Blacksmithing - Forging a pickaxe
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- Опубліковано 22 кві 2021
- In this video I show how I approach the challenge to forge a pickaxe. A pretty simple form, but quite heavy work still. Forming the eye is the crucial part. There must however be something wrong with the minecraft recipe... I found it only took two iron ingots and one stick to make it. How utterly strange :)
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The fact you used other tools you had created on this project made it more enjoyable for me.
@frisk There's no D in Torbjørn
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The Ö in Torbjörn is pronounced like the U in Burn or the I in Bird
Aí,
Cool. I could sit in my lawn chair all day and watch you use that pick axe. Good show sir.
A person likes to look: at fire, water and how others work ... It is optimal to look at the work of firefighters)) Joke.
The fact you actually made the minecraft joke we all wanted to make right in the beginning of the video makes me exceptionally happy, and the masterful craftsmanship in this pickaxe is inspiring to me as a wannabe blacksmith!
Thank you so much for the joy your work brings to the world.
:) Thanks, and good luck!
Again another "Thunderbear" master piece.
Finally a blacksmith / knife maker on UA-cam who shapes handle like this with simple woodworking tools (knife, drawknife, rasp and a little sandpaper) by hand. And not using the belt sander and create a full room of wood dust followed by extensive cleaning. Producing shavings is nicer than making dust.
Two thumbs up.
Thanks! Yes it's definitely nicer if you have the time and patience! :)
My favorite part of your videos are the little breaks you take in between, like in the greenhouse. It's really wholesome that you give us that second look into your life. Thank you for the content.
Glad you like them! Thanks
I am glad you've stuck to your roots all this time. Some other forging channels I used to watch drifted too much towards commercialization, and more power to them, but I want to watch forging, not advertisements and clickbait.
*cough* alec steele* cough cough*
I love the Minecraft pick for the opener🤠❤️⚒️🔥
:) Thanks
Dragging in the younger generation, my 6yr old loved it.
@@Galerak1 Youger? I'm 53 and I got it! 😃
@@Furree_68 52 here and same... but I can attest my knowledge to the kids lol
@@Galerak1 I play my self. And the kids!
So awesome to see you forge out a pickaxe! I was thinking about the level of craftmanship needed to make a tool that will last generations when the usage is extremely brutal! I still use one that my great grandfather made many many years ago. It's a tool that should last generations if made correctly. My grandfather used the same pickaxe I use today when he dug out the area where he built his house over 60 years ago.
Great! Good tools will last!
His wife was probably just asking if he could dig a hole in the yard. And he was like: Right away Honey, just let me start the power-hammer real quick...
Longtime fan here, don't get me wrong.
Ha ha!
I'm a dwarf and i'm digging a hole, diggy diggy hole ♫
amazing cool 😘👍
King of Durin's Folk, head of the Dwarven clan of Longbeards would have been proud of such pickaxe!
who in the long line of succession of Durin himself
It never cease to amaze me how you manage to make such straight symmetrical drifts...
I'm guessing drifting, looking at it at least 5 minutes figuring out what he did wrong and then doing it all over again.
My grandpa did some Blacksmithing back in the sixties when I was small, MAN I ENJOY WATCHING YOUR WORK, TOTALLY FASCINATING!!!!
Cool, thank you!
A store-bought shovel ?!?!? 😂 I will need to see if you made a shovel after this video 😊 I have always loved your garden tools !
Making a pickaxe and then using it... I know that it`s pretty obvious, but...
DIGGY DIGGY HOLE, YOUR DWARVEN COLLEAGUES ARE PROUD OF YOU!
It was quite enjoyable actually, breaking up that dirt!
I’ve watched all of his videos, and he makes all of his tools!
I'm a senior sculptor designer etch and now I'm realizing how I enjoy watching the incredible beauty of this craft. Wow! To me it's as rich as watching quality movies. Inside I dream of the days how satisfying it was to create with my hands. Thank you for sharing these moments with us.
Wow, thank you!
