I’m a geologist in the US. This type of hammer in the US is called a Masons Hammer and I have found this to be a much more useful shape to use in exploring rocks than a rock hammer. The downside of yours is that it’s beautiful and I wouldn’t want to mess it up. Amazing work.
Ah, nice! I used to pick mineral samples at old mines here in Sweden. I think a ordinary geologist hammer is harder and this one would probably wear quite fast.
Good craft is an art. It took some time, but my dad's yelling "put that hammer back from where you took it after you finish!" payed off. Maybe it takes a bit longer to focus on details, but shortcuts usually takes twice as much time 😆 With a pretty and handy tool, work is much more satisfying. At the end, if you can show your work and be proud of it (or at least if you can say "it's my creation" without a shame), it means you put a bit of heart in that. And if someone else works on your machine or with your tools, they can sense this. Very often i can see if someone putting a machine together cared, or just wanted to make his/hers job done and forget about it. If i see wires in the electrical cabinet neatly put in cable trays, if connectors are crimped nicely, i can bet this cabinet will have much higher chance of functioning properly for many years, because someone who made it, simply cared about work. And this makes my job easier when I'm searching for a problem.🙂
One of my absolute favorite parts of all your videos is that once the tool is finished you always show us how it's used. It's so satisfying seeing a thing be made, and then utilized for its intended purpose.
@@chrisis9030 what? Idk what you're talking about man. I just clicked on a mukbang video and wanted to compliment the charming Swedish man who went through all that effort.
45 seconds into this video and I subscribed. Why? Two reasons: You're dramatic (which I love) and you showed how to start a coal fire. I hit the bell because you're NOT a blacksmith, you're an artist of metal.
@@tbrowniscool Absolutely, I'm an experienced woodworker and I've made and fitted what seems like a hundred hammer handles over the years and I still learned a couple of little tricks from him. Thank you for sharing your skills Torbjorn, my life is richer for it!
@@torbjornahman Your videos are so relaxing. I'm going through a bad time right no and I get so much relaxation watching you work. Have you ever forged an axe head before?
@@tbrowniscool Glad if I can help! Here are a couple: th-cam.com/video/2Hva7kH8DEo/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/FdNxW3_ugHo/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/4xp33fBg_Ho/w-d-xo.html
As I watch you make pieces like this I often muse "How many generations of the Ahman family will use this hammer and think of the man who made it and the wonderful craftmanship that went into it." You not only make beautiful tools you make legacies that will outlive you !
I really liked the synergy between you and your cat. Such tenderness and mutual trust. Combined with the brute force of the blacksmith's trade, that's kind of unusual.
Forgot how relaxing it ts watching you create a beautiful tool with excellent videography. Almost perfect symmetry and balance with a beautiful piece of ash custom fit!! Made my Day Torbjorn, Thank You for all you bring to the community!!
I'd SMILE every time I put my hand on that tool! It's simply georgeous, and a fine & wonderful thing! Thanks for the pleasing video too, w/your cat & your bird feeder !
Hermoso trabajo, me encanta mirar sus videos. Muchas gracias por compartir todas sus creaciones. Otra cosa, adoro su gato. Cordial saludo desde Montevideo, Uruguay. Beautiful work, I love watching your videos. Thank you so much for sharing all your creations. Another thing, I adore your cat. Cordial greetings from Montevideo, Uruguay.
Everything you do becomes a work of art! I really love, what I saw as a Swedish flag at the top of the hammer, but I guess some/most people may just say it's a cross and a smart way to secure the hammer to the handle, but to me it was an obvious flag AND a beautiful way to secure the hammer + handle :) I may just be homesick, even though I'm only in the country "next door" (Norway). Your videos bring so much joy! Thank you for that.
When I was a boy we had an older gentleman that lived across the road from us that was a brick mason. My dad had him build a large brick area in which to plant bushes. I watched him build it of course. He was more of an artist than craftsman. The end of your video reminded me of days gone by.
It seems that a lot of craftsman have a love for cats. I see this often. I love cats as well. All pets. Yours looks a lot like my previous Clarabelle. Great work. Beautiful hammer.
May I come assist next time? Ha. That looked like tons of fun. And you get to use your new toy right away! Excellent work; practical AND aesthetically pleasing.
This made me so happy to see because I am a mason. And this is what I have inspirations on starting making brick hammers and chisels . Hopefully some of the guys at work will buy some ! 😊 Thank you 🙏
I always enjoy seeing your videos when they come up. All too often in this arena people make a video more about themselves than the subject at hand. You sir have truly nailed it!
