Blacksmithing - Forging a Forest Axe

In this video i show how i forge a forest/utility axe.
I really hope you enjoyed the video!
Take care!
/Nils
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Пікірлер: 98

  • @johnjude2685
    @johnjude26853 жыл бұрын

    Love you teaming up with Torbjorn Alman in a video, I enjoy both your work and Torbjorn Alman is my favorite Blacksmith and So many skills he masters. Thanks for the Teaching Sir

  • @johnjude2685
    @johnjude26853 жыл бұрын

    I like your format and enjoy your teaching, Thanks You skilled enough so show more convenient as you talk, You to modest,If you have a fault, Thanks

  • @jimpennock7622
    @jimpennock76224 жыл бұрын

    I like the format you have, with watching you work and then a time at the end where you talk. Nice axe too.

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Im glad you like the format!

  • @johnjude2685

    @johnjude2685

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jim Pennirock, I agree, You nailed it Sir Thanks for the teaching

  • @jameserickson8264
    @jameserickson8264 Жыл бұрын

    I just found your channel last night, watched you forge a forest axe without any power tools, came back to your channel tonight and subscribed. Great videos, thanks for posting them.

  • @sperber-knives
    @sperber-knives4 жыл бұрын

    I love yours axes! And your cat 😂 great video mate!

  • @John-yt5zr
    @John-yt5zr2 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing your craftsmanship with us.

  • @Tkfl567
    @Tkfl5674 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful. A work of art.

  • @manishburade1162
    @manishburade11624 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful job 👍 sir 🇮🇳

  • @anthonystrunk5360
    @anthonystrunk53604 жыл бұрын

    The axe is beautiful! Good luck on the press build..

  • @joshmini2396
    @joshmini23964 жыл бұрын

    Really nice axe !!! Looks really usefull,practical and beautiful !

  • @adriennefraschetta5391
    @adriennefraschetta53914 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed the video, but the kitty was a very cute scene stealer..

  • @DBKING04020
    @DBKING040202 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Great axe great video great work great cat! I love that your cat gave you the “you are my family” head/forehead butt through your camera 😸

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    Haha!

  • @cyrillevogler4065
    @cyrillevogler40654 жыл бұрын

    great axe and video. love your cat

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! i love him too

  • @tlemon1950
    @tlemon19502 жыл бұрын

    Beautifully made

  • @josephhollingworth5342
    @josephhollingworth53424 жыл бұрын

    Looks great 👍

  • @georgepattinson1036
    @georgepattinson103610 ай бұрын

    Love your work, gorgeous axe, please keep doing the vidios, love them

  • @arondennis4810
    @arondennis48104 жыл бұрын

    Nice axe! I really like the form.!! Well done!

  • @Vic1943_
    @Vic1943_4 жыл бұрын

    Very nice axe thanks for sharing blessings to you and yours 🙏 stay safe out there

  • @anare4333
    @anare4333 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing. Good job. This axe is an authentic masterpiece: it is unique and made with love and passion. Brgds from Brasil 🇧🇷

  • @jaredlariscey713
    @jaredlariscey7134 жыл бұрын

    Excellent job man!

  • @hannemannironworks1651
    @hannemannironworks16514 жыл бұрын

    Axe looks great and love the cat!

  • @louislarose6613
    @louislarose66134 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Axe !

  • @peteremerson4150
    @peteremerson41504 жыл бұрын

    Nice work! Thanks for the video

  • @Mshannon75
    @Mshannon754 жыл бұрын

    Everything you make is amazing! Love your work

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @nightwalker5278
    @nightwalker52784 жыл бұрын

    Stunning piece of work and awesome craftsmanship.

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @lancebrown9567
    @lancebrown9567 Жыл бұрын

    Great looking axe, man! Good work!

