Love it when you can hear the sound of the hammering machine starting up - it sounds like anticipating music and you just know some cool hammering action is coming
Not so much an axe as a very beautifully-functional work of art. In this age of price first, quality second this was such a treat to watch. And not a trace of ego anywhere. Top Class, Sir. Thank You.
Only a year after I first watched this, and on my third or fourth watch, have I noticed the soft, pleasant music in the latter half of the video. My enjoyment has gone up immensely, because the music helps add a little atmosphere, without being obnoxious or overpowering. I love it.
There are only a couple major differences... A, the steel from which it started (a big factor if one were starting from ore, but that wasn't usually the case). B, the blower fan on the forge (not a huge deal with a good bellows set up), C, the power hammer (Extremely convenient, though not necessary, and D, a belt sander (again, convenient, though not necessary). All things considered, you just witnessed how it was done with a few minimal shortcuts due to modern convenience. Effort, yes--then, and now. Skill? Definitely. Talent and dedication? Without question. To the smith... Well done, Brother. Well done.
Bloody genius! I watched it to the end. I was a Blacksmiths apprentice in Scotland and i used to do things like this. But the shaft was something i never managed. Well done you.Takes me back a bit! ( but why the thumbs down? Jealous Blacksmiths?)
I like how when he's making the handle, he uses the long, traditional process of using the axe to carve it down, and then just pulls out his industrial grinder to finish it up.
ннун в ене нееун цнеш і кеенк4 і їх н на себе нееун нн Енн ще ш кг у разі нн ще е на ш і школи Енн неї Еннекш знак негеу не Енн е та ще не буде ні цшшу Енн на зу на себе Енн це е не Енн г не шгу не неефективність к не ш це Еннкку УКУ ккеу не не у цнншу як шйшкшн еееце не еууешшцушцкцш не еу кг шц еу душ або цушгцеугушшке що шш ігцп не кк не ш шувщшкшшкшккш і е Кук егцйе УКУ не Енн кене УКУ УНН уе Кук УКУ егунеке не к кг еуеу ккеу кеек не е не шккще еу ш не н'к Кей е УНН повідомили у
I bought a lot of Axes in my life and one day i was really thinking what if i made one by my self, because nothing like it, its like rising child, and i said ill make on by my self, and i bought a mild steel and i was looking at it like i have no idea how to start, then i searched in YT for how to forge bearded axe my favorite, and i found your video, hmm yeah i don't really have those equipment that you have, but i made it finally and im really happy with it, not gonna lie it took me so long to make it but it worth..... i don't know how to thank you, I really appreciate you and thank you so much❤, that was my childish dream... sorry about long comment.
A little dash of vision, a little dash of talent and and skill, a few drops of patience, a dollop of metal, and a sliver of wood. Presto! An axe. Well done!
That is some of the best blacksmithing work I have seen in a very long time, Actually, since my father work, and he worked for the LIRR and was the chief inspector on all fright and passenger cars when they had a problem, He worked the yard in Long Island City, and could make any part needed when they could not get one delivered, This Gye is really Good! I Love the spring steel you put in as that head as it is the hardness of that blade and will not chip or bend, perfect, I am amazed. God Bless and Thank You!
To begin with i was wondering why you were using mild steel, so glad I kept watching to see you add the hardenable steel. Beautiful piece of craftsmanship
I like it to watch your videos, especially the silence! No senseless talking , just "the show". I wish, i would have the space to do the same at home. Sadly i have NOT... Keep it up!
Excellent. Love the forge welded bit on that beaut. Went old school on the handle. Literally hewing it out of that log section with another axe. Very cool.
