I Forged a Cross Peen Hammer from Scratch

The winner is: @PhilG-v7m GIVEAWAY INFO! The giveaway will end August 12th and the winner will be announced in THIS comment. If you re the winner and you don't reach out to me in seven days, I will pick another winner. Subscribe to my channel and leave a comment including the word "Hammertime" to enter the giveaway. Please check back August 12th to see if you are the winner, you have no idea how many people have won before but have not bothered to check. Important! Be wary of scammers, I have caught a few of them impersonating me, trying to trick people inte to contacting them. Always check back to this comment to see if the winner has been announced. Another thing to look carefully at is the name tag of the person writing. mine is "@nilsogren" , they usually have weird tags promting people to reach out via telegram or so. DONT engage with them. Thank you for watching! /Nils

[@latro_8078]

"Stop. It's Hammertime!" Cue the parachute pant dance number!

[@LFHiden]

Hammertime! I would love a new hammer! I do forging for my hembygdsförening and I "only" have a Hultafors hammer!

[@beantownbushcraft]

Thanks for the Opportunity Nils ⚒️ Hammertime 🔥 💥👌🏻☘️

[@merbau7887]

Love your content) Hammertime)

[@l00kns33]

Hammertime! Hammertime! Hammertime!

[@joelsmith4394]

Really like the idea of drilling the pilot holes before punching. That would surely give this novice a lot more confidence in getting it straight and centered.

[@LittleGreyWolfForge]

It makes it faster and easier to get the biscuit out too.

[@bluetank92]

Don’t sell yourself short. You’re an extremely talented blacksmith! Credit for your skill is well deserved! Oh!! Hammertime!

[@drayco6979]

It's always fascinating to watch how different smiths approach the task of making a hammer. Hammertime.

[@blacksmith139]

Nils, I watch you from Russia and your videos help me in my blacksmiths way. I restore and use old Soviet hammers and your beautiful hammer could make my progress in forging faster. With respect from Russia. Hammertime)

[@gibbering_mouther]

Stop. Hammertime! This was really enjoyable to watch, there's a zen to forging that just catches you up.

[@Kyurnmakes]

any and all content from Nils is always appreciated!!!

[@killerkane1957]

I’ve hated the notion of a pilot hole for a long time. I have made many great hammers without a pilot. However, I have come to appreciate the idea lately. It gives more than a good chance of centering the eye. I also embrace hand forging. But I always do as much as possible under a powerhammer. Including punching the eye. I’m old. I’m mad. And I detest work that my tools can do for me. Nils just showed us excellent work!

[@kieriankirby6340]

Nils, you are by far my favorite smith to watch. Everything from your techniques to the way you explain everything. It genuinely makes me excited to watch your “Hammertime” videos. 😅

[@bear788]

I always like seeing you experiment with the new techniques. Thank you and "Hammertime".

[@CharlieBaker4470]

Have been wanting to start forging for a while now, but haven't been able to convince my parents to allow me to start. If I won this give away, it would definitely help convince them to let me invest in some forging equipment. I think the work you do is excellent, keep up the good work! Hammertime.

[@cae2487]

Great job on forging the hammer. We need a weekly HAMMERTIME! Would love to see a big hammer making convention take place with all the best hammer makers out there. It'd be a blast.

[@safetythirdwoodworking23]

Very nice job, love the control you have with the power hammer, some might say, “It’s Hammertime”

[@kobytempini1553]

Hammertime! Your videos have inspired me and a few mates to get into smithing, an Ögren hammer would be next level!

[@heatherl931]

Nils, as always, thank you for sharing your techniques and talent with us. Your forging and hammertime are enjoyable to watch!

[@DrumSmithRich]

Always enjoy watching you work. You never seem rushed which to me, is a mark of a truly skilled craftsman. Also Hammertime

[@roberteno5217]

I love your work. Very precise and professional. A joy to watch. And you were probably reading a lot of minds. For those of us who do not own a power hammer, it would be a real treat to see you craft one entirely with hand tools (belt & angle grinders allowed!).

[@everettthornton8107]

Hello! I am new to blacksmithing and don’t have many tools or hammers just yet. I have been watching your videos for a while and have found them very relaxing and informative. That hammer is absolutely beautiful! Hammertime

[@acecranium2309]

Hey Nils i actually just started my blacksmith journey. It are videos like yours that fascinatet me and are the reason i started to want to become a blacksmith to begin with. So it would be a great honor to own one of your hand forged hammers. Hammertime Thanks from Germany^^

[@HunterValleyDan]

Hammertime! Nice video on making the new hammer Nils! I am dabbling in casting and plan to use my casting furnace as a forge and a small vice/anvil to get started in forging small items.The hammer looks great and would be the perfect first hammer for anyone starting out. Keep up the good work Nils!

