Forging a Traditional Swedish Hewing Axe: Recreating the 1700's Craft

In this video, me and my friend Nicholas Erb forged a traditional 1700's Swedish Timber Bila or Hewing axe as it is usually called in English.
It was a lot of fun even though we were on a tight time crunch :)
Enjoy
/Nils
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Пікірлер: 75

  • @forjanatalense
    @forjanatalense Жыл бұрын

    man that axe looks gorgeous!

  • @branbeggrify
    @branbeggrify Жыл бұрын

    there is so much collar to spare on this beauty that even if the handle broke in the field you could handily wield the head by itself for roughing out a new handle. thank you for the video, beautiful work!

  • @SwedishAxes
    @SwedishAxes Жыл бұрын

    Great video. It was a pleasure working with you!

  • @magnusbergroth5319
    @magnusbergroth5319 Жыл бұрын

    Ja det var verkligen häftigt att se ert arbete med att smida en sådan bjässe till timmerbila! Bra jobbat och trevligt samarbete. 👍👌💪

  • @blackhammerartisan
    @blackhammerartisan Жыл бұрын

    wow I love it

  • @caveofskarzs1544
    @caveofskarzs15448 ай бұрын

    Absolutely wonderful job. Beautiful tool.

  • @OldHickoryForge
    @OldHickoryForge Жыл бұрын

    Amazing work man! That's some next level forge welding 💪🏻💪🏻

  • Жыл бұрын

    Thanks man!

  • @kirbyshumay3577
    @kirbyshumay3577 Жыл бұрын

    just wnanted to say I just came across your videos and I absolutley love it.Just because of the pic behind you of arnold....I"LL BE BACK!!!!!!

  • @theprussian4616
    @theprussian46163 ай бұрын

    I just found this channel not too long ago, but I love these videos. Forging and wood word look like they are two of the most essential skills to have after farming or hunting. This makes me want to get into it.

  • @paulregner5335
    @paulregner5335 Жыл бұрын

    Another excellent video! Thank you!

  • @SchysCraftCo.
    @SchysCraftCo. Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful design. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friends. Forge On. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God Bless.

  • @jkruegs9568
    @jkruegs956811 ай бұрын

    Crazy cool axe. I need to find videos of that style being used now to see it in action.

  • @donaldmatthies6026
    @donaldmatthies6026 Жыл бұрын

    Very impressive build, amazing quality. Thank you for taking time to build, film, edit and post this video.

  • @kwmoore3464
    @kwmoore346411 ай бұрын

    I find forge welding very interesting to watch. I could watch for hours.

  • @mountainwolf1
    @mountainwolf1 Жыл бұрын

    Decent that thing is brutal you guys did a beautiful job. And the amount of forge welding is mind blowing thanks for sharing.

  • @Dcgarcia10
    @Dcgarcia1011 ай бұрын

    Mr. Olgren, Outstanding job and craftsmam ship on this bearded axe! I myself have tried to do this a handfull of times with very little success...to say the least. However, owing an axe such as this would inspire me to keep trying and NEVER give up! Once again - outstanding job...greetings from South Texas!

  • @e.grieves2905
    @e.grieves290511 ай бұрын

    Fantastic guys 👍

  • @vallagardssmed
    @vallagardssmed10 ай бұрын

    Nice to see that you used the traditional construction techniques.

  • @lennartschneider2725
    @lennartschneider2725 Жыл бұрын

    Very cool!

  • @erniemathews5085
    @erniemathews50857 ай бұрын

    That must be ferocious metal moving to make you use a power hammer. I'd love to work with that ax.

  • @gbirm5957
    @gbirm595711 ай бұрын

    Beautiful! This is the 3rd of your videos I've watched tonight and the 2nd one was actually your older video of you making a the same kind of hewing axe. Its awesome to see your craft develop from then (arguably still an impressive piece) to this masterpiece

  • @beans1557
    @beans15577 ай бұрын

    Absolutely gorgeous work and such interesting lore to it’s design!! Thanks yall!

  • @davefarnsworth3020
    @davefarnsworth3020 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice 👍. I have long wondered how these were constructed. Thank you.😊

  • @ieatcaribou7852
    @ieatcaribou785211 ай бұрын

    Wow, that turned out amazing!