I laid brick for 30 years. I still play with it a little, helping my nephew with the occasional fireplace. I love the video. It looks like a great hammer. I always prefered the wooden handled hammers. They are much easier on the thumb when you miss your mark and catch the thumb between the brick and the handle.
Who would have thought a "Brick Hammer" could be a work of art? One made by Thunder Bear Excellent work 👍👍👍 . Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourself 🇨🇦
Mr. Torbjorn Ahman, I am a fan of yours. Each time I watch your video to learn many new things. I appreciate your competence & skills. Your workshop is wonderful. It has numerous tools & machinery; all items displayed systematically. You seem to be a qualified Mechanical Engineer. The way you undertake your jobs, an ordinary Blacksmith can't. You are well-versed in blacksmithery. Please keep it up. Loads of love from Pakistan. Drop a line in reply. I shall appreciate it.
I knew this was coming! A hammer to help with the masonry work for the building that will Hold the flax mill and looms so that you can go into full production of striped blacksmiths tunics which you can wear when making a hammer for the bricks etc…Finally it comes full circle. 🙏🏻💕😜
This is a great build, start to finish. I'm not as talented, but I'm going to try to do this project at the blacksmiths forge next week. I'll show this video to the instructor so he can guide me.
I’m a geologist in the US. This type of hammer in the US is called a Masons Hammer and I have found this to be a much more useful shape to use in exploring rocks than a rock hammer. The downside of yours is that it’s beautiful and I wouldn’t want to mess it up. Amazing work.
Ah, nice! I used to pick mineral samples at old mines here in Sweden. I think a ordinary geologist hammer is harder and this one would probably wear quite fast.
I was gona comment that it’s good for geology too.
This is would be good for soft rocks only. For hard rocks, you really need a traditional geologist's hammer.
@@tednelson5277 True, the needle nose
@@torbjornahman can't you temper 4340 for higher hardness?
Love the fact your tools are always so aesthetic yet functional.
It clearly demonstrates you're an artist as well as a craftsman
Thank you!
Good craft is an art. It took some time, but my dad's yelling "put that hammer back from where you took it after you finish!" payed off. Maybe it takes a bit longer to focus on details, but shortcuts usually takes twice as much time 😆
With a pretty and handy tool, work is much more satisfying.
At the end, if you can show your work and be proud of it (or at least if you can say "it's my creation" without a shame), it means you put a bit of heart in that. And if someone else works on your machine or with your tools, they can sense this.
Very often i can see if someone putting a machine together cared, or just wanted to make his/hers job done and forget about it. If i see wires in the electrical cabinet neatly put in cable trays, if connectors are crimped nicely, i can bet this cabinet will have much higher chance of functioning properly for many years, because someone who made it, simply cared about work. And this makes my job easier when I'm searching for a problem.🙂
He's also that rarest of things - a metal worker who can do woodwork!
@@paulwomack5866 Oooo sorry, a good blacksmith should always know how to haft his tools. And he is a good one 😁
👍👍👍🌹⚘🕊🌺🕊🕊🙋♂️🇸🇩🇸🇩🇸🇩🇸🇩🇸🇩🇸🇩من أم در تحياتي عمل رايع 4\4\2023
One of my absolute favorite parts of all your videos is that once the tool is finished you always show us how it's used. It's so satisfying seeing a thing be made, and then utilized for its intended purpose.
Thanks!!
It's in the title. It's a brick hammer.
@@chrisis9030 what? Idk what you're talking about man. I just clicked on a mukbang video and wanted to compliment the charming Swedish man who went through all that effort.
@@theoptimisticmetalhead7787 Yeah, I thought as much
Totally agree
45 seconds into this video and I subscribed. Why? Two reasons: You're dramatic (which I love) and you showed how to start a coal fire. I hit the bell because you're NOT a blacksmith, you're an artist of metal.
:) Thank you!
I'm forever in awe at how clean your work is at every stage of the build, it's a joy to watch you in action Torbjorn!
He is a true master of his craft, and amazing filming/editing skills!
@@tbrowniscool Absolutely, I'm an experienced woodworker and I've made and fitted what seems like a hundred hammer handles over the years and I still learned a couple of little tricks from him. Thank you for sharing your skills Torbjorn, my life is richer for it!
Wow, thank you so much Pablo.
@@torbjornahman Your videos are so relaxing. I'm going through a bad time right no and I get so much relaxation watching you work. Have you ever forged an axe head before?
