Forging a Bearded Axe for Skallagrim

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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2020
  • In this video i make a wrapped eye wrought iron "type B" viking axe for Skallagrim.
    I last tried to forge a wrapped eye axe almost a year ago, and i was very comfident going in to this, however it was alot harder than i thought. For me the welding of the eye was a very hard and i had to redo it 3 times.
    Anyways i hope you enjoy the video!
    Find me on Instagram:
    / nilsogren
    #Skallagrim #beardedaxe #Vikingaxe

Комментарии • 266

  • @Skallagrim
    @Skallagrim 4 года назад +401

    Wow, it looks amazing! Thank you so much for putting all this time and effort into making the axe, and paying so much attention to detail.
    The wrought iron makes it special. I've rarely seen anyone work with iron, most bladesmiths use mild steel. Anyway, it was great to see the process, and I'm looking forward to trying it out. :)

    • @kingkuroneko7253
      @kingkuroneko7253 4 года назад

      Yo

    • @Sumendivrigili
      @Sumendivrigili 4 года назад +2

      Damn northmen!!!

    • @Altair1193
      @Altair1193 4 года назад +3

      So he really is a blacksmith, cause blacksmith work with iron. the most other smiths with steel

    • @TheWoodsmanMilling
      @TheWoodsmanMilling 4 года назад +3

      @@Altair1193 blacksmiths work with iron based and hard metals. A whitesmith works gold and silver, precious metals, and I may have left some metals out, as I don't know much about whitesmith work yet. Since steel is just iron and carbon, any smith that works steel is a blacksmith.
      The information on whitesmiths is just what I've heard, but I'll look into it. It may be different.

    • @TheWoodsmanMilling
      @TheWoodsmanMilling 4 года назад +2

      Okay, so what I was told about whitesmiths was wrong completely. It referred/refers to anyone that does finishing work on metal or works tin. I always thought that tin workers were in their own category, but i guess there are places where smithing work overlaps.

  • @LairOfKraderoth
    @LairOfKraderoth 4 года назад +37

    I find this more relaxing than any ASMR video.

    • @mattj.7756
      @mattj.7756 4 года назад +5

      This is a man’s ASMR.

  • @Pablo668
    @Pablo668 4 года назад +46

    Great job on that axe. I came here from Skals channel to see how it was made. Not disappointed.

  • @stuyzf3996
    @stuyzf3996 4 года назад +33

    Great axe you made. I enjoyed when you talked about the axe at the end, good to get more insight.

    •  4 года назад +9

      Thanks alot!

  • @adroaldoribeiro4529
    @adroaldoribeiro4529 4 года назад +38

    Not gonna lie...if it was me unboxing that thing I'd giggle like a little girl

  • @RAkers-tu1ey
    @RAkers-tu1ey 4 года назад +15

    Very Nice. Just saw the Testing by Skall video today. Really a nice tough axe. Really dual purpose... primary fighting, but very usable for bushcraft.

    •  4 года назад +8

      Thats true! Thanks for watching!

  • @Mshannon75
    @Mshannon75 4 года назад +5

    You’re very talented! I’m glad you decided to stick it out with the forging, it certainly is worth the aggravation and now you learned how. Thanks for sharing!

  • @vadimblin
    @vadimblin 4 года назад +17

    Coming from skall here! Great work!
    Can't wait for more!

    •  4 года назад +5

      Thanks and welcome!

  • @aliengoboom
    @aliengoboom 4 года назад +13

    very beautiful axe!!!!!

  • @seanthomasdowd
    @seanthomasdowd 3 года назад +1

    A thing of beauty, no wonder smiths were revered

  • @nathanpattee1629
    @nathanpattee1629 11 месяцев назад +1

    I realy like fitting a axe head onto the handle...I've learned some things from you . Thanks

  • @Lamawalrus
    @Lamawalrus 4 года назад +9

    The rustic aesthetic you got going on with some of your stuff is really great in my opinion. Also saw it performed well in Skallagrim's vid. Cool stuff!

  • @JeremyJensen_FiveKids
    @JeremyJensen_FiveKids 4 года назад +10

    Beautiful! As another artist I follow (Bobby Duke) would say..."I want that." Someday...

  • @XtreeM_FaiL
    @XtreeM_FaiL 4 года назад +40

    7:15 Traditional Scandinavian angle grinder from 900 AD.

  • @Olvir_Richardsson
    @Olvir_Richardsson 4 года назад +7

    That is some good craftmanship Nils!