  • @hughcupples1279
    @hughcupples1279 Жыл бұрын

    This axe will be my Everest.. 🍻🍻

  • @outbackladas
    @outbackladas Жыл бұрын

    Top video, enjoyed watching all the pieces being made then brought together for the final welding, great stuff 👍. The handle fitting was very nicely done as well. Regards from Down Under.

  • @pjamestx
    @pjamestx Жыл бұрын

    That looked like a ton of work, but the result was worth it, great job!!!

  • Жыл бұрын

    It sure was! Thanks

  • @White_devil1980
    @White_devil1980 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing work 😎🥰 forge welding is a great skill 👌

  • @inorthwoods1330
    @inorthwoods1330 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @smamuel7663
    @smamuel7663 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful work! ❤ I have four original axes in that model at home, but have not yet tried them out!

  • @magnusdanielsson2749
    @magnusdanielsson274911 ай бұрын

    Very nice. Its such an effective tool also. Its very interesting these tools that were specially made for the tasks. The felling axe the made for the project with Södra Råda Kyrka is another interesting piece specially made to purpose.

  • @Chris_Schafer
    @Chris_Schafer Жыл бұрын

    Great Axe! I was surprised by the one sided lap weld for the bit.

  • @Alfeco-dm7uk
    @Alfeco-dm7uk Жыл бұрын

    What about an 750 axe??? Like trully badass vikings axe???

  • @joefergerson5243
    @joefergerson5243 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @oleg_konovalov
    @oleg_konovalov Жыл бұрын

    Nästan en Järnbjörn! 👍👍👍🪓

  • @ulrichmachtle4864
    @ulrichmachtle4864 Жыл бұрын

    veeeeery nice

  • @jannetyni7338
    @jannetyni7338 Жыл бұрын

    Wow whery god woork 😊

  • @liam_culb
    @liam_culb Жыл бұрын

    Awesome axe, awesome video my man

  • @artmetalscience66
    @artmetalscience66 Жыл бұрын

    The axe looks awesome, great job!

  • Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @king82382
    @king82382 Жыл бұрын

    Do double edge like that but one handed wield

  • @White_devil1980
    @White_devil1980 Жыл бұрын

    I have made a fullering tool out of ship anchor chain and I have made a cupping tool out of mild solid square stock 😊

  • @MASI_forging
    @MASI_forging Жыл бұрын

    Great work dude. I appreciate your talent.👏👏

  • Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Nikolay_Pikalov
    @Nikolay_Pikalov Жыл бұрын

    Потрясающая работа 👍

  • @minhphamvan4259
    @minhphamvan42598 ай бұрын

    Thích xem a. Khi a làm xong dụng cụ thì nên tes công dụng của nó sẽ hấp dẫn hơn

  • @josesoberanocaoilejr4347
    @josesoberanocaoilejr434710 ай бұрын

    I liked your big ax viking.

  • @swblacksmith.7445
    @swblacksmith.7445 Жыл бұрын

    Top show old man. The axe looks bonza.

  • @jasonhaymanonthedrawingboard
    @jasonhaymanonthedrawingboard Жыл бұрын

    Love this! I got something similar? Found it at an antique shop? Nice to know how it might of been made? It has the strike plate on the back of the axe. Which can be used as a field anvil if needed? Love the axe!

  • @frankheger5185
    @frankheger5185 Жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍

  • @thesixfootsixblacksmith4772
    @thesixfootsixblacksmith4772 Жыл бұрын

    A difficult build. Good job!

  • Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @andreiminecraft8697
    @andreiminecraft8697 Жыл бұрын

    Hello I apriciate your efforts your a very handy man can you tell me how you started blacksmiting

  • @Darkartsjef
    @Darkartsjef5 ай бұрын

    Most excellent. What is the name of the book you mention that was studied before making the axe?

  • @hoapham-jx1rc
    @hoapham-jx1rc Жыл бұрын

    I wish that ax was mine

  • @refinersforge1781
    @refinersforge1781 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks for sharing! I definitely want to try that in the near future. One question is it single bevel or double bevel?

  • @SwedishAxes

    @SwedishAxes

    Жыл бұрын

    Double. Single bevel hewing axes are not very common in Sweden.

