The winner is: @PhilG-v7m GIVEAWAY INFO! The giveaway will end August 12th and the winner will be announced in THIS comment. If you re the winner and you don't reach out to me in seven days, I will pick another winner. Subscribe to my channel and leave a comment including the word "Hammertime" to enter the giveaway. Please check back August 12th to see if you are the winner, you have no idea how many people have won before but have not bothered to check. Important! Be wary of scammers, I have caught a few of them impersonating me, trying to trick people inte to contacting them. Always check back to this comment to see if the winner has been announced. Another thing to look carefully at is the name tag of the person writing. mine is "@nilsogren" , they usually have weird tags promting people to reach out via telegram or so. DONT engage with them. Thank you for watching! /Nils
Really like the idea of drilling the pilot holes before punching. That would surely give this novice a lot more confidence in getting it straight and centered.
Nils, I watch you from Russia and your videos help me in my blacksmiths way. I restore and use old Soviet hammers and your beautiful hammer could make my progress in forging faster. With respect from Russia. Hammertime)
I’ve hated the notion of a pilot hole for a long time. I have made many great hammers without a pilot. However, I have come to appreciate the idea lately. It gives more than a good chance of centering the eye. I also embrace hand forging. But I always do as much as possible under a powerhammer. Including punching the eye. I’m old. I’m mad. And I detest work that my tools can do for me. Nils just showed us excellent work!
Have been wanting to start forging for a while now, but haven't been able to convince my parents to allow me to start. If I won this give away, it would definitely help convince them to let me invest in some forging equipment. I think the work you do is excellent, keep up the good work! Hammertime.
Nils, you are by far my favorite smith to watch. Everything from your techniques to the way you explain everything. It genuinely makes me excited to watch your “Hammertime” videos. 😅
I love your work. Very precise and professional. A joy to watch. And you were probably reading a lot of minds. For those of us who do not own a power hammer, it would be a real treat to see you craft one entirely with hand tools (belt & angle grinders allowed!).
Great job on forging the hammer. We need a weekly HAMMERTIME! Would love to see a big hammer making convention take place with all the best hammer makers out there. It'd be a blast.
Hammertime. Thanks for giving us a chance to win. I am making my forge now that I am retired from the Army and can stop moving around and have a workshop all to myself.
great video as always nils. i have my own blacksmith that i started a few years ago whith my grandfathers old tools and anvil, i have been putting up making my first hammer for some time now but after watching your video i have decided that its time... hammertime
Hey Nils i actually just started my blacksmith journey. It are videos like yours that fascinatet me and are the reason i started to want to become a blacksmith to begin with. So it would be a great honor to own one of your hand forged hammers. Hammertime Thanks from Germany^^
Greetings from Ireland. I am thinking of taking up blacksmithing as a hobby, I've done several blacksmithing jobs in the past, more out of necessity than just for fun. Something like this would inspire me to begin.
Go for it. I started 4 years ago and have now become good enough for people to pay for my work. I can't make a living out of it, but it sure is great to have people appreciate my work.
Hello! I am new to blacksmithing and don’t have many tools or hammers just yet. I have been watching your videos for a while and have found them very relaxing and informative. That hammer is absolutely beautiful! Hammertime
Nils, That hammer turned out nice, I'm not in the market for a new hammer yet, so I'll let somebody else win it. Thank you, for taking time to build, film, edit and post this video.
What a great piece. Well done. All I can say is Hammertime! I am indeen one of those who find themself in need of a new hammer. Best of luck to everyone else. Cheers
As much as I would love that hammer, I am just glad that you take time out and create this content sharing your hammertime with us so we can all learn.
Hammertime! Nice video on making the new hammer Nils! I am dabbling in casting and plan to use my casting furnace as a forge and a small vice/anvil to get started in forging small items.The hammer looks great and would be the perfect first hammer for anyone starting out. Keep up the good work Nils!
