Nice work ! You are one of the few that have inspired me to start blacksmithing, I can’t thank you enough for going out of your way and sharing your skill.
Tim, that's an amazing job,quality craftsmanship, so great you and Buckin are working together and you're showing him the ropes of forging. That bullet you made was pretty awesome
Greetings sir. Mike in North Bend Washington here. I am amazed at what you made. Wow. I live in a community that was heavily logged a century ago. Railway also. I see springboard knotches in old stumps where I live. I cut firewood with a crosscut saw I was given. Restored an old Evansville axe and split with it. I looked on your website. Awesome. I would love to own one of your large axes. Beautiful.
I don't understand, why do you have soo little subscribers. Great skill, good videos, one of the best forging channels on youtube, and I've seen A LOT of them.
Hahaha Thanks! You must have not seen my last video where I fell flat on my face with a big fail! 😜 Love what your doing on your channel Daniel and would love to collaborate some time and make something awesome!
"Dycks have been known to slip out from time to time" Awesome stuff buddy. Got some track myself. Looking for things to do with it. Appreciate the inspiration!
Nice work Mr. Dyck The axe you made is similar to the ones I used as a young fella back home in Nova Scotia, It is nice to see rail used. Just a note of interest there was a steel mill in Sydney Nova Scotia that produced the best rails in the world the mill is gone closed in 1980 it started operation in 1901 but I do know that lots of fine tools were made around the globe with the old used rails. Keep your eyes, open sir.
I wouldn't mind just hearing the sounds of your shop and process, rather than a lot of funky tunes ...and really like your work; your finished product is a work of art.
Tim (If I may call you that), you’re the only blacksmith I’ve seen that uses a Hand Drilling Hammer for forging metal. I’d just like to say that is one of the most creative uses for a Hand Drilling hammer that I’ve seen yet! Outstanding job with forging that axe head by the way!
I enjoyed this immensely. My workplace recently replaced its rail spur and there was a section dated 1898 and another 1932. I have an 8” section and a 10” section of the 1898 track, I believe I will give this a try. Never forged an axe head, just knives so it ought to be an experience. Thanks!
@@TimothyDyck only thing missing was actually a bit using the axe on a tree or log .... but all in all nice work .... glad you didnt hardened and temper the main body making a weak axe body that will shatter or crack later ... like a knife one should never ever temper the tang or main body of the axe as that is where the metal absorbs stress and relays it subdued down the handle .... any who do temper the whole piece are just making inferior products that will fail sooner than later.
Hi bigman,i have subscribed as you are a man of my own heart. I had & still have the Hudson bay axe head,with no handle,so what i did was welded & wrench on to it & it works awesome. You have another Subscriber & i have notifications ON!
Hi Tim, I have enjoyed your videos. I like your enthusiasm, attention to detail such as the centre pop and chalk marks, your handling of the power hammer ( love the sound it makes when it's idle) and all round sense of fun! I was looking forward to watching you forge the notch in the axe head and when you did it with the grinder....well, I suppose the end justifies the means. Anyway, keep it up and I'll go and watch another one:-)
I love the look of the axe when you are working the bit, a longer blade with a flat top like the Norland Snow pattern are best, I had one that I broke while felling a tree, it was a 2.5 lb axe
That piece of steel is a great candidate for re-flowing with an induction forge. I get the vibe of your work, blacksmithing, old ways, but electric stuff is old too.
Very nice figuring that old street out,wondering if you learned what you know from past family, or the old soul you have in you. Keep um coming and don't slow down !
First time I have seen your work...very good! I like the way you left the axe body as forged and didn't grind and polish it down. I was intrigued by your hammer eye tongs. I had never seen any like that before with the pointed jaws. I believe I would prefer them for a lot of work instead of the " conventional" hammer eye tongs.
Definitely one of the best blacksmith channels on TH-cam. Great music choice for the videos too!! What song is playing when you were sharpening? Love that tune
Probabally the best blacksmith on youtube. Insaine skill and the best video editing and the most informative blacksmith. Thank you for your videos. Would reccomend a collab to try and boost your channel
Just a question, why in the beginning did u not cut the bar in half and just forge weld the two pieces together to make a nice flat square? Was it Cuze ur real good at upsetting or something else?
