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The Birth Of A Tool. Part I. Axe Making (by Northmen)

Northmen
2012 ж. 28 Қар.
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This is a short documentary movie that shows the whole process of how Northmen tools are being hand crafted.
"It is a tragedy of the first magnitude that millions of people have ceased to use their hands as hands. Nature has bestowed upon us this great gift which is our hands. If the craze for machinery methods continues, it is highly likely that a time will come when we shall be so incapacitated and weak that we shall begin to curse ourselves for having forgotten the use of the living machines given to us by God."
Mahathma Ghandi
Music by Foreign Fields - "Names and Races". Special thanks to the band Foreign Fields from Nashvile (especially for Clayton Fike) for allowing to use their music as a soundtrack for our movie. foreignfields.bandcamp.com/
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  • Dear Neeman tools i wanted to thank you and your whole team for inspiring me and unleashing a new wave of life into my own life whilst returning from two tours of afghanistan i battled through being wounded in armed conflict and also battling with depression i so badly needed something to keep my mind occupied although my years before the military i was an engineering i never knew of the delights of doing it as a hobby you have not only helped me but others around me thank you god bless jon

    @totalyruben@totalyruben11 жыл бұрын

    • Jón Ruben Robinson be strong brother and welcome to a new chapter in your life’s story to tell the future about. From a brother in arms

      @Andy-Gibb@Andy-Gibb3 жыл бұрын

    • Ironic, I took was thinking, this is a good hobby to help me wind down after 13 years of hell. "Rangers Lead the Way"

      @TheTechAdmin@TheTechAdmin Жыл бұрын

    • Thank you for your service.

      @robbphillips2845@robbphillips2845 Жыл бұрын

  • The world melts away watching these videos... thx for the escape...

    @droflah76@droflah769 жыл бұрын

  • Your home, forge, your shop... I couldn't be more jealous! Your living my life man!!!!

    @dakotau2575@dakotau25754 жыл бұрын

  • It never ceases to amaze me...how do videos like this get dislikes? True craftsmanship...thanks for sharing.

    @shawnmorrow3274@shawnmorrow32746 жыл бұрын

  • For me, this is the manliest video on internet!

    @MammothDzn@MammothDzn9 жыл бұрын

  • FINALLY somebody who makes an axe handle with the grain oriented in the proper direction!! Beautiful piece of work. Now I want to make one myself.

    @the11kaj@the11kaj8 жыл бұрын

  • After 5 years since I came across to this video, I've found it again. The first time I watched it, I did not know what career to study and by the end I was convinced to study Industrial design (I don't know why I linked design whit this video at that time) and now five years later Im at one year of finishing my career. So thanks a lot!

    @notwoke1993@notwoke19936 жыл бұрын

    • Heeey could you be studying InDes in Zaragoza bro?

      @ManiacallySmithing@ManiacallySmithing5 жыл бұрын

    • You´re never finished. You learn new things every day.

      @gus23a@gus23a5 жыл бұрын

    • I just came back after a handful of years and realized this was my inspiration to start a small woodshop! 4 years strong at realizing my dream.

      @parkwayconcepts8758@parkwayconcepts87583 жыл бұрын

  • I love your videos! Been watching them for 10 years now.. wow, time flies yet stand still. All at the same time! Thank you for keeping me sane!

    @RhetoricalRosen@RhetoricalRosen6 ай бұрын

  • Have watched this about 20 times over the years and the only way to describe it is a beautiful edit with outstanding craftsmanship

    @adammulroney6457@adammulroney64575 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for a fantastic video..True craftsmanship. I use Northmen videos for relaxing meditation

    @robertmax4699@robertmax46992 жыл бұрын

  • Your videos are better than 99% of hollywood movies that are churned out every year.

    @pgbtwoofive3354@pgbtwoofive335410 жыл бұрын

  • One of the most beautiful videos I've watched!

    @ScrapwoodCity@ScrapwoodCity9 жыл бұрын

  • Totally cool. Skilled in different trades;metalworking(blacksmithing), woodworking, and leather working. Hats off.

