HOW TO FORGE A BEARDED AXE
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- čas přidán 3. 04. 2020
- In this video i try to show you how i forge a bearded axe.
It is a wrapped eye construction with 3 forgewelds.
As i say in the end of the video, i wanted to focus on the actual forging, how i think about it and what steps i take to create a bearded axe. If you would like to have a video for handle work and fitting the eye to the handle, please let me know in the comment section. I hope you enjoy the video, stay safe and have a great day!
/Nils
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I'm not even halfway through this video but your comment to beat it into submission put a great big smile on my face
I really like your usual videos where you take the main events during a production, but I am always find it interesting to se the whole process.
Love all you axe builds, and the style of this and Skallagrims bearded axe.
really good "keep the wife happy" tip there with the foil Nils!
Your welds are blended beautifully! Well done sir!
Great job explaining everything! Turned out awesome!
I don’t know man, those sound effects really added something to the whole viewing experience 👍😆
Another beauty. A good axe is my favorite woodworking tool. Would love to try one of yours some day.
You definitely should do a video on fitting your head and making a handle. I don’t even have a functioning forge but I am definitely going to make a axe like this when I get my new one built.
THANK YOU for an incredible project post!
Add something to your project's resiliency...increase the carbon content of your edge steel.
When you have your shape forged in and your cutting area close to its dimensions, start sprinkeling ground-up carbon dust onto your work and beat it in.just keep doing it. Then when you finish your piece, the same way you did, check the Rockwell hardness...you'll find it's a lot harder than it would have been without the carbon phase.
((Most Tool & Die shops will have a Rockwell tester. It brings a very hard center-punch type tip, down and presses against the part being checked. It measures how much force it took to push the tip the distance it pushed it, which is only a few thousandths of an inch; and then correlates the two and gives you your hardness, on the Rockwell Scale.)) This takes a "Mild steel", and makes it "High-Carbon steel. By beating carbon into the OPEN PORES of the very hot metal; the carbon content increases. You have all the rest, just right. I applaud you, sir!!! THANKS AGAIN
This was a great video! I am hooked on forging. I told my wife I want to start working a forge.
that's great! enjoy the ride
well done Nils that was a great walk through on the posses
"Bam, bam, bam"
Motivational training with Nils: Bam! Bam! Bam!
I really enjoyed this - I find the process fascinating. And the end result...wow, what a beautiful axe! Thanks for sharing this, and I look forward to seeing more of your creations come to life from your forge. Cheers!
This is one of my all time favorite videos. Man, I love watching you build.
Thank you so much Jerry!
thanks mate i will have to add this project on my to do list cheers
Very intriguing process. Each step was interesting.
I've recently discovered your channel. I am fascinated with the process that it takes to produce an axe such as the one in this video. It looks this would be right at home hanging from the hip of a viking in the 900's as he was preparing for a raid. Well done sir.
Tack sa mycket! I was planning to make one for a while. This helped a lot
Nicely done. Great to see actual hand forged axe
Please don't worry about correcting your speech man. You speak English extremely clearly and honestly I wish I had your accent lol. I sound like your typical guy from California. The wow, dude, bro, gnarly kind of guy lol You make the most beautiful axes and I hope to own one soon. I always miss out on the ones I want but that's what happens when each is handmade and there are only a few per batch. Again thank you for all you do.
Thank you so much for making this video iam very grateful. This is the most detailed video on making a bearded axe that i've seen.
I think that everyone needs a good axe! Yours are absolute works of art!
First off I love the flag on your wall! Thanks for such a thorough walkthrough/ break down of how you did this! It turned out awesome!
Thanks for taking the time and explaining all the steps. Thank you Sir
Who else noticed the Don't Tread On Me flag?
Shut up, gay.
I did
Yes, and I also noticed the OBEY hat he's wearing, that's a company that promotes communist and socialist ideals and the are allegedly funded by George Soros and the shadow government
The Gadsden Flag is it’s name
Of course, Metallica black album.
Very nice!!! I’m gonna have to try this!!🔥⚒💪🏻
Thank you for the lesson, amazing job man and i must have your axe.💪
I enjoy your videos so much, Thanks!
Thank you for the in depth, detailed axe built process.
