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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Axe Delivery!
0:45 Reverse Engineering
3:12 Prototype 1
5:11 Build
7:44 What Can't This Axe Handle!
11:52 Taming the Axe
12:34 Switch Axe vs Regular Axe
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Nice lightsaber emojis!
Cool
Where can I get those lightsaber emojis!?
Based on the testing, I'm convinced this project was just an excuse for James to eat more fruit cut in new and exciting ways
James gonna be the next Fruit Ninja
Pineapple, coconut, watermelon... sounds like a pretty tasty fruit salad! Hold the concrete, though 🤣
A new interpretation of going on an extreme diet.
@@russwilliams4777come on, that’s the best part
@@russwilliams4777 Nyet komrad! Konkrit make stronk stomak.
James: "I've been seeing a therapist."
Also James: *aggressively uses a giant two-bladed switch axe*
thats my kinda therapy
I'm depressed they don't sell switch axes
I really dig the environment you created for your team. It seems like the type of situation where people will remember working with you for years to come.
You know... if they don't get chopped in half by an axe or laser at work that is
@@MrE_ If that happens I'm pretty sure those who survive will remember it even more
I'm glad James is doing better, it's nice to see him gleefully enjoying new projects.
Despite breaking an expensive bit, I am glad he didn't look scared that he was going to be punished somehow. That is a good workplace vibe right there.
My thoughts exactly 😊
@@Isnogood12 they made the battle axe for a reason
Ya, a real good on screen work environment
bro he looked scared shitless
its something that can happen to anyone and im sure they know it too. sure you can minimize the risk by being extra careful, but things like this just tend to happen. we're still human after all. the only important thing is that it doesnt happen regularly and that it was an honest mistake that they learned from, the fright of having broken an expensive bit is punishment enough in these cases
The second iteration against the concrete kinda blew me away, even being hardened I would've thought some damage would've been sustained considering the first one just disintegrated, but it went though like nothing, kinda scary lol
I've seen many people leaving comments and having a channel's icon behind their name. How do you do that???
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Concrete is surprisingly brittle when not reinforced. Participated in a martial arts retreat where (among other things) learned how to break pavers with our hands (wearing gloves). It's not trivial, but it is not outrageous like brunt clay bricks are. We broke several cinder blocks being used as tables when trying brick breaking.
The axe shape is actually fairly decent for the purpose (other than ruining the blade), as it concentrates the impulse in a small area. It's mostly a matter of the supports not bending before the concrete yields.
I’m honestly shocked that the axe held up so well. I was expecting it to do what most other retractable things do and just bend like crazy because it has no structural integrity, but oh boy. You need to do a colab with shadiversity, he could probably find a test to break it.
Shad would probably state based on the weight, that it's useless for a human as a weapon. It's way to heavy. But cool gadget it is!
@@OldSkullSoldier and the handle too looks uncomfortable for usage
Why? So he can make a 10 minute unfunny sketch at the beginning of the video while he spends another 20 minutes to find 100 different ways to say the same thing to the audience?
The amount of serious james was for the sponsor hit me hard, i have depression myself and it just shows how much james cares about us
OH MY GOD THEY HEARTED MY COMMENT, IM SO HAPPY!
Good job
Definitely - whether through better help or someone else I can't recommend counselling enough. I know it can be hard but look after yourself, you're worth it.
Better help is a scam.
Yeah true but that transition after the YEET was super jarring ihad to laugh which I didn't want! Aha.. I liked the serious note, just too out of nowhere!
I am loving this new format. Everyone looks to be genuinely enjoying themselves and the love is palpable. Keep it up, guys.
i liked the end of that video. Showing how close you all are, and that you're a family and not just people working together
Or..are they?
I mean….UA-cam videos are their job so
Corporation says "We're a family here."
😬😱
Hacksmith says "We're a family here."
