Restoration of Old Rusted Bone Cleaver: All Cleaning Methods Failed

Restoration of Old Rusted Bone Cleaver: All Cleaning Methods Failed Hi Today I have an interesting restoration project—a large 19th-century butcher's cleaver. However, this particular cleaver was designed exclusively for chopping bones. I found this piece at a flea market. Its condition was average: the handle was broken, there was very deep rust, which, as I later discovered, I hadn't noticed at first, and of course, the cutting edge was damaged. It looks like someone had tried to reshape it into a regular knife. But now Im going to fix all of that. And yes, by the way, I wanted to mention: people still ask me whether I sell my items. Yes, I do. I made a short video and placed it in the middle of the video to finally answer your questions. 11:54 Yes I sell my works By the way, this is one of those projects where I think I used every rust removal method available. And even then, the rust remained—it had penetrated incredibly deep into the steel. But in the end, I managed to remove it completely. After several days of hard work, I finally cleaned all the rust off the cleaver. Using a metal file, I straightened the back of the spine, removed all the dents, and then reshaped the cutting edge to give it the proper geometry so it would chop rather than cut like a regular knife. As far as I can tell, the steel isn't particularly hard. I also discovered a maker's mark on the handle, which was a nice surprise. Once the metalwork was finished, I moved on to making a new handle, as I usually do. For this project, I used oak tree. After cutting the handle to shape and drilling the holes, I glued everything together using metal epoxy. Since a cleaver handle is always subjected to heavy impact I decided to use this type of epoxy. Once the glue had cured, I shaped the handle, removed the excess wood, and secured everything with steel rivets. After that, I did something I'd never done before—I made a sheath for the cleaver out of an old pair of jeans. It was a fun test time. And of course, as always, there's a satisfying cutting test at the end. I hope you enjoy it! If you enjoyed this video, please share it, leave a like, and let me know what you think in the comments. See you next time! And if you'd like to purchase one of my restored pieces, feel free to contact me through my social media. You'll find links to my Instagram and Facebook in the description. Sincerely, Alex. Thanks for attention! Good luck and health to everyone! With best wishes, Alex! Please subscribe to my channel: @ScrewsAndTools 🍖 My New Cooking channel! @screwsandtoolscooking Patreon:   / screwsandtools   Paypal: paypal.me/screwsandtools Facebook:   / scresandtools   Instagram:   / screwsandtools   ko-fi.com/screwsandtools #screwsandtools #cleaver #restoration