Great video. I love your tutorials because theyre detailed without being exhaustive or overly long and you explain things well. Youd be a good teacher. I for one want to buy one of these. I cant speak for anyone else but I have a feeling these would be a hit on your etsy. Thanks again.
Awesome job. I have been given about 30 farrier files by my friendly farrier. I have been watching your videos from the beginning and I am very impressed with your quality of work and your teaching ability. I am going to try to forge a tomahawk for myself. I'll let you know how it turns out. It looks like a fun project to do with my grandson who is 10 years old. Thanks.
try closing the gap a little more next time before you start the initial tack. as close as possible so it helps to minimize oxidizing when you put the Flux in. along those lines, try getting the steel just a tad hotter. you'll want it to where the steel is just about throwing sparklers off when you start the Forge weld. it will help make a better weld and make the weld line almost disappear completely. good job though, very impressive.
throw the axe head in the oven at around 400 deg. f. for at least an hour for tempering. I've had knifes that I've made from railroad spikes that I tried tempering in the same way get tiny chips in them from internal stresses just sitting around months after they were completed. as long as the steel doesn't get hot enough to go past the straw color you're looking for then it won't soften up more than a few rockwell points.
Even though I could not ever make one of these (or any forging requiring thing you made) I love your videos :) It is so amazing to watch a piece of junk metal transforms into something useful. Keep it up !
You have exceptional crafting skills along with a great tutorial presentation. If you don’t mind me asking... What are the dimensions of the horseshoe file you use in the video? There are a lot of straps used where I work and I could easily cart off a few of them without anyone caring or making a fuss.
Great build , good changes. Remember people say things about how to build something, but if it holds and performs and doesn’t break then you did it right. Keep it up I like your videos.
Great video! I am going to try my hand at making one of these this winter. Also it's worth mentioning you helped motivate me to try arrowhead knapping. I'm currently working on my 3rd one.
Lmao! You guys are so lucky to have access to tool steel on this scale, even a file/rasp. Here in India, mild steel is cheap and plentiful but tool steel is specialised and has to be bought in large quantities. I forged my first tomahawk 6 years ago out of some rebar and a small file for the bit. I envy you guys so much.
Dude, you're awesome! I've been a big fan of your Channel for a couple years now and I love your content and the way that you deliver it! Thank you for what you do!
whether it's about archery, blacksmithing, flint-knapping knapping your videos are always entertaining and usually educational. I'd like to see how you made that copper and silver ring.
I'm super interested in your forge! Can you make a tutorial for making a forge? It's the only thing I lack before I can start forging and smithing myself. You're truly an inspiration man! Keep it up.
dude i love your videos so much. i have recently got into knife making also. your videos are super helpful to learn different methods and designs. Keep up the great work man, you are awesome.
Great video you have made me interested in this in seeing that it is something that can be done and learned i live in an apartment complex now so i watch to learn but when i move to a house soon i will be starting trying to build and make these items. Just wanted to thank you for the inspiration and drive to start this thanks and great video
Love all your videos,Would it be possible to purchase. one of these? I have back problems which prohibate my blacksmithing myself so i'm very interested in one. Thank's for your talents.
hey for a finishing touch you should lightly take a oxy/acetylene torch to the wood grip it brings out the pattern and then coat it in boiled linseed oil to make it shine and water proofed
Hey Backyard bowyer, great job but I was wondering if you noticed the de lamination spot closer towards the edge on the left side of the tomahawk bit? It doesn't look like it would cause major structural malfunction but it should be worth noting you could have a chip break off one day. Other than that the rest of the forge weld looks great and you did an excellent job.
I love watching forging videos like this. Reason being that the main character in a novel I'm writing is a blacksmith, so it's useful for learning. Question: What did people use as flux in the old days? Also tomahawks are cool! The "scales" around the eye left over from the rasp, I think, give these character.
