Folded Axes: An Introduction to Asymmetrical Fold Technique
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2023
- In this video I tackle a very interesting forging technique; The asymmetrical fold. It is a very cool technique and lets you do some very interesting things with your piece of steel.
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It's so refreshing to watch a YT smith create something like this entirely by hand, no power tools at all!
Can we all take a moment to appreciate this man craftsmanship.
I am taking a lot of moment
absolutely stunning piece
cool axe
Hey Gonzo, you won the axe, I tried reaching out but it seems something went wrong. Send me an email asap! nils@nilsogren.com
I appreciate an actually useful video like this. Facebook puts a million videos with really badly done projects that don't contain any good information in them.
Bro, I watched this faded out of the universe. This was one of the coolest things to watch stoned. Keep up the good work man!
THE WINNER IS GONZO_1025
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Got cha Nils, Thank you for the Opportunity, Fantastic A Symmetrical 🪓🤜🏻🤛🏻☘️
Wow, the axe looks amazing and I love how you put your all into making such a wonderful piece by hand!
I really love it
Very cool stuff👍
It would be an honor to win!
I'm a blacksmith and bladesmith I found this very easy to follow and understand. It also inspired me to get out in the shop and try to make one using what you have demonstrated here. I've never thought about doing it like that and it's incredibly amazing work! Whoever wins/won that axe is getting something very special. Thank you for sharing this process.
I absolutely love the art of handcrafting as a blacksmith.
Awesome axe. My daughter checks for your new videos several times a week and we have to watch them all.
You, sir, are an absolute artist! Your craftsmanship is evident in each step. I love how you can show each step enough to explain what is being done without having a 2-hour long video. You can tell that you have a deep compassion for the craft, and I love that you do it all without the aid of any machines. Bravo, sir!
This series of hand-forging the axes is full of valuable information.
Sincerest gratitude for sharing your knowledge with the world.
The finish on your axes it's on another level. And the fact that no power tools involved.
This is the first time ive ever seen a assymetrically welded axe, all of my attempts at doing a folded axe were symmetrically folded so thankyou for the interesting take on making an axe ✌️
As someone who is interested in blacksmithing and crafting, but no experience in smithing, your videos are incredibly thoughtful and thorough. Please keep making these videos!
Been harvesting ash and making my own axe handles for a while now and I’ve forged knives in the past, but I’m looking to make my own axe heads using the techniques I’ve learned from your channel! Your videos have been an invaluable resource and very pleasant to watch. Thank you!
I haven’t seen the asymmetrical fold construction. Thank you for showing it!
That level of craftsmanship is amazing
Awesome video Nils! As part of the hand-forging series it would be really helpful to see the forging of an axe drift by hand, as it's used in all the projects 🙂
Great job Nils ! Having done traditional ironwork for years it's great to see someone working with only with hand tools from start to finish.
I injured my hand a few weeks ago and haven’t been able to get in my shop lately. I really needed a video like this. Seeing the craftsmanship and such is giving me inspiration for when I can get back out there. I’ve watched this video a few times already and may even watch it a few more before I get back to my habitat. Lol
Watching this kind of thing with this level of craftsmanship is so good for my mental health.
These videos of you completely hand making stuff is really good and it's filled with useful information for a starting blacksmith like me! I wish you the best of luck and keep up the good work, amazing stuff !
I love the way your finished products look, and the attaching of the blade to the handle and then testing is always so satisfying
This man is a true craftsman and a pleasure to watch.
My wife and I just finished watching the video. We learned a new definition of "weld." We also gazed in wonderment of how much work and knowledge went into that axe. The only other metalworker I have ever watched who put a different edge steel into his masterpiece was an old Japanese artisan who hand-made a samurai sword.
The attention and detail you utilize in your craftsmanship is awesome and deeply inspiring. My thanks to you for such dedication to the craft and its heritage. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Beautiful work as always! Hope you're doing well with the business, seems like you give a lot of axes away. :)
I love giving them away!
Oh what I would give to watch the process in person. The beauty of a hand forged piece is incomparable.
Old Hickory forge said if you really want to see how to make an axe come here. From what Ive seen he is right. You're the best axe maker
Som alltid proffsigt och snyggt. Lär mig något nytt varje gång :) Grymt jobbat Nils 👌🙌
I'd never seen the asymmetrical fold method before. It seems like a great method when working without power tools.
