Rusty axe heads and wood splitter finds 2013

[Kaleb71386]

Not sure how old they are I'm about to clean them but need to work up the courage think I will do them one at a time

 

[Kaleb71386]

Man I'm not sure I will still be kinda scared lol .. I will use wood for that

 

[DigIron2]

I found that a wire brush,or a electric wire brush, what i prefer, works well

 

[DigIron2]

that thing cleaned up nice gator,its a old sucker.

 

[GatorBoy]

I don't want to take over this gentleman's thread but yeah I'm really excited about that one... thanks

 

[Kaleb71386]

I don't want to take over this gentleman's thread but yeah I'm really excited about that one... thanks

Don't worry your the only guy who wanted to help me on this thread so I don't mind gator. Just started the real axe head today will see how I do on that one the wood splitter is done I will post it soon so you can check it out

 

[GatorBoy]

Good deal

 

[Kaleb71386]

Here it is would look better if I took a day time pic

 

[GatorBoy]

That one came out great

 

[Kaleb71386]

Two down one to go

 

[Kaleb71386]

I'm trying your wood method just took a spoon and broke the handle off put it on a drill working good

 

[GatorBoy]

Ha...
It takes a lot of patience to do it the way I do it on very old items I don't use power at all.
If its that broad axe your cleaning you might just as well use that wire brush... Unless you're hoping to see a maker mark

 

[Kaleb71386]

I just wanted to see if it turns out the same or not

 

[Kaleb71386]

I think it might be a old one there is a lot of rust on it, did you make your electrolysis?

 

[Kaleb71386]

Just need to seal it

 

[GatorBoy]

It looks even more black then I think I was expecting.
How did it get that dark?

 

[Kaleb71386]

That's from smoking it and I took the picture in unnatural light. I will take another one now I sealed it

 

[Kaleb71386]

My friend thought I used spray paint lol.. He smelled them and was like how did you do that.. I like how they turned out they seem to get lighter after there done for a week

 

[Kaleb71386]

 

[GatorBoy]

Looks good.
Makes mine look like a clump of mud... lol

 

[GatorBoy]

This turned out to be a pretty cool thread.. Best of luck to you maybe we should put before and after photos next to each other here