FORGING A DOUBLE BLADE AXE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Taking on the massive challenge of forging 24 Railroad Spikes into a double blade viking axe. It starts by forging down the head of the spike into square bars. Then the spikes are bundled together and forge welded into a large solid chunk. The piece is now forged thin where the eye of the axe will be shaped into a half round. Both sides of the axe are now brought together and carefully forge welded together making a complete axe. A high carbon piece of leaf spring is added to the cutting edge of the axe to get a better cutting edge on the viking axe.
My name is Timothy Dyck. I got hooked on blacksmithing when I was 13 years old. I quickly realized that in order to keep blacksmithing I needed money to buy costly supplies, so I started making small items and selling them at the local farmer markets. The farmer markets turned into craft shows and craft shows turned into custom projects. Right out of high school I had the opportunity to apprentice under a blacksmith, where I worked with him for four years. We did projects for some of the most prestigious houses around the rocky mountains and were apart of many large public sculptures. I learned many valuable lessons while working under his training, but the desire to set up my own shop and go out on my own was always something I dreamed about.
So in 2013 I started setting up my full time blacksmith shop out of BC, Canada making custom projects and products like railings, gates, lights, stairs, fences and all the many blacksmithing tools required to keep the blacksmithing shop running. I love what I do and this is my dream job. I enjoy showing you what's going on in the blacksmith shop through the lens of a camera and would love to have you along for the ride as I live out my dream of being a blacksmith in the 21st century.
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i can't help but love how your hammer has formed itself to your strike angle over time
Very cool way to forge a double bit axe!
it was so good to see someone actually forging the RR spikes into billets.
Thank you for the nice video!
Bucking Billy sent me your way. Loving your videos
You went full Gallagher on the pumpkin...Excellent!
Tim I love your videos, but there's one thing that always gets to me, your hand hammer is in MAJOR need of being re-dressed. It's so mushroomed!
Pretty sure you just became my favorite blacksmithing channel 😀
I'm watching this video and you mention the leaf spring edge. I said EXACTLY what you did right after I finished the sentence.
That looks positively medieval.
Your projects are always so badass!!!!
Ha! R.R Spike Damascus Ax, nice work
Boy you're gonna have a hell of a hard time controlling that axe with a round handle
@Pentex me too. I turned a handle for a sledge once but I left two spots for my hands one low and one high where you grab. then I off set my center on the handle and turned oval shaped handles with some little groves for grip where the handles go. I swear you could patent it as it made such a nice handle and have good control. everyone thinks a lathe will only spit out round items but if you know what you are doing you can do a lot.
@Pentex thank you
I swear, sometimes I learn more in the comments.
@@jvmiller1995 yeah, sounds like you've got yourself a winner
...also I've seen someone make a square on a lathe.
@@RedDawn430 oh yes you can do a lot on them that's for sure. I wish the the very best
Very nicely done.
Hell of an axe, Tim.
Really like how you kept the rough surface on the steel, looks GREAT.
And that walnut. What a fine chunk of wood. Really nice finish.
Can't help but point out that the round haft would roll and twist upon striking.
Yup, you can even see the roll/twist in the testing footage.
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls You're the best
ive definitely not seen an axe made that way. neat
Dude your filming and editing is freaking amazing. The time to setup all the shots can suck the life from a project and slow everything down and you not only get the beautiful shots but your skills as a videographer are awesome! Keep up the awesome content!
New fav channel. Great work both on the anvil and the camera!
Wonderful work! Don't let anybody ever take your sense of humor away from you.
I really really like watching you work. Out of the many blacksmithing channels I watch yours is tops for shear enjoyment. Thank you.
A carved handle would make this piece even more beautiful.
Holy shit!
Mattew McConaughey went back to the past and started another career!
Awesome Axe bud!
P.S. increase the volume of your voice, please.
Good on ya mate!!!