Hammertime! Love the videos! It's gotten me interested in blacksmithing so I'm currently building myself a gas forge. I'm about halfway through the build process but I'm really excited and a hammer like that would be an excellent way to start smithing
Hammertime! Nice video, beautiful hammer. I am a weekend blacksmith/bladesmith, and all my hammers are modified cheapo hammers. My most recent is a hardware store ball pean hammer, where I flattened, then twisted the hammer head, to create a diagonal pean. It's a little smaller than I would have liked, but it turned out great. It would be awesome to have a quality hammer so I hope I am the lucky one chosen.
Summertime is Hammertime….Wonderful job and a great hammer, keep working and enjoying a wonderful blacksmith ingenuity cheers from Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Europe momentary in Italia 🇮🇹
Great hammer! I've started forging some months ago, forging a hammer like this will also be a great goal for me, but before I need to improve much more. Thanks for sharing Hammertime
"Hammertime". That is a beautiful hammer and I'd love to have it. It looks perfect for the work I'd like to do but there is no way that I think I'd be able to make my own. Thank you for showing this and offering up this hammer.
Fantastic work as usual Nils, even before you mentioned it I was thinking “wow, clean lines and great symmetry”. Well Hammer-time is pretty much what smithing is, either hand held or mechanical, there is a hammer involved somewhere. These hammers are up there with the axes you make, all functional and all things of beauty.
I started last year and even tough i do not have a real blacksmiths hammer i love the craft. i have lots to learn and looking forward for a good "Hammertime";)
Hammertime. I'm a newby, love to make something usable from chunk of metal. Thank you for your videos, really inspiring. Love watching you, Torbjörn Åhman and Rigoni Ironworks
I really love your videos.....hammer or axes....Would love to do mine, but don't have all the stuff yet nor the place for. Glad to see people like you keeping on telling the old art of handmade & forging of tools...Hammertime !👍
It would be a great honour to use this hammer on one of the ocean going tugs i am captain on. Forging is something i started a year ago with forging a knife, but i would be very happy to forge at home as well when i retire after 50 years at sea, keep up the good hammertime work
“Hammertime”! This would be excellent I have just finished getting a forging set up on the cheap going to be forging tongs this weekend! A good hammer would be the best thing to happen to me this year!
Your hammers couldn't have turned out better. You can't get any closer to a Swedish cross peen hammertime than a Swedish guy forging a Swedish hammer. Great job and keep up the good work Nils!
Really cool hammer Nils! In the past 2 years i have grown a passion for forging but i do not have good enugh equipment. This hammer would help out alot, Thanks and Hammertime!
Hi Nils, thank you for your videos. I recently started forging with my Son. Our first attempts were a lot of fun and we want to try to make some tongs next. We would really appreciate your awesome hammer for our shop. More hammertime to come 😅. Best wishes. Phil and Fabian
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Hey You guys won the Hammer! Double check the pinned comment, to see that it's for real and then send me an email, and well take it from there /Nils
Hello from Japan! One more captivating video, and a beautiful tool! It's really difficult to get your hands on a good hammer when starting forging. I am struggling with a cheap, re-hardened one for too long... It is time for a new hammer. It's Hammertime ! Good luck to everyone entering the giveaway!
Hi Nils! I just started my blacksmithing business this year called Silent Valley Limited Co, I have also just completed building my forge and have just started out forging for the first time and it would be an absolute dream of mine to use your hammer for my work! Thanks for the awesome videos! Hammertime
I've been injured for a while but even if I don't win is about that HAMMERTIME again... I'll always hurt but my God given time here to create won't last forever! It's a beautiful hammer, one day I hope to try my own hand at making one!
I don't need a hammer-at-this-time so I'm sitting this one out. I don't really care what you make, so make what you need or want. It's just relaxing to watch the bright hot metal go darker and darker as you shape it it, and have the process repeat until "the thing" has emerged from it's hiding inside a basic shape. It was there all the time but it took flames and hammer strokes to lure it out. Same reason I watch Thorbjörn's channel.