That is one long ass anvil geez
Great build high quality as always
I really enjoyed watching this
Very good job sir! Clean, hard, and well done!
Thanks for this video Nils 👍
I love the bearded Axe!
Great detail man thanks
wow looks beautiful
Awsome video and axe! Thanks for filming this so others can see and learn!
Excellent Demo, you are an excellent teacher.
Great job, as always love the content and keep up the great work.
Thank you!
You are very good at what you do n how you explain your work
I really like what you did here,Nils.The techniques may all be standard,and based in forging practice,but any smith imparts something of their own to the work regardless of that.
The way your axe came out made me think of those several neat axes that the guys reproduced for that big public Oseberg ship recreation in Oslo several years back...I think your cultural,"ethnic" memory is coming out through your forging!:)
Great job,and i really enjoy your closing rap at end of your videos,all and all-excellent effort,on forging and producing these films.
Thank's very much for the video. Nice job!
Really very nice work 👏
I just ordered your Forest Axe because that’s what was in stock. But I truly love this axe and can’t wait for the opportunity to purchase one of these beautiful crafts of yours!!
I love your work, great attention to detail. thanks for sharing this
Thank you very much!
Awesome Axe Nils!
Thanks a really show,,nice explane all quality that-s one of my favorit model!! All the best from RO.
Amazing video Nils! very well explainened aswell as shown how to do each step. Thanks!
That was a very nice demonstration of the the wrapped eye technique.
Thank you!
💪😎🔥 Most Excellent
Nils I love your videos. I was sad to see you leaving the forge cast last year, but your videos are worth more in a way. Thank you for your efforts
Thank you very much!
It’s awsome
awesome explanation. really appreciate your hard work with doing the videos like this so we can learn and have it explained instead of just done.
Thank you, im going to make more of these kinds of videos, when my time allows it ;)
Absolutely beautiful. +1. 👍❤
BTW, one thing ive always wondered about bearded axes in general is why the cheeks are often so short, given the extra torque created by striking with that elongated beard ... I would have thought the cheeks would need to be much longer, and perhaps even cross-banded (at some distance below the head) to more fully maximize the stability of the head on it's shaft ... something along the lines of your hewing axe. Just thinking aloud.
Good Knowledge share thank you
You have definitely improved mate, good work
Thank you!
cool video, im going to give this a go sometime soon i think!
I stumbled across this video tonight and am very impressed with not only the end result of your forging such a fine bearded Axe but with your instruction through the process as well! EXCELLENT job Sir and you have a new fan here!!!
Thank you!
Awasome 🙏👍🙆♂️ work 💯🇮🇳🚩
Good work
Nicely done Dude. TFS, G :)
very nice💪💪💪💪
Exceptional work just found your channel so cool to watch thx how long does it take you to make this without power tools
I love the video, I love the hard work, and the very detailed process! My only concern is the socket size on the head. Someone like me would break the head off of the handle in 1-3 swings. It is a beautiful axe! I'd love to have one as a wall hanger
nice job
Nice
Very cool 😎
Thank you!
Nice!
Thank you!
Your logo looks very nice. Great video.
Thank you
well done educational directions. u got a subsrib er
Thank you!
BAM ! BAM ! BAM !
BAM!
Grymt bra video! Förstår vad du menade :)
I really enjoyed you thinking out loud, so I knew what was going on in your mind; the plans, the process, the reasons behind what you are doing.
Thanks.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Nils, would not a beginning Smith just put a large piece of high carbon steel into the main piece and then forge weld both together? Why did you make the additional step of forge welding the high carbon blade part into the mild steel bit, and then again forge weld all together into the main piece?
Hey just asking what was the time from start to finish on that in real time I was thinking like 6 hours or am I way wrong?
A question for you. I have watching many videos of how to make axes and you are the only one that I have seen forge the blade steal into another piece of steal before forge welding it into the axe face. Why do you use the extra piece of metal?
Did you build your forge or buy it ? I hear it's hard to get it to welding temperature
Sweet! I’ve recently started smithing and making one of these is my absolute goal. What do you recommend for someone with minimal tools/equipment
Research your region's arts/crafts school, and join ABANA.
