It's been a long time since I tried to forge something and even though it took a few attempts I had a great time with lots of learning involved. Join My Kumiko Challenge: rlnk.cc/paskmakeskumikochallenge Thanks again to Luke for making the drift. Check out his Instagram here instagram.com/make_smith/ And a big thanks to Corin for the hammer, I love it! Check out his Instagram here instagram.com/corin_at_gameco/
Can I just say how much I appreciate how absolutely nonchalantly you treat failure? By basically just saying "It didn't work. I make another one." when you are known for the extreme quality of your work, you make it okay for us plebs to just shrug our shoulders and start again when we screw up. Bravo and thank you.
Just a thought, Pask, but I’d love to see a video on how you sharpen your chisels, drawn knives & clean & maintain your files, etc... great video by the way! I admire your talent immensely!
I'm going to second this. One thing I don't see on youtube is very many people doing videos on tool maintenance. I think this would be a great video, and I would be very interested in seeing it.
I would love to see his process, too. I’m very happy with the Paul sellers approach, though, if you’re in need of a really solid method. It’s served me really well in my garage. He’s a big advocate of “sharpening to task,” and has said many times that he may bring out the diamond plates 4-5 times in a day to touch up his irons; being sensitive to the angle of the bevel, he hones without a guide, and that slows for a speedy process, and 4-5 sharpening sessions in a day becomes little down time.
soon to be homeless after wife sees how he used her loaf pan...great video and as always including the mistakes as part of the process is just so honest and i love it.
Another absolutely fascinating video - I could watch a video of Neil making a cup of tea and still be riveted! And learn something new as well. This one of those those rare channels where the mistakes are shown as well as the successes with the sole aim of sharing knowledge. Thumbs up!
That was awesome, Neil! You are to be commended for not editing out your learning experiences-aka your “mistakes.” It makes you much more down to earth and relatable, and we all love you for that!
Awesome project. Your friend making the drift was cool too. I've always admired the "need a tool, make a tool" mentality that blacksmiths generally have.
I'll have you know that I just put off a client for the next 3/4 hour so I could find out what a BEARDED axe is.........My first wife brought her mother along into our marriage, so I am familiar with a Battle Axe with a Beard, but a Bearded axe? Nope, not 'til now! Must say this was fascinating - a totally new (to me) process and a full lexicon of new words, terms and "what the hecks". Thanks for this! PS Kudos to you and your bravery/confidence - doing this in short pants with no leather apron!!
I really like that you include content of the miss-steps you make in your process, because it shows how much can be learned from making mistakes and I think it encourages people to try new skills.
I usually don't watch very many forging videos, but when I saw this one, Neil, I jumped on it. I like your presentation and the fact that you show the mistakes, i.e., the learning process. Thanks for showing your latest project.
Looks fabulous!! I also love it when you show your mistakes. It helps to remember that no one makes it perfectly the first time they make something completely new. Much appreciated.
What a cool process! I had never seen forge welding before. I also haven't ever seen two different metals combined like that. Very cool to see two steels combined to create the edge and body.
Absolutely awesome to see forging videos. Can't wait to see what you make next. wow that's beautiful turned out very well there. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Keep Making. God bless.
Another great video. I am so happy that you kept take 1 and 2 in the process. It is great to see a failure along the way to show that everything is a process. Love the final look. Thanks for sharing!
I very much appreciate you, my Aussie brother. I've had limited experience on the forge and anvil, but hope to set up again one day. I really enjoy your videos and am maybe just a little bit jealous of your setup.😁 -Rick, USMC
I recently watched a rather experienced blacksmith struggling to make one of these. So, I'm guessing those are pretty difficult to make. As always, I'm impressed at your persistence and desire to improve your skills. Honestly, it encourages me to do the same in my little sphere. Thanks!
A great intro to forging for me was making small chisels out of music wire. The tools required are not too expensive and you end up with something useful. The mistakes aren’t expensive either!