    @teddylilley@teddylilley10 жыл бұрын

  • fantastic great job ! i like to work with metal and wood in the old ways. you have my respect.

    @jgn69@jgn6910 жыл бұрын

  • Watched this video years ago… I go back to it again and again whenever I need a reset.

    @jamannk@jamannk Жыл бұрын

  • I'm absolutely speechless. The quality of this video is amazing.

    @TheWebaa@TheWebaa6 жыл бұрын

  • The process is beyond beauty; this craftsmanship is spiritual. I must come back to this every three months or so, and I am both enamored to see the product of true craft and saddened I have none. .. In another time..

    @Cmdrlucky8@Cmdrlucky89 жыл бұрын

  • Absolutely stunning!

    @wootmecooly@wootmecooly9 жыл бұрын

  • This was simply beautiful. Thank you.

    @oohsam@oohsam5 жыл бұрын

  • I love watching this video.

    @MDC2020@MDC20208 жыл бұрын

  • A most beautiful process and a beautiful end product... could bring a tear to your eye!

    @jeremyhunter2319@jeremyhunter23199 жыл бұрын

  • Beautiful! I'm incredibly impressed!

    @awesomevideosdone@awesomevideosdone10 жыл бұрын

  • beautiful song, beautiful video, beautiful skill.. i love it...

    @ktg0705@ktg07058 жыл бұрын

  • I love this video. I find it so relaxing to watch. The music compliments it perfectly and it makes me want to go into my shop and create something.

    @rcredmon@rcredmon10 жыл бұрын

  • Absolutely majestic! Just pure ecstasy!

    @fzlsalim@fzlsalim6 жыл бұрын

  • This is Real Art. Thanks for showing me this Amazing Art.

    @sunsetloving8705@sunsetloving87054 жыл бұрын

  • You are a true artist. It is inspiring to watch you work! Thank you for sharing this with us. Truly beautiful.

    @klmartin1962@klmartin196211 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome. Snowboard all morning and then work in the shop well into the evening...winning!

    @johnnymotoeveryday8206@johnnymotoeveryday82068 жыл бұрын

  • I for one would never underestimate the importance of a good hand-axe/hatchet when in the wilderness. Something so many ppl view as a household implement has saved my ass on more than one occasion. That thing is a beauty! Sending love from the bayous of Louisiana! Love the music too

    @tjk21504@tjk215045 жыл бұрын

  • Had to search for a few minutes but i found this video again as i do ever so often. This video lives in my head rent free, forever.

    @cornuttz@cornuttz2 жыл бұрын

  • This is one of my favorite videos on KZhead.

    @wjennin1@wjennin19 жыл бұрын

  • Stunning craftsmanship and beautiful videos!

    @desireeyoung2814@desireeyoung28146 жыл бұрын

  • wow, I don't know why this videos make me feel so relaxed, so zen, so peaceful...

    @Kurohitsui@Kurohitsui11 жыл бұрын

  • The best video of a kind! Tears on my eyes .... it's the best gift ever! Made by own hands!

    @user-rh3vr4zo7p@user-rh3vr4zo7p5 жыл бұрын

  • Excellent workmanship...Thank you for the video.

    @maxxonetwo3@maxxonetwo39 жыл бұрын

  • Another amazing piece of functional art. Thank you for sharing this with us.

    @praharin@praharin11 жыл бұрын

  • Just gives me another reason to watch it again. I think the music works well. I love when you pull the blade back from polishing it and it edge looks like it's encased in glass. What you do is an art form of functional beauty.

    @Loafy23@Loafy2311 жыл бұрын

  • Top quality video. Thanks. Loved it.

    @InventorInvestor@InventorInvestor10 жыл бұрын

  • 10 year ago i watch this...still the best axe making asmr

    @MrJihadkoplo@MrJihadkoplo10 ай бұрын

  • Thank you so much. Somethings work better without words. Love it.

    @smev4341@smev43413 жыл бұрын

  • Just awesome and what craftsmanship.

