Blacksmithing - Forging a rounding hammer
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- Опубліковано 9 бер 2017
- It has been a while since I made my first rounding hammer. This is how I make one today (march 2017).
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In the beginning I was afraid there was going to be music for the whole video. I like that its just the sounds of the work
Thanks. I wanted to test getting rid of the grinder sounds... not sure how it works...
Torbjörn Åhman Yeah, the grinder sounds can get a little annoying after a long time. Maybe try some different music types
I's a good idea, trying to mask the sound of the grinder, but music has a pretty polarizing effect in my experience. There will always be someone who hates the specific genre/track you selected.
I suggest checking out John Neeman tools/Northmen to see an example of very inoffensive music for applications such as this one. Generic music is better than exciting music.
By the way, the hammers look great, and your video quality is, as always, superior.
If you are going to use music so cover sounds like grinders, i would suggest not using this type of music. It tends to be used for 'click bait' style videos and your work deserves better imo. The music Alec Steele uses feels much more suited to this type of video.
I would prefer natural music, like acoustic guitar music, it fits more your handcrafting. The music choice of this Video feels like the first song from the free to use UA-cam library.
IRL: One day Torbjorn found a jug of linseed oil on sale. He bought that jug of linseed oil, and promptly after bringing home his prize his wife asked him: What the hell are you going to do with 5 gallons of linseed oil? I'm convinced this is why this channel exists. To use up that 5 gallon jug of linseed oil.
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@@NateTheStone yes. He was born in a tub of linseed oil, not water.
Man I must say I was enviouse at first of your set up but the more I watched I see you deserve all of this , you are good and not just blacksmithing you are good at everything you do it seems , it's as if you think 2 steps ahead a lot of times I know you edit this but I can tell man you try and make no movement wasted and are very methodical , this puts me at awe and I tip my hat to you brother
Thanks Blake!!
I don't understand why people would give this a thumbs down, this is incredible craftsmanship!
Yeah but it's not part of UA-cam rewind...pkaying devils advocate here. Lol
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Because there isn’t enough posturing and pretense. They can’t handle the beauty of the craft.
Andrew Conklin I think all dislikes are from tool factories or tool shops 🤓🤓🤓 you just can not dislike this
Name yourselves dislikers! I need to know why 😂😂
It is such a pleasure, and my honor, to watch you work.
Oh, thank you!
If I didn't have to work..... I'd sit here and watch you make stuff all day.
Psychedelic forging with turn-key outcome... great!
Thanks!
Delighted to see somebody really paying close attention to cleaning and refining the tapers in the eye prior to fitting the handle. It makes a great deal of difference in mating the head to the handle really securely. I re-handle a lot of hammers and axes and almost always have to do quite a bit of work with rotary burr and file before fitting - It is always worth the small extra effort.
This is now my favourite show 🤙 great skills, a proper craftman.
Music is so subjective, it's hard to please everyone regardless of your choice, and after all it is your choice, but artisanal skills shine through every time.
Love your work, thanks for sharing it.
Great. Thank you!
You nailed it trickyname.
He is a true craftsman.
Torbjorn,
That's a really nice process of making a rounding hammer. Thank you for taking time to build, film, edit and post this video.
Une œuvre d'art!
Débutant de 63 ans, je n'ai pas de marteau spécifique de forge, mais j'adorerai en avoir un comme celui-ci.
debutant de 76 ans , je vais esayer de me faire le meme ! simplement avec marteaux et enclume .encore faut il tomber sur le bon acier !vas y roland ,essaye aussi !
One of the best looking rounding hammers I've seen. Well done.
Cool! Thanks
Splendid work, exceptional, love what you do and how meticulous you are. Beautiful hammers. Well done.
i watch these videos at night, they're quite relaxing, also blackhead squeezing ones
Oofff way too inspiring I have a hard time staying awake with 7 minutes so soothing to watch
Everything you make seems so simplistic and yet it's always beautiful. Including your country.
Your UA-cam channel name is cool. All hail the All Father
The hammers are just beautiful, excellent craftsmanship. Well done, l am never disappointed.
Those hammers are works of art! Absolutely beautiful!
Torbjorn !!!!! I watch you for a long time now, I always see how much you are sensible to the finition and how you are a fantastic artiste it is a honor to be a human for to realise how you are fantastic and clever ! You are my inspiration because I love to forge ! I live in England and my dream to have a course with you ! Many thanks brother !
Greg !
Thanks Greg!
Lovely work both at the hammer head and in the editing. Thank you for sharing. All the best Mat
Thanks for sharing the wonderful scenery as the "paint dried" with you fine builds...amazing how identical they turned out. Always appreciative of your artisanship and video work!! ~PJ
Thank you PJ! I seem to have messed up with my choice of music though... I was in a happy mood when editing, now I'm kind of depressed....
I thought the music was fine.
Thanks!!