@@tbrowniscool Glad if I can help! Here are a couple:
th-cam.com/video/2Hva7kH8DEo/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/FdNxW3_ugHo/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/4xp33fBg_Ho/w-d-xo.html
The peace depicted on your videos could make the world a better place
As I watch you make pieces like this I often muse "How many generations of the Ahman family will use this hammer and think of the man who made it and the wonderful craftmanship that went into it." You not only make beautiful tools you make legacies that will outlive you !
I really liked the synergy between you and your cat. Such tenderness and mutual trust. Combined with the brute force of the blacksmith's trade, that's kind of unusual.
Like all metal work, the never ending cycle of making round things square, and square things round. Beautiful work as usual! 👍 😃
Ha ha, exactly, and for that matter finding the right tongs... the endless struggle.
That hammer is a master piece! It was amazing!! 😊❤
Forgot how relaxing it ts watching you create a beautiful tool with excellent videography. Almost perfect symmetry and balance with a beautiful piece of ash custom fit!! Made my Day Torbjorn, Thank You for all you bring to the community!!
PJ you always spoil me with your kind words! Thank you!
Gorgous work and video. Also thank you for peacefull moments in 11:55 . Deeply in love with nature and animals ✌🏻
Im glad that Maryland finally made it on your cabinet. I am a Marylander
Beautiful hammer brick 🔨 watching 👀 from south africa 🇿🇦
That's what you call a "Tool For Life" . As someone who has trained in metalworking (5 years apprenticeship) I can appreciate your art/craftsmanship.
Quality work on all fronts, product and picture
Thank you!
Torbjorn’s work is beautiful off the power hammer and the anvil. Gosh I love watching it. 💕💕. JC🌵
I'd SMILE every time I put my hand on that tool! It's simply georgeous, and a fine & wonderful thing!
Thanks for the pleasing video too, w/your cat & your bird feeder !
The geometry of this head is so pleasing
Hermoso trabajo, me encanta mirar sus videos. Muchas gracias por compartir todas sus creaciones. Otra cosa, adoro su gato.
Cordial saludo desde Montevideo, Uruguay.
Beautiful work, I love watching your videos. Thank you so much for sharing all your creations. Another thing, I adore your cat.
Cordial greetings from Montevideo, Uruguay.
Thank You Mr. T for Sharing your skills.
Finished like a high end Swiss watch. Beautiful!
Very nice work.Thank you for sharing yet again.
As always a work of art. You inspire me a lot sir. Thank you. A follower from 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿
Your work is amazing. This one was saving my day. No talking only working. Because this you have the best channel ever !
I'm a bricklayer by trade myself and that looks like a 5 star working tool
Thank you!
Everything you do becomes a work of art! I really love, what I saw as a Swedish flag at the top of the hammer, but I guess some/most people may just say it's a cross and a smart way to secure the hammer to the handle, but to me it was an obvious flag AND a beautiful way to secure the hammer + handle :) I may just be homesick, even though I'm only in the country "next door" (Norway). Your videos bring so much joy! Thank you for that.
😊 Thank you!!
Très beau travail tu et un artiste
I love seeing you turn a piece of metal into a handy tool.
Great pleasure to watch and learn! Thanks a lot!
What a beautiful and functional hammer
Great video, as always. takes me back to blacksmithing school...wow...20 years ago this year
Love that black and decker palm sander , had mine for years, great little tool
When I was a boy we had an older gentleman that lived across the road from us that was a brick mason. My dad had him build a large brick area in which to plant bushes. I watched him build it of course. He was more of an artist than craftsman. The end of your video reminded me of days gone by.
It seems that a lot of craftsman have a love for cats. I see this often. I love cats as well. All pets. Yours looks a lot like my previous Clarabelle. Great work. Beautiful hammer.
May I come assist next time? Ha. That looked like tons of fun. And you get to use your new toy right away! Excellent work; practical AND aesthetically pleasing.
some gorgeous bevels! and thank you for saving me a google search to learn what a brick hammer is and does!
:) Thanks
Id be afraid to use it it’s so nice. Those chamfers are a work of art
Good job on the hammer!
Beautiful work Thunderbear!
This made me so happy to see because I am a mason. And this is what I have inspirations on starting making brick hammers and chisels . Hopefully some of the guys at work will buy some ! 😊 Thank you 🙏
Cool! Thanks
I always enjoy seeing your videos when they come up. All too often in this arena people make a video more about themselves than the subject at hand. You sir have truly nailed it!
Thanks!
watching you punch a hole in that piece like it was play dough made my day
Really nice work. I especially enjoyed the segment on the handle. Thanks!
Great! Thanks
What a beautiful job you have made of that hammer.