Great project, its good to see the old crafts being used today. Dont worry about the mistakes you can pass them off to a musuem 😉🤣🤣🤣 Keep up the good work and stay safe 👍
Great job, you are so very talented every time I watch you make something so beautiful it inspired me to get creative, thank you. Cheers from Jacksonville Florida 🌞
I enjoy the anticipation between videos. "What's he going to drop next?", I always wonder - I'm never disappointed. This axe AND this video are a thing of beauty. How about an etch to see where the mild steel & tool steel meet?
It's been a long time since I tried to forge something and even though it took a few attempts I had a great time with lots of learning involved.
Join My Kumiko Challenge: rlnk.cc/paskmakeskumikochallenge
Thanks again to Luke for making the drift. Check out his Instagram here instagram.com/make_smith/
And a big thanks to Corin for the hammer, I love it! Check out his Instagram here instagram.com/corin_at_gameco/
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Love this project. I love seeing the failures leading up to the finished successful result!
Can I just say how much I appreciate how absolutely nonchalantly you treat failure? By basically just saying "It didn't work. I make another one." when you are known for the extreme quality of your work, you make it okay for us plebs to just shrug our shoulders and start again when we screw up. Bravo and thank you.
@@KeithOlson
Extreme quality comes from not accepting 2nd best.
Us plebs say damn and try and fudge it.
Does linseed oil smell like oil based paint?
Is there no limit to this man’s talents.
No.
He is still learning to overcome his limiter, but he's doing well.
can he bake a cherry pie?
@@DrWhom “Anything you can do he can do better” . You don’t want to hear me sing. Best regards.
Not talent but ambition. The only limits are resources and the desire to fail enough times till it comes out right.
Just a thought, Pask, but I’d love to see a video on how you sharpen your chisels, drawn knives & clean & maintain your files, etc... great video by the way! I admire your talent immensely!
I'm going to second this. One thing I don't see on youtube is very many people doing videos on tool maintenance. I think this would be a great video, and I would be very interested in seeing it.
Good idea, I would like to see it too
I third this, it would be very useful to see not only how he does it, but how often and how long it takes.
Fourth! Bring on the sharpening video when you have time!
I would love to see his process, too. I’m very happy with the Paul sellers approach, though, if you’re in need of a really solid method. It’s served me really well in my garage. He’s a big advocate of “sharpening to task,” and has said many times that he may bring out the diamond plates 4-5 times in a day to touch up his irons; being sensitive to the angle of the bevel, he hones without a guide, and that slows for a speedy process, and 4-5 sharpening sessions in a day becomes little down time.
“In my wife’s loaf tin.....”
MY GOD YOU ARE BRAVE MAN!!!
Hopefully he nicked down to the local shop and picked her up a new fancy one. AND hopefully it wasn't her favorite or a family heirloom.
Maybe he's not p¥$$¥ whipped like some are
Thanks for showing the errors. We novices need that encouragement to try until it's right.
finally a blacksmithing project in the new shop, ive been looking forward to this project on your instagram
I'd love to do more but they don't seem to be so popular on my channel. :)
I especially loved seeing the chunk of wood at the end. The red center was intense!
The rasp on the wood sounds almost like a laughing kookaburra!
Beautiful Axe Neil!
soon to be homeless after wife sees how he used her loaf pan...great video and as always including the mistakes as part of the process is just so honest and i love it.
With the diversity of your making you will be at 1 million subs in no time!
Amazing work! As the Russian proverb says: perseverance and hard work will grind everything! Thanks for sharing!
I love your working style. Everything begins looking primitive but ends up looking amazing!!!
Another absolutely fascinating video - I could watch a video of Neil making a cup of tea and still be riveted! And learn something new as well. This one of those those rare channels where the mistakes are shown as well as the successes with the sole aim of sharing knowledge. Thumbs up!
I really appreciate the variety of your channel... great projects, and we all get educated
Amazing work, brother!
Cheers
That was awesome, Neil! You are to be commended for not editing out your learning experiences-aka your “mistakes.” It makes you much more down to earth and relatable, and we all love you for that!