Torbjorn, I particularly liked the music and I AM an old fart. I Didn't find it depressing at all and in fact found it quite enervating. The rhythm of your sanding matched the music rhythm, giving it a Zen like experience which which I tend to fall into doing that kind of work. No worries here on your video skills just keep doing what feels right...it's a great gift to us and this old fart is greatful! ~PJ
:) Thanks PJ.
Torbjorn is an artist with metal!!!....amazing craftsmanship!!!!
Marvellous forging and working! Thanks for sharing your passion
What a beauty! Great work!
love your videos, they give me inspiration for what to do next in my own shop.
Having just completed my first introductory blacksmithing class, I have much more of an appreciation for the effort that went into this project! It was a pleasure to watch you work and create… I don’t know that I’ll ever reach that level of proficiency.
Great! Keep at it!
The command of your craft a joy to watch; thanks for nature interludes
Great video! Really enjoyed the forging process, but also liked seeing the outdoor scenery and handle fitting process, too. Beautiful hammers.
Thank you Scott!
Watching this again and was curious: Is the inner eye drifted in an hourglass shape or do you continue to drift from one side while working the cheeks and making the grooves behind the faces? I remember hearing someone talking about an hourglass shape, but wasn't sure the reason they were doing it that way. Thanks!
beautiful work as always!
Absolutely brilliant! I love watching you forge tools.
Thanks!!
Incredible craftsmanship. Loved the video.
Beautiful work!
Torbjorn. Thank you for making my hammer and this video which I requested. What a great video and what a beautiful pair of rounding hammers. You are really a master of this art. Thank you very much I can't wait to use the hammer...hammers ;-). AK
Thanks. No problem!
Fantastic skills. Not only functional but beautiful with balance and impressive craftsmanship.
Thank you.
Great blacksmithing as always. Love you work. Always clean, accurate and top quality.
Great Stuff Torbjorn!
the return of Torbjörn
I am happy
Perfect!
also, I'm not exaggerating when I say that this is the sexiest RH I've ever seen
Ha ha, sweet!
What is the black stuff you are puting in the hole when you make the hole for the grip?
I AM A PIRATE coal so the punch doesn't stick
Just AWESOME!!! I could watch videos of your work all day long.
Such nice work ! Thanks for posting its such a pleasure to watch a true Craftsman in their. Element
Great hammers, they look like the hammers of alec steele.
And very great video, I liked that you put music over the grinding scenes.
Greetings,
Edgar
Thanks. Yes, it's the same idea!
Bellisima obra. Felicidades desde Monterrey, NL Mexico
I never get tired of these videos such great craftsmanship.
Torbjorn, I never get tired of watching you forge your projects. You truly are gifted sir and I have learned much from your videos. Once I start doing some forging of my own then I will be watching a lot more of your videos. Keep up the great work sir!!!!
Very fine work as always, thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks!
Master ARTisan. Thank you so much.
here I am watching your videos over and over again. Easy to get a lot from these with their format.
Cool. Thanks
Beautiful work, I enjoy watching how you work.
Love these videos. The less music the better.
Your work is simply amazing.
Very inspiring. And the direct hands on craftsmanship. You could have stuck with the manufactured handle
but custom fitting the grip to your style was a really personal touch. Thank you for sharing this video.
Very, very nice hammer Torg, your handling skills take me back to days as shipwright apprentice, almost exactly as I was taught! No belt sand or grinding, planes, spokeshaves and files or rasps, thats the way to do it!
Thanks 👍
great work as always...i enjoy watching your videos
Thanks
Poetry to watch. !
Thanks!
Each step is beautiful!
Always a pleasure to watch you working.
Great. Thanks!
very good
beautiful hammers man!
Thanks
What a fabulous hammer! With a hammer like that, a man could make what he normally couldn't. 😀👍
Thanks!!
You have been given a gift and can tell you enjoy the gift you were given. Be thankful and thanks for sharing....
Oh, thank you!!
is it just me, or the automatic hammers swork sounds are good enough music ? :D
I like the music choice, your videos are top notch. Do what you do.
Great work Torbjorn I am impressed by how identical the two hammers are, takes a lot of skill to be so accurate.
Thanks!!
Liked the occasional music and then just workshop sounds. Well done, thank you for sharing another video with us.
Thanks!
magnifico...
Nice work! Can you believe, what my 3 year old daughter whaits for your every new video ;-)
Thanks! That is cool! Tell me how she likes the music... nobody seem to like it :(
Torbjörn Åhman i will show it only tomorow, its to late
Torbjörn Åhman the appeal of your channel for me has always been the lack of music. It has its own charm, and is much more enjoyable to watch. You shouldn't think of your videos without music and boring, it's the opposite for me, as I only hear the music of your hammer on the anvil
haha. the music was no big deal if you ask me... I literally didn't think anything of it. I don't get why people are so turned off by it.
Thanks Stuart! I can't promise I will never add any music in the future, I will probably do some experiments, but never on a whole video.
Good work, you are an excellent master !!!
Thank you!!
i have yo admit, I am a huge fan of these videos. Keep them coming Torbjörn
Thanks!
good job :)
fantastic video !!!! I was watching and now I need to try do it myself :)
Thank you! Good luck!!