    @rockco222@rockco2226 жыл бұрын

  • The satisfaction of watching this video from beginning to end

    @AnbuBlackOps2100@AnbuBlackOps21004 жыл бұрын

  • One thing I always appreciate with your videos is how well the music matches with the video

    @hollywood84660@hollywood846603 жыл бұрын

  • Wonderful craftsmanship!

    @janbrigman3619@janbrigman36196 жыл бұрын

  • so lucky that i've found this channel. everything is amazing.

    @pabloble2054@pabloble20546 жыл бұрын

  • Cracking videos, superb tools and beautiful music.

    @Frankieboyguitar@Frankieboyguitar4 жыл бұрын

  • What an awesome video! I loved every minute of it. I'm highly impressed.

    @gypsylady3200@gypsylady320010 жыл бұрын

  • Beautiful work, thanks for sharing.

    @spikekrossa@spikekrossa11 жыл бұрын

  • Your videos introduced me to foreign fields!!! Years later and I still remember the first time listening to this! It's almost like I get transported to a beautiful snowtop ped alpine haven.

    @varun009@varun009 Жыл бұрын

  • That axe is a thing of beauty, the work of a true artisan. It's inspiring to know this kind of craftsmanship is still out there.

    @m0t0k0kusanagi@m0t0k0kusanagi10 жыл бұрын

  • Stunning!!!

    @woodyrascel@woodyrascel10 жыл бұрын

  • One of my favorite videos on all of KZhead.

    @cvsahara@cvsahara6 жыл бұрын

  • this is one of the greatest videos ive ever watched

    @MultiMullethead@MultiMullethead11 жыл бұрын

  • awsome craftmanship & beautiful shoot.

    @alanecetzvideo@alanecetzvideo6 жыл бұрын

  • This is the most satisfying video I've ever watched on KZhead. Your workshop is utopian!

    @ashokchandru@ashokchandru8 жыл бұрын

    • Only if you have the skills to use it

      @boomerhgt@boomerhgt5 жыл бұрын

  • Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful!!!

    @bryanikon@bryanikon11 жыл бұрын

  • Exceptionally well done in every respect. It restores my faith in humanity that such skills are not entirely lost among us, that the true craftsmanship of my youth still exists, and especially that such adept young people of a generation or more behind mine are the master practitioners of the fine old arts, and willing to share their skills with others. Carry on smartly. Today's culture is starved for true steersmen, the 'real' instead of 'virtual', for quality instead of 'good-enough', and for the tangible touch of human hands, minds and hearts, rather than the cold, valueless, disposability of machines.

    @bretwhitmore8855@bretwhitmore88556 жыл бұрын

  • SUPERB VIDEO, SUPERB CRAFTSMANSHIP, THANK YOU.

    @shemwayman1146@shemwayman11463 жыл бұрын

  • One of the best video I've ever watched

    @sergiytsiupko2149@sergiytsiupko21496 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for making my day!

    @timpelzel8542@timpelzel85427 жыл бұрын

  • Beautiful in all ways!!

    @steinderbush@steinderbush6 жыл бұрын

  • Seriously amazing shots!! Props 🙌🏼

    @michaelworhatch1195@michaelworhatch11956 жыл бұрын

  • A work of art.

    @LibertyGarden@LibertyGarden7 жыл бұрын

  • Your past is a gift for this channel, good job.

    @victornoyer3858@victornoyer38587 жыл бұрын

  • 11/10 amazing work , great video.

    @b00gi3@b00gi35 жыл бұрын

  • I love a few things about these videos: Great Music. No Robot Voice. Beautiful Filming. Great Subjects

    @homefront3162@homefront31626 жыл бұрын

  • 4th video I've watched from y'all. and I am completely infatuated with y'all's work. Simply bravo! I truly wish I could pick your brain and learn your knowledge. as always please continue your efforts and continue to build one of a kind pieces.

    @xploitedyouth77@xploitedyouth777 жыл бұрын

  • Incredible. Music selection was on point. Beautiful video.

    @kylesweet65@kylesweet656 жыл бұрын

  • This is absolutely amazing, the camera is awesome, the music is awesome, and most of all, the tool is awesome! Beautiful work, Mr. Neeman.