I'm always amazed how effortless this all looks. I've forged an axe recently, which is similar enough in some aspects, and it was freakin hard work. I would certainly appreciate that hammer for my own Hammertime :D
Hammertime! I have just started setting up a forge to go with my leather shop and I hope to make my own hammer one day! Until then, yours will be greatly loved and cared for. And properly fed 🤣
I agree that blacksmiths should make their own tools to do a good job. However, I can't understand the reason for making a constriction on the flat side. I think it's better not to have it, because the constriction reduces the impact on the material. I found a hammer head weight that I could handle easily and comfortable, and separately made a flat hammer and a cross peen hammer with that weight. Making them different also allows me to customize the handles asymmetrically. Both hammers are made to be the same length from the center of the eye to the strike point, so the feelings of my wrist, elbow, and shoulder are same when using either hammer. After all, my flat hammer is a Japanese-style dog-head hammer. One of the reasons to make own tools is to "adjust the tools to own movements." My method is as above.
The winner is: @PhilG-v7m
GIVEAWAY INFO!
The giveaway will end August 12th and the winner will be announced in THIS comment.
If you re the winner and you don't reach out to me in seven days, I will pick another winner.
Subscribe to my channel and leave a comment including the word "Hammertime" to enter the giveaway.
Please check back August 12th to see if you are the winner, you have no idea how many people have won before but have not bothered to check.
Important! Be wary of scammers, I have caught a few of them impersonating me, trying to trick people inte to contacting them. Always check back to this comment to see if the winner has been announced. Another thing to look carefully at is the name tag of the person writing. mine is "@nilsogren" , they usually have weird tags promting people to reach out via telegram or so. DONT engage with them.
Thank you for watching!
/Nils
"Stop. It's Hammertime!" Cue the parachute pant dance number!
Hammertime! I would love a new hammer! I do forging for my hembygdsförening and I "only" have a Hultafors hammer!
Thanks for the Opportunity Nils ⚒️ Hammertime 🔥 💥👌🏻☘️
Love your content) Hammertime)
Hammertime! Hammertime! Hammertime!
Really like the idea of drilling the pilot holes before punching. That would surely give this novice a lot more confidence in getting it straight and centered.
It makes it faster and easier to get the biscuit out too.
It's always fascinating to watch how different smiths approach the task of making a hammer.
Hammertime.
Don’t sell yourself short. You’re an extremely talented blacksmith! Credit for your skill is well deserved! Oh!! Hammertime!
Nils, I watch you from Russia and your videos help me in my blacksmiths way. I restore and use old Soviet hammers and your beautiful hammer could make my progress in forging faster. With respect from Russia. Hammertime)
Stop. Hammertime! This was really enjoyable to watch, there's a zen to forging that just catches you up.
I’ve hated the notion of a pilot hole for a long time. I have made many great hammers without a pilot. However, I have come to appreciate the idea lately. It gives more than a good chance of centering the eye. I also embrace hand forging. But I always do as much as possible under a powerhammer. Including punching the eye. I’m old. I’m mad. And I detest work that my tools can do for me. Nils just showed us excellent work!
any and all content from Nils is always appreciated!!!
Have been wanting to start forging for a while now, but haven't been able to convince my parents to allow me to start. If I won this give away, it would definitely help convince them to let me invest in some forging equipment. I think the work you do is excellent, keep up the good work! Hammertime.
I always like seeing you experiment with the new techniques. Thank you and "Hammertime".
Hammertime! Your videos have inspired me and a few mates to get into smithing, an Ögren hammer would be next level!
