Forging a Damascus Axe

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  • @ThatWorks
    @ThatWorks  4 роки тому +56

    Pinned comment:
    Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping @Manscaped with code WORKS20 at → mnscpd.com/WORKS
    Your balls will thank you 😉. This Axe is for sale on www.ThatWorks.shop

    • @AgainstThisWorld
      @AgainstThisWorld 4 роки тому +1

      make the sword from Iris lover from Witcher please Olgierd von Everec his name the name of the sword is Iris if I'm not wrong ;)

    • @jrsforging4898
      @jrsforging4898 4 роки тому

      What do you recommend for just starting out in Damascus knive or axe

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  4 роки тому +2

      @@jrsforging4898 knife

    • @jrsforging4898
      @jrsforging4898 4 роки тому +2

      Thank you

    • @malango255
      @malango255 4 роки тому +5

      Skegg øx.
      Old Norse for beard axe.

  • @BobbyDukeArts
    @BobbyDukeArts 4 роки тому +256

    Dude, that is gorgeous

    • @tartufo579
      @tartufo579 4 роки тому

      mhm

    • @MatinN-tw7cm
      @MatinN-tw7cm 4 роки тому +5

      Yoooo Bobby, been following u for years

    • @IamChordyceps
      @IamChordyceps 4 роки тому +1

      You're gorgeous, can I be your little apprentice. I had a dream where you were teaching me your craft. It was sixk

    • @jerichocamerino124
      @jerichocamerino124 4 роки тому +1

      Wewd

    • @amirm6300
      @amirm6300 4 роки тому

      @@MatinN-tw7cm yup me too

  • @2dumd2live
    @2dumd2live 4 роки тому +172

    You guys should make a shirt with "Straight outta damascus" on it.
    And a great looking damascus sword of course.

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  4 роки тому +36

      Not a bad idea

    • @TwistedAlphonso1
      @TwistedAlphonso1 4 роки тому +4

      @@ThatWorks I would buy it

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  4 роки тому +7

      Hammond there is still one listed for sale on the site ThatWorks.shop

    • @shibesama6275
      @shibesama6275 4 роки тому +7

      or make a shirt straight outta damascus

  • @DeepbloodFang
    @DeepbloodFang 3 роки тому +2

    Matt must be like the only person that like the grinding aspect of games.

  • @Chuck1798
    @Chuck1798 2 роки тому +1

    I see the birth of this beauty as a super-production, of course she's deadly sharp and its dark and complex design make me think about an antique weapon used by an ancient civilisation who ruled the world long time ago and its name was "queen of darkness", so very good joob indeed.

  • @JainZar1
    @JainZar1 4 роки тому +490

    The Axe name: "Skarpskjegg" literal translation "Sharpbeard". Seems fitting for this axe.

    • @crazyviking486
      @crazyviking486 4 роки тому +12

      i think this name is not only fitting well ^^ its perfect

    • @hummingbird_saltalamakia
      @hummingbird_saltalamakia 4 роки тому +10

      Seems like the best name anyone has come up with honestly

    • @asfalt4345
      @asfalt4345 4 роки тому +2

      Agreed

    • @therealsourc3
      @therealsourc3 4 роки тому +12

      If anyone struggles with the pronounciation of "skarpskjegg" it sounds like "scarp sheg"

    • @maxxexcaliber1233
      @maxxexcaliber1233 4 роки тому +2

      hársnyrtir hair splittrr

  • @TheDarkonn
    @TheDarkonn 4 роки тому +117

    I would love to see you guys make a "collection".
    By that I mean, decide on a specific style, maybe make up your own, and make different weapons (and armor?) in that style.
    It would be really cool to see a dagger, a sword, a spear, an axe and an armor that was made with coherent artistic expression!

