Blacksmithing - Forging a scythe
2018 ж. 27 Там.
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I show how I forge a "european style" scythe.
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Grandpa taught me how to mow - but folks that can make good scythes are very rare these days. Deep respect to your blacksmithing skills!!
I absolutely love this channel. My favorite forging channel. He actually makes stuff he uses, and not just to cut gallons of milk. And he takes the time to forge it right, instead of where you see other people jump right to milling and grinding. Also, alpacas.
Thanks! :)
Yea surprised more people don't. Knives and weapons get pretty boring when you can make thousands of other things on a fourge. I'm thinking about making a frying pan, a spatula and a soop ladle, but I've made some very good garden tools that I use all the time. What I don't make much is videos. Sorry. Couple of fourge ones though
Your videos are excellent, Torbjorn, we can see exactly what you are doing without having endless explanations and no intrusive music. In my humble opinion you also are a very skilled blacksmith.
I think it's a very credible scythe and it works well. And it's how I imagine the scythes of old would look. Clearly not as easy to produce as some would like to believe.
Мастер своего дела, чаровник и кудесник. Смотреть в кайф, и это наподобие некоторой нирваны, когда смотришь, смотришь и не оторваться никак, пока ролик не закончится.
You make moving metal look so easy. You are an inspiration to all of us. Thank you for your craft and skill!
In age 74 the grass cutting with the scythe in my garden under the trees is one of my few male pleasures, but I have seen the scythe making the first time in my life and I watched it with the curiosity. Working with the computer need some pause and grass mowing is excellent ecxercise, especially if you do not have to, but still you can . I was working one year in Sweden -in one factory construction project- some 10 years ago and I brought to my country (due to high quality) two their brushes for the floor sweeping. Swedes in Goetheborg airport were looking at it smiling slightly , and I had to pass it through the special procedure for oversized luggage. After landing, I was able to retrieve my brushes only after two weeks, because the airport services were searching the items thoroughly -apparently expecting to discover something more unusual there. I told my wife : do not touch it , it is for me only. So we are using it both up to now, and my wife is thinking to buy the same one or something similar. Today I look with the some sadness when I see , what the swedish politicians did with the Sweden I have seen. Stary
The high and mighty experts in these comments, wow, yes he's doing some things wrong but god dammit he DID it! He went and made a scythe blade and it works, yes he stoned it wrong and his handle is too damn short but it's a blade, it cuts, it works, he made it and he was proud to show us even with all the little things he's maybe not the proudest of. I for one am proud to watch the video, his creation. This was very cool, thank you for uploading.
Thanks! :) I may have to revisit this one....
@@torbjornahman Make a nice metal cup to keep water in your pocket and keep your stone wet.
@@goblin550 With this kind of scythe you use a dry stone, the sharpening is not by the stone but with the hammer. The stone is only for polishing the edge
@@NielsdR I've always heard you use a wet stone even for honing. I'm not experienced however so I could be wrong. Thanks for the info!
@@goblin550 the stone will sharpen more aggressively if it's wet but it can be used dry. the blade is not hardened in a conventional sense i.e. martensitic, so it doesn't matter.
A true privilege to watch you at work. Thank you for allowing us into your home.
When I was younger I used a scythe a lot for clearing. It's really effortless and much faster than a string trimmer. This is a much better blade than these modern stamped ones on the market. Again great work my man your an artist with a hammer.
A good craft from a good forge does good work in the hands of a good man or woman
The sign of a true blacksmithing making tools to make tools great job and thanks for sharing your wisdom.
So beautiful, the ting of that Scythe have me goosebumps! Thanks for sharing your process and work!
All I can say Is I am impressed that you take great effort to have appropriate PPE on, many people forget working with metals is very dusty. Most have ear protection, some use eye protection but very few use dust protection. I cant even imagine how uncomfortable that must be in a forge with a respirator on but good on you for taking care of your health!
Thanks Kenny!
Awesome!! I loved how you showed the creation of the little rig you had to make for the hydraulic hammer!
your sense of humor is epic, and so is your scythe.
This Man is Definitely getting a Top Position in My Surviver's Group during the Zombie Apocalypse!
Fascinating. I did never think of how intricate a "simple" scythe is.
Work of art. Pride in what you created. Loved watching you create the scythe out of the piece of metal.
Great work! No commentary, no music, just the sound of tools, perfect video
I really enjoyed seeing the whole process from formless steel to a functional scythe. Fascinating and theraputic.
