I really enjoyed watching your process for making this axe from scratch it came out perfect in my opinion. Thanks for posting always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work.
At 6:17 I can see the spark pattern from the grinder. From what I can see the steel you used has a carbon content but not a very high one. At least it doesn't look like mild steel.
That hydraulic power 'hammer' looks way more efficient than the standard actual power hammering - bet, besides the hydraulic motor noise, it pretty quiet in comparison. What did your setup cost and what kind of power/pressure you need for what you achieve?
Nice work! Good to see someone use a press for a change. I have a press and power hammer and the press sees much more use as I make more tooling. Thanks!
I'm really interested in how you got all the equipment. Like It would take me years and years to get a press, gas forge, and a belt sander. I dont blacksmith but I'm really trying to. Just cant imagine how I'd be able to get the tools to make it a quicker process as well as a all around better ending product. By the way I love your work. Seems like you really know what you are doing and I would love a response. Plus I have other questions but my biggest is how to start really.
I don't intend to insult your work, but this axe is a little too big for a one handed battle axe, yet too small for a big two handed battle axe (both used by the vikings and other cultures). Therefore something like ''a viking style chopping axe'' would be a more appropriate name. Otherwise the head, even tho a little bit too big (i presume it would be too heavy to be used in battle effectively without tiring the user) is really nice and you've done a great job :D
Vikings loved axes and used them for a variety of purposes. There is a common misconception that most poorer Vikings used axes when in fact, the axe was simply a part of their society. Along with that misconception is the idea that axes were heavy and used to smash through shields. One handed axes were more less tools which could be used as weapons, whereas as their two handed axes were more specialized. Their two handed axes were long hafted and the blades were wide and thin. This created a very nimble but incredibly destructive weapon capable of using momentum instead of weight to cleave through an unprotected limb. Some accounts say that a Dane axe could split a man down into his chest cavity, dividing his skull into two peices.
I won't deny that this is nice craftsmaship, but one thing I would like to see more is some reference to historical sources when calling something "viking". Tbh, there's not much "viking" about it, when looking at the geometry. It's got the profile of a battle axe and the cross section of a timber axe. For the funny smart guys saying "This would do a better job chopping heads than chopping wood", you would find that it's rather useless in a fight, but quite excellent at doing just it, chopping wood, just because of the meaty geometry that would be far too heavy to use as a weapon. It's a tool in the shape of a weapon. But if there's an actual historical reference to this one, I will absolutely step back and admit that I'm wrong. And please don't come with the "generic viking shape" excuse. It's like putting a japanese 19:th century rifle in a ww2 scenario and say it's because it has a "generic rifle shape". Great work on the axe Paul. You did a great job and the axe came out beautifully. These words aren't towards you as a creator, but towards the general use of the word "viking".
@O'Irish McMan Well. As it comes to the knowledge and time that's put into these crafts, I would say that I understand it pretty well after ten years of doing it myself. The time and effort does not make it viking however. The geometry and skill to recreate actual viking era originals is what makes it viking. A blade based in inspiration and fantasy alone is just that, fantasy. I do agree that "useless" is a rather harsh, which was why I added the word "rather", because it's all dependent on what context you put it in. Sure, it will chop off a head nicely and split a shield with ease, but not before the guy with a proper fighting axe has landed two or more strikes on you in the same span of time. I've been doing full contact reenactment for about six years now and I'm quite meaty. Practice time is at least once a week for two to three hours. I can tell you that you won't be as quick with a wood chopper as you will be with a war axe, no matter how much you train. I implore you to go and swing a blunted version of this axe in the video against a sparring partner for 20 min and see what happens. It's a simple matter of balance and recovery. Even the longaxes or "daneaxes" has a thin geometry to actually be wieldable. So, to sum up, it's not worthless, but it will be outmatched in speed and balance by the actual weapons that are made for battle, and not for work.
Have you thought about Forged in Fire cause if you're able to forge things like you do and get people like Diresta and Alec Steel to even think it's good, you have a great chance at taking home that delicious $10,000 check? I mean there was a contestant who competed who was 18 and the lowest being either 16 or 17 and won. I think you have a great chance at winning... plus think of the subscriber count from let alone competing on the show 😉
Beautiful
Thanks!!
@@PaulPinto ,
I love how buttery soft the press makes the metal seem. never get tired of seeing it just get moved around almost effortlessly.
beautiful axe too ;)
You’re right it’s so cool!! It’s amazing how steels strength changes so much when you heat it. And thank you!!
@@PaulPinto What press do you use?
Great job, looks awesome
This is a best quality axe . Your making is nice.
I really enjoyed watching your process for making this axe from scratch it came out perfect in my opinion. Thanks for posting always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work.
