.
For the handle, species of trees such as maple, oak, ash, birch are best suited. Since these types of wood tolerate vibration well upon impact.
Wood harvesting starts in autumn
Dry in a dark place. Before use, wood must be stored for about one year, and preferably five.
Only felled wood is not advisable to use as it will dry out over time and will not hold in the eye.
Create a cardboard template
On a large cardboard sheet, we outline the shape of the handle and apply it to a wooden blank. The template will help us make a more accurate handle.
Handle material preparation
A one-year-old wood block is hewn parallel to the fibers. The blank for the handle should be longer than the template. We make the place that is inserted into the eyelet wider than the main part.
On both sides we circle the attached drawing, while not forgetting to leave allowances. After inserting the upper part into the eyelet in this way, we remove the excess wood.
Steps to cut an ax handle
Before cutting out the ax handle, you need to make transverse cuts, but so that they do not reach the line of the future handle by about 4-5 mm. With the help of a chisel, we remove the remains of wood and excess allowances.
Ore transitions and corners are performed by turning with a rasp. After the workpiece is done, we bring the sandpaper to smoothness.
Buying a stabbing part for a taiga hatchet
It is unrealistic to make a blade in a domestic setting. In this case, here is a list of what you need to focus on when buying it on the market or in a hardware store:
- The presence of GOST marking (indicates the quality of steel);
- The hole for the handle (eye) must be cone-shaped;
- The blade is smooth, without defects;
Collecting an ax
- We cut the upper part of the handle along and across.
- Cut into five pieces of hard wood.
- We wrap the top of the handle with gauze soaked in resin for better entry into the hole in the blade.
- Using a hammer, drive in the handle.
- Hammer the prepared pieces into the cuts at the top of the ax handle.
- After the structure dries, cut off the protruding parts of the wooden pieces.
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Sharpening the stabbing part of the taiga ax
A properly sharpened blade gives excellent performance of the hatchet. In accordance with the activity that you will perform with an ax, the sharpening angle depends.
The sharpening of the taiga ax is performed at an angle of 30-35 ̊. If they will perform work with fresh wood, then we sharpen at an angle of 25 ̊.
If you use a grinding wheel for sharpening, then the ax handle must be held at an angle of 40-45 ̊. We reproduce the sharpening slowly, carefully.
If you have all the necessary tools in stock, a photo of the step-by-step production of an ax, then its creation will not take a lot of time, effort and money, and in return you will receive a high-quality ax made with your own hands.
But do not forget that with a piercing part made of high-quality metal, the ax will last much longer and if the handle is treated with linseed oil, then it will not rot and deteriorate.
DIY ax photo
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In ancient times, the ax was considered a military weapon. Now it is used as a working tool. Although this tool used in everyday life seems to be universal, there are several varieties of an ax. Each looks different and is used for different purposes.
It happens: universal, which is used by carpenters; multifunctional - used as an ordinary ax, and a pickaxe, and a nail puller; cleaver - designed to split firewood; lumberjack; tourist - small and light in weight.
How to draw an ax
Anyone can learn to draw an axe. All necessary drawing tools are taken. First you need to find out what parts this or that type of ax consists of. Without this, it will be difficult to understand how to draw an ax.
This tool consists of a blade, a butt, an ax handle, a hole. The blade, butt and proukh are metal parts, the handle is the wooden part of the ax.
First, a sketch of the future drawing is made with a pencil. Be sure to take into account the parameters of this ax. In the drawing, it should not seem that any part does not correspond to the size of the gun.
The sketch begins with drawing the blade and butt. It is necessary to correctly make the rounded parts of the butt. Further denoted proukh. When painting with paints, it is important to choose the right color. The metal part itself is steel-colored, the blade is a little lighter, and the inside of the eyelet is a little darker.
When drawing an ax handle, it is necessary to correctly outline the outline. There is a small notch on the handle to make it convenient to hold the ax.
In addition to choosing the right wood color for the ax handle, you need to make the necessary wood texture.
Given the color scheme, texture, you can understand how to draw an ax.
Ax porridge
It is interesting to learn how to draw porridge from an ax. In the fairy tale of the same name, we are talking about a soldier who cooked porridge from an ax. Therefore, it will be enough to draw a pot, from where an ax handle will be visible, and inside the pot - delicious wheat porridge. It's easy to make too. The main thing is to choose the right colors.
In ancient times, the ax was considered a military weapon. Now it is used as a working tool. Although this tool used in everyday life seems to be universal, there are several varieties of an ax. Each looks different and is used for different purposes.
It happens: universal, which is used by carpenters; multifunctional - used as an ordinary ax, and a pickaxe, and a nail puller; cleaver - designed to split firewood; lumberjack; tourist - small and light in weight.
How to draw an ax
Anyone can learn to draw an axe. All necessary drawing tools are taken. First you need to find out what parts this or that type of ax consists of. Without this, it will be difficult to understand how to draw an ax.
This tool consists of a blade, a butt, an ax handle, a hole. The blade, butt and proukh are metal parts, the handle is the wooden part of the ax.
First, a sketch of the future drawing is made with a pencil. Be sure to take into account the parameters of this ax. In the drawing, it should not seem that any part does not correspond to the size of the gun.
The sketch begins with drawing the blade and butt. It is necessary to correctly make the rounded parts of the butt. Further denoted proukh. When painting with paints, it is important to choose the right color. The metal part itself is steel-colored, the blade is a little lighter, and the inside of the eyelet is a little darker.
When drawing an ax handle, it is necessary to correctly outline the outline. There is a small notch on the handle to make it convenient to hold the ax.
In addition to choosing the right wood color for the ax handle, you need to make the necessary wood texture.
Given the color scheme, texture, you can understand how to draw an ax.
Ax porridge
It is interesting to learn how to draw porridge from an ax. In the fairy tale of the same name, we are talking about a soldier who cooked porridge from an ax. Therefore, it will be enough to draw a pot, from where an ax handle will be visible, and inside the pot - delicious wheat porridge. It's easy to make too. The main thing is to choose the right colors.
