Mister Torbjörn, I watch many independent blacksmiths on youtube, but your videos are by far the best ones I have came across on this site. The amount of patience and detail in your work is astounding, your workshop is really impressive and I love the small, calm and relaxing pauses with natural landscapes you use in your videos. You always make an extra effort and don't use things like saws or sandpapers machines unless it's absolutely necessary, your predilection for manual tasks shows off in the end, you put a lot of soul in your work, you won a loyal fan, greetings from Chile and keep the good work!
I'm mostly self taught. I have always loved to make stuff and work with my hands, and when I tried blacksmithing at a young age, that rooted something in me I guess. I have a short about text on my web page if you're interested.
It gives me a sense of how easy we have it these days to see all the work that went into this one beautiful hatchet. Good work, man! Making tools is so satisfying! Thanks for the lovely video.
He’s putting carbon steel in there so the cutting edge doesn’t roll over and can hold a good edge compared to the softer steel for the main head,which is so it doesn’t crack.
As a fellow artisan its a pleasure to see you work. So much of what we do is so wonderfully quiet and patient and your videos ooze that wonderful world we live in. Thanks for giving us a peek
You've got some nice videos, watched this one as well as making the drift. Really enjoyed seeing the project as well as your work space, especially your anvil, quite nice. Thank you.
You probably dont give a shit but does any of you know a way to log back into an instagram account? I somehow lost my login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me.
@Reign Ben I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
The big companies swindle folks into buying the inferior product they put out....but the truth is, to most people ,the stuff like you make, is not avaiable. or one doesn't know how to find it....Beautiful and practical stuff...reminds me of my childhood in NW Spain where the town smith fixed all the agricultural implements, the plows....shoed the cows and the horses/donkies......another universe altogether.....Thank k you for the video sir!!
Thank you for taking the time to show us the making process step by step, the final result looks truly amazing! You inspired me to forge my own, more primitive, hatchet. Nice touchmark stamp as well!
these videos represent the benchmark in educational videos. I learn something new every time I watch and I always catch myself thinking why has he done that and then in the next scene it becomes apparent. not only the content but the way that every shot is set up with real thought and care to catch the work and techniques being used. thank you for the effort you put in it really makes for great viewing.
Oh man, the ring of that anvil. That's a good anvil... So many blacksmiths I've seen on youtube are using old dead or cheap anvils. An anvil like this is worth its weight in gold to a craftsman.
Very Impressive work, I enjoyed the video during our crazy times. I never thought of laminated axe before, very clever skills. I bought many hand-forged blades from Sweden, Finland and Norway based blacksmiths and I have to say it must be in your DNA, well done from Australia.
Samuel Pippin or at least they are able to :x, my blacksmith teacher started with a hairdrier a hacksaw a forginghammer, he bought some other later, but he forged knifeblades and sold them to earn every tool he needed
Im sorta in the same boat right now, I have a steel bucket and a hairdryer, right now im trying to make tongs so I can put small objects in and out of the forge.
I'm Bored im in the same situation right now to,im using a steel bucket of cement with a hole in midle and im grinding with a belt sander thats ment to sand floors and thet thing doesnt eaven make sparks.
That bottle of boiled linseed oil is the only dirty, unkempt or otherwise "messy" thing I have ever seen in your otherwise beautifully well kept shop. Thanks for having an imperfection! Amazing work, you make it look easy
What are you talking about? Have you been in an art gallery before? Seen the sculptures? What about 7'x9' paintings? Go look at them then compare this axe to them. o_O
I have seen been to art galleries before some are amazing some not so much and you damn well know which ones i was talking about so stop trying to start something out of nothing.
I sure hope you know how inspirational your work is to us amateurs. Your videos have been a great help in my learning of new skills and techniques. Thank you for taking the time to share.