They made their own flux by mixing the forging scale with potash and silversand ( dont know the exact name so i litteraly translated it from dutch but is almost pure silicondioxide) in a certain ratio wich i also dont exactely know but that should be on the internet. By the way how are you gonna call your novel ? I would like to read it when its finished.
nice job man,i attempted to make 2 hawks today out of leafspring both cracked, dont know if its me or the leaf probably me, im going to keep trying. thanks for the videos.
finally... they've enabled comments on the mobile app. but in anycase i've noticed in your knife/tool making videos that you have a lot of scale on your pieces after quenching to elieviate that problem, you can use a japanese smithing technique that uses water on the anvil and your hammer to blast away the scale with superheated steam
Just a thought about the shaft socket. Why not flatten the shaft socket after it is formed to stop the head having the potential to rotate. Nice video, ty :)
I enjoy the videos you make man. they're pretty cool. I have a suggestion for the heat treatment of farriers rasps. Chandler Dixon on RUclips did a video where he tested a farriers rasp with different heat treatments. what he found to be the best was a water quench. it held an edge longer and surprisingly didn't chip. I'd recommend that video if you have some time and want to. keep it up man, your doing good
nick ive been a subscriber for a long time and i remember when you used to live in a house where you can see your neighbors backyard and so on. ever since you moved to your new place you never showed us where you live or anything like that. i think that a vlog about your property would be pretty cool. But if you dont want to show us i get it.just an idea
I just destroyed a Farriers rasp trying to do this. One burnt beyond use &the other I couldn't get to stick to it'self. You certainly make this look easier than it is. I ended up forging a Ball peen Hammer into a tomahawk. Even this wasn't very easy.
That's a terrific result. Your skills are improving with every project. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. Cheers, b.
Thank you!
+BackyardBowyer make a tanto
+BackyardBowyer or a Bowie knife from a ferriers rasp
I love the way the file gives it a scale look. Great work!
This is one of my favorite videos I've seen on forging weapons a beautiful peace of work
Beautiful! I've been looking to forge a farrier's rasp hatchet and this video is a perfect trainer! Thanks for making it.
Awesome! Thanks for watching.
I like the texture the rasp leaves behind...just discovered your channel...love your craft!
Thank you!
Great craftsmanship
Nick.
A most definitely improved tomahawk over the last one. Awesome Job
Great video. I love your tutorials because theyre detailed without being exhaustive or overly long and you explain things well. Youd be a good teacher. I for one want to buy one of these. I cant speak for anyone else but I have a feeling these would be a hit on your etsy. Thanks again.
I enjoy watching your projects. If they give me the solution i am looking for, they always point me in the right direction. Thanks bro.
Outstanding Ben!
Love watching the work that you do. The tomahawk came out great! God bless!
Awesome video! Im getting ready to make one with motorcycle chain!
The weld definitely looked better, I 'm glad you're getting good suggestions. I really like the tomahawk.
Great to see how much improvement you made. Stay humble and keep learning.
+Jimbo's Welding Shop Aka: The humble welder Thank you for the kind words!
Awesome job. I have been given about 30 farrier files by my friendly farrier. I have been watching your videos from the beginning and I am very impressed with your quality of work and your teaching ability. I am going to try to forge a tomahawk for myself. I'll let you know how it turns out. It looks like a fun project to do with my grandson who is 10 years old. Thanks.
Great video Nick, I really enjoyed the build along. Love the pvc bow book. Would like to see more wood bow builds.
Thanks TT.
Neat! Great looking tomahawk!
Loved watching this video! Great explanations / tutorial!
The first video I've ever seen of your was the pvc bow tutorial you've come a long way man keep up the awesome vids learning a lot
try closing the gap a little more next time before you start the initial tack. as close as possible so it helps to minimize oxidizing when you put the Flux in. along those lines, try getting the steel just a tad hotter. you'll want it to where the steel is just about throwing sparklers off when you start the Forge weld. it will help make a better weld and make the weld line almost disappear completely. good job though, very impressive.
How about making some basic tongs? I think it would be an awesome build, being that they can be very expensive to purchase. Perhaps using rebar?
Yes some tongs would be a great idea for a video.
Great Idea!
throw the axe head in the oven at around 400 deg. f. for at least an hour for tempering. I've had knifes that I've made from railroad spikes that I tried tempering in the same way get tiny chips in them from internal stresses just sitting around months after they were completed. as long as the steel doesn't get hot enough to go past the straw color you're looking for then it won't soften up more than a few rockwell points.
Wow. I love blacksmithing. I hope to make an ax someday soon.
Verry nice progres in your tomahawk build . I like the way you explain every step good work respect.