  • @samuel-do-urden
    @samuel-do-urden 4 роки тому +293

    An axe, capable of shaving a beard: "The Dwarfs Nightmare"

  • @dvorakalex
    @dvorakalex 4 роки тому +187

    Are we just gonna ignore the obvious choice...it's "The Man-Scaper"

  • @advocatusdiaboli1588
    @advocatusdiaboli1588 4 роки тому +136

    There can only be one name and that`s ""TAZERFACE"" Cause it strikes Fear into every mans heart.

  • @benth162
    @benth162 4 роки тому +9

    WOW, Very nice and well done. That carving as one of your trademarks is beautiful, giving your axe a Medieval Viking look !

  • @aurumworks
    @aurumworks 4 роки тому +46

    Call it "Hairsplitter". Perfect argument when someone wants to split hairs with you. Also the carving looks like a hair you can find in anatomy books from rounded root to pointed tip. Great dwarven axe, working perfectly with their attitudes: "Splitting hairs, are we. Well let me show you something..."

  • @keeperoflenneth
    @keeperoflenneth 4 роки тому +4

    Realized after the last episode they put out, you guys are what i liked about Man at Arms. So glad you kept going here, their show isn't the same without ya. Gorgeous axe, too.

  • @richpribble7041
    @richpribble7041 4 роки тому +26

    Because of the combination of the pattern and the carving, "Windreaver" sounds like a good name.

  • @Dibujor
    @Dibujor 4 роки тому +80

    Probably already said but, c'mon "The Mattscaper" is the obvious choice

  • @chuuzu
    @chuuzu 4 роки тому +1

    What a beautiful axe! As for name, how about 'The Nekker'? Neck, as in the water spirit, because the pattern makes me think of the swirling waters of a brook.

  • @BigEvilNetwork
    @BigEvilNetwork 4 роки тому +12

    "It makes your anvil look even bigger." .. I see what you did there, Matt! haha Beautiful axe!!

  • @demangelondrazix4745
    @demangelondrazix4745 4 роки тому +62

    Axe name: The Autumn maiden. because of how it Axe head looks like a very fine dress made to the season.

    • @nc1901
      @nc1901 4 роки тому

      I like this name. Hopefully they choose it.

  • @danielwainwright6371
    @danielwainwright6371 4 роки тому +36

    “Biting Wind” the carvings and the shape make me think of air or wind.

  • @masterzedd4
    @masterzedd4 4 роки тому +1

    I really like Beard's Bane.

  • @HateMachine103190
    @HateMachine103190 4 роки тому +1

    Jesus, man... I see Matt Stagmer at the grinders so much that I almost forget how good he is at forging (and lets be honest, he's a damn surgeon with a grinding wheel). And then he busts out a piece of art like this and abruptly reminds me. Well done, sir.

  • @Ayns.L14A
    @Ayns.L14A 4 роки тому +43

    Balldur... as in Baldur (pronounced “BALD-er;” Old Norse Baldr, Old English and Old High German Balder) is one of the Aesir gods. He’s the son of Odin and Frigg, the husband of the obscure goddess Nanna, and the father of the god Forseti.
    He’s loved by all the gods, goddesses, and beings of a more physical nature. So handsome, gracious, and cheerful is he that he actually gives off light. Also fits with the sponsor after all they are ball doers

    • @Fektthis
      @Fektthis 4 роки тому +1

      Killed by some Hoor with a spear made of mistletoe..

    • @Ayns.L14A
      @Ayns.L14A 4 роки тому +3

      @@Fektthis Norse mythology, the son of the chief god Odin and his wife Frigg. Beautiful and just, he was the favourite of the gods. Most legends about him concern his death. Icelandic stories tell how the gods amused themselves by throwing objects at him, knowing that he was immune from harm. The blind god Höd, deceived by the evil Loki, killed Balder by hurling mistletoe, the only thing that could hurt him. After Balder’s funeral, the giantess Thökk, probably Loki in disguise, refused to weep the tears that would release Balder from death.

    • @aendnouseforalastname8318
      @aendnouseforalastname8318 4 роки тому +1

      @@Ayns.L14A Upvoted for honoring my gods

    • @Ayns.L14A
      @Ayns.L14A 4 роки тому +1

      @@aendnouseforalastname8318 SKAL BRODER!!

