Forging a Type "L" Viking Axe - GIVEAWAY AXE

[@colthuddleston2632]

Thanks for explaining your work around to the problems you faced, that's really helpful. It turned out cool looking too.

Man, i was so close to scrapping it. But the i managed to get it somewhat straight. Im going yo make a how to video. Really in depth.

[@colthuddleston2632]

@ That would be great! I haven't made an axe but I'm wanting too and all this info is great.

Awesome!

[@richstone2627]

Type L is my favorite axe type. Enjoyed watching the video especially when Thor threw you your hammer. Thank you

[@buddyletendre]

Found your channel last night. Had to watch another video this morning! Very good stuff. Love the style and I really like the fact that you go into some detail at the end. Thanks for sharing!

Im glad you found me! Welcome to the channel!

[@reigninoel]

Very nice work. I like that you're not afraid to show off things that didn't turn out 100% perfect.

Thank you! I was thinking about starting over, but im glad i didnt :)

[@mountainwolf1]

I'm glad thor lent you one of his smaller hammers for this build great quality as always. Thanks to your wisdom i will soon be attempting to make my own bearded axe.

[@RohannvanRensburg]

Sub'd! Not sure how I've missed you so far. Gorgeous work.

Thank you very much! Means alot!

[@jaredweisenburger5065]

@ same here, great hammer work and awesome video!

@@jaredweisenburger5065 thank you man!

[@picklesnoutpenobscott3165]

Same! Glad I saw you with Torbjorn, Subscribed.

[@wiley979]

Nils, great build! It's something that I aspire too make my self some day. I visited the post for the give away, but I don't have anyone on IG that I can tag, oh well

Thank you very much! Im sprry to hear that, it dosent have to be friends that you tag, if that helps.

[@Boony8479]

Beautiful axe Nils, loved the mjölnir scene in the video

Haha yeah, sometime you gotta have some fun ;)

[@drewhalcro6082]

A beautiful piece. I do have two questions. 1) Why do you forge weld a piece of steel for the blade? Could one use a larger piece of material and extrude it or otherwise manipulate it into shape? 2) On a similar note. If you used a piece large enough to hollow out the axe instead of folding it over like you did. What sort of difference would it make? Thanks.

1) the forge welded piece is high carbon, and makes fpr a good edge. 2) you could use high carbon for the whole axe, most axes are made that way these days. Back in the day however, quality edge steel was expensive so they used iron or softer steel for the body. One could say that it also gives some shock resistance, but i dont know if thats true. Basically the reason i do this is because high carbon steel is very hard to move without big machinery, iron or mild steel is much easier to forge. I also like the semi "historical" approach. Thanks for watching

[@alexanderguezuraga1396]

Love your vids and for now on i'm suscribed! It's amazing the job you've done with these axes, if I were you, I would show in the video a little "practical" demonstration... Chopping some wood or whatever. Apart from that, perfect!

[@philosophusbellator]

Beautiful weapon. This is how I envisioned the perfect size for a Danish fighting axe, rather than the larger one.

[@davidfletcher6703]

The Thors hammer trick was awesome

[@brodyduncan271]

I'm just starting for you and you're making this look so easy

[@SoggyBottomForgeJoe]

That is a beautiful axe! You make that look so easy.

Thank you! I can assure you that was not how i was feeling during the build ;)

[@SoggyBottomForgeJoe]

@ I heard the problems you had. You pulled a great axe out of it. I appreciate that you actually talked about the problems that you had. It shows not to give up. Things aren't always trash just because of a couple little issues.

I totally agree!

[@stevenlisk2468]

That looks great mate and the handle nice

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

Very inspiring build that turned out very well IMHO 🙏 Blessed days sirSir Crawford out ⚒️🧙‍♂️

Thank you very much!

[@handandhammer]

Great video, Nils. I loved watching the process. Would you mind sharing what sized stock that you started out with, and where you laid out your initial marks? If you have any resources on forging these traditional axes I would really appreciate it. I’d love to try my hand at forging one

[@martin01m21]

Hey man.. That is an awesome job.. I love the shape and that combination of handle and the axe.. It looks realy great.. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you very much!

[@williamcunha9136]

Awesome Job! Thank You for Sharing!

It was my pleasure, thank you!

[@Mikey__R]

Hi, are these traditional Migration Period forms just as useful for bushcraft as a modern hatchett? This shape is really pleasing!

I guess it all depends what you plan to use the axe for.

[@Andy-Gibb]

Nils is there any reason you use the gas forge and not your coal forge in your shop?

Yes, there are a few. I did have a coal forge, but the ventilation system broke. Since i generally forge big pieces of steel and usually mpre than one at a time, the gas forge works best. It all depends what you are doing. The only downside is that you cant heat up specific areas, like you can in a coal forge.

[@IPSParinte]

Awesome axe! Very nice work 😁

[@dan_the_dj]

How wide and thick was your starting billet of wrought iron? I think I saw it was 19cm long if Im not mistaken...

I dont really remember to be honest. It was quite a while ago

[@dan_the_dj]

@ Im just noticing that myself. I somehow saw 21 instead of 20 😅

[@Mikey__R]

Hi Nils, would you say that you'd get a more consistent and repeatable result by forging from a single bullet of spring steel, using a drifted eye construction? That way youd avoid welds completely? Edit: you wouldn't have the advantage of a softer iron eye and harder steel edge. This has been a learning process for me too, watching your experiments!