I love the gardening/plant clip between the forging
Even though I don't possess the skill to make a pickaxe, I have swung enough of them to know the value of a good one. It's awesome that you don't just make the tools, but you also use them as well and it's even more interesting when you use tools you have made to make more tools. You are definitely a master of your trade and youtube is lucky to have you
Thank you!!!
a work of art, good health to you, greetings from Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬
Perfect for use in Gulag
@@cster9261 excellent
@@suiunboronbaev6522 Greetings to Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬 from Missouri.
I like to play a game where I try and figure out what is going on before it's apparent what you're really doing. I'm wrong. Every damn time. "I don't understand how this turns into a - OOOH I GET IT NOW it's a custom tool for making it!"
:)
I was exactly the same lol
I must be getting acclimated on how Torbjörn works. It didn't take "tool" long before the light bulb turned on. :-)
@@halyenwe light bulb in a Smiths workspace?
Light comes only from coal fire candles/torches and the center of attention the workpiece, and the occasional cleaned windows thru which customers can be seen approaching.
And maybe if your in luck the door will be left open 🤔
@@HrLBolle Sorry Lukas I shouldn't of used an old saying. "Light bulb" as in my own brain turning on and catching what is happening.
Good thing you demonstrated its proper use, as a lot of people would have no idea that it wasn’t just a dramatic murder weapon.
The best finished projects straight out of the forge and minimal amounts of material taken off . That's as close to perfection as you can get. Beautiful work
Wow! One would think that I wouldn’t be so amazingly shocked every time considering as long as I have watched this smith, but as I am just an electrical engineer this is magic to me! It is so mind blowing to watch this alchemy. My grandsons and myself just sit here with our mouths agape at the talent and foresight that goes into this stuff. Six thumbs up; two from me and two from each of my grandsons.
I wish good health, happiness and all the best to you and yours!
Oh, that is so sweet! Thank you, and say hi to them!
Once upon a time I found an old rusty pickaxe in my father's garage. I was about 8 years old in these days. I wanted to become geologist and mine some interesting and precious minerals with it... That was my naive innocent dream :) Thank you for making me recall that moment!
How sweet! Thanks
I’m still confused on how he doesn’t have a million subs yet.🧐
That's right, we need to repost this channel so that more people know about it.
No doubt
~Comment for the first million~
algorithm doesnt like foreign words
@@sleepyreapy1222 Tror du att det skulle vara bättre att kommentera på svenska? 🙃
What a delight to see a functional tool made by a human being who conceives, fabricates and uses the tool, which by-the-way, in my humble opinion is a work of art as well! Thank you Torbjorn for lettingus watch!
@8:48 I'm glad to see I'm not the only believer in the "Get a Bigger Hammer" philosophy. Excellent work!
:) Thanks Hal!
These videos are nothing but a pleasure you watch. IMO this is blacksmithing at it's finest and I thank you for letting me in to your workshop to watch it take place.
Thanks !!
Now Torbjörn can not only loosen the land on his site, but also extract ore. The pickaxe is powerful! 👍⛏
Me for the first 3 minutes 20 seconds: ah, Torbjörn, that piece of steel is way to small.
Me at 3:27: oh right. I get it.
Me for the rest of the video: this is magic
:) Great, thanks!
Hi
Watching your videos as a non blacksmith your workflow always reveals many tricks, and I always think : Of course !!!
Thanks
Great to hear! Thanks!
Of course Olivier, c”est un des meilleures et toujours de très bonnes vidéos... cheers
Et bah saperlipopette, ça pour une surprise ! Mac Lesggy ? c'est vous ?
=p
amazing cool 😘👍
Uma pica aqui no Brasil não chama picareta picareta aí tem um cabinho no fundo do várias entram dele e o outro e não me da picareta no colégio Gusmão colégio abençoado tem que arrumar o doce falado breve vou mandar o braço inchado em cima da bicicleta ela pegar ela rodando na rua sem segurar no dedão é isso mesmo logo assim
I must say this is not a project for the beginner! This is really absolutely beautiful sir. I know other people going to think it’s just a pickax but I’ve watched you go through all of this and it looked like it was very difficult to complete. Thank you sir for your video and for showing this the pickax enjoyed it very much.
Thank you!
I love how all of your forged items have that sort of rough-hewn look that you'd expect from a hand-forged tool. Wonderful work, sir.