  • @mikhailnekrasov8457
    @mikhailnekrasov8457 4 роки тому +91

    Call the axe Serpent Breath. It’s got a real World serpent kinda vibe.

    • @Alltarious
      @Alltarious 4 роки тому +7

      fan of bernard cornwell aye?

    • @Kazuto-dl1wn
      @Kazuto-dl1wn 4 роки тому

      I also vote for this name

    • @mikhailnekrasov8457
      @mikhailnekrasov8457 4 роки тому

      Reuben Smallwood of course, a little ode to the master.)

  • @spaccianeve
    @spaccianeve 4 роки тому +67

    "Beard Cutter" for the name, like in goblin slayer :D

  • @timhorton555
    @timhorton555 3 роки тому

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and there's nothing wrong with being a craftsman and a salesman.

  • @robertpackett2823
    @robertpackett2823 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful! Yes Sharpsbeard

  • @hampus1964
    @hampus1964 4 роки тому +3

    This is the most amazing piece of axe I’ve ever seen. Pure art.

  • @danhill6333
    @danhill6333 4 роки тому +4

    As always, enjoying the video. Can't wait to see the final product.

  • @joecody1857
    @joecody1857 4 роки тому +8

    You could name this magnificent axe "Odin's Lament".

  • @learningtolivewithhumans1859
    @learningtolivewithhumans1859 3 роки тому +1

    bro your like Mozart with a hammer and forge!!!!! well done man!!! you get my sub bro

  • @darrellokimoto6800
    @darrellokimoto6800 3 роки тому

    You should call it “MAX” since manscape is your sponsor andnyouu did such a clean shave job creating it, ALOHA, Darrell

  • @Hickamfield
    @Hickamfield 4 роки тому +4

    That is some great work, my daughter likes the name Gary so we are going with Gary the Ax

  • @dragonson04
    @dragonson04 4 роки тому +34

    Once again, I am asking you to build Zireael. But, as for this beauty, I say name it "smár val-dýr" (ancient norse for "little wolf")

    • @jibaro1987
      @jibaro1987 4 роки тому +2

      Seconded

    • @3X73RM
      @3X73RM 4 роки тому

      This ^

    • @Graweheart
      @Graweheart 4 роки тому

      Ok, that sounds cool..

    • @lillimacintosh4573
      @lillimacintosh4573 4 роки тому

      are you a fellow Norseman

    • @dragonson04
      @dragonson04 4 роки тому

      @@lillimacintosh4573 I'm mostly Norwegian in my family ancestry. So, I guess you could say so.

  • @Emil_Nielsen
    @Emil_Nielsen 4 роки тому +5

    "I have something speciall in store fore you" *cut to matt shaving of his beard with the axe*

  • @buckleyplatt4665
    @buckleyplatt4665 4 роки тому +1

    Your editing is getting soooooo much better! Bravo! This is literally the first time ive laughed watching the ad placement.
    Well done. Been following your work since the black flag hidden blade Keep it up!

  • @Dreagona
    @Dreagona Рік тому +1

    For the algorithm!!! Push That works!!!

  • @sircharles8722
    @sircharles8722 4 роки тому +41

    "Splitleaf" due to the ground patern making it sort of look like a leaf.

  • @mauriciorennhackstein5229
    @mauriciorennhackstein5229 4 роки тому +36

    Axe name: The Trimmer!

    • @Joos2000
      @Joos2000 4 роки тому

      The Trunk Trimmer!

  • @Omnihil777
    @Omnihil777 4 роки тому +21

    "Dragtand" - Dragons tooth, danish, or "Bjoernetand" - Bear's Tooth.

    • @jannikramsen8504
      @jannikramsen8504 3 роки тому +1

      That would be "Dragetand" or "Bjørnetand" in Danish ;)

  • @brucecampbellforpresident1393
    @brucecampbellforpresident1393 3 роки тому

    Holy cow if you guys are filming yourselves you go home exhausted but your videos are the bees 🐝 knees in production quality as it goes. Lovely professional work

  • @jamesro196
    @jamesro196 2 роки тому

    Gotta say I love this channel so much more than your last.

