Forging a Damascus Axe

[@ThatWorks]

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[@AgainstThisWorld]

make the sword from Iris lover from Witcher please Olgierd von Everec his name the name of the sword is Iris if I'm not wrong ;)

[@jrsforging4898]

What do you recommend for just starting out in Damascus knive or axe

[@ThatWorks]

@@jrsforging4898 knife

[@jrsforging4898]

Thank you

[@malango255]

Skegg øx. Old Norse for beard axe.

[@BobbyDukeArts]

Dude, that is gorgeous

[@tartufo579]

mhm

[@MatinN-tw7cm]

Yoooo Bobby, been following u for years

[@IamChordyceps]

You're gorgeous, can I be your little apprentice. I had a dream where you were teaching me your craft. It was sixk

[@jerichocamerino124]

Wewd

[@amirm6300]

@@MatinN-tw7cm yup me too

[@2dumd2live]

You guys should make a shirt with "Straight outta damascus" on it. And a great looking damascus sword of course.

[@ThatWorks]

Not a bad idea

[@TwistedAlphonso1]

@@ThatWorks I would buy it

[@ThatWorks]

Hammond there is still one listed for sale on the site ThatWorks.shop

[@shibesama6275]

or make a shirt straight outta damascus

[@advocatusdiaboli1588]

There can only be one name and that`s ""TAZERFACE"" Cause it strikes Fear into every mans heart.

[@andrewmayer204]

Haha awesome

[@chancethewrapperr]

Hahahaha tazerface,groot would like a word

[@Chuck1798]

I see the birth of this beauty as a super-production, of course she's deadly sharp and its dark and complex design make me think about an antique weapon used by an ancient civilisation who ruled the world long time ago and its name was "queen of darkness", so very good joob indeed.

[@JainZar1]

The Axe name: "Skarpskjegg" literal translation "Sharpbeard". Seems fitting for this axe.

[@crazyviking486]

i think this name is not only fitting well ^^ its perfect

[@hummingbird_saltalamakia]

Seems like the best name anyone has come up with honestly

[@asfalt4345]

Agreed

[@therealsourc3]

If anyone struggles with the pronounciation of "skarpskjegg" it sounds like "scarp sheg"

[@maxxexcaliber1233]

hársnyrtir hair splittrr

[@TheDarkonn]

I would love to see you guys make a "collection". By that I mean, decide on a specific style, maybe make up your own, and make different weapons (and armor?) in that style. It would be really cool to see a dagger, a sword, a spear, an axe and an armor that was made with coherent artistic expression!

[@DarkestdaysAU]

Great idea.

[@samuel-do-urden]

An axe, capable of shaving a beard: "The Dwarfs Nightmare"

[@saikawanderer9166]

Dwarfs dread?

[@StergiosMekras]

Dwarfbane

[@scottjefcoats6645]

Beardbane

[@jamesyamamoto5155]

"Not the beard!!!" - Gimli

[@WishBBQ]

@@StergiosMekras I'm voting for Dwarfbane!

[@aurumworks]

Call it "Hairsplitter". Perfect argument when someone wants to split hairs with you. Also the carving looks like a hair you can find in anatomy books from rounded root to pointed tip. Great dwarven axe, working perfectly with their attitudes: "Splitting hairs, are we. Well let me show you something..."

[@benth162]

WOW, Very nice and well done. That carving as one of your trademarks is beautiful, giving your axe a Medieval Viking look !

[@DeepbloodFang]

Matt must be like the only person that like the grinding aspect of games.

[@ThatWorks]

lol

[@dvorakalex]

Are we just gonna ignore the obvious choice...it's "The Man-Scaper"

[@athanasiosfraggoudis1269]

The Scaped Matt

[@dagon8318]

More like the man-scraper

[@lilsammich8252]

Drop it in process it would be called Junk Remover.

[@dayanson6920]

literally just about to type that .

[@mrkiky]

@@dayanson6920 me too

[@richpribble7041]

Because of the combination of the pattern and the carving, "Windreaver" sounds like a good name.

[@keeperoflenneth]

Realized after the last episode they put out, you guys are what i liked about Man at Arms. So glad you kept going here, their show isn't the same without ya. Gorgeous axe, too.

[@Dibujor]

Probably already said but, c'mon "The Mattscaper" is the obvious choice

[@williamsullivan479]

Painless

[@chuuzu]

What a beautiful axe! As for name, how about 'The Nekker'? Neck, as in the water spirit, because the pattern makes me think of the swirling waters of a brook.