Your dad are so proud of you, keep the good work
I know that this isn't your day job, but it easily could be. The quality of your work is second to none. Well done, always look forward to seeing your work.
This is the best video on the whole internet! My 3½ year old son loves it, and although he insists he'll watch all of it, he keeps falling asleep before it's even half way through. It really is a sanity-saver. Also, it's enjoyable for us parents. Win-win.
Ha ha, nice!
I don't no why I still keep watching your vids?, I think its because its so satisfying
A masterpiece is a product, a masterpiece is a video!And you're not bad at digging, either.
the precision of the work is outstanding as well as the video itself ... thankyou
Alas, my smithing skills are so limited (and my power hammer so small) that I just bought a pick at a junk shop. It’s not the same, somehow.
Beautiful, as always. Life is what you make it, and you make yours wonderful. Here’s wishing that many others around the planet will follow.
Well, someone done pissed Torbjorn off....he's digging their grave! 🤣🤣
Every tool he makes is as classy as a vintage Rolls Royce.
I was worried it was going to be a showpiece there for a while, good to see a nice tool being used.
The man who gives life to steel is magnificent
A man that can make a perfect version of any hand tool imaginable...uses a Mora carving knife...says a lot about Mora
I don't know any other company that produces the quality Mora does at their price. They're a Scandinavian cultural institution for good reason!
You made it very innovative and carefully, this is a trophy pickaxe
Thanks Mr. Tor
Torbjorn, that was an amazing video. Thank you for letting us watch the process.
Thanks!
This piece really made you work for it. Well done.
You are a very skilled person Torbjörn, enjoying to see your creations!
Thank you very much!
This is so great! Thank you! A industry had most likely made hundrets of pick axes during the time you made one. But your axe will last not just one life time, many lifetimes. My goal is to have some tool in the future with the TÅ mark!
I've seen a lot of things being made on this channel, but this was one of the better episodes
Great, thanks!
Magnifico trabajo como siempre !! 👍😃👌
As a complete noob hobbyist I am amazed by the skill you have. Thanks for sharing !! Amazing work and well documented
*- What a lot of work to get that accomplished.*
*- Nice tool.*
Ah yes the dwarves smile upon you
Such a fine piece of work
I know there is no chance you'll read this after 8 months.
These tools shouldn't be made this pretty, i wouldn't have the heart to use it, it's more of a trophy.
Quickest channel i subscribed to ever.
Thanks! :)
Love the tool videos Torbjorn, getting to be quite a long list of things you’ve made now! Look forward to seeing what you make next. Timber framing tools, maybe?
I always find amusing the way you need to make tools to make another tool. Just like real life, it's a neverending quest.
i never miss any of your update Torbjorn, very like your work process
I've reclaimed a cast-off pick axe but your handle making is incomparable. Thank you for the vicarious experience.
With a eye that big, your gran'gran'gran'son will still use the same handle lol !!!
Thanks for sharing !!
Beautiful work as always. Love your work and style.
Your precision is amazing! Thank you again for taking the time & effort to share. 👍
Lovely! Watching your videos gets me all excited about forging all over again every time, thank you
Beautiful as usual! It’s such a pleasure to watch a master at his craft!
That was great!! Really love watching you have difficulties and watching you trouble shoot your problems! Makes me feel better about myself 😂😁
Thats a pickaxe!!! Powerful hammering and precise woodworking! Power and art! This is what this Video was about! Love the drama intro🙂! Thanks for sharing and keep it up please!
Top notch. That looked pretty challenging, but it came out perfectly, as usual.
Another amazing tool. I love the rebound ring of your anvil, very relaxing. Take care.
Brother Torbjörn! It is too early for me! When you started, I thought I would not start that way! Then of course I realized you needed a proper drift! 😂
Good morning! Coffee first then watch video!
Superb craftsmanship! Each piece you make is also a work of art !
Ok, here’s another 👍, for video production, work process and finished product. All top quality. Thanks for your time and effort, from western Missouri.
Thanks again!
Saludos desde México 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽.