Awesome project. Your friend making the drift was cool too. I've always admired the "need a tool, make a tool" mentality that blacksmiths generally have.
Looks great, chops great, and that spotted gum is quite a handsome timber.
I will never take this humble hand tool for granted ever again. So much work goes in to making an axe!
I always admire when blacksmiths works on handles. This time was the opposite in the whole video hahaha. Wonderful axe, thank you!
Fantastic! I love that you share your mistakes. It’s very encouraging.
I'll have you know that I just put off a client for the next 3/4 hour so I could find out what a BEARDED axe is.........My first wife brought her mother along into our marriage, so I am familiar with a Battle Axe with a Beard, but a Bearded axe? Nope, not 'til now!
Must say this was fascinating - a totally new (to me) process and a full lexicon of new words, terms and "what the hecks". Thanks for this!
PS Kudos to you and your bravery/confidence - doing this in short pants with no leather apron!!
I appreciate that you share your fails as wel as your successes.
As you do, you show the near success along with the really successful parts/steps in your projects. Thanks for sharing
Patience, skill and sincerity of teaching on every single video. Your channel is a real body of work. Great job.
I saw this axe today at Pask’s workshop. Seriously it is epic.
Thanks mate - glad you liked it! :)
Your tenacity is matched only by your ability. Really well done
I really like that you include content of the miss-steps you make in your process, because it shows how much can be learned from making mistakes and I think it encourages people to try new skills.
A very useful tool and a thing of beauty. There aren't many things we can attribute both of those to!
Really love the cusp on the head and the adjacent relief on the handle, makes for a beautiful joint. Well done!
The end product after forging is an ultimate success. A marvellous video mate. Thoroughly enjoyed 😉
I usually don't watch very many forging videos, but when I saw this one, Neil, I jumped on it. I like your presentation and the fact that you show the mistakes, i.e., the learning process. Thanks for showing your latest project.
Watching this helped me getting cured of a hefty headache.
Literally! :-)
Thank you! Great project!
I have a new appreciation for the skill involved in forging axes. Fair play to ya for taking on such a challenge!
Looks fabulous!! I also love it when you show your mistakes. It helps to remember that no one makes it perfectly the first time they make something completely new. Much appreciated.
Always a pleasure watching your projects! This came out really great!
Beautiful! thank you for taking the time to video the process and share it with us as always!
Thank you for showing and explaining failures as well
It looks amazing.The shape of the handle is spot on.Such a great channel you have I get so much out of it. Looking forward to seeing what you do next.
Another great video. Showing the first few attempts, and what went wrong is really helpful. Thanks!
Very cool looking axe. I like this jagged transition between polished and rough steel. Looks like it means business.
What a cool process! I had never seen forge welding before. I also haven't ever seen two different metals combined like that. Very cool to see two steels combined to create the edge and body.
There are no limits with Pask, he makes what we wants to make!
This bad boy should be called, "Bad to the Bone"!
It's a one off, a really nice piece of art.
Persistence always perseveres!!! Excellent results!!
It’s a good day when you finish making brownies with your daughter and then you find a new Pask video.
Way to keep going and learning! Didn't know much about axes before this and I learned a lot!!
Absolutely awesome to see forging videos. Can't wait to see what you make next. wow that's beautiful turned out very well there. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Keep Making. God bless.
Wonderful video, as always. Good to see the forge lit again!
That's a beautiful piece of work, Neil! You never fail to impress.
Another great video. I am so happy that you kept take 1 and 2 in the process. It is great to see a failure along the way to show that everything is a process. Love the final look. Thanks for sharing!
I very much appreciate you, my Aussie brother. I've had limited experience on the forge and anvil, but hope to set up again one day. I really enjoy your videos and am maybe just a little bit jealous of your setup.😁 -Rick, USMC
I recently watched a rather experienced blacksmith struggling to make one of these. So, I'm guessing those are pretty difficult to make.
As always, I'm impressed at your persistence and desire to improve your skills.