Excellent job on the scythe I bet it holds a good edge. Your anvil though can only be described as amazing. Thanks for sharing.
A welder/fabricator isn't a blacksmith but a blacksmith is a welder/fabricator. Great work!!!
I ditched my gas lawn equipment for an Austrian style scythe and I have not enjoyed mowing like this for decades! Awesome forge work! 😁✌
Your videos are great, the effort you put into the camera work to show different tools you're using is awesome.
I love how you did the cutting edge ! It is simple and elegant. Not to mention your skill. Well done !
i love a good scythe, and that is one very good scythe you made there! my most used and favoritt gardening tool! all so, nice to see the kids helping out and taking an interest in your work! that warms my hearth :) great vid!
I remember my grandpa scything the grass. He said that grass should be wet when scything, compared to when mowing with the modern lawn mowers. Beautifully crafted as always.
My grandfather said that the bad dancer is prevented from dancing eggs. A good scythe mows any grass in any weather. But with such a handle it will never work to cut grass well. And the blacksmith does not know how to mow.
@@xeonxeon7013 Main reason for cutting wet is not because scythe is not able to cut. Wet grass simply reduces friction and cutting takes less effort. Water also softens older, already hardened hay and yet again cutting is easier.
Well yes, it's why people went scything at 4 in the morning
งานตีเหล็ก ขึ้นรูปใบมีด เป็นกิจกรรมที่น่าหลงไหล ทุกอย่างแฝงความคิดตรรกะลงในเคียวด้ามเดียว เมื่อผู้คนได้ใช้งานมัน เค้าจะทึ่งเลยทีเดียวว่า...คุณทำมันขึ้นมาได้ยังไง..มันน่าทึ่งมาก😊😊😊
I like how your rough work is still clean and precise. amazing work!
Молодец, мастер! Отлично сделано! Видно что с душой! Побольше бы таких толковых людей! ))
Best. Opening. Ever. Oh, and the lighting of the forge was spot on too.
I bought and Austrian scythe much like this last year. Definitely a learning curve for efficient mowing!
Loved the theatrics! Great intro! Great job lighting the forge!
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@@torbjornahman hay
It sounds beautiful, and the ridge from the neck into the beard is interesting (and I think a good idea). The post below me describes and American snathe. I prefer a 1-grip because I can move my my hand up and down to adjust if I choose to. Your work is truly beautiful!
I'm still trying to save and watch all of your videos. I'm a 2yr bladesmith that's learning on my own and I really appreciate what you've posted.
Great!
Excellent work as always. I have never seen an edge created with a hammer like that just before honing. The scythes I have used in the U.S. had heavier and thicker blades but yours works well. Your shop supervisor has a very steady hand with the chalk.
The original weed whacker! Quality work as always! I love watching your smithing and you have a great sense of subtle humor. Thanks for sharing with us!
He's a dad. I'd feel sorry for the kid if he didn't have a dad's sense of humor.
Good to see you're back beating on some steel and reaping the rewards.
No.... I want to say good pun, but I'm just gonna say no...
I see what you did there
My weekend isn’t complete until I’ve watched a Torbjorn video. Just brilliant!
:) That's great, thanks!
That was stunning work. Thank you. I've been wondering about those indents on the blade of my scythe. Now I know they are tensioning marks.
Amazing work as always.. Sword making is hard, but this takes some serious skill. Getting an edge that fine without burning it or cracking it!
That guide for fullering is brilliant! Awesome work.
Scythes here in Merica are called sickles. And, I invented one with a chain saw engine that damn near does all the work by itself. Yessir, that motor sickle of mine gets attention everywhere I take it.
Cool
sir, u are a genius. that attachment for the powerhammer was awesome. just found yr channel. fantastic skills, a real pleasure to watch.
Enjoyed very much!!! I don't think I've ever seen one that thin before Great job making it! Thumbs up
Wow, amazing job once again! The sound of sharpening a scythe blade reminds me of my childhood, and now i know how it's made! Great job! :)
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The Grim Reaper watch out, Thunder Bear is a coming for you 😂🤣🙃
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Superb craftsmanship in all aspects. I find your videos very instructive, therapeutic and sublimely satisfying
You never fail to amaze, my friend!!
impressive doesn't even start to describe your artistic skill in moving the metal
Beautifully done scythe. Better scything than 90% of the videos out there. (not counting the competitions, of course.)