Even though I could not ever make one of these (or any forging requiring thing you made) I love your videos :) It is so amazing to watch a piece of junk metal transforms into something useful. Keep it up !
awesome. I have several broom trees in my yard that I can cull for handles.
looks much better,and it's a very nice and clean build
You have exceptional crafting skills along with a great tutorial presentation. If you don’t mind me asking... What are the dimensions of the horseshoe file you use in the video? There are a lot of straps used where I work and I could easily cart off a few of them without anyone caring or making a fuss.
Nice work! I will try a couple of these for christmas presents to my friens that hunt.
duuuude, taht axe looks just beautiful! It's way better than the last one. Nice job!
Really great. Really enjoyed watching this video. Thanks...
Great build , good changes. Remember people say things about how to build something, but if it holds and performs and doesn’t break then you did it right. Keep it up I like your videos.
Great video! I am going to try my hand at making one of these this winter. Also it's worth mentioning you helped motivate me to try arrowhead knapping. I'm currently working on my 3rd one.
Its so satisfying watching metal being moved flattens and bent with heat. Love your videos it's come a long way since 50 thousand subs
That's I first discovered ur chanel
brilliant work Nick
That's awesome. I just want to know how to make the glass forge and tongs. I tryed to make a pair before but was unsuccessful.
Lmao! You guys are so lucky to have access to tool steel on this scale, even a file/rasp. Here in India, mild steel is cheap and plentiful but tool steel is specialised and has to be bought in large quantities. I forged my first tomahawk 6 years ago out of some rebar and a small file for the bit. I envy you guys so much.
I tried making one last week.. its not pretty yet but i just wanted the forgeweld to stick and it worked like a charm
Good stuff mate, I'm about to give it ago aswell
great video. I'm attempting my first one this weekend. This has helped me out big time.
you do great work..because of you I've made my first tomahawk..thanks for the videos.
Dude, you're awesome! I've been a big fan of your Channel for a couple years now and I love your content and the way that you deliver it! Thank you for what you do!
whether it's about archery, blacksmithing, flint-knapping knapping your videos are always entertaining and usually educational. I'd like to see how you made that copper and silver ring.
Nice work... when u get the welds down pat, u will be on ur way to a great blacksmith...very nice video ....
Nice job. You make it look easy. 👍
Enjoyed the video, I would like to see more more dimensions used as your doing the videos, Thanks
Well done man. That looks good. I'm looking to get into some blacksmith work as well as a hobby. Again good stuff!
beautiful work man!
All of you naysayers should post your videos to show this Gentleman the WAY YOU DO IT. You did a fine job young
man!
Since job thanks for sharing with us ,ant from Wales UK
I'm super interested in your forge! Can you make a tutorial for making a forge? It's the only thing I lack before I can start forging and smithing myself. You're truly an inspiration man! Keep it up.
Much more solid looking than the other one.
Hey Nick, I love your videos. Do you think you could make a bushcraft set that includes a hatchet and knife?
good forging mate... ever thought of using a full Farriers rasp to make a Viking axe?
dude i love your videos so much. i have recently got into knife making also. your videos are super helpful to learn different methods and designs. Keep up the great work man, you are awesome.
now I need 3 of them hehe, great work!
Great work! Very nice wirebrush finish :)
Great video you have made me interested in this in seeing that it is something that can be done and learned i live in an apartment complex now so i watch to learn but when i move to a house soon i will be starting trying to build and make these items. Just wanted to thank you for the inspiration and drive to start this thanks and great video
Very interesting thanks for sharing I want to get into throwing Hawks the video was very informative thank you
it looks much better than the last one you did great work
great work! you should do your own makers mark.
Love all your videos,Would it be possible to purchase. one of these? I have back problems which prohibate my blacksmithing myself so i'm very interested in one. Thank's for your talents.
Excellent channel Nick packed with good info for the budding blacksmith/archer or anyone else, atb.
Nice job, mate! Thanks for sharing!
good stuff man that pvc bow looks great
He's pretty consistent with his tomahawk throws
Lovely work
If you haven't yet, try San Mai forging or maybe some railroad spike
What was the length and the width of the rasp? I am very wanting to try this. I don't want to mess it up too bad. Love your vids!
hey for a finishing touch you should lightly take a oxy/acetylene torch to the wood grip it brings out the pattern and then coat it in boiled linseed oil to make it shine and water proofed
Hey Backyard bowyer, great job but I was wondering if you noticed the de lamination spot closer towards the edge on the left side of the tomahawk bit? It doesn't look like it would cause major structural malfunction but it should be worth noting you could have a chip break off one day. Other than that the rest of the forge weld looks great and you did an excellent job.
