Making Viking Axe from the Cheapest Bought Axe 

Hey guys, this is Slava. My friend has cancer and I made Blades of Chaos from God of War to fundraise for him. Please, check out this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Jzwod1WRFNw.html Thank you

"13 minutes?! who's got the time..." 13 minutes later... Let's watch another one! Great work man!!!

I didn't expect the etching to be as deep as it turned out. Very cool.

I love this video. The craftsmanship in the axe, the techniques used and explained, even down to the music. Brilliant to use Jazz. It could have been something else, of which someone has an objection too. The end result was beautiful.

Good deep etching, car battery chargers work real good, and white vinegar instead of water better.

Kratos: boy, come have a look at this

Like how the art wraps around the back of the head.

Smooth jazz and the voice of Flex is awesome together! Thanks for the axe!

Really like watching you explore options of etching. Nicely done

There comes a time in making a beautiful object which will stay beautiful for many years, when the maker realised that,- and at that point the responsibility (‘don’t ruin it now!’) goes sky high! The real skill after that is to be able to continue to the end!

2:35 NEVER fail to secure an item into the vice when using an angle grinder!!!

Now this is what I like, no talking, just music and machining.

Tolle Arbeit , klasse Video, mir persönlich würde es ohne Musik noch besser gefallen

I think that's brilliant you're bringing a lot af skills to this.

Excellent vid. I be starting a similar project tomorrow if I had access to the tools. Well thought out and with a great outcome.

Absolutely beautiful, nicely done.

It was literally gripping. Great job, nice shots and chill beat in background. For me prefect

That was oddly satisfying to watch lol.

If I made that I’d be really happy for myself, congrats man

Fantastic result! Thank's for sharing!

Thats a beautiful piece! You really do great work!

That turned out very nice ,like the way you take something simple and turn it into something beautiful .well done.

Great how to video! The subtitles were a little hard to read but other than that it was awesome! What a beautiful ax! Absolutely LOVED the mucus you used!!

My compliments on beautiful and creative work!

Absolute beautiful work of art!

Mate, as you said 'very cool axe'. Look great as a decorative piece. Cheers for sharing.

That is soooo awesome. The Viking motif just kicks it.

Wow, what a fantastic transformation. Great work. Thanks for sharing. 😀👍

Very inspiring work. I want one. Great project. Thank you for sharing.

Great vid and show of craftmanship - how about doing a vid on Tools to do stuff like this (maybe much more simplistic for beginners) - stay safe

Wow- amazing work! You have a new subscriber 'cause of this vid

What craftsmanship! Amazing! I love it. Your friend must be proud. I hope he is winning his battle

Really amazing craftsmanship!

Looks great!! This took so much skill as far as I can see. Great job man

I`ve done this ! lol wish I`d had your tools , did mine on an old sears bench grinder and 1x42 inch belt sander ! turned out pretty good . of course I did`nt do the etching , no equipment for it ! you do nice work

Excellent work.

Your finished product is beautiful!

its always funny seeing what other countries call different tools felting disc - grinding disc petal circle - linishing or flap disc awesome result at the end though, almost inspired to make my own

thanks for the tutorial sir, you've just gained a subscriber btw what is the music u had played for this video it was very nice and relaxing

Gorgeous work!

Awesome, can’t wait to try that project

Awesome! Looks like it could be a Dwarfs axe from the Hobbit or LOTR! Love it!

Great man! Congrats! After seeing your video ive decide to make my own axe. Question: how do yo do to avoid rust? Thanks!

Fantastic work and craftsmanship

that axe is gorgeous !! you are very talented.

Dude your music chose is killing it.! Its almost as good as your craftsmanship. Excellant work!!!

Absolutely gorgeous! Just wish you would have shown the final touches, such has staining the handle and affixing the head to it

Absolutely loved this! Top work fella!👍😁

Beautiful Workmanship!

RU-vid inventors: This is what we thought people would use RU-vid for.....

Dude that's pretty damn cool!! Just wondering about the temper on the blade.. it seemed pretty soft when you were filing it, maybe worth doing a heat treat

Very nice job, looks fantastic!

Best video I've seen yet converting normal axe to Viking axe. Well done sir!

Honestly, the only moment I thought it could in everyone garage was when the power supply was dead 🤣 Nice job anyway!

Great video! I like your ingenuity, what axe brand did you start with?

WOW ! Such a beautiful ax! Great job 🥰

Simply beautiful!

You should have some viking music in background. Js

The music gives me ptsd of being on hold to customer service.

looks so good

It's beautiful, the way it looks in the end. A real piece of art 😇

"VERY NICE" -Borat voice

Beautiful work, just a word of caution with using salt water for the etching process, along with the hydrogen and oxygen bubbles your also producing chlorine gas. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the tip of the paint as masking tape. For the details, it's very cool !

Wonderful piece of artwork! Amazing 👏

It kinda reminds me of "Dawnguard War Axe" from Skyrim

Oi I've got an ax to grind with you... Where is my one! 🙄 Very nice. How long will the gold colour last for?