I laid brick for 30 years. I still play with it a little, helping my nephew with the occasional fireplace. I love the video. It looks like a great hammer. I always prefered the wooden handled hammers. They are much easier on the thumb when you miss your mark and catch the thumb between the brick and the handle.
Cool, thanks!!
As a bricklaying instructor and a long time fan of your videos I wholeheartedly approve of this one 👍
Very cool! Thank you!
Beautiful work and beautiful video, thank you very much, I send you a hug from the south of Argentina.
What a true Craftsman a like would be hard to find, a real joy to watch from start to finish.👍
Who would have thought a "Brick Hammer" could be a work of art? One made by Thunder Bear Excellent work 👍👍👍 . Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourself 🇨🇦
:) Thanks!!
It was great my friend. Thankful
👏👏👏👍👍
Mr. Torbjorn Ahman, I am a fan of yours. Each time I watch your video to learn many new things. I appreciate your competence & skills. Your workshop is wonderful. It has numerous tools & machinery; all items displayed systematically.
You seem to be a qualified Mechanical Engineer. The way you undertake your jobs, an ordinary Blacksmith can't. You are well-versed in blacksmithery. Please keep it up.
Loads of love from Pakistan. Drop a line in reply. I shall appreciate it.
Thank you!
I'm not sure if I'm more impressed with your forging or your wood work , both are amazing 👍
Another beautiful masterpiece
Perfect Hammer! Nice job, every Time!❤
The work you do is outstanding and now I know how to cut bricks. Thanks!
I keep on watching your videos all day...Love from India🇮🇳♥️
Your good at that ,thanks for posting
Beautiful piece of kit
I knew this was coming! A hammer to help with the masonry work for the building that will Hold the flax mill and looms so that you can go into full production of striped blacksmiths tunics which you can wear when making a hammer for the bricks etc…Finally it comes full circle. 🙏🏻💕😜
Ha ha....
This is a great build, start to finish. I'm not as talented, but I'm going to try to do this project at the blacksmiths forge next week. I'll show this video to the instructor so he can guide me.
Cool, good luck!
Great job (and video) as always. We look forward to your next video. Greetings from Greece!!!
I like to see different things and this hammer is different, congratulations friend, the work was incredible.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thank you!!
Beautiful hammer, thank you for sharing your video. God bless you and your family.
What a beautiful tool, and a relaxing video.
That is simply amazing. No other words for it.
Its not too much of a stretch to say you do the best work on youtube!.
Cool, thank you!!
Very nice! For a moment I thought we wouldn’t see a demonstration and would have to wait for Blacksmithing: Forging a Brick.
Your skill is good you made it so perfect also beautiful. Brother keep on your good work. God bless you
Another great build . Head to my shop now. Mine wont turn out as nice, but it will be functional. Lol keep the videos coming
Great! Thanks
Gonna need a playlist of you making every type of hammer in existence.
SPECTACULAR !
i don't even do brick work , but i want one . 👍👍👍
I love your work because my grandfather in this work
Damned fine... and a damned fine way to start a Saturday. Well done, love the finished lines.
That has to be the most refined handle you’ve made to date!!!
Excellent! You are one of a kind. Amazing work. Thanks for posting...
Spectacular work! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing. I really like that it's not only the blacksmithing process but also the wood handle making that you show. :)
That is a really nice hammer, I am impressed.
Как обычно Великолепная работа! Браво!
👍👍👍
4k Investment really paid off in Quality!
Great, thanks!
That's some fine art right there.👍👍👍
Very well done!
Just awesome everything you make is just amazing
Красивая работа!
You have gold hands!👍👍👍👍👍👍
So beautiful tool. Excellent work!
J’adore le travail que vous faites! I love the work you do! Jag älskar jobbet du gör!
Thank you for posting your videos, I have enjoyed watching every one. You are a true artisan.
Wow, thank you!
So glad to see a new video from you. Thanks!
First time I was brought to your channel and happy to find it!
Cool, thanks!!
Beautiful work
Very nice and beautiful work ❤❤❤❤❤
What a treat to watch!
A lot of work like the handle and tang, outstanding video been awhile since last video big fan..👊👏🤙
Another fine video, what beautiful work you do sir.
Thank you for sharing.
Once again you've made a tool that any of us wood love to own. I foresee a brick project in the future, maybe an outdoor grill/oven combination.
Very impressive craftsmanship!
My best friend, Thank you for your hard work in making the video. I enjoyed the good video. Have a happy day.
Great job on a beautiful tool..
Spectacular Brick Hammer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!