  • @fortlawrence7054
    @fortlawrence7054 4 роки тому +7

    Axe name: The Mattox. A sort of conglomeration of Matt's axe.

  • @zoro115-s6b
    @zoro115-s6b 4 роки тому +7

    The shape and patterning remind me of flowing water. The name should reflect that, something that calls to mind the power of a fast flowing river.

    • @edwinmarcosgonzalesjaimes8395
      @edwinmarcosgonzalesjaimes8395 4 роки тому +1

      I would name it "CASCADA" (waterfall in spanish) as it has that feeling of being capable of splitting rocks or gracefuly flow down

    • @argr4sh
      @argr4sh 4 роки тому +2

      if we want to stay close to the scandinavian/viking theme i suggest: Elivagar. that is the name of the (frozen) rivers which flow through the world, and whose dripping and rain filled up the void Ginnungagap and later, together with the heat of Muspelheim gave birth to Ymir, the first giant.

    • @zoro115-s6b
      @zoro115-s6b 4 роки тому

      @@argr4sh Nice. I like that. The axe is totally like a frozen river.

  • @EddyDarkNightmare
    @EddyDarkNightmare 4 роки тому +5

    I'd name it "svanvinge" it means swan wing in Swedish because it's a very elegant and good looking axe

  • @roital668
    @roital668 4 роки тому +1

    you put up amazing job forging and creating this axe.
    since it have an authentic Viking spirit.. and due to the devastation it sheds you should call it:
    ========================
    =======RAGNAROK=======
    ========================

  • @howler6490
    @howler6490 3 роки тому

    The laminated handle completed the work...wonderful...

  • @Xzsion
    @Xzsion 4 роки тому +8

    Axe name: The steel stream.
    Very beautiful patterns, the roundish shapes evokes water, gentle yet powerful cold stream in some nothern country.

  • @antonlink2355
    @antonlink2355 4 роки тому +4

    Got an interesting name for ya, "Reykr Stál" When you first buried the axe in the stump the lighting and pattern on the blade almost looked like you captured smoke in the steel hence why the name in norse "smoked steel"

  • @FynnD94
    @FynnD94 4 роки тому +15

    I would suggest as a name for the axe „Axe-traordinary“

  • @giovanniradosavljevic7817
    @giovanniradosavljevic7817 4 роки тому

    A true "Masterpiece" Art and Ingenuity are married to give birth to a splendid "Work of Art".

  • @fredosleepswiththefishes
    @fredosleepswiththefishes 3 роки тому

    seriously beautiful finish on that axe, handle gorgeous, and the damascus design was very subtle yet eye catching. thank you for sharing.

  • @Braxis_iv
    @Braxis_iv 4 роки тому +5

    from this day onward; the axe shall be named "Bob"

  • @Franky_Sthein
    @Franky_Sthein 4 роки тому +14

    I name the axe Mercury because of the damascus pattern. It reminds me of liquide metal which mercury technically is.

    • @enderwarlord3226
      @enderwarlord3226 4 роки тому +1

      Also, god of thieves and merchants

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 2 роки тому +1

      @@enderwarlord3226 and messengers.

    • @enderwarlord3226
      @enderwarlord3226 2 роки тому

      @@garethbaus5471 irrelevant, isn't it weird thet the ancients had a god for many things and a god for an incredibly specific thing?

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 2 роки тому

      @@enderwarlord3226 Mercury was one of the 12 Olympian gods, such a popular diety is likely to have a lot of things attributed to it.

  • @makaquitow
    @makaquitow 4 роки тому +4

    “Widow’s Tear” 😁👍

  • @brendamorgan4462
    @brendamorgan4462 4 роки тому

    That is the most beautiful design of metal and wood I have ever seen !

