Blacksmithing - Forging a skillet / frying pan

In this video I show how I make a skillet or frying pan, whatever you like to call it. This is by no means THE way to make a pan, I just used tools and techniques available to me at the moment.
I want to give a special thanks to Denis Frechette who opened my eyes when it comes to techniques to raise edges on a pan or vessel. Check out his channel here - / @df-intheshop330
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[@RAREFORMDESIGNS]

I love the way this panned out.

[@taimichalakeas]

😠

[@jonesy3million26]

You can really see the skillet took to make it.

[@RAREFORMDESIGNS]

Ha Ha yes.............@@jonesy3million26

[@rasmusjp]

Yeah, I was worried at first, but at around 13:40 I realised he had a handle on it.

[@jamesheath831]

Oh the irony.

[@artifex_amandalastname2297]

I appreciate that you include the cleanup and your workshop doesn’t just magically get cleaned

[@asphaltgypsy4390]

I believe that is the 1st $9,700.00 skillet I have ever seen! Absolutely amazing craftsmanship!

[@booksquotes948]

Where is price listed ?

[@JD4507PI]

This has to be the MOST amazing forging video I’ve ever watched, I would be the first to buy that pan if I could afford it. Thank you for a wonderful video.

[@torbjornahman]

Wow, thank you!

[@davidbabin1287]

No doubt.. incredible piece of work..

[@Wojtenio]

Wiem w którym miejscu pęknie 😢

[@kimberly1567]

The many skillet designs I have seen dont include a threaded wood handle that could work itself loose. Not sure this could be labeled an heirloom piece

[@dubmob151]

@@kimberly1567Unless the wood cracks or the threading strips, I don't see how it would ever be an issue- simply snug it up as necessary if it ever worked loose.

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

A pan that will last multiple lifetimes, you can't buy quality like this 👌

[@hondsvod]

Most metal pans dont break as they are made of metal

[@Wreckz_Tea]

@@hondsvod the metal they are made out of in stores is generally crap metal or pot metal and they do break usually around the handle area. More like tear than break but either way, they can have pretty serious failures. And it's more about warping and the coatings wearing off that most store bought pans have that ruins them

[@yummyherbicide7296]

Until someone with no mind of maintenance destroys it

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

@@hondsvod No, pans like this will last forever. Store bought pans have a non stick coating, once that is gone they're next to useless

[@sinchrotron]

@@mrcaboosevg6089 sorry bro, but there are stainless steel pans exist

[@1q2w3e1z2x3c]

Speaking as a cook, I can say anyone would be proud to have that skillet in their kitchen. Beautiful work.

[@torbjornahman]

Much appreciated, thank you!!

[@rebel4466]

@@torbjornahman I have to agree! What a masterpiece!

[@tub7832]

@@torbjornahman Can you tell us it's rusted ??

[@eliotjones9835]

Just think that pan is going to get better as it ages. I use cast iron a lot as well.

[@Mukkod]

@@torbjornahman how much would you charge to make another? :P

[@QF756]

Thanks God, master builder is still around today to share his craft 🙏

[@lrdisco2005]

For the benefit of anyone under 40, this is what hard work looks like.

[@georgeparker9530]

I am a huge fan of cast iron cookware, but that is nothing short of the most fantastic, most beautiful fry pan I have ever seen in my life. The skill and love of art that went into that piece of art was nothing short of awe-inspiring. Fantastic work.

[@torbjornahman]

Wow, thank you so much!

[@julesl6910]

This isn't cast iron, it's carbon steel.

[@rhys6165]

@@julesl6910 how can you tell?

[@julesl6910]

@@rhys6165 Cast iron is cast in sand. This is high carbon steel, which is why he seasoned it.

[@rhys6165]

@@julesl6910 sorry, what I ment is how can you tell that it is carbon steel and not wrought iron? I have 2 wrought iron pans and they are a similar thickness to this.

[@danimald.2407]

Never thought I would enjoy watching someone forge a skillet. Yet here I am. A wonderful piece of artwork that will feed the soul. Great job.