Ååååå, den här karamellen skall jag suga på en stund! Perfekt video när jag går och lägger mig ikväll. Kan knappt vänta!! Det är så grymma videos du gör Torbjörn så man blir mållös. :)
Jag blir aldrig besviken. Det här var din bästa video hittills. Det var kul att se lite av omgivningarna också. Fantastiskt vackert, och en fin yxa du fick gjort med. Lösningen med "korvbrännarn" såg lite säkrare ut i den här videon. ;)
Thank you so much for sharing Torbjorn, I live in urban California, USA and without videos like these, I doubt I would ever be able to have such an experience.
looking forward to the day I get a power hammer,the neighbourhood kids who used to help as strikers now flee when they smell the forge starting...such a useful tool,oh,and congratulations on your 60,000,I think that heart you forged touch us all
Always enjoy watching your videos. Besides the craftsmanship you display, the quality is always to be admired. Your video work is easily as good. Lighting, angle and the care you take to find places where speeding things up is very conscientious of your viewers. Thank you for sharing. Remo
Honestly that sounds young to start something like this. These guys make it seem "kinda" easy and safe but it is very dangerous and difficult to do. Maybe start working with metals like aluminum and mess around with it. its a soft metal and has low melting temperature so it doesnt really require a blast furnace
Alec Johnson It's not "very dangerous" at all and we don't use blast furnaces... If you think trough what you do and use whatever PPE you think is necessary, there shouldn't be a problem. I would recommend to try and get in touch with some local blacksmith who can teach the basics though.
12 year old playing with extremely hot metal sounds dangerous to me. When it's someone who knows what they're doing no not dangerous at all really. But someone who doesn't really know what their doing or have proper safety equipment, sounds like a bad idea.
After all that work, it is to be used! I have, and use several handmade tools that date back to the mid-1800s, and they work just fine. Better than new! Replace handles as needed...
The body is made from mild steel which cant be hardened and wont hold an edge. You need proper steel for the edge. You could make the whole axe from steel, but it's harder to work and a bit more expensive to "waste" steel where it's not needed.
This is not art, it's a trade that represents a bygone era, a valuable trade & life skill. I see true craftsmanship here, not "art". It's skills like this you want when the oil industry fades away.
Arkādijs Kulačkovskis cthe difference between a skill and art is that with skill you can do something, but art is when you do it beautifully. This is the prime example of something being a work of art and a skill at the same time
Mister Torbjörn, I watch many independent blacksmiths on youtube, but your videos are by far the best ones I have came across on this site. The amount of patience and detail in your work is astounding, your workshop is really impressive and I love the small, calm and relaxing pauses with natural landscapes you use in your videos. You always make an extra effort and don't use things like saws or sandpapers machines unless it's absolutely necessary, your predilection for manual tasks shows off in the end, you put a lot of soul in your work, you won a loyal fan, greetings from Chile and keep the good work!
I would like to know how did you learn to blacksmith like that, do you have specific education that favors you? (Like an engineering career)
Oh, thank you very much!!!
I'm mostly self taught. I have always loved to make stuff and work with my hands, and when I tried blacksmithing at a young age, that rooted something in me I guess. I have a short about text on my web page if you're interested.
you have good taste Celso
Great video to watch. no talking, no music, just work. well done!
Thanks!!
This is one of THE most fascinating videos that I have ever seen ! You truly are a craftsman.
Thank you very much!
Torbjörn Åhman kan du göra en video där du pratar svenska och säger vad saker och ting heter
i really like the sharpening stone. interesting to see someone use just a good quality rock instead of the synthetic ones.
not all stones nowadays are synthetic, just cut square.
I think you nailed this one. I love the unfinished look.
Thanks!
*axed :)
the unfinished look is such a great feel when done this level. it showcased the hand forged aspect!
It gives me a sense of how easy we have it these days to see all the work that went into this one beautiful hatchet. Good work, man! Making tools is so satisfying! Thanks for the lovely video.
Thank you Ham!
'Why would you want to split your cutting edg- He's gonna do an insert!' Huge respect for going the extra mile.
Thanks!
He’s putting carbon steel in there so the cutting edge doesn’t roll over and can hold a good edge compared to the softer steel for the main head,which is so it doesn’t crack.
As a fellow artisan its a pleasure to see you work. So much of what we do is so wonderfully quiet and patient and your videos ooze that wonderful world we live in. Thanks for giving us a peek
Thank you!
Awesome Job! One day i will build my very own axe too! I learned a lot from this video. Thank you for that
Thank you!
Can not get enough of your videos I was never interested in Blacksmithing until watching your channel and still yet to try.
You've got some nice videos, watched this one as well as making the drift. Really enjoyed seeing the project as well as your work space, especially your anvil, quite nice. Thank you.
Thank you!
