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Every time I watch you make an axe it makes me want to get into blacksmithing. This side welding technique was fascinating to watch.

Always wonderful to watch you create something different and demonstrate various techniques. I’d never heard of a side axe before.

Thank you Nils, and I'm glad to see you son is doing great! God bless you and your family.

It's cool when Nils talks in front of his "Axe Wall." Seeing all those different axes, you can really see all the time and practice that's gotten him where he is. I've been introduced to so many different axes by this channel. I've forged a lot of stuff, still haven't done an axe.

The workmanship is beautiful!

That looked super difficult to do Nils but the end result is gorgeous. Jane ❤

Always a pleasure when you upload, beautiful work as always!

Amazing Nils! So nice to see that side axes are still being made and aren't just a forgotten tool!

Nice to see someone holding craftsmanship upright - well done. For the handle: a) for a permanent bend you have to steam the wood first, then you can bend it in almost any shape wanted b) I've seen side axes with a double bend in the handle, acting like an offset, with the handle parallel to the cutting edge - I think, they did it, because it helps with the precision. One time the maker went into the woods and looked for a piece, that was already crooked in the right way to carve down and make a handle of it without the need to bend it.

What a great start to my morning. Thank you Nils

Beautiful work. I love the contrast between the forged surface and the polished edge.

Beautiful axe, Nils! Thank you for sharing!

Congrats on getting sponsored! And great work as always. Love your work and videos. Thanks for sharing the challenges as well as the successes!

I love it when a new axe video shows up on my home page

A Side Axe, I've seen those called a Hewing Axe. They're used for hewing round logs into flat dimensional lumber, like 4"x4"s, 4"x6" and such. I like that, Thanks @Nils Ögren for showing us how it's done.

Another awesome project/axe! I really love how you are always trying new techniques . I always thoroughly enjoy your videos! Thanks again!

its great to see the different techniques to forge an axe.

There are so many different types of axes that people have made for different jobs. It's very interesting to learn about them all.

The next time you make a side axe, it is best to twist the eye. It keeps your hands out of the way while using a straight handle. I believe it was more common than the bent handle style. But unless you are hewing a particularly large log or a log wall, you don't have to worry about your hands anyway.

Very interesting watching your build. It's kind of like visiting a friend for a little bit just hanging out in their shop. Thank you for bringing us in. 😊

Wow! You made that look easy. And I love the backstop in the hardy hole!

I absolutely love your channel and every one of your projects! Keep up the great work!

Always good to see people sporting the hand files. It's just so much more intimate when you're shaping metal

As always it’s fulfilling to see the artisan axesmith working his magic! Thanks for another jouney into the magic world of the smithy. No wonder people of olden times saw the smith as a kind of sorcerer😉.

The side axe is a fascinating tool that specialising in producing a flat surface on when hewing wood into planks. As always, love your videos Nils

Beautiful work as always!!!

Very educational. Thanks for taking us on your crafting journey, Nils. You will keep this skill alive!

I used to watch a lot of black smithing channels on KZfaq but these days I’ve settled on only a few. Yours is obviously one of them. Your craftsmanship is excellent. Thank you for taking your time to share your skill with us.

Dreaming to have one piece made by you. One of the most beautiful works I've seen!

It's a beautiful piece. I thank you for sharing with us your process.

Another beautiful axe my friend! I am excited to see your attempts on more kinds of axes.

Nils, been watching you for a few years now. I really enjoy your videos. Need to get me one of your axes someday!

Tuckfinn here in sunny Florida, I am an avid outdoorsman and have decided to include forging as a new hobby. Your video is perfectly narrated for even the beginner and I appreciate the detail. I’ve started my venture with fabricating a break drum forge but have decided to go with the duel burner gas Forge. I have started gearing up and I’m trying to get everything in place to start foraging when the weather cools off it is super hot here forging in Florida is definitely a winter time Hobby thanks for all of your help, Tucker’s out.

Badass work. These are the videos I look for as my teachers for my own projects.

Your videos are really encouraging me to pursue blacksmithing. Thank you!

Wonderful craftsmanship! Keep it up

Absolutely beautiful work!

I really enjoy your videos and your creations. Thank you for showing us your work. 👍🏻🙏🏻

We enjoy watching you and find it interesting how you make it look so easy to make an axe when in fact it takes a lot of skill!

Awesome to watch thanks for your efforts making these films. I often show my sons how to use basic hand tools as I fear many parents don't even know themselves these days so nice one for that .

Thanks Nils, I'm always happy when you upload

Awesome stuff thanks for posting Nils, haven’t watched a side weld before so this will be a fun one to try.

Amazing process video Nils- I feel like my axe making is getting better as I watch these videos of yours. Please keep making these, they are inspiring

Always happy to see more of your stuff! Wanna make an axe so bad!

