Folded Axes: An Introduction to Asymmetrical Fold Technique
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- Опубліковано 30 кві 2024
- In this video I tackle a very interesting forging technique; The asymmetrical fold. It is a very cool technique and lets you do some very interesting things with your piece of steel.
Enjoy the video!
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It's so refreshing to watch a YT smith create something like this entirely by hand, no power tools at all!
Can we all take a moment to appreciate this man craftsmanship.
I am taking a lot of moment
absolutely stunning piece
cool axe
Hey Gonzo, you won the axe, I tried reaching out but it seems something went wrong. Send me an email asap! nils@nilsogren.com
You, sir, are an absolute artist! Your craftsmanship is evident in each step. I love how you can show each step enough to explain what is being done without having a 2-hour long video. You can tell that you have a deep compassion for the craft, and I love that you do it all without the aid of any machines. Bravo, sir!
As someone who is interested in blacksmithing and crafting, but no experience in smithing, your videos are incredibly thoughtful and thorough. Please keep making these videos!
THE WINNER IS GONZO_1025
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Got cha Nils, Thank you for the Opportunity, Fantastic A Symmetrical 🪓🤜🏻🤛🏻☘️
Wow, the axe looks amazing and I love how you put your all into making such a wonderful piece by hand!
I really love it
Very cool stuff👍
It would be an honor to win!
This series of hand-forging the axes is full of valuable information.
Sincerest gratitude for sharing your knowledge with the world.
My limited knowledge of metalworking keeps me looking for good teachers. Thanks for your hard work.
I'm a blacksmith and bladesmith I found this very easy to follow and understand. It also inspired me to get out in the shop and try to make one using what you have demonstrated here. I've never thought about doing it like that and it's incredibly amazing work! Whoever wins/won that axe is getting something very special. Thank you for sharing this process.
Awesome video Nils! As part of the hand-forging series it would be really helpful to see the forging of an axe drift by hand, as it's used in all the projects 🙂
Been harvesting ash and making my own axe handles for a while now and I’ve forged knives in the past, but I’m looking to make my own axe heads using the techniques I’ve learned from your channel! Your videos have been an invaluable resource and very pleasant to watch. Thank you!
I appreciate an actually useful video like this. Facebook puts a million videos with really badly done projects that don't contain any good information in them.
This is the first time ive ever seen a assymetrically welded axe, all of my attempts at doing a folded axe were symmetrically folded so thankyou for the interesting take on making an axe ✌️
I love the way your finished products look, and the attaching of the blade to the handle and then testing is always so satisfying
These videos of you completely hand making stuff is really good and it's filled with useful information for a starting blacksmith like me! I wish you the best of luck and keep up the good work, amazing stuff !
I absolutely love the art of handcrafting as a blacksmith.
I'd never seen the asymmetrical fold method before. It seems like a great method when working without power tools.
The attention and detail you utilize in your craftsmanship is awesome and deeply inspiring. My thanks to you for such dedication to the craft and its heritage. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Great job Nils ! Having done traditional ironwork for years it's great to see someone working with only with hand tools from start to finish.
Awesome axe. My daughter checks for your new videos several times a week and we have to watch them all.
I injured my hand a few weeks ago and haven’t been able to get in my shop lately. I really needed a video like this. Seeing the craftsmanship and such is giving me inspiration for when I can get back out there. I’ve watched this video a few times already and may even watch it a few more before I get back to my habitat. Lol
Beautiful work as always! Hope you're doing well with the business, seems like you give a lot of axes away. :)
I love giving them away!
Som alltid proffsigt och snyggt. Lär mig något nytt varje gång :) Grymt jobbat Nils 👌🙌
This man is a true craftsman and a pleasure to watch.
The finish on your axes it's on another level. And the fact that no power tools involved.
Bro, I watched this faded out of the universe. This was one of the coolest things to watch stoned. Keep up the good work man!
The love of craft is evident. Thank you for all the hard work.
Oh what I would give to watch the process in person. The beauty of a hand forged piece is incomparable.
Watching this kind of thing with this level of craftsmanship is so good for my mental health.
Always like the "old ways" of blacksmithing. My grandfather was a blacksmith in the 1890-early 1900s.and I'm attempting to follow his legacy.
I haven’t seen the asymmetrical fold construction. Thank you for showing it!
I want to get into blacksmithing, but watching is still great, especially when it's Nils
Både underhållande och lärorikt. En fantastisk kombo.
That level of craftsmanship is amazing
I love the fact that I have watched you improve your technique with every vedio.
This is one of the best tutorials I have watched.
I have never seen this method before. I quite like it. Thank you for teaching us the technique. It is a pleasure to watch such a master craftsman forge.
I'm going to be honest, I'm not even subscribing for the contest, I'm subscribing because I was enthralled by your diligence and craft for 15 minutes and now my eyes hurt because I don't know if I blinked.
I really enjoy that you're not using any power tools so even a beginner can follow along.
Just recently found the channel and I love it!! Looking forward to keeping up with new videos as they come out. Also, loved seeing how many blacksmith’s are supporting you!! I love reminders of how great the online blacksmithing community is.
Old Hickory forge said if you really want to see how to make an axe come here. From what Ive seen he is right. You're the best axe maker
I just love the craftsmanship behind this axe. I'm one of the fortunate to be a owener of one of your axe. It's always with me when im out in the bush and it has never let me down.
after my stroke I took a few years off. I am now putting my shop back together. Lol. I blame you. Your channel randomly popped back in my recommended feed even though I have been subscribed for a couple years. Love your axes. Every-time I see one I wish I had 1/2 that skill.
