Traditional Crafts Of Norway - Episode 5 - Scythe Forging Process

[@nigelthomas7554]

I was a blacksmith in England, in the 70's making a variety of things from coal mine weight rods, old fashion 'Beam engine' chain for a museum, flight bars for lorry tie down chains and of course the small things like brick chisels, garden hoes, doorstep foot scrapers and wrought iron brackets for hanging plants on. Extremely satisfying work. I would have loved to lean from Oskar. Fascinating video, thanks for posting.

[@robs1184]

These old crafts should never become forgotten. Beautifull workmanship.

[@collectorduck9061]

Oh man. 18:50 We used to have one of these whetstones when I was a kid. I'd help my dad and grandpa in the same way by turning it. I actually found it a lot of fun and would often play with it even if there was no need of sharpening anything. My dad had to stop me from turning it so fast it jumped out of its grooves and broke. Same things were sharpened too. Axes, knives and scythes. This video sure brings me back. And I'm not even that old ;P

[@dungokunyet]

that was fun memories I think

[@stephenrice4554]

A well made film of a talented craftsman . What a pleasure .

[@jamescoen2598]

i wish there was a channel just for traditional crafts like this. more like this from all over europe you could look into "HANDS" is a unique, multi-award winning series of thirty-seven documentaries on Irish crafts. Made by the renowned filmmaking team, David and Sally Shaw-Smith, it was originally produced for Irish television

[@nicholasmcgreevy8313]

Thank you for mentioning this. I had never heard of it and I was dying for more traditional craft stuff. i am an aspiring blacksmith and these videos help me to understand my craft and my heritage. I am both Norwegian and Irish.

[@allenhanford]

There's a lot of content from the "hands" series on KZbin. It's good stuff.

[@thorsteinwolfgangson2178]

I have never seen that style of scythe before, very interessting. Thanks for the upload.

[@cwiskus4956]

i believe it is a grass scythe i use one instead of a weedwacker.

[@SveinNOR]

To you all, most of these videos are taken from The Norwegian National Library. They also have a KZbin channel called Nasjonalbiblioteket. Check them out!

[@SveinNOR]

I also think that Northmen should credit them!

[@Blueswailer]

Proper creditation would be nice, and prudent. Does the Nasjonalbiblioteket channel have English subtitles though?

[@andresconrado]

No they dont.

[@stevenwillard8436]

This is exactly what I hoped this video would be.

[@nofunclub]

Takk for at dere laster opp alle disse tradisjonelt håndverk videoene

[@DANVIIL]

I used a handmade scythe from Austria to help keep the weeds under control on my 25-acre farm in the Ozarks and they are much faster than wrestling with a giant weed eater contraption.

[@yakomuto]

The amount of experience these kinds of craftsmen would have is amazing.

[@nakenmil]

Translating this must've been very difficult, not only is there a lot of technical terms in here, but technical terms in a pretty specific dialect. Well done.

[@nakenmil]

I would assume so too. I speak Norwegian as well, which is how I knew that the original audio is in a specific regional dialect, using a lot of old terms not widely known.

[@kindofrandom6470]

Yeah

[@collectorduck9061]

The video is taken from the national library. This is made for TV back in the day. Probably NRK, unless it was specifically made for the national library, in which case both state owned institutions would have no issues with resources to ask a local what a word means if they don't already have the best people working on the subtitling.

[@willk5413]

Very cool! Thanks for adding the date it was filmed. God bless!!

[@i.love.flying.]

Thank you so much for uploading all this great stuff! Keep it up. Best regards from germany

[@stefflus08]

To be fair it's been on the Norwegian National Librarys channel since 2015.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6myh5mOpsenqNE

[@TeamDiscus]

Interesting how he uses that sledge one handed. Fascinating video !

[@ethanstang9941]

It gets easy with years of practice.

[@ethanstang9941]

With practice it becomes easier. The trick to it is to control it while using the weight of the head at the same time. You do not need to hit all that hard.

[@troidesproject9631]

Norwegian language sound beautiful..