Very nice job, love the control you have with the power hammer, some might say, “It’s Hammertime”
Nils, you are by far my favorite smith to watch. Everything from your techniques to the way you explain everything. It genuinely makes me excited to watch your “Hammertime” videos. 😅
I love your work. Very precise and professional. A joy to watch. And you were probably reading a lot of minds. For those of us who do not own a power hammer, it would be a real treat to see you craft one entirely with hand tools (belt & angle grinders allowed!).
Always enjoy watching you work. You never seem rushed which to me, is a mark of a truly skilled craftsman. Also Hammertime
Danke!
Great job on forging the hammer. We need a weekly HAMMERTIME! Would love to see a big hammer making convention take place with all the best hammer makers out there. It'd be a blast.
It's always great to see a master craftsman in his element. Excellent work. Hammertime!
Nils, as always, thank you for sharing your techniques and talent with us. Your forging and hammertime are enjoyable to watch!
Hammertime. Thanks for giving us a chance to win. I am making my forge now that I am retired from the Army and can stop moving around and have a workshop all to myself.
Love the idea about the charcoal dust and the pilot holes. You're killing it dude.
Hammertime
great video as always nils. i have my own blacksmith that i started a few years ago whith my grandfathers old tools and anvil, i have been putting up making my first hammer for some time now but after watching your video i have decided that its time... hammertime
Hey Nils i actually just started my blacksmith journey. It are videos like yours that fascinatet me and are the reason i started to want to become a blacksmith to begin with. So it would be a great honor to own one of your hand forged hammers.
Hammertime
Thanks from Germany^^
Just came across your channel, love the video style, and of course the blacksmithing! Looking forward to more! Hammertime
Greetings from Ireland. I am thinking of taking up blacksmithing as a hobby, I've done several blacksmithing jobs in the past, more out of necessity than just for fun. Something like this would inspire me to begin.
Go for it. I started 4 years ago and have now become good enough for people to pay for my work. I can't make a living out of it, but it sure is great to have people appreciate my work.
@@kristofferjrgensen696 Kind of what I was thinking about for the future.
Hello! I am new to blacksmithing and don’t have many tools or hammers just yet. I have been watching your videos for a while and have found them very relaxing and informative. That hammer is absolutely beautiful! Hammertime
Nils,
That hammer turned out nice, I'm not in the market for a new hammer yet, so I'll let somebody else win it. Thank you, for taking time to build, film, edit and post this video.
I really enjoy your introductions to axe making with different techniques. Hammertime
What a great piece. Well done. All I can say is Hammertime! I am indeen one of those who find themself in need of a new hammer.
Best of luck to everyone else. Cheers
As much as I would love that hammer, I am just glad that you take time out and create this content sharing your hammertime with us so we can all learn.
Hammertime! Nice video on making the new hammer Nils! I am dabbling in casting and plan to use my casting furnace as a forge and a small vice/anvil to get started in forging small items.The hammer looks great and would be the perfect first hammer for anyone starting out. Keep up the good work Nils!
Hammertime!
Love the videos! It's gotten me interested in blacksmithing so I'm currently building myself a gas forge. I'm about halfway through the build process but I'm really excited and a hammer like that would be an excellent way to start smithing
Outstanding results, and kudos to your personal growth. Hammertime!
Hammertime! Nice video, beautiful hammer. I am a weekend blacksmith/bladesmith, and all my hammers are modified cheapo hammers. My most recent is a hardware store ball pean hammer, where I flattened, then twisted the hammer head, to create a diagonal pean. It's a little smaller than I would have liked, but it turned out great. It would be awesome to have a quality hammer so I hope I am the lucky one chosen.
Summertime is Hammertime….Wonderful job and a great hammer, keep working and enjoying a wonderful blacksmith ingenuity cheers from Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Europe momentary in Italia 🇮🇹
Love watching you and many others forge hammers, tongs, knives, etc.. I'm just getting started and uh oh, STOP....... HAMMERTIME !!!!
Great video, Nils, and thank you, I've made hammers both ways and I think the pilot holes help keep things straight. Hammertime!
