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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

You make moving metal look so easy. You are an inspiration to all of us. Thank you for your craft and skill!

Awesome!! I loved how you showed the creation of the little rig you had to make for the hydraulic hammer!

Great work! No commentary, no music, just the sound of tools, perfect video

Fascinating. I did never think of how intricate a "simple" scythe is.

A true privilege to watch you at work. Thank you for allowing us into your home.

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.

Good to see you're back beating on some steel and reaping the rewards.

I love how you did the cutting edge ! It is simple and elegant. Not to mention your skill. Well done !

I bought and Austrian scythe much like this last year. Definitely a learning curve for efficient mowing!

Your videos are great, the effort you put into the camera work to show different tools you're using is awesome.

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!

My grandfather used to cut hay for his milk cows with one of these when he was young. Good job

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.

Best. Opening. Ever. Oh, and the lighting of the forge was spot on too.

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!

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!

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!

Я в афиге от количества русскоговорящих зрителей! А коса огонь, особенно в сравнении с тем , что у нас продаётся.

I like how your rough work is still clean and precise. amazing work!

A welder/fabricator isn't a blacksmith but a blacksmith is a welder/fabricator. Great work!!!

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!

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.

Loved the theatrics! Great intro! Great job lighting the forge!

impressive doesn't even start to describe your artistic skill in moving the metal

I ditched my gas lawn equipment for an Austrian style scythe and I have not enjoyed mowing like this for decades! Awesome forge work! 😁✌

The sign of a true blacksmithing making tools to make tools great job and thanks for sharing your wisdom.

Enjoyed very much!!! I don't think I've ever seen one that thin before Great job making it! Thumbs up

16:52 a helping hand from a young apprentice..nice!

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.

My grandfather teach me how to use scythe like that. Great work Torbjorn!

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! :)

That guide for fullering is brilliant! Awesome work.

Молодец, мастер! Отлично сделано! Видно что с душой! Побольше бы таких толковых людей! ))

Amazing job! Man, can you imagine how long it would take to draw that out by hand back in the day?! Power hammers are a god send! It would have taken a lot of energy to get that length and thickness!

You never fail to amaze, my friend!!

From Fathering to gardening, to wood and steel this guy does it all. Jc

your sense of humor is epic, and so is your scythe.

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.

Absolutely amazing. To start with such a small piece of metal and end up with something so large and thin.

Work of art. Pride in what you created. Loved watching you create the scythe out of the piece of metal.

Gotta like this just for the fact that you used one of my all time favorite pieces of music, Toccata in Fugue.

Beautifully done scythe. Better scything than 90% of the videos out there. (not counting the competitions, of course.)

Brilliant, the Grim Reaper couldn't have done it better himself! LOL

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.

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 😇😇

As I am a son of old farmer ,I appreciate your tools all .All farmers need craftsmen. Bravo guy👍👍

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.

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.

This Man is Definitely getting a Top Position in My Surviver's Group during the Zombie Apocalypse!

sir, u are a genius. that attachment for the powerhammer was awesome. just found yr channel. fantastic skills, a real pleasure to watch.

FINALLY ANOTHER VIDEO!!! THANK YOU!! :)))

That's one of the things i love about watching blacksmiths and machinists. Don't have something? Gonna make that shit real quick.

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.

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.

1:06 That was a pretty smooth edit there man. Nice Job.

Такой инструмент - находка для понимающих и знающих работу людей! Молодец парень! Высоко ценю подобных мастеров! Успехов ему.!

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.

holy hell?! the way you made/attach the blocking leveling guide tool was a nice touch..

I’ve watched so much of these, my search history looks like I’m planning a murder

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.

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.

Gotta commend you dude you're way more precise than I even plan to be

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 :)

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.

Soothing. Brings me back to being a kid, and having to go cut hay for the horses every morning.

My weekend isn’t complete until I’ve watched a Torbjorn video. Just brilliant!

That power hammer die is AWESOME!!!

I've always wanted to learn how to use a scythe for mowing.

Soy un Nicaragüense, Latinoaméricano , y muy bueno tu trabajos sin usar energía eléctrica, es un ejemplo para el mundo.

This was really cool!!! I like how you had the kids in there too helping. That was really awesome.

Now that, is a nice piece of craftmanship.

Your videos are so calming and amazing

I like that he puts a little bit of comedy in his videos cause most people like him dont do that in there videos

This is just great. I myself used a scythe in haymaking and harvest time when younger. Never seen it made though. Amazing skill!

Phenomenal use of tooling sir

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 KZfaq sander and grinder to form blacksmithing here! A pleasure to watch you work sir. I learn something new almost in every video.

I think this is the third or forth time viewing this. A really beautiful scythe blade. Looks like a really difficult task without a power hammer.

Did I really close my eyes when you started welding...? I was so riveted to the scene, I totally forgot that I'm only watching a video!

Beautiful result, thank you for sharing your story

Fascinating project. So many new (to me) techniques demonstrated. I learned a lot from this video.

I love how you use the machines sparingly. I get it they save you time but if you just show a little love to your work then you don't have to use them so much. Especially the grinding... Omg the grinding. Love your work ' not just the blacksmithing but all of what you share here for us.

Oh I like the jig man ,good think n

Incredible video...thank you ! I had a really good time watching it 😁👌

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....

Superb craftsmanship in all aspects. I find your videos very instructive, therapeutic and sublimely satisfying

Второй вечер смотрю Ваши видео. Завораживает. Мало что понимаю в кузнечном деле, но чрезвычайно интересно. Спасибо огромное. Привет из России.=)

Whew, he makes it look easy

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.

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