[@kaneflorentino4044]

Who ever thumbs this down has no respect for craftsmanship

[@glenwaldenhomestead8]

Hammering on the grind stone? That's a paddling.

[@hjelsethak]

That old man's hands look just like my grandpas did. I miss him deeply.

[@trevpackerphotography]

Fantastic video, thanks for sharing. Trev

[@Rich77UK]

Truly fascinating, thank you for sharing.

[@nurikokulu4121]

beautiful,, fantastisk video thank you ✌️✌️👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@sethmoking]

After seeing the final product, it looks more like a Japanese sickle than what we would consider a scythe.

[@giovannifontanetto9604]

He uses such large hammers

[@frasermay7825]

Absolutely fascinating

[@kennedy67951]

The ole timer did not peen in the blade. Wonder why? Good video. Thank you for downloading it so the whole world could see how it was done in them old days.

[@k.3004]

Nordic Scythes are hardened not tensioned

[@sharonsharon2604]

Hammering with the hardie tool in the anvil...thats safety!

[@imwithstupid086]

That quality right there.

[@craigfrancisy24u]

I love his gloves... tuff hands

[@tummywubs5071]

I don't know how I got here but alright this is interesting.

[@twistedpiforge2364]

Watching that old boy swing that hammer over top of that sharp Hardy

[@javanbybee4822]

is scary

[@dungokunyet]

that was a great work making the scythe

[@adammontgomery7980]

I bet that old man is as strong as an ox. That hammer is no joke.

[@psiclops521]

No machine powered hammer for this smith. He's banging that steel with a big old hammer. "The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands."

[@heinzhertz6534]

Do something from Germany too please! Appreciate your channel

[@ronaldlinkenhoker5705]

Amazing!

[@giovannifontanetto9604]

First time seing sand being used to forge weld

[@nurikokulu4121]

beautiful,, fantastisk video thank you

[@cameronb76]

Fascinating

[@lostnation5348]

Thank you for saving and sharing.

[@joshbabb7470]

The handle length of the hammer is huge

[@Frank-bc8gg]

He seems to use the end to pivot on his thigh occasionally, very interesting technique

[@jusb1066]

yes im half his age, and am too old to swing a hammer half that weight, it must be 6-7 lbs, 2lbs is plenty for me

[@goognamgoognw6637]

it's a sledge hammer. The long handle provides counter weight or the wrist would get tired almost immediately.

[@79pejeperro]

That allows you to hit much harder if you hold it away from the head. You obviously rise the hammer holding the handle closer to the head

[@JustinTopp]

The length allows them to hit soft if they hold by the head or very hard if they hit by holding the end of the handle. It’s about leverage

[@garychynne1377]

he could make a sword just as easy or hard in another era. thank yew

[@sethmoking]

And to think all that work can be done in a fraction of a second with stamped metal nowadays.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

Phenomenal video.

[@KLIDIMARIA]

Great video !!!

[@craigfrancisy24u]

Is there still people like this

[@mMAmericanSpiritMm]

All so that they could harvest silage for winter feeding of the cows/horses. Absolutely beautiful. May god have mercy on us for our modern choices.

[@IAmCaligvla]

Interesting how it's a very short scythe, I imagine that if you were to cut grass or something else for a long while you'd get a lot of back pain from being hunched over like at 20:52

[@hardcase1659]

It all depends on what kind of terrain you're working wit., If it's uneven, it's better to use a shorter scythe and a longer one for even terrain like when scything wheat or something.

[@fhfffhfhffffhfhfourt]

@20:52 : "God damn flowers!"

[@jussikiviniemi1105]

To use sand instead of borax 6:18 !? That's cool, never heard that before.

[@snapnjamin]

silica sand was one of the first fluxes and works very well with wrought iron

[@abundantYOUniverse]

Fantastic

[@t3stify25]

this all looks so tedious to craft, sure was lot tough back in the days without new tech.

