VIKING Axe Handle and Wooden Sheath - Viking Crafts (Ep. 7)

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In this video I am making and fitting an axe handle from seasoned ash wood to an amazing viking axe head replica by my good friend and master blacksmith Kim Holm Andresen (The Dragon Smith). I do this with very simple tools, no measurements or guide lines and also craft a wooden sheath for the axe inspired by many finds like this from the viking age. I like my axe handles to have a slight curve especially for smaller carving axes like this one. Making the handle from a branch is not optimal cause the pith of the wood will be in the center of the handle. But it was easy to bring in my luggage from Denmark to Spain where the video is shot. It would be better to use a small radially split log with better fiber orientation and strengt. But this will do for a smaller carving axe so it will be ok.
Kims blacksmithing skills are out of this world. The quality of the metals, the forging, the edges and the sharpness is outstanding. If anybody is looking for hand forged highest quality tools i would never hesitate to recoomend him and his work.
See this brilliant article on axe sheaths from the viking age:
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[@bigmongol5094]

With this video Quality Hollywood will be needing to step up there game. Amazing footage

[@RAMUNI-Viking]

Tak:)

[@monkoko6441]

You are a good crafter

[@RAMUNI-Viking]

Thank you very much:)

[@elliot3487]

Thanks for the vid!

[@RAMUNI-Viking]

You Are welcome Elliot:) i Hope you liked it:)

[@franciscodeassisabreudeoli3818]

I am Brazilian of Portuguese descent from my father and mother, my great-grandfather Paterno was Scottish who met my great-grandfather in Portugal and they fell in love and then got married, my paternal grandfather taught me his art of cutlery, my grandfather mother taught me the art of sculpture, both my grandparents taught me Bushcraft. Your channel is excellent. VC is really a person who values ​​the old practices of your ancestors I value it the most.

[@RAMUNI-Viking]

Thank you so much for you comment and words. Its Nice to know the video is appreciated by someone Who cherises the Crafts too:)

[@ianandresen2326]

Great video! Thank you! I thought I heard a goat bell while you were working inside! Then I saw the sheep at the end of the video! With the no talking, I find I really concentrate on what you are doing! Fantastic!

[@RAMUNI-Viking]

thank you Ian. Im happy to hear thats how you experience the videos:) thank you for the feedback

[@Sheepdog1314]

excellent - thank you

[@RAMUNI-Viking]

You Are welcome my friend:)

[@RavensOfAsgard]

Very good my friend.
Should try it, mine are all from leather.
Once I did it from wood but just for the blade part.
Stay safe.

[@RAMUNI-Viking]

Thank you. I couldnt live without my edge protector haha:)

[@osricsbruk]

Have you done anything to season and protect your handle? E.g. scorched or added linseed oil etc?

[@RAMUNI-Viking]

I made this while i the north of Spain so i used a few drops of olive oil. I normally just use a little bit of linseed oil or birch tar oil. Most of the times my axes and tools live indoors in a toolbox nice and dry so I find that I dont need much protection for the wood.

[@robertguildford4793]

Hiya! Are you going to Borre Midgard festival in Norway this year? :)

[@RAMUNI-Viking]

Hello Robert. No i am not. But I would love to go one year

[@fpsWarHead]

Can u make a viking bow? 😁

[@RAMUNI-Viking]

I have made one for my daughter so yes. I have a plan of making a video of making one for myself

[@madsjensen9458]

Lækker video som altid. Mere af det! 😁

[@RAMUNI-Viking]

Tak ven. Jeg er i gang:)