Forging a Cross Peen Hammer with ONLY Hand Tools
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Thank you so much for watching the video!
I am in a bit of a hammer phase at the moment, but it's just so much fun. So bear with me ;)
I am giving this hammer away to one of my followers. The giveaway will end September 23rd.
I will pick a winner and announce them here in this comment. I will never ask you to join telegram or any other platform.
Check back at this comment on September 23rd to see who won the hammer.
Thank you again for watching and I'll see you in the next video :)
Since I'm a green woodworker I didn't do much blacksmithing yet. Although I hope to start blacksmithing and be able to forge my own tools together with a friend of mine who has a coal forge.
Thx alot for the great videos and inspiration Nils!
I hope to visit Sweden next summer to be able to visit other craftspeople and maybe have time to follow some courses.
Keep up the great work!
Hey Mr Ögren I just got started forging and I’m in need of some new tools and a hammer made for forging would help a lot
Very good!,
I will have a go in forging my hammers👍
I'm also starting out and am in need of a nice hammer like this one! Thanks for all the great videos you have made and I really like the voice over commentary on this one. I'm living not too far away from you and I'd love to come by and visit your shop some day. I hope that I eventually have enough skill to take a one-on-one course with you and be able to get the most out of it.
Awesome
My 15 year old son is starting his blacksmith journey, he would love this hammer
The voice over is a nice touch. Not at all distracting from the smithing. 👍🏾
I hope this comment is not sarcastic :)
It not. Well done my friend.
That hammer is beautiful, and at one kilo, it’s a perfect hammer weight for beginners like me. You continue to inspire us by the techniques you use to craft this work of art.
Don't sweat the beginer dude. I been at this for decades and my "daily driver" hammer is a 900g(ish) crosspeen too. sure i got lighter one and heavier ones dependong on the work... but this type and size hammer been made on this vid is 100% the work horse of my career, cant go wrong with it from beginner to pro my dude.
Great video. Just started, doing tapers and bends would love a real forging hammer.
I really enjoy your voice over. It really helps me understand exactly what you are doing.... Much better than just watching some guy randomly hitting hot steel .
Nice to know I am not the only one who gets tired swinging
It is refreshing to see someone blacksmithing by hand. To many videos out there, on how to, use power hammers, and not everyone has a power hammer. Thank you for posting that video. The hammer came out great.
I am a blacksmith myself and a hammer junky. I would like to have this one, as you were (and others I follow) an inspiration to start my journey as a blacksmith. Cheers!
Thank you so much for clearly explaining the step by step ways and doing all the work by hand. This really helps people like me who are trying to learn to make hammers and axes without the giant power-hammers etc. I'm still in the process of making my own tongs and drifts so that I can make my own hammers and axes in the future. It would be great to have this beautifully crafted, hand-forged hammer to get me started in that process. Thanks again from the Netherlands.
I came to your Channel from Torbjörn åhman and ireally like your stuff and what you doing, Last year i started to forge a little bit at home since i work as a Metalworker and my Boss was once a Blacksmith he showed me many things about Forging. The Hammer you made here woulde be my first Handforged and i woulde use him everytime when i forge something because i just love to work with my handy and creat little gifts for others too
Thanks for your time to read this and keep on doing what you do, its just cool :)
Gorgeous hammer! Beginner smith from Norway here - in need of a cross pein hammer! Thank you for your videos - I will always watch them.
HI Folks, I have watched Black Bear forge over the years and more or less revived my interest in Blacksmithing. I worked With Bob Wilson at the Grange Smithy Nr Dundee. I have used alll the skills Bob showed me as a teenager And at 75 years I feel I have reached a proficient level in Blacksmithing, It is a Skill where you are always learning.
I have moved on to Making horseshoes now for the local horse owners. So thanks for the video on the Cross peen Hammer, Time to get some tool steel and have a go. Thanks for the tutorial.. Tom in Ayr Scotland.
Literally just finished building my shed to start a forge, can’t wait to start making tools. Thank you for the inspiration.
Just built my first forge and would love to have this hammer to start off with. Great work!
Very educational video. I’m glad we could hear your voice in this one, we could use some more commentary!
Thank you!
I've been taking a lot of lessons from your videos, I love that you've been recently using only hand tools for a lot of your work it really helps me to understand how I'd create things with what I have. I've been checking the date of each of your videos to see if I'm ever in the timeframe for a giveaway like this, I've just dug out my forge hole and plan to start soon so I appreciate putting the chance to win it out there.
