I personally like it way better without music. The soothing sound of the forge and the hammer adds to the experience. Also, great job on the axe. Great project.
My god, from the thumbnail I thought you had done the engraving through chemical etching or something. It was impressive to see you you do it freehand with a chisel.
If you can hold onto the head with your bare hands, that tiny little propane torch isn't going to do any kind of "tempering". I'm also glad you filed weak points into the wood exactly where you want to prevent a split from beginning, lol. There's a reason wood for hafts and bows chases the grain and never cuts into it...
That was awesome work! Love the hand engraving and the hammer forging. A lot of people would have just done a lot of the shaping with a angle grinder. You did a great job.
sorry for the late arrival, just found this video. holy shit! just a little bit of work went into that then. what a masterpiece that turned out to be. beautiful finish, thank you for sharing.
beautiful work ! I dont mind for not having songs on the video -- actually I dont like music on documentaries . Nice images , reallly well done , congratulations from Brasil !
Awesome!! Somehow I didn't have notifications turned on for your channel so I'm just now seeing this. That's fixed now though. Don't want to miss anything you're doing. Love it!
Oh wow dude! This is so amazing. The finish of the axe is so good. I wish I could engrave like you, you make it look so easy! This deserves way more views! I did something similar but way less good.
Good luck man! Honestly it's a good beginner project and all around not that hard just takes some time to move the steel (especially like this video where my anvil isn't mounted yet!)
Realy nice process. :) And the final piece looks awesome! I draw a lot of fantasy weapons lately and its very interesting to see how these weapons are made. :)
A lot of his stuff seems kind of wobbly, the anvil, the vice, etc. I mean.. if it works then I can't exactly criticise him, but I'm sure he would enjoy keeping all of his toes. Nothing wrong with making a UA-cam video about building a solid stand for your anvil, or building a solid table for your vices. I don't rememeber from the video, but I'm sure there's more than just a vice on that table (probably some expensive power equipment) so it would be in your best interest to build a good work bench.
Here is a Tip from another smith, Your anvil is dancing quite a bit. bolt it to a round piece of 3/4 plywood, sitting in a cut-down 50 gallon steel drum filled with sand to the right height. the anvil floats on it and gets rid of ALL the bouncing.
Nice axe bud. I like that your runes are on point as well. I love making axes, swords, and knives but armor is such a blast, you can do anything with it.
Ha ha thanks! The wings are Valkyrie wings, Odin's angels who decide who dies and lives on the battlefield, and the symbol on the other side is the horns of Odin.
Andrew Hanowski I pretty much figured that was what they were but since I am also a big trek nerd as much as a medieval European history nerd they just clicked in my head as looking rather similar.
forget the haters if there was some i didnt even read the comments.. Im just a fan of blacksmithing and i dont know much or have any experience in it but im also a fan of vikings era and such and gosh buddy that axe is wonderfull!! keep up the great work! you go one more subscriber here for sure :)
great video, love the engraving, I might try that on my next batch of blades.Awesome sound track takes me back to before music became auto tuned bullshit.
Great work, just fyi - dark age axes tended to be a lot thinner than woodcutting axes are today, because they were intended for slicing through flesh and bone, which is a far different toughness than wood.
very nice work!! very clean details. would like to see you drop a beard down in the skeg ox style. maybe Forge weld a spring steel edge. Tool steel needs constant sharpening if it sees a good deal of use. but I do like your work.
"Dipped it in snow..." FAAAK DAT ! I'm from one of those break away Viking clans who migrated to the Gulf Coast, not much snow here lol. That is a really fine job dude.
I just gotta imagine how nice it must be to be able to smith in a cold environment and with snow on the ground. Here I am in florida which doesn't seem to want to participate in this "winter" thing that everyone seems to be talking about.
Great job done, but it would have been even great to just restore this old one. Such good old forest axes (as it looks like one) with a nice lumberjack handle are just great.
Really beautiful work, personally i think a wooden wedge would have looked more authentic and traditional if it is a show piece. However i can understand the practicality of a metal one. All the same a very fine work.
Thank you! Usually the wooden one Is placed then a metal one pounded in after the wood one, but this was such a tight fit I just had to use the metal one.
+Andrew Hanowski Here is a Tip from another smith, Your anvil is dancing quite a bit. bolt it to a round piece of 3/4 plywood, sitting in a cut-down 50 gallon steel drum filled with sand to the right height. the anvil floats on it and gets rid of ALL the bouncing.
Good video. Want to try it myself. Piece of advice: Secure your anvil to something more sturdy. You lose a lot of kinetic energy with that thing wobbling around.
GREAT video, I have been interested in getting into some forging. Reforging an old head into a new shape and design seems like a good place to start and get the feel for it. How did the hatch build go? Would love a video for something smaller like a small pole axe!
I personally like it way better without music. The soothing sound of the forge and the hammer adds to the experience.
Also, great job on the axe. Great project.
Not exactly period viking, but 100% craftsmanship and art. Great work
i swear that anvil is sitting on a 3 legged Ikea stool
Still one better then me. I use IKEA furniture as my anvil.