[@Brzcastas]

I've got 4 hand forged axes but none scythe,I want one

[@scottleft3672]

remember to roast the yellow smoke out of the coal first....thats the sulphur....it makes the iron brittle.

[@marcusrnning1197]

Not really, steel/iron don't pick up minerals from forging, needs A LOT more heat

[@krisr1885]

Will there be more videos in this series?

[@osfrajyllandogdanmark1090]

Cool

[@alflpedersen]

old john hyyaaaæææ

[@osfrajyllandogdanmark1090]

Old Henry blææææ

[@alflpedersen]

old john hæbælællllæææhhyyyuuuaat

[@osfrajyllandogdanmark1090]

Old Henry blæ

[@alflpedersen]

old john schnell

[@ДмитрийПолховский-и4ы]

How is the blower of this horn?

[@cwiskus4956]

very nice only question. what is concrete oil? tried looking it up but no luck.

[@stefflus08]

It's an Alkyd resin, typical base in outdoor paint and quite alot more wear resistant than the linseed oil it replaced.

[@simezra]

18:22 what is that concrete oil? does he mean linseed oil?

[@_yellow]

In norwegian he said "oxan olje" which translates to "oxane oil" in English. Though I don't know if that's what it's commonly known as.

[@daraa151]

It must feel so good been next to fire in such a cold place

[@FireCat4xAZx]

Beautiful, Sub'd

[@vladfitts9386]

He is not using gloves. Rather courageous

[@marcusrnning1197]

You really shouldn't anyways

[@JustinTopp]

Marcus Rønning why shouldn’t you? It’s personal preference. If you do make sure they are leather. Never use gloves with spinning tools tho

[@hardcase1659]

You are soft.

[@WilliamWest74]

Big difference between today’s craftsman and yesterday’s, the old timers made it look easy and did no extra work to make his job look harder. Today’s would do extra to make it look more difficult to everyone.

[@jassimmohammed3747]

جميل

[@OlaFosheimGrstad]

The original video from Nasjonalbiblioteket requires attribution as this is released as Creative Commons BY license. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6myh5mOpsenqNE

[@rafiqkatana]

That's the best use of a grandchild that I've ever seen. Unless it's his son. ..which is also a possibility in Norway.

[@killmimes]

1970s?

[@jokerhakk9132]

where is the next episode? too slow!

[@lxmzhg]

*That's a mini scythe.*

[@dasMordschaf]

Dislike for the commercials

[@Adam-vu6zk]

turpintin is a poisin lmao

[@Lmr6973]

So sad to see what is happening in Europe now.

[@bobbymancini9069]

Ikr... Very sad

[@raventree7707]

Whats happening?

[@aspitofmud6257]

The Reaper gave him extra years for never making a scythe larger than his. 🙄

[@kaisidhdklalwbfjkskqv3uudi]

Alt for Norge

[@money_hobby]

+

[@Marta_z_Dabrowy]

Interesting video, though this scythe looks a bit primitive comparing to these ones we used in Poland. Our scythes had better quality mounting and additional handle.

[@Demphure]

the helper in this video looks an awful lot like Bryan Cranston

[@kindofrandom6470]

Im Norwegan but not much about the concepts and the dialect he speaks

[@kindofrandom6470]

So i read the English text to understand it all

[@collectorduck9061]

Hehe. Klarte meg ganske bra selv, men "tjø" eller "kjø" eller hva fankern det er han sier aner jeg fortsatt ikke hva egentlig er. Bladet? Han sier jo bladet av og til uansett. Emnet? Gud veit.

[@stefflus08]

Tjoet/tjøet er leggen som ligger an mot orvet og surres rundt. Helt i enden er tjopiggen som skal slås inn i orvet.

[@collectorduck9061]

Takk Steffen =)

[@tanja8907]

Seeing alot of white privilege here

[@СтавросНовороссия]

All that before Norwegian men turned into manginas because of all the oil and the wellfare that came with it .

[@jusb1066]

hardly, its still has craftsmen,

[@fiddibelow]

Hardly pussy craft