Annual blacksmiths meetup in Granbergsdal Sweden 2017

I have put together some clips I captured on my trip to this event. Sorry for the incoherent content!
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[@goldkatt2685]

Honestly, I dont mind the noise, this is just hauntingly beautiful and relaxing

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Very impressive industry, those hammers and the furnace the iron workers and the articles they make, something to be proud of. Thanks for posting.

[@marcegzlz]

In my country I am a technician and I admire, as you, take care of, promote and love every trade. Thank you for taking a walk through your workshops. I was almost there.

[@fixt100]

Shoulder to Shoulder, Trades build the world. Respect.

[@mariomercadojr3669]

You have been truly blessed with this wonderful gift. For me this is very therapeutic. Thank you Torbjörn. God Bless.

[@fern6114]

For one of the most impressive videos on manufacturing blacksmithing ever saw What for a great job Thank‘s Torhäm Thank‘s to this man and his sons It makes me interessting to see Sweden sometimes 😎🇱🇺👍

[@robertqueberg4612]

This has been a great look into both the artistic and the industrial aspects of shaping hot iron/steel.

[@victoryfirst2878]

So nice to see something from the land of the north. Hope someday I can visit and see first hand the forging process in person. Keep up the great work !!!

[@molaisonmaker6896]

Their efficiency with the power hammer is amazing! They are true masters of their craft.

[@torbjornahman]

They truly are.

[@planbuilduse5994]

That was cool to see the guys work with those huge power hammers. What an amazing trip!

[@brettbeatnick]

Im surprised how much control those guys had with the large power hammers. Very interesting stuff.

[@torbjornahman]

Yes, they are pretty well tuned. You just need some time to get to know the machine.

[@petter5721]

Thank you for keeping history alive for our kids!

[@BruceBoschek]

Very enjoyable collection of memories. What a wonderful bunch of people, too! Thank you for sharing this.

[@tomsommer54]

Thank you for sharing your videos. This one was incredible.

[@TheFlypress]

amazing to see what's out there thanks for posting

[@MartyInTheWoods]

11:56 Granbergsdal Hytta - very impressive historic smithy!!! Thank you for uploading this gemstone!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@Ede74]

thank for sharing Torbjörn, very interesting. I liked they way they blow of the scale from the dyes. Just a little push on a button and the scale is gone.. really nice

[@jawediqbal9475]

makes my day thank you , this video alive my memories of 70,s when I was a kid of 9 10 year old and watched very deeply this kind of hammer in (Lahore) Pakistan at a blacksmith's workshop for hours .

[@torbjornahman]

Cool!

[@lennartmiau6504]

Very interesting video again! I had to re-watch how casually Roger and his sons handled these massive power hammers while the visitors have massive respect for it.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks. It may look casual but you really have to have the brain engaged.

[@stevemackelprang8472]

Thank you for taking us along! Wonderful !!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@kennethkustren9381]

DEEP DEEP DARKLY SHADED GREEN WITH ENVY !! I COULD WATCH ALL DAY, AND PLAY FOR A LIFETIME WITH THESE TOOLS !! Sadly, I fear no casting sand, scrap bins, and patterns for casting accessories !!

[@thomaszinecker1785]

Nothing more beautiful than watching the PROS go at it!

[@rjugoschua]

Thank you for making and sharing this video :-)

[@loul7239]

It's funny, we just had our New England Fall meetup and the one power hammer we had at the meet could possibly have been heated and forged in that beautiful beast of a hammer. The presenter using it was underwhelmed. Either way, that was an amazing trip and I'm thoroughly jealous.

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks. You should visit!

[@mervwright2611]

I enjoyed seeing the trip through the country and the items that were for sale.

[@claudia-6437]

This happened on my birthday. Forge on my European counterparts. Gotta love when experienced steel smashers unite! 🔥🔨

[@Soulsmithing]

The speed at which he draws that huge billet! What power! Very nice video, thanks for taking us along.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks

[@nikolaiownz]

i am a machinist by day and blacksmith dreamer at night.. i love watching these two guys working...

[@Slickheadhunter]

I’m also a machinist by day,blacksmith by night.

[@xxxavier63]

could not wait to the end of the video to comment...beautiful work! greetings fom sunny Mexico!

[@german26able]

thanks for the tour Torbjorn, en stor stark tack.

[@RichardGoth]

Great footage! This really takes me back to my college days although the power hammers here are 3 times the size I was trained on

[@gerardokenzp]

6:55 looks like a cow cheese, beautiful Sweden, and the power hammers wow such amazing thing!

[@stellarpod]

Excellent video. Thoroughly enjoyed all of it - especially the big hammer work. Steve

[@torbjornahman]

Great! Thanks

[@leandrosebastianzarza4927]

Que grande Maestro!! Buenisimo el video! Gracias!!

[@larrycroft6819]

That would be a hard days work. Enjoyed it, thanks for posting it.