Could you hang onto those cutoffs, Mark the steel type, then eventually do a canister weld with other offcuts to get usable material again? Is the oxide a problem with that? Also wondered if saving eye plugs for this same reason would be beneficial
Good Afternoon , My Good Man , That was a Great Video ! Love your Enthusiasm . Very Nice Anvil work and the Handle making was Spot On ! Hope to see more of your work soon ! Take Care and Be Safe , KEEP HAMMERING !
I gave this a thumbs up and then undid the thumbs up and gave it thumbs up again, so I could give it two thumbs up. I just found you today. Looks like I got some vids to watch. Keep it up.
btw the word you were looking for was rail way track segment .... a railroad is what it is ... a rail line is one part of the railway ... a full length of track is a rail
if you put the blade down the side of the anvil instead of the main body you could have smithed the notch into the blank and avoiding grinding so much later
Wouldn't it be easier to temper it in an oven? I make knives and am unfamiliar with what is required for an axes temper, but a straw color is around 450F which most standard ovens can easily reach
by keeping the main body cooler and not quenching it allows the body to remain pliable and soak up use shocks .... by heating in an oven such as for a knife you temper the whole blade including the tang making the tang a weak point because it cannot flex and absorb shocks from use and it will snap eventually from a stress fracture .... NEVER quench the tang or the last half to one inch of blade before the tang so it can absorb the shock of use and not shatter or crack ... which makes for a better more durable knife ... or in his case axe.
I started following your channel without even finishing this first video I've seen. you have excellent skills No Doubt learned through long practice I am curious about the music in the background is that , " Curried Soul "?
Very common material to forge an axe head of in Poland 😃 I don't know if Canadian/US steel grade is same as here (but definately dimensions are) but I really like to forge this stuff. I always forgeweld the high carbon edge though to make the axe even better. Again nice video Timothy, very enjoyable. Regards!
@@anthonystrunk5360 not in Poland. Old ones are medium, correct. But only surface hardenable so to make really decent axe I have to weld some high carbon for the edge anyway.
@@AMBOSS_Silesia I've used track for numerous things and here in the states it hardens really well.. sometimes better than others so I think the carbon content is erratic at best but usually medium to high carbon.. maybe I should send you some to try..
@@anthonystrunk5360 Thanks but there's no need to ☺️ I have some NC6 stock (in US I belive its 145Cr6) so when I need very high carbon content I use that.
I sure do! The Nazel is the one in the background with the cone on top. I don't use it a whole lot right now as it needs some TLC But oh, I love that thing!
I've heard that too... I think mine needs a bit of work before I would say it has insane control. Mind you I might be spoiled a bit working on my Beche... They are hard to find!
Wonderful axe! You mentioned that you seem to screw up on the punching of the hole. I find you get much more control doing it by hand and it is great practice so maybe you could practice that
old track is actually a little better after use because the trains actually cold compress the iron removing some impurities and by that loss increases the carbon content ... depending how long before the crack was found in the track it could be as high as 1050 ... most often it is only 3 to 5 better than when first made ...
Hey Tim, I love the channel. You are as good as Alec Steele and Will Stelter. Keep it up!
Agreed
True
Better because he's Canadian 😏🦫
Beautiful result, also love your energy in your videos!! Thanks for beeing here! :D
Nice work ! You are one of the few that have inspired me to start blacksmithing, I can’t thank you enough for going out of your way and sharing your skill.
Wow! That’s really awesome to hear! Keep going and tag me on social media when you post so I can follow along on your journey of a blacksmith! 😊
Timothy Dyck you got it !
If Screech were a blacksmith. Wisecracks and teasing aside, I'm envious of your skills, and your videos are great to watch. Thank you!
Tim, that's an amazing job,quality craftsmanship, so great you and Buckin are working together and you're showing him the ropes of forging. That bullet you made was pretty awesome
Greetings sir. Mike in North Bend Washington here. I am amazed at what you made.
Wow.
I live in a community that was heavily logged a century ago. Railway also. I see springboard knotches in old stumps where I live. I cut firewood with a crosscut saw I was given. Restored an old Evansville axe and split with it.