  • @SoggyBottomForgeJoe
    @SoggyBottomForgeJoe 4 года назад +12

    Great job! That is a great looking axe. Thanks for sharing

    •  4 года назад +4

      My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

  • @stevemackelprang8472
    @stevemackelprang8472 4 года назад

    Beautiful work! Looking forward to watching more.

  • @CELTICSAVAGE32
    @CELTICSAVAGE32 3 года назад

    Beautiful work!!

  • @schonnj
    @schonnj 4 года назад

    Beautiful work!

  • @andrewneilson227
    @andrewneilson227 3 года назад

    Gorgeous build!

  • @survivalist9818
    @survivalist9818 3 года назад

    Absolutely amazing work brother.

  • @leatherface711
    @leatherface711 9 месяцев назад

    Absolutely beautiful

  • @0chuklz0
    @0chuklz0 3 года назад +1

    That is a beautiful piece of work.

  • @StarCravingPictures
    @StarCravingPictures 3 года назад

    Quite the marvel, great job!

  • @thelegionisnotamused8929
    @thelegionisnotamused8929 4 года назад

    Beautiful.

  • @hperantunes
    @hperantunes 4 года назад

    Beautiful axe! Well done!

  • @dj_koen1265
    @dj_koen1265 4 года назад

    the scenery is beautiful, at the end

  • @jacolitethepumpkin765
    @jacolitethepumpkin765 4 года назад

    What an absolutely gorgeous axe! Well done mate!

  • @davidlargen6945
    @davidlargen6945 6 месяцев назад

    Very well made

  • @stantilton2191
    @stantilton2191 3 года назад

    It's a beautiful axe, well done!

  • @mountainwolf1
    @mountainwolf1 2 года назад +1

    Man you are one brutal skeggøx maker to use traditional techniques. Also thanks sharing with us and for making this for skallagrim that was very righteous of you.

  • @daveyhall4599
    @daveyhall4599 4 года назад

    Thanks. I like your comments after the build. Keep posting please.

  • @IIAndersII
    @IIAndersII 4 года назад

    Amazing that you successfully pushed your limits! Great craftsmanship!

  • @racineg33
    @racineg33 4 года назад +2

    Beautiful work, man. It was oddly therapeutic to watch you shape that axe by hand. Thank you.

  • @thorsmith59
    @thorsmith59 3 года назад

    Beautiful axe!

  • @Forging403
    @Forging403 4 года назад +1

    Just incredible sir. Thank you.

    •  4 года назад +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @jeffmerschdorf5812
    @jeffmerschdorf5812 2 года назад

    Awesome!! Great job !😉👍🏽😁

  • @Festoniaful
    @Festoniaful 4 года назад

    Nice work, I enjoyed watching you make that

  • @teslascoop2177
    @teslascoop2177 3 года назад

    Wow! Amazing work! How nice to see a true master at work! Rare sight these days!

  • @scarz2206
    @scarz2206 3 года назад

    very nice job and like how you work that is old school style i like it

  • @johnmutton799
    @johnmutton799 4 года назад

    I want one! Brilliant!

  • @afx3142
    @afx3142 3 года назад

    this looked way more complicated than I was expecting. Great work!

  • @christiantupa
    @christiantupa 4 года назад

    Beautiful!

  • @1970Mrmaurizio
    @1970Mrmaurizio 3 года назад

    looks great

  • @Kyurnmakes
    @Kyurnmakes 4 года назад +2

    Amazing! Glad to have found your channel!

    •  4 года назад +1

      Thank you! Im glad you found it :)

  • @scottlehman9738
    @scottlehman9738 4 года назад

    You have awesome skills with metal.

  • @smith5796
    @smith5796 2 года назад

    That is awesome.

  • @desatoff
    @desatoff 4 года назад

    I really enjoy watching you work. It's a fascinating process and oddly soothing as well.

    •  4 года назад

      Thank you very much Josh!

  • @NVK85
    @NVK85 4 года назад

    So much effort!

  •  4 года назад

    Very nice.

  • @yoda4231
    @yoda4231 3 года назад

    Amazing!

  • @jasonmoskowitz246
    @jasonmoskowitz246 4 года назад

    The Buddy Rich of the forge right here

  • @yggdrasilworkshop
    @yggdrasilworkshop 4 года назад

    Beautiful axe. Raw linseed oil is best for saturating the wood. Boiled linseed oil cures to make a coating in the end if that is desired.