[@BigEvilNetwork]

"It makes your anvil look even bigger." .. I see what you did there, Matt! haha Beautiful axe!!

[@Ayns.L14A]

Balldur... as in Baldur (pronounced “BALD-er;” Old Norse Baldr, Old English and Old High German Balder) is one of the Aesir gods. He’s the son of Odin and Frigg, the husband of the obscure goddess Nanna, and the father of the god Forseti. He’s loved by all the gods, goddesses, and beings of a more physical nature. So handsome, gracious, and cheerful is he that he actually gives off light. Also fits with the sponsor after all they are ball doers

[@Fektthis]

Killed by some Hoor with a spear made of mistletoe..

[@Ayns.L14A]

@@Fektthis Norse mythology, the son of the chief god Odin and his wife Frigg. Beautiful and just, he was the favourite of the gods. Most legends about him concern his death. Icelandic stories tell how the gods amused themselves by throwing objects at him, knowing that he was immune from harm. The blind god Höd, deceived by the evil Loki, killed Balder by hurling mistletoe, the only thing that could hurt him. After Balder’s funeral, the giantess Thökk, probably Loki in disguise, refused to weep the tears that would release Balder from death.

[@aendnouseforalastname8318]

@@Ayns.L14A Upvoted for honoring my gods

[@Ayns.L14A]

@@aendnouseforalastname8318 SKAL BRODER!!

[@danielwainwright6371]

“Biting Wind” the carvings and the shape make me think of air or wind.

[@timhorton555]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and there's nothing wrong with being a craftsman and a salesman.

[@buckleyplatt4665]

Your editing is getting soooooo much better! Bravo! This is literally the first time ive laughed watching the ad placement. Well done. Been following your work since the black flag hidden blade Keep it up!

[@demangelondrazix4745]

Axe name: The Autumn maiden. because of how it Axe head looks like a very fine dress made to the season.

[@nc1901]

I like this name. Hopefully they choose it.

[@hampus1964]

This is the most amazing piece of axe I’ve ever seen. Pure art.

[@mikhailnekrasov8457]

Call the axe Serpent Breath. It’s got a real World serpent kinda vibe.

[@Alltarious]

fan of bernard cornwell aye?

[@Kazuto-dl1wn]

I also vote for this name

[@mikhailnekrasov8457]

Reuben Smallwood of course, a little ode to the master.)

[@HateMachine103190]

Jesus, man... I see Matt Stagmer at the grinders so much that I almost forget how good he is at forging (and lets be honest, he's a damn surgeon with a grinding wheel). And then he busts out a piece of art like this and abruptly reminds me. Well done, sir.

[@darrellokimoto6800]

You should call it “MAX” since manscape is your sponsor andnyouu did such a clean shave job creating it, ALOHA, Darrell

[@spaccianeve]

"Beard Cutter" for the name, like in goblin slayer :D

[@danhill6333]

As always, enjoying the video. Can't wait to see the final product.

[@joecody1857]

You could name this magnificent axe "Odin's Lament".

[@brucecampbellforpresident1393]

Holy cow if you guys are filming yourselves you go home exhausted but your videos are the bees 🐝 knees in production quality as it goes. Lovely professional work

[@jamesro196]

Gotta say I love this channel so much more than your last.

[@Hickamfield]

That is some great work, my daughter likes the name Gary so we are going with Gary the Ax

[@Emil_Nielsen]

"I have something speciall in store fore you" *cut to matt shaving of his beard with the axe*

[@Omnihil777]

"Dragtand" - Dragons tooth, danish, or "Bjoernetand" - Bear's Tooth.

[@jannikramsen8504]

That would be "Dragetand" or "Bjørnetand" in Danish ;)

[@learningtolivewithhumans1859]

bro your like Mozart with a hammer and forge!!!!! well done man!!! you get my sub bro

[@Photos_by_Cowz]

Wow... have you ever constructed throwing axes for competition. I would love something truly custom and built like a tank, yet aesthetically gorgeous

[@dragonson04]

Once again, I am asking you to build Zireael. But, as for this beauty, I say name it "smár val-dýr" (ancient norse for "little wolf")

[@jibaro1987]

Seconded

[@3X73RM]

This ^

[@Graweheart]

Ok, that sounds cool..

[@lillimacintosh4573]

are you a fellow Norseman

[@dragonson04]

@@lillimacintosh4573 I'm mostly Norwegian in my family ancestry. So, I guess you could say so.

[@fortlawrence7054]

Axe name: The Mattox. A sort of conglomeration of Matt's axe.

[@mauriciorennhackstein5229]

Axe name: The Trimmer!