I love that this guy shows you the whole process. Im not tryna discredit anybody else but I like these complete forges better. I'm not a huge fan of the blacksmiths who forge a bar and then cut and grind it into shape
Nice axe! And beautiful video work as always. I don't know if it's just the quiet finn in me.. When I rather listen to hammers and birds singing in the background, instead of dubbed how-to-videos on youtube. Keep up the good work, and I'll keep watching them! :D Hälsningar från Österbotten
I wouldn't say it's just the quiet Finn in you,. I'm an Aussie and often someone yammering on drives me bonkers. Sure, the insights and info is useful but more often than not I'm like "mate, shut the hell up and let me hear the work" lol. This is precisely why my 3 favourite channels are this one, Almazan Kitchen (Serbians cooking outdoors) and Dorian Bracht (Japanese joinery). G'day from Australia.
I understand now why you dont put many knife making video's on here. Everyone makes knives. I really enjoy watching you build these beautiful and useable tools. Good job Sir.
and someone offers you 20 dollars for it...............................one mans tool is another mans trash................ when the hammer drops the craftsman holds the stage
I love this, I will build several hand axes and Tommy Hawks this winter,Got to add a ribbon burner and do like the way you started with mild steel and added the spring steel Thanks you again Sir
Tommy hawks ,is a name invented by Buffalo Bill Cody ,we natives never called them that the white European people are great at making little cute names for such items
And so it came to pass that at 17:00 an erie silence fell over the entire coop. Then, as was the custom, the fledglings began to cluck their goodbyes to their elders perch high on death roost. Be brave and remember long ago when the skies offered freedom. Buck, buck, beguck.
Awesome axe! I am really enjoying watching your techniques. I have been struggling with getting the harden able bit to seat well. Your process of notching it prior to forge welding it together is genius. I think I’ll go give that a try.
I recognize the Iron Mountain Forge Welding Flux you're using at 10:57. I've had great results with it. It's really great flux and is even better than straight borax.
It might be because this is the first video about axes that I have watched, but I still think thatches install the best. Nils Ögren certainly does a great job, but he still doesn't quite get there... Speaking of which, your video together was also a hit! Please, do some more!
Rv4 Guy, people that think that THEIR way to do something is the ONLY way and that by putting someone else's idea down somehow makes their idea better. Pathetic thinking. Jealousy is also a huge issue.
Benjamin Esposti it's actually very hard to forge a sword because you must have the right forge and a lot of skill. That is why my katana came out looking like a pigs tail. Not literally but you get the point.
Такие великолепные топоры, должны висеть на стенке, в музее! Грех такими инструментами работать! Сколько труда положено, какое мастерство! Спасибо Вам!
Could you try making some traditional woodworking tools? Like, for instance, a drawknife and a froe? Also, could you make a three-pound Japanese-style dog's head hammer? PLEASE?
I just watched they Brit blacksmith make a French boarding axe using newer equipment, a propane forge and I gotta say, I'd much rather buy an ace from this guy. Hand made is hand made. And this..... Is freaking badass
Hi Torbjorn, excellent craftmanship and a beautiful piece of work. Now all you need to do is grow a beard, get some tattoos and start quoting Ragnar Lothbrock. LOL
I recently saw one of your videos on Facebook and followed your page because I thought it was so interesting. You have great craftsmanship and really got me interested in the craft. You've inspired me to start getting into smithing. Love your work, thank you for sharing.
A great job you made of this project. That spring steel for the cutting - edge of the Bearded Axe was brilliant idea and real scary sharp, made short easy work of chopping up that log on the ground there at the end. Awesome Skill as well cutting and shaping the axe handle, also a nice snug fit. Magnifique!!!!!
Awesome!
From a cube of steel and a chunk of ash, to a masterpiece!
Thank you!!
Torbjörn Åhman
You're my favourite blacksmith on youtube.
Cool!
Subscribed. What is the price of a piece such as this? What to do if you put a dent in it??!
Not sure what to charge for one. Not selling any just yet. Dent? You re-grind it!
I love that you don't even hear distant traffic sounds
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Such a pleasure in this web-tech world ...
Thanks for continuing making those marvels and sharing with the rest of us
Thank you very much!!
