Blacksmithing - Forging a rounding hammer 

IRL: One day Torbjorn found a jug of linseed oil on sale. He bought that jug of linseed oil, and promptly after bringing home his prize his wife asked him: What the hell are you going to do with 5 gallons of linseed oil? I'm convinced this is why this channel exists. To use up that 5 gallon jug of linseed oil.

In the beginning I was afraid there was going to be music for the whole video. I like that its just the sounds of the work

Man I must say I was enviouse at first of your set up but the more I watched I see you deserve all of this , you are good and not just blacksmithing you are good at everything you do it seems , it's as if you think 2 steps ahead a lot of times I know you edit this but I can tell man you try and make no movement wasted and are very methodical , this puts me at awe and I tip my hat to you brother

I don't understand why people would give this a thumbs down, this is incredible craftsmanship!

It is such a pleasure, and my honor, to watch you work.

Delighted to see somebody really paying close attention to cleaning and refining the tapers in the eye prior to fitting the handle. It makes a great deal of difference in mating the head to the handle really securely. I re-handle a lot of hammers and axes and almost always have to do quite a bit of work with rotary burr and file before fitting - It is always worth the small extra effort.

Music is so subjective, it's hard to please everyone regardless of your choice, and after all it is your choice, but artisanal skills shine through every time. Love your work, thanks for sharing it.

If I didn't have to work..... I'd sit here and watch you make stuff all day.

One of the best looking rounding hammers I've seen. Well done.

Torbjorn !!!!! I watch you for a long time now, I always see how much you are sensible to the finition and how you are a fantastic artiste it is a honor to be a human for to realise how you are fantastic and clever ! You are my inspiration because I love to forge ! I live in England and my dream to have a course with you ! Many thanks brother ! Greg !

Everything you make seems so simplistic and yet it's always beautiful. Including your country.

Une œuvre d'art! Débutant de 63 ans, je n'ai pas de marteau spécifique de forge, mais j'adorerai en avoir un comme celui-ci.

The hammers are just beautiful, excellent craftsmanship. Well done, l am never disappointed.

Torbjorn, That's a really nice process of making a rounding hammer. Thank you for taking time to build, film, edit and post this video.

This is now my favourite show 🤙 great skills, a proper craftman.

Having just completed my first introductory blacksmithing class, I have much more of an appreciation for the effort that went into this project! It was a pleasure to watch you work and create… I don’t know that I’ll ever reach that level of proficiency.

Thanks for sharing the wonderful scenery as the "paint dried" with you fine builds...amazing how identical they turned out. Always appreciative of your artisanship and video work!! ~PJ

i watch these videos at night, they're quite relaxing, also blackhead squeezing ones

the return of Torbjörn I am happy

Fantastic skills. Not only functional but beautiful with balance and impressive craftsmanship. Thank you.

Love these videos. The less music the better.

Oofff way too inspiring I have a hard time staying awake with 7 minutes so soothing to watch

Great video! Really enjoyed the forging process, but also liked seeing the outdoor scenery and handle fitting process, too. Beautiful hammers.

Torbjorn is an artist with metal!!!....amazing craftsmanship!!!!

Torbjorn. Thank you for making my hammer and this video which I requested. What a great video and what a beautiful pair of rounding hammers. You are really a master of this art. Thank you very much I can't wait to use the hammer...hammers ;-). AK

Thanks for the video i am a retired Woodworker and for some reasons either watching Blacksmithing in person or on Video it remains a very interesting and Fascinating process to me I believe its partially because of how old the profession is and how important its been in the Worlds progression of innovation

Great hammers, they look like the hammers of alec steele. And very great video, I liked that you put music over the grinding scenes. Greetings, Edgar

here I am watching your videos over and over again. Easy to get a lot from these with their format.

Lovely work both at the hammer head and in the editing. Thank you for sharing. All the best Mat

I never get tired of these videos such great craftsmanship.

Bellisima obra. Felicidades desde Monterrey, NL Mexico

The command of your craft a joy to watch; thanks for nature interludes

Splendid work, exceptional, love what you do and how meticulous you are. Beautiful hammers. Well done.

Very inspiring. And the direct hands on craftsmanship. You could have stuck with the manufactured handle but custom fitting the grip to your style was a really personal touch. Thank you for sharing this video.

love your videos, they give me inspiration for what to do next in my own shop.

Very, very nice hammer Torg, your handling skills take me back to days as shipwright apprentice, almost exactly as I was taught! No belt sand or grinding, planes, spokeshaves and files or rasps, thats the way to do it!

I like the music choice, your videos are top notch. Do what you do.

Torbjorn, I never get tired of watching you forge your projects. You truly are gifted sir and I have learned much from your videos. Once I start doing some forging of my own then I will be watching a lot more of your videos. Keep up the great work sir!!!!

is it just me, or the automatic hammers swork sounds are good enough music ? :D

Liked the occasional music and then just workshop sounds. Well done, thank you for sharing another video with us.

Nice work! Can you believe, what my 3 year old daughter whaits for your every new video ;-)

A block a iron forged into a beautiful tool! Outstanding!!

