FORGING CARVING AXES - BLACKSMITHING

[@mikehayes2233]

Not sure if I had seen this video before. Great video to watch!! Your videos have improved GREATLY since this one was posted!! Thanks Liam Hoffman for what you do and DOUBLE thanks for allowing us to watch over your shoulder!! ☮️ Brother!!

[@robvegart]

I have been carving for close to 25 years, and have been doing some bush crafting and bush carving. As soon as the piggy bank is filled i'm interested in purchasing that wood carver axe. That thing is Rawesome Sick! Maybe the little boy in me, but what an axe! I saw the woodsman finest and i was highly impressed!

[@chewher4171]

This is so cool to watch!!! Props to the camera person to get all the shots and angles.

[@jasoncarroll2328]

I feel like if you want one of these axes you have to be patient guys, it’s these small handmade batches that make the product what it is. When I buy an axe from Liam, I want Liam to have worked on it, not a bunch of helpers. Give them a break, they aren’t subservient to your schedule, they are craftsman. If you want an axe, go buy one; if you want an heirloom you have to respect the process.

[@damascuseverything]

I love seeing how efficient your manufacturing process is. I forged a bearded hatchet and it took me half a day, here you bang out half a dozen in 13 minutes.

[@kekipark77]

my brain knows how difficult it is to use those power machines, but because you use them so well, my eyes keep telling me its probably easy LOL

[@BCM1959]

Always enjoy watching you work, would like to see more of your hand forging whenever you get a chance.

[@butterballjitsu19]

A well oiled machine. Look at that production coming from the shop. Keep er up fellas

[@nickguord1107]

You should make an axe from all the plugs youve removed over the years. Or send them off to green beetle or something

[@jmarth523]

Plugs from drifts are scale and not steel.

[@rayflowers9097]

Holy shit that lip reading was fucking hilarious I lost my shit so hard my wife thought I was going crazy.

[@mato2l]

I miss your inspirational growth, craftsmanship, and I miss witnessing your progression as an entrepreneur. My family and I wish you well and hope for the best. Please feel free to reach out to me...

[@urbanlumberjack]

Wow, just phenomenal. I’m looking for a carving axe and it was either the Gransfors bruks axe or the robin wood carver. I like this much better, hopefully will have the chance to pick one up!

[@RossWrock]

Liam, what good is putting out all these great vids, if we can't get our hands on an axe to buy!!!!! Please up your production, hire help, whatever you got to do. We need more axes.

[@gurvinderkau1e5w18]

Great video .ease with u move from one machine to another is fantastic. U got steel arms👍🏻

[@ThomasShue]

Very little actually being hand hammered. These are handmade, but without huge machines they would in even shorter supply.

[@lenblacksmith8559]

You have got this axe making down pat mate, well done to you and your team. So good to see young people involved in such a great craft as blacksmithing and making a living from it.

[@richroc7]

Ty Liam, always amazed watching you work steel!!!

[@brodiedonnelly6192]

Well you definitely have it figured out. Great work

[@Poohze01]

Beautiful work, nicely filmed. Thanks!

[@swimmer6890]

I wish you would get out that book and make some 1 off stuff. Those were good videos. It would be nice to see a hewing axe....something to compete with the Newman (Northmen Guild) axes...maybe like a goosewing or a Canadian style hewing axe.

[@commoncentsmike7733]

From one youtuber to another, love your channel bud! One of these days I’ll justify buying an axe of that quality. Cheers!

[@KentWiggins]

Wow... what's up with no videos? I hope everyone is doing ok.

[@mothman411]

They had to take a break to catch up with orders. Back soon.

[@benroper294]

Hope all’s good with you.

[@Miguelibero]

Buen video,como siempre! Un saludo desde España

[@davidmills1874]

We haven't had a video in a month I'll get back to that series about making axis out of the book I'd like to see a log hewing axe

[@Ethan-su3xr]

Hi Hoffman Blacksmithing, I'd like to ask for your opinion. What do you think of putting a large axe head on a small handle, say 12"?

