Folded Axes: An Introduction to Asymmetrical Fold Technique 

Can we all take a moment to appreciate this man craftsmanship.

It's so refreshing to watch a YT smith create something like this entirely by hand, no power tools at all!

This series of hand-forging the axes is full of valuable information. Sincerest gratitude for sharing your knowledge with the world.

You, sir, are an absolute artist! Your craftsmanship is evident in each step. I love how you can show each step enough to explain what is being done without having a 2-hour long video. You can tell that you have a deep compassion for the craft, and I love that you do it all without the aid of any machines. Bravo, sir!

I'm a blacksmith and bladesmith I found this very easy to follow and understand. It also inspired me to get out in the shop and try to make one using what you have demonstrated here. I've never thought about doing it like that and it's incredibly amazing work! Whoever wins/won that axe is getting something very special. Thank you for sharing this process.

The finish on your axes it's on another level. And the fact that no power tools involved.

As someone who is interested in blacksmithing and crafting, but no experience in smithing, your videos are incredibly thoughtful and thorough. Please keep making these videos!

Bro, I watched this faded out of the universe. This was one of the coolest things to watch stoned. Keep up the good work man!

Awesome video Nils! As part of the hand-forging series it would be really helpful to see the forging of an axe drift by hand, as it's used in all the projects 🙂

That level of craftsmanship is amazing

Been harvesting ash and making my own axe handles for a while now and I’ve forged knives in the past, but I’m looking to make my own axe heads using the techniques I’ve learned from your channel! Your videos have been an invaluable resource and very pleasant to watch. Thank you!

This man is a true craftsman and a pleasure to watch.

I love the way your finished products look, and the attaching of the blade to the handle and then testing is always so satisfying

Watching this kind of thing with this level of craftsmanship is so good for my mental health.

I injured my hand a few weeks ago and haven’t been able to get in my shop lately. I really needed a video like this. Seeing the craftsmanship and such is giving me inspiration for when I can get back out there. I’ve watched this video a few times already and may even watch it a few more before I get back to my habitat. Lol

The attention and detail you utilize in your craftsmanship is awesome and deeply inspiring. My thanks to you for such dedication to the craft and its heritage. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Awesome axe. My daughter checks for your new videos several times a week and we have to watch them all.

Beautiful work as always! Hope you're doing well with the business, seems like you give a lot of axes away. :)

My wife and I just finished watching the video. We learned a new definition of "weld." We also gazed in wonderment of how much work and knowledge went into that axe. The only other metalworker I have ever watched who put a different edge steel into his masterpiece was an old Japanese artisan who hand-made a samurai sword.

Som alltid proffsigt och snyggt. Lär mig något nytt varje gång :) Grymt jobbat Nils 👌🙌

Oh what I would give to watch the process in person. The beauty of a hand forged piece is incomparable.

These videos of you completely hand making stuff is really good and it's filled with useful information for a starting blacksmith like me! I wish you the best of luck and keep up the good work, amazing stuff !

This is the first time ive ever seen a assymetrically welded axe, all of my attempts at doing a folded axe were symmetrically folded so thankyou for the interesting take on making an axe ✌️

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I haven’t seen the asymmetrical fold construction. Thank you for showing it!

I love the fact that I have watched you improve your technique with every vedio.

This is one of the best tutorials I have watched.

I have never seen this method before. I quite like it. Thank you for teaching us the technique. It is a pleasure to watch such a master craftsman forge.

I just love the craftsmanship behind this axe. I'm one of the fortunate to be a owener of one of your axe. It's always with me when im out in the bush and it has never let me down.

after my stroke I took a few years off. I am now putting my shop back together. Lol. I blame you. Your channel randomly popped back in my recommended feed even though I have been subscribed for a couple years. Love your axes. Every-time I see one I wish I had 1/2 that skill.

I want to get into blacksmithing, but watching is still great, especially when it's Nils

Old Hickory forge said if you really want to see how to make an axe come here. From what Ive seen he is right. You're the best axe maker

Niles, nice to see it done that way, instead of just punch, and drift. I enjoy your content.

