You know what? The way you made this bowtie and folded it over to fit so perfectly is the coolest way to forge an axe that I've ever seen. 😀Love your work.
Sorry to dig up an old video, but literally everything is amazing, but your top tools are amazing-er. You are an amazing craftsman. Very inspiring work. Thank you for sharing!
There is a whole lot of talent that went into creating that axe... but its just another axe that will forever leave the question, "was it made by man or machine?" Go Damascus!
In my opinion, this is the optimal light axe head. Not a hammer, fairly light compare to the cuttingedge and size in general. the handle is very stable in the head.
I'm wondering if this could be done with fabricating it and arc welding , maybe add a hard facing metal to the edge ? Welded metal hammers crack to bits but I don't know if an axe would ?
I just subcribe to your channel you really make quality axes I cut trees for a living sometimes and I use axes when I am chopping trees down I friend gave me an old axe that the opening for the handle is round so you just slide the handle and if the handle breaks you could just make another handle from a tree branch and it's ready to go I'm going to post it on my channel right now so you could see I would like to have another axe like the one that my friend gave me it's as I easy to replace the handle thanks for replying back you got my respect man it's hard to find quality tools now days keep up the good work
I guess the folding process at 3:55 is a bit like Japanese sword making? In that it removes additional carbon and impurities from the steel by building up the layers and hammering.
ChrizRockster The way this is made in the video is typical for the time period, in the sense that they would have used wrought iron and the wrought iron body needed to be shaped and bent around the eye so the grain flows around the axe head. If you pierced wrought iron to drift open the eye like mild steel, it would tear.
for all the know it all's power driven black Smith hammers have been being used since the early middle ages they were water powered ,driven by a water wheel, is method of actually making the axe head is a little modern
Rigoni Ironworks there was some other stuff that I noticed too. For example the bit you use was a long tapered piece and the one we used was a 3/8” square piece. Also you drew yours out the. Welded it and we welded it then cut a slit and welded the bit in then drew out the blade. Were these things that you changed or you were taught?
@@russellfeller2092 If the forge welding is sound, either technique will give you an axe. If I made another, the high carbon bit would be much smaller.
+Torbjörn Åhman Thanks, my anvil is near my shop doors, so the lighting is a little off. It was at welding and was on it's third forge welding pass. I don't like to take it to sparking, just hot yellow with it smoking from the borax. 1075 for the edge, mild steel for the body.
first off very nice, nice clean work..Thats one of my favorite styles of axe construction..That swage block, it looks familiar...did you by chance talk about it and having it made on bladesmiths forum once a while back?
Hello and thanks! Yes I posted the swage block build on the bladesmiths forum. Its been a great tool, I use it all the time. The dxf file is on my site under tools if interested.
Beautiful art this is not axe this is wepon of Indian god I have not words about this craft your axe is not axe this is masterpiece...well done
You know what? The way you made this bowtie and folded it over to fit so perfectly is the coolest way to forge an axe that I've ever seen. 😀Love your work.
Thanks! Credit for the technique comes from Peter Ross who was kind enough to give me the starting dimensions. All the best
Intellectual and accuracy craftsman. Master piece of work. It's a treat to watch.
That's the way to do it. Never saw a couple of your shaping tools before. I'll be making some and using them next time I forge an axe. Thanks.
Beautiful work! I am always impressed with the degree of accuracy and cleanliness that you forge with!
Alec Steele fancy seeing you here
Probably because he uses a power hammer
Hi Alec TGIF honey I love your work!
Alec Steele senpai say something
Hey Alec!
Sorry to dig up an old video, but literally everything is amazing, but your top tools are amazing-er. You are an amazing craftsman. Very inspiring work. Thank you for sharing!
As Alec said, always a perfect forge. My coffee scoop is treating the home well regularly. Cheers.
Rigonie That's very Good work your doing there!!! Thank you for sharing this with us!!!😇
Love watching this man working he surely is a very talented man plus I’ve never seen such a clean workshop 👍👏
Love your metal “Perfection” table.