You probably dont give a shit but does any of you know a way to log back into an instagram account?
I somehow lost my login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me.
@Reese Clyde instablaster :)
@Reign Ben I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Reign Ben it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thank you so much, you saved my account!
your craftsmanship is impeccable. i literally can watch you work for hours.
who am i kidding. i do watch your work for hours lol.
Ha ha. Thanks!
I love the simplicity and peaceful nature of ur videos. Keep it up Torbjörn🙂👍
The big companies swindle folks into buying the inferior product they put out....but the truth is, to most people ,the stuff like you make, is not avaiable. or one doesn't know how to find it....Beautiful and practical stuff...reminds me of my childhood in NW Spain where the town smith fixed all the agricultural implements, the plows....shoed the cows and the horses/donkies......another universe altogether.....Thank k you for the video sir!!
Thank you!
a thing of beauty, congradulations
Poetry in motion, Celestial symmetry, Mind of a Mentat, with the heart and soul of an artisan. Salute to you Torbjorn! So Inspiring! Gratefully ~PJ
:) Thanks again PJ
好喜歡聽到這種打鐵的聲音,懷念爸爸跟阿公做刀的樣子!我好想哭~
鍾馗 i know right
As always another excellent video. That is a beautiful. Axe. Stay safe and God bless.🇨🇦✌️
Perfection itself... I wish I had one ;-) Handmade tools are tools with spirit. Good luck, greetings from the Czech Republic.
Thanks!
Thank you for taking the time to show us the making process step by step, the final result looks truly amazing!
You inspired me to forge my own, more primitive, hatchet.
Nice touchmark stamp as well!
Thanks!
Wonderful piece! Very well done, congratulations. And good video as well.
Danke!
these videos represent the benchmark in educational videos. I learn something new every time I watch and I always catch myself thinking why has he done that and then in the next scene it becomes apparent. not only the content but the way that every shot is set up with real thought and care to catch the work and techniques being used. thank you for the effort you put in it really makes for great viewing.
Thank you very much, once again! There are always things I wish I would have made differently, but all in all it came together quite ok.
+Torbjörn Åhman there's always number 3, perfection is impossible to achieve which is why it's a good challenge
Oh man, the ring of that anvil. That's a good anvil... So many blacksmiths I've seen on youtube are using old dead or cheap anvils. An anvil like this is worth its weight in gold to a craftsman.
Swedish steel
None of that Chinese crap
Love your videos, great watching a craftsman plying his skills. Well done.
Great work!
Very Nice !! Love the natural finish on it.
Love watching your videos, Greetings from England. Del.
Thanks!
Very Impressive work, I enjoyed the video during our crazy times. I never thought of laminated axe before, very clever skills.
I bought many hand-forged blades from Sweden, Finland and Norway based blacksmiths and I have to say it must be in your DNA, well done from Australia.
I wish I had half of the equipment and skill this guy has.
Samuel Pippin a good blacksmith only buys powertools and misc and make the rest them selves
Samuel Pippin or at least they are able to :x, my blacksmith teacher started with a hairdrier a hacksaw a forginghammer, he bought some other later, but he forged knifeblades and sold them to earn every tool he needed
Im sorta in the same boat right now, I have a steel bucket and a hairdryer, right now im trying to make tongs so I can put small objects in and out of the forge.
Eric Kelly we are on the same boat,i'm still struggling with tongs so i bought that locking pliers haha
I'm Bored im in the same situation right now to,im using a steel bucket of cement with a hole in midle and im grinding with a belt sander thats ment to sand floors and thet thing doesnt eaven make sparks.
beautiful work. I loved your process. Thanks for sharing.
stunning sir, I envy your skill
You know when I was 11 I wanted to be a blacksmith. This video is further proof why I should be one! You do such a good job! Keep doing what you do!
Thanks! Gather some tools and start!
Love it, Great job! ! Thanks!
That bottle of boiled linseed oil is the only dirty, unkempt or otherwise "messy" thing I have ever seen in your otherwise beautifully well kept shop. Thanks for having an imperfection! Amazing work, you make it look easy
Oh you haven't seen it all :) I could spend days cleaning and organizing.... Thanks!!
That ax is pretty magical
i love how refined his finish is just with hand tools and skill
From Russia with love! It's nice to watch. Great work! From subscriber Yuri The Professional.