Nice build!!! But what about edge alligment?
Great video, thanks for posting.
can you do casting? i have seen some very nice bronze age swords and would like to see how this is done.
Puuuuuuredy cool. Have you ever tried forging a Katar? I've always wanted to see one made.
+Robert Baum Thanks for watching! I haven't made one yet, but it would be a cool project!
Awesome work. How much for just the axe head?
I love watching forging videos like this. Reason being that the main character in a novel I'm writing is a blacksmith, so it's useful for learning.
Question: What did people use as flux in the old days?
Also tomahawks are cool! The "scales" around the eye left over from the rasp, I think, give these character.
They made their own flux by mixing the forging scale with potash and silversand ( dont know the exact name so i litteraly translated it from dutch but is almost pure silicondioxide) in a certain ratio wich i also dont exactely know but that should be on the internet. By the way how are you gonna call your novel ? I would like to read it when its finished.
It will be called Elarn, which means "The World" in the language of its iteration of the elves.
NeoDragonCount cool ! When do you think it Will be finished ?
Great question. I asked the same question at a local historic smithy, I didn't really get an answer, he said they use borax.
how about a viking spear? or a pair of kunais from old lawnmover blades?
A spear would be great!
Nicely done mate! Still think your bows are second to none.
Incredible! You Sir are simply incredible!
nice job man,i attempted to make 2 hawks today out of leafspring both cracked, dont know if its me or the leaf probably me, im going to keep trying. thanks for the videos.
Jared lariscey if your steel is cracking, there's a good chance it wasn't hot enough.
One more suggestion would be to leave the scale on the body of the ax as it acts as an excellent natural rust prevention.
have you thought of making a ring out of a piece rasp to get the same pattern as the tomahawk
That weld looks really nice! I really need to build a better forge to make something cool too! Haha!
very nice job nick.
wish i had these tools this would be a worthy hobbie/carreer .great video
finally... they've enabled comments on the mobile app.
but in anycase i've noticed in your knife/tool making videos
that you have a lot of scale on your pieces after quenching
to elieviate that problem, you can use a japanese smithing
technique that uses water on the anvil and your hammer to
blast away the scale with superheated steam
Hey Nick, look into anhydrous borax. It doesn't fluff up and fall of like borax from the box does.
+Adventures in Forging Thanks for the suggestion!
Just a thought about the shaft socket. Why not flatten the shaft socket after it is formed to stop the head having the potential to rotate. Nice video, ty :)
I enjoy the videos you make man. they're pretty cool. I have a suggestion for the heat treatment of farriers rasps. Chandler Dixon on RUclips did a video where he tested a farriers rasp with different heat treatments. what he found to be the best was a water quench. it held an edge longer and surprisingly didn't chip. I'd recommend that video if you have some time and want to. keep it up man, your doing good
Do you use a gas, coal or charcoal forge? Great video, I need to get my forge going again. Do you like a round, tear drop or oval handle?
So I noticed after heat treat the large crack going down one face of the blade. How has that crack held up over time?
have you ever thought about making frying pan, bowls or plates ?
nice work, great video, you should do a spear that would be awsome!!!
Hope all is well with you my friend! Miss seeing your videos!!
Nick, is the lining on your forge made of kawool?
This is a work of art
Great video! How about making a medieval war hammer?
nick ive been a subscriber for a long time and i remember when you used to live in a house where you can see your neighbors backyard and so on. ever since you moved to your new place you never showed us where you live or anything like that. i think that a vlog about your property would be pretty cool. But if you dont want to show us i get it.just an idea
I'm guessing the same basic steps would work if I substituted a mower blade for the rasp?
I just destroyed a Farriers rasp trying to do this. One burnt beyond use &the other I couldn't get to stick to it'self. You certainly make this look easier than it is. I ended up forging a Ball peen Hammer into a tomahawk. Even this wasn't very easy.
you did not get a good weld on both hawks I can see cracks
Really good job !