😊🫡
The whole video I was like, what "lunatic thinks a police officer needs a tactical hatchet?" And then the end is like a Marvel movie reveal where SexyCyborg shows up like "It was me. I'm the lunatic!"
Excellent. I need to go see if she made a video about that.
4:10 probably not an easy thing to film James but I’m so glad you’re doing well. Seeing a video from you about not making videos anymore was the single scariest shit I’ve ever seen on UA-cam. Your channel has been such a large inspiration in my life that I can’t really put it into words, I love seeing you back here!
Thank you for countless hours of entertainment. -John
Return of The Hacksmith!
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Return of the Axesmith?
I hope
Nice to know you’re getting better James and I can’t wait to see the more compact lightsaber
How did you get those emojis?
@@landenplaze9764 you can’t lol
@@landenplaze9764Become a channel member by paying them $5/month
@@TheGoatSuper17You can actually, just get the membership!
@@St0rmGuy What Membership?
This video has the feel of the best HS videos! Lots of laughing, destruction, fun and unique engineering. Your Killing it guys. so glad your doing better James! Going through this journey publicly probably help a lot of people… Proud of you
Looks like it’s something straight out of Monster Hunter, this is definitely one of my favorite projects you guys have done. If I could buy one of the giant ones I definitely would
Hacksmith monster hunter series?!
I’d watch Hacksmith do Monster Hunter weapons. I want to see a charge blade irl!
the name is straight up already a mh weopon called exactly a switch axe, it starts as an axe and can mrph into a sword
@@lunastarshine5119 and also has vials, just like the charge blade, the only difference is that the vials on the sa charge automatically whenever they finish
I love the fact that this channel has become just some friends screwing around and having fun with very destructive "tools" and its great to watch.
It's great to see James laughing and smiling. Keep getting better buddy. And lots of love to the rest of the crew for all the hard work.
Project aside, I really apreciate you talking about mental health and being open about what you experienced. I think that this can be a starting point for people in your situation, that dont know where to start. Thanks James. For everyone reading this and struggeling with similar things, just know that you are not alone and there is help out there for you, find the right moment for you to get that help and become the best you can be. Love to everyone
His video helped me too😊
I'm so glad you are getting better. Thank you for speaking to someone who can help you. I also struggle with mental health and your videos help me.
What an awesome idea! Y’all always expand imaginations beyond what I thought was possible.
I see what you did there …
0:11 Nooooo Bogden walked into that Family Guy scene where Peter throws a tomahawk at a guy. 😭
Naomi Wu's version looks like it is easier to close. Love to see this collaboration between two great makers!
I’m glad your getting better!!!
I've been following you guys for a while, and I am always impressed with how you do things as much as the things you do. But as someone who battles with depression, I was reinvigorated when you came back after some much needed time off. Being a male in todays world is really hard, talking about depression is even harder. Seeing you back like this, well it's going to help so many people, so I just wanted to say thanks. And continued good health dude!
The first GENUINE advert for Better Help that ive personally seen (he didnt even enter "youtuber into mode"
James i hope your mental health gets better and I'm wishing you luck, awesome build!
Thanks for existing. honestly your imagination.. and silliness has saved mine and probably other peoples lives.
Therapy hurts me more mentally.. but finding inspiration in builds like this helps me tremendously. Thank you.
I laughed way harder than I would like to admit at this comment lol 😂
I get a lot of motivation from engineering channels too, they have helped me a lot through the years to boost my motivation and keep alive my sense of wonder and curiosity. But I have to say that therapy has been extremely important too. The pandemic, isolation and loss of a few loved ones left me burnt out and depressed. If you have a good therapist, therapy is worth it. But you have to time it: when you get to the bottom of things, it stirs up a lot of feelings and it can be hard to go through that. Many people give up therapy at that point. But if you have a good connection with your therapist, you can work with them to build up strength and improve your habits and then you will find the moment to tackle those issues with their guide. It will still be a struggle, but you will get to the other side better than before, and finally free from things that have dragged do down for years. In 16 months, I have been able to retake control of my life and accomplish more than I did in the previous two years. I still have a long way to go, and there are still ups and downs, but I'm in a much, much better place than I was before I started therapy, and it enabled me to go through some terrible things that happened last year without suffering a bad relapse. Don't give up! The key is finding a good fit, someone with experience, but also with modern training, someone you can build rapport with. In my case, a young neuropsychologist was the one who made a difference.