Nicely done sir!!! Looks fantastic!!!! The sharp, clean pene on that hammer would be perfect for drawing out clips on my handmade horseshoes!!!!
Beautifully crafted Nils as ever and I would love to be considered for the hammer as I am just starting on my forging journey and it would be a brilliant addition to my yet perfect tool set...looking forward to you're next project and as ever keep being you brother..!
Love your work Nils, it would be so sick to have one of your hammers to make my own pieces of work, just finished making a forge and still acquiring the necessary tools
“Hammer time”
I'm currently building my first forge, and would love a new hammer as well. This one is absolutely beautiful, and I would very much like it in my arsenal of tools. I can guarantee it will get a lot of use.
Grate video Nils, you don't know how useful and inspiring your work is for new smiths like me! I'm grateful to everyone who contributes to this true craft. Thank you so much! I would be honored to be able to forge with une of your hammers. Greetings from Spain!
Thank you!
Taking my first blacksmithing class this Saturday thanks to you!
Beautiful. Good luck to everyone on potentially being able to put this hammer to work where it belongs.
Started forging recently using what ever tools I could find, and proper peening hammer would be a fantastic addition. I loved watching the forging of this hammer and the voice over gave a lot of insight into the process of its creation. Exceptional work. Thank you for what you do.
My day always improves when I see you've put out a new video. You're a big inspiration for my self-taught attempts at forging. Thank you! 👍🏻
Greetings from Ireland. It's a beautiful hammer for sure. I am an amateur, my hammer selection is basically a 4lb lump hammer and a ball peen hammer. A hammer such as this would certainly move me to a higher level of work. Thanks for the opportunity to win it.
These kinds of videos help so much its ridiculous
Perfect simple explanations that are easy to understand and learn from
Thank you
Thank you, Nils, for a fine tutorial. I'd love to be the one who is fortunate enough to own and use your hammer in my back yard forge.
Nice video it get's clear how to forge one for me. This one would be nice for finishing blades.
Beautiful hammer!
I've started forging half a year ago.
A hammer like this would be a joy to use.
Thanks for sharing!!
Great work
Very nice. Easy to follow along for those wanting to make their own. A conundrum; need to have a hammer in order to make a hammer. Good luck to everyone entering.
a good rock will do the trick :) or a milling machine.
Good work on this hammer. We shared this video on our homemade tool forum last week 😎
I enjoy all smithing videos but there is something about using hand tools that fascinates. I think to what smiths did before power tools and the amazing crafts they made. Thank you for sharing! Whomever get this hammer is a lucky smith!
I love it! I recently moved, but I had been living in Cleveland where a local guy had set up a blacksmith shop where he had multiple forges and had started a sort of membership model, where you could pay to use the forge and get materials and whatnot. It was great for people who wanted to get into forging but didn't have the space. He also provided lessons and supervision. I wish I could find something like that in my new place.
I like your videos as you show how to hand forge rather than how to use the power hammer to forge. I’m just starting out still collecting tools for my endeavor. Thanks again for the video.
I know I said it in the comments for the last video to try and win that hammer, but a beautiful hammer like this would be amazing at the start of my blacksmithing journey. You do such amazing work. One day I hope I can use this video to try and make my own hammer. Thank you.
Loved this guide and the finished hammer! I made a hammer from reforging an old lump hammer. I really want to try forging one from scratch like this. Love your work! Tack!
I must have watched a hundred blacksmithing videos on here over the years. I only discovered you a couple of days ago but I've found your videos extremely easy to follow and very educational, and I must say you're giving me that itch to try diving into it!
Id love this hammer
It could be offered as prize in my local north Wales agricultural show
There are a lot of young farmers who would put this to great use !
Another great video, thanks for sharing
I have been smithing for a few years now, but I recently had shoulder surgery, and a lighter hammer would be great for getting back into the swing of things! Great video sir!
I love your videos Nils!! They are so educational and my 9 year old with autism can’t hardly fall asleep without watching them! I could definitely use a new hammer!
Just in the process of setting up my own forge after taking an intro to blacksmithing course and would be honoured to put this hammer to good use! :)
I really appreciate the clear simple instructions! Going through what you’re doing and why without over complicating things is really inviting to give smithing a try!
I recently moved and I'm scraping together my new smithing setup.
Seeing someone make something as intimidating as a hammer by hand is very encouraging for someone like me!
Always amazed at what you can do with metal, and forging by hand is so mesmerizing!
Your videos are inspiring me to take on bigger, and more refined projects, and I often come back to your advices.
Thank you again for this.
I was fantasizing about winning the Hammertime one, so I guess it will be the same for this one... I'm such a child.
