New DVD Tutorial Now (finally) Available!
On September 6, 2014 by jaustinAt long last the DVD Tutorial entitled “Forging a Viking-Age Broad Axe / Traditional Asymmetric Wrap” is finished and ready to ship! A joint project with film maker Anna Geyer, this DVD has been over a year in the making. It is 62 minutes long, professionally produced, and covers in great detail the process of forging a broad axe by the asymmetric wrap technique which was the standard method of the Viking age. The process is carried out completely by hand with standard blacksmithing tools (plus a few special-purpose tools I developed) and the help of a striker. The cost of this DVD is $35 (the same as for my first DVD: “Forging a Bearded Viking Axe’). As a special offer to the first 40 customers who purchase this DVD I will offer free shipping. After that a $5 shipping fee will apply.
Hi Jim, today I discovered this link to your various tutorials and promotion for your broad axe tutorial video. As you might recall, I never managed to get a copy. If you have any left I sure would like to get one !
These days I no longer live at home but in an extended care facility in Pinole. Last April I had spinal surgery in my neck verebrae to releave pressure on my spinal chord, to help regain feeling in my hands, which I have mostly recovered:! But back
in February 2020 I was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease. That plus the gradual nerve loss has taken most of my strength and ability to care for myself. Please let me know if one is available for me to buy! Thanks
I hope you and your lovely wife and cat(s) are well and had a good Christmas , and have a Happy New Year !
Hello Henrik:
I saw your message from late last December and answered to yoiu via email (since I don’t use forgedaxes.com these days). But it looks like you never got that message. I hope you get this message. I can send you the Viking axe DVD since I have a couple left. Please tell me how to address it. It was good to hear from you after many years. We are doing ok and I still forge axes sometimes. Yours, Jim.