Wow awesome indeed 👍👊 Thank you for sharing ideas 💡

Amazing work. Thank you for sharing.

You are quite the inspiration. Could be the excessive codeine coursing through my system but, still pretty sweet.

"If you kill me you have nothing to bargain with" *Shows him axe* I have this

Nice blend of techniques.

Incredibly satisfying!!!

Instead of etching it with salt and DC, you could have done with way faster with the process I use : Acid. make a mix of 30% of hydrogen peroxide and the rest of chlorydric acid (the one you find at the drug store, should be at around 30% concentration, no need to find conentrated one). Keep your paint masking process and just put it into the mix. You'll see it's way quicker and could also be way deeper. One good thing also : you can make the contour or you etching zone with wax (like the one around some cheeses), this way you don't have to immerge the whole piece, just create a "pool" around the zone anf fill it up with your mix. once you're done, use a sringe to remove the acid and simply rinse it with a solution of baking soda, it's a pH stabilizer (around 7), it will neutralise the acid and stop the etching.

Really cool, but I agree with those saying that the handle isn't ... handy. Maybe coat it with epoxy to display the pattern but make it smooth to hold?

Beautiful work my friend. You inspire us all. 😀

Thank you! SERIOUSLY THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have looked for a really great video & you're it! I keep running across blacksmithing & that's very cool but im just not wanting to invent the wheel. I don't want to get out and smelt the metals or have a building & forge built but I do want to create a personalized beautiful ax. Then make some for folks who don't want to create one but do want to own one. Your work is incredible!

Hi, I would like to know what kind of painture was the blue one and what was inside of the salt solution?? I am trying to make the same as you following this video. It looks amazing.

A few years back, a young lady I knew was being physically threatened, she mentioned her intention of buying a knife for defence. Why? I asked. Because she knew the person threatening her carried one. For reasons to complex to go into here, I agreed that a weapon would be appropriate, and we were talking about what would work. Suddenly I remembered that the lady was not only Native American, but that within her culture lay the perfect solution. A tomahawk. 8 hours of carefully scooping out dead weight and reshaping the head of a hickory handle shingling axe on clearance at Lowe’s produced an extremely light, but blade heavy weapon that in use was a joy to use. Unknowingly, something in the reshaped head made the blade, while at 90 degrees to the handle, feel as though it thrust into the target like the point of a small sword. To be honest it didn’t look like much, I didn’t have time to make it pretty, but when the final test, just a casual swing into a pork shoulder saw the blade penetrate 5” through tough skin and nick the bone in the center.... Change of plans honey. Remember earlier I said hit the asshole once in the upper body and run? She nodded. Well that’s gonna kill him, self defence or not you do not need that grief. I spent an hour teaching her how to fake high and chop into the outside of his quad, and break into a run in one motion. Three days later, he stalked her, the little ax was drawn cleanly from inside her long skirt. She said he laughed at it and lunged. She said she felt punch through his jeans then crunch when it hit bone, felt things rip as she yanked it out of his thigh, heard him shriek weirdly like wind through power lines, and she never looked back for a hundred feet. She turned. He was on the ground and not moving. Who knows what he told the ambulance or the cops, but my friend was never bothered. A tomahawk is not so different from Ragnar’s axe, and I know first hand what a devastating weapon it can be.

That is GORGEOUS.

Wow..very creative work! Enjoyed watching.

really amazing work. I have one critique. Do your texts in yellow. I'm a video guy and I found myself having to rewind because the text got swallowed by the background. In yellow they won't do that. Just a suggestion.

nice stencil work cant believe it took over five hours tho i found the music annoying and just had to mute it

I loved this design

That is just gorgeous

Hey Bonn. What kind of spray paint are you using for the stencil process?

Great Video. I have a question: What is the blue paint type chemical called that was sprayed onto the axe before etching? Thanks :)

Looks awesome! Great work!

Wow! That is beautiful work!!! 😍

i was scrolling threw the comments, and was wondering what kind of paint did u use on the axe?

Interesting build, I have one point of contention though. 2:50 when you're doing the file work; you should be only doing one direction with your file. By pulling back with in contact. your only prematurely wearing out your file.

Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing

By the gods... it is stunning. What a therapeutic video I enjoyed every second

I know its meant as decoration, but practical side of me is tortured by ruined temper on the edge. I have done similar builds with old rusted axe heads but try to use trown away ones and keep the heat out of the blade by cooling it. You can even weld them, long as you keep the blade cooled. There is also some temper on the back side as its usually used as hammer. None of my work probably ends up used ever again, but i like to preserve its utility use how ever much i can.

Great. Anybody know the name of the backing track?

Very cool start to finish.

Absolutely amazing!

How in the world are there 56 dislikes on this?? Seriously? This was great work!

I bet you burn through files with the goin back and fourth l, they’re made to be ran in one direction. Don’t worry I learned this recently and that’s the only reason I’m tellin you lmao!!

Just awesome dood. Inspiring.