Blacksmithing - Forging an axe drift
2016 ж. 17 Там.
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In this video I make a drift which is used to form the eye of an axe. It's a bit of an experiment since I have no previous experience with making axes.
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It is obvious that you know what you are doing.....no wasted motion, precise technique....great video!
Man, I'm so glad when I see a new video from you come in. I think I've saved just about every video you've made. if you haven't already, please make a video of all of the tools on your wall. I want to make everything you have for both the power hammer side and the manual hammer side. I know your busy with regular work and family, that's why it's a special day when a new video comes from you. Cheers, friend.
Thanks!
+Torbjörn Åhman is there any chance I could buy your "imperfect" test piece? I love the idea of progression and while I could never afford an actual hand made axehead due to the hours that go into them I'd know I held the first step down that path. I hope that makes sense.
***** Thanks for the offer, but I don't think I want to sell a piece like that. I do understand your thinking though.
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Excellent. Thank you for sharing! I used to think that craftsmanship was on the decline, but channels such as yours prove to me that it is merely harder to find through all of the riff-raff and cat videos.
Onuma was thinking of filming my cat finishing forging his own bowl but you have ruined it for him.Will have to post his alien abduction vid.
Lee Dale not again? I wish they would just leave your poor cat alone, last time it took him 3 light years to recover and feel sure he will never be the same again poor little lad!
That's because the galaxy is on Orion's belt.
Great project! I thoroughly enjoy your approach to a project and the systematic follow through to completion. your work just flows so neatly toward the finish. Thank you for your effort to educate us.................Ross
Another Great video! I always enjoy watching your stuff.
there is something relaxing about seeing your videos
Lovely work. Thanks for sharing. All the best Mat
Fantastic. Respect from Italy!!!
Experience is the mother of science. Nice video; ty Sir for sharing
Sir, excellent video. Thank you.
Good Job - darn nice shop!
Which do you prefer to make more Torbjorn? Art or tools? In many ways, it's all art really! Have a blessed day!
Not sure, tools I guess...
Oooo maybe an Viking axe is coming hahaha great project torbjörn
Such a beautiful forge
He is a excellent craftsman, very experienced
Everything you do just feels like all the proportions and the process is weighed with judgement but calm artistry. Love all your videos!
Thank you!!
Great video. All respect to your skills.
6:30 now THAT'S an anvil!
Thank for another great video!
I LOVE my Granfors Brux! What a piece of gear!! Love your work too man! You inspire me. ...although I do NOT have any experience lol
Love the videos please keep them coming
I thoroughly enjoy both the content and quality of your production. I'll be keeping an eye on your channel ;). Tack!
Tack! :)
Love your videos. I know nothing about blacksmithing, and probably never will know much, but your videos are kind of relaxing, and cool to see how things are made by hand. Your videos are similar to Primitive Technologies, but with metal.
Great! Thanks.
Your yard looks like golf course quality 👍🏼
Your lawn is immaculate. It looks like you mowed, vacuumed, starched, pressed, and buffed it before you made that can of vermiculite outside. :)
Check out his video about building his greenhouse. You'll get to see his robotic lawn mower. Yes, he has a lawn Roomba! Heck, just look at how organized his shop is. I'm pretty certain he is a meticulous guy. His "proof of concept" would be a personal triumph for me.
Ha ha... Yes, the robot mower does a good job! Organized? I keep looking for things all the time.... :)
I love the last sentence in your comment Louis! Beautifully articulated and a sentiment I share. Keep up setting the bar higher for us Torbjorn, our wives don't thank you =)
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@@torbjornahman Thanks great to learn. Surprized no test fit into standard axe handle at end of video. Great video Thank you Sir
You do a great job! If I could do half as good I would be very happy.
Gorgeous!
This is great! I've been trying to make one out of 4140 and it is hard work!
I made my wood burning forge from my bored well water tank i cut in half, bolted on 4 metal legs. It now appears as a DIY barbecue grill in the making. Its all I had in scrap to get started. Hopefully by the end of Jan I will have it completed and up and running:) Torbjorn, hanks for you inspiration.
Great! Good luck!!
I absolutely love watching your channel, you make the coolest stuff ever. Would love to learn how to be a blacksmith from you
:) Thanks!
thx for this
That's cool. Angle grinder is the way to go on that task.