Thats what you call talent
Great job man👍
Great job 👏 👍 👌 🙌 😀 💪
Muy buen trabajo te felicito desde España
Beautiful axe your a very talented craftsman/blacksmith keep up the good work a great deal of respect to you
Nice axe very good sharp edge
Nice job bro
paul pinto your axe is beautiful and very sharp 🙂🙂🙂🙂
Your a lucky guy my neighbors would call the swat team every time lit the forge.
Great workmanship
its remarkable that you can forge somthing so beautiful from a block of steel! this is very interesting.
Thank you I appreciate it!!
Awesome! Keep it up! Greetings from Greece.
Thank you!!
Wow nice
buen video gracias desde California
Well done and thanks for the post
Very nice
This video is a type of a satisfying video
Nice axe. Well done 👍🏼
good job very nice the kind of axe I would take with me in the forest thanks 4 sharing :)
Totally blowing away Paul amazing I love watching your videos as what was a small piece of metal and the axe is so Beautiful Paul
It's amazing!
thank you!!
Very nice craftsmanship.....be proud of your work....you deserve it :)
Thank you!! I appreciate it!
Nice work. Keep at it!
Echt super nice
Awesome job. I'm gonna try it soon
Awesome 👍👍👍
Wow😍😍😍
Awesome
At 6:17 I can see the spark pattern from the grinder. From what I can see the steel you used has a carbon content but not a very high one. At least it doesn't look like mild steel.
That hydraulic power 'hammer' looks way more efficient than the standard actual power hammering - bet, besides the hydraulic motor noise, it pretty quiet in comparison. What did your setup cost and what kind of power/pressure you need for what you achieve?
Looks cool nice job.
Look like a real Viking Axe
🎥 GREAT JOB ⚙️🔩🔧⚒️ ! _ Congratulations! 👍 🇧🇷
Muito bom lindo o trabalho qual o aço que foi usado?
Fabulous 😃
Nice work! Good to see someone use a press for a change. I have a press and power hammer and the press sees much more use as I make more tooling. Thanks!
Thank you!! And yeah the press is so versatile I’ve never gotten the chance to use a power hammer but I have a feeling I would use the press more too
daaaaammmm it !! if I would live somewhere near you I would definitely purchase it !!!!!!!
cool video
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Great work again and really enjoyed the editing! Very nice handle as well👍👍👏
Thanks Kyle!! Glad you liked it. I’ll be making your hammer today!
I'm really interested in how you got all the equipment. Like It would take me years and years to get a press, gas forge, and a belt sander. I dont blacksmith but I'm really trying to. Just cant imagine how I'd be able to get the tools to make it a quicker process as well as a all around better ending product. By the way I love your work. Seems like you really know what you are doing and I would love a response. Plus I have other questions but my biggest is how to start really.
You’ve done it again bud. Your a wild axeman!! 👍🏽👍🏽 great work 🇱🇷⚒👩🏼🚒
Thanks man I’m glad you like it!
Eres un chingon primo. 👍👍
Thanks!!
super...👍👍👍
Great ! 👍. Can you a roman Gladius (Sword) blacksmithing ?
The radius on that thing seems like it could be useful for so many things. Weird question- but what is the stuff flaking off when it is being forged?
Oxide layers
Very nice piece of craftmenship, you are a true blacksmith with the quality of your work, just subscribe
Thank you!! That’s awesome!
How many hours , And how much would you sell it for ?
Muito bom trabalho , gostei
Nice work, really!!
Thank you!!
Excelente
Please make more Vikings axe
amazing work brother.
Thank you!!
Beatiful Job.
Bravo amigo!!
Lindo trabalho em sou Loko por um desse vc venderia ?
I'm amazed that people can sand grind barehanded, the friction would make it too hot to hold it without thick gloves.
Nice job men, now you need to learn how to cut a tree... i kiding.😜 continue your great work im scubribe for Québec
Thats is an amazing ax. Would you concider building another to sell ?
Thank you! And yeah I would definitely sell one
Well think of a price and let me know I would definetly like to have one
How about $250?
Được cây búa này chắc, chẻ củi đã biết mấy!
Hermocicimo trabajo saludos desde coahuila mexico bendiciones cual seria el precio de una hacha como esa
nice
may I subscribe. and because of that. I also like the job. like you
Time to convert my wood splitter
Nice axe.
Thanks Len!
Great job man , that was awesome keep it going 👌
Thanks man!! Glad you like it
Nice
Nice work, what type of steel did you use?