I think there is a reason why modern axes are made that way, however im not 100 % sure its better then welded axes. I think there are pros and cons. Thanks for joining me!

[@Mikey__R]

@ it's a pleasure! I dont have space to set up my own forge and anvil, so following along is a great opportunity.

[@Mikey__R]

@ oh, follow up question - in the migration period and into the high medieval period, higher carbon steel was incredibly expensive, from what I can tell it was produced in a bloomery along with lower carbon steels and iron, all needing to be sorted, refined and wrought. The basic tools of the blacksmith are the hammer and the anvil. Was the hammer wrapped or drifted? And were medieval anvils of a different shape and size? Especially for a smith charged with looking after an armies arms whilst raiding, invading or on campaign?

I know that there are some medieval hammers that were made out of iron with the hammer faces welded on to the iron. That way you saved high carbon steel. Search for "viking blacksmith hammer" you will find some pretty cool builds!

[@Pablo668]

Very cool axe. I had no idea that's how they were made.

Me neither :)

[@TheError202]

Is it given away already? How much is it in Euro?

[@marcusk6702]

Jag gillar utseendet på yxan, men gillar framförallt ditt tillvägagångssätt hur du editat filmen! Bra förklarat/visat alla förlopp i processen utan att behöva yttra ett ord. Slipjiggen du har, har du gjort den själv eller har du köpt den någonstans ifrån?

Tacks så mycket! Menar du på bandslipen?

[@marcusk6702]

@ japp, har sett något liknande som en jigg man installerar på en enkel bänkslip. Men det här kanske är något fristående?

Har ingen jigg direkt. Men jag kan vinkla plattan om jag vill, det är inbyggt i själva slipen

[@grandadz_forge]

Excellent video. I love to watch you work.

Thank you!

[@danandreinicoara1872]

It,s a verry light axe and l thanks for SHOW,you have a goods hands ,all the best on you way.

Thank you very much!

[@isaiahkerstetter3142]

Which axe typea have symmetrical folds and which have asymmetrical ones?

I dont know if it changes by types or by different smiths. My guess is you did the one thats more conveniet. For example, type M (dane axe) is very large, and the smart thing would be to make an asymmetrical weld on that one.

[@samvswild6783]

J'adore! Magnifique!!

[@Loem28]

This is really beautiful work.

Thank you very much!

[@chrisdaube5435]

Nice work Nils, I’m on board!!

[@Roscoe3721]

Very nice!

[@paulpickford4074]

I really enjoyed that Nils, I got a lot out of it, thanks.

How wonderful! I plan to make more in depth toutorials on the wrapped eye in the future!

[@viklund2725]

Wow Så läckert !

Tackar!

[@sicdigz80]

Nice axe man!!👍👍👍👍

Thank you very much!

[@hannesmoser2732]

this one is your best ax

[@Hrolf_Alfblod]

That axe is sexy. Great job Nils!

[@jb8086]

Man I think it looks great, I make axes and hope to get them looking as nice as yours with time. Do you know of anyone I could buy Swedish ash wood for handles from that would ship to U.S.A. ? Would love to have some for a change from hickory but finding American ash that’s good for handles is not an option these days. Enjoyed the video, love your work, thanks.

Thanks! To be honest i dont know. Finding good suplier if specific wood is hard in Sweden as well. I have a local guy that i buy from, and he cuts the trees himself. And the shipping is quite expensive so unless you were to buy very big amounts, it would be an expensive trade

[@jb8086]

Thank you for the response. Oh well, I guess I will be sticking with hickory

Hickory is an excellent choice. I whish hickory grew in Sweden

[@cosmicjohn174]

Did I miss the giveaway?

[@sperber-knives]

Dude, that's absolutely beautiful!

[@ThousandTimesNo]

omg that pattern looking like the edge of the blade is water and rocks just are visible underneath the surface, up to a coast...

good methafore!

[@renegadescout]

That's awesome!

Thank you!

[@renegadescout]

@ You're very welcome! I've forged a few axes myself so I can appreciate the quality of your craftsmanship...

[@FoxRunForge]

Nice job keep up the work

[@viktorwickman1990]

Oh What a gorgeous axe and a glorious beard as well you sir just gained a subscriber 👌

[@atelier_nilsson]

Nice!

[@djmagguetta8866]

Nice

[@NKG416]

sometimes i want to forge real axe with a vikings. You, Bertram, and Torbjörn hahaha i have forge axe yes, but i feel like it's not "authentic"

If you come to Sweden. Ill make it authentic!

[@NKG416]

@ i have a dream!, someday i'll come to sweden to forge with you amazing sweden smiths, and buy one from Gransfors Bruks!

[@TheRcDrake]

Noice! Followed.

[@djadoeg4370]

8:35-8:36 😂

[@picklesnoutpenobscott3165]

Any other Smiths wishing fast time was real time? Especially when grinding, fr me.

I hate grinding!

[@daudardinand1004]

Can i have this axe?

[@ditzydoo4378]

Your work is extremely beautiful, and I'd like a chance at this master-piece. But I don't trust social media accounts after both my Twitter and Facebook accounts were hacked at the source company. It has taken 3 years of hard work to erase the problems that brought about.... 0_o

[@ruinunes8816]

A thing of beauty! (@van.horstmann from Insta)

thank you very much!

[@kennethjansson8743]

förbannat snygg

Tack Kenneth!