[@torbjornahman]

Cool, thanks!

[@terrycollins3954]

And the stomach😋

[@adamsmith1297]

@@terrycollins3954 LOL, good one! Underrated : )

[@illusions7457]

@@terrycollins3954 This made my day 😆

[@ATG19534]

That is one of the most impressive smithing projects I have seen. No where to hide and no option to turn a mistake into a feature. Just clean, functional design. Beautiful work.

[@pawewitkowski9130]

I dream of getting away from home for the weekend and locking myself in a workshop with this guy, working on such wonders...

[@sgtbrown4273]

Build your own shop and enjoy the craft 😊

[@chriselliott7244]

Honestly man you can do it very cheap. Don't limit yourself

[@LUTAR58]

Восхищён работами этого человека. Это не ремесло то, что он делает, это искусство. Маэстро! Есть чему поучиться у мастера.

[@VladimirGorev]

Точно, это искусство.

[@ishvara-krishnadas2380]

Это факт

[@vladimirgorev6165]

@@VladimirGorev Неожиданно, но я тоже Vladimir Gorev. И тоже смотрю этот канал...

[@waldemarschneider454]

Meisterliche Leistungen!

[@waltermann779]

@Freedom Fighter в Киеве

[@articbear23]

Best channel on the Tube. No talking, no absurd music, just working, just enough time warp to still be able to get what's going on, and the measurements are useful too. 👍 😎

[@enidkapelsen3694]

Beautiful video. There’s nothing better than watching a master do what they do. (Also, love the shirt!)

[@jamesholden8256]

Beautiful piece of functional art! My family would put that in the dishwasher the second I turned around.

[@alperdede]

The man who produces whatever the house needs with a great deal of effort for the usage for eternity! Congrats and thanks for sharing Dear Åhman.

[@bryanstokes434]

Would love to see bacon and eggs cooked in such a masterpieces

[@mrgallbladder]

And this is how you get a $600 pan. But no joke, this is beautiful. I wish the rivets were a bit more ground down inside the pan, or just straight up welded the handle.

[@thebeardedone1225]

I love it when a pan comes thru... okay, plan. (I'd purchase one!)

[@kenbutcher5158]

Your skills at moving metal at the anvil are truly amazing. Having some time at an anvil staring at mangled hunks of steel isn't required to enjoy the content, but it sure helps to appreciate the level of your expertise. Hephaestus would be impressed.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@feldinho]

@@torbjornahman You know the drill: it's okay as long as nobody press charges.

[@julianmathis3771]

Torbjörn is no longer dreaming of a white Christmas. Hope it's a great one. Thanks for another beautiful video. 🎅🎅

[@torbjornahman]

Happy holidays! :)

[@cauemarchi9422]

Fantastic video. Congrats

[@richcollins3490]

What a great video, the great thing about carbon steel skillets is once seasoned it becomes a nonstick pan without the teflon, eggs slide around as if they were on top of ball bearings. It's comparable to cast iron for searing but with 1/2 the weight. Absolutely beautiful.

[@MaximRecoil]

"It's comparable to cast iron for searing but with 1/2 the weight." Mild steel is a little heavier than typical cast iron (7.85 g/cm3 vs. 7.3 g/cm3). The reason that steel skillets are usually lighter than cast iron ones is because they are much thinner-walled. That also means they aren't comparable to cast iron for searing, because less mass means less heat retention. However, the steel pan that this guy made is almost certainly as heavy as, or heavier than, a typical cast iron skillet of the same diameter. He started with 6mm thick steel. A typical steel skillet only has a [uniform] wall thickness of 2mm. A typical cast iron skillet has varying wall thickness of about 3mm on the sides to about 5mm on the bottom, which is pretty close to how this guy's skillet turned out.

[@artgaignard8817]

Yeah but most people do NOT know how cook with one. I'd love to have this pan but I'd never let my wife or kids use it.

[@lawrenceglaser1530]

WOW. Amazing, from rivet to complex shapes. Great teacher. No words. Just do.