I looked on your website. Awesome.
I would love to own one of your large axes.
Beautiful.
Wow so cool! Thanks for this!
I don't understand, why do you have soo little subscribers. Great skill, good videos, one of the best forging channels on youtube, and I've seen A LOT of them.
Wow! Thats way to kind! Thank you so much! Really appreciate the kind words.
Pressures on now! But it's true.
Hahaha Thanks! You must have not seen my last video where I fell flat on my face with a big fail! 😜
Love what your doing on your channel Daniel and would love to collaborate some time and make something awesome!
@@TimothyDyck That way we can work on your sub count for sure if we do something together dude! What ever your up for I'm game. should be fun hehe.
You're about to blow up soon for sure. You've been selected by the TH-cam gods
"Dycks have been known to slip out from time to time"
Awesome stuff buddy. Got some track myself. Looking for things to do with it. Appreciate the inspiration!
Nice work Mr. Dyck The axe you made is similar to the ones I used as a young fella back home in Nova Scotia, It is nice to see rail used. Just a note of interest there was a steel mill in Sydney Nova Scotia that produced the best rails in the world the mill is gone closed in 1980 it started operation in 1901 but I do know that lots of fine tools were made around the globe with the old used rails. Keep your eyes, open sir.
Glad you caught the cracks on the work hardened face early. Definitely one of the down sides of reusing old steel.
The finished axe looks great!
I wouldn't mind just hearing the sounds of your shop and process, rather than a lot of funky tunes
...and really like your work; your finished product is a work of art.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Very nice!
Thank you! Appreciate your feed back!
Very nice Tim! Great tool, lovely video to boot! Keep up the great content! Cheers!
Thank you! Appreciate it!
Outstanding! Looks awesome! Usually, a axe is tempered to purple.
I love the honesty of your videos... enough tooling to let us know your professional...enough wisdom to know there is more to learn
Thank you very much! Really appreciate your comment!
Tim (If I may call you that), you’re the only blacksmith I’ve seen that uses a Hand Drilling Hammer for forging metal. I’d just like to say that is one of the most creative uses for a Hand Drilling hammer that I’ve seen yet! Outstanding job with forging that axe head by the way!
Haha. 😀 Thank you!
Amazing Axe 👏👏👏👏👏👏
"Attempts" GOOD LORD. That's a beautiful piece man.
I enjoyed this immensely. My workplace recently replaced its rail spur and there was a section dated 1898 and another 1932. I have an 8” section and a 10” section of the 1898 track, I believe I will give this a try. Never forged an axe head, just knives so it ought to be an experience. Thanks!
My first time watching one of your videos. Nice job. Keep ‘em coming.
Thank you! Appreciate your positive feed back!
@@TimothyDyck only thing missing was actually a bit using the axe on a tree or log .... but all in all nice work .... glad you didnt hardened and temper the main body making a weak axe body that will shatter or crack later ... like a knife one should never ever temper the tang or main body of the axe as that is where the metal absorbs stress and relays it subdued down the handle .... any who do temper the whole piece are just making inferior products that will fail sooner than later.
and yes I come from a line of smith's ... even have the last name of smith .... 12 generations in a row have done the job
Hi bigman,i have subscribed as you are a man of my own heart. I had & still have the Hudson bay axe head,with no handle,so what i did was welded & wrench on to it & it works awesome. You have another Subscriber & i have notifications ON!
I appreciate your videos and the passion you have for blacksmithing.
Thank you very much! :)
Hi Tim, I have enjoyed your videos. I like your enthusiasm, attention to detail such as the centre pop and chalk marks, your handling of the power hammer ( love the sound it makes when it's idle) and all round sense of fun! I was looking forward to watching you forge the notch in the axe head and when you did it with the grinder....well, I suppose the end justifies the means. Anyway, keep it up and I'll go and watch another one:-)
Nice job, certainly a servicable light-weight axe. Thank you.
I love the look of the axe when you are working the bit, a longer blade with a flat top like the Norland Snow pattern are best, I had one that I broke while felling a tree, it was a 2.5 lb axe
I’m so glad I found this channel today... this is awesome! Excellent quality! You’ve earned yourself a sub
Thank you! Really appreciate it!