[@sean.burman98]

Love the idea about the charcoal dust and the pilot holes. You're killing it dude. Hammertime

[@flynnpatrickcornelia4758]

It's always great to see a master craftsman in his element. Excellent work. Hammertime!

[@Opinaca]

I really love your videos.....hammer or axes....Would love to do mine, but don't have all the stuff yet nor the place for. Glad to see people like you keeping on telling the old art of handmade & forging of tools...Hammertime !👍

[@spitzy42]

Just came across your channel, love the video style, and of course the blacksmithing! Looking forward to more! Hammertime

[@bernardflood8289]

Greetings from Ireland. I am thinking of taking up blacksmithing as a hobby, I've done several blacksmithing jobs in the past, more out of necessity than just for fun. Something like this would inspire me to begin.

[@kristofferjrgensen696]

Go for it. I started 4 years ago and have now become good enough for people to pay for my work. I can't make a living out of it, but it sure is great to have people appreciate my work.

[@bernardflood8289]

@@kristofferjrgensen696 Kind of what I was thinking about for the future.

[@ProwIah]

Hammertime! Love the videos! It's gotten me interested in blacksmithing so I'm currently building myself a gas forge. I'm about halfway through the build process but I'm really excited and a hammer like that would be an excellent way to start smithing

[@richardthomas1160]

As much as I would love that hammer, I am just glad that you take time out and create this content sharing your hammertime with us so we can all learn.

[@donaldmatthies6026]

Nils, That hammer turned out nice, I'm not in the market for a new hammer yet, so I'll let somebody else win it. Thank you, for taking time to build, film, edit and post this video.

[@mike-carrigan]

Hammertime. Thanks for giving us a chance to win. I am making my forge now that I am retired from the Army and can stop moving around and have a workshop all to myself.

[@srnholm]

I really enjoy your introductions to axe making with different techniques. Hammertime

[@theidlehandsworkshop3884]

Love watching you and many others forge hammers, tongs, knives, etc.. I'm just getting started and uh oh, STOP....... HAMMERTIME !!!!

[@PostaMartin]

What a great piece. Well done. All I can say is Hammertime! I am indeen one of those who find themself in need of a new hammer. Best of luck to everyone else. Cheers

[@urianthefatman8339]

I love watching you at work. I'm hoping to start forging myself soon, I just need the resources. Hammertime!

[@DavidSellars-b8l]

"Hammertime". That is a beautiful hammer and I'd love to have it. It looks perfect for the work I'd like to do but there is no way that I think I'd be able to make my own. Thank you for showing this and offering up this hammer.

[@stewartwoerle6351]

Fantastic work as usual Nils, even before you mentioned it I was thinking “wow, clean lines and great symmetry”. Well Hammer-time is pretty much what smithing is, either hand held or mechanical, there is a hammer involved somewhere. These hammers are up there with the axes you make, all functional and all things of beauty.

[@markmercer-gu9wi]

Great video, Nils, and thank you, I've made hammers both ways and I think the pilot holes help keep things straight. Hammertime!

[@thegoldenskull3058]

great video as always nils. i have my own blacksmith that i started a few years ago whith my grandfathers old tools and anvil, i have been putting up making my first hammer for some time now but after watching your video i have decided that its time... hammertime

[@aussiecannon1]

Hammertime! As always, another beautiful piece. I really enjoy your videos, it's fun to see what you are going to create next.

[@fern6114]

Summertime is Hammertime….Wonderful job and a great hammer, keep working and enjoying a wonderful blacksmith ingenuity cheers from Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Europe momentary in Italia 🇮🇹

[@sean4987]

Just started smithing. This beautifully crafted hammer would be an honour recieve. Well done 👌 Hammertime!!

[@scottmiller8195]

Your finishing is quite nice on the hammer head. Hammertime! Very nice craft.

[@connelcoughlan6856]

Nils, Your skills are incredible. I envy your ability to craft such fine axes, and apparently hammers too. Hammertime

[@yesimtorje]

Really cool hammer Nils! In the past 2 years i have grown a passion for forging but i do not have good enugh equipment. This hammer would help out alot, Thanks and Hammertime!

[@Neg4Cubing]

“Hammertime”! This would be excellent I have just finished getting a forging set up on the cheap going to be forging tongs this weekend! A good hammer would be the best thing to happen to me this year!

[@huebris]

Outstanding results, and kudos to your personal growth. Hammertime!

[@lukelofgren4108]

Your hammers couldn't have turned out better. You can't get any closer to a Swedish cross peen hammertime than a Swedish guy forging a Swedish hammer. Great job and keep up the good work Nils!