[@EricHonaker]

Beautiful work! Also, the blowtorch method of seasoning seems much less annoying than the oven method. ;) I hereby formally petition for a short follow-up video of the pan being cooked in.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks! Stay tuned :)

[@bailey1000100]

He can't cook at all. Hasn't a clue how to sauté. T.V. dinners by the fire is his usual meal.

[@torbjornahman]

@@bailey1000100 Grunt...I'll show you :)

[@Eralen00]

I like the oven method myself. Slap on some oil and put it in the oven, it gets evenly heated without any work, and i get to have a cup of tea while it seasons. Repeat as many times as however many cups of tea you need ;]

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Haha I thought the same thing. We need to see it used

[@lynxg4641]

Damn Dude, you never fail to deliver, that is one awesome skillet. Can't imagine how much pride you must get each and every day when you look around your house/property and see all the things you've created with your own hands and skill that are functional, beautiful pieces of art. You really do highlight the need for skilled craftsmen and people making the things they need.

[@torbjornahman]

Wow, thank you for the kind words!!

[@youtukang]

Hiifriend 😊😊👍

[@joshsater4044]

I think it's fair to say this could possibly be the only frying pan on the planet made in this way and I love it. Great video!

[@torbjornahman]

Probably! Thanks

[@yanmarf9354]

am i the only one who likes the waves on the edge...great job man...now i want to make one and leave the waves

[@user-ks2jd1zd6c]

Этот парень точно выживет после любого апокалипсиса! Браво маэстро! 👍

[@user-bf6bt9vi5h]

Апокалипсис в котором пропали все сковородки, а еды и инструментов в изобилии - просто неначем приготовить😋

[@user-mj9tt8eg5y]

@@user-bf6bt9vi5h ага, и электростанции в полной исправности, токарный же надо чем то крутить.

[@davidbaldree1043]

You really outdid yourself this time. Very impressive skill set. Great video making skills, wood turning and metal working skills. The world needs more of this and less mass production made items.

[@ericperkins3078]

Im about to commission a $250,000 cookware set!

[@patrickd9551]

@@ericperkins3078 Sounds a bit excessive if you ask me. But hey, if you got it, spend it.

[@davidbaldree1043]

@Eric Perkins Um... why? How many pieces to the set and is it being commissioned for the above blacksmith to make it for you?

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you very much!

[@davidbaldree1043]

@Torbjörn Åhman my pleasure. I watch many blacksmiths on KZbin but yours is one of 3 that I look forward to seeing new content for and find myself watching your old content as well as an amateur hobbyist blacksmith.

[@YU_T8]

как всегда на высоте )) но есть один минус - заклепки внутри нужно было на потай сделать иначе мыть не удобно а с наружи круглые, под потай раззенковать, а круглые обсадить

[@ianlavery3562]

Just wow..We get all caught up in knife and sword making etc. but this is what smiths truly did make the stuff that was used everyday. Love it keep it real mate.😎😎😎❤️❤️❤️

[@estherclawson6876]

Sometimes I forget how awesome it is that blacksmiths just make their own tools to get a job done

[@hosshoffer7579]

I hope people appreciate how many different blacksmithing skills went into this piece. As mentioned, your shrinking method would make a great tutorial in itsself. Nice work on an heirloom piece. Keep them coming!

[@vq35deALTIMA]

I love the creativity of craftsmen figuring out tools and jigs they need and making them

[@MattQrillz]

Torbjorn and Black Bear are as real as it gets. Super satisfying and educational.

[@user-nl8vw4uz9o]

Каждый раз смотрю Ваше видео и получаю большое удавольствие. Спасибо!

[@user-lp4ck6on8y]

Браво, маэстро! Ваша работа с металлом потрясает! Bravo, maestro! Your metal work is amazing!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@janeycole3327]

To get up at 3 am after a rough dream and watch this good humored and masterly piece of work- yet again- gets me into a positive headspace. Mate, it can't get better than this one... can it? John W. Murrumbateman, Australia

[@torbjornahman]

Great to hear. Thanks

[@JDSMoreThanWords]

A thing of the soul, beauty.

