Blacksmithing - Forging a rounding hammer
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- čas přidán 9. 03. 2017
- It has been a while since I made my first rounding hammer. This is how I make one today (march 2017).
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IRL: One day Torbjorn found a jug of linseed oil on sale. He bought that jug of linseed oil, and promptly after bringing home his prize his wife asked him: What the hell are you going to do with 5 gallons of linseed oil? I'm convinced this is why this channel exists. To use up that 5 gallon jug of linseed oil.
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@@NateTheStone yes. He was born in a tub of linseed oil, not water.
In the beginning I was afraid there was going to be music for the whole video. I like that its just the sounds of the work
Thanks. I wanted to test getting rid of the grinder sounds... not sure how it works...
Torbjörn Åhman Yeah, the grinder sounds can get a little annoying after a long time. Maybe try some different music types
I's a good idea, trying to mask the sound of the grinder, but music has a pretty polarizing effect in my experience. There will always be someone who hates the specific genre/track you selected.
I suggest checking out John Neeman tools/Northmen to see an example of very inoffensive music for applications such as this one. Generic music is better than exciting music.
By the way, the hammers look great, and your video quality is, as always, superior.
If you are going to use music so cover sounds like grinders, i would suggest not using this type of music. It tends to be used for 'click bait' style videos and your work deserves better imo. The music Alec Steele uses feels much more suited to this type of video.
I would prefer natural music, like acoustic guitar music, it fits more your handcrafting. The music choice of this Video feels like the first song from the free to use CZcams library.
I don't understand why people would give this a thumbs down, this is incredible craftsmanship!
Yeah but it's not part of CZcams rewind...pkaying devils advocate here. Lol
Andrew Conklin an bcdkkurrruruurue
Because there isn’t enough posturing and pretense. They can’t handle the beauty of the craft.
Andrew Conklin I think all dislikes are from tool factories or tool shops 🤓🤓🤓 you just can not dislike this
Name yourselves dislikers! I need to know why 😂😂
If I didn't have to work..... I'd sit here and watch you make stuff all day.
Man I must say I was enviouse at first of your set up but the more I watched I see you deserve all of this , you are good and not just blacksmithing you are good at everything you do it seems , it's as if you think 2 steps ahead a lot of times I know you edit this but I can tell man you try and make no movement wasted and are very methodical , this puts me at awe and I tip my hat to you brother
Thanks Blake!!
This is now my favourite show 🤙 great skills, a proper craftman.
Oofff way too inspiring I have a hard time staying awake with 7 minutes so soothing to watch
Torbjorn,
That's a really nice process of making a rounding hammer. Thank you for taking time to build, film, edit and post this video.
Lovely work both at the hammer head and in the editing. Thank you for sharing. All the best Mat
Splendid work, exceptional, love what you do and how meticulous you are. Beautiful hammers. Well done.
i have yo admit, I am a huge fan of these videos. Keep them coming Torbjörn
Thanks!
Une œuvre d'art!
Débutant de 63 ans, je n'ai pas de marteau spécifique de forge, mais j'adorerai en avoir un comme celui-ci.
debutant de 76 ans , je vais esayer de me faire le meme ! simplement avec marteaux et enclume .encore faut il tomber sur le bon acier !vas y roland ,essaye aussi !
What a beauty! Great work!
the return of Torbjörn
I am happy
Perfect!
also, I'm not exaggerating when I say that this is the sexiest RH I've ever seen
Ha ha, sweet!
What is the black stuff you are puting in the hole when you make the hole for the grip?
I AM A PIRATE coal so the punch doesn't stick
I always love to watch Ahman work.
Thanks
Absolutely brilliant! I love watching you forge tools.
Thanks!!
One of the best looking rounding hammers I've seen. Well done.
Cool! Thanks
Beautiful work!
Torbjorn !!!!! I watch you for a long time now, I always see how much you are sensible to the finition and how you are a fantastic artiste it is a honor to be a human for to realise how you are fantastic and clever ! You are my inspiration because I love to forge ! I live in England and my dream to have a course with you ! Many thanks brother !
Greg !
Thanks Greg!
Having just completed my first introductory blacksmithing class, I have much more of an appreciation for the effort that went into this project! It was a pleasure to watch you work and create… I don’t know that I’ll ever reach that level of proficiency.
Great! Keep at it!
Thanks for sharing the wonderful scenery as the "paint dried" with you fine builds...amazing how identical they turned out. Always appreciative of your artisanship and video work!! ~PJ
Thank you PJ! I seem to have messed up with my choice of music though... I was in a happy mood when editing, now I'm kind of depressed....
I thought the music was fine.
Thanks!!
Torbjorn, I particularly liked the music and I AM an old fart. I Didn't find it depressing at all and in fact found it quite enervating. The rhythm of your sanding matched the music rhythm, giving it a Zen like experience which which I tend to fall into doing that kind of work. No worries here on your video skills just keep doing what feels right...it's a great gift to us and this old fart is greatful! ~PJ
:) Thanks PJ.
beautiful work as always!
i watch these videos at night, they're quite relaxing, also blackhead squeezing ones
Marvellous forging and working! Thanks for sharing your passion
Music is so subjective, it's hard to please everyone regardless of your choice, and after all it is your choice, but artisanal skills shine through every time.