Good luck everyone!
Enjoy watching you work your talents in all of these projects that you produce here on CZcams. I’m slowly getting my act and tools together to start forging . With your tutorials along with several others I know I will have failures but with that there is triumph in creating something I can be proud of . Thanks again and continue the great work .
Just finished my first introduction to blacksmithing course. Really looking forward to building up some tools and getting further into the craft. It would be amazing to own and use a piece of your work. Great job as always.
I always learn so much watching your videos, and am inspired to start my own forging journey. Keep up the excellent work!
Great 'how to' vid - thank you for posting! My son and I started out own venture in forging last summer, and this hammer would come in handing!
Fantastic video Nils! I really enjoy your "basic" videos. The hammer came out beautiful!
Your work is always so clean and crisp. As a beginner blacksmith i would love to have any of your tools in my shop.
i can always appreciate a new hammer. After a long while im giving hammer making a go again and your videos are very helpful
For my birthday in two weeks my son is getting me a smithing course in January where I will forge my first very own knife. It would be amazing if I could do the forging with a handmade hammer from a master.
Thank you for this video. I am a US Military Veteran and blacksmithing has been my coping mechanism for dealing with my struggles with PTSD and general wellness. I really appreciate the content you produce. Everything I’ve learned from you and others I use to help other veterans like me to get into blacksmithing.
Love the video and also love the fact that you did it with only hand tools shows that its possible without all the fancy equipment
What an awesome video! I started blacksmithing and your not wrong about the angle grinder, it's been super useful. Thanks for making the vid.
That's a really nice hammer, perfect for a beginner. Arnold sure is proud of what you accomplished
Very helpful video and great explanations of every step you take! Im starting my second year in school studying blacksmithing in September and your guidance shall guide me as well as my masters! Cheers Nils!
That is a great video. I will watch it again and probably several more times as I try to make my first hammer. Thank you for making this.
I'm a professional carpenter and a wood worker, but I've been eager to learn blacksmithing. My goal is to make arrow heads, hammers, tongs, axes, and chisels. I have no blacksmithing tools and I'm on the hunt for an anvil. I have great respect for fellow tradesmen and craftsmen. The hammer looks awesome and if I'm lucky enough to win I would cherish it and pass it down to my son one day. Thanks for sharing and opportunity to win such a beautiful hammer.
I really think you should start it! Being able to make some forged tools as a person who often works with wood is insanely helpful 👍🏼
You are one of the reasons I built my own forge, just finished yesterday. Making my own tongs atm but need a better hammer then the one I’m using now 😳 keep up the great work! You’re an inspiration!
you've been an excellent source of reliable information as i've started my journey into forging, thank you so much!
Beautiful workmanship ❤
I had a really nice time watching you make this hammer. You made my morning better.
Thank you for sharing the making of this hammer. Your explanation of the process was easy for me to follow as a beginner. I have been using hardware store hammers up to this point, and they work ok, but this one is very nice. It would be a very welcome addition as my first forging hammer made by a fellow smith. I haven't had the courage (or skills) to attempt making one myself, but it is in my sights as I make more tooling. I really like that style of punch you used. I will try to make one soon.
Hey Nils! Your videos have been very helpfull when starting forging and have been a huge inspiration, im a complete beginner when it comes to forging but ive been having a really good time trying it out. A hammer like this would help out a TONN, and i really want to make stuff like you do not just to sell it, but to keep the art of blacksmithing alive. Im a young guy with a lot of different interest. Thanks!
I have always wanted to start forging. I believe i have assembled everything i need to actually build a forge but i have ZERO working tools. It would be amazing to get a tool you make!
That was a great demo, very informative. Great design for a cross pein! Thanks so much for sharing.
A excellent video with fantastic results. I grew up on a farm in the Canadian prairies at that time every small town had a blacksmith so watching your videos I could smell it all. Thanks
Thanks for demonstrating how to make this hammer with hand tools. I have been using the same hammer I bought over 40 years ago as a farrier. Hoping to try forging one like yours.
Id love to owe this hammer, i have forged my own hammers by hand but nothing as sophisticated as yours so i would learn a lot by using and studying it.
Love the hammer! I only have 2 hammers at the moment, but I’m looking to make my own and these videos have been very insightful.