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Love it when you can hear the sound of the hammering machine starting up - it sounds like anticipating music and you just know some cool hammering action is coming
Not so much an axe as a very beautifully-functional work of art. In this age of price first, quality second this was such a treat to watch. And not a trace of ego anywhere. Top Class, Sir. Thank You.
Only a year after I first watched this, and on my third or fourth watch, have I noticed the soft, pleasant music in the latter half of the video. My enjoyment has gone up immensely, because the music helps add a little atmosphere, without being obnoxious or overpowering. I love it.
Thanks!
Holy hell it takes this much effort even with modern tools and understandings. I can only imagine what it must've been like in the olden days
SourceLight nm
There are only a couple major differences... A, the steel from which it started (a big factor if one were starting from ore, but that wasn't usually the case). B, the blower fan on the forge (not a huge deal with a good bellows set up), C, the power hammer (Extremely convenient, though not necessary, and D, a belt sander (again, convenient, though not necessary). All things considered, you just witnessed how it was done with a few minimal shortcuts due to modern convenience. Effort, yes--then, and now. Skill? Definitely. Talent and dedication? Without question.
To the smith... Well done, Brother. Well done.
i was thinking the exact same thing... its amazing how refined his work is with hand tools.
There were waterbased power hammers in late medieval europe.
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this programme is worthy of another viewing. the blacksmith is the king of all craftsmen
This makes the 5th time I've watched this axe build. Absolutely a beautiful piece.
Cool! Thanks
check out my ax
That hardened spring insert was a very cool idea.
It was a common practice back then. I believe Vikings were the first to do so.
Bloody genius!
I watched it to the end. I was a Blacksmiths apprentice in Scotland and i used to do things like this. But the shaft was something i never managed. Well done you.Takes me back a bit!
( but why the thumbs down? Jealous Blacksmiths?)
Love that you’re using a traditional Viking style axe eye shape 👏🏻
Wow....awesome....one of the last men on this planet with the know how to forge and create a hatchet......Top👍👍👍👍
Alec steele.....
I like how when he's making the handle, he uses the long, traditional process of using the axe to carve it down, and then just pulls out his industrial grinder to finish it up.
ннун в ене нееун цнеш і кеенк4 і їх н на себе нееун нн Енн ще ш кг у разі нн ще е на ш і школи Енн неї Еннекш знак негеу не Енн е та ще не буде ні цшшу Енн на зу на себе Енн це е не Енн г не шгу не неефективність к не ш це Еннкку УКУ ккеу не не у цнншу як шйшкшн еееце не еууешшцушцкцш не еу кг шц еу душ або цушгцеугушшке що шш ігцп не кк не ш шувщшкшшкшккш і е Кук егцйе УКУ не Енн кене УКУ УНН уе Кук УКУ егунеке не к кг еуеу ккеу кеек не е не шккще еу ш не н'к Кей е УНН повідомили у
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@@josephphillips5087 😅😂😂🤣🤣🤣
@@анхомяк-п6л I totally agree.
I’ve watched this a few times and I never tire of ur skills and final product which is a work of beauty!
Thank you Mike!
I bought a lot of Axes in my life and one day i was really thinking what if i made one by my self, because nothing like it, its like rising child, and i said ill make on by my self, and i bought a mild steel and i was looking at it like i have no idea how to start, then i searched in YT for how to forge bearded axe my favorite, and i found your video, hmm yeah i don't really have those equipment that you have, but i made it finally and im really happy with it, not gonna lie it took me so long to make it but it worth..... i don't know how to thank you, I really appreciate you and thank you so much❤, that was my childish dream... sorry about long comment.
Wow, that's great! Thank you, it means a lot.
A little dash of vision, a little dash of talent and and skill, a few drops of patience, a dollop of metal, and a sliver of wood. Presto! An axe. Well done!