  • @josephtwilley7187
    @josephtwilley7187 4 роки тому

    It's great to see these guys doing their own thing and being successful. I still miss their talents on Man At Arms.

  • @Gr3yGh0st450
    @Gr3yGh0st450 4 роки тому +4

    Ripple Fang - ripple because of the pattern of the Damascus and fang from the carvings.

  • @nickdejager8873
    @nickdejager8873 4 роки тому +12

    Considering this challenge, I think this should be called the "Hair-Splitter"
    Also, how did you secure the handle? I didn't think I saw a wedge in the top view, or any pins.

    • @Johnny-lj5ef
      @Johnny-lj5ef 4 роки тому +3

      it looks like he put a dark wood wedge in between the center of the handle. If you look carefully at the end, you can see that the center of the handle is no longer white

    • @bruney74
      @bruney74 4 роки тому

      Often axes are basically self securing due to the forces. So the axe head gets narrower towards the bottom.
      This way when you swing the force pushes the head onto the shaft. (The shaft is inserted from the wide top)

    • @ozzygilliam9194
      @ozzygilliam9194 3 роки тому

      @@Johnny-lj5ef that’s what they did, like you said earlier in the vid the wood had a larger lighter wood stripe, after it’s done that stripe is now 2 stripes with the darker wood as a wedge.

    • @ozzygilliam9194
      @ozzygilliam9194 3 роки тому +1

      @@bruney74 there’s absolutely no way you’re getting that handle shape shoved through the top of an axe eye, the shoulder is wider than the eye and the actual handle is just as wide as the shoulder. That works on straight handled tomahawks and hatchets.

  • @Serenity_Dee
    @Serenity_Dee 4 роки тому +3

    "order your package from Manscaped"
    lol

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  4 роки тому +2

      At least someone got it

  • @Photos_by_Cowz
    @Photos_by_Cowz 3 роки тому

    Wow... have you ever constructed throwing axes for competition. I would love something truly custom and built like a tank, yet aesthetically gorgeous

  • @robertsnearly3823
    @robertsnearly3823 4 роки тому

    Chop the wood, shave, and cook supper all with one tool. This thing is frikkin awesome.

  • @necromancer0616
    @necromancer0616 4 роки тому +3

    Here's an axe name based on your sponsor: BEARD CUTTER Have you ever caught your beard on fire while metal working?

  • @oculusangelicus8978
    @oculusangelicus8978 4 роки тому +3

    I suggest "dødsøks" as the name, the literal translation is "death axe"

  • @Dalenthas
    @Dalenthas 4 роки тому +5

    "Some of you already guessed it" the title told me, to be honest.

  • @jameswatkins7263
    @jameswatkins7263 4 роки тому

    Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship

  • @DrKherm
    @DrKherm 3 роки тому +1

    I’m so used to seeing Ilya forge on this channel that I forgot Matt is also a blacksmith

  • @edlopez5506
    @edlopez5506 4 роки тому +12

    "The Carpenter" as the lower part of the axe looks like a whale with its mouth slightly open.... more specifically, it looks like a sperm whale nicknamed the carpenter fish because of the HAMMERING sound it made. Thus "The Carpenter".

  • @andrewcodelka5158
    @andrewcodelka5158 3 роки тому

    The editing on this video is absolutely stellar! What an amazing result!

  • @BrandonWelchAMA
    @BrandonWelchAMA 4 роки тому

    That turned out GORGEOUS!!!

  • @jxstway_177
    @jxstway_177 3 роки тому

    This channel is a true guilty pleasure

  • @cheetodorito7403
    @cheetodorito7403 4 роки тому

    Badass axe dude. I like the look of the laminated wood, with the different layers showing from the grind.

  • @rectangleboy
    @rectangleboy 4 роки тому

    I love the swoopy you did (with the Sharpie) and I love the grind in from the top that shows the layers.

  • @michaelmcgee5478
    @michaelmcgee5478 3 роки тому

    That axe is so beautiful the wood apologizes and gets out of its way

  • @larrybair8074
    @larrybair8074 4 роки тому

    Best axe I’ve ever seen made.