Thank you!!
Love this! great work :) Simple but traditional design.
You can't buy that kind of beauty. That is far better than grandfors. You really have talent.
No dancing no singing no X factor nonsense true real mans craftsmanship men were respected for having these skills at one time quality craftsmanship 👍
Some people still have respect for a man/woman that can do this.
I like watching this guy work! Nice to see stuff done right with pride in his workmanship also. Very nice. Thankyou sir
Thank you Mark!
Your layout of your workbench and your equipment makes me so jealous haha
Same here .. i want this stuff too :))
Very nice. New forge is working nicely.
This is true art! not that junk you see in art galleries.
What are you talking about? Have you been in an art gallery before? Seen the sculptures? What about 7'x9' paintings?
Go look at them then compare this axe to them. o_O
I have seen been to art galleries before some are amazing some not so much and you damn well know which ones i was talking about so stop trying to start something out of nothing.
um if anyone here started something out of nothing its you
It is very good but it is craft not art, because it is primarily concerned with technique as opposed to ideas.
juju miner
I sure hope you know how inspirational your work is to us amateurs. Your videos have been a great help in my learning of new skills and techniques. Thank you for taking the time to share.
Thank you, that's great to hear!
finally the one I've been waiting for!!!
Ha ha, thanks.
Of all the axe videos on UA-cam, this one is my favorite. Thank you.
Thank you!
Only one thing I see wrong with this axe... It's not here with me!
:) Thanks
+Torbjörn Åhman g
haha funny not funny
it is no wrong with this axe
super viggo bros but fnaf sister location game plays are?
a good weapon, an even better tool. an axe worthy of the name. Good job man.
Thanks!
Ååååå, den här karamellen skall jag suga på en stund! Perfekt video när jag går och lägger mig ikväll. Kan knappt vänta!!
Det är så grymma videos du gör Torbjörn så man blir mållös. :)
Nu får jag nästan ångest. Hoppas du inte blir besviken. Tack!
Jag blir aldrig besviken. Det här var din bästa video hittills. Det var kul att se lite av omgivningarna också. Fantastiskt vackert, och en fin yxa du fick gjort med. Lösningen med "korvbrännarn" såg lite säkrare ut i den här videon. ;)
Tack. Jo, ugnen står lite bättre såhär... får fundera över en mer permanent lösning....
Excellent work Torbjorn! Typical for you! Love your work and video presentation. Thank you for taking the time to share with us! Su Amigo Siempre.
This is one of THE most fascinating videos that I have ever seen ! You truly are a craftsman.
Well worth watching - something to be proud of !!
25:13 Wow, an old fashioned natural whetstone. Old school rox ! 😍
Finished axe is a beaut ... seems right up there with Hoffman axes in appearance.
that's a big ass anvil
Thank you so much for sharing Torbjorn, I live in urban California, USA and without videos like these, I doubt I would ever be able to have such an experience.
Great, thanks!
awesome job!
That is one beautiful hatchet. Well done, and very interesting to watch, as always.
Queue techno music 1:41
beautiful work, beautiful tool
Great video, Sir.
Nice job,very well done,great to watch
That is one serious swage block.
Ben M o
aBen M
Beautiful work and craftsmanship.
Вот такой топорик в хозяйство,весьма приятно иметь.
looking forward to the day I get a power hammer,the neighbourhood kids who used to help as strikers now flee when they smell the forge starting...such a useful tool,oh,and congratulations on your 60,000,I think that heart you forged touch us all
Keep your eyes open! Some day you will find one.... Thanks!
С таким топором не страшно в лес ходить!)))
Such a wonderful craft.
Love your power hammer! Want!
A power hammer would bee sweeeeet!!
Your axe looks amazing. Great craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing.
Watched a guy do all of this manually and it took him like an hour to do what you did in a less than a minute. Haha.
There's a lot of editing and time lapsing
Ali Loominaty Khan no shit
Always enjoy watching your videos. Besides the craftsmanship you display, the quality is always to be admired. Your video work is easily as good. Lighting, angle and the care you take to find places where speeding things up is very conscientious of your viewers. Thank you for sharing.
Remo
Thanks!
i want to start blacksmithing but my mum won't let me :(
How old are you? Sure you need to be careful but I believe driving a car is way more dangerous.
