Blacksmithing - Forging a Bearded Axe

[@anthonycaster9319]

I really enjoyed the video especially all the different dyes in your press in making your axe. Thanks for sharing and keep on forging.

Thank you very much!

[@HeavyForge]

Yup I thought the same thing when I got my press!😂 huge learning curve on the press.

[@clydetroutman8887]

U made that look waaaaayyyy to easy. Good job I like that .

[@ernestobarrameda6464]

The convex grind at the edge is nice

[@Paul-di8hl]

Nils, beautiful work as always! Thank you for sharing. As I don't have a power hammer, I especially enjoy watching your hand forging. I noticed clouds of dust whilst you shaped your hickory handle. Hard to get a good fit with a dust mask or respirator with a beard, but perhaps worth trying or perhaps dust evacuation or even a cross breeze would help?Hopefully some protection whilst forging and grinding the steel. In my other life I'm an anesthesiologist. Abrasives from the belts, fumes, even wood dust can cause serious lung problems long term.

Thank you for caring! Im going to order a new set of respirators today. Lazyness is a way i fall short. Its time to change that now!

[@Paul-di8hl]

Great! That way you'll be able to enjoy blacksmithing for many more years in good health!

[@hannemannironworks1651]

Looks great Nils!

[@JoachimPetersson]

Wow, vilken skönhet! Sån skulle man ha i sin vikingabar. 😍 Riktigt fin!

[@mdc2296]

I need a press like your's. Holy cow that thing is awesome. Beautiful work, sir!

Thank you, i like it alot!

[@mdc2296]

@ Did you build it or buy it?

[@howardmanuel]

Well done! I saw you do some smart work.

[@durdur1761]

Väldigt vackra yxor, och mycket intressant att se hela processen! Snälla börja använd andningsskydd när du slipar metall och trä, jag önskar att någon hade tjatat på mig om det när jag började med metallarbete, då hade man kanske sluppit astma och andra luftvägsproblem. hursomhelst, väldigt inspirerande arbete! Tack!

Tack för att du säger det. Är väl medveten om det och har det för det mesta. Men i ärlighetens namn så är det lathet som får mig att skita i det. Tog mig säkert 2 metallflisor i ögat innan jag började använda glasögon. Bättring Nils!

[@javanbybee4822]

Could you forge a Hudson Bay pattern axe? A full size felling axe would be fun!

[@thesnjopirata1333]

The one dislike is from an angry dwarf because your craftsmanship outmatches his. You've made an axe truly worthy of the Æsir.

Thank you!

[@Seelenschmiede]

"If you liked the video like the video!" This made me chuckle a bit ;) Nice axes you are making there. Is the pressforging causing more stresses in the material or do they relieve in the next heat circle anyways?

[@ThatOneBlacksmithGuy]

Any stress should be relieved by thermo cycling and tempering the axe at the end really

Yes i "Normalize" the axe before quenching, to relieve the stress.

[@catohostilius1221]

I love you channel and your work! New sub!

Thank you, and welcome!

[@adroaldoribeiro4529]

Nice use of that press... Wonder how handy it would be for a sword

[@davidfletcher6703]

You do fine work Nils, I'd like to see you and Tord do a collaboration one day

[@claudiunaita5845]

Very nice axe!

[@marksmallman4572]

Beautiful, you have cracked it..

[@picklehanma8029]

He did!!!!

[@ernestobarrameda1087]

What steel did you used?

[@mrmyorky5634]

Beautiful to watch you making this Bearded Axe which I presume is a traditional shape but I'm curious as to why is it this shape?

Not sure I understand the question?

[@mrmyorky5634]

@ Hi Nil's, It looks to me as if using the the lower part of the Axe head would put a large bending force on the join between the shaft and the head's socket?

[@jmarth523]

Nils, I love what you are doing on your channel. Are you selling any of your axes?

Yes! I am setting up a web store at the moment. Follow me on my instagram for updates

[@snake2261]

Better send me that axe since you stamped my initials on it. SWE!

[@kanejaywolf94]

Nice tattoo, love the axe

[@richstone2627]

Nice job

Thank you!

[@lifeofaustin1062]

Oh man I want one of these bad boys

[@picklehanma8029]

Looks nice

[@atelier_nilsson]

Nice!

[@joaquimrodrigues2097]

Parabéns, muito lindo

[@saarvam8371]

Nice work But your website mention : ''Private website''... How can I access to your products? Thank you Nils.

It is under construction at the moment! Im setting up a propper web store :) please visit my instagram for updates, ill probably post here as well about it when it launches

[@isaactedford1893]

The one downvote was some one who can't forge.

[@azharsalim2028]

Did you use a single material for the blade? It looks like you use only one single material.

Thats correct

[@azharsalim2028]

@ ... thanks. It looks like mild steel. I wonder if it can hold an edge.

Its not mild steel. Its c45. Steel tends to like one another.

[@azharsalim2028]

@ ... ok noted. Thanks.

[@アネコ-y1s]

50 ton press?

20

[@olafeinarsson9658]

I can't access your webpage. I wanted to look at it. You sell axes now?

Its under construction, while i make it into a webstore

[@olafeinarsson9658]

@ Ok, i am norwegian. I wondered, what price you charge for making a bearded axe like you did for Skallagrim? That was amazing work. You make other things too? I want to start my own blacksmith some day.

@@olafeinarsson9658 jag kommer ha lite olika yxor tillgängliga när hemsidan släpps. Kommer förmodligen vara några skäggyxor där också!

[@eternalfire3]

When I try to head to your website, it wants me to enter a password. Why is that?

Its under construction. Im making it into a webstore, it will launch in november!

[@osricsbruk]

Hi Nils Mycket trevlig yxa! Just had an operation on my back so no forging for me for at least 6 weeks so watching everyone else until then! Any plans to make a copy of the 10th century Gotland cross axe? I have one made in rough just before my operation but can't finish it until I'm fit again. Maybe a few hours of tidying and tinkering then it should look okay. Quite pleased with it considering it's my 1st attempt at that style of axe. All the best👍

Thanks! Yeah that kind of axe would be awesome to make. Next one is going to be a special bearded axe, but after that the cross axe could be a fun project

[@jens-eriklangstrand1689]

Hei Nils - gjør du hel-metall, jeg ser ikke at du legger inn egg-stål? Hva slags stål bruker du da, og si - har du bygd hydraulikk-pressa selv?

Jag gör både och. Vissa modeller är helstål andra är laminerade. Brukar använda ss2092 och c45. Pressen har jag byggt själv!

[@rymdiz9776]

är "Forge" ässja på Svenska?

Japp!

[@Silgoodfeeling]

Yo man, just starting the vid, ty for the upload !

[@dracobruhma]

Him: (Puts axe in oven) Me: "welp, someones single."

Married.

[@dracobruhma]

@ really? That the family oven or one special for the axes?

[@Gammaskalle]

Blaklader!

[@Kodeharjar]

Skön press!! Egenbyggd?

Japp!

[@Kodeharjar]

Önskar ett recept på den gick ju riktigt bra!😀

[@nofunclub]

Takk igjen

[@nofunclub]

Hvis du noen gang kommer til Holland må du bare ta kontakt

[@madeinsweden7776]

Ett beundransvärt arbete.

Mången tack!

[@sidstone8845]

Eeeeee