@@torbjornahman I like your work and want to make a hammer like this myself. What kind of steel do you suggest to use ?
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Beautiful work as always. Prepare for purchase requests....
Great to have you back as well!
Thanks! He he, not sure I'm ready for mass production just yet...
The work might go much faster, but you put the same amount of care and craftsmanship into the handle as you do the head.
Beautiful....Your hammers are as much works of art as they are tools. Liked the music too. It fit nicely with the "Spring is here" theme. Will you be selling any on the website?
Thanks! Yes, I was in that kind of spirit when editing so... I may do some for sale.
Oh, thank god; I thought that music was gonna be throughout. Listening to the sounds of the smithy is the closest thing I have to a meditation practice.
Just noticed the redundancy.
Great hammers, you do exceptional work.
Fine workmanship...nice job...!
Congratulations,from Bangkok
dip your punch in oil to cool and then dip in coal dust so it sticks to the punch. keeps your fingertips away from heat and hammers and is much more effective.
Might try that again... tried it before but it wasn't that effective. I'm considering making a lube out of graphite and bees wax. See how that goes.
we use hofi lube. Its Molybdenum powder, graphite and dish soap then thinned with water. It works real well, you can cool your punch in it and the residue stays on. We do put a pinch of coal dust in the hole under the punch but the lube is what really helps.
Ok, good! I have seen the recipe. I need to try that sometime. Only thing that bothers me is the water... can you really cool a H13 punch in it without cracking it?
I think the additives slow down the quench significantly because its a lot thicker than water but yea we cool our punches in it all the time with no problems. Now that's not from a bright red or anything. if we happen to let a punch get that hot we let it air cool a little to maybe a black heat then cool in the lube. Some folks don't use water just the dish soap and leave it really thick and paint it on with a brush before they punch. Im sure you have seen gearheartironworks video on youtube punching hammer eyes with a press? their punch is h13 and that's hofi lube they are cooling it in.
ok! Perfect, need to try it!
Are you making some new ones, love to buy one
Your videos, as well as the things you make, keep getting better and better all the time! Congratulations and thank you for the great video!
Thank you very much!!
A block a iron forged into a beautiful tool! Outstanding!!
Block of steel. Plain iron, or even cast, wouldn't be able to take the abuse these will. Well, White or Grey Cast might, but you're going to forge those.
Have a new repect for rounding hammer
Congratulations for your videos.
I would like to ask: How long did it take you to make the hammer?
Thanks.
Can't remember now, maybe 4h?
Thanks for the video i am a retired Woodworker and for some reasons either watching Blacksmithing in person or on Video it remains a very interesting and Fascinating process to me I believe its partially because of how old the profession is and how important its been in the Worlds progression of innovation
you're fortunate to have those machines. Thanks for the video!
damn cool
Thanks
His name is Torbjörn but he looks like Engineer
You slick fool
I always love to watch Ahman work.
Thanks
Another fine video, Thank you! It really a treat to watch a great craftsman create a fine tool.
Thank you Joe.
Where can I buy one of these awesome hammers?
wearing respirator while forging, I do that too.
Takes a little while to get used to, but not a huge problem other than the Darth Vader sounds you make....
Torbjörn Åhman yeah and if you look at new filters after a few weeks use you realise why you do.
I'm drooling here over the stuff you have. Can't say I have a ragtag of a forge especially considering I'm still just a hobbyist (going to college at the same time, so I cannot fully commit to it yet until next (school) year when I've hopefully got my degree). With some help (mostly assisted by my father, and a professional welder who's helped us for free) I have all the basics necessary to make most (smaller) stuff; a log-splitter converted to a forge press, some hammers, a decent oven which can reach high temperatures despite its size, and a pair of tongs. Though the only thing that isn't my property is the anvil (and place, but I'm allowed to work in a corner of a huge shed for free too - I know, I'm extremely lucky) which is old and abused, but nobody has used it in years so I can use it for as long as I need.
Cool! Keep it up!
Truly works of art! Hats off to you
5:10 Oh man, I pictured you missing one of those blows and it was not pretty.
I'm glad you know what you're doing lol
Ha ha... never put that picture in your mind when you are pounding like this. Probably need a heavier hammer... Oh wait, another project!
I did it once and it hurt a lot 😢
I think i don't want to know the market price for those
kramler I would love to know the price in US dollars!
@@billy19461 I would say around 150 to 275 because of the equipment used, and the craftsmanship.
UMMM... the cost is the time, coal, steel, calories, water, overhead, sweat equity, and patience with MEEKNESS proven.
A true professional craftsmen.
Beautiful work as always!
Супер !!!!
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I've always been your fan and always will be! Stunning work! Poetry of blacksmithing! Each of your films are an art! When new video appears on your channel I am always excited before I watch it and after I watch I'm so amazed and thrilled! Thank you so much for sharing, Torb! Take care.
Thank you for the kind words!
Tor
Will you sell me one of your hammers, if so how do I go about it!!
Theron