This is my 1st time seeing that kind of forging. I'm used to seeing Blacksmiths making a hole when they're making an axe. This one looks really nice.
thanks keeping it simple and clean and showing the process
Thats a dying breed of craftsmanship right there. I can listen to that sweet anvil ring all day.
Oliver66FarmBoy Why did you make all your videos private
Tinnitus will what you get hahaha
Oliver66FarmBoy what happened to all your videos?????
He made them all private because people did not respect his privacy and started to actually start rumors about him to people he does business with.
Jacob Schmidt that really sucks because he made awesome videos
ottimo lavoro grande maestria e competenza !
I enjoy watching the clean and efficient work. Very excellent.
Amazing work. Now I want to try this. I'll never do it as beautifully as you, though.
Nice use of tools and equipment !.. And, of course planning, which is the essence of good smith work. !
Nicely done , using well preserve tools and superb craftsmanship ,
Very nice blacksmithing equipment!!!!!
A very beautiful axe and a very nice video. Ty Sir for showing your skills.
Well done sir...I forge a few similar axes by hand so I have a great appreciation for how this turned out..
beautiful work!!! absolutely wonderful to watch.
Master Craftsman with hands of a painter , 😊🥰🤗🙏
This is very good work I love the accuracy in your strikes and you’re really organized. Wonderful!
Terrific work & outstanding craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing this vid.
I agree with Alec 100%. Your work looks like its was almost machined rather than forged. You do very nice work. Lets see some more video :)
Thanks man, I'm working on building my new metal shop for the next few months but will get back to more videos early next year.
Your attention to detail in remarkable in this video. I'd love to own on of these!
There is a whole lot of talent that went into creating that axe... but its just another axe that will forever leave the question, "was it made by man or machine?" Go Damascus!
Very nice and "simple" axe to forge, and one that can be used for a lifetime. Thank you for not covering the vid with crappy music too. Thank you.
Excellent, planning preparation 👍 well done
Beautiful work.
This is My Fav Forged Axe on youtube , TFS !
great to watch. such clean work from start to finish
clean looking anvil an sounds good also. great build in joyed the video!
Absolutely amazing! Captions would be nice for those of us less in the know 😉
Interesting how you made that! Looks like a very good axe! Thank you.
Nice crisp rebound on that anvil!
The accessories USED TO shape and cut are interesting.
Nice work, clean !
Фантастика!!!красивый инструмент.красивая работа👍👍👍
Beautiful axe work John!
one of the things on my list to try.
Boy do I wish I would learn the properties if metal!
I can currently duplicate this exact head out of any wood you want!
Who the hell gives this a thumbs down??? Thumbs up from me. Nice and clean work.
سلام،🌹👍
Very good.
I love your work.
I am from Iran.
Very clean technique and looks to be well built
So exakt habe ich noch keinen schmieden sehn! Super.
Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.
Hi,Professional technique
Nice, simple but really effective.
MORE MORE MORE... PLEASE. Absolutely love your videos can't wait to see what you do next 👍
I would love to be able to master this craft, some things just aren't meant to be lol great job 👍🏴🇬🇧
Excepcional guerreiro!! Tiro o meu chapéu pra você.
Nice work man. Beautiful axe!
Well done top work matey.
Nice job
Nice work, i love that 🔥🔥⚒👍😎
Turned out great!
Very nice work
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Nice weld!
Some nice work there....................Cheers
I hope your doing this for a living Great job !!
In my opinion, this is the optimal light axe head. Not a hammer, fairly light compare to the cuttingedge and size in general. the handle is very stable in the head.
Well done ! 👍
your doing nice work friend
I'm currently doing what I can to learn this method. Absolutely brilliant video!
this is fantastic like your so accurate
I'm wondering if this could be done with fabricating it and arc welding , maybe add a hard facing metal to the edge ? Welded metal hammers crack to bits but I don't know if an axe would ?