  • @grumpyguygarage
    @grumpyguygarage3 жыл бұрын

    I would love a axe just like that one absolutely stunning love the kitten getting in on the video

  • @ronstark1927
    @ronstark19274 жыл бұрын

    Looks awesome very cool axe

  • @ctkroudy
    @ctkroudy Жыл бұрын

    This was very Satisfying

  • @jozsefnemeth7037
    @jozsefnemeth70375 ай бұрын

    Nagyon jó móka gratulálok! 👍

  • @XBullitt16X
    @XBullitt16X3 жыл бұрын

    A very nice axe, love the "rough" finish, gives it that nice rustic look.

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I like them as forged too

  • @danielivanov3463
    @danielivanov34633 жыл бұрын

    Perfect congratulations

  • @FireCreekForge
    @FireCreekForge3 жыл бұрын

    Nicely done, and you even have your own on-site inspection personnel.

  • @joerarey8496
    @joerarey84966 ай бұрын

    That's a sharp looking axe

  • @richardwiseman2601
    @richardwiseman26014 ай бұрын

    Your axe is great a piece of art would like to get one

  • @Robbie7441
    @Robbie74412 ай бұрын

    Looks like a gransfors, but much nicer 👍🏻

  • @Erik1970Viking
    @Erik1970Viking4 жыл бұрын

    Hej Nils, awesome axe again .. and interesting talk in the end. very well done, buddy. Cheers, Erik

  • @Silgoodfeeling
    @Silgoodfeeling4 жыл бұрын

    Super vidéo !! Thanh you

  • @TheWallowingMadman27
    @TheWallowingMadman27 Жыл бұрын

    It was def fun and interesting seeing the process of making an axe. Plus my favorite part is when your kitty’s checking it out xD

  • Жыл бұрын

    Haha! Thank you :)

  • @dennisa6132
    @dennisa61323 жыл бұрын

    I'm really enjoying anything axe related. Maybe this year I can make my first axe too, though I have a long way to go before I am anywhere near you level of skill

  • @markbenoit4187
    @markbenoit41876 ай бұрын

    Ha you answered my question at the end

  • @pukinpaja1974
    @pukinpaja19744 жыл бұрын

    Very Beautifull! 🎅🏻🪓

  • @yota4004
    @yota40044 жыл бұрын

    awesome!

  • @B-leafer
    @B-leafer8 ай бұрын

    Very nice. Would love to own it!

  • @user-kp5nj6oj7m
    @user-kp5nj6oj7m9 ай бұрын

    Very nice. I´m actually swedish by birth. However I have been living in other countries for so long that I don´t know if I can call myself swedish anymore. But your video made me feel at home - seeing the forest in the background. I vilket landskap bor Du i? My best wishes to You.

  • @thomaspoulsen1958
    @thomaspoulsen19584 жыл бұрын

    Härlig bruksyxa. Snyggt jobbat.

  • @luckydubeinrc5165
    @luckydubeinrc51653 жыл бұрын

    love it !

  • @FiveSubj3x6
    @FiveSubj3x62 жыл бұрын

    Beast. Niice 🪓 ⚒ axe

  • @checopasha8772
    @checopasha87724 жыл бұрын

    6:01 I didn't know you have a south park tattoo. That looks good

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    haha thank you, i had it done when i was 18, dont know if im that happy with it anymore ;)

  • @bluudat1site
    @bluudat1site Жыл бұрын

    blaklader best pants out there

  • @tuviaifrah6111
    @tuviaifrah61114 жыл бұрын

    Great work! Love the way you handle the metal. How much weight is the axe?

  • @alifetomake
    @alifetomake4 жыл бұрын

    Great video and beautiful axe! I would like to see it in action. Maybe next time ?

  • @adamsz5759
    @adamsz57593 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful I love it, excellent job !. What are the different types of steel used in its manufacture?

  • @markbenoit4187
    @markbenoit41876 ай бұрын

    Nicely done, I assume the initial block was mild steel then forge weld a high carbon bit?