[@nicolafagiolo7811]

try forging a finnish collared axe (exp. billnas,kellokoski)

[@nicolafagiolo7811]

@@HoffmanBlacksmith96 ok nevermind

[@TheDougwoods]

I have a crazy potentially interesting Damascus pattern idea. Have you ever cleaned up the slugs from forging the eyes and tried to make a canister Damascus billet with them?

[@robertcesena6329]

I WILL get one Liam Hoffman!!! I've been edged on blade hq 3 times I've missed the opportunity. Again on the Pre order about a year ago now. 😒 I will have 1!!! Lol . . . and a Wasatch the 3 pounder for myself, 1.5 for the Wife. . . and a Hawksbill that I should have pre ordered!!! When I ordered my camp axe (That I'm still waiting for) it was right before you opened the books on the Craft Carver, before I got back to put down my deposit it was too late. Lol Anyway it is what it is. Glad your business is doing well. I emailed Jacob about a month ago now, with regards to my camp axe, I haven't heard back from him. I'm not certain if he's still managing that aspect of your business. I am wondering though.

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Very Cool process Sir

[@turkeylegtv2757]

Hell yah brother always enjoy seeing you making bad ass axes like this👍👍great work and great video

[@Onward4x4]

Sorry, totally novice stupid question. Is using the machines still makes the axes considered hand forged?

[@amandageorge1916]

Where'd y'all go....? 😟

[@bushcraftgangster7809]

Forget the Shirts YOUNGBLOOD. Get me an axe. Called,spoke with really cool guy. Said back ordered. GET ME AN AXE. CARVING AXE.

[@luciocarrozzo6738]

Hi, amazing work, please advise if you sell you axes

[@swimmer6890]

So when are these craft carvers gonna be ready to order?

[@williamcunha9136]

Liam, what is the dimensions of the billet you use? Thank You

[@anzicek]

Hey Liam, Long time follower here, also a knife maker.... I would love to order a trappers axe, but the link on your site is broken. Please let me know how to proceed. Thanks for the great content!

[@daspencer51]

Didn't recognize the branding......have you changed your mark? Or these being made for other vendor??

[@davidmills1874]

I think that would really Test your skills being flat on one side

[@PJTForging]

So... about that slow mo. pizza eating cinematic sequence. When.

[@wesleymccravy901]

every evening i leave my flower shop and head home to give the Mrs. a smack on the toosh and a kiss, and i go straight to my shop to fire up the forge. about 3 hours into pouring sweat and swing hammmma i always think, "man i should invest in a power hammer".... then i watch a video like this and think "where is the skill?, where is the craft?, if you're gonna use a power hammer, may as well have bought a cnc...".... then i feel like a dick. but freal blacksmithing is much more impressive with hammmmma

[@raventree7707]

I forge with two rocks, a campfire and make my own steel, that steel hammer and anvil is just cheating in my mind.

[@scotthagens6613]

I want one! When can I get one of these?

[@jimjenkins673]

Where did this guy go?

[@jonwebb9751]

I need a Hawksbill Liam

[@jerrynemec930]

Damn !!! I’ve got the money!!!!! But every time I try to order a caver axe the sight says books closed !!!! Two years now 🤬

[@lpenap]

For anyone wondering, Liam is actively working and posting on his Instagram. Don't know why he forgot us KZbin fans ...

[@Josef_R]

Maybe because he's actively working.

[@TheGbow0704]

Missing your vids, hope all is well.

[@calebcarlson5780]

Nice video

[@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941]

I've seen Max bragging about you and these carvers. I'm sure that you live up to all that he said.

[@Bullarabdog]

Went to buy a book but $35 postage to Australia have to think about that one sorry

[@TheGbow0704]

Hey Liam, where are you?

[@calumblair]

Come back Liam , hope all is well

[@thejoetandy]

That work efficiency is enviable. Not here to fuck spiders, are you?

[@rodneywroten2994]

where you at man you been gone a month

[@bartchandler9781]

Hope all is well. No videos

[@BCM1959]

Where are you? Don't ghost us please.

[@MrRyu1er]

Two months since an upload 😩😩😩