Shane Roper Where's the peanut butter
A recipe for skill, effort and reward, hey. A great remark mate
That is some of the best blacksmithing work I have seen in a very long time, Actually, since my father work, and he worked for the LIRR and was the chief inspector on all fright and passenger cars when they had a problem, He worked the yard in Long Island City, and could make any part needed when they could not get one delivered,
This Gye is really Good! I Love the spring steel you put in as that head as it is the hardness of that blade and will not chip or bend, perfect, I am amazed. God Bless and Thank You!
Thanks Joseph!
@@torbjornahman it is true, your good
Great editing with the nature scenes and then the gentle music. Exactly what was needed to keep me interested! Fantastic handiwork too!
I've watched this over & over just can't get enough. What a workmanship, what an axe. Just beautiful....
Great!
To begin with i was wondering why you were using mild steel, so glad I kept watching to see you add the hardenable steel. Beautiful piece of craftsmanship
Just beautiful! The rawness, the precision, the spring steel edge, the carved Ash handle. Since I can’t make it myself I’d love to buy or trade!
Next episodes:
- hewing logs
- building a dragon ship
- Torbjörn goes raiding ?
He is getting more Viking with each video.
Ha ha. Watch out! :)
Now I'm hyped for "How to build a boat" video!
Dont dissapoint me or i'll whine in comments :)
Shields!
yessssss need a shield
I like it to watch your videos, especially the silence! No senseless talking , just "the show". I wish, i would have the space to do the same at home. Sadly i have NOT... Keep it up!
We own it to ourselves to never let skills such as these be forgotten ......
I love the peculiar combination of old and modern tools in your workshop. Excellent job!
Excellent. Love the forge welded bit on that beaut. Went old school on the handle. Literally hewing it out of that log section with another axe. Very cool.
Thanks Michael!
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Michael Morrow Stone Axe forges Steel.
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I love that this guy shows you the whole process. Im not tryna discredit anybody else but I like these complete forges better. I'm not a huge fan of the blacksmiths who forge a bar and then cut and grind it into shape
Beautiful axe, anyone would be proud to own one, but he is blessed that can also build one.
Nice axe! And beautiful video work as always. I don't know if it's just the quiet finn in me.. When I rather listen to hammers and birds singing in the background, instead of dubbed how-to-videos on youtube. Keep up the good work, and I'll keep watching them! :D
Hälsningar från Österbotten
Tack Kenneth!
I wouldn't say it's just the quiet Finn in you,. I'm an Aussie and often someone yammering on drives me bonkers. Sure, the insights and info is useful but more often than not I'm like "mate, shut the hell up and let me hear the work" lol.
This is precisely why my 3 favourite channels are this one, Almazan Kitchen (Serbians cooking outdoors) and Dorian Bracht (Japanese joinery).
G'day from Australia.
Thank you Vaul!! :)
Torbjörn Åhman I wish I could be student of a steel master like you! Excellent job! 🙋👍👍
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I can watch this over and over again....such a beautiful axe, well done..you are a master of your craft.
I understand now why you dont put many knife making video's on here. Everyone makes knives. I really enjoy watching you build these beautiful and useable tools. Good job Sir.
I was not expecting an actual forge, I thought it was another restoration video. Good job
Thanks!
You are great at making stuff and good at crafting
Thank you!
Its really nice to see all the positivity on this channel.
That is such a beautiful axe. I want one so bad. Just like that. I love the forge marks and hammering marks it is just so beautiful.
Thanks!
Honestly this type of axe, arc that cuts is the best for me. It just rolls on the wood, it does not stick into it. Really enjoyable if you are "weak".
Remind me of my situation, 4-5 hours of handforging, 2 hours of hand grinding and smoothing, hardening and temper, 10 hours for the knife handle :D
and someone offers you 20 dollars for it...............................one mans tool is another mans trash................ when the hammer drops the craftsman holds the stage
forging: 5 hours
grinding: 2:30 hours
making the handle: too long
Sorry, nothing like it. The problem with you club guys and your precious creations.