[@mrayco]

Thanks for sharing your trip I enjoyed it with you. Awesome👏✊👍

[@neilyeag]

Very cool, really liked the forging of that big rivet or pin that they were making. Wow

[@heavylead1961]

thanks for sharing such amazing history!

[@10004iomthon]

Thanks, for sharing sir(for me first starting from Thailand )

[@markpressley3746]

Realy enjoy your videos real joy to watch I work at a forge in sheffield not many left now

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks. Ok, that's sad...

[@manga12]

yes considering what the name ment in the past, sheffield cutlery and all the youtube videos out there of their products, its like the steel towns here in the usa, pittsburg used to have lots of them now there is but one, and canton city ohio a shadow of its former self but still has timkin which makes the roller bearings for trains and locomotives as well as aerospace grade specialty metals, they still have a few forges though like solmet technologies, and canton drop forge though, on the other hand smaller mini mills have popped up and there are still many knife makers around, but its not the production forging it was, most of what we have around here is small foundries or machine shops of which there is no shortage of, and car parts makers mostly cnc thesedays though.

[@m.anastasia3679]

It is such an order, clean approach and Forge! and the men "danc" in great harmony. Economy in a pure example

[@expatconn7242]

now i need to see that someday ... thanks torb

[@scoobshagg]

This was awesome, I'm going to have to watch it like 3 more times

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha! Great

[@richardbuhler554]

That looks like you all have a good time. Wish I lived in that part of the world.

[@thomasklugh4345]

That was fun. It reminded me of when I was 17 (in 1967!). My Step-dad worked in a small steel & fabricating company across the street from where we lived. My first job there was working with a hole punch. I sat on a chair with my foot on a larger pedal, and when I pushed down, a powerful steel punch would come down and punch a hole in a steel sheet. Later, I spray painted steel beems. One day, another employee wasn't paying attention and got two fingers chopped off in some kind of chopper. Cool summer job.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@johndilsaver8409]

It looks like blacksmiths in Sweden are friendly and have a good time! It is the same here!

[@jamesmcmillen4828]

Looks like y'all had a hell of a good time! I really enjoyed the scenes.

[@torbjornahman]

Great, yes we had a great time!

[@osricsbruk]

Healthy looking Nordic blacksmith lady, we need more of them!

[@nilsg9199]

I'd never heard of Granbersdal before, very similar to my last name! Mange takk!

[@isaiahstreblow1932]

Neat video. Thanks for posting! "Us ordinary mortals." Yeah, I know what you mean. I got a chance earlier this month to work in a 19th-century blacksmith shop, one of a few remaining here in Minnesota, at a cast iron pour/blacksmiths meetup. Getting to play with somebody else's bigger and better toys is a rare bit of fun. Those Beche power hammers are massive!

[@torbjornahman]

:) Indeed

[@andyb6771]

Always good to see another Minnesota native in the comments!

[@AndrewFrink]

Guess that makes three of us. All the videos i see of Sweden and Norway always look like "up north" here in Minnesota.

[@robroy5729]

+Torbjörn Åhman You are truly blessed to live in such an amazing country!!! I will visit Sweden one day and stop at every Smithy along the way. The countryside is so beautiful and from what I read it's simply just an amazing country to visit. Great video by the way!!! I especially loved the Blast Furnace towards the end of the video!! I absolutely loved it. I wish places like that and other historical sites here in the united stated were as appreciated as that one and others. As always, this was an amazing video!! (even though I have seen it many many times along with your other videos)

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you Keenan. Yes we are blessed. Practically every inch of the country is accessible through what we call "allemansrätten". No private properties and public trails. Just show respect and you can go anywhere. We have a lot of historical sites especially when it comes to the process of iron making, since that has been a huge part of our export for many years. Sadly there isn't enough means to maintain it all and often you have to rely on nonprofit work to keep them standing.

[@tomsdreamshopworx]

Thanks fort sharing!

[@Peter-wt2rn]

Amazing, forging works can be combined with music, enjoy your job. enjoy your life.

[@farrier53]

Sweeden looks amazing! Beautiful countryside, biiiig power hammers, skillful forging, I want to go there. Greetings from Canada!

[@torbjornahman]

You should go! :)

[@cedricsoblet2960]

Very instructive! Thanks for sharing

[@denzub6897]

Смотрел с восторгом! Счастливые люди! Респект!!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!!

[@ramonazcurra2701]

Que belleza ver a esa mujer trabajando el acero, cuantas como ella habrá?. Hermosa exposición de arte en hierro..

[@kirkendauhl6990]

My jaw damn near hit the floor around the 5:55 mark when I saw that peddle operated (I think) pneumatic scale remover I was like “that’s so cool oh my god.”

[@1957car]

That looks like just a pair of opposing air hammers. Pretty cool idea.

[@matus158]

thank you, it was very interesting.... as an IT worker sitting whole day in the office, with backpain and headache I would like to make this....

[@macmac19800]

Greets from Poland, I love watch your channel.

