My parents have been extremely supportive in helping me pursue my passion.
Over the last few years I’ve worked my way up by purchasing new equipment one machine at a time and learning about the craft and science of moving steel. I’ll just pull directly from his About page here: “I began blacksmithing in the fall of 2008 at the age of thirteen, starting out with nothing but a pit fire and a trailer hitch for an anvil. However, the prices are quite reasonable for the apparent quality. This is of particular note since these tools are very rare.) Since everything is made by hand, the wait time appears to be fairly long. (They also make and sell a very sweet looking stock knife, too - a tool used for making wooden clogs. They have a small line of woodworking tools, including a few axe designs. This is a small outfit composed of husband and wife duo Dan Roesinger and Saga Erickson, who live on a Finnish-inspired homestead in northern Wisconsin. It’s refreshing to think that more blacksmiths are finding a supportive niche out there. Check out some of these makers and consider supporting their small businesses. I love a good tool and certain qualities speak to me, and you will likely find yourself drawn to a particular maker or pattern. I think that the ultimate lesson I want to convey here is that there are skilled blacksmiths in all corners of the world and you shouldn’t fetishize any one over the other. Many of the blacksmiths below are very small operations and produce custom forged axes and other tools for woodworkers. I’ve been learning about other new(er) blacksmiths over time and I’d like to highlight some of these lesser known makers. In fact, they’ve expanded their operations significantly over the past two or three years. Also, the popularity of the Northmen tools (formerly John Neeman) has never once waned, it seems. Namely, anything from Hans Karlsson or Svante Djarv. Some tools from the makers in my first Axes We Love post are extremely difficult to find right now. This is just a theory based on casual observation, but there appears to have been an increase in demand for hand-forged tools over the past few years, especially sloyd axes and bowl adzes. A few years ago, I wrote Axes We Love to highlight some of the high quality hand-forged axes being made out there in the world. In my second entry in the Axes We Love series, I want to highlight a few more of the talented blacksmiths who are hard at work producing custom forged axes and other tools we need to do our best work. As I’ve stated before, I have a particular fondness for using axes, for whatever reason. And a quality tool makes the experience more efficient, enjoyable, accurate, and safer. You cannot make a house, spoon, basket, or sweater without certain essential tools. The H-162 with short handle now comes with a leather guard made at the Karlsson shop.Tools are what make any craft or trade physically possible.
H-161 includes patterns for the short handle and also a 20” bent handle. We offer the head only (H-161)for those who want to make their own handle. H-162 is the same head as H-161, pre-fitted with a machine made short handle. Swedish woodworkers often use a short handle, but Drew Langsner and many of our CW class members like a 20-inch bent hardwood handle for bowl carving and Windsor seat saddling. All Hans Karlsson adze heads are forged from Swedish Uddeholm steel, Arne specification SS1672. The inner bevel is there to facilitate sharpening.
The outer bevel is quite distinct this results in the good scooping action. These adzes are made with a double-beveled edge. The 2-1/4” wide blade is shaped with an elliptical curve - the middle cutting area has a shallow sweep surrounded by a steeper radius at the ends. Excellent for bowl carving, saddling Windsor seats and sculpture projects. Hand forged by Swedish toolmaker Hans Karlsson, these are easily the finest hollowing adzes that we know of.
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