  • @Tc-hb8vp
    @Tc-hb8vp 4 роки тому

    Beautiful that really is a nice piece of work you are very skilled with the grinder a very underrated skill calling the damnice axe instead of damascus

  • @bruderk4257
    @bruderk4257 4 роки тому

    This beast is such a beauty.
    I would name it ....... MINE !!!

  • @mavericknonconformist69721
    @mavericknonconformist69721 3 роки тому

    Very elegant work. I am impressed.

  • @dustoff85
    @dustoff85 3 роки тому +1

    Name your Price Fella. I WOULD purchase one from you! This Ax is fir for a Viking King!!! Absolutely Amazing. I would display this in my Home office with Pride.

  • @Wheels_United
    @Wheels_United 4 роки тому

    the best manscaped ad I've seen yet

  • @kayinoue2497
    @kayinoue2497 3 роки тому

    Matt, this axe is breathtaking! I know you've probably named it already since I'm watching almost a year later but seeing the final product the first thing that came to mind was 'Eaglewing' because of the carving

  • @marianroco5642
    @marianroco5642 2 роки тому

    My man ,you are an artist,good,thanks you for you material,good luck

  • @Uberbizmeister
    @Uberbizmeister 4 роки тому

    A gift for a Viking King, perhaps? ... really nice work man

  • @Dare4ce
    @Dare4ce 4 роки тому +2

    My goodness, that's one beautiful axe!

  • @christopherwesley2274
    @christopherwesley2274 4 роки тому

    You sir are a true artist

  • @Kyle-gw6qp
    @Kyle-gw6qp 4 роки тому

    You guys have way less subscribers but are still way better (in both editing and craftsmanship) than other UA-cam blacksmiths.

  • @turnski
    @turnski 4 роки тому

    stunning craftsmanship.. love it .. will now binge your vids lol

  • @t25111988
    @t25111988 4 роки тому

    I would definitely call it Gimli, an axe with those beautiful flowing elvish-style lines and that gorgeous damascus!

  • @neebatron
    @neebatron 3 роки тому

    I guess I haven’t seen Matt forge alone enough, so this is a treat

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks! I don’t get to do as much forging as I would like. This was a fun one!

    • @neebatron
      @neebatron 3 роки тому

      @@ThatWorks well, do more!!! Make Ilya grind!!

  • @JacobE-23
    @JacobE-23 4 роки тому

    Looks like that'd be a sweet little axe for camping and backpacking

  • @MrHarris73
    @MrHarris73 4 роки тому

    Call it The Widow Maker. That's pretty much my go to name for any cool weapon.

  • @dominiclacroix9489
    @dominiclacroix9489 2 роки тому

    what a gorgeous piece! great job

  • @aaronbowling1590
    @aaronbowling1590 4 роки тому

    That is the coolest axe I've ever seen.

  • @rodneylangstroth4577
    @rodneylangstroth4577 4 роки тому

    Beautiful work, Matt. Gimli would be proud to use it

  • @SergioPena20
    @SergioPena20 3 роки тому

    It’s funny how he’s wearing a full-face shield but still puts his hand out to block the flux from coming back. Sometimes it’s the little things that make you chuckle.

  • @victorscott6831
    @victorscott6831 4 роки тому

    Beautiful work, multi coloured handle nice touch.

  • @michalkrasa9577
    @michalkrasa9577 4 роки тому

    never seen such a gorgeous axe, the damascus really works magick here

  • @dalesmith4831
    @dalesmith4831 4 роки тому

    Smithing and forging is actually such an insane skill to have

  • @Ongzhikai
    @Ongzhikai 4 роки тому +1

    What a beautiful axe!

  • @itsnotnotjonathan
    @itsnotnotjonathan 4 роки тому +1

    Now, that's one beautiful axe.

  • @sergioflores7703
    @sergioflores7703 4 роки тому

    One of the most beautiful axes I've ever seen, was amazing to see the process. Thanks