Traditional Crafts Of Norway - Episode 3 - Axe Making
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Blacksmith Johan Johansen from Fagernes in Norway is forging a new carpenters axe from an old axe head. He is giving a second life to this old axe. It was a common practice in the old days to restore worn out axes by replacing the steel inlay so the blade is like new again.
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Who came here after watching the finnish knife making video and is just as satisfied with the result? Also, the speed at which he made that axe head was pretty damn impressive.
It all started with the Finnish log cabin video then the puukko knife. Here I am
@@jjpingleton hey same
I like the aesthetic of 1980s public access and documentaries. Something about them is calming
There isn't a "cut" every 0.5-1 seconds like current TV uses to hold (and destroy) your attention.
@@holzmann8443 Yep TV is increasingly being made by (and for) people who have likely developed ADHD after years of smartphone use. I've cut right down on my use of these things after noticing my inability to focus anymore.
nah you are just farming subs and likes
@@Narutofan825 How? The people who do that write nonsense like "who's watching this in (current year)" and their life is so sad that they actually get happiness from seeing likes on their comment. By the fact that your mind went there when just reading an honest thought someone wanted to share makes it look like that's the sort of thing you do.
well explained....@@holzmann8443
The way his brother just appears in the frame when he needs assistance, very neat video.
At 3:38, it's really great to see the correct way of using the sledge, with the handle moving under the arm rather than across the body; it shows their blacksmithing tradition goes very deep.I also love the way Arne hangs his cane on the horn of the anvil later at 8:06....
Arne may just be the finest human to walk this planet....
8:05 Arne hangs his cane on the anvil and picks up a sledge hammer to help out his brother
Arne has hands like a bear
@Tabourba they exist, its a matter of finding them.
Ame has some biscuit hooks on him!
He's just using the hammer for demonstrative purposes in this video, he usually just used his hulk hands.
he picks up that sledge hammer like its nothing.
We all need a brother Arne in our life
hey
To smite people with a hammer for us. 👍🔨
Some say Arne shaped that anvil with his bare hands... at room temperature.
😁😁😁 Top!👍 Humour coming from someone I don't know, from a different culture, possibly from the other side of the world. Human nature...One of the reasons I still love humanity. 👍
I would not doubt it!
I don't know if you're referring to what I think you're referring to... But MAAAN did he hit that poor axe head so cold. That steel was borderline touchable, and he was still hammering on it.
Big Arn . . . immortalized in song by Marty Robbins.
And this is why quality tools are so much more expensive than the axe you buy in the hardware store. Love it!
Let's say the axe you buy from the hardware store is $10 and the hand made one like in the documentary is $100. Can you say the hand made one stays sharp 10 times longer and 10 times more durable? Not really the case I think.
Well yes but. Modern steels can be alloyed to produce tool steel superior to those of old, removing the need (for cost purposes in days gone by) hammer welding the slice of high quality steel into the softer 'common' steel body. A modern quality 'mass' produced axe from Hultafors, Granfors, Husqvarna, Kershaw, Fiskars none of these are what could be described as low quality. I'd agree it's very easy to get hold of poor quality tools, but with a little research decent quality ( is 'the best' really needed?) axes and hatchets can be found still. Besides double bit felling axe? er no that's what saws and chainsaws are for ;-) ( for a laugh try finding a modern felling saw ;-))
At 8:05 Arne uses the anvils horn in a way i have never seen before !
You mean you've been using the walking cane holder part of the anvil incorrectly!
That's knowledge acquired through decades of iron bending hard work
Arne was an absolute unit
You gotta love Arne.
If only we had an Arne instead of a Jake Paul
Actually, LOVE Arne
I love old educational films, they are calming, the narrator tells what is happening, people are doing something interesting, there are no advertisements every minute, bloggers should do this instead of what they are doing
Not sure which is more mesmerizing watching them work or listening to the narrator
Many years ago I helped my Grandfather and his nephew make a quadrant out of a piece of 2x2x1/2 steel angle. I played the part of Arne. My grandfather would strike the the smaller hand sledge where he wanted me to strike with the big sledge. He had me hold the sledge the same as Arne is. To start with it felt very strange but I could control it better. Nice to see something to keep the memories alive. Thanks
Just watching Arne made my day! Sterling chaps like that are hard to find these days...
Dying breed, soon to be gone in the western world
All ready for the monks at Lindisfarne. Happy hunting boys!
Love the "third hand" on the sharpening wheel👍👍👍
epic win. yes. loved watching that old man use his real world knowledge on a piece of glowing steel. that was awesome, thanks a million!
Johan looks like he enjoyed a pipe in the evening once the days work was done. Great series of videos
I love this video. People doing what had to be done. Arne is the man. Cane down sledgehammer up.
Thank you for posting. I enjoy watching these films.
I like how he was reusing old axes, i bet until recently most axes would be used until the bit was sharpened down , then a smith would use a proscess similar to this to give the head a new life. These days, there are far too many axes rusting away or discarded rather than being rehung.
You can only v weld a new cutting edge on two or three times before the base material will crumble away rather than weld but yeah in an age when you had to smelt your own metal and an axe frequently cost six months wages I bet anything they did this where ever possi ble
This is the sad truth. We live in a disposable world.
Could easily watch this all day
A rear glimpsed of a master working! Thank you.
I love how are knows to blow the scale off rather than swipe it away and cut his palm up. I can see him as a youngster cutting himself once and never again making that mistake.
Norway's axe making industry since 8th century. You can see the traditions never fade xD
Abosolutaly love these videos , makes me want to relive that life style
This was so much fun to watch.
Thanks for the upload, the narration, sound and camera are very well done. The craftsmanship is excellent
Amazing talent and skill. Great video and thanks for sharing
Tempering on a hot piece of steel (12:45 mark), that's Old School skill.
Glad I read this. You reminded me to turn off my oven. I was using it for tempering earlier haha
@@johnkiser1837 Comment on my 2 year old comment. It's like time traveling. haha. Cheers!
@@JAMaxeRestoration cheers to you too, my friend!
I'm the proud owner of three axes that all bear the "A Johansen" stamp. The Norwegian dialect spoken in this video is from the southern part of the Valdres region in Innlandet county.
Im beyond jealous. I wish i could own and use a (at this point any) Laftebile myself one day. Although i probably wouldn't dare to use a Johansen one since i dont want to ruin the craftsmanship and expertise that went into making these.
Arne always ate all what came on the plate. Good boy! He never starved.
You should make it into a playlist, all these Norwegian Crafts videos. I know someone who has plenty of them as well, I love them.
As a Norwegian I LOVE the narration of these videos. Proud of the workmanship. Sadly a lot of it is lost.
Trond Erlend Rotabakk klarer du å gjenkjenne dialekta? Det minner meg stort sett om Gjerstad dialekt, nær Arendal. Men det er en del ord som ikke hører hjemme..
Gardening in Norway e du fra Gjerstad? E e fra Arendal 👍
arnjhon Gjersdøling vettu. Verden e'kje stor. 😊
Valdresdialekt. Filmet på Fagernes i Valdres.
Trond Erlend Rotabakk why are you proud of the workmanship you arent the man who made the axe
I just enjoy every videos you've uploaded. regards from Indonesia. Work hard, stay humble brother!
I could watch this kind of stuff all day. I am constantly saying that I would rather pay a few dollars more for something a little better, perhaps something that is actually fixable instead of disposable.
These videos are great! Always interesting!!!
Very interesting, great to real craftsmen.
Aaaaah, he makes it look so easy. I am struggling with closing and welding the axe eye, but this video will help me a lot in the next process. I am trying to make the hewing axe now.
@Northmen maybe you can create playlists? I think many people would like that, especially now you put out more content and different ones too. Thanks for the nice vids
That temper method though... Pretty cool stuff. Old timers are a special breed
I don't know what you say but I do understand what your doing a great job really enjoyed watching thanks for sharing wish you all the very best until next time my friend God bless you and your family all the best
Thanks for a great video. I learned a lot watching.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE VIDEO
Thank you for sharing this
Love the sound of Scandinavian languages ...oh and the smithing...man my arms would be so happy if I could afford a power hammer LOL! Love this video! Thanks for uploading!
You obviously haven't heard Danish XD
Build one!
I hope the younger folks in the area visit this shop often and try to learn as much as possible
Arne and Johan are great !!
johan is really talented and a snappy dresser, bet arnie would him with that cane if he massed up, really enjoyed video.
This is just wonderful!!
Been watching the series you guys have released and forging is fascinating, something I hope I can learn to do in the future, thanks again for uploading. Trev
Looks like an "Abno" power hammer and a good sized one at that!Great film,thanks!!!
Awesome video love the power hammer top bit of kit that.
Me encantan estos procesos de fabricación son trabajoso pero fabulosos
I didn’t know about the paraffin quench or tempering on hot metal! So good to see masters at work.
Brandl Stephenson kerosene
@@solarisseven6969 paraffin
@@matsgranqvist9928 kerosene.
@@ardvarkkkkk1 the guy say paraffin in both languages
beautiful axe
Great job
Thank-you!
Now those are some serious spectacles!
Living here in CANADA, it is hard to find an axe home made. That would be cool to get one of those
Good sir, I will make you a axe home-made. im buying forging equipment and i want to make axes
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Beautiful video. Arne helping is the best. These times will come again by necessity.
Yes they will. I hope you men out there are paying attention. Forget wasting time on video games and sports and social media. I suspect in the future, you'll be glad you did. When all the men working for Google and Facebook are standing around never even owning or holding a tool, then you men will be seriously in demand.
He looks like Mr Lahey a bit haha! Awesome video very cool process
Lovely, like some discovery channel from an old time
Bravo 👏
Таких мастеров мало!
8:26 hook that thing up to the bellows! :)
Как же красиво творит этот Мастер!
neat tricks. thank yew gare
I wish I could get my hands on one of these Norwegian carpenter's axes for log home building.
Snowwalker I’ll forge you one.
Still possible to purchase such axes from a lot of Norwegian blacksmiths, me included.
That's such a practical way to make axes, whereby the carpenter who buys the head will make his own axe handle.
hallo fra ohio usa. dette emne er veldig intresant for meg. tusen takk
This kind of reminds me of what my grandpa would do with his brush hog blades. Instead of buying new ones he'd just weld new material to the blade and put a new edge on them. He'd even make his own bushings for them out of cut down segments of pipe. It wasn't as labor intensive as the work on the video but more than most folks would fiddle with today.
Proud to be Norwegian!
Mr. Trump wants Norwegians as immigrants not the Blacks from Africa, lol
Why? You were born in Norway but you didn't get to choose. You aren't a traditional axe maker either, I would guess. So for the most you could consider yourself lucky. Proud? I cannot see why...
PaavoLammikko I am proud of what my ancestors did and what my people are doing. I can trace my family back almost a 1000 years back and they’ve all contributed to making Norway the fantastic country it is today. I feel pitty for you who are not proud of your people and culture
Thank you for your romantic verses my norwegian viking warrior! You almost made me weep... I can see that you are all about feelings. Don't feel pity for me though 'cause it does not help. :-) You knowing about your ancestors etc. is all fine. The problem was the human concept of being proud of something whenever it suits our needs. Even if, like you in this case, have nothing to do with it. Norway was made for what it is today by the oil that was found in 1969. Thanks to that you can play romantic viking computer games all day long in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Consider yourself lucky!
We still had a high gdp before oil mate. I hate the misconception that without oil Norway would be some third world country when in fact we would probably have an economy close to that of the other Scandinavian countries. Nice strawman by the way I never called myself a viking warrior. I am not proud of Norway when it suits my needs I am always proud. I guess you're Finnish by your name, are you not proud of the Finns?
Nice video, though the smith doesn't do the most interesting part - making the shaft eye of the axe. Both by punching and by welding, the eye is always a bit tricky part. Can't blame him for re-using old axes for it. He did nice job with the forge welding and the broad axe was very nicely shaped, would be a joy to work with it. Luckily, this art is still not lost, there are many blacksmiths around the world who can do this and more men rediscover this great job/hobby. Guys, try forging some day! It's one of the most satisfying works you can do. Warning, it's addictive.
i wonder if it's because of the adrenaline when working with extremely hot metal that you have to be aware of every movment you make, and of course smithing the hot iron. Anything that is accomplished with adrenaline seems to be addictive, many extreme sports are based on this.
@@goognamgoognw6637 I don't think it's about adrenaline, there isn't much danger or risk around forging. It's more about the satisfaction that you've created something solid, something that can be here long after you're gone. Too many people today just create office paper or unnecessary junk for the consumery industry. The oldschool forged items are things that are real and useful. You feel the connection between yourself and the generations before, the long line going back to iron discovery. I'm not a very spiritual person, but I feel this.
@@PetrLCustomHistoryCZ I wrote that some months ago. i suscribe to everything you wrote especially about "unecessary junk for the consumery industry". The current world economy is based on junk goods, the most rich companies produce absolutely nothing useful ( google, facebook, amazon) in fact the contrary they make our world worse by pushing globalization. The important things are mass produced and in the control of only a small number of people. This is a dangerous situation and a degenerated world. I do feel the spiritual connection with real artisans.
Interesting method for tempering.
Skill meets craft meets art.
These old videos are so nice, no shit background music, no stupid fucking attempts at memes, just the subject matter and all it includes
Love the scene at 8:27
A fine pillaging axe for the Norsemen
Genius
I want to hug Arne
Daniele Piccirillo arne is sadly dead..
arnjhon Goddamn it, im sorry, may he rest in peace
I didn't know him, but considering that this video is filmed during, no later than the 70's, and he was a pentionist. (So at least 67). He would not be humanly possible to live today.
This video is from 1980. It is from Nasjonalbiblioteket. (The national library)
Why tho
As a tinnitus sufferer I can only imagine!!! Great video nonetheless
I bet this dude it's strong AF! I'm mid thirties and get winded hammering something for like ten minutes.... Dumb desk job sucks.
Arnie rocks🤘
Me and Arne enjoy a good snack.
I’m building a cabin this way. With my hands and a flannel.
Don't forget a beard.
and toilet paper roll
I hate that most modern axes lack a bit. The bit is what makes an axe an axe and not a sharpened hunk of metal.
That furnace has been well used, i'm surprised it still works with all that cracking from the heat...How old is it i wonder?
I want a brother like this
Arne seems nice.
Talk to your parents about it.
Logcabinlooms sent me here!
making axes is not a one man job. history in the making. thank yew
Looks like Arne doesn't miss a donut break.
If you're going to watch an axe being made, then you can't beat these guys, Vikings still live on.
I would like one of each, thank you.
GSP!
Very impressive! He is lucky to have his brother around to help! Amazing craftsmanship! Maybe Thor would have been better with an axe than a hammer! The hammer is used so much to forge an axe! What tool do you use to forge an hammer? How about the first hammer? I guess Thor used his hands! 🤣🤣🤣
Supert! Jimmy Diresta should see this :)
What is a good axe for looting and pillaging?
Arne is the MVP