[@Joos2000]

The Trunk Trimmer!

[@howler6490]

The laminated handle completed the work...wonderful...

[@andrewcodelka5158]

The editing on this video is absolutely stellar! What an amazing result!

[@zoro115-s6b]

The shape and patterning remind me of flowing water. The name should reflect that, something that calls to mind the power of a fast flowing river.

[@edwinmarcosgonzalesjaimes8395]

I would name it "CASCADA" (waterfall in spanish) as it has that feeling of being capable of splitting rocks or gracefuly flow down

[@argr4sh]

if we want to stay close to the scandinavian/viking theme i suggest: Elivagar. that is the name of the (frozen) rivers which flow through the world, and whose dripping and rain filled up the void Ginnungagap and later, together with the heat of Muspelheim gave birth to Ymir, the first giant.

[@zoro115-s6b]

@@argr4sh Nice. I like that. The axe is totally like a frozen river.

[@Franky_Sthein]

I name the axe Mercury because of the damascus pattern. It reminds me of liquide metal which mercury technically is.

[@enderwarlord3226]

Also, god of thieves and merchants

[@garethbaus5471]

@@enderwarlord3226 and messengers.

[@enderwarlord3226]

@@garethbaus5471 irrelevant, isn't it weird thet the ancients had a god for many things and a god for an incredibly specific thing?

[@garethbaus5471]

@@enderwarlord3226 Mercury was one of the 12 Olympian gods, such a popular diety is likely to have a lot of things attributed to it.

[@antonlink2355]

Got an interesting name for ya, "Reykr Stál" When you first buried the axe in the stump the lighting and pattern on the blade almost looked like you captured smoke in the steel hence why the name in norse "smoked steel"

[@fredosleepswiththefishes]

seriously beautiful finish on that axe, handle gorgeous, and the damascus design was very subtle yet eye catching. thank you for sharing.

[@giovanniradosavljevic7817]

A true "Masterpiece" Art and Ingenuity are married to give birth to a splendid "Work of Art".

[@FynnD94]

I would suggest as a name for the axe „Axe-traordinary“

[@sircharles8722]

"Splitleaf" due to the ground patern making it sort of look like a leaf.

[@CalloutWraith]

yes thats right

[@EddyDarkNightmare]

I'd name it "svanvinge" it means swan wing in Swedish because it's a very elegant and good looking axe

[@rectangleboy]

I love the swoopy you did (with the Sharpie) and I love the grind in from the top that shows the layers.

[@brendamorgan4462]

That is the most beautiful design of metal and wood I have ever seen !

[@Braxis_iv]

from this day onward; the axe shall be named "Bob"

[@ClaraÉtoileBildstein]

there are some who call it... Tim?

[@immensewraith7613]

But Does it float

[@Gterr1971]

If it weighs the same as a duck , then it's made of wood and therefore.....

[@Gr3yGh0st450]

Ripple Fang - ripple because of the pattern of the Damascus and fang from the carvings.

[@makaquitow]

“Widow’s Tear” 😁👍

[@josephtwilley7187]

It's great to see these guys doing their own thing and being successful. I still miss their talents on Man At Arms.

[@kayinoue2497]

Matt, this axe is breathtaking! I know you've probably named it already since I'm watching almost a year later but seeing the final product the first thing that came to mind was 'Eaglewing' because of the carving

[@Xzsion]

Axe name: The steel stream. Very beautiful patterns, the roundish shapes evokes water, gentle yet powerful cold stream in some nothern country.

[@nickdejager8873]

Considering this challenge, I think this should be called the "Hair-Splitter" Also, how did you secure the handle? I didn't think I saw a wedge in the top view, or any pins.

[@Johnny-lj5ef]

it looks like he put a dark wood wedge in between the center of the handle. If you look carefully at the end, you can see that the center of the handle is no longer white

[@bruney74]

Often axes are basically self securing due to the forces. So the axe head gets narrower towards the bottom. This way when you swing the force pushes the head onto the shaft. (The shaft is inserted from the wide top)

[@ozzygilliam9194]

@@Johnny-lj5ef that’s what they did, like you said earlier in the vid the wood had a larger lighter wood stripe, after it’s done that stripe is now 2 stripes with the darker wood as a wedge.

[@ozzygilliam9194]

@@bruney74 there’s absolutely no way you’re getting that handle shape shoved through the top of an axe eye, the shoulder is wider than the eye and the actual handle is just as wide as the shoulder. That works on straight handled tomahawks and hatchets.