Видио просто супер начинается с классической музыки и переходит на природные звуки,удары механического молота,звон наковальни и молоточков,звуки работащих механизмов,а в оконцовке звук полотна косы и скошенной травы,разве это не красиво?Мастер который, как дережор и исполнитель,не произнеся и слова исполнил эту симфонию.БРАВО!!! Без конечно,можно смореть,как бежит вода,как горит огонь и как работает человек и слышать музыку природы.Заслуженная похвалы работа и показ видио.
That scythe is amazing! I have a European scythe and did not realize the small creases in the blade were to tension it, interesting. This has motivated me to get out and do some scything.
Where are you from?
16:52 a helping hand from a young apprentice..nice!
holy hell?! the way you made/attach the blocking leveling guide tool was a nice touch..
As I am a son of old farmer ,I appreciate your tools all .All farmers need craftsmen. Bravo guy👍👍
Thanks!
My grandfather teach me how to use scythe like that. Great work Torbjorn!
My grandfather used to cut hay for his milk cows with one of these when he was young. Good job
Здравствуйте. От А до Я. Станки о которых мы только можем мечтать. Орудие труда, главный фактор в нашей труде.Вот по чему развита трудоспособность. У нас жаль что не продается такие станки. Способные люди очень много, но они без этих станков. Надо найти путь, как достать такие станки. Кузнецу Спасибо,мастер своего дела.
I follow your programs from Iran, excellent master 👏👏👏👏
As a romanian that tool brings back memories. I still use it from time to time although its blade got really narrow in the middle. Thing belongs in a museum if I think about it.. / Edit: Everything you did was proper, you are a true craftsman!
Eu tot o folosesc
@@gargava9533 Cool, si eu. I-am si facut un update saptamana trecuta, haha.. i.imgur.com/EewKuU3.png
Такой инструмент - находка для понимающих и знающих работу людей! Молодец парень! Высоко ценю подобных мастеров! Успехов ему.!
Только не правильнр сделано касовьище, приходится косить раком . Это пол часа работы и дальше ты не работник. И не правильно бруском правит косу , с плоской стороны ( нижней) брусок прикладывается по всей плоскости а не под углом . А со стороны верха прикладывается на уголок. А если править как он то наклёп сточишь за день косьбы.
Fascinating project. So many new (to me) techniques demonstrated. I learned a lot from this video.
This was really cool!!! I like how you had the kids in there too helping. That was really awesome.
Absolutely amazing. To start with such a small piece of metal and end up with something so large and thin.
Right?
Certainly demonstrates the economy of material that a skilled craftsman is capable of.
Great job! I love the way the blade came out, love the detail. Bravo sir! 👍😀🤘👌👏
You bring back many memories of working with my Grandfathers scythe. I especially appreciate your proper forging of the edge and the final penning of the edge on the log. No KZhead sander and grinder to form blacksmithing here! A pleasure to watch you work sir. I learn something new almost in every video.
Great! Thanks!!
Gotta like this just for the fact that you used one of my all time favorite pieces of music, Toccata in Fugue.
Your videos are so calming and amazing
1:06 That was a pretty smooth edit there man. Nice Job.
What a beautiful piece of human art😍😍. I've never seen an actual blacksmith working right in front of my eyes,and this is probably as close as I can get to see,but boy...what a tremendous amount of time and effort to forge one. Every pound mark shows true human's craftmanship,unlike uniform ones that you get when you purchase from the factory that makes them by machines. I wished I could have one of these coz I've never seen one being sold here in my country,most of them are very short ones and weirdly shape(my opinion) because they use them to cut grass while squatting,whereas European use the scythe or sickle to cut the grass while standing,hence the length matters. Thank you very much for sharing this video. Salute to you 😇😇
Thanks!!
Soothing. Brings me back to being a kid, and having to go cut hay for the horses every morning.
Great work Torbjorn, as usual !
Now that, is a nice piece of craftmanship.
This is the most epic thing that I saw on the Internet to forge a sickle it's very hard Well done ! ! !
Thanks!
Torbjörn Åhman good job again, from Romania
My scythe is double fullered - equal height on either side so that the raised edges would be a guide for the whetstone to slide across. It looks as though you are making a harvester blade. The "weed cutter was shorter and wider. I still have the harvester blade that raised so much sweat in my youth. Thank you for all of your videos.