Talented young man. What a beautiful axe! First time I've viewed one of your videos, hitting that sub button for sure..
Another awesome video! You have great ideas.. keep up the good work..
Thank you! Really appreciate the positive feed back! 😊
Beautifully executed. Would be a gem to have
You made my day better, very good lesson. Thanks Good Teacher (Great Music to)
That piece of steel is a great candidate for re-flowing with an induction forge. I get the vibe of your work, blacksmithing, old ways, but electric stuff is old too.
Very nice figuring that old street out,wondering if you learned what you know from past family, or the old soul you have in you. Keep um coming and don't slow down !
Thank you! I have no family background in blacksmithing, or at least none that I know of!
First time I have seen your work...very good! I like the way you left the axe body as forged and didn't grind and polish it down. I was intrigued by your hammer eye tongs. I had never seen any like that before with the pointed jaws. I believe I would prefer them for a lot of work instead of the " conventional" hammer eye tongs.
Thank you! Make yourself a pair of those tongs and try them out, you will like them!
Pardon me for drooling, but that's a beautiful hunk of historical steel, and a great axe.
love all your work man, great video!!
Definitely one of the best blacksmith channels on TH-cam. Great music choice for the videos too!! What song is playing when you were sharpening? Love that tune
👏👏👏 muy bueno. Saludos desde Argentina
How would cracks be any different from a bunch of bits being forged together??
Probabally the best blacksmith on youtube. Insaine skill and the best video editing and the most informative blacksmith. Thank you for your videos. Would reccomend a collab to try and boost your channel
Wow! Thank you so much! Really appreciate the kind words. 😊
Gonna do my best to get my dad to watch this video as well! ! Thank you
Just a question, why in the beginning did u not cut the bar in half and just forge weld the two pieces together to make a nice flat square? Was it Cuze ur real good at upsetting or something else?
you could make some anvils from it with the wring kept on the side. By the way really loving your videos.
if there are no cracks that is :)
Is there a reason why you used a welding torch instead of the horizontal bandsaw to cut the rail?
I would very like to know the hardess you can get from rail road track.
I like the rough metal finish and contrasting wedge.
Could you hang onto those cutoffs, Mark the steel type, then eventually do a canister weld with other offcuts to get usable material again? Is the oxide a problem with that? Also wondered if saving eye plugs for this same reason would be beneficial
I want one. Beautiful job.
Enjoyed the video. It would have been more to know about the handle. What type of wood... where you got it... finish you applied etc..
About what kind of steel are rails made from?
F***ing epic piece!
I'm on West Coast BC, Lower Mainland. I love your channel so far.
Looking to learn blacksmithing how do I get started??
Tim, you are a badass. Beautiful work!! Instant subscribe and Like!!!!
Nice Axe, good work.
Beautiful work and really great videography! Subscribed!
Thank you so much!
Nicely done!
Looks great!
Good Afternoon ,
My Good Man ,
That was a Great Video !
Love your Enthusiasm . Very Nice
Anvil work and the Handle making was Spot On ! Hope to see more of your work soon ! Take Care and
Be Safe , KEEP HAMMERING !
Thank you so much! Really appreciate the positive feed back! I’ll do my best to keep going! 😊
@@TimothyDyck GOOD MAN ! That is what I wanted to HEAR !
Awesome work brother... Just subscribed
Beautiful piece!! Great work and controls on the power hammer!! Subscribing now man, keep up the good work and vids!
Thank you! I appreciate your sub. 😀
Where do you sell your items
That turned out nice. What was the final weight? I'm gonna have to get one your axes to try
the axe looks great!!! I love it!
Thank you!! 😊
Hermosa el hacha, artesanía pura, saludos desde Lebu Chile
You sketch really well
Do you ever do any casting?
Very COOL!!
Thanks again!
GOD Bless!!!
Good vid brother, I’m subbed, you have great content
I gave this a thumbs up and then undid the thumbs up and gave it thumbs up again, so I could give it two thumbs up. I just found you today. Looks like I got some vids to watch. Keep it up.