[@GordonForbes-f6b]

Hammertime. I'm a newby, love to make something usable from chunk of metal. Thank you for your videos, really inspiring. Love watching you, Torbjörn Åhman and Rigoni Ironworks

[@bobross5580]

I get pretty excited when you make hammers! This one is what I consider Hammertime, this is the nicest one in my humble opinion. 🙂

[@probablyawizard4301]

I've never seen the pilot holes for the eye done like that, very cool! Hammertime!

[@gymnosophist7471]

Yep, I’d totally be down for a hand-tools only build. Bring it on! Beautiful work, by the way.

[@sahlvall]

Hammertime it is, always enjoy a video from you. Thanks for creating stuff :)

[@thomaspoulsen1958]

Like always really nice crafmanship Nils. Always satisfing to watch the lump molde into a beautiful piece. Hammertime som den gamle MC sa.

[@jessedealva5597]

Hammertime! Such a fantastic and educational smith, love watching your work!!

[@aeonsaix666]

Nils I swear you make some of the prettiest hammers HAMMERTIME!!

[@JPratBo]

Great hammer! I've started forging some months ago, forging a hammer like this will also be a great goal for me, but before I need to improve much more. Thanks for sharing Hammertime

[@andersmartensson7449]

”Hammertime” Hammaren skulle passa fint till min lilla amatörer smedja. Tack för en bra smidesfilm👍🏻

[@Vange-smeden]

Riktigt snygg hammare! Bra jobbat Nils! 🥰

[@MuchachoMilitaria]

Started forging this month, bought a cheap furnace, a few tools, i love it so far !! Hammertime

[@learnleather4865]

Hammertime! I have just started setting up a forge to go with my leather shop and I hope to make my own hammer one day! Until then, yours will be greatly loved and cared for. And properly fed 🤣

[@Mucidamascusblades]

Hammertime! I love your videos and your forging. You are getting better each day. Good job!

[@commander-tomalak]

I'm always amazed how effortless this all looks. I've forged an axe recently, which is similar enough in some aspects, and it was freakin hard work. I would certainly appreciate that hammer for my own Hammertime :D

[@JBTers1]

It would be a great honour to use this hammer on one of the ocean going tugs i am captain on. Forging is something i started a year ago with forging a knife, but i would be very happy to forge at home as well when i retire after 50 years at sea, keep up the good hammertime work

[@davidjuarez5263]

Amazing looking hammer. They seem like they'd be a real pleasure to work with. Hammertime! Thanks so much Nils.

[@BjarneKvilvang]

Always a great time to watch Hammertime with Nils Ögren ................. 🔨

[@MeanerMaoriMeanest]

Hammer time!! *Commences baggy-pants dance moves. For real though, since I first started watching your axe making videos I’ve coveted your hammer. I really like the proportions and the long pein. I’d love to see you make one of these with hand tools to make the process more accessible for me to attempt to make my own. Love your work 👌🏽👌🏽

[@aviweisbach7816]

Hammertime! Nice video, beautiful hammer. I am a weekend blacksmith/bladesmith, and all my hammers are modified cheapo hammers. My most recent is a hardware store ball pean hammer, where I flattened, then twisted the hammer head, to create a diagonal pean. It's a little smaller than I would have liked, but it turned out great. It would be awesome to have a quality hammer so I hope I am the lucky one chosen.

[@EricWildhagen]

Hammertime, hammertime, ham, ham, hammertime. Really enjoyed the video!

[@frogontoast6865]

Hi Mr. Ogren I just wanted to say that I love your content and ask for any recommendations you have for people starting off in smithing like myself also might it be hammertime?

[@therantingidiots8769]

I've been injured for a while but even if I don't win is about that HAMMERTIME again... I'll always hurt but my God given time here to create won't last forever! It's a beautiful hammer, one day I hope to try my own hand at making one!

[@PhilG-v7m]

Hi Nils, thank you for your videos. I recently started forging with my Son. Our first attempts were a lot of fun and we want to try to make some tongs next. We would really appreciate your awesome hammer for our shop. More hammertime to come 😅. Best wishes. Phil and Fabian

Hey You guys won the Hammer! Double check the pinned comment, to see that it's for real and then send me an email, and well take it from there /Nils

[@JoshuaLevens-d8m]

Hammertime 😮 Hey Nils Ogren! I’m an excited new smith with nothing but the passion for Viking culture, a particular interest in axes and, a willingness to learn. Your videos are PERFECT for getting me started. I would be honored if you picked me to receive your hammer, it would absolutely be my favorite tool from someone who has turned their passionate hobby into both a successful and entertaining brand. Thank you for the time you’ve put into these videos, you’re my go to KZbinr for this content. Much love, Josh.

[@sixxfreak58]

HAMMERTIME ... A beautiful project. Thank you for the video!

[@RafalBobrowski337]

There is nothing better than Hammertime in the morning

[@marclofgren5130]

Alltid lika snyggt hantverk! 👌⚒️ Hammertime från norr jomenvisst 🙂😊

[@ParkourFalke95]

I started last year and even tough i do not have a real blacksmiths hammer i love the craft. i have lots to learn and looking forward for a good "Hammertime";)

[@robertpka7228]

HAMMER TIME!!! Amazing work my friend!

[@notjon9588]

Fantastic looking hammer Nils, you did an excellent job! Hammertime

[@quinnpalmer7502]

It's always Hammertime! Fabulous work

[@roycauthern6463]

Great job, I always enjoy your videos and how you explain what you’ve done… Hammertime!!!

[@jasonbelanger7525]

Excellent work, great attention to detail. Thanks for the video, keep up the good work!

[@outbackladas]

Nicely done, thoroughly enjoyed watching your video. Regards from Down Under.

[@xXEliteTNCXx]

Thank you Nils. Always happy when you are uploading. You almost make this look easy. I won't enter the giveaway - I also think it'd be cool if someone who can use this to the fullest gets it. You have a good one.

[@justiniancaeser5973]

It’s hammer time. I am from America and would like to start forging. This was a really good vid, keep them rolling, because I will need help.

[@pikecollisionllc9868]

Hammertime. I would love to have this hammer. My wife and I have always had an interest in blacksmithing and want to learn more once we get moved.

[@andersjjensen]

I don't need a hammer-at-this-time so I'm sitting this one out. I don't really care what you make, so make what you need or want. It's just relaxing to watch the bright hot metal go darker and darker as you shape it it, and have the process repeat until "the thing" has emerged from it's hiding inside a basic shape. It was there all the time but it took flames and hammer strokes to lure it out. Same reason I watch Thorbjörn's channel.

[@trixigt]

Tack för att du inspirerar! Skulle va nice att kunna lägga tid med din fina hammare med lote HAMMERTIME i smedjan! Har endast lyckats tillverka enklare verkyg än,men snart ska jag och en polare prova att göra en yxa med dina videos som inspiration! Keep up the good work!

[@eternalforestforge]

Always enjoy your videos, hammers came out great. Hammertime !

[@CacaGluant]

Beautiful work, Nils! Hammertime!

[@kouroshdavoudi7828]

Thank you for sharing ,you made hard work looking like fun making a beautiful and useful tool ❤

[@Acampestre]

Setting up my forge currently. Working with second hand tools or trying to make them myself. Now it is hammertime or time to get a proper hammer. That would be a great addition and the base for making new tools.

[@amputatedsquid1228]

I think the last comment I made on one of your videos was something like "I love when I get a new axe-0making video" but honestly this is what I really want to see, tools and other useful/decorative every-day items. Hammers, tongs, punches, etc. I would love to see you create a full sized anvil someday! What do you call it when your dad backs in to your garden trailer with his truck, pinching it between the bumper and a tree? Torch & Hammertime! It's a shame a hammer can't fix the paint...

[@jamesstoffel6835]

Always enjoy watching your vids! My son and I just started our own forging. Curious to see how we do. Hammertime!

[@Maximilien1462]

Hello from Japan! One more captivating video, and a beautiful tool! It's really difficult to get your hands on a good hammer when starting forging. I am struggling with a cheap, re-hardened one for too long... It is time for a new hammer. It's Hammertime ! Good luck to everyone entering the giveaway!

[@benl1808]

Hi Nils! I just started my blacksmithing business this year called Silent Valley Limited Co, I have also just completed building my forge and have just started out forging for the first time and it would be an absolute dream of mine to use your hammer for my work! Thanks for the awesome videos! Hammertime

[@Jimmy-O-Show]

Hammertime Love this design Nils! Good job

[@jonas.rystedt.blacksmith]

Im currently making a punch and a drift for making my own rounding hammer and that will be done by hand, so i would love to see a video of you making one. Also i would love to own a Ögren hammer so, Hammertime! Great video Nils!

[@wagnerthaler8054]

Thanks for sharing your videos and you knowledge. And congratulations for your work and your videos. Hammertime! Greetings from Brasil

[@bushsnek2449]

Hammertime baby, beautiful work as always!:)

[@homemadetools]

Nice job. We shared this video on our homemade tool forum last week 😎

Thank you :)

[@Coal.Thompson]

I'd love to see a hand made hammer! I am a big fan of the design of these hammers they're really nice looking!! I have been wanting to try one for a while. I just bought 4 feet of 1045 so I think now is the time! Thanks for sharing- Hammertime