The weeble wobbles but it don’t fall down... yet
The weeble is losing a lot of energy do it.
Lot of wasted energy not going into moving the hot steel
Finally someone using a grinder with the guard on👍🏻😎 awesome job with the axe dude, you got mad skills
Thanks!
My god, from the thumbnail I thought you had done the engraving through chemical etching or something. It was impressive to see you you do it freehand with a chisel.
I completely agree.
I looked impressive for etching, so to see it done by hand...
I was awestruck.
If you can hold onto the head with your bare hands, that tiny little propane torch isn't going to do any kind of "tempering". I'm also glad you filed weak points into the wood exactly where you want to prevent a split from beginning, lol. There's a reason wood for hafts and bows chases the grain and never cuts into it...
the engraving on this is absolutely beautiful. Fantastic job.
That was awesome work! Love the hand engraving and the hammer forging. A lot of people would have just done a lot of the shaping with a angle grinder. You did a great job.
Awesome. Fantastic result and a joy to watch Thanks for sharing
Sir, Id like to personally thank you for this video, cause because of it, I got into axemaking!
sorry for the late arrival, just found this video. holy shit! just a little bit of work went into that then. what a masterpiece that turned out to be. beautiful finish, thank you for sharing.
Fantastic work. I like the way you did the engraving.
Apologies, also it is a truly beautiful job. Your work is exceptionally talented. Im enjoying watching more.
What an excellent work for your first one.
Very lovely done!
Nice work mate. I just found an old axe blade in the shed today and you've inspired me 😃
very informative video! Well done on the axe, nice little shop you have.
beautiful work ! I dont mind for not having songs on the video -- actually I dont like music on documentaries . Nice images , reallly well done , congratulations from Brasil !
Thank you! And Yeah, I learned my lesson with the copyright and song remover ha ha! Thanks for watching!
Look at my beautiful weapon! That's incredible, thanks for video.
Awesome!! Somehow I didn't have notifications turned on for your channel so I'm just now seeing this. That's fixed now though. Don't want to miss anything you're doing. Love it!
Thank you! Glad you like my videos!
This was incredibly informative, and beautiful work. I am looking to begin the craft myself.
Thank you! And good luck! It's a great thing to get into.
happy birthday, video!
Wow! Nice work. You have patience and a whole lotta talent.
Oh wow dude! This is so amazing. The finish of the axe is so good. I wish I could engrave like you, you make it look so easy! This deserves way more views! I did something similar but way less good.
museum quality for sure!! a pleasure to watch how much work goes into such art. blessings
Beautiful work. Nice Viking Period Axe.
Always so fascinating watching this kind of creativity.so much patience.beautiful work. any viking would have been proud to use that.
this is an absolutely stunning piece! bravo and thank you for the inspiration.
Thanks!
love the engraving work you did. I plan on working on an old axe head after seeing this vid
Good luck man! Honestly it's a good beginner project and all around not that hard just takes some time to move the steel (especially like this video where my anvil isn't mounted yet!)
Great work. Very beautiful.
Thanks!
Wow, nice work. The wobbly anvil was making me nervous as hell though.
Realy nice process. :)
And the final piece looks awesome!
I draw a lot of fantasy weapons lately
and its very interesting to see how these weapons are made. :)
Wish i had a skill like this. Congrats dude- incredible work, thanks for uploading.
Good job bro! Beautiful work and nice execution.
...really came out Beautiful - nice work!
Excellent craftmanship.
Amazing project! Beautiful work! I'm jealous :)
That anvil shake scares me, but great work with the axe, its beautiful!
absolutely stunnig,real old world craftsmanship.
Great job ! Awesome axe ! Cheers
Beautiful work! I also loved the ingravings!
nice but you might want to secure that anvil a bit more
Right? I'm no smith but that just seems like a day-one kinda thing.
A lot of his stuff seems kind of wobbly, the anvil, the vice, etc. I mean.. if it works then I can't exactly criticise him, but I'm sure he would enjoy keeping all of his toes.
Nothing wrong with making a UA-cam video about building a solid stand for your anvil, or building a solid table for your vices. I don't rememeber from the video, but I'm sure there's more than just a vice on that table (probably some expensive power equipment) so it would be in your best interest to build a good work bench.
agreed. i wonder how much force gets lost by the anvil rocking and moving.
LOTS !!!
Here is a Tip from another smith, Your anvil is dancing quite a bit.
bolt it to a round piece of 3/4 plywood, sitting in a cut-down 50 gallon
steel drum filled with sand to the right height. the anvil floats on it
and gets rid of ALL the bouncing.
Great work dude. Turned out awesome!
Nice axe bud. I like that your runes are on point as well. I love making axes, swords, and knives but armor is such a blast, you can do anything with it.
Very nicely done, the back designs on either side look like Romulan wings and the Klingon Empire symbol. Great looking edge and handle.
Ha ha thanks! The wings are Valkyrie wings, Odin's angels who decide who dies and lives on the battlefield, and the symbol on the other side is the horns of Odin.