Dude, you're videos are so great. You have deserved way more subscribers
How do you only have 17.9k subscribers!!! Your videos have been put together very well and your content is always great!!!
Great camera work Tim!
Looks like pigeons got onto your anvil 😊
Just discovered you & subscribed. Blacksmithing content with good cinematography is a great combo. I think I'm gonna like it here. That's gotta be the biggest spike axe on the planet.
That axe has such a strong fantasy aesthetic, I kinda wanna see a Double Axe version of it for your inner Orc.
BADASS
Frickin' sweet.
I'm not a dwarf but I'd have one of them.
NICEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You’re not just a great blacksmith. You’re also a fantastic TH-camr! Look at that lighting and editing awesomeness
I'm usually not a safety Sally, but it might be a good idea guard back on your grinder. Mine doesn't have one either and now I have 4 stitches in my finger, even though I've been using the grinder that way for 18 years.
Great vid!! Awesome project with excellent execution!! Thanks👍
Very nice ax
Tim I know that's your favorite hammer but man it scares the shit out of me!! Beautiful work on the spikes man!!
I hope to see more projects in the future this build was amazing
Amazed at the welds. Was horrified seams would open! What a badass project! Was that Martin in the shadows? Y’all have a super cool double bitted axe! And a mess to clean up! Thanks for sharing!
Your channel has quickly became my favorite.
That is a awesome axe.
Now his wife is looking for the Christmas punch bowl 😁
Yass! So pumped for this vid!!
It’s good to go Med evil on some wood 😎
Nice
Beautiful job, really nice to see a rr spike billet like that. The great disadvantage to perfectly round handles like that is that it makes it impossible to intuitively index the cutting edges without looking at the index of the blade every swing making mistrikes and accidents highly likely
Tim you are an amazing blacksmith! The things you come up with are very creative and inspire me and I'm sure alot of other people.. awesome video!
Dress the mushrooming on your hand hammer bud. That could be dangerous!
Jake Parker YES!!! Cringe every time I see that mushroomed head! I ended up in the O.R. due to a fixture wedge fragmenting and piece of steel in my rib cage
Tim said in one of his previous videos that this hammer is a softhammer made out of mild steel. So it has very, very low risk of shooting a piece off of the head. 😉
Tim, please turn the music volume down on the videos to the same as the audio.I cant hear the audio so i turn it up,then the music comes on blasting so i turn it down then repeat. pretty annoying especially when its late and everyone else is in bed.But the content is top notch. I love the channel.
You're an absolute monster. That was amazing!
That is extremely cool... thanks for sharing........
Loving it
Your video production is so good for the size of your channel! It reminds me of how Alec Steele used to be back in the day. Keep up the great content!
You know its one of your favorite channels when you get pumped for the notification! awesome job as always.
Really enjoyed this! Thanks!
My only issue would be the round handle as it doesn't tell you where the blade is but stunning for a decoration
I really like your videos. I could spend hours watching them. they are very good
You got a new subscriber
j'adore
This was a very interesting project and what a joy to watch you made a very functional tool out of scrap which is amazing well done i cant wait for your next video
Great work man, axe is beautiful. Your forge weld game is on point! Thanks for the great content.
Came out really nice! Take care n God bless.
Those Viking's would have crapped in there nickers for that Tool . 😁😁😁
Man looks like you could use a surface grinder for your next penny draining expense!I
Awesome stuff, per usual!
Hi Timothy that's totally amazing Dude wow a whole bunch of old railway spikes and now a Beautiful and awesome Axe "What" O. M. G are you kidding me 🤔🤔🤔😁😁😁
Sweet!
That's a weapon
Amazing work , man !
This ending was everything I wanted and more. Amazing build man! You earned a sub.
You should wrap the handle with leather give it a mid evil look
I hate RR knives because they are not high carbon so I am glad to see the leaf spring. Very cool making the two sides and forge together. Only real dislike is a round handle that will twist when it strikes as you seen. You need to leave some material where your hands go that's not round
I really enjoy watching your videos and glad to see your subscribers growing. Keep it up and look forward to the next one.
