I'm restoring a rusty cleaver in this restoration video. On this antique rusty cleaver, I'm removing the rust, polishing the metal, doing woodwork on the wooden handle, and I'll be browning in this project too. At the end of this restoration, the old rusty cleaver will shine again in its old splendor.
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In the first step of this restoration I filed away the folded metal at the end of the handle. With this one step I already held all the individual parts in my hands. I then put the cleaver in rust remover for a day. With a file and various types of sandpaper, I removed all the bumps on the cleaver, and made the triangular hole round again with the step drill. On the bench grinder, I then polished the metal to a high gloss with a polishing wheel. Since the edge of the rusty chopping knife had broken off in some places, I created a rough basic shape again with the bench grinder (with a grinding wheel). With a whetstone I made a perfect cutting edge again, which is very sharp :). I sanded the wooden handle with sandpaper and treated it with linseed oil, the brass ring was sanded with sandpaper and polished to a high gloss. All components of the (formerly) antique rusty chopping knife are now finished and everything just had to be put together.
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I found the cleaver in my basement, as I am still expanding the house I live in and many corners have not yet been "explored". I was surprised to have found this treasure. Maybe the previous owner wanted to arm it there? Maybe he gutted an animal there? I don't know, so unfortunately I can't say much about the history of this old cleaver.
I used the following tools: files, cordless screwdriver, sandpaper (different grain sizes), bench grinder, polishing paste (different types), whetstone, linseed oil, kitchen paper, rust remover, browning, step drill
It took me about 14 hours to restore, without the paint drying time.
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0:00 Look at the cleaver
0:27 Take everything apart
1:10 Place metal in rust remover
2:01 Remove bumps, re-drill hole,
4:18 Polish metal to a shine
4:40 Sharpen the edge of the chopping knife with a whetstone
5:49 Restore the wooden handle and treat with linseed oil
6:20 Grind and polish brass ring
7:12 Put all the components back together
7:29 Attach the handle to the cleaver and burnish it
8:42 Before and after comparison
9:40 Functional test on a grape
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