[@iMoo1124]

Man, that is absolutely gorgeous. It's legitimate art at this point. Looks like a pan that I would always want to use; perfect size, beautiful handle, excellent craftsmanship...It honestly seems perfect

[@youtukang]

😊😊👍👍

[@Pest789]

The shrinking process for the rim is so cool. I would love to see a comparison for how thick it was after grinding vs after the pan was completed. From the video it looked like it almost became as thick as the original sheet was.

[@sindarpeacheyeisacommie8688]

It's the perfect tutorial on shrinking. Honestly, I've not seen better and he didn't even have to talk to explain what he was doing.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks. I think the thickness is about the same as just ground because you loose some material to scale with repeated heating like this.

[@fluxburner1636]

This is why I know I'm subbed in the right place, I scrolled down to ask this exact question ha Great minds I guess ha

[@tonyc7352]

Very impressive. If I had that pan I would use it with joy and take very good care of it. It would last far more than 100 years because I would leave it in my will only to someone who would appreciate and care for it like it deserves.

[@petruzzovichi]

I had forgotten how wonderfully gratifying watching and appreciating your videos are. Torb, you are a Master Craftsman, Artist, human being, father and all around great person. You are REMARKABLE.

[@torbjornahman]

Very kind of you, thanks!!

[@wich1]

That is a downright piece of art Torbjörn, just wonderful. I recently bought several French carbon steel frying pans, but man, this is on a completely different level…

[@torbjornahman]

Oh very kind, thank you!!

[@krissteel4074]

Its genuinely lovely I also don't feel nearly as terrible about some of the things I've done in my drill press after this :)

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, shhhh someone might call the drill press police!

[@csc1671]

Or worse, the Lathe-Squad!

[@markkieran1004]

@@csc1671 Yeah, you'd get pillaried!

[@FarmsteadForge]

Beautiful work as always Torbjorn! When we first moved into our place we had a blizzard and I went out to my shop to discover all of my tools under about 2ft of snow. Needless to say I made sure to get it nice and sealed up now so that doesn't happen again! Thank you for sharing your work!

[@lily_skye]

You make it look so easy, but I know it isn't. Super cool!

[@user-ob2mi5xq5t]

Яичницу или картошечку то мог и поджарить 🙂 Прекрасная работа 👍

[@_Dwarkin]

Хер что на ней пожарить получится - все прилипнет нахер

[@shoxali]

Thanks again for an amazing video, watched this with my dad who gave me a commentary of the whole process. Awesome skills and thumbs up 👍 from dad.

[@torbjornahman]

:) Great! Say hi to dad! Thank you both.

[@conorduggan6682]

I see people on Facebook complaining about your work, probably because you don't only make knives and axes, but I think our work is more interesting because of that. Your work is more representative of what the village blacksmiths did for many centuries, which was to make everything from nails to household and agricultural tools.

[@hammerbro6677]

i like that you leave the parts where you drop the pan, Not everyone is perfect and to show that to future builders is a kind expression to do your best.

[@tonyfnd]

Wow.. Amazing, yet again. Absolutely loved this project. Honestly we are running out of superlative’s to describe your art. Thank you for sharing it with us. 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@torbjornahman]

So very kind, thanks!!

[@jpage5350]

Absolutely stunning. What more can be said? I was enthralled from beginning to end.

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you!

[@BioClone]

I love the hammering on this kind of things, because ironically what you learn on how to hit the metal to be more efective crafting, is the same knowledge that will make you understand also how to would be more eficent to get it destroyed aswell.

[@murmur3966]

Hello Hello From Canada!!! Thank you for sharing this amazing creation with us. Your craftsmanship and attention to details is so wonderful to see, because we live now in a world of ""stamped out and cheaply made"", but what you make is like art. I work with wood to create carvings, cabinets and furniture, but I haven't had a chance to work with and learn from a blacksmith yet. Maybe one day I will have that chance, but until then I will enjoy watching your channel to keep that hope alive and gain inspiration for the future. I wish you good fortune in 2023. I also hope you and all those near or dear to you, stay as healthy and happy as possible.