Tom Jones ???????
@@sergeantrainstorm1269 Where?
finally a bearded axe that's not just a cut down American axe
I can't stop watching this video again and again.
9:54 the addition of steel
23:17 looks very perfect
thank's
Love this guy's tools!!
And good close ups of what's going on too!....that anvil is a BEAST...HOLY COW!!!
my german anvil has 320kg :D
@@JonnyNestea Fat praising... people now days and their plus sized anvils.
I love this, I will build several hand axes and Tommy Hawks this winter,Got to add a ribbon burner and do like the way you started with mild steel and added the spring steel
Thanks you again Sir
Bruh its tomahawk. Tf is a tommy hawk?
Tommy hawks ,is a name invented by Buffalo Bill Cody ,we natives never called them that the white European people are great at making little cute names for such items
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Im planning on making an axe too, what steel would work for a project like this? of what steel does he use?
When I saw the hammer machine I knew this guy serious. Blacksmithing is always better, if you got the skill. The time he put in that thing is amazing
Amazing. That is a beautifully crafted tool and some serious skill and craftsmanship.
GPKNIVES yes but I want all hand made. Too much machinery for me.
I was thinking the same thing. Always great watching these videos and projects get done, so incredibly refined.
You have the skills of a true craftsman!!!
wish i could have the chance of sending 1M likes.. lots of efforts it takes for such a fruitful result....
Torbjörn! Ready to work!
Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship.
Beautiful axe, thanks for showing the process from start to finish
My favorite build so far. I love that beard.
What a stubborn piece of steel. Beautiful work. 🪓
This is a work of art as well as being an essential tool.
And so it came to pass that at 17:00 an erie silence fell over the entire coop. Then, as was the custom, the fledglings began to cluck their goodbyes to their elders perch high on death roost. Be brave and remember long ago when the skies offered freedom. Buck, buck, beguck.
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@@wyatts.5326 really????? He just sharpened the axe and is going to slaughter so.e chickens for dinner.
Its called humor. Lol lol lol
Awesome axe! I am really enjoying watching your techniques. I have been struggling with getting the harden able bit to seat well. Your process of notching it prior to forge welding it together is genius. I think I’ll go give that a try.
All Scandinavians appreciated a good axe. It's in our blood.
Классная вещь, топор сделан с душой. Внём есть душа, есть сила. Я бы дал ему имя.
интересно какое имя? Наверное владимир владимирович ?
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A pleasure to watch you work. Thanks!
I recognize the Iron Mountain Forge Welding Flux you're using at 10:57. I've had great results with it. It's really great flux and is even better than straight borax.
It might be because this is the first video about axes that I have watched, but I still think thatches install the best. Nils Ögren certainly does a great job, but he still doesn't quite get there... Speaking of which, your video together was also a hit! Please, do some more!
Who in their right mind would give this thumbs down?????
scott black
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Rv4 Guy, I have no idea. Maybe a guy who just purchased an axe at a Walmart store and he desperately wishes to believe that his is just as good.
+ Rv4 Guy People who aren't right in their minds, duh... Jealousy is a big thing for some folks.
Rv4 Guy, people that think that THEIR way to do something is the ONLY way and that by putting someone else's idea down somehow makes their idea better. Pathetic thinking. Jealousy is also a huge issue.
I like you dont use the grinder too much. You get as close as possible with the hammer
You make a lot of amazing stuff. You should try to make a sword.
Easier said than done... maybe some day!
+Torbjörn Åhman ußssex @ yr sexy meer o' meer Hello đèßo @ dissent Hello đèßo .
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Best place to start is probably to start making knives and make them longer and longer until ... presto! Sword! :D
how about a double headed Battleaxe?
Benjamin Esposti it's actually very hard to forge a sword because you must have the right forge and a lot of skill. That is why my katana came out looking like a pigs tail. Not literally but you get the point.