  • @axelahrenholtz7309
    @axelahrenholtz7309 4 года назад +14

    Lovely work. Love the use of wrought iron instead of mild steel. Do you think you would've gotten some sort of interesting pattern from etching the wrought iron?

    •  4 года назад +16

      I did! I mean it depends on how you stack and/or turn the billet. Its not as clear a damascus pattern, but it does show grain and therefore reminds me of wood a little bit. Compared to mild steel its very beautiful!

  • @danielivanov3463
    @danielivanov3463 3 года назад

    Very good congratulations

  • @sexybarracuda
    @sexybarracuda 2 года назад

    aaaand subscribed. great piece of practical art you made.

    •  2 года назад +1

      Thanks! Hope you will enjoy my videos :)

  • @curtgregory9437
    @curtgregory9437 4 года назад

    Glad you stuck with it after some challenges at the start. I enjoy your videos and appreciate you sharing your skill and talent!

    •  4 года назад

      Thank you Curt!

  • @zackjackson5004
    @zackjackson5004 4 года назад

    Amazing craftsmanship. You deserve way more subscribers

    •  4 года назад

      Thank you!

  • @ThousandTimesNo
    @ThousandTimesNo 4 года назад

    Can't wait to see Skall trying to destroy everything around him with that piece of art. Great work.

  • @cmoayves
    @cmoayves 4 года назад

    I do not forge knives or axes and never look at videos on the subject. I decided to look at yours in this quiet morning before going out of my comfort zone to my forge welding and I am very glad I did.
    The transformation of the billets in this axe is magic. Truly magical. The video is well made. The work is expertly conducted. I enjoyed every minute of it. Comments in videos are often boring : we do not need to be told what we have seen. Your comments added information we could not have seen in the video. I thank you.

    •  4 года назад +1

      Oh thank you very much! I plan to make a in depth video on the folded eye in the future! Hope you stick around for that!

  • @rustyharvey2490
    @rustyharvey2490 4 года назад

    That was AWESOME

  • @vladimirkovacevic1656
    @vladimirkovacevic1656 2 года назад

    awesome axe

  • @polishpaddy1991
    @polishpaddy1991 4 года назад

    This axe is epic! Well done!

    •  4 года назад

      Tack you very much sir!

  • @anthonystrunk5360
    @anthonystrunk5360 4 года назад

    Beautiful axe.. well done sir!

    •  4 года назад

      Thank you very much sir!

  • @benhayslip8421
    @benhayslip8421 2 года назад

    I love these videos man

  • @clintcannon1902
    @clintcannon1902 3 года назад

    Beautiful axe, excellent workmanship, Sir!
    I'd be beyond proud to own such a tool.

    •  3 года назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @richstone2627
    @richstone2627 4 года назад

    Nice work.

  • @lovejcdc
    @lovejcdc 4 года назад

    I think you did a great job. Nice work

    •  4 года назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @LiamJPenn
    @LiamJPenn 4 года назад

    That axe is gorgeous! Keep up the awesome videos!

    •  4 года назад +1

      Thank you very much Liam!

  • @Lmr6973
    @Lmr6973 4 года назад

    Really nice job. New subscriber for sure. By the way love your anvil!

  • @DH-xw6jp
    @DH-xw6jp 4 года назад +1

    I found your channel because of skallagrim (and it appears that im not the only one) and i cant say how pleased i am to have another cool channel to watch!

    •  4 года назад

      Thank you much! Welcome to the channel!

  • @sam_lada
    @sam_lada 4 года назад

    Well done Nils! Forge welding a wrapped axe can be tricky indeed. But you did a great job.

    •  4 года назад +1

      Indeed! Thank you very much

  • @tiddybearkush
    @tiddybearkush 3 года назад

    Informative 👍🏼

  • @zuioprt
    @zuioprt 4 года назад

    nice.. can´t wait to see the test!

    •  4 года назад

      Thank, me neither!

  • @petter5721
    @petter5721 3 года назад

    Super Nice 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @jerrystott7780
    @jerrystott7780 4 года назад

    Nice axe!

  • @BBForge
    @BBForge 4 года назад

    Nice Job as usually Nils looks awesome

    •  4 года назад

      Thank you buddy!

  • @Erik1970Viking
    @Erik1970Viking 4 года назад

    wow, that is one awesome axe, and probably fast in hand,as slim as theprofile is ... congratulations to this very awesome axe! Well done job !! Cheers, Erik

    •  4 года назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @coffekihlberg
    @coffekihlberg 4 года назад +3

    Well done.
    väldigt bra gjort och väldigt vacker yxa :)

    •  4 года назад +3

      Tack så mycket!

