Nils Ögren

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My name is Nils Ögren and I am a Swedish Blacksmith! I began forging in the spring of 2017, with only an old barbeque grill, a hair dryer, a hammer & a big p...

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The Most Common Swedish Tool No One Knows About

Why Time Matters More Than Skill

Why Scissors Are So Hard to Make

I Forged a Splitting Axe With a Diamond Shape

The Hardest Part of Forging a Hammer by Hand

I Forged a Tomahawk You Can Smoke

I Forged a Bearded Viking Axe with ONLY Hand Tools

Why This Axe Design Is So Difficult

I Stick Welded an Axe – Is This Still Blacksmithing

I Forged a $6 Hardware Store Axe Into a $1000 Damascus Axe

How I Forged a Small Carving Adze from Scratch

I Forged An Old Farrier's Rasp Into An Axe

I Forged a Blacksmith's Knife With ONLY Hand Tools (Perfect for Beginners!)

I Forged a Small Batch of Axes from Scratch

This Tool Makes Forging Axe Drifts WAY Easier!

Forging a Cross Peen Hammer with ONLY Hand Tools

I Forged a Cross Peen Hammer from Scratch

Why This Edge Is Welded from the Side

Why I Stopped Using My Power Hammer

Adding Edge Steel to an Axe – The Unusual Way

How to Make an Axe Handle From Start to Finish

Viking Cross Axe Forging One Of History's Most Mysterious Axes

Adding a Damascus Edge to an Axe – The Unusual Way

The Hamburger Technique An Interesting Way of Forge Welding Edge Steel

Folded Axes An Introduction to Asymmetrical Fold Technique

Traditional Folded Axes An Introduction to Symmetrical Fold Technique

Forging a Carpenters Axe with @torbjornahman

Forging a Bearded Axe A Step-by-Step Guide

Forge Welding Axes An Introduction to Laminated Edge Steel

Forging a Traditional Swedish Hewing Axe Recreating the 1700's Craft