Такие великолепные топоры, должны висеть на стенке, в музее! Грех такими инструментами работать! Сколько труда положено, какое мастерство! Спасибо Вам!
Every honor of the guy, you're really a magician ! ! !
Beautiful work. God bless you. Thanks. HAVE A NICE DAY....
Could you try making some traditional woodworking tools? Like, for instance, a drawknife and a froe? Also, could you make a three-pound Japanese-style dog's head hammer? PLEASE?
I might! I'll put them on my list :)
Thank you!!!
KyleG. Hey, before reading other posts I suggested the same thing! Didn't mean to imitate but it's a great idea nonetheless.
may be auger drill, carving knife, traditional saw...
For beautiful work and great video i always watch Torbjorn, Jc
Bravissimo non è ho parole...Mi è piaciuto sempre fai da te....
What a Beauty of an Axe ... 😍.
Great HANDWORK... 👏👏👏👏👏
Excellent proportions with a handle that doesn't look goofy because it's way to large! Awesome job and a pleasure to watch being made!
Strong and powerful ax. I like this ax very much.
I just watched they Brit blacksmith make a French boarding axe using newer equipment, a propane forge and I gotta say, I'd much rather buy an ace from this guy. Hand made is hand made. And this..... Is freaking badass
:)
3:30 for a few seconds I legit thought he had grown a third arm
Lol that would certainly make smithing easier
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Beautiful work by a master.
Thank you for the video.
Thank you very much!
Awesome. Superb. It was a joy to watch.
I really need to get a axe like this for my camping trips.
It's amazing how you can take one thing and turn it into something totally different and unique, thank you for sharing
Beautiful!
I know I’m 5 year late but awesome work mate 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏and it so satisfying watching you Hammering down to make the axe 🪓😂👍👏
Thanks 👍
Hi Torbjorn, excellent craftmanship and a beautiful piece of work. Now all you need to do is grow a beard, get some tattoos and start quoting Ragnar Lothbrock. LOL
amazing skill. beauty and purpose. I am very impressed!!
Рукастый. Приятно смотреть на работу.
твое имя гей
I recently saw one of your videos on Facebook and followed your page because I thought it was so interesting. You have great craftsmanship and really got me interested in the craft. You've inspired me to start getting into smithing. Love your work, thank you for sharing.
That's awesome! Thanks
Такие ролики можно смотреть вечно не отрываясь
thats handmade and manualy awesome
Great bad ass “Viking” build looks like could chop wood & whatever !
eeyyy
Excuse me?
Dafty
It can
I’m laughing my head off
A great job you made of this project. That spring steel for the cutting - edge of the Bearded Axe was brilliant idea and real scary sharp, made short easy work of chopping up that log on the ground there at the end. Awesome Skill as well cutting and shaping the axe handle, also a nice snug fit. Magnifique!!!!!
17:54 The man is using an axe to make an axe!
Minecraft Steve called
He wants his iron axe back
I'll make him an iron pickaxe :)
In the recommended, the title for this was "Forging a bear..." I'm shocked and disappointed that this is not a video about ursine fabrication.
I've heard they can be a real bitch to hammer out.
Stunning axe and work.
bizde bunu ağaç küçültmeyi. KEser ile yaparlar // They use Adze for shaping curving the handle wood, in Turkey
Blürk fromë schūlpûltž
Excellent job!
stunning axe!!!
The best vacation is outdoor recreation!!
this is also a good reminder .....this not even a lies , and i love it.....sweet
When your hydropress starts working it remind me of "The Devil went down to Georgia", dunno why
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge man !!!
His name is Torbjörn as well
Northern Europe's Smith Tor.. so perfect
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His name is cool
Beautiful piece of work
Eu com o tipo desse Machado ainda daria pra mim cortar muitas árvores aqui gostei da peça show de bola