Nothing better than seeing a bunch of people doing work they love and enjoy referencing 'Office Space'. The message of that movie was clearly received.
This has got to be one of the most fun hacksmith videos, even with a relatively simple project!
The beating up the fax machine homage to Office Space?
'chef's kiss' Perfection. Well done Hacksmith team!
Glad to see you doing well, and the axe like all Hacksmith projects is top notch.
That HP printer was the only one so far that didn't disappoint me. Still appreciate the Office Space reference.
Sick, looks like its right out of a video game
Yes, monster hunter.. It's pretty cool
Or decaying winter, if you brave the horror that is roblox
Next step is Switchaxe or Charge Blade
Coincidental, Naomi Wu also looks like she's straight out of a video game.
Bloodborne vibes
Its great you included the axe creator at the last moment of the video and the fact she sells them at the last seconds...
My first thought, having played MonHun since Tri: Is it a Switch Axe, though? It has no Sword Mode and holds no vials...
I get what you mean I thought it was monster hunter weapon they were making but the 'switch' I this case is sadly like a switch blade not switch into another weapon, I do want them to make it though
This has “cutting edge” technology
I feel like cross braces and force transfer could evolve this design a ton. Like, snapping in additional braces when it expands, that transfer force from hits along the whole thing instead of 2 pieces per blade.
Maybe some experimental designs could be fun too, like an axe that unfolds into a 270° circle from the top, springs vs hydraulics vs muscle expansion, that kinda stuff.
So basically have a really cool set of collapsible switchaxes that unfold in different ways, and end up looking like different types of axes and also some new types of axes. This is something that I feel would be really cool and I want to try making this like that, but also I need to get better at cad to design things like that.
9:34 This is how they make the summer flavor of Red Bull.😂❤😂
Really glad seeing you doing better James and to see you back in the videos
I watched the entire video with no volume and imagined shaggy saying every word and it was twice as funny
surprised no one has responded yet lol.
That looked so fun, glad James is back and I'm proud of the community he has surrounding him.
We are one Hacksmith innovation away from having a functional Monster Hunter Switch Axe or Charge Blade istg.
the office space reference at 9:00 is ❤🔥
I would like to see the hack smith crew make a chest blast like soldier boy from the boys
We need more expandable weapons,I loved this video❤
Hacksmith should make Percy Jackson's pen sword from the first movie
OMG, you guys are killing it.
That battle axe is just about the coolest bit of real world battle tech i've seen in a long while. Especially the first reveal in the intro.
i LOVE that they just dont make it functional but they make it durable so you could acually use it 👍
“That was pretty cool
That was really really cool
That was like really cool.”
Every day, we're getting closer and closer to becoming real life Bloodborne and RWBY. Trick Weapons and Mecha-Shift are a go!
James “I’ve been seeing a therapist “
Also James “let’s try this two bladed axe
Therapy doesn't mean becoming a hippie for God's sake
Really putting the HACK into Hacksmith!
I want one! I think the handle could easily be modified with 2 smaller handles at leverage points to make it scarily practical.
So this is how my inventory can fit 50 axes...
8:46, well I trust that brand of hardhat now.
The only channel in which I don't skip any Video and watch full video without skipping any part till end love Hacksmith Industry ❤❤
LMAO as soon as I saw the first axe I was like “wait isn’t that the one Naomi Wu just put out on her new store?”
Cool that it actually was.
Now imagine having this in your pocket and it expanding
Mini switchaxe lmao
"For when you need to do a little chopping"
Gonna need 90's JNCO jeans for that...