Nils, This is the best forging video I have ever seen, very clear, concise instructions and a very easy to follow video. Thank you for taking time to forge, film, edit and post this video

I'm going to be honest, I'm not even subscribing for the contest, I'm subscribing because I was enthralled by your diligence and craft for 15 minutes and now my eyes hurt because I don't know if I blinked.

I'd never seen the asymmetrical fold method before. It seems like a great method when working without power tools.

Nils, I’m glad I was finally able to get one of your axes. The craftsmanship is impressive! It will spend MY life in one of two places, hanging on the wall or strapped to my pack somewhere remote. I grew up in a machine shop and have been a professional welder and metal worker, though have never forged (anything useful anyhow!) I appreciate being able to watch your work and am all the more more impressed with the axe I’ve received. THANKS!

It’s always interesting to see the many different ways that you can hand forge an ax. I hope to one day be able to do such a thing myself.

I really enjoy that you're not using any power tools so even a beginner can follow along.

nicely done! looks so great when a blacksmith only uses hammer and files, no grinding and wasting material

Beautiful work, amazing craftsmanship, very talented. Very simple yet elegant and utilitarian. Anyone would and should be proud to have such a tool.

I appreciate the hand tools only approach. It makes it seem much more accessible and something I could try.

Just wanted to say thank you for showing us the trick of using a piece of carbon steel to help with the forge weld that helped me more than you know!

That's a really handsome looking axe. Much appreciated that you've gone thorough the troubles to film the entire process and steps needed to create one. I don't have a shop for this kind of work, but if I keep watching these types of videos, then I think I'm going to have to get started on making a shop happen to be able to try this out for myself. Thank you.

As a blacksmith, this was a wonderful video and very educational. I will be attempting this soon(ish)!

Really enjoy seeing multiple different ways of forging axes!

Thankyou so much for using hand tools, it really gives beginners like me confidence that we can make axes and tools without any out of budget equipment

I find your videos to be a great break and an amazing learning experience

I have often wondered about a simple fold like this. It seems like an easier way to fold an axe and keeps the weld from being the the hardest impacting region of the axe in use. Brilliant! And thank you for making it look easy. :)

I found your channel by following Torbjörn Åhman. I've enjoyed your content immensely. Thanks for putting your talent/knowledge out into the universe!

A pleasure watching a craftsman at work, bravo!

There's something very appealing watching someone make something physical from scratch with just hand-tools when your own day-job is spent in front of a computer.

Only recently found your channel. Really love watching the skill needed to forge these axes.

Though I am 12 years old I have always found thaxt blacksmithing was something I wanted to try and videos like this have always been inspiring and educational. Thank you

Great job Nils ! Having done traditional ironwork for years it's great to see someone working with only with hand tools from start to finish.

Well done again. For me blacksmithing is just a hobby and mostly I do decorative stuff for my house or garden. But every time I watch one of your videos I feel inspired to try to make an axe some day.

Giveaway or not, it was incredibly interesting to watch the folding by hand. Thank you!

Absolutely love this series. As a semi-professional wood carver and an amateur axe maker, I have been making my own axes based on your videos. Thank you

I love how you explain yourself along the way, and you don’t drown out the smithy sounds with music. I enjoy the sounds of a hammer hitting a work piece.

It is amazing watching a craftsman like you. Great ax.

Tack! Så lärorikt och pedagogiskt upplägg!

Smithing never ceases to amaze. Strength, precision, knowledge, one cannot skimp out on anything when it comes to the trade.

This is not just an axe making video, it is a master-class tutorial. Awesome

Great video, I love that you do everything by hand because that's how it is in my shop.

What a treat to have a chance at such an instrument

when you forge something and you know you only have a hand file to finish it , you really have to be good with the hammer. And you clearly did a awesome job.

Great hand forging videos. Thank you for producing these types of videos.