My wife and I just finished watching the video. We learned a new definition of "weld." We also gazed in wonderment of how much work and knowledge went into that axe. The only other metalworker I have ever watched who put a different edge steel into his masterpiece was an old Japanese artisan who hand-made a samurai sword.
MORE VIDEOS PLEASE!!
You are a true craftsman and a dying breed. Much respect to you and your craft. Let's not forget your skills making and sharing these videos. Keep them coming. Its a promise I'll be waiting and watching them all.
Again, much respect and thanks for sharing. Best of luck my man
As a blacksmith, this was a wonderful video and very educational. I will be attempting this soon(ish)!
Nils,
This is the best forging video I have ever seen, very clear, concise instructions and a very easy to follow video. Thank you for taking time to forge, film, edit and post this video
love this axe design! your videos are very calming to watch and i love the fully hand forging and filling videos.
can't wait to see your next video and axe!
Niles, nice to see it done that way, instead of just punch, and drift. I enjoy your content.
It’s always interesting to see the many different ways that you can hand forge an ax. I hope to one day be able to do such a thing myself.
Only recently found your channel. Really love watching the skill needed to forge these axes.
I find your videos to be a great break and an amazing learning experience
Great content, one of the best descriptions on the blacksmithing process, I would love to see a whole series on forging traditional tools
Nils, I’m glad I was finally able to get one of your axes. The craftsmanship is impressive! It will spend MY life in one of two places, hanging on the wall or strapped to my pack somewhere remote.
I grew up in a machine shop and have been a professional welder and metal worker, though have never forged (anything useful anyhow!) I appreciate being able to watch your work and am all the more more impressed with the axe I’ve received.
THANKS!
Wow you make axe making look so easy and your tips and tutorials are really inspiring keep up the good work
A pleasure watching a craftsman at work, bravo!
Always such a total joy to see you work. Seems so easy.
This beautiful work! I love the way you explain what you are doing each step in the process. Keep ‘‘em coming, please
Thank you, Nils. This was a pleasure to watch!
nicely done! looks so great when a blacksmith only uses hammer and files, no grinding and wasting material
Top notch forge work and outstanding production! I look forward to each of your videos!
I love that the forge and hammer texture was left on
Beautiful work! And you do such an amazing job teaching new smiths like me. It is truly appreciated! Thank you!
I love watching you make everything! I especially like how you share the basics as well as your methods and personal tricks.
I absolutely love your work, thank you for making them so instructional!
Beautiful shape. A masterpiece of form and function. Wonderfully made with science and that special skill of a master craftsman.
Watching videos like this really make me want to try my hand at smithing. You make it look so easy!
Nils this was both impressive and soothing to watch. Your craftsmanship and filming style is wonderful!
Thank you Nils for all the great work that you do!
Tack! Så lärorikt och pedagogiskt upplägg!
I love the work you put into your axes, it really shows your skill in your art and it shows in the beautiful axes you make. Keep up the excellent work.
Beautiful work❤
Giveaway or not, it was incredibly interesting to watch the folding by hand. Thank you!
Beautiful work! Thanks
Delightfully crafted, patient and no nonsense! I’d love to have this axe.
Beautiful work and useful tutorial as always! Greetings from a swordsmith from Serbia! 😊
I really appreciate you showing all the different methods of how to make an axe. Really interesting. This folding technique was a surprise! Beautiful result!
I love how down to earth your videos are. I have learned so much from them! Thank you!
Thank you for making these videos. They really are an amazing reference for novice blacksmiths.
Amazing video as always! I love these hand tool only instructions video they are so cool to watch.
Wow, I love these instructional videos. I want to try both the symmetrical and asymmetrical axes when I get home. I really appreciate you making these for your fans.
Thank you again for your detailed narration and descriptions. I know it's more work but it is definitely appreciated. I really dig the golden color on the blade of this axe! Super cool.
You make it look so easy!
Great video as always! Thank you for breaking down the steps in a easy to understand way. Excellent craftmanship and beautiful axe as always!
Really enjoyed the video, I've been watching other blacksmiths on UA-cam, but I keep coming back to this channel! The process is entertaining and educational. Thanks for the great video!
This is gorgeous! Your blacksmithing skills are great man, well done!
Beautiful work!
It's really fascinating to watch how you make an axe from start to finish: just a piece of metal turned into an amazing and beautiful axe. What a talented craftsmanship! Really want to try smithing one day!
That axe turned out great. Really glad i found this channel. You are a true artist man, keep up the great work.
Definitely gonna try this!
Love the shape of the axe! Eventually I would love to get a forge of my own - then I will be able to follow your videos as directions!
This was a very enjoyable video. I really enjoyed how simple you made it look but yet how skilled you are at making this ax. It turned out beautiful.
Beautiful work! You make it look easy!
Very inspiring. Love the design
Thank you for passing on your knowledge. Not only was it entertaining and satisfying to watch, it was very educational as well.
Beautiful work.
Such a great video. You made the set down process look incredibly easy. Love your filming style. Easy to see exactly how you are forming the steel. Can’t wait to try this in my shop! Very informative. Thank you sir!
when you forge something and you know you only have a hand file to finish it , you really have to be good with the hammer. And you clearly did a awesome job.
Beautiful work as always❤
Always a pleasure to watch the tools of my trade being made. Makes you appreciate a good blade all the more, when you can see the difficulty behind their creation. A stunner as always, Nils. Keeping to the tradition of svensk stål being the best!
I love your videos! Every one of them is so educational and fun to watch. I recently took a three week course on forging basics and knifemaking, and now that I found your channel I'm quite motivated to start making axes too! Just waiting to receive my forge from you know who :D
Keep up the great work, Nils!