What is the benefit of doing a wrapped eye, versus a slit and drift?
Well, you can start off with smaller stock, you have to imagine yourself back in the day, getting a big piece of steel to drift was probably very hard and very expensive.
Superb video, thank you. Just one question what weight hammer are you using?
Ranges from 1,3kg to 2kg
Thank you
Great video quick question, would it not be easier and stronger to take a larger piece of metal and punch a hole in it for the handle? Does away with all the folding and welding.
Thanks for watching! Sure thing, the punched eye is stronger and a more "modern" way for making an axe eye. However, the folded eye is more of a "historical" approach. I can't say for sure how old this technique is, but I have seen finds from Scandinavian Iron Age/viking age all the way to the late 1800's use the folded techinque. So it's been around for a while. It's more of an enthusiastic approach, trying to keep the old methods alive etc.
Awesome ! Thanks for the response@
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I'm wondering how long is the handle of the axe? Can you tell me.
hey nils i happen to have the exact same forge only i cant get mine up to welding temperatures. Have you modified your one or do you use a special gas or something ?
What regulator do you use? I crank it up to 3 bar and wait. You need to let it heat up propperly, i made that mistake in the beginning.
also depends on your air intake how far off sea level you are (more or less oxygen)
do you use gas or propane? Or are they the same thing? I have been looking into one and I was wondering if it uses/can use propane
I did
You may have answered it... Beginning the blacksmithing phase soon. But what oil is that you are dipping the nearly finished axe in, just before you put it in the oven? Thank you. Awesome!
Its heat treating oil that i got from a friend. Before that i used rapeseed oil
Endnu en flot økse 😊😊
Tackar!
do you use a flatter as a hammer or do you use another hammer to strike them?
They are struck by a helper known in ancient times as an "apprentice". Although smaller work can be spring-clamped to the anvils' face through the Pritchel, that springs' foot often gets in the way of the flatter, and, as the time from forge to anvil is critical for the weld to succeed, or "take", a flatter slows the process to the point where the weld will more likely fail from oxygen interference.
Is that a sam towns hammer sitting on the anvil during the normalizing process at the 27:30 mark
Great video. How long did the whole process take you?
with filming? depends if im making other stuff at the same time. im not quite sure to be honest, ill have to think about that
Nils Ögren Without filming I mean. Just to make the axe.
Nils - have you been into the Akvavit?
Hej Nils! Den blev ju vacker som ”sju sommarängar” måste jag säga👌! Jag ligger i startgroparna med egen smedja och har väl allt egentligen utom en rejäl bandputs, har du gjort din själv eller är den köpt? Några tips kanske;) 2”72 och minst 1,5hk kanske?
Mvh Petter!
Köpte min, det är en kines. Kan inte rekommendera den är jag rädd. Men finns en Polack som säljer har jag hört..
Jasså haha! Ärligt å bra svar:) ja det verkar faktiskt finnas flera tillverkare i europa som gör (va det verkar) fina maskiner, men svårt att veta utan någon som verkligen provat ordentligt. Får forska hårt och meddela resultat😉 mvh Petter Broberg
Thank you for sharing your experience. I began to love your channel even more when I saw the libertarian flag on the wall. Hello from the White Sea!
Haha thank you!
Hej Nils
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Skulle gärna se dig göra en sådan
Hälsningar Niklas
What if I don't want the hammer part of the axe and just flatten the whole back? Is there anything wrong with that?
I want to make an axe but I don't really like to hammer with axes
Whatever floats your boat! Just be sure not to make it too skinny around the eye you needbstrenght there to suport the handle.
@ I got a better idea
Instead of thinning it I'll just wrap the whole bar around a mandrel without thinning it and get to that hard stuff later
vad kallas din bandslip mer specifikt? :)
Bra fråga. Amerikanarna kallar dem för 2x72 belt grinder.
Hi, fellow swede here, where did you get the Sweidsh forging mark (your touch mark)? did you make it yourself?
Jag designade det och beställde det från USA. Via jerametalart på instagram!
@ Tack :) försöker börja med smide på riktigt. Problemet jag har just nu är lokal, skaffa större städ ( har 1 kg städ), och förbrukningsvaror.
Var köper du borax och material?
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