[@torbjornahman]

Great! Thanks

[@johanwirf6501]

Got suprised when my home area poped up on recommended on youtube xD Born and raised in Granbergsdal.

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, trevligt!

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

Fantastic video. I'd love to be a blacksmith just to operate one of those machines.

[@georgejohnson1537]

Looked like a fun place to be to me! Thanks for posting................

[@JaapGrootveld]

Nice to see you have fun.

[@williamrizer2739]

Fascinating, thanks for sharing

[@YuraKvadrat132]

Cool. I worked as a blacksmith. I liked it very much. Super.

[@williamcunha9136]

Thank You for the Tour of your Beautiful Country!

[@YuraKvadrat132]

Many thanks

[@petardragoev7106]

That was really interesting, thank you for sharing it!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks. I wasn't sure it was good enough to share...

[@petardragoev7106]

Your videos are always a great joy to watch, so it doesn't matter if it's something a little different. Keep up the good work!

[@AB79700]

Great video!

[@SivaKumar-bx3fn]

Really I am Lucky. Because the above meeting getting me into the best Black smithy works family. GREETINGS from SREE MADHA SMITHY WORKS. INDIA TAMILNADU.

[@MohanLal-pp1qq]

I tried too much heartuchin n hardworking 👏👏👏👏🖒🖒 🛠🛠🔩🔧🔗🌡🔥🌡🌡🔥🔥💖💖💖💯✔🎖🎖 thank you very much for sharing your video !

[@michaelclark2840]

Lovely material control on those big hammers 👍

[@s7bfreeman]

What a cool trip! Have fun.

[@MisterTee2010]

Great video. Thank you for sharing.

[@jonjessen]

Swedes and metal are made for each other. And that Naver has some beer skills!!

[@ronnieahman6958]

Ser ut att ha varit en givande roadtrip. Hoppas du fick idéer till nya projekt ;)

[@CarterWHern]

Wonderful! More. More.

[@lobackmtsiqueira7496]

Mais nostálgico impossível.Quantos talentos!

[@MarcosThunder]

Great stuff! Those hammers are awesome, the whole shop is awesome!

[@torbjornahman]

Yes, it is!

[@davidmclaughlin7000]

Great video. Good to see some industrial smiths forging.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks.

[@rigoniironworks]

Hey man, thanks for the Roger Lund shop tour! Been following him on instagram, very cool indeed.

[@torbjornahman]

Yes. Many cool toys... :)

[@lohikarhu734]

I loved my blacksmith course at Gransförs Bruk

[@yetanotheaverageguy]

Amazing hammers! That's a great shop.

[@GrimReaperCalls]

Det var ta mig fasen inga små hammare, vilken jäkla slagstyrka O.o. Tack för rundturen!

[@torbjornahman]

Jo tack. 500kg som kommer farande är inte att leka med. :)

[@necrobeast6666]

wow,those power hammers are so musical.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Those power hammer are amazing. Wish I could visit.

[@wolfmanfrank89]

What an awesome blacksmithing community there

[@umcadimdetudooficial6737]

Very very very good!

[@paolodecorato651]

Che posto Torbjörn ! Poter lavorare in una fucina così è un sogno! Un forte abbraccio

[@redordead3868]

What a set up, roger is taking no prisoners. That beche power hammer is awesome.

[@redordead3868]

Ben is the best of the snake wrold

[@xxxxxponchin]

Thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@KentHansson]

Tack,nu måste jag ju ta mig i kragen och åka dit nästa år :-).

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, ja det tycker jag!

[@Renaissanceman86]

All I know is I want every single piece of equipment in this video!

[@hartonoX69]

👍

[@user-xy8iw7wn2m]

молодцы ребята, не лёгкая но интересная работа!

[@Buses2Bikes]

I pictured you riding a Trike with a hand forged frame and big ol' honking chopper forks waaaaaaay out in front. Or a giant 4x4 "Truck from Hell" looking thing. Looks like you had an awesome time.

[@shutereye2634]

Thats freaking cool!

[@isaaccook8175]

Very Cool, thank you for sharing.

[@lenblacksmith8559]

Thanks for sharing mate, that was excellent. And those big hammers, man they're big. Yes Sweden is such a lovely place, was watching 7 news on Sun night about Abba, and their re union, can't wait. Cheers mate.

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, cool. Thanks

[@peterroberts5835]

Accountants please note. this is real skill.

[@arturozons151]

What....make a metal christmas tree or open the beer's bottle ???

[@PhillHughes]

Get your head out of your own arse

[@wellybobs4403]

Amazing machines. Like having a friendly giant round to help...

[@paulorchard7960]

One serious hardcore workshop, watch your fingers!

[@paulorchard7960]

Yeh, I defiantly need a bigger shed!

[@92MtB]

Hitting your hand with a hammer hurts yes ... But i think a 500kg Beche would just make your hand dissapear without you even noticing at first :D

[@johngrace199]

Very impressive machinery. That said...I was shocked to see several guys not wearing safety glasses.