Wow, superb work. Love your tools.
magnificient! a meister makes it look like women and children can do this!
That’s a lovely axe !
Can you share the measurements and material size used please thanks Tomos
Very good job 👍👌, but my concern is you are not wearing gloves sometimes. Take care
I just subcribe to your channel you really make quality axes
I cut trees for a living sometimes and I use axes when I am chopping trees down
I friend gave me an old axe that the opening for the handle is round so you just slide the handle and if the handle breaks you could just make another handle from a tree branch and it's ready to go
I'm going to post it on my channel right now so you could see
I would like to have another axe like the one that my friend gave me it's as I easy to replace the handle
thanks for replying back
you got my respect man
it's hard to find quality tools now days
keep up the good work
Buenas noches ¿cual es el material conque se recubre el metal de la fragua para que el calor no lo derrita? mil gracias
Awesome! Nice Vid. Brother! Thanks for posting this one:)
perfect job!
perfect job chap i messed up the cutting edge on my first one and still nowhere near as good as this on number 7
Beautiful.
Great job!!! Could you do a video where you forge a medieval sword please?
Excellent work..
While some "craftsmen" are engaged in all sorts of elven toothpicks, sane blacksmiths make a solid instrument.
This video ended way too early. epic axe!
awesome!!! do you have some measures and pictures of your tools please? ;-)
Interesting skills
I guess the folding process at 3:55 is a bit like Japanese sword making? In that it removes additional carbon and impurities from the steel by building up the layers and hammering.
ChrizRockster The way this is made in the video is typical for the time period, in the sense that they would have used wrought iron and the wrought iron body needed to be shaped and bent around the eye so the grain flows around the axe head. If you pierced wrought iron to drift open the eye like mild steel, it would tear.
Thanks John!
This was amazing
for all the know it all's power driven black Smith hammers have been being used since the early middle ages they were water powered ,driven by a water wheel, is method of actually making the axe head is a little modern
Beautiful!!
very nice work
thanks bro and like
So when can I order one of those perfect made axes.
work of art !
I took a class with Peter Ross and we forged the exact same thing, but with a little different process.
Good stuff, the preform of this axe comes from Peter Ross, I just changed up the process by having most of the forging under the power hammer.
Rigoni Ironworks there was some other stuff that I noticed too. For example the bit you use was a long tapered piece and the one we used was a 3/8” square piece. Also you drew yours out the. Welded it and we welded it then cut a slit and welded the bit in then drew out the blade. Were these things that you changed or you were taught?
@@russellfeller2092 If the forge welding is sound, either technique will give you an axe. If I made another, the high carbon bit would be much smaller.
Rigoni Ironworks I started a second one in February and I still have yet to finish it.
Makes it look easy
Very nice! Was that the actual weld you showed? It didn't look like it was even near a welding heat :) What did you use for edge steel?
+Torbjörn Åhman Thanks, my anvil is near my shop doors, so the lighting is a little off. It was at welding and was on it's third forge welding pass. I don't like to take it to sparking, just hot yellow with it smoking from the borax. 1075 for the edge, mild steel for the body.
John Rigoni Great! Will try this technique some day. Looks like fun!
Hej Torbjörn!
BEAUTIFUL, clean work man. Love it
🎬 Excellent 📹 Video 🎥! _ Congratulations! 👍 🇧🇷
Great work!! What model power hammer is that?
thanks, a sahinler
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What is the name of the solution in which the knife is placed after heating? Is it vegetables oil or engine oil or water only?
first off very nice, nice clean work..Thats one of my favorite styles of axe construction..That swage block, it looks familiar...did you by chance talk about it and having it made on bladesmiths forum once a while back?
Hello and thanks! Yes I posted the swage block build on the bladesmiths forum. Its been a great tool, I use it all the time. The dxf file is on my site under tools if interested.