The birth of a tool

[Mayhem Eng.]

LiveLeak.com - The Birth of a Tool

[Duuuuuuuude]

I love watching people make stuff by hand. Like the dude on channel 8 that would damn near kill himself to make a wooden shovel. Entertaining and educational at the same time.

[Devil Inc]

That was an AWESOME video, that's for posting that up. Doing all that stuff, I would love to learn.

[crash]

True craftsmanship.....

[Armistice]

Very cool. I love working with my hands and such, but I don't know if I'd have the patience to take on something like that

[BigSki]

Every year when I go to the Renaissance Festival, I'll spend 75% of my time at the black smith shop just admiring the craftsmanship.

[Mayhem Eng.]

I know just the guy your talking about......It's a wonder he still has all of his fingers. Did you notice the guy in the video at the begining swinging the hammer had no safety glasses on.

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

I love watching people make stuff by hand. Like the dude on channel 8 that would damn near kill himself to make a wooden shovel. Entertaining and educational at the same time.

[CREEPERBOB]

True craftsman, soon to be lost .
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Most awsome show I ever went to , if ya live anywhere near Oklahoma, go to Pawnee in May to this enormus Live steam and traction engine show.
I have been to quite a few over the years and this is definately the finest one.
They have a full size working steam powered machine shop and blacksmith shop along with traction engine tug o war's, steam saw mill, steam powered baler's and every imaginable type of engines I have ever seen in one spot.

[C*H*U*D]

Very cool. There was a similar video, or series of videos where they were making an axe. Someone posted it here in chit chat, but I can't find it.

[TexasSP]

Nice to see a man using a vernier caliper. Most reliable caliper you can have. Very nice work all around on that one.

[STANG KILLA SS]

check these out! brute force!



friction welding!

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by C*H*U*D

Very cool. There was a similar video, or series of videos where they were making an axe. Someone posted it here in chit chat, but I can't find it.

Here ya go..... A handmade axe

[EeePee]

That was good. The music choice, while pleasant, is an odd one. Holocene by Bon Iver.

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by Mayhem Eng.

LiveLeak.com - The Birth of a Tool

I sent this video to my dad when you first posted it and he immediately called me and said he had one of those.....bought it 20 years ago. Over the holidays, he dug it out (carries it behind the seat of his truck). He said he bought it and a draw knife from the local gun shop for about $40 at the time.

Turns out they are from a similar company in Sweden that makes tools by hand.

Gränsfors Bruks

A few pics of his (yes, they are still in damn near perfect shape after all of this time despite constant use):




You can see the Smith's markings on the axe....apparently he still works there:
Gränsfors Bruks

[Mayhem Eng.]

WOW......That's Cool. I wonder what they sell for now?

[Hobine]

Great video.

Here's the website with some prices.

http://www.neemantools.com/en/products/axes--adzes

[beachbum]

Here's a great site for hand forged early American Frontier style knives. Does amazing work. I have a few of his smaller hunter style knives. Hard to come by and not cheap (that's why mine are the smaller hunter style lol). Winkler also makes some nice combat style and utility use knives and axes aimed at military and law enforcement.

Daniel Winkler, Master Bladesmith


Of course if you want just raw handmade badassery, you can always pick up, as their motto says "A Fist Full Of F**K Yea" from these guys.

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[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by beachbum

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Can he do it with the Beatles playing in the background? Nope
Can he do it with the Strokes playing in the background? Nope
Can he do it with Motorhead playing in the background? Fawk yes!

What did he prove with that test? His ninja skills dont work with ***** music playing!

[JohnRobHolmes]

Great vid, thanks for sharing! Absolutely beautiful tools.

200 years ago I would have been a smithy, no doubt.

I use my anvil quite often. It is extremely handy for just about anything imaginable. One of my little tooling hobbies is lock picks, I supply my brother with his tools since he locksmith's apartments. When the keys are lost it makes the set useless when the master doesn't work, unless it is picked open so the tumblers can slide out. We both had no experience in the matter. It took me about 15 minutes of heat and beating on the anvil to make a tool kit for the locks he brought. Another 15 minutes to learn the feel of picking, and then I went around my house and picked all the locks. Average time, 30 seconds per lock Doesn't make one feel very secure with just keys! Thanks for the eye opener Mr. Anvil!

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by JohnRobHolmes

Average time, 30 seconds per lock Doesn't make one feel very secure with just keys! Thanks for the eye opener Mr. Anvil!

Single sided deadbolts.