  • @luciocarrozzo6738
    @luciocarrozzo67384 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic work Nils. great looking axe. Do you make axes for sale? Would like to order from you

  • @klemenmarkovec4214
    @klemenmarkovec42144 жыл бұрын

    Top 👍👍👍👍👌👌

  • @daveficarotta2286
    @daveficarotta22864 ай бұрын

    Dude that forest axe is beautiful would you sell me one ? Love that thick handle also 1:17

  • @yopoxikeweapescai9066
    @yopoxikeweapescai90664 жыл бұрын

    15:00 xdddddd

  • @vwmuscle
    @vwmuscle Жыл бұрын

    Hey Nils how does one go about commissioning a 7-8 lb single bit splitter from you

  • @sunwolf8290
    @sunwolf82903 жыл бұрын

    Hi Nils, wonderful work. How many axes can you forge in a day?

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Well it depends what you mean. I can forge a few at the same time, but i cant do all the steps in one day. So one day i might forge, the other u grind and heat treat and the final day I make and fit the handle

  • @kaponek5014
    @kaponek50143 жыл бұрын

    What kind of steel do you use for this one?

  • @alinmarin1124
    @alinmarin11245 ай бұрын

    Howdy! What country are you from and how much does an ax like this cost?

  • @whenddris
    @whenddris5 ай бұрын

    Dijual apa dipakai sendiri Bung? Salam dari indonesia

  • @lacedpxrp
    @lacedpxrp2 жыл бұрын

    Hey bro what pants around 3 minutes mark?

  • @murilorech4243
    @murilorech42432 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, what kind of steel did you used at the edge?

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    I think it was ss 2090, a fairly common spring steel here in Sweden

  • @shauncrocker8029
    @shauncrocker80293 жыл бұрын

    How many hours did it take to make this ax?

  • @assembly_language3948
    @assembly_language39484 жыл бұрын

    KITTY!!!!!

  • @alt-swe5503
    @alt-swe55034 жыл бұрын

    Vill du ha något att bita i, så gör en gammal svensk hillebard! Tack för intressanta videos.

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Tack! Ska undersöka! har du några exempel?

  • @alt-swe5503

    @alt-swe5503

    4 жыл бұрын

    @ Det finns många exempel om du gör en bildsökning på "svensk hillebard" i din favoritsökmotor. Det är större spridning i utföranden än vad jag först trodde. Hoppas du hittar någon inspirerande från dina hemtrakter.

  • @florincochintu8691
    @florincochintu86912 жыл бұрын

    What steel are you using for cutting edge?

  • @AIDENALMIGHTYY

    @AIDENALMIGHTYY

    Ай бұрын

    In an earlier comment he said ss 2090

  • @sjvche7675
    @sjvche76753 жыл бұрын

    You have the hydraulic press but you don't use it a lot, it seems.

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    I use it ever day, but my videos are meant to help beginners, and moste beginners does not have a press etc.

  • @willieandersson-lundqvist199
    @willieandersson-lundqvist1994 жыл бұрын

    Heter din katt Bosse?

  • @willieandersson-lundqvist199

    @willieandersson-lundqvist199

    4 жыл бұрын

    Underbar video förresten! Den blev skitbra

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Stämmer bra! Bosse och Kerstin heter mina katter

  • @willieandersson-lundqvist199

    @willieandersson-lundqvist199

    4 жыл бұрын

    ​@Hehe gillar när djur har människonamn ;)

  • @dejavu666wampas9
    @dejavu666wampas94 жыл бұрын

    If Nils asks if you want to arm wrestle, run away screaming like a little girl. You know a man is a hard-ass if he has an automatic pounder, but he mostly doesn’t use it.

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Haha you are hilarious! You should see my big brother ;)

  • @moose.knuckle
    @moose.knuckleАй бұрын

    Er du norsk?

  • Ай бұрын

    Det beror på hur du menar.

  • @mercator3609
    @mercator36095 ай бұрын

    😀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @jthepickle7
    @jthepickle7 Жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking about buying a Helko for $160 - with leather cover and handle. If you would sell me the axe head for $160 - no leather cover and no handle, I would buy your product.

  • @NKG416
    @NKG4164 жыл бұрын

    i think your power hammer needs oil

  • @5estye586
    @5estye5864 жыл бұрын

    cat