Hammertime, hammertime, ham, ham, hammertime. Really enjoyed the video!
Hammertime! Such a fantastic and educational smith, love watching your work!!
Great hammer!
I've started forging some months ago, forging a hammer like this will also be a great goal for me, but before I need to improve much more.
Thanks for sharing
Hammertime
"Hammertime". That is a beautiful hammer and I'd love to have it. It looks perfect for the work I'd like to do but there is no way that I think I'd be able to make my own. Thank you for showing this and offering up this hammer.
Fantastic work as usual Nils, even before you mentioned it I was thinking “wow, clean lines and great symmetry”. Well Hammer-time is pretty much what smithing is, either hand held or mechanical, there is a hammer involved somewhere. These hammers are up there with the axes you make, all functional and all things of beauty.
Your finishing is quite nice on the hammer head. Hammertime! Very nice craft.
I started last year and even tough i do not have a real blacksmiths hammer i love the craft. i have lots to learn and looking forward for a good "Hammertime";)
Hammertime. I'm a newby, love to make something usable from chunk of metal. Thank you for your videos, really inspiring. Love watching you, Torbjörn Åhman and Rigoni Ironworks
Started forging this month, bought a cheap furnace, a few tools, i love it so far !! Hammertime
Супер, як і завжди. Захоплююсь Вашими роботами.
Hammertime! As always, another beautiful piece. I really enjoy your videos, it's fun to see what you are going to create next.
I love watching you at work. I'm hoping to start forging myself soon, I just need the resources. Hammertime!
HAMMER TIME!!! Amazing work my friend!
HAMMERTIME ... A beautiful project. Thank you for the video!
I really love your videos.....hammer or axes....Would love to do mine, but don't have all the stuff yet nor the place for. Glad to see people like you keeping on telling the old art of handmade & forging of tools...Hammertime !👍
Hammertime! Beautiful work. Look forward to more content.
It would be a great honour to use this hammer on one of the ocean going tugs i am captain on. Forging is something i started a year ago with forging a knife, but i would be very happy to forge at home as well when i retire after 50 years at sea, keep up the good hammertime work
I've never seen the pilot holes for the eye done like that, very cool! Hammertime!
There is nothing better than Hammertime in the morning
Yep, I’d totally be down for a hand-tools only build. Bring it on! Beautiful work, by the way.
Hammertime it is, always enjoy a video from you. Thanks for creating stuff :)
Excellent work, great attention to detail. Thanks for the video, keep up the good work!
Nils I swear you make some of the prettiest hammers
HAMMERTIME!!
Nicely done, thoroughly enjoyed watching your video. Regards from Down Under.
Excellent craftmanship, hammertime ftw!
Just started smithing. This beautifully crafted hammer would be an honour recieve. Well done 👌 Hammertime!!
Beautiful work, Nils! Hammertime!
Nils,
Your skills are incredible. I envy your ability to craft such fine axes, and apparently hammers too.
Hammertime
“Hammertime”! This would be excellent I have just finished getting a forging set up on the cheap going to be forging tongs this weekend! A good hammer would be the best thing to happen to me this year!
It's always Hammertime! Fabulous work
Thanks for sharing your videos and you knowledge.
And congratulations for your work and your videos.
Hammertime!
Greetings from Brasil
Riktigt snygg hammare! Bra jobbat Nils! 🥰
Your hammers couldn't have turned out better. You can't get any closer to a Swedish cross peen hammertime than a Swedish guy forging a Swedish hammer. Great job and keep up the good work Nils!
Really cool hammer Nils! In the past 2 years i have grown a passion for forging but i do not have good enugh equipment. This hammer would help out alot, Thanks and Hammertime!
Fantastic looking hammer Nils, you did an excellent job! Hammertime
Amazing looking hammer. They seem like they'd be a real pleasure to work with. Hammertime! Thanks so much Nils.