[@oculusangelicus8978]

I suggest "dødsøks" as the name, the literal translation is "death axe"

[@Tc-hb8vp]

Beautiful that really is a nice piece of work you are very skilled with the grinder a very underrated skill calling the damnice axe instead of damascus

[@BrandonWelchAMA]

That turned out GORGEOUS!!!

[@Dalenthas]

"Some of you already guessed it" the title told me, to be honest.

[@necromancer0616]

Here's an axe name based on your sponsor: BEARD CUTTER Have you ever caught your beard on fire while metal working?

[@Serenity_Dee]

"order your package from Manscaped" lol

[@ThatWorks]

At least someone got it

[@marianroco5642]

My man ,you are an artist,good,thanks you for you material,good luck

[@wesleytownsend8214]

“The Scalper”? Looks great whatever you name it! I wish good health and all the best to you and yours!

[@edlopez5506]

"The Carpenter" as the lower part of the axe looks like a whale with its mouth slightly open.... more specifically, it looks like a sperm whale nicknamed the carpenter fish because of the HAMMERING sound it made. Thus "The Carpenter".

[@michaelmcgee5478]

That axe is so beautiful the wood apologizes and gets out of its way

[@t25111988]

I would definitely call it Gimli, an axe with those beautiful flowing elvish-style lines and that gorgeous damascus!

[@ThatWorks]

Cool, thanks

[@dustoff85]

Name your Price Fella. I WOULD purchase one from you! This Ax is fir for a Viking King!!! Absolutely Amazing. I would display this in my Home office with Pride.

[@jameswatkins7263]

Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship

[@turnski]

stunning craftsmanship.. love it .. will now binge your vids lol

[@masterzedd4]

I really like Beard's Bane.

[@johnjude2685]

Hay. ALSOME!!!!! I don't have time to watch the build thew but "A WOW ! ! ! I'm going check back and watch the whole video ( probably several times) Name it Thor's hand axe. Name it as my "Favorite handaxe" Thanks for inspiring and educational art . Thanks

[@Kyle-gw6qp]

You guys have way less subscribers but are still way better (in both editing and craftsmanship) than other KZbin blacksmiths.

[@Dreagona]

For the algorithm!!! Push That works!!!

[@robertsnearly3823]

Chop the wood, shave, and cook supper all with one tool. This thing is frikkin awesome.

[@larrybair8074]

Best axe I’ve ever seen made.

[@bruderk4257]

This beast is such a beauty. I would name it ....... MINE !!!

[@cheetodorito7403]

Badass axe dude. I like the look of the laminated wood, with the different layers showing from the grind.

[@jxstway_177]

This channel is a true guilty pleasure

[@mavericknonconformist69721]

Very elegant work. I am impressed.

[@ludovicruedi1275]

Really nice one. Can you try to make a tactical knife or axe one day with no curls but only sharp edges. I think it could be a nice idea. Thx for the episode. And I would call this Axe the Mist blade because the pattern on the side looks like a cloud. Best from Switzerland.

[@Wheels_United]

the best manscaped ad I've seen yet

[@sambaggins2798]

It’s pretty amazing what you do with a grinding wheel. Beautiful axe! Also, no one believed you’d shave your beard.

[@Uberbizmeister]

A gift for a Viking King, perhaps? ... really nice work man

[@sergioflores7703]

One of the most beautiful axes I've ever seen, was amazing to see the process. Thanks

[@ThatWorks]

Thank you Sergio

[@MrHarris73]

Call it The Widow Maker. That's pretty much my go to name for any cool weapon.

[@terrystover7365]

This is the most beautiful, impressive Damascus creation I've ever seen.

[@enjoyer7742]

Gorgeous work!! Love it! Maybe the name could be something like "Proud Jewel".

[@michalkrasa9577]

never seen such a gorgeous axe, the damascus really works magick here

[@robertpackett2823]

Beautiful! Yes Sharpsbeard

[@christopherwesley2274]

You sir are a true artist

[@ryanrathmann8866]

Absolutely beautiful piece that any viking would be proud to own.

[@magnusshawn4698]

That is the most beautiful axe I’ve ever seen

[@itsnotnotjonathan]

Now, that's one beautiful axe.

[@ThatWorks]

Thank you

[@Ongzhikai]

What a beautiful axe!

[@crispy9566]

Just found out you guys have this channel! Happy to see you guys creating again!

[@ThatWorks]

Mihail Merkurjev glad you found us! Spread the word!

[@aaronbowling1590]

That is the coolest axe I've ever seen.

[@dalesmith4831]

Smithing and forging is actually such an insane skill to have