Beautiful craftsmanship and by the look of it somewhat a labour of love. Thanks for the great content, this is my first encounter with your channel. All the best, Ian

Beautiful axe Nils. Your work is inspiring as always.

This was a very interesting project. I’m glad it turned out well!

Always so wonderful watching you make an axe!

Beautiful side axe love all your different methods in all your videos

Beautiful work as always. Thank you!

Your axes are always wonderful creations.

Great stuff as always, I appreciate seeing how you learn over time!

Nice video! I just discovered your channel and now I can't stop watching your videos and wanting to start blacksmithing myself hahah. Keep up with the good content!

Always enjoy watching you work and you've been a big part of why I am getting into blacksmithing! Ive only just begun, but I have learned a ton from watching you! Thanks!

Cool axe. I don't think i have seen that style of axe before. Nice job Nils.

Looks great!thanks for your hard work.

Excellent..... Always a pleasure to see you work. My first axe ended up a side axe but it wasn't planned!

Always teaching me new things!

Nice axe, I like the contrast between the forging and the polished edge

Beautiful axe Nils!

Thanks for another great video. It was very interesting seeing an uncommon axe forged.

As someone else said, never heard of a side axe; had to look it up for its use. Thank you for posting this vid!

I have just found your channel. I am so looking forward to looking at all the axes that you have made. It is remarkable how difficult it is for you to make them and how interesting you make it look, thank you so very much.

I like the technique. I hobby forge and was thinking of trying to side weld some metals I have. So awsome to see it actually done !

Your work is exceptional, I’m never disappointed when watching your videos.

Nicely done sir. Now i know where to get great axes! To bend handles steam in length of drain pipe! Great video!

Good stuff! Your take on the side welding technique was really interesting, impressive as always!

Thank you Nils and great work ♥

Lovely work as always, really inspiring!

Nils, thank you for another great project and the historical information that goes with it. I love seeing your son, and I also love the pictures of you in the background back in your bodybuilding days before you changed professions.

Another great axe you've done, love the way you are forging and forge welding all by hand. Really impressive

Once again, you have done a breathtaking masterful job, I respect your profession and mastery.

Great axe. Love watching and learning

Cool, glad to see you push yourself with a material that you've failed with in the past. We grow only by pushing ourselves beyond our failures.

Excellent work, as always, Nils! Your videos are a huge source of inspiration for me in my blacksmithing journey! Thanks for all you do!

Nils, thanks for your wonderful artistry with steel and excellent craftsmanship as a videographer. There is great magic in fire and steel brought together with a hammer and some skill. 🎸🔪

What an interesting project. Never heard of a side axe before, but excited to see the result

Great job on the axe....Do enjoy making these along with many other timber framing tools and would LOVE to have it in my collection! Keep up the great work and enjoy the process!!

Another beautiful axe mate! I was really hoping you would do a video of it in action at the end!

That is a bad ass axe. Keep up the good work. Congratulations and good luck to the lucky winner of that axe. 👍

Beautiful axe, I enjoy all your videos. I love the way you take your time to make sure things turn out just like you want them to. Again, thx for your videos, they have helped me understand metals more and how to manipulate them. Thx Hunter

I love the axes you make and always look forward to your next video. Thanks for sharing with us.

Just found out your channel because of your viking axe video, and I'm completely hooked. Watching an expert at his craft work is simply hypnotizing. Keep the videos coming!

Nice video ! I'll have to give side welding a try !!

Beautiful axe. Love your excellent work, keep it up!

It looks crazy sharp with that polished bevel :D I didn't expect the bending process to work without heat or moisture, was quite surprised!

Awsome work, cheers to you. Love this channel!

That's a great looking side axe. You always do such clean work. Recently I picked up an unusual old folded axe where the high carbon bit extends up into a sort of short billhook, with its edge facing inwards, opposite to the outward facing main axe edge. Anyone familiar with such an axe shape? It seems a bit awkward. I hadn't seen one like it before, so I couldn't pass it up. It just wants a bit of restoration/clean up work to get back into good working order.

Awesome video, It is so relaxing to watch you work. I can't wait to see the next one.

Sideaxes are awesome. Very nice job

Hi Nils. As always, seeing a true crafts person at work gives me a warm feeling inside. Keep up the good work and please continue to post videos of the marvelous items that you create. Peter Bengtsson master luthier

From watching your Videos i have learned now a couple interesting forging styles which i totaly didnt know exist before. Beautiful work as always Sir. God bless you ❤️ 🙏🏼

Beautiful work as always

This is awesome! Love your work

Nils you've done it again and made a most beautiful axe. Keep making amazing videos of your masterful skills.

The brute forge in this axe made it crazy

It is amazing the way you can craft an axe, truly an art.

Sweet build!!!

Greetings from Ireland. That's a very unusual type of axe. Thank you for the chance to enter to win it.