Hi Nils, thank you for your videos. I recently started forging with my Son. Our first attempts were a lot of fun and we want to try to make some tongs next. We would really appreciate your awesome hammer for our shop. More hammertime to come 😅. Best wishes. Phil and Fabian
Hey You guys won the Hammer! Double check the pinned comment, to see that it's for real and then send me an email, and well take it from there /Nils
Hello from Japan! One more captivating video, and a beautiful tool!
It's really difficult to get your hands on a good hammer when starting forging. I am struggling with a cheap, re-hardened one for too long...
It is time for a new hammer. It's Hammertime !
Good luck to everyone entering the giveaway!
Hammertime! I love your videos and your forging. You are getting better each day. Good job!
Thank you for sharing ,you made hard work looking like fun making a beautiful and useful tool ❤
Hi Nils! I just started my blacksmithing business this year called Silent Valley Limited Co, I have also just completed building my forge and have just started out forging for the first time and it would be an absolute dream of mine to use your hammer for my work! Thanks for the awesome videos! Hammertime
I've been injured for a while but even if I don't win is about that HAMMERTIME again... I'll always hurt but my God given time here to create won't last forever!
It's a beautiful hammer, one day I hope to try my own hand at making one!
Hammertime. I would love to have this hammer. My wife and I have always had an interest in blacksmithing and want to learn more once we get moved.
Great job, I always enjoy your videos and how you explain what you’ve done… Hammertime!!!
Great job as always, keep rock and Hammertime !!
Like always really nice crafmanship Nils. Always satisfing to watch the lump molde into a beautiful piece. Hammertime som den gamle MC sa.
Love seeing new ways to do stuff! HAMMERTIME !
Hammertime baby, beautiful work as always!:)
Always enjoy your videos, hammers came out great. Hammertime !
I don't need a hammer-at-this-time so I'm sitting this one out. I don't really care what you make, so make what you need or want. It's just relaxing to watch the bright hot metal go darker and darker as you shape it it, and have the process repeat until "the thing" has emerged from it's hiding inside a basic shape. It was there all the time but it took flames and hammer strokes to lure it out. Same reason I watch Thorbjörn's channel.
I'm always amazed how effortless this all looks. I've forged an axe recently, which is similar enough in some aspects, and it was freakin hard work. I would certainly appreciate that hammer for my own Hammertime :D
Hammertime! I have just started setting up a forge to go with my leather shop and I hope to make my own hammer one day! Until then, yours will be greatly loved and cared for. And properly fed 🤣
Very nice work and something any smith would be proud to have at his anvil. Hammertime
I get pretty excited when you make hammers! This one is what I consider Hammertime, this is the nicest one in my humble opinion. 🙂
Always a great time to watch Hammertime with Nils Ögren ................. 🔨
Watching from Texas, really want to start smithing as a hobby and maybe turn it into a weekend craft show side gig. Hammertime
I'm glad to see someone else in shorts while forging
Once again great craftmanship. It would be pride and Joy To forge puukko knifes with your Hammer. Hammertime.
Hammertime Love this design Nils! Good job
I agree that blacksmiths should make their own tools to do a good job. However, I can't understand the reason for making a constriction on the flat side. I think it's better not to have it, because the constriction reduces the impact on the material. I found a hammer head weight that I could handle easily and comfortable, and separately made a flat hammer and a cross peen hammer with that weight. Making them different also allows me to customize the handles asymmetrically. Both hammers are made to be the same length from the center of the eye to the strike point, so the feelings of my wrist, elbow, and shoulder are same when using either hammer. After all, my flat hammer is a Japanese-style dog-head hammer.
One of the reasons to make own tools is to "adjust the tools to own movements." My method is as above.
Great video to watch as always. "Hammertime"
Hammertime!
Just getting started with my blacksmithing and would love a good forged hammer
It’s hammer time. I am from America and would like to start forging. This was a really good vid, keep them rolling, because I will need help.