Rasmus Loen Steensgaard
@rasmusloen.bsky.social
Blacksmith based in Oslo, Norway. Traditional crafts, photography, swing dancing, gaming and nerdy stuff.
Putting together a little something for the Christmas season. Something about old riddles, evil jewellery and walking a lot.
#smed #blacksmith #fellowship #lordoftherings #Oslo