Andrew Hanowski
I pretty much figured that was what they were but since I am also a big trek nerd as much as a medieval European history nerd they just clicked in my head as looking rather similar.
wonderful work. amazing results beautiful engraving and a great handel.
Thanks!
Great job Andrew! Thanks for sharing.
If your anvil is now stable, it's a good one. You should use a bigger hammer too bro, you're a damn viking!!!
Outstanding work bro! Love ❤️ the engraving work! You are talented!
OMG!!!! Very VERY nice Axe.
Beautiful! Turned out awesome!
forget the haters if there was some i didnt even read the comments.. Im just a fan of blacksmithing and i dont know much or have any experience in it but im also a fan of vikings era and such and gosh buddy that axe is wonderfull!! keep up the great work! you go one more subscriber here for sure :)
realy nice build i wouldve loved some burning-ingraving in the handle as well but it looks awesome
great project really nicely done. You have skills
Very interesting work. Was worried for you when I saw that anvil wobble though!
that is so amazing you are a very gifted artist!
So much better than the old axe stock removal video content of some UA-cam channel. You are an artist. Thanks Anthony kent HAWK woodlore knives UK
Thanks!
Looks great, well done.
Working for NASA is not cool anymore. This is cool.
Most beautiful blade ive seen in my life
Thanks!
That is one beautiful axe you reforged, very interesting to watch the it happening, too.
Thanks!
great video, love the engraving, I might try that on my next batch of blades.Awesome sound track takes me back to before music became auto tuned bullshit.
Thanks!
That freehand engraving is amazing
Thanks!
Great work, just fyi - dark age axes tended to be a lot thinner than woodcutting axes are today, because they were intended for slicing through flesh and bone, which is a far different toughness than wood.
by far different, you mean more or less? xD
heh, well it's obviously still a woodcutting axe, just one that's fit for a jarl. norsemen had to chop wood too you know
awesome work. Really liked the seax video.
Thanks!
Gorgeous! Great job!
very nice work!! very clean details. would like to see you drop a beard down in the skeg ox style. maybe Forge weld a spring steel edge. Tool steel needs constant sharpening if it sees a good deal of use. but I do like your work.
Beautiful work friend.
"Dipped it in snow..." FAAAK DAT ! I'm from one of those break away Viking clans who migrated to the Gulf Coast, not much snow here lol. That is a really fine job dude.
Thanks man!
Wow...amazing...beautiful
...great work...i love it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I just gotta imagine how nice it must be to be able to smith in a cold environment and with snow on the ground. Here I am in florida which doesn't seem to want to participate in this "winter" thing that everyone seems to be talking about.
7:58 I like the music choice
Beautiful viking Axe !
Great ironwork! Please give the step by step in tempering. Thank you.
Beautiful work!
Thanks!
Great job done, but it would have been even great to just restore this old one. Such good old forest axes (as it looks like one) with a nice lumberjack handle are just great.
Beautiful, well done mate.
nice job on the engraving, not everyone can do that. I'd struggle!
This axe forged in fire and ice... :D
very nice piece! loved the engraving in younger futhark (hanawszi smith and andrew hanawaszi), very nice touch!
P.S.: that looks sharp as hell!!
Beautifully done!
Cool. Even looks like its being made in the land of Norse.
Really beautiful work, personally i think a wooden wedge would have looked more authentic and traditional if it is a show piece. However i can understand the practicality of a metal one. All the same a very fine work.
Thank you! Usually the wooden one Is placed then a metal one pounded in after the wood one, but this was such a tight fit I just had to use the metal one.
Wow, nice result!
Might want to fix the wobble on that anvil/mount, a broken leg gets no work done.
great final product.
Stunning, man! Well done
fantastic job well done looks awesome
"I have no idea what I'm doing !". "I do shit". And the result is awesome :D
1,759 martyrs at Lindisfarne disliked this.. Nice work. I want one.. but alas I have no silver hoarded..
That's a sick axe dude. If ever I were to be slaughtered by an axe murderer I would want it to be with that axe! I would go to Valhalla for sure.
"Hanowski smithy" on axe head- GG
+Andrew Hanowski Here is a Tip from another smith, Your anvil is dancing quite a bit.
bolt it to a round piece of 3/4 plywood, sitting in a cut-down 50 gallon steel drum filled with sand to the right height. the anvil floats on it and gets rid of ALL the bouncing.
Good video. Want to try it myself. Piece of advice: Secure your anvil to something more sturdy. You lose a lot of kinetic energy with that thing wobbling around.
absolutely awsome! congratulation!
You're a great craftsman
Thank you!
Beautiful work
Beautiful, absolutely amazing.
Excellent job. I wish I had those skills.
Thank you!
GREAT video, I have been interested in getting into some forging. Reforging an old head into a new shape and design seems like a good place to start and get the feel for it. How did the hatch build go? Would love a video for something smaller like a small pole axe!
wow amazing .. good job man
1 stroke of Blacksmith = 100 strokes of goldsmith
Pretty cool axe great job