I don't intend to insult your work, but this axe is a little too big for a one handed battle axe, yet too small for a big two handed battle axe (both used by the vikings and other cultures). Therefore something like ''a viking style chopping axe'' would be a more appropriate name. Otherwise the head, even tho a little bit too big (i presume it would be too heavy to be used in battle effectively without tiring the user) is really nice and you've done a great job :D
Maybe grind some metal off
I guess it could be a good lumber axe.
If the head was a bit lighter and the handle around 5 feet long it would be more combat-oriented as a 2 handed Viking axe
Vikings loved axes and used them for a variety of purposes.
There is a common misconception that most poorer Vikings used axes when in fact, the axe was simply a part of their society.
Along with that misconception is the idea that axes were heavy and used to smash through shields. One handed axes were more less tools which could be used as weapons, whereas as their two handed axes were more specialized. Their two handed axes were long hafted and the blades were wide and thin. This created a very nimble but incredibly destructive weapon capable of using momentum instead of weight to cleave through an unprotected limb.
Some accounts say that a Dane axe could split a man down into his chest cavity, dividing his skull into two peices.
Rowdy Rhoda yeah, you ever see Cold Steel’s? It gives you a good idea
Really nice job! Did you build your press ? If not where did you get it? I'm looking at building my own and need some guidance. Thanks a lot!
How long and how much for 6 of that beauty? with a half of the handle..?
Outstanding as usual, what were the dimensions of the piece you started with.
Was that beginning piece of music this little light of mine.
Where did you get the idea for a hydraulic power hammer? Just curious, would like to build one
Отлично! Где бы такой купить?
Make axe like Turgut..plz
Whats the name of the first music
Sick
Thanks!
What is the flakey stuff coming off the metal
It’s called scale it’s pretty much the same as rust it’s just caused by the flame from the forge
How much price of this tool
Please make turgut Alp axe .please make Turgut Alp axe please please please
Maestro hola buenas tardes qué buen trabajo ha hecho con el hacha regalamelo
Nice forging, but not as sharp as I had expected. 👍👍👍
Super
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I’d imagine that it’s better for chopping off heads than chopping down trees😂
correct
One of the most beautiful tomahawks I’ve ever seen
Not bad : )
Ótimo
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I won't deny that this is nice craftsmaship, but one thing I would like to see more is some reference to historical sources when calling something "viking". Tbh, there's not much "viking" about it, when looking at the geometry. It's got the profile of a battle axe and the cross section of a timber axe. For the funny smart guys saying "This would do a better job chopping heads than chopping wood", you would find that it's rather useless in a fight, but quite excellent at doing just it, chopping wood, just because of the meaty geometry that would be far too heavy to use as a weapon. It's a tool in the shape of a weapon. But if there's an actual historical reference to this one, I will absolutely step back and admit that I'm wrong. And please don't come with the "generic viking shape" excuse. It's like putting a japanese 19:th century rifle in a ww2 scenario and say it's because it has a "generic rifle shape".
Great work on the axe Paul. You did a great job and the axe came out beautifully. These words aren't towards you as a creator, but towards the general use of the word "viking".
@O'Irish McMan Well.
As it comes to the knowledge and time that's put into these crafts, I would say that I understand it pretty well after ten years of doing it myself. The time and effort does not make it viking however. The geometry and skill to recreate actual viking era originals is what makes it viking. A blade based in inspiration and fantasy alone is just that, fantasy.
I do agree that "useless" is a rather harsh, which was why I added the word "rather", because it's all dependent on what context you put it in. Sure, it will chop off a head nicely and split a shield with ease, but not before the guy with a proper fighting axe has landed two or more strikes on you in the same span of time.
I've been doing full contact reenactment for about six years now and I'm quite meaty. Practice time is at least once a week for two to three hours. I can tell you that you won't be as quick with a wood chopper as you will be with a war axe, no matter how much you train. I implore you to go and swing a blunted version of this axe in the video against a sparring partner for 20 min and see what happens. It's a simple matter of balance and recovery. Even the longaxes or "daneaxes" has a thin geometry to actually be wieldable.
So, to sum up, it's not worthless, but it will be outmatched in speed and balance by the actual weapons that are made for battle, and not for work.
Have you thought about Forged in Fire cause if you're able to forge things like you do and get people like Diresta and Alec Steel to even think it's good, you have a great chance at taking home that delicious $10,000 check? I mean there was a contestant who competed who was 18 and the lowest being either 16 or 17 and won. I think you have a great chance at winning... plus think of the subscriber count from let alone competing on the show 😉
How to purchase
Tiny grinder, big steel = logic
No hate btw, rlly cool
No shield on the angle grinder?! Big no no!!
How are you going to build up your armstrength if you dont swing a hammer?
you need to put some kind of handle to the brick in front of the forge
I like when a Smith uses an ugly surplus peice of steel..bridge cable or something
What is the steel
I used 4140
Good