The thing I love about your videos is that you present blacksmithing as a calm and almost relaxing thing and that you never get into a hurry with it.

@kimmy_future4265

3 жыл бұрын

also love that you do cute stuff like this!

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kimmy!

@kimmy_future4265

3 жыл бұрын

@@torbjornahman thank you!

WOW, actually you dont have to thank us for watching but we have to thank you for the talented hands you have 👍

@robertgriffin662

3 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE CORRECT SIR!

@sufianosman692

3 жыл бұрын

robert griffin thank you sir

@BCM1959

3 жыл бұрын

Yep.

The expression on that tortoise's face is perfect. Well done.

Did you know? Those lumps on the shell of turtles are not natural, but instead they are formed due to lack of nutrients on their nutrition. When the animal is healthy, the shell is smooth. The lumps can't be undone, though, even when the nutrition is corrected. Amazing work!

Really incredible artistry, as always. Love it.

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thunder Bear never disappoints! Master blacksmith and phenomenal artist rolled into one! Awesome as usual!

Truly exquisite Torbjorn. This is perhaps your finest work, hand and eye in near perfect coordination.This little tortoise has life.

There is one old russian proverb. It says, that every human is a blacksmith of his own happiness, and if he wants to be happy, he must forge it for himself. You are true blacksmith of your own life in every aspect! I highly admire that!

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Don’t know which I enjoy more. The making of the functional pieces or the artistic pieces. Next, a full sized, 150yr old Galapagos tortoise for a lawn ornament. The kids would love it!

I would be delighted if I could inspire someone with my work like you inspire me to start blacksmithing

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, thank you!

@thinbluesmokers

3 жыл бұрын

@@torbjornahman Cheers mate. I'm watching your vids with my kid, 4.5yrs old, here in Serbia

I cannot tell the tale of how the tortoise lost it's tail...........Old Viking Proverb.........Great Job

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, thanks!

Wow. Trodde att jag fuskade när jag använde oxy-acetylen och en MIG/MAG svets. Men om Torbjörn gör det så kan jag. Fullständigt älskar din "tortoise"! Fantastisk kreation.

You're a totally artist. Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Wow, that is truly wonderful. What an artist.

Great imagination- scratch built turtle- no drawings to guide the construction. Truly an artist.

🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 Exquisite tortoise pawn! She looks as if she's walking.

You been taking lessons from ‘this old Tony’. Seeing that hammer hit at the start looked like his way too. Awesome build to watch and learn from.

Приятная безделушка ... Руки в правильном месте приварены! ))

There are hobbyist, there are tradesmen, there are craftsmen, and then there are artist. I think we all know what we are watching here.

Beautiful work as always. My grandmother loved tortoises and had an enclosure for her 12 rescued tortoises. In some summers the tortoises had a small laid with 2 to 3 eggs. And the baby tortoises were eating on the breakfast table their salad leaves. Just a gorgeous picture in my mind. Thank you for bring these memories up. My grandmother would have loved on of these figures. Cheers from Germany.

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, how cool! Thanks

Not just blacksmithing, an artist is what he is, nice job, Torbjörn

Amazing details from an incredible craftsman.

Amazing outcome...this can be used as a very nice paper weight at a office desk and also a symbolic mascot for a good company who succeeded in their business with persistent effort.....

That simple hardy hole clamp you were using while making the eyes was brilliant.

@12345NOU54321

3 жыл бұрын

If it were on a Paul Sellers woodwork bench, he’d call it a dog

Turned out great. You're more than a blacksmith, you're an artist.

Nice tortoise, love the construction method :-)

What observation in every detail. You are a true artist.

Awhhhh I think I just may have fallen in love with a tortoise 🐢 🐢 exquisite job!!!

The attention to detail is amazing Great work, that turtle is beautiful

Amazing work great job👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

I asked myself what he gonna do in order not to damage the turtle shell when he weld the bottom. You are a smart & artist. good job 👍

No turtles were injured in the making of this video. What a great job I love your work. Now you need to do a dragonfly so it looks like it landed on his back

And that's just a pawn... I can't begin to imagine the size of the whole set and the sophistication of the more important chess pieces! Stunning work and display of blacksmithing knowledge, mr. Thunderbear!

@SuperAWaC

3 жыл бұрын

the pawn is the most important piece.

@baphoreart7573

3 жыл бұрын

@@SuperAWaC I wasn't talking about the deeper meaning of every piece and how a simple pawn is important. I meant that pawns are less complicated VISUALLY than for instance a bishop and you know that ;)

@SuperAWaC

3 жыл бұрын

@@baphoreart7573 a bishop is just a pawn with a funky hat

@baphoreart7573

3 жыл бұрын

@@SuperAWaC Well, in a standard chess set, that's completely right. But we're not talking here about standard chess set are we now? Personally I didn't come here to talk about that, if I wanted to I'd go to a video about normal chess ;) I'm here to see a blacksmith at work, and I'm looking forward to see the next artistic interpretations of the rest of the chess pieces and how they will portray they in a way to show their "rank"

@chrisdaigle5410

3 жыл бұрын

THAK asked for pawns no more than 2 by 2 inches. But this piece would be an add on. They said if they got more than 16 pawn pieces, they would work then in some way.

Каждый раз, когда приезжаю на обед из своей кузницы, смотрю твои видео! Браво!

Keep the projects coming. Truly enjoy watching you work and hearing your hammer strike.

The cat eye punch makes an excellent tortoise eye punch!

Nice! Cool to see Thak getting some exposure, he's great

Это шедевр, как и все что Вы делаете!

wonderful patience!