The love of craft is evident. Thank you for all the hard work.
I love the fact that I have watched you improve your technique with every vedio.
Always like the "old ways" of blacksmithing. My grandfather was a blacksmith in the 1890-early 1900s.and I'm attempting to follow his legacy.
after my stroke I took a few years off. I am now putting my shop back together. Lol. I blame you. Your channel randomly popped back in my recommended feed even though I have been subscribed for a couple years. Love your axes. Every-time I see one I wish I had 1/2 that skill.
I just love the craftsmanship behind this axe. I'm one of the fortunate to be a owener of one of your axe. It's always with me when im out in the bush and it has never let me down.
I want to get into blacksmithing, but watching is still great, especially when it's Nils
This is one of the best tutorials I have watched.
I have never seen this method before. I quite like it. Thank you for teaching us the technique. It is a pleasure to watch such a master craftsman forge.
Nils, I’m glad I was finally able to get one of your axes. The craftsmanship is impressive! It will spend MY life in one of two places, hanging on the wall or strapped to my pack somewhere remote.
I grew up in a machine shop and have been a professional welder and metal worker, though have never forged (anything useful anyhow!) I appreciate being able to watch your work and am all the more more impressed with the axe I’ve received.
THANKS!
Beautiful shape. A masterpiece of form and function. Wonderfully made with science and that special skill of a master craftsman.
I really enjoy that you're not using any power tools so even a beginner can follow along.
Beautiful work and useful tutorial as always! Greetings from a swordsmith from Serbia! 😊
MORE VIDEOS PLEASE!!
You are a true craftsman and a dying breed. Much respect to you and your craft. Let's not forget your skills making and sharing these videos. Keep them coming. Its a promise I'll be waiting and watching them all.
Again, much respect and thanks for sharing. Best of luck my man
Niles, nice to see it done that way, instead of just punch, and drift. I enjoy your content.
I find your videos to be a great break and an amazing learning experience
A pleasure watching a craftsman at work, bravo!
Både underhållande och lärorikt. En fantastisk kombo.
As a blacksmith, this was a wonderful video and very educational. I will be attempting this soon(ish)!
Just wanted to say thank you for showing us the trick of using a piece of carbon steel to help with the forge weld that helped me more than you know!
I appreciate the hand tools only approach. It makes it seem much more accessible and something I could try.
I found your channel by following Torbjörn Åhman. I've enjoyed your content immensely. Thanks for putting your talent/knowledge out into the universe!
I love that the forge and hammer texture was left on
Absolutely love this series. As a semi-professional wood carver and an amateur axe maker, I have been making my own axes based on your videos. Thank you
Nils,
This is the best forging video I have ever seen, very clear, concise instructions and a very easy to follow video. Thank you for taking time to forge, film, edit and post this video
So cool seeing the old school approach to forging!
So real talk I found you while in the research phase of a memorial ax project. Your videos have really helped me get a grip on where to start with this. Thank you truly.❤
Craftsmanship is timeless! Week done sir!
Giveaway or not, it was incredibly interesting to watch the folding by hand. Thank you!
Such gorgeous craftsmanship. Can't believe you're giving this beauty away. Here's hoping
Hand-forging axes without power tools is a valuable information specially for low budget.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
nicely done! looks so great when a blacksmith only uses hammer and files, no grinding and wasting material
I appreciate showing how you show the process. I built my own forge, saved up for some basic tools and looking around for some steel as well as saving for an anvil
Once I have established everything Im so eager to scroll through your videos and attempt my own creations
I made my own hatchet in a forging class recently. For the first time i took it to an in-door axe throwing range. It performed great.
Great work. So many people are only using power tools. It’s good to see the old ways.
Из всех каналов на тему кузницы которые я смотрю, нет ни одного о топорах, кроме Вашего. Спасибо за прекрасные ролики. Очень много интересного.
Так топоры ни кто не делает по одной простой причине..они не востребованы в современных реалиях.
Найдите канал про изготовление подков. Тоже не найти. Причина также.
I'm going to be honest, I'm not even subscribing for the contest, I'm subscribing because I was enthralled by your diligence and craft for 15 minutes and now my eyes hurt because I don't know if I blinked.
That's a really handsome looking axe. Much appreciated that you've gone thorough the troubles to film the entire process and steps needed to create one. I don't have a shop for this kind of work, but if I keep watching these types of videos, then I think I'm going to have to get started on making a shop happen to be able to try this out for myself. Thank you.
Really enjoy seeing multiple different ways of forging axes!
It is amazing watching a craftsman like you. Great ax.
This is such a clever way to make an axe. Well done.
when you forge something and you know you only have a hand file to finish it , you really have to be good with the hammer. And you clearly did a awesome job.
Smithing never ceases to amaze. Strength, precision, knowledge, one cannot skimp out on anything when it comes to the trade.
Only recently found your channel. Really love watching the skill needed to forge these axes.
I have often wondered about a simple fold like this. It seems like an easier way to fold an axe and keeps the weld from being the the hardest impacting region of the axe in use. Brilliant! And thank you for making it look easy. :)
Purely made by hand is so labour intensive and the end result is really impressive.
My limited knowledge of metalworking keeps me looking for good teachers. Thanks for your hard work.
Thank you, Nils. This was a pleasure to watch!
I love how you explain yourself along the way, and you don’t drown out the smithy sounds with music. I enjoy the sounds of a hammer hitting a work piece.
That's a fine looking axe Nils. You're a true craftsman! Bravo sir!
Beautiful work, amazing craftsmanship, very talented.
Very simple yet elegant and utilitarian. Anyone would and should be proud to have such a tool.
This is not just an axe making video, it is a master-class tutorial. Awesome
Well done again. For me blacksmithing is just a hobby and mostly I do decorative stuff for my house or garden. But every time I watch one of your videos I feel inspired to try to make an axe some day.
It’s always interesting to see the many different ways that you can hand forge an ax. I hope to one day be able to do such a thing myself.
Though I am 12 years old I have always found thaxt blacksmithing was something I wanted to try and videos like this have always been inspiring and educational. Thank you
Thats great, and a very good hobby to have during your youth. It can even be quite profitable, good way to save up for video games. At least thats what I would do ;)
My favorite style of forging; simply hammer, tongs, anvil and files to finish! What a wonderful challenge. Thank you for your videos.
These "no power tool" builds are just so much fun. I personally love hot rasping. Is so much faster for me than using an angle grinder.
wow, looks so simple and easy when a proper blacksmith is doing his thing....and what a pretty axe as a result. Oldskool blacksmithing rules
I keep seeing smiths quench the entire axe head, and get the whole thing tempered to about the same toughness, but I keep thinking it'd be better to do what you did, and make sure the edge is hard, and keep everything else soft enough that it would deform under duress before the edge! Thanks for showing the whole process! That's a beautiful tool you've made!
Tack! Så lärorikt och pedagogiskt upplägg!
Always beautiful work! Miss you on the ForgeCast!
Beautiful work!!! 😎❤️💥Greetings from Croatia 🇭🇷😉
Always a pleasure to watch the tools of my trade being made. Makes you appreciate a good blade all the more, when you can see the difficulty behind their creation. A stunner as always, Nils. Keeping to the tradition of svensk stål being the best!
I've always been involved in working with metal. Either as an iron worker, or a machinist. I made my first knife about 10 years ago. It's a camp knife, and I still use it to split small logs into tinder. I'm an absolute nut when it comes to blacksmithing. I don't know a whole lot about it, but I love it. Especially hand working everything. You're an awesome teacher, and smith. Keep it up sir! You're doing awesome!
I really enjoy watching your videos. The format is awesome, where you explain the process, and not just hammer away.
Thankyou so much for using hand tools, it really gives beginners like me confidence that we can make axes and tools without any out of budget equipment
Hey man you won the axe! Shoot me an email over at nils@nilsogren.com , also if I dont hear from you in a week, Ill have to pick another winner
I love it. From 3D to 2D and back to 3D. Awesome!
Best axe making channel!
Great video, I love that you do everything by hand because that's how it is in my shop.
I just got into blades and axes in the past year and a half. Saw your axe on Skallagrim’s channel. Never seen hand made process; from one artist to another, it’s beautiful. Process and all.
Frankly speaking, I also like to tinker and repair things. But when so much effort has been put into the product, I would not be able to sell it. Such things should remain in the family. Masterful work!