    @HedgehogOutdoors@HedgehogOutdoors11 жыл бұрын

  • I've been lucky enough to follow these stunning videos since you started putting them on your vimeo page. Great to finally see them on youtube.

    @crys_o@crys_o11 жыл бұрын

  • These people are making my next axe. It will last for generations and serve us well. Thank you guys!

    @downforwhatever67@downforwhatever6710 жыл бұрын

  • Superbe travail. Merci pour le partage.

    @ManuManu-us5mh@ManuManu-us5mh4 жыл бұрын

  • Beautiful work on the axe, the video is great to watch hope you have made more

    @johngrenfell7171@johngrenfell71716 жыл бұрын

  • True craftsman ship, the video and music are perfect.

    @iridemotorbikes@iridemotorbikes11 жыл бұрын

  • you just earned yourself a new subscriber. these videos are incredible!

    @87_North@87_North7 жыл бұрын

  • Speechless...

    @simonlimon7052@simonlimon705210 жыл бұрын

  • For the crew of Neeman Tools: I work with production of advertising films and I am a connoisseur of cutlery. Honestly, the series "The Birth of a Tool" are the best movies I saw on the topic. Besides adding value to the art of ancient technique, adds value to the end product Neeman Tools. Very inspiring!

    @carapeto_knives@carapeto_knives11 жыл бұрын

  • Beautiful work realy amazing

    @francoisbultingaire6428@francoisbultingaire64287 жыл бұрын

  • Handmade with love - it is the best!

    @Sunshine-898@Sunshine-8984 жыл бұрын

  • Truly awesome video, in all respects. Love it!

    @BastHoen@BastHoen8 жыл бұрын

  • beautiful work!

    @garetitz@garetitz8 жыл бұрын

  • Love, love this ❤️

    @AKSnowTrouble@AKSnowTrouble7 жыл бұрын

  • Gorgeous video and skill.

    @Zyonkerz@Zyonkerz11 жыл бұрын

  • beautiful

    @-_popengut_@-_popengut_7 жыл бұрын

  • You are a master of masters.

    @MrCountrycuz@MrCountrycuz7 жыл бұрын

  • Very nicely filmed and calming music

    @benfelland@benfelland6 жыл бұрын

  • John I am from mexico and I must said that I love your work, Its beautiful, you make art my friend, and I admire you for that, applause from my part, regards

    @mariiano1238@mariiano123811 жыл бұрын

  • You are an artist sir!

    @drjoenelson@drjoenelson9 жыл бұрын

  • this is the most beautiful video i have ever seen

    @mrjazzyusa805@mrjazzyusa80511 жыл бұрын

  • AWESOME!!!! Greetings from Brazil.

    @oetdevarginhaeletdelvargin6865@oetdevarginhaeletdelvargin68655 жыл бұрын

  • That is an exceptionally beautiful knife!

    @nosnos30@nosnos306 жыл бұрын

  • Good video.Beautiful scenery..........Just beautiful...Very relaxing ..TQ

    @villamasewani5309@villamasewani53099 жыл бұрын

  • thanks so much I was mesmerized for 6 minutes and 23 seconds awesome!

    @alanrodriguez3172@alanrodriguez31729 жыл бұрын

  • I seen this video when you first uploaded it and it inspired me to chase my dreams and to reclaim a heritage lost in my family for two generations if it hadn’t been lost I would be a 7th generation blacksmith thank you and keep banging that hammer

    @dillonfreeman9129@dillonfreeman91293 жыл бұрын

  • Very magical. Thank :)

    @lheureh1257@lheureh125710 жыл бұрын

  • I love this video and birth of tool series

    @HuntsmanKOR@HuntsmanKOR3 жыл бұрын

  • my favourite video of all time

    @robg109@robg1097 жыл бұрын

  • Amazing video of an amazing axe.

    @kaziklu79@kaziklu7911 жыл бұрын

  • Such a thing of beauty...

    @Odqvist89@Odqvist895 жыл бұрын

  • This looks like a skill worth learning and that is very rewarding

    @Paradoxzon@Paradoxzon11 жыл бұрын
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