  • @MWright95186
    @MWright95186 Жыл бұрын

    very interesting... good stuff, show us more please... your enlish is very good too!!! just sayin'. ;'0/ M

  • @user-vb1yp4qf9z
    @user-vb1yp4qf9z6 ай бұрын

    Give us the name of that book Nick!

  • @ClenioBuilder
    @ClenioBuilder6 ай бұрын

    👏👏👏👏🤜🤛

  • @minmsnpost
    @minmsnpost10 ай бұрын

    Looks like the Executinors axe

  • @k9six185
    @k9six185 Жыл бұрын

    Harbor freight anvil!……..how do you like it?

  • @Toolsofthepast
    @Toolsofthepast5 ай бұрын

    Do you sell your axes somewhere?

  • @hectorcastro6942
    @hectorcastro694211 ай бұрын

    Le pongo un asta más larga y es una hacha danesa.

  • @blacklisted4885
    @blacklisted48858 ай бұрын

    I've never understood why welding takes light hammering at first rather than as hard as possible hammering. And why welding 2 different steels is the easier than 2 of same.

  • @coopercummings8370

    @coopercummings8370

    4 ай бұрын

    The light hammering is to set the weld so the pieces won't move around. If you hit loose pieces that haven't started to weld hard they will shift and things won't line up properly. Also it isn't really that two different steels are easier to weld than two of the same, it is that some steels accept welds easier than others. Mild steel is cheap and available in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and absorbs shock quite well, so it was often used historically for the body of axes (it is still cheaper today, but the price difference between higher carbon steel suitable for an edge and mild steel has come down enough that the labor savings of making an axe in one piece is worth the extra material cost and bit of shock resistance for mass production), but mild steel doesn't weld easily. Higher carbon steels useful for edge steel will weld more easily, so inserting a sliver between the two sides of a folded axe with a mild steel body will make that weld easier than mild steel on mild steel, but if you make a folded axe entirely out of high carbon steel (or at least the simple ones that weld easy) there is no benefit to putting the shim of a different steel in between the sides of the folded piece as far as welding difficulty is concerned (you also don't need a separate piece of edge steel, because it is all suitable for an edge).

  • @blacklisted4885

    @blacklisted4885

    4 ай бұрын

    @@coopercummings8370 wow, excellent explanation thankyou. It all makes sense now.

  • @thor-leiflundberg9809
    @thor-leiflundberg98098 ай бұрын

    Hej! Jag bilar timmer. Har en 6-7 bilor. Den ni gjorde i denna video ser exakt ut som den jag vill ha. Möjligtvis ännu mera båge på skäret. Kan skriva mycket om det men vill bara fråga. Kan ni göra en sån till mig? Betalar det som det kostar. Likadan men med lite mera sväng i skäret. Vill ni kolla min favoritbilder så kolla följande länk: Hewing yet another log kzread.info/dash/bejne/naatraqAp7Osp5c.html

  • @Sobieski_IV_Emperor_Gods_mercy
    @Sobieski_IV_Emperor_Gods_mercy11 ай бұрын

    ,,Eine Frage, bitte; warum habt ihr den schwulen Bodybuilder an der Wand?" ,,Warum?"

  • @digitalranger4259
    @digitalranger42598 ай бұрын

    Feel free to inform me otherwise, but that seems like the weakest way of joining the blade to the rest of the axe.

  • @beans1557

    @beans1557

    7 ай бұрын

    If you mean the wedging the edge of the blade into a cut into the body of the blade connected to the head it was actually extremely common albeit usually utilizing thinner broader joining surfaces for the best weld

  • @coopercummings8370

    @coopercummings8370

    4 ай бұрын

    In most cases you would want to split one piece or the other with a hot cut to form a V shaped groove and forge the other one into a taper that slots into it to double the surface area of the weld, but that wouldn't really work for this particular type of specialized axe. A hewing axe is a specialized type of axe used for squaring up logs so that they can be stacked more easily and with smaller gaps, in order to do that as effectively as possible hewing axes usually have an offset eye so that the edge can closely hug the flat surface you leave behind where you are working. Hewing axes in general also often have a single bevel (like most wood chisels, rather than a double bevel like you would see on most knives and axes) for the same reason, although this particular style of hewing axe typically doesn't.@@beans1557

  • @Veritequiparles
    @Veritequiparles11 ай бұрын

    How much would I like to use that axe? 🤤