Honestly, it encourages me to do the same in my little sphere. Thanks!
Meanwhile I look silly when I try and sharpen mine!
Glad the video helps! :)
How are you forging in shorts and not long pants? What a legend. Cheers!
It's Queensland. It's really fucking hot here.
@@allgreatfictions yeah not doubting that at all. I was just watching molten metal splatter everywhere when he was hammering and I was surprised.
Very enjoyable watching you work this week. What a gorgeous end result! Well done and thanks for sharing!
Well done me friend, always a winner. Like how you admit that you made mistakes and learnt from it.
A great intro to forging for me was making small chisels out of music wire. The tools required are not too expensive and you end up with something useful. The mistakes aren’t expensive either!
Great project, its good to see the old crafts being used today.
Dont worry about the mistakes you can pass them off to a musuem 😉🤣🤣🤣
Keep up the good work and stay safe 👍
Better than a bought one, and your personal satisfaction level must be through the roof. Cheers
Love the video and I especially love seeing your progression over the years.
Great work and videos 👍👍👍
Got two of those nice blue clamps today Neil, great clamps, they will outlive me for sure....
I like the transition at 1:01. Lovely hatchet! I can tell you've improved a lot since you first got the idea of wanting to do blacksmithing.
Your work is amazing. The video has been a pleasure to watch!
Just a beautiful piece of work, just outstanding
Great job, you are so very talented every time I watch you make something so beautiful it inspired me to get creative, thank you. Cheers from Jacksonville Florida 🌞
Very good work which shows that by dint of perseverance we can achieve the desired result.
I enjoy the anticipation between videos. "What's he going to drop next?", I always wonder - I'm never disappointed. This axe AND this video are a thing of beauty. How about an etch to see where the mild steel & tool steel meet?
I can tell you the next one is going to be awesome! It's a collaboration with some truly talented people! :)
A fine little chopping utensil and a dern fine vid. Thanks.
The best projects are the ones where you walk away from it having learned something to apply on your next one (that should be almost every project) 😉
Beautiful and amazing craftsmanship
I like the edge on the wedge. Good job!
That spotted gum is very nice.
Me encanta. Que orgulloso deves de estar de sacar una joyita de un trozo de metal. Abrazos
You never cease to amaze me with your high quality projects! Well done, that axe turned out great and the filming and editing was as always top notch!
Wow! 😯 That’s on another level completely.
Beautiful Axe! Now, all you need is a target to practice throwing it. 😁👍
Always brilliant, inspiring and hugely entertaining. Thank you. :D
Great film, well done. Beautiful axe. Quality is achieved with persistence. Mahalo for sharing! : )
Been watching u doing woodworking, now smithing. Long to see u throwing some pots on potter's wheel.
Sweet looking axe and a great job making it
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Wow, this is perfect! Camphor Laurel edge guard time!
thats a good workout for your little grinder Neil...
Amazing work! Thank you for sharing your skills with us!
What a beautiful piece of work!
Excellent! You're a regular Torbjörn Åhman!!
Absolutely beautiful axe. Well done as usual. 🤝
That really turned out nice. Thanks for sharing.
An absolute beaut! Great work chap, if at first you don’t succeed, try and try again👍🤜
Third times a charm! That’s beautiful! Grate job!
beautiful, meticulous work, as always!
Beautiful work. Thank you for showing the process. Best wishes.
I have been thinking of making a axe for a long time .
I think you just give me the kick in the bum I needed.
Thanks for the inspiration mate . :)
Well done, sir. Thank you for the teaching moments.
Almost 1million subscribers! Great job on you channel and the great content.
Awesome!!!, I'm into hatchets and axes, this one is one of my favorite head and handle designs!!, Well done sir! 👍
Dang you are so good Mate, your knowledge is astounding, another great project and video.
Love it pask! your growing so much I can’t wait to see what you make next!
another masterpiece
Amazing work, dude! It really turned out fantastic! 😃
Really well done!!!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Nice job brother 👌🏻👌🏻