I’m trying my best to make any tools I need rather than buy pre made tools. So I still need to make a few more tools before I can start my hammer.
another great project, and as the kids are getting older i'm thinking i might finally have time to set up a forge and starting making stuff again (since i moved from the fun making stuff side of engineering to the paperwork side)
Beautiful, as always. Would love to use it on my blacksmithing journey
I love these videos because they really inspire me to start blacksmithing, but as a woodworker, woodworking is expensive enough 😂
It's always so impressive to see a block of metal turn into a beautiful tool I really want to try and make one myself
Beautiful work. I love watching your videos. I have not tried making my own hammer yet, but maybe one day. Right now I'm just using a hardware store hammer, but it gets the job done
Again, GREAT JOB! Very inspiring, I would love to be 1/2 as good as you! I love watching your videos!
Your talent never fails to amaze me. Up here on the west coast of Canada roofers use a special hammer for cedar shake instillation. It is a combo hammer hatchet. The hatchet side is sharp on two sides and multiple holes on the one side for measuring. Be a challenge for you but bet you would have fun doing it. Also it will add to your tool chest.
Thank you so much for sharing your craft. I am an old retired guy learning the craft. I have built a shop in the back yard I have not yet tried to make a hammer. Your video help to inspire me. If you want to share I probably will use your hammer everyday. Thanks for your videos.
That is a stunning hammer, back in my late teens I had the lucky pleasure to work in a blacksmiths workshop for about 18 months, now in my late 40's I finally have the time to set up a small shithing workshop, which so far has a single burner gas forge, a ball pane hammer, and a bit of old railway track, I said I had the time, not the funds lol
Nils. You are so inspiring! I've been watching and learning and someday I will be give these types of things a go!
That hammer is awesome! I love quality tools. I’m a boat mechanic and quality tools make all the difference! Keep me in mind for the give away, I’ll put it to use daily!
Fantastic hammer, great video.....as a volunteer at a tiny forge museum, quality tools are in short supply, so my hammer is always in toolless youngsters' hands!
Beautiful work! You made it look easy, as always. I'd be honored to put that hammer to use! Best of luck to everyone trying to win!
To me, punching the eye is by far the hardest part...does anyone else agree? Nils makes it look so easy!
Punching it isn't all that terrible, especially with a power hammer or even a treadle hammer. It's drifting the eye that's difficult, since that's where all the stuff can go wrong and you have to fix it. Doesn't take much for the eye to become crooked or off-center in some way, and if it's off center then it's tough to heat only one side of the eye without a coal forge.
I thought the same thing before I actually went and made some hammers. Punching is probably the easiest step
I agree with you. Punching by hand is pretty rough, especially in the beginning.
I'm getting ready to set up my own forge and it would be a great honor to use one of your hammers after all the great things you've shared with us over the years
Since I'm a green woodworker I didn't do much blacksmithing yet. Although I hope to start blacksmithing and be able to forge my own tools together with a friend of mine who has a coal forge.
Thx alot for the great videos and inspiration Nils!
I hope to visit Sweden next summer to be able to visit other craftspeople and maybe have time to follow some courses.
Keep up the great work!
That is a good looking hammer. Been forging in for about three years. I have been looking at getting a new Cross peen to replace the lousy store-bought one.
You are such an inspiration Nils! I am getting into Scandinavian axe making thanks to you and would love to use a hammer forged by you to make them!
Another great video as always! Very informative and helpful. I'm new to forging so I'm thankful for all the tips!
Amazing work and great info as always Nils! Just starting in the world of blacksmithing but your videos are great resources to have. A hammer like that would definitely be a game changer from my $25 Amazon special 😂
Very nice work. I've forged 5 hammers with similar techniques, but they certainly did not turn out nearly as well. May be time to revisit hammer forging!
I just built myself a backyard forge after following your videos and I'm finally outgrowing my hardware store sledgehammer! This is such a great video! Thanks so much for making these.
I am just starting to learn to forge and watching your video's have taught me so much. I hope to have as good a set up as you one day. For now I am simply using a 2 lb sledge and a 10 lb anvil with a Fire pit forge, but We all start somewhere don't we? Please keep up with the wonderful videos.
A hammer is one of the most versatile tools out there. Blacksmithing, carpentry, masonry...
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Nice hammer and great video! I have taken my starting steps with a piece of rail as an anvil and a forge I made myself from a brakedrum. And it works! Since I don't live that far away from you one of your courses might be the next step.
Loved all the tips. Voice over is just right.
Beautiful work Nils! I have recently finished forging a drift hopefully it works out! I would love to have one of your pieces! Thanks for the content
Personally find the spring fullers work great to moving the larger stock thickness when making hammers, the only tricky part is getting the set down lined up, but patience is part of the work.. great video 🍻🍻
Yes! focus and patience. speed comes later :)