So happy to see you finally using your axes! :D I just wish the glass shots had been a little bit slower.
Beautiful job so awesome the glass was funny how you didn't get cut cleaning up
Twisting the 9 spikes would help bind everything and make a nice Damascus. Or would it, considering they are all rail road spikes? Does it have to be different types of steel to Damascus?
That is practically Snaga. Have you ever considered making fantasy weaponry?
That is one awesome axe mate never seen railway spikes turned into a billets before well done. TIM wear did you get that monster of a welding table from ?.IT'S A BEAUTY.
U should go on forged in fire. I think you'd do very well in that competition. Nice axe it was very cool watching u make it.
Love the videos Tim , you're like Alec Steele once was .
Tim,
That's a really nice looking and functional axe, how much does it weigh? Thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video
I Really like these types of video's how cool 😎👍🏻
Hi Timothy
Absolute great video I enjoyed it very very much and great work sir, just a thought, maybe try orienting the handle so that when you drive in the wedge that it is perpendicular to the welds, placing less stress on them, none the less an absolute beauty
awesome man whats next :)
Super cool great job kinda wanted to see you take it down to a smooth finish and acid etch it but still real cool work
here's me thinking Canadians are a peaceful people.... *slowly sips my coffee* 🤣🤣
I do wood on my metal lathe all the time I also have a wood lathe but it's totally doable on a metal lathe
With that much overlap you could have had a tidy scarf weld for added stability.
Great video though, thank you for the time and effort you put into making content for us. :)
That is more like a large tomahawk than an axe because of the round handle,because it is harder to control
Only Problem With this, The Handle Is Round. Meaning You Have No sense Of Orientation Or Edge Alignment. Any Edged Weapon Should Have An Oval Like Handle To Do 2 Things, Give You Sense Of Orientation, And Aid In Edge Alignment By Not Twisting In Your Hands. As Im sure You Noticed With The Round Handle TheAxe Will Tend To twist And Roll When Swung, My Suggestion, Take Something, A File, Mill, Drawknife, Whatever You Have And Shave Down The 2 Sides Of The Handle And Smooth That Out Afterwards, Itll Feel And Perform Better. Other Than That Awesome Axe! Really Surprised At The Railroad Ties too.
awesome job. much respect on the video. i am sure that took a lot of time to make and to edit the video.👍
I really enjoyed that. Your photography has reached a whole new level of sophisticated cine drama and I even like the music. However, I don’t know if you use that hammer just to set my teeth on edge or you keep those rolled edges for sentimental reasons, but I’d really appreciate it if you could dress the face. Not just because it really bothers me, but a beginner may get the impression that a hammer face like that is safe and ok to use. I’m sure Martin would agree even if you didn’t include him in this production. Oh, and the handle is spectacular, if you want to hang a curtain but a round axe handles is almost as cringeworthy as the hammer face. Keep up the good work.🍺🇦🇺
That's a whole lot of work, lol. Cool idea though
sleeper spikes.. named ..sleeper dogs in Australia .. spikes...dogs ...all the same to me..
dude your axes are really feeling like hatchets
My only issue with this beautiful axe is the round handle. This would make it almost unusable in battle. How do you orient/index the tool in a battle situation? Do you ask your opponent to wait for you to line the blade up for a hit? Handle should be somewhat oval at a minimum. Longer in line with the blades so your hands can control the direction of hit. Of course a smack with the broadside would still stun your opponent, but if your looking for a kill with quick recovery for the next foe...
Nice! No glue in that wedge?
What if making the hot spike look blue?
Might oughta put at least two facets on that haft, it’ll keep your strikes in line and won’t roll around on you like a baseball bat.
Good fun. Interisting to to see the forging process. Entertaining as always but that's a bow tie not an axe.
Do you do orders for axes for different thicknesses and sizes