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My gosh that's beautiful

Loved the video! Definitely appreciate you showing the goof ups as well as the successes. Been there, done that, and made most of the exact same mistakes.

This is the first video of yours I've watched and I subscribed after 10 seconds. 10 years experience and good video quality? I don't think I'll regret it!

It's nice to see that RUclips actually suggested something new and cool. Nice vid. Subbed up.

With a Little Giant like that you may only need a 4" wooden base and not a full concrete slab

Just so you know the sparks ruined your lens(which is polycarbonate) sparks can't really hurt glass that easy, at least in my experience

i don't know much swedish but i think the ö is more like fUr and less like fAr, the e is more like lEt and less like lIt, and the r is rolled or some like that.

oh my fucking god, i had several attempts in the past trying to make a folding axe and that line "and by reviewing the process i mean rewatched nile's video" hit so close to home xD the guy is a fucking legend in axe making also idk if its possible with your forge design but if you can heat solely the eye area up to the ends of each cheek id recommend cleaning up up each sild of the blade before you fold then fold with olnly the eye area hot, helps getting a cleaner forge weld withoout as much scale going in

Niels Ogren is a great axe maker. Love his videos. Definitely looks like your axe wasn't quite clean between the weld faces, because as far as I know light blows should still set a forge weld solidly. Keep going though! You'll get it

Very cool, stick with it you're almost there.

Would a chain quieten that anvil, before you go deaf?

i like your forge, but you need defently charcoal to forge. i have build, by my own a pyrolyses Ofen. i gives a lot of videos on youtube

Suggestion, use your super cool drift to round the axe eye out. Gives you control over shaping the eye and cheeks of the ax.

Glad you put up this video and were candid about the difficulty of forge welding the eye with mild steel. It is hard to do and with mild steel I still sometimes take multiple attempts to get a good forge weld of the eye. I would switch to coke as your fuel when attempting this weld. Also, if you can find wrought iron, it’s much easier to forge weld a folded eye with than mild steel.

Nice seeing you at the forge, Cori!

Great video…My biggest issue is the eye 🤦🏽‍♂️ I haven’t been successful yet.

You said your power hammer "rocks" and I thought "good for you!". Then, "Oh... Well I'm glad you know how to fix it."

Cool design! You definitely used a lot less lumber than I did on my stand! (You can see in my Shorts)

Like your video!🤘

If there is a mistake to be made, I've made it. Don't let it get you down. Like anything you do, there is a learning curve. Try again with the new knowledge and it will get better. I'm 70 and I still learn at the forge.

Do you silence your anvil? It seems very noisy... You can wrap some chain to the anvil or two big magnets, just stick em beneath your anvil's horns..

John Switzer @Blackbearforge is also a great one to checkout. He might just be the best Smithing teacher on RUclips.

Хорошая работа! Привет из России :)

Thats an interesting forging hammer never seen one like that, not that I've seen a ton of hammers hut that one seems a bit uniqe

We all have “that didn’t go right “ pile

I’m intrigued by the wood fired forge, currently using coal and it’s a pain to get

Hello there, I'm a new subscriber and fellow blacksmith. Got a request for you. Would you mind doing a video about the function of your wood forge? I am in the process of building myself a new workshop and I'm planning on going all wood and charcoal for the forge. I have a small farier's forge which I have used charcoal in off and on for many years but it barely gets hot enough to weld with. I have been doing some research on the best ways to utilize wood and have a couple ideas on a new forge design, but it would be really cool to get your take on how to get good heat results from wood. I hope to only have to build a new forge once with minimal modifications and adjustments after the fact. Thanks in advance, can't wait to see the next axe making video!

Great work!

Hi Cori, nice peace of work. I recommend to put 2 layers of a bituminous roofing sheet or tar paper (i dont know how the german "Dachpappe" is named correctly in the US) between stand and anvil. the plastic deformation eliminates all the unevennesses. So the anvil touches the complete surface perfectly. This prevents ringing, make the anvil quiet. It is a nice looking stand, but each hammer blow causes the anvil to move due to the elasticity of the wooden stand. This movement consumes a part of the energy of your hammer blows. An anvil on an unelastic solid stand gives the energy neraly without losses back to your work piece. This makes the blacksmith life easier. My stand is a barrel filled with dry sand, covered with 2 1 inch layers of hardwood. Underneath the anvil two layers of tar paper. You could fill your stand with dry sand to preven the anvil movements. Best wishes Chris

I did this a couple of years ago. Very similar struggles as you have ( my first attempts). Only thing I did differently is I worked on 2 at the same time. All by hand hammer, like you. Neither one came out great but, they made good throwing axes. Seeing your video makes me think I should try again. Good job showing your challenges with this.

don,t give up i love it to see how you are doning this for the first time

Love seeing the progress!!

Awesome!!! See you then.

Hello Cori! that was a fun video. Thats definitely a project I want to tackle someday. NWBA Swaptober is the 25,26,27th. its going to be an awesome convention. Great line up of demonstrators. Hope to see you there!

Good job! It is always good to push yourself out of your comfort zone. Very much appreciated the fact that you shared your mistakes and learning process. Keep up the good work!

Awesome Job 👏🏻

Love this!! Keep it going! 💪🏼👊🏼

Good Job Lady

Thanks Cori, i have wanted to do a folded axe since starting blacksmithing. You are 1 up on me. Good to see.

Greetings from Canada ! Thank you for showing the 'mistakes' ! Every one of us has gone through the same process. So many you-tubers will edit things out . Leaving them in is a valuable learning step that teaches new blacksmiths. You are a good instructor !

i was trying to find your channel again!! i missed watching you smith, im so happy i can get to watch you again

Excellent work you did 👏👏👏

I'm in SE Arizona, it's 120f or more within 5 feet of my forge, in October.

Looks great 👍 very efficient work too!

You can't be light handed with 5160. Hard to move by hand. I have heat-treated 5160 to 65 RC

It's a rainy Chicago Sunday, and you just inspired me to fire up the forge and get on it! Thanks, and fine work there!👍👍

Ok, I stumbled onto your channel....liked all the vids and subscribed, lol. Now I wanna see a knife build and maybe you on Forged in Fire. I think you could give them boys a run for their money. Seriously though, there is a gal in Gainseville, FL by the name of Leslie Tharp and she is a phenomenal metal artist. Your wedding arch made me think to mention her. Keep up the good work!