You made one of these before, nice job. We had one of those in a pub Mum and Dad bought back in the 60's up in the bush, I tried using it and it worked good, and old timer told me how to use it, swinging from the hips.
Phenomenal use of tooling sir
Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing your skills. I too use Boiled Linseed Oil to protect the bare steel. Better that the grass is wet. Dry grass is very tough to cut.
Второй вечер смотрю Ваши видео. Завораживает. Мало что понимаю в кузнечном деле, но чрезвычайно интересно. Спасибо огромное. Привет из России.=)
1:00 "Look, there is no way he's gonna make a full-scale scythe with that little chuck of metal" 22:10 "OK, I've been known to be wrong on occasions..." Great work! It looks like it works well.
Incredible video...thank you ! I had a really good time watching it 😁👌
Thanks!
Excellent blacksmithing! I would once again like to feel the hammers and tongs in my hands, the ring of the anvil, the heat of the forge, see the shaping up of the developing work and eventually the sweet smell of burning oil as the work is tempered! Good one man! (It has been more than 50 years!)
:) Thanks!
Lovely video. I used to work summers at a museum in Luleå (Hägnan). And that involved using 18th- early 19th century scythes to cut grass. So I can really appreciate seeing how it is made since I have spend quite a bit of time using scythes much like this one. I prefer them over the modern, often bulkier versions we also had available.
Cool. Thanks
I jumped at 14:33 too! Creamed beeswax works well as a coating on metal to keep the oxidation down too. But then, it doesn't come in large industrial containers like the linseed oil :)
Beeswax is also a bit tacky tho. Would drag a bit, and make it harder to use.
Absolutely brilliant opener, thanks for yet another beautiful video.
Thank you for sharing this. We recently bought a house with two acres that need mowed. Most of it can be done with a tractor, but there are a couple of small hills that might be dangerous, so I've been watching videos on mowing with a scythe. I'll probably buy one, but what kind of aspiring blacksmith would I be if I didn't make my own. Thanks for showing the steps you went through, I think I can figure it out from here and appreciate the detailed video.
Thanks, that is great! My takeaways from this video was that the blade should be hardened, and probably made from a more high carbon steel. BUT tempered back, probably beyond light blue or something like that, so it can stand the peening. Unhardened, it's too soft.
Great job dude, you must participate in forged in fire, one of the best blacksmiths I ever seen, well done
Beautiful result, thank you for sharing your story
Great video!! I loved the "Pimp my power hammer" part :)
Gotta commend you dude you're way more precise than I even plan to be
Отличная коса - с клеймом, сто лет прослужит. И косит правильно - при замахе не приподнимает. Меня тоже тетка учила правильно косить, чтобы как из мультика "Ну погоди" не получилось в землю загнать. Молодцага. С юморком - классный чел....
That power hammer die is AWESOME!!!
As much as i love watching these videos, I find myself equally just having them in the background; the subtle hammering of metal is so calm, such like a lullaby almost. The hammer feels like a hand brushing the cheek.
I mute, they is no commentary
Nice work. I would also like trying this for mowing instead of gas every now and then for good workout and skill. Thank you for this video.
Fantastico! Mi hai fatto tornare indietro di parecchi anni, a quando mio padre mi insegnò ad usare la falce, a batterla ed affilarla. Grazie!
Well done. A privilege for me to watch as always
Человек отковал косу.,даже отбил но не закалял. И он не деревенский косарь. Если закалить и настроить будет намного лучше магазинной. Косу отковать труднее чем клинок сделать. Мастеру респект.
косу не закаляют иначе она треснет
@@Logen23232 не в этом дело, хотя это правда, отбивка косы это и есть закалка режущей кромки, при отбивке структура металла меняется, появляется твердость... все деревенские об этом знают и в древности знали... по этой технологии делается якутский нож...
Amazing video! I am glad to see someone forge a truly useful tool such as that. I have always loves scythes, and own a few also. I still have yet to use them tho.. The neighbors here would thing I was a psycho. 😂 Amazing work on that project as always. I really want to forge a an anvil for sharpening the ones I have. They are gust a pleasure to watch in use. So quiet, and efficient. Can't wait to watch you forge the hardware for your own snath.
I need a trimmer aaround my rassberries .I am going to make a shorter pole cycle for my needs . Think watching this gets me ideals. Thank you again Sir ...love your teachings.
Great, thanks