    • @coffekihlberg
      @coffekihlberg 4 года назад +1

      @ rent nöje att se :)

  • @atelier_nilsson
    @atelier_nilsson 4 года назад

    Nice!

  • @karkk7642
    @karkk7642 4 года назад

    I am going to save up for one of these...great work

    •  4 года назад

      Thank you!

  • @jorger.669
    @jorger.669 3 года назад

    Hello
    I enjoyed your video, the Axe looks really beautiful and it´s interesting to see the way you have forged the Axe.
    Thanks for sharing and that we could find your channel. I needed to subscribe !
    Thank you for this all - till next time

    •  3 года назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @re6ccee
    @re6ccee 3 года назад

    My fav axe from a game

    •  3 года назад

      What game?

    • @re6ccee
      @re6ccee 3 года назад

      @ Counter blox. Its counter strike. But in roblox XD

  • @nathanpattee1629
    @nathanpattee1629 Год назад

    Very fine axe

    •  Год назад

      Thank you!

  • @GeneralGiffel
    @GeneralGiffel 2 года назад

    Riktigt fin yxa!

  • @thesixfootsixblacksmith4772
    @thesixfootsixblacksmith4772 4 года назад +4

    How many tanks of propane did you go through? In Scandinavia is coal cheaper to forge with than propane?

  • @warmachine1770
    @warmachine1770 4 года назад +1

    Awesome job,think how hard it was outfit a large Army.

  • @luigiviking3667
    @luigiviking3667 4 года назад

    bad ass axe and man

  • @MattAttack11
    @MattAttack11 3 года назад

    Very awesome! Saw Skallagrim opening the axe you sent him then tried to go to your website, which didn't work for me. But then YT's algorithm did its job for once and recommended the video of you making it!

    •  3 года назад

      Sorry about that, my website is under construction, will be back shortly!

    • @MattAttack11
      @MattAttack11 3 года назад

      @ its all good. amazing craftmanship on the axe though.

    •  3 года назад

      Thanks man!

  • @WildManFrizzell
    @WildManFrizzell 3 года назад

    Great video! What weight is the head?

  • @Demetriusz
    @Demetriusz 4 года назад

    Master

  • @blooraygerhart830
    @blooraygerhart830 3 года назад +1

    I just watched the video on Skillagrim

  • @hughlink7341
    @hughlink7341 4 года назад

    Outstanding work would like to have one

    •  4 года назад

      Thank you very much! Really apriciate it!

  • @darkiee69
    @darkiee69 4 года назад +1

    If you plan on making a lot more shafts you should look into getting, or building, a Täljhäst.

    •  4 года назад +2

      I actually made one, and it was terrible! I need to make a better one ;)

  • @trustincurtis2002
    @trustincurtis2002 4 года назад +2

    Amazing work. It’s hard to find a true well made bearded axe. Especially in this style which is my favorite. How much to get one lol

  • @chrisdaube5435
    @chrisdaube5435 4 года назад

    It’s a smokn hot forge that will weld wrought iron, would live to see a video on tour gas forge.
    Beautiful work!

    •  4 года назад +2

      Maybe i should do a tour video + q&a as a 1k sub special?

    • @chrisdaube5435
      @chrisdaube5435 4 года назад +1

      Nils Ögren Now you’re talking!!!
      Cheers from NZ🇳🇿

  • @blitsriderfield4099
    @blitsriderfield4099 4 года назад

    pretty sure a basic form of crucible steel was available during the time of the Vikings, but I'm not sure where. Ulfberht swords were made with steel if I'm not mistaken.

  • @Kazcmyzs1989
    @Kazcmyzs1989 4 года назад +4

    I need to know how much that would cost to have one lol

  • @thesixfootsixblacksmith4772
    @thesixfootsixblacksmith4772 4 года назад +5

    In your previous attempts which step was the most difficult? It took me the most time to learn how to weld the beard to the eye correctly.

    •  4 года назад +5

      Getting the eye welded propperly is the hardest part in my opinion!

  • @theogantenbein7870
    @theogantenbein7870 4 года назад

    What did ancient smiths use instead ob angle/belt grinders? BTW displaying the axe on top of the mossy rock looked really cool 😎.

    •  4 года назад

      Files, stones and so forth! I guess