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you!!

[@czaxsbaxs]

very nice channel, outstanding workmanship, thanks for 'no frills, no dialogue, no self absorbed child like chatter about how great you are' which is 'a dime a dozen' out there in you tube universe. i am a really big fan. thanks for all you do. i bet your parents are very proud.

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thank you!

[@mtyson9004]

That is awesome! Especially like the way you did the bottom to keep the heated area thicker. Thanks and God Bless you sir!

[@MrLuc65]

I saw the screws i was like...🤔then i saw the rivets like 😎Amazing work!

[@brenttaylor6395]

What 'Skill--it' makes me envious, especially with that gorgeous birch wood you used. Cudos my man!

[@sufianosman692]

As always perfect metal work and perfect wood work. I bet this frying pan will last for ever. Thank you so much.

[@kbjerke]

Incredibly beautiful craftsmanship. I would be very honoured to own such a work of art. Thank you for sharing the process!

[@pauliusiv6169]

now this is what passionate and quality craftsmanship looks like

[@tomsommer54]

Great video. I haven’t watched your videos since I moved to the Ozark mountains 2 years ago. As usual, it was fantastic. I will be watching again now that we are settled in at our new property. Thank you.

[@Igor68...]

Torbjörn, самая лучшая работа! Thank you!!!

[@ollieh8010]

Awesome video! From a skillet to a tortoise, and everything in-between, you're a master of your craft.

[@RissaFirecat]

This was amazing from start to finish! It came out wonderful. Love your work.

[@groovypacosta1212]

6:17 the most relaxed " oh oh " i have ever heard

[@torbjornahman]

:)

[@chris682]

As someone who has crafted and forged quite a few things I am very proud of, I watch this video in awe of the masterful and seemingly effortless level of quality put forth. Bravo!

[@sawliss]

Excellent work! It's really very well done. I expect a full recipe cooked in this pan in the future.

[@torbjornahman]

Coming soon, I hope!

[@oscarperales8365]

It great to see how some craftsmen acquire the skills to make something quite useful out of basic materials. Give this to the woman in your life for some special occasion, then see if they can appreciate the time and skills that went into making it.

[@jameswooten4871]

I would like to say that is the prettiest frying pan I ever saw.

[@r.stelter4389]

I am in awe! I have watched many of your projects, this one hit me in the heart... I regret that I am not 50 years younger, so that I could sit at your feet and learn from the master. I salute your skills, sir!

[@deeznutseater6927]

Me to we learn it from the master

[@user-pn1mr8vl8w]

I'm a huge pan

[@EastBayFlipper]

You absolutely hammered this one😉 😂😅🤣👍 I absolutely love your work!

[@LFKGooner]

This arguably is the greatest piece of blacksmithing jobs I have ever viewed. And I have seen quite a lot of them. Love from Rwanda 🇷🇼.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@eryklande4369]

I don't even know, when the time has passed. Truly amazing to see a skilled craftsman at work!

[@larryreece1427]

Absolutely a piece of brilliant craftmanship! Very well done would love to have a skillet like this !

[@onuraydinrc0997]

I'm glad the youtube algorithm brought me here. Very good work sir.

[@johncampbell762]

Hi ,Made one of these when I was 17 and just starting my Blacksmith trade ,takes me back ,so glad there is more of us out there that still have the skill that is now lost ,well done.

[@sriyantra1939]

Due to branding and online.

[@sriyantra1939]

Due to branding and online.

[@TheBuckStopsHere480]

I'd love to own that pan. It's practical, attractive, very utilitarian, and obviously incredibly durable. Outstanding!

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you!