Master ARTisan. Thank you so much.

You have been given a gift and can tell you enjoy the gift you were given. Be thankful and thanks for sharing....

Very fine work as always, thanks for sharing it with us.

Psychedelic forging with turn-key outcome... great!

No more music please

The music is fine. I like mostly the sound of the shop, but the music and the nature was a nice touch.

Your work is simply amazing.

I really enjoy going back and rewatching the content from years past. This gentleman’s skill in legendary and I like to see how he has progressed as a content editor as well. This is by far (has always been and is currently) my favorite artisan. This is a superhuman skill in the eyes of folks like me. As a scrawny over-stressed electronics engineer, I very this skill as the pinnacle of physical health and (at least to me) it seems like it would relax the mind and promote mental health as well. Wish everyone the best.

Oh, thank god; I thought that music was gonna be throughout. Listening to the sounds of the smithy is the closest thing I have to a meditation practice.

The work might go much faster, but you put the same amount of care and craftsmanship into the handle as you do the head.

Poetry to watch. !

I always love to watch Ahman work.

great work as always...i enjoy watching your videos

I made 15 hammers this week using most of the same techniques. Right down to reliving the eye edges. Most of my hammers are diagonal cross peins. You do a great job on the videos.

What a beauty! Great work!

Your videos, as well as the things you make, keep getting better and better all the time! Congratulations and thank you for the great video!

Beautiful work!

What a fabulous hammer! With a hammer like that, a man could make what he normally couldn't. 😀👍

beautiful work as always!

Those hammers are works of art! Absolutely beautiful!

Great Stuff Torbjorn!

Great work Torbjorn I am impressed by how identical the two hammers are, takes a lot of skill to be so accurate.

very good

I fucking LOVE the nature scenes during the tempering and hardening. lol

Beautiful....Your hammers are as much works of art as they are tools. Liked the music too. It fit nicely with the "Spring is here" theme. Will you be selling any on the website?

Beautiful work as always. Prepare for purchase requests.... Great to have you back as well!

fantastic video !!!! I was watching and now I need to try do it myself :)

you're fortunate to have those machines. Thanks for the video!

Congratulations for your videos. I would like to ask: How long did it take you to make the hammer? Thanks.

Great blacksmithing as always. Love you work. Always clean, accurate and top quality.

dip your punch in oil to cool and then dip in coal dust so it sticks to the punch. keeps your fingertips away from heat and hammers and is much more effective.

Just AWESOME!!! I could watch videos of your work all day long.

What is up with the music in the beginning of the video. I like it better when there are no music. The sounds of your workshop is just right. And keep up the good work, I absolutely love it

Woah, like everybody else I freaked out in the beginning.. whenever I see one of your new videos I wait till night to watch it, I love going to sleep listening to the sound of the hammer shaping the steel :) Please keep it that way, it's therapy for me.

beautiful hammers man!

Another fine video, Thank you! It really a treat to watch a great craftsman create a fine tool.

His name is Torbjörn but he looks like Engineer

I must say, you are a surgeon with that power hammer! Great videos!

I think i don't want to know the market price for those

I've always been your fan and always will be! Stunning work! Poetry of blacksmithing! Each of your films are an art! When new video appears on your channel I am always excited before I watch it and after I watch I'm so amazed and thrilled! Thank you so much for sharing, Torb! Take care.

5:10 Oh man, I pictured you missing one of those blows and it was not pretty. I'm glad you know what you're doing lol

i have yo admit, I am a huge fan of these videos. Keep them coming Torbjörn

magnifico...

The nature shots during normalizing really work, it makes the passage of time more palpable.

Where can I buy one of these awesome hammers?

Making ones own tools is so awesome. The hammers look great!

Are you making some new ones, love to buy one

Incredible craftsmanship. Loved the video.

wearing respirator while forging, I do that too.

ur shop rocks. what a blacksmithing layout. I'm much more ghetto but have an awesome wood burning forge, that's 4 feet long and a 65 pound anvil with a hardy hole on the side. ur setup rocks

Have a new repect for rounding hammer

Beautiful work. An heirloom that could be handed down for many generations.

damn cool

I'm drooling here over the stuff you have. Can't say I have a ragtag of a forge especially considering I'm still just a hobbyist (going to college at the same time, so I cannot fully commit to it yet until next (school) year when I've hopefully got my degree). With some help (mostly assisted by my father, and a professional welder who's helped us for free) I have all the basics necessary to make most (smaller) stuff; a log-splitter converted to a forge press, some hammers, a decent oven which can reach high temperatures despite its size, and a pair of tongs. Though the only thing that isn't my property is the anvil (and place, but I'm allowed to work in a corner of a huge shed for free too - I know, I'm extremely lucky) which is old and abused, but nobody has used it in years so I can use it for as long as I need.

Those are prettier than any girl I'm going to get

Another handsome tool, and that's what I like about forging, you can make own tools. Thanks for showing us how.

Tor Will you sell me one of your hammers, if so how do I go about it!! Theron

Amazing workmanship