Love it! Thanks so much! Really appreciate the 2 thumbs up! 😁
Wow that was gret. Loved it alot
Nice fooking axe. Killer work. 👍🏼
btw the word you were looking for was rail way track segment .... a railroad is what it is ... a rail line is one part of the railway ... a full length of track is a rail
if you put the blade down the side of the anvil instead of the main body you could have smithed the notch into the blank and avoiding grinding so much later
How much to get a hammer made?
Wouldn't it be easier to temper it in an oven? I make knives and am unfamiliar with what is required for an axes temper, but a straw color is around 450F which most standard ovens can easily reach
by keeping the main body cooler and not quenching it allows the body to remain pliable and soak up use shocks .... by heating in an oven such as for a knife you temper the whole blade including the tang making the tang a weak point because it cannot flex and absorb shocks from use and it will snap eventually from a stress fracture .... NEVER quench the tang or the last half to one inch of blade before the tang so it can absorb the shock of use and not shatter or crack ... which makes for a better more durable knife ... or in his case axe.
I noticed a lot of scale coming off the piece. Is that because of the age and methods use in the original metal.
Typical for all forgings, but the more when working rusty old steel. Just because there is more oxide on the steel to start.
Definitely a video that demands a subscription!
Wow! Thank you so much!
Very nice work and in one episode! ;)
Absolutely wonderful
What does the head weigh 2lbs?
Nice work 👍
Awsome job, your a real artist. 👍
Wow! Thank you so much! Very kind. 😊
Beautiful work!!
Should be 1080 but i don't know if there even was an aisi standard back then
Very nice work!!
This is an outstanding forging video 😳
Thank you! So much!
@@TimothyDyck We're doing a lot of crazy axe science over on my channel! I can't make them, but we sure test them 🌳🔬🤔
Sir do you sell your work? Very interested.
I started following your channel without even finishing this first video I've seen. you have excellent skills No Doubt learned through long practice I am curious about the music in the background is that , " Curried Soul "?
Very common material to forge an axe head of in Poland 😃 I don't know if Canadian/US steel grade is same as here (but definately dimensions are) but I really like to forge this stuff. I always forgeweld the high carbon edge though to make the axe even better. Again nice video Timothy, very enjoyable. Regards!
No way! Thats awesome! Thanks.
Railroad track is medium to high carbon..
@@anthonystrunk5360 not in Poland. Old ones are medium, correct. But only surface hardenable so to make really decent axe I have to weld some high carbon for the edge anyway.
@@AMBOSS_Silesia I've used track for numerous things and here in the states it hardens really well.. sometimes better than others so I think the carbon content is erratic at best but usually medium to high carbon.. maybe I should send you some to try..
@@anthonystrunk5360 Thanks but there's no need to ☺️ I have some NC6 stock (in US I belive its 145Cr6) so when I need very high carbon content I use that.
Nicely done sir!! New sub!
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
Great job!
Very nice work
Do you have multiple air hammers? You use one as a backdrop with a cone on the top next to a wooden wall, but it doesnt seem to be your beche
I sure do! The Nazel is the one in the background with the cone on top. I don't use it a whole lot right now as it needs some TLC But oh, I love that thing!
@@TimothyDyck I've heard the control on them is insane! As far as I understand, they're quite uncommon up here in the great white north, right?
I've heard that too... I think mine needs a bit of work before I would say it has insane control. Mind you I might be spoiled a bit working on my Beche... They are hard to find!
You are like a surgeon with that power hammer huh? Very clean work
Wow! Thank you so much!
What a great project!
Wonderful axe! You mentioned that you seem to screw up on the punching of the hole. I find you get much more control doing it by hand and it is great practice so maybe you could practice that
I totally agree about doing it by hand... But who has that kind of time!! 😜
Railroad iron is similar to 1045. Awesome video!
Ok Great to know! Thanks!
old track is actually a little better after use because the trains actually cold compress the iron removing some impurities and by that loss increases the carbon content ... depending how long before the crack was found in the track it could be as high as 1050 ... most often it is only 3 to 5 better than when first made ...
My steel says 1095....it must be 926 years old! I kid, I kid! Sweet build
My favorite axe is one of those...🖒
Always amazing man!
Thank you! 😎
Looks great
Thank you!