No plans? Just steel and imagination? WOW! I'm seriously impressed. Already knew you were skilled/talented, but WOW!

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Absolutely wonderful work as always, you never disappoint, well done

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

What a cute little thing !

Truly a fantastic artist. Just doing what he loves! Great

Such a precision is out of mind! Perfect job! Look alive!

It would be really cool to have a whole set of those in different poses.

I want see all practice ones, You know there's a family of them out there. great work T.A

@DBKING04020

3 жыл бұрын

LOL a small family of “mis-hit turtles”? 🐢 Every single one is probably cute too.

@rbarringhaus

3 жыл бұрын

I call them sketches in iron , I have a whole pile of ugly hummingbirds. ......plug weld is an artist best friend. Great work sir

I continue to be amazed at your artistry! Thank you for sharing it with us.

Please keep making awesome creatures!! Your attention to detail I find absolutely fascinating!

Beautiful! This is the nicest piece of blacksmithing art I've ever seen, no kidding. And way too good to be just a pawn. From the video title I was guessing it would be a rook, since tortoises are kind of castle-like.

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Jag gillade det verkligen! Detta är bara super! Sköldpaddan visade sig nästan som mina sköldpaddor, även om jag har vatten mexikanska rödörade sköldpaddor, och det här är en landsköldpadda. Du borde ha fäst en sköldpadds svans. Men även utan svansen visade det sig bra! 👍🐢

Fantastic level of detail

Ooooh my goodness! That is an amazing piece of artistry and craft! Loved the process for making the upper shell, and the hidden plug weld was genius!

Torbijorn. you"re the man

wat a nice tortoise, and where is he looking for A new project??? greetings from the Netherlands

Favorite project so far! More art please!

That was an intriguing process. You've taught amazing techniques in just 20 minutes. Thank YOU

Круто!

I want to buy one of these turtles.

U r great artist for blacksmithing 🌹👍

What a lovely piece. I love your artistry and your sense of humour.

What a cute little beastie! Well done. I've been following Thak's chess set challenge with great interest and it's great to see you participate. This kind of sculpting work is a discipline of its own, isn't it?

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks

lol I love 🐢!!!

Beautiful work. The step by step process helps people understand how you see the project. Really great job!

Your beautiful work always my favorite BlackSmith and multiple skills Smith 👌 ❤️ I'm impressed again MASTER BLACKSMITH SIR

I just love "This old tony" matter handling style.

Cuuute 🥰. But You wearing a glove next to the drill bit gives me the creeps. I saw one skinned finger resulting of this. One too many... 🤢

Incredible. The detail you put into the turtle shell was beautiful. Well done. You are a master blacksmith. A true craftsman.

I really love the last part, welding the belly! Inspiration, I really wanna do this with my life thanks

Love it!!! Thanks for sharing!

Serious blacksmithing and great craftmanship! Thanks for sharing, mate!

Really enjoy seeing blacksmithing that's not just making hammers, tongs and punches. Love all your videos. Thanks for sharing.

Your work is so clean. Reminds me every time I watch to take my time and make it correct. Inspiring.

Beautiful piece! Your creativity and attention to detail is amazing, a true craftsman. Thank you for sharing.

A true artist. This is my favorite video.

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tom!

Excellent!! I laughed out loud when you gave her a little pat on the head!

The thumbnail shows us the beauty of the piece, truly beautiful. So why do we watch? Real beauty is in the process and work of a master. Thank you Torbjörn!🙏🙏

@torbjornahman

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Incredible! What a talent you have. Thanks for sharing.

The things that come out of your spinning brain are just beyond wonderful. Metal must feel glee at the shapes you grant it.

What a display of craftmanship. They eye for detail is amazing. I love to see you work especially with these kind of details. Great job 👍👍

I loved thee shell! When he first was roughing it in, I thought that I looked pretty good. Oh boy was I continually amazed by the extra details that he put in to make it look so much more real and amazing. Great work!

@torbjornahman

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Matt!

I follow all your works and they are wonderful, continue to surprise the world with your ability

This one of the neatest things I've seen in a long time. You put the tist in the art with this one...................

Great Work .. love it .. but you missed the Chance to make a little treasure chest out of it, just clean up the inside and put a Hinge at the Back to open the Shell 👍🤘

Thunder Bear, verily you are a magician, nay, a sorcerer with prodigious powers. Magic, magic I say!

Yep... Want one Torbjorn, great bit of work n cute to. TFS, G :)

Awesome work... !!!

Hola!!!! Es lo más bello que he visto en forja 😍😍😍 tienes arte en tus manos 👏👏👏 me gustaría ver que hagas un 🐙 pulpo gracias saludos desde mi bella Guatemala 👍👍👍

Excellent as always. Particularly liked the detailing on the tortoise shell. Keep up the good work!

Absolutely beautiful piece of work . Quality of steel looks fantastic

Beautiful professional work as always!

I am always amazed with your work! You are a very talented individual. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing details. That is the most badass tortoise I've seen in a long time. Shell Yeah!

Ohhhhh! How adorable! Excellent workmanship! I want him! 😃

Just, WOW! Nicely done sir! 👍😀⚒️⚒️🍺

Outstanding Work! Truly amazing to watch the vids

Very good made tortoise greetings from croatia you have golden hands to do anything you are talented.

excelente,todo un artista del fuego...mi admiración...

Just beautiful work! I love his stance.

I'm a huge fan of the work of artistic blacksmith's and this video shows true master level art. Also for the pop culture literature fans out there I was totally hypnotised by this sköldpadda.