Love your work, thanks for sharing it.
Great. Thank you!
You nailed it trickyname.
He is a true craftsman.
Great Stuff Torbjorn!
Great work,thanks for sharing,
I'm drooling here over the stuff you have. Can't say I have a ragtag of a forge especially considering I'm still just a hobbyist (going to college at the same time, so I cannot fully commit to it yet until next (school) year when I've hopefully got my degree). With some help (mostly assisted by my father, and a professional welder who's helped us for free) I have all the basics necessary to make most (smaller) stuff; a log-splitter converted to a forge press, some hammers, a decent oven which can reach high temperatures despite its size, and a pair of tongs. Though the only thing that isn't my property is the anvil (and place, but I'm allowed to work in a corner of a huge shed for free too - I know, I'm extremely lucky) which is old and abused, but nobody has used it in years so I can use it for as long as I need.
Cool! Keep it up!
It is such a pleasure, and my honor, to watch you work.
Oh, thank you!
Everything you make seems so simplistic and yet it's always beautiful. Including your country.
Your CZcams channel name is cool. All hail the All Father
here I am watching your videos over and over again. Easy to get a lot from these with their format.
Cool. Thanks
Those hammers are works of art! Absolutely beautiful!
Torbjorn. Thank you for making my hammer and this video which I requested. What a great video and what a beautiful pair of rounding hammers. You are really a master of this art. Thank you very much I can't wait to use the hammer...hammers ;-). AK
Thanks. No problem!
Great hammers, they look like the hammers of alec steele.
And very great video, I liked that you put music over the grinding scenes.
Greetings,
Edgar
Thanks. Yes, it's the same idea!
Torbjorn is an artist with metal!!!....amazing craftsmanship!!!!
Torbjorn, I never get tired of watching you forge your projects. You truly are gifted sir and I have learned much from your videos. Once I start doing some forging of my own then I will be watching a lot more of your videos. Keep up the great work sir!!!!
love your videos, they give me inspiration for what to do next in my own shop.
Very fine work as always, thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks!
Such nice work ! Thanks for posting its such a pleasure to watch a true Craftsman in their. Element
Delighted to see somebody really paying close attention to cleaning and refining the tapers in the eye prior to fitting the handle. It makes a great deal of difference in mating the head to the handle really securely. I re-handle a lot of hammers and axes and almost always have to do quite a bit of work with rotary burr and file before fitting - It is always worth the small extra effort.
Great video! Really enjoyed the forging process, but also liked seeing the outdoor scenery and handle fitting process, too. Beautiful hammers.
Thank you Scott!
Watching this again and was curious: Is the inner eye drifted in an hourglass shape or do you continue to drift from one side while working the cheeks and making the grooves behind the faces? I remember hearing someone talking about an hourglass shape, but wasn't sure the reason they were doing it that way. Thanks!
Bellisima obra. Felicidades desde Monterrey, NL Mexico
Beautiful work as always. Prepare for purchase requests....
Great to have you back as well!
Thanks! He he, not sure I'm ready for mass production just yet...
Always a pleasure to watch you working.
Great. Thanks!
The hammers are just beautiful, excellent craftsmanship. Well done, l am never disappointed.
Your work is simply amazing.
Just AWESOME!!! I could watch videos of your work all day long.
Liked the occasional music and then just workshop sounds. Well done, thank you for sharing another video with us.
Thanks!
Love these videos. The less music the better.
great work as always...i enjoy watching your videos
Thanks
Magnificent as always!!
Very, very nice hammer Torg, your handling skills take me back to days as shipwright apprentice, almost exactly as I was taught! No belt sand or grinding, planes, spokeshaves and files or rasps, thats the way to do it!
Thanks 👍
good job :)
Master ARTisan. Thank you so much.
Woah, like everybody else I freaked out in the beginning.. whenever I see one of your new videos I wait till night to watch it, I love going to sleep listening to the sound of the hammer shaping the steel :) Please keep it that way, it's therapy for me.
Ha ha, ok! Thanks!
Beautiful work, I enjoy watching how you work.
beautiful hammers man!
Thanks
Where can I buy one of these awesome hammers?
Incredible craftsmanship. Loved the video.
Very impressive work!!
Thank you.
magnifico...
is it just me, or the automatic hammers swork sounds are good enough music ? :D
Each step is beautiful!
I really enjoy going back and rewatching the content from years past. This gentleman’s skill in legendary and I like to see how he has progressed as a content editor as well. This is by far (has always been and is currently) my favorite artisan. This is a superhuman skill in the eyes of folks like me. As a scrawny over-stressed electronics engineer, I very this skill as the pinnacle of physical health and (at least to me) it seems like it would relax the mind and promote mental health as well. Wish everyone the best.
Wow, thank you so much!!
very good
dip your punch in oil to cool and then dip in coal dust so it sticks to the punch. keeps your fingertips away from heat and hammers and is much more effective.