Awesome work ,great tool
That really is a tough steel, seems to stay hotter, longer from friction alone! I know this is an older video, but I still enjoy it all the same!
Good job as usual
Love your videos!
You can tell the H3 steel was hard as even the power hammer was sweating 😂 👍
The precision of your work never fails to impress, nice job.
Holy crap that steel is tough.
love your powerhamer
Beautiful video
Каждый уважающий себя кузнец делает свой инструмент сам. Классная работа. Молодец 👍👍
@ASPIRINKA Rin да , сморозил , но , тем не менее , парень молодец . И ему за это 👍. А вот что ты сделал ?
Wonderful job!! I wish that I had the chance to learn blacksmithing when I was younger. Now all I can do is watch videos of men like yourself doing the things that I wish I could do.
It's never too late!
the learning has no age so do u u can learn anything u want it just requires practice and determination
Beautiful Hatchet and axe drift. Thanks for sharing knowledge. I too want to start smithing axe, hatchet wood splitting muals. I guess the first thing is to learn smithing by making ones own tools? All the Very Best!
Thanks!! Yes, it's a good start to start with your own tools, but it takes a while to reach the goal.
Beautiful
Excellent work as usual sir.
Thanks
Have you studied Brian Brazeal's work or worked with Alfred Habberman?
Brian's work has inspired me allot, yes!
I didn't now what a “drift” was, and I didn't want to look it up before watching the video. I like the challenge of working it out as it comes along :-) First I thought “axe head”, then “a knife” and finally aaaaah! That makes perfect sense.
Great! :)
Nice video, Torbjorn - as usual. Cheers, Mark
Thanks Mark!!
My grandfather was a blacksmith,he was the last blacksmith for Camden County New Jersey, I always found working with metal a lot of fun I can stick weld pretty good but always found working with metal a lot of fun maybe it's in the genes
It probably is! Do you own any old tools left by your grandfather?
unfortunately not
I love my GB hatchet and my SA Wetterlings axe!!
ok, good!
Torbjorn,hi.Competent forging,thank you for filming and posting this. If i may,when you'll be forging an axe that you'll be finishing,i'd suggest using stock not so square(before slitting). As a general rule,the poll of an axe gives one a good idea of the starting stock's dimentions. Most commonly the Thickness would not exceed 3/4"(with the height of stock 2"+) That assures that the finished head of the tool does not loosen on the haft easily. Many of the axes(and other tools)where this,the Height of an eye is insufficient(relative the mass of head),have a tendency to loosen on their haft,as they exert the undue pressure on the wood fibers. Hope that you won't mind this gratuitous,unsolicited advice!Much respect,and the very best of forging to you!
Thanks! No problem! The last part was only a test to see the shape
Thanks, Great Video! Learned a lot about that H13. Noticed you brushing the slag a lot but didn't see much coming off? That hex handle seemed almost perfect like you started with hex. Beautiful test run with it!! Look forward to seeing you work on some axes. Thanks Much! ~PJ
Thanks! I'm learning as I go :) The handle is actually octagon (4 sides + 4 corners forged down), but it doesn't matter :) Hex is cool too, but harder to forge, then you have to turn 30 degrees, and judging that by eye needs some training.
Didn't see it well but Thanks I get it about hex vs oct from square stock being much harder to forge. Never actually thought about that...old guy learning too. ~¿@ Thanks Torbjorn! ~PJ
i dont know y but i love this video watching it again man😀
great vid
I could certainly make a wooden handle fit that eye. Concept proved. Well done, and well done indeed. Yes, maybe it should be a little fatter but that depends on whether you are forging a hatchet or a full-size axe. I can hardly wait to see you forge at least a hatchet.
It will most probably be a hatchet, yes... I don't quite know were the line is drawn between a hatchet and an axe?
Typically the hatchet is used with one hand; the axe is used with two hands. But there are "axes" out there I could use one-handed, also very large hatchets:)
Juan Rivero ok! Here we don't make that distinction really... they are all axes more or less.
Man, that stuff is tough!