I am glad you are talking to someone!! It makes a big difference!!
My favorite part was when he said "it's smithin' time" and then started smithing all over the place
That moment the Hacksmith became the Axe-smith.
The reason this video got this many views is because people were gravitated to seeing the inside of an unopened redbull can.
The fact that this is a simple project for Hacksmith Industries says a LOT about the future of sci-fi turned reality, come 2040 we’ll have fully cordless, fully physical lightsabers.
3:50
I'm sorry, but what the hell is that tone shift? That was a complete 180
Fr tho, no offense to him tho, im glad hes doing better
Dude , running to get the watermelon while the other roap could snap at any moment was insane
Could you design it so you can control the number of blades out? It’d be really cool
3:17 was actually a cool as fuck shot and I love how James is just that one character in a show that you love oh so much but he’s only in 3 episodes and exists for a total of five minutes now, it suits the tony stark idea that he’s going for
I feel like the natural progression from this video is to attempt to make the Switch Axe from Monster Hunter, so I guess you’d just need to find a way to implement a blade mode into the axe 🤔
James is becoming a real life super hero he has an origin story and a goal, this man will be a hero someday
9:20 is that a Jojo reference ?
More like family guy actually
Lmfao
Part 5, right?
8:26 i think thats the best way to draw out the blade before a swing
that ain't an axe
edit: 0:05 my bad it is an axe
That axe looks fire 🪓🔥
Its must hurt. 0:13
Im glad James is doing better
I remember when James released the video where he said he has depression it absolutely destroyed me because I had no idea from the he was battling depression from the videos.
Forged in fire be like 3:20
The main flaw I see with this axe is the unwieldiness of the handle, big chonky rectangle shape would not be fun to hold onto
3:40 one pieceeeeee
Dawg your more likely to find your father then the one piece
@@razorwolf2758 thats funny bc i dont have one
The one piece is reallllll!
"We aren't chopping wood; We're chopping concrete." Made my day! XD And then you made it able to cut through concrete! But, in the spirit of iron man, what about an axe that folds into a gauntlet? So fling out your arm and you've got an axe handy. Or, hatchet really... But good video yall!
I want to buy it
@@watermelon5521 nope
@@Hxkari ?
You don’t want to buy it
The switch between James smashing concrete with a battle cry that would make Thor blush and him then talking about mental health is shocking.
Pun absolutely intended
jesus christ i miss this type of content, now it's all "i made an ai" and "i cured cancer" 🙄
As a mechanic, I am seriously impressed with that contraptions ability to "Axe"; I honestly expected it to start coming loose and/or deform. Well done!
This looks like an unironically cool thing to have during a zombie apocalypse, as long as you have some machining tools for spare parts.
Adding a reload slide to pull the blades in or saftey switch on top so you can push it back in would make that axe way cooler
This is legit something straight out of RWBY! All of the technology to make a battle axe that acts like a switch blade, oh yeah! The future is here!!!
I love how it’s back to good old fashioned smashing things this is what made me fall in love with hack smith in the first place
I loved seeing the team have fun with the obstacle course, especially watching them toast marshmallows. I'm not sure why, but it made me happy.
The fire-starting bit was great, even better than most of your usual testing montages. It looked super fun, too!
This instantly made me think of Monster Hunter
You should do a collab with Shadoversity. This project would be right up his alley
James I’m glad you’re feeling better I hope you will be even better next video
I’m so happy to see that you are getting better James!
Glad you guys have fun 🫶
This video was a ton of fun. I was only going to watch 5 mins, waiting for the washing machine cycle to end, but I had to watch it all!
i would love to have a small 3d printed fold out axe, it would be so cool
It’s awesome to see you’re doing better James. Looked like you had a lot of fun with this one! Keep up the great up work :)
This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen I hope it goes on sale
James I’m super happy to see you doing well your entire fam base cares about you and your team were all here for you❤
Sadly things took a turn for the worse.