Torbjörn Åhman thank you for the reply i am currently 12 but in a week i will turn 13 :D i am still trying to convince her.
Honestly that sounds young to start something like this. These guys make it seem "kinda" easy and safe but it is very dangerous and difficult to do. Maybe start working with metals like aluminum and mess around with it. its a soft metal and has low melting temperature so it doesnt really require a blast furnace
Alec Johnson It's not "very dangerous" at all and we don't use blast furnaces... If you think trough what you do and use whatever PPE you think is necessary, there shouldn't be a problem. I would recommend to try and get in touch with some local blacksmith who can teach the basics though.
12 year old playing with extremely hot metal sounds dangerous to me. When it's someone who knows what they're doing no not dangerous at all really. But someone who doesn't really know what their doing or have proper safety equipment, sounds like a bad idea.
great craftsmanship. nicely done.
What's with the respirator?
Love the axe by the way!
Thanks. I like to protect my lungs from all the dust floating around in the shop. That's all.
+Torbjörn Åhman what is the liquid you put on it?
Dennis W
At the end? Linseed oil
When you were putting the blade into the head
Dennis W Ah, no liquid, powder. It's flux to keep the weld clean.
Thank you, ''The mark, of a true Tradesman'' !!
After all of that work I would be afraid to use it!
After all that work, it is to be used! I have, and use several handmade tools that date back to the mid-1800s, and they work just fine. Better than new!
Replace handles as needed...
kinda feel the same way lol
After all that work it's a shame not to use it...
Excelentes todos tus trabajos!!!! Saludos desde Argentina, La Plata!!!!
I think my screen is broken because I tried to punch my hand through the screen and get the axe and uuhhhh..you know...
Me too
great accomplishment making your own tools .............Superb ,thanks for filming it all
Thanks.
I never understood why u need to split the axe and heat weld the piece in between
The body is made from mild steel which cant be hardened and wont hold an edge. You need proper steel for the edge. You could make the whole axe from steel, but it's harder to work and a bit more expensive to "waste" steel where it's not needed.
Thanks! I was wondering about that, too.
I mindlessly watched the whole video. It is strangely soothing and relaxing, informative too. Thank you
Thanks! :)
Build em up up, break em down
You Sir are an Artist!This is like a Painting but you have a different Canvas! Thank You so much for uploading this! You are a Master!
Thanks!
This is not art, it's a trade that represents a bygone era, a valuable trade & life skill. I see true craftsmanship here, not "art".
It's skills like this you want when the oil industry fades away.
Tasman . Yes!! This is true knowledge !
Tasman it's not so much a piece of art as there is an art to making it. There is a functional beauty to it that may seem artful to some
Tasman in my opinion it is art,so id dont care waht other think, it is art.
Arkādijs Kulačkovskis cthe difference between a skill and art is that with skill you can do something, but art is when you do it beautifully. This is the prime example of something being a work of art and a skill at the same time
Excellent work, excellent video! I'm a carpenter, and I could watch videos like this all day.
Thanks!
COME GET YER ARMOR
Potato Human overwatch
Kill Me Now HARD WORK PAYS OFF
I knew i was not the only one
Thank you for taking the time to film this.
ardvark pays off
Man I love that rough surface look!!!!!!! Great job Sir
that auto hammer is bad.
Mike Dale how?, its quality
I'm pretty sure Mike's comment is a bit ironic...
Hiddo kramer 😁😁 bad as in BADASS! I love it...
The attempt seems to be successful...the profile is as very good. That is a gorgeous bit!
why would anyone give thumbs down to this great video...excellent job, thank you for sharing this wonderful work.
Thanks!
What a terrific video - I love making axes, and it was nice watching your process. Your shop also looks great and thanks for sharing.
Great. Thanks!
I learned something new today, thank you! I had no clue how an axe was made. ( the right way)
Super bad ass shop and tools..
Thanks!!
Another excellent video. Great stuff.
Beautiful work - thanks for posting the video.
WHAT AN ARTIST AND BLACKSMITH ...THANK YOU FOR THIS CLIP.
Thanks!
great video, all important steps and preparations are clearly visible
You are an artist.
You inspire and amaze. Keep sharing your great work.
Great! Thank you!
Thats a fantastic second attempt !! Hope your quietly proud of it........I would be.