17th Century Trade Axe Brought Back to Life!

[mangum]

I just finished electrolysis, boiling, baking & waxing on the late 17th century trade axe (long process but worth it) I think it came out great! I only had a little loss on the edge but you can only save what is there. I also included the before pic. This is definitely my favorite iron relic besides my Rev War shells & probably my oldest find.

 

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[gwdigger]

Beautiful!

 

[Scrappy]

Wow, that's a great find man! Nice preservation work to boot. Excellent digs!!

 

[Patriot Relics]

Nice work, ax looks incredible... After electrolysis I boil my relics in paraffin, what is your process?

 

[against the wind]

Lots of work but you're right,, well worth it.
Beautiful results,, congratulations

 

[mangum]

Nice work, ax looks incredible... After electrolysis I boil my relics in paraffin, what is your process?

After electrolysis I boil 2-3 times to remove any salt (important, about an hour) Once the water is clear it's good.
Then I bake at 300 degrees for an hour or so depending on the relic to remove all moisture
I then take it out of the oven & while hot apply Ebony Briwax generously. It soaks it up while hot
After it cools down I wipe off the excess wax & done

 

[DetectingGodlikeOnOlympus]

You did a beautiful restoration job on a great relic.

 

[trapperart]

Nice job congrats

 

[DirtStalker]

After electrolysis I boil 2-3 times to remove any salt (important, about an hour) Once the water is clear it's good.
Then I bake at 300 degrees for an hour or so depending on the relic to remove all moisture
I then take it out of the oven & while hot apply Ebony Briwax generously. It soaks it up while hot
After it cools down I wipe off the excess wax & done

Great Find and preservation. Excellent info. I Never thought about boiling to remove salt but makes sense. Thx

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Fantastic preservation!

Thank you for the method.

 

[70monte68]

Nice save

 

[Trezurehunter]

Outstanding job, it looks great.

 

[Patriot Relics]

After electrolysis I boil 2-3 times to remove any salt (important, about an hour) Once the water is clear it's good.
Then I bake at 300 degrees for an hour or so depending on the relic to remove all moisture
I then take it out of the oven & while hot apply Ebony Briwax generously. It soaks it up while hot
After it cools down I wipe off the excess wax & done

Thanks for the details, I boil the water out with paraffin heated to 250 degrees. I do notice that after a few months some spot rust does reoccur... Maybe just the salt/moisture rich air down here

 

[Ahab8]

Wow that's an incredible piece. Great job buddy

 

[jdsly]

Very cool. That would be one of my favorite finds too....nice job!

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Awesome axe and excellent work on the preservation!

 

[sutphin]

THATS A BEAUTY .