Might try that again... tried it before but it wasn't that effective. I'm considering making a lube out of graphite and bees wax. See how that goes.
we use hofi lube. Its Molybdenum powder, graphite and dish soap then thinned with water. It works real well, you can cool your punch in it and the residue stays on. We do put a pinch of coal dust in the hole under the punch but the lube is what really helps.
Ok, good! I have seen the recipe. I need to try that sometime. Only thing that bothers me is the water... can you really cool a H13 punch in it without cracking it?
I think the additives slow down the quench significantly because its a lot thicker than water but yea we cool our punches in it all the time with no problems. Now that's not from a bright red or anything. if we happen to let a punch get that hot we let it air cool a little to maybe a black heat then cool in the lube. Some folks don't use water just the dish soap and leave it really thick and paint it on with a brush before they punch. Im sure you have seen gearheartironworks video on youtube punching hammer eyes with a press? their punch is h13 and that's hofi lube they are cooling it in.
ok! Perfect, need to try it!
Great work Torbjorn I am impressed by how identical the two hammers are, takes a lot of skill to be so accurate.
Thanks!!
Beautiful work yet again!
Good
Nice work! Can you believe, what my 3 year old daughter whaits for your every new video ;-)
Thanks! That is cool! Tell me how she likes the music... nobody seem to like it :(
Torbjörn Åhman i will show it only tomorow, its to late
Torbjörn Åhman the appeal of your channel for me has always been the lack of music. It has its own charm, and is much more enjoyable to watch. You shouldn't think of your videos without music and boring, it's the opposite for me, as I only hear the music of your hammer on the anvil
haha. the music was no big deal if you ask me... I literally didn't think anything of it. I don't get why people are so turned off by it.
Thanks Stuart! I can't promise I will never add any music in the future, I will probably do some experiments, but never on a whole video.
Congratulations for your videos.
I would like to ask: How long did it take you to make the hammer?
Thanks.
Can't remember now, maybe 4h?
What a fabulous hammer! With a hammer like that, a man could make what he normally couldn't. 😀👍
Thanks!!
Great blacksmithing as always. Love you work. Always clean, accurate and top quality.
Beautiful....Your hammers are as much works of art as they are tools. Liked the music too. It fit nicely with the "Spring is here" theme. Will you be selling any on the website?
Thanks! Yes, I was in that kind of spirit when editing so... I may do some for sale.
Are you making some new ones, love to buy one
Very fine work TA!
Hammer making is one of my favorite forging projects.
Thanks! Yes it's quite fun. Can be frustrating sometimes also....
Belíssimo trabalho!!!!
Parabéns!!!!!!👏👏👏👏
Have a new repect for rounding hammer
I think i don't want to know the market price for those
kramler I would love to know the price in US dollars!
@@billy19461 I would say around 150 to 275 because of the equipment used, and the craftsmanship.
UMMM... the cost is the time, coal, steel, calories, water, overhead, sweat equity, and patience with MEEKNESS proven.
Beautiful! Just Epically Beautiful!!
I enjoyed this a ton, great hammer!
I like the music choice, your videos are top notch. Do what you do.
5:10 Oh man, I pictured you missing one of those blows and it was not pretty.
I'm glad you know what you're doing lol
Ha ha... never put that picture in your mind when you are pounding like this. Probably need a heavier hammer... Oh wait, another project!
I did it once and it hurt a lot 😢
Beautiful work.
excellent workmanship. Congratulations.
His name is Torbjörn but he looks like Engineer
You slick fool
fantastic video !!!! I was watching and now I need to try do it myself :)
Thank you! Good luck!!
@@torbjornahman I like your work and want to make a hammer like this myself. What kind of steel do you suggest to use ?
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I'm glad I've recently discovered your channel. You're truly an inspiration.
Cool. Thank you!
You have been given a gift and can tell you enjoy the gift you were given. Be thankful and thanks for sharing....
Oh, thank you!!
damn cool
Thanks
Poetry to watch. !
Thanks!
really well done, and i actually love the nature shots in the interims.
Great! Thanks
Beautiful work as always! I was really happy to see a new video from your work!
Thanks!
wearing respirator while forging, I do that too.
Takes a little while to get used to, but not a huge problem other than the Darth Vader sounds you make....
Torbjörn Åhman yeah and if you look at new filters after a few weeks use you realise why you do.
Супер !!!!
ur shop rocks. what a blacksmithing layout. I'm much more ghetto but have an awesome wood burning forge, that's 4 feet long and a 65 pound anvil with a hardy hole on the side. ur setup rocks
Thanks! Good luck!!
Great hammers, you do exceptional work.
Those are prettier than any girl I'm going to get
I misread get as eat :|
Self oof
What is up with the music in the beginning of the video. I like it better when there are no music. The sounds of your workshop is just right. And keep up the good work, I absolutely love it
Thanks... Well, I wanted to try something... hmmm....
Torbjörn Åhman I enjoyed the change of scenery.
Good work, also liked that technique!
This man is badass. No, if ,ands or buts. Great video.
Thank you!!