[@labla8940]

I made a couch cushion and blanket fort one time, it was awesome it puts this to shame. I almost didn't watch I was like what's this joker trying to do. Man that was awesome, love to see the knife I'm sure he made to go along with this. With his skill and the time it took that's a 3,000 $ frying pan and people would pay it too

[@vtxrecruiter]

Love the curly birch. Looks like a puukko handle!

[@jewelry4208]

С большим интересом наблюдаю за Вашей работой. Супер.👍 I am watching your work with great interest. Stunningly.

[@1954rushing]

Beautiful as usual. Your projects are all so well through out, plus so relaxing to watch!

[@pino8447]

a breath of fresh air between all those forging videos about knives. I love it. Keep it up. p.s. I think you get more oxygen without a mask. During normal work you can live a very long time blacksmithing without a face mask.

[@johnemmett2969]

Goodness me, that brings back so many memories, of the village Smithy in particular. Wonderful to watch a master!

[@tri-forceblades3123]

I absolutely love watching your videos. Top notch editing and craftsmanship.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!!

[@outbackladas]

Considering all the heating and hammering etc, you did well to get the pan so concentric. Also liked how you used the drill press as a lathe, top idea. That handle, “wow “, the curly grained timber looks great! The whole project was up to your usual high standard, top job 👍.How did all that fine snow get into the workshop? I hope you and your family have a great Christmas. Regards from Down Under.

[@torbjornahman]

As always, thank you! It's open between the wall and the roof, between the truss/rafters, and we had a small snow storm, or windy day with snow :)

[@arthurcercilier3525]

@@torbjornahman ARTHUR 15 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@BrakhianSoldier]

@@torbjornahman You could use old blinders to make protections for the space between the walls and the roof. That way you can open and close them as needed for proper air ventilation or winter time cover. Great admirer of you work, you have golden hands!

[@Tsamokie]

Just as blacksmiths have been doing for thousands of years.

[@ericjacobsen6901]

I like that Torbjörn showed us where the snow came, without speaking words. Torbjörn is a craftsman of storytelling as well as a craftsman of iron!

[@joshboyer8449]

I don’t know about anyone else, but I love to see the ooops and Ughs from one of the best blacksmiths i have seen shows that even with all the experience in the world crap still happens

[@shibosuru]

That was awesome. The fact that dropping it wasn't edited out made it even better. Great looking pan.

[@richardpeej]

A fantastic piece of traditional skilled engineering manufacture🙂

[@TristanJCumpole]

2:21 - nothing that a big magnet in a plastic bag can't clear up nicely! Thanks for the great video, greetings from Finland Torbjörn!

[@xxxxx4333]

for a long time have got busy and I did not your video... But now I see your video and say to me -" ohhhhh this man is old friends.. and saw your video... thank you blacksmith...

[@Azorskij]

When you master the process perfectly, you can freely combine classics and modern technologies. I love it!

[@dragon111409]

I always use a 50/50 mix melted and blended Flax Seed Oil ( Food grade linseed oil) and Bees wax for my Coating on cast iron and carbon steel. It makes a really nice strong black coat that doesn't let food stick.

[@refinersfireforge8273]

The man is a genius, been watching for years and I never cease to be amazed

[@aussie4x467]

There’s something about hand made that impresses me. This is about as old school as it gets.

[@huseyinerdogan2257]

Everything was extraordinarily beautiful. Especially the handle application is incredibly technical.. Thank you

[@tammaragill9347]

WOW! I'll never take my skillets for granted again. Beautiful craftsmanship 😍

[@NostalgiaforInfinity]

Your skillets were probably pressed in a hydraulic press.

[@tammaragill9347]

@@NostalgiaforInfinity my skillets are cast iron made by Griswold (family heirlooms) 😊

[@tonygaines15]

@@tammaragill9347 my mom gave me an 8" Griswold to rehab.... I'm gonna do it in the morning 👍🏾

[@tonygaines15]

@@NostalgiaforInfinity How many skillets do you have that aren't nonstick coated?....

[@tammaragill9347]

@@tonygaines15 with proper TLC that skillet will last a long time. 😊