Usted sabe por qué se lo he dicho, para mí es alguien con un talento increíble lo he seguido por algún tiempo y creo que es un ejemplo a seguir en todos los aspectos de la vida,lo felicito y le mando un fuerte abrazo Maestro.
That look while using linseed oil :) You know well we love it !
:) :) Right?!
Your craftsmanship is beautiful
So glad I found your channel! JUST getting started forging and I can already tell I have a ton to learn from you and these videos. Thank you for sharing your talents and skill (And the hard work!!)
Awesome! Thank you!
As always a great video, I admire you and your work again and again!
I have things to do............ Torbjorn up loaded a video.... Yeah this is the thing I must do!
third! my kids usually like your videos anyway but they will love this one due to minecraft.
Happy to hear that!
I never truly appreciated just how much thought and precision went in'to the creation of a pickaxe "until now", i don't think i will ever view pickaxes the same way ever again Torbjorn, i will look at them and my mind will not see a pickaxe but more a piece of raw steel which has been transformed through several processes to what it has eventually become, a tool of convenience and importance. Peace and Love to You and Your's Sir.
Very kind of you! Thanks
Super badass!!! Great work!!! That looked a little tough. Nice job as usual!!!
A very wise and intelligent man. “Take time to smell the roses” such talent.
Thanks for the forging 101! I was about to try and drill the eye out but this method makes more sense.
Felicidades por el trabajo!! Realizaste una herramienta increíble desde cero, felicidades, un saludo
Excelente proyecto muy bien desarrollado y mejor ejecutado , un pico magnífico , la forja elevada al máximo nivel , muchas gracias por compartir sus conocimientos y experiencias , un saludo cordial y por supuesto un gran like desde Narón , Galicia ( España)
All this work for a single pickaxe cannot be economically feasible. Love your work Torbjörn and I have been following you since the early days but I think you have a secret life as an online trader in London and do all this stuff for sheer fun and relaxation LOL! In any case please keep up the great content that I enjoy every single moment of it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thanks! You're right I do this mostly for fun! :)
Very nice.
Efficiency V - Unbreaking III & Mending... impressive.
Loved the vid as always
:)
Piękna robota . Kilof wykonany ze smakiem :-)
Olá ... Assisto a todos seus vídeos .. e like em todos .. pois lhe considero um ícone na arte da cutelaria e artesão ...
Parabéns ... Pois alguns vídeos com sua família é um exemplo a ser seguido por muitos ..
👋👋👋
Thanks!!
I watch them too
This t-shaped pickaxe manufactured is especially preferred by those working in mines where hard coal is extracted. Apart from this, the pointed part of the digging is very useful for displacing large rocks in the soil.The other flat mouth part of the pickaxe also serves to break the soil in the form of clods.
This is one of the best pick axes i have ever seen. You did an amazing job on it.
Thanks!
Nice as always!
You know in Egyptian slang it’s called “Azma” which ironically means Crisis 😅
Oh cool!
Wonderful craftsmanship, as always. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I am curious about why you have a smaller greenhouse inside your greenhouse?
Thanks! We keep stuff there, that needs some heat during the winter. Heating the whole house would cost a fortune.
It is a show, mastery and tradition with an excellent video montage, it makes their work something very worth seeing, thank you
I really liked how you split the middle section, and when you hammered it back shut I thought "Oh no, what is he doing?! Wait, wait, Thunder Bear has this under control, he knows what he's doing! Calm down!"
Absolutely great project - as always!
:) Thanks Thomas!
You sir are a machine. I want to be you when I grow up.
blacksmithing : more than 30 minutes to make a pickaxe
minecraft
crafting table : AMATEURS
I really enjoy watching you make tools like this
Fascinating. It's incredible to think that *all this* is happening INSIDE my crafting table.
The extra ingot and stick must be a labor fee.
:)
Nice build. Why did the eye not forge-weld when you drew out the downward flanges? The temperature was not sufficiently high?
Thanks! Exactly, it needs to be much hotter to weld.
Hotter and some flux too.
@@jonanderson5137 it is possible to forge weld without flux, but a lot more difficult and risky.
Alex Steele likes to say "Less yak yak, more whack whack" Your work speaks for itself and your hammer sings beautifully.