I believe that an excellent way to develop a skill is to watch experts at work and study their subtle secret techniques that they probably do unconsciously and learn from them by imitating.
So, whither you’re a bushcrafter, green woodworker or just want the skills to make and fix your own canoe. Stop what your doing, grab a cup of tea, sit back, relax and enjoy this old boy demonstrating how to make a wooden axe handle.
I’ll let you learn the lessons from it that you need to learn. But it’s clear to me that this man understands the nature of wood and how to use a few simple tools to shape and liberate a beautiful axe handle from a piece of lumber.
I hope that you find this clip as enjoyable as I do and that it helps you to develop your skills too.