Always a pleasure to watch the tools of my trade being made. Makes you appreciate a good blade all the more, when you can see the difficulty behind their creation. A stunner as always, Nils. Keeping to the tradition of svensk stål being the best!

My favorite style of forging; simply hammer, tongs, anvil and files to finish! What a wonderful challenge. Thank you for your videos.

Very nice video! Love your instruction, attitude and Arnold in the background. You're a natural teacher.

I love that the forge and hammer texture was left on

My limited knowledge of metalworking keeps me looking for good teachers. Thanks for your hard work.

Always educational and interesting to watch. Thank you for taking a break to give pointers on why you might have delam issues and how to correct them.

You are very talented and make it seem so easy , the mark of a true professional craftsman

Из всех каналов на тему кузницы которые я смотрю, нет ни одного о топорах, кроме Вашего. Спасибо за прекрасные ролики. Очень много интересного.

That's a fine looking axe Nils. You're a true craftsman! Bravo sir!

This is the first time I have seen a video by you. It was truly a pleasure watching you craft this axe. I found myself envisioning it's completion, in my mind, from the early steps, so clear was your explanation of each step. Thank you for posting this.

I've always been involved in working with metal. Either as an iron worker, or a machinist. I made my first knife about 10 years ago. It's a camp knife, and I still use it to split small logs into tinder. I'm an absolute nut when it comes to blacksmithing. I don't know a whole lot about it, but I love it. Especially hand working everything. You're an awesome teacher, and smith. Keep it up sir! You're doing awesome!

I've been watching your videos for a while now and love every one of them. Best man to watch on RU-vid, in my opinion. Love your work mate and keep them videos coming 👌

Thank you for taking the time to teach us how to get started with folded axes. I'm looking forward to taking my journey into axe making by following your guidence.

These "no power tool" builds are just so much fun. I personally love hot rasping. Is so much faster for me than using an angle grinder.

wow, looks so simple and easy when a proper blacksmith is doing his thing....and what a pretty axe as a result. Oldskool blacksmithing rules

Such gorgeous craftsmanship. Can't believe you're giving this beauty away. Here's hoping

Hand-forging axes without power tools is a valuable information specially for low budget. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

This is such a clever way to make an axe. Well done.

I appreciate an actually useful video like this. Facebook puts a million videos with really badly done projects that don't contain any good information in them.

I made my own hatchet in a forging class recently. For the first time i took it to an in-door axe throwing range. It performed great.

Nils, your work is really well done. I do have to say that files are designed to be 'push' tools. They are not designed to go back and forth under pressure. The teeth of a file all lean forward and pulling the file backwards under pressure, will break off the leading edges.

Thank you, Nils. This was a pleasure to watch!

That axe turned out great. Really glad i found this channel. You are a true artist man, keep up the great work.

You teach the methods and reasons behind them very well. As an instructional designer, that is something most people have to take time to learn.

Your videos are so helpful for those of use without all the big power equipment!

This is the first time I have watched you. You are an inspiration and I'll be honest to have one of your hatchets, have a great day and for John brother😊

Great video and craftsmanship. As I am not a blacksmith, I appreciate the explanations you give as you go through the process.

Frankly speaking, I also like to tinker and repair things. But when so much effort has been put into the product, I would not be able to sell it. Such things should remain in the family. Masterful work!

Entertaining as well as educational. I value your clarity of instruction and excellent video presentation.

Wow! Amazing video. There's something soothing, watching a real craftsman at work. Always loved exploring smithing. One of several hobbies I can easily get lost in...as well as making my banker cry, with the overhead lol.

I’ve watched a lot of blacksmithing videos on RU-vid. I really appreciate the no power tools versions. This is a very informative video. Thank you!

Thank you for taking time to make these videos. I love watching your work. I'm in the process of setting up my shop.

I really enjoyed this video. I really liked the fact that you worked the whole piece, versus just doing one end then having to waste time adjusting the other to reach your vision. Thanks for a wonderful video!