Viking Dane Axe Forging - Part 2

[@MotRi1986]

It is when you see how much time and effort it takes to make this weapons with modern tools that you can really start to appreciate the craftsmanship of the blacksmiths of the past, they where simply masters of their trade.

[@scholagladiatoria]

Indeed! I find it mindblowing how much effort goes into one piece now, as you say, with modern science and tool advantages.

[@JSheepherder]

This is where apprentices and early forms of watermill mechanization play a role. Amusingly, the shaft would have been shaped using a pole lathe, and the earliest surviving physical evidence of a pole lathe was found at the Viking site at Jorvik, now known as "York."

[@tetsuoswrath]

Only the master blacksmiths were masters of their trade dude. :{

[@JSheepherder]

@@tetsuoswrath No. A Master, by definition, would oversee the work of about twelve apprentices. He's only a master because his peers accept him teaching apprentices. The master himself would watch the forging process at a distance to ensure their apprentices didn't fuck up, but their attention was generally reserved for the heat treat, where blades tend to fail catastrophically when they're badly forged.

[@tetsuoswrath]

@@JSheepherder A master of his trade suggests the person is one of the best of that trade. Hence, in order to be a master of your trade you would/should be a master blacksmith. The OP sounds like just any blacksmith, regardless of experience, is a master of his trade. Which simply isn't true. :{

[@keithallardice9479]

Wondeful to see and understand all that goes into the forging of a great axe, thx for sharing and huge respect to the maker..

[@TheWVgoodguy22]

Thanks for sharing part two of this Dane Axe build, even though an axe may seem simple it is a lot of work to get it right. I can't wait to make my first axe and those two vids back to back was a good learning experience. Cheers.

[@RyuFireheart]

20:26 How to make your mom mad

[@JustGrowingUp84]

Lol! :D

[@RasdenFasden]

MASSIVE CHOPPER

[@Leman.Russ.6thLegion]

RasdenFasden M A S S I V E

[@jannepetersson2097]

Intresting work and nice video as explain some of your work and experement , Thanks Tord !

[@hjorturerlend]

Topic suggestion: Jack chains. They´re also available for quite cheap.

[@ondrejh571]

Making the Dane Axe straight again!

[@EbefrenRevo]

Fascinating.

[@DrFrankenskippy]

Beautiful! ... one pt considering the next forge. the angle of the wooden haft end where it is pushed through the 'hole' of the axe head should not be square to the head, rather an angle to minimize the chance of a weapon being caught especially on reverse/retract thrusting techniques.

[@DrFrankenskippy]

TC: 16:38 - this frame illustrates my pt i.e. where Tord's thumb is could be the logical pt where an adversary's wpn could be caught, whereas if cut to the 9 deg' angle it will avoid it being caught here.

[@WildCraftAdventures]

Amazing work I will definitely be using this advice! Thanks for sharing =D

[@mikaluostarinen4858]

Happy Halloween.

[@stoissdk]

I couldn't help noticing that the shaft was fixed to the axe head with a wedge. Wouldn't it make more sense to have the shaft a bit thicker at the "business end", too thick to pass through the hole in axe head, doing away with the need for a wedge and the risks involved with that? Love your videos on dane axes and Höör isn't too far from where I live .. already feeling a bit tempted =)

[@haroldbalzac6336]

No, if the "business end" of the pole was larger that the eye of the axe what would happen is the eye would shave off the excess wood and create a loose fit. The wedge is to force the wood to expand but with no where to go it creates a tighter fit. You could always make large staples to fit over the wedge but that is overkill most of the time.

[@brandorsens]

That is pretty awesome! I checked out his facebook page, but didn't see where to purchase one. Maybe I missed it?

[@thorsforge4517]

you can contact me on Thor's Forges Messenger

[@uzbekistanimale]

Hey Matt, how long is the axe in total and how much does it weigh (including the shaft) all in total? Just curious ;)

[@DVS040]

That's a damn sexy Axe!

[@terminator572]

SKRIV TEXT HÄR

[@Einomar]

Hehe Yeah, before his segment of the video started I was wondering if he was Swedish, Norwegian or Danish. I got my answer right away xD.

[@sb-ant6457]

I'd take on a couple of gods and their mates in a brawl, with an axe like that, no worries.

[@marcuszc3172]

Shit .. l missed part one :-/ ... quikly look it up

[@powderboarder]

Are there any tv shows or movies you could recommend that accurately depicts a battle from antiquity or the medieval period? It seems like every reenactment on screen is just two armies charging at each other. Thanks!

[@haroldbalzac6336]

Rome is pretty accurate imo, but it is more focused on political intrigue than actual battle scenes.

[@adammontoya7709]

Quick question what sort of edge geometry did the typical dane axe have? Was it more of a compound edge like a modern knife or was it a single scandi edge like a Mora knife or a chisel? No one ever seems to talk about this aspect?

[@borjesvensson8661]

Looks like a long convex edge. Like a extremely thin felling axe edge. Scandinavian carpentry axes do however often have at least one totaly flat edge.

[@Andy-ok7ht]

Can you forge garlic bread?

[@weepingwell]

I can forge you government documents.

[@tuestaco4514]

First?

[@1337CaptainHadock]

But it's not exactly like a real dane axe of the period - the soft steel would've been "shaved" inwards, to make the axe lighter :S (Excuse my inferior english -still need to add some words to my vocabulary :) )

[@JustGrowingUp84]

There was no standardization of weaponry (or anything, really) back then. This is just one type of dane axe head - there are others. If you look at museum examples, you'll find that many have completely flat blades.

[@1337CaptainHadock]

@@JustGrowingUp84 it was museum examples which led me to believe what i first commented - and of course there are different examples. I'm fairly certain they didnt have assembly belts with machine precision xD Love your spirit though, amigo.

[@thorsforge4517]

yes it is one way of how they where made.

[@1337CaptainHadock]

But i bet that would just be making an already difficult process into an even more difficult process :S