In this medieval blacksmithing experiment, I attempt to forge a period-style axe using traditional techniques and materials.

In this video, I forge a classic Hjärtum axe, renowned in Sweden and produced from 1885-2013 by Johan Jonsson, Johan Skog, ...

A murmur goes through the bar when Aron Lack picks up something that would make a Viking warrior proud: a double-sided axe, nearly a metre long and weighing more than a kilo. The muscular man, a ...

On an overcast Saturday at CFB Esquimalt, sparks were flying as a group of military and RCMP members learned to forge axes. Ten participants carried their red-hot metal using charred tongs from a ...