It is... I was forging some mild steel afterwards and it was like butter compared to this. Had to throttle down a bit :)
amazing bruther
you videos are top notch. :D
very enjoyable as always, making a hest treating oven is actually fairly simple and cheap if one would be useful for you
Hello! Well, both yes and no... The hardest question is what size do I need? Ha ha.. then you need a PID controller for temperature ramping up and down and some good durable insulation + this and that... I have thought about it :)
I've had good experience annealing h13 just putting is back in the fire and letting it go out. going home for the night and I usually draw file as I have more files and time than belt grinders.thanx, -mike from Kalapooia forge-
ok! I wouldn't risk my lathe or milling machine or shop saw for that matter using this method though. It's a tricky alloy!
We always do a spheroid anneal for H13. from about 1600° with a 40° per hour decrease in temp. Its tough stuff.before we had a kiln we would heat another piece of metal to put in the ashes or vermiculite with it to hold temp a little longer.
That's a nice trick which also came to my mind when I started grinding... The impression I got was that the thinner sections was harder. Laminating the drift side between two other pieces of hot steel during cooling may work better!
Ótimo trabalho parabéns
todo lo que haces parece fácil pero la experiencia que tiene usted así lo hace ver
Hello. Merci. Enrichissant. Se passer des postes à souder est un chemin nouveau à explorer ? Les maîtres sans passent volontier pour l âme d'un sabre... Merci encore pour votre partage.
Thanks. Yes you can do a lot of work without a welder, but it's a good thing to have.
Love the channel ,nice lawn keep up the good work , i justed subbed
May we expect an axe-making video in the near future? Great videos!
I hope so :) I'm new to this, so it's all a bit of trial and error right now.
At 7:22 I though he was mocking the power hammer lol
Thank you.
Another awesome video! Does it change the hardness of the tool over time to be used against the hot iron? Does the tool eventually "anneal" and does it ever need rehardening?
It shouldn't change much. It will never anneal. It will always stay hardened.
Thanks for videoing this necessary tool for wood splitting heads. I been looking for how to make this axe drift. Your video are so helpful. How how do you charge for a Scandinavian Forest Axe head type? Keep up the great videos Trobjorn.
Thanks. I don't sell any axe heads. Not yet at least... I have far too little experience with axe designs.
Thanks for your reply. keep up the great work.
Thanks Torbjörn for your wonderful works. I ask you please to put a protective filter from the welding lights because they are also very bad for the eyes for those who stare at them on the PC screen.
:) Why?? A screen can't produce any harmful light.
@torbjornahman Thanks for this great video! One question, though. Why do you preheat the metal before welding?
Tool steel really don't like to be welded, with local heat.
I see you wear a respirator when welding. I strongly recommend you also wear it when handling vermiculite, that is almost as bad as asbestos in regards to irritating particulates.
Really? To my knowledge the vermiculite itself is not harmful in that way... but the product can be contaminated with asbestos... that said, you really should avoid all dust if possible, respirator is on!
I use it occasionally at work, and the dust is very hard on your throat and lungs if you work with it for a long time. It may not be cancerous, but it does make you uncomfortable.
Subscribed. Nice work!
Thanks!
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Thanks!!
Grande. Fabio Italy
TORBJORN READY TO WORK! (I just had to do it.)
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super good video. The steel *H13* it is like what kind of Hardox steel. Hardox100, -200-, -300-, -400-, -500-? do you use H13 when you do the cutting part of an axe?
Thanks. H13 is not related to the hardox designation at all. H stands for "Hot working steel". I think it has allot more chromium content. It is no good for an edge..
Thanks, i will ask to the owner of the place that i bought my pieces of steel. May be i will know. Because from different place in the world, the same material does not name by the same name. Have a good day.
What is the size of the power hammer used for the forging of the H13? Fortunately for me, I have the choice of a 50 or a 90 pound self contained hammer to purchase in the next month or 2. I'm having a hard time choosing.Any thoughts Torbjorn?
It's a 75kg hammer. In my mind you will always look for a bigger hammer :) I would go for the big one, but it depends on what you do! I'm a hobbyist and like to have all options available, but if you're into something specific you might choose after your needs.
Здравствуйте можно у вас заказать пробойник для топора и молотка?
Are your Swedish Pattern Crosspeen hammers Hultefors brand, I have a 2.2# Looks very similar
Yes I have a couple of them, Hultafors. Actually they are "TOR" hammers, but that company was bought by hultafors some years ago.
Dude, I love your channel. I actually want to star forging and I´m only 15
Great. Thanks!
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nice video. ;) your big power hammer has a bad oil seal? i noticed oil drops caching fire on the hot tool.
I don't think it's bad... but I feed it quite allot of oil.
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You said that the H13 steel was hard to work. What kind of steel would you use if you were to hand forge it. Would spring steel from a coil spring work? I always enjoy your videos
I would probably go for something like 4140 or 4340. Spring steel would probably work too.
@@torbjornahman thank you, I've been a farrier for 30 years but I'm just venturing into black smithing. I always appreciate your videos.
may we look forward to a axe forging video?
messerist Just in case you missed it, he has done a couple of axes by now.
hard work pays off
Hi, Really lovely work. I'd be interested in buying one of these, Is that a possibility? Thanks and great video.
Thanks! Not right now... it's not that easy to get hold of large stock H13... maybe in the future.
I was curious what the weight of your anvil is? Also I Love watching your content!! ✊⚒️
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What is the function of vermiculite in contact with hot iron? Gracias. (Form Mar del Plata, Argentina)
It's a good insulator and makes the steel cool slowly!
interesting power hammer. someday maybe. what is the company that made it?
Bêché & Grohs - this one is made 1955
Great!! So will you be selling axe heads any time soon? By the way, thumbs up for using protective gear.
Thanks! He he... not any time soon I think... I have way too little axe knowledge at the moment.
where do you get stock that large?
Bought from a friendly blacksmith!
h13 is really good to use with hot steel but really expensive right? how much cost your billet and where can i take, thank you
It's hard to come by in smaller quantities. Bought mine from another blacksmith. The billet probably will cost you $60 or so from a supplier.
mm okok, thank you, i searched online but nothing, will see in future
I've worked with metal before at my university, with the milling machine and all that stuff, as well as the general sawing, welding, etc. Meanwhile this looks far more fun with more artistic freedom, so I'm really interested to try this someday, but power hammer aside, does it need A LOT of strength to shape the steel with the hammer? I wonder if us ladies can do blacksmithing too...
Ok, cool. Sure you can, the smaller stuff is no problem. Larger forgings are heavy work for anyone :) Try get in contact with a local blacksmith or group, to try it out!
I have what may seem like a rookie question. Why all the PPE? I've hit some steel, and it doesn't seem like such a necessity. What am I missing? Gases? I get eye protection because of shrapnel, but the respirator?
I just don't like to breathe all the dust. Have you blown your nose after a days forging?
Torbjörn Åhman I can't say I've done 'days of forging' lol but that definitely makes more sense. If you're at it that often, it makes sense that your intake will be a good amount. Thanks for the reply, and the vids! I learn a lot from watching you work
Just need a couple of hours for a black nose :)
Trevlig sida! Gör du slagsidan mjukare för att den inte ska spricka?
Tack. Japp, det är tanken.
You mentioned that the profile was a little smaller than expected. Would you increase the size of parent stock if you were doing another? How about 38mm or 1-1/2?Thank you for a great video. As I have mentioned before, there are many of us that appreciate your efforts and learn by watching you do your thing. Hope to meet you one day.Ron
I don't think I need bigger parent stock... instead of setting it down on the diagonal, I would keep it on the flats and use a fullering tool to spread it sideways. This will of cause result in a rectangular shape and since it's so hard to grind I would figure out a way to forge the round/oval/tear drop shape.... not sure how that is done best though.
hej Torbjörn , long time,no see. kul att se en ny video, mitt Facebook konto blev hackat så har inte hängt med på dina projekt riktigt, kul med yxor dessutom :-) du får höra av dig när yxorna börjar ta form, jag skulle gladeligen betala stort för ett utav ditt hantverk! Ha det fint!
Hej. Japp, vi får väl se hur det går... :)
Håller med Victor, så fort det finns ett pris så kan jag börja spara..
är det uddeholmsstål? vad kan du rekommendera för stål som är lätt att få tag i till att göra vanliga hammare, jag har hört att drivaxlar till lastbilar och bilar ska kunna funka? Mvh
Jepp, uddehom ORVAR. Lättast är nog om du får tag i lite 1650 / 1672 (brukar heta C45 nuförtiden), det är förhållandevis lättsmitt och härdas i vatten. Axlar är bra också, men de kan vara av annan kvalitet (kan vara C45) men de flesta är nog i stil med 2244, som härdas i olja. Om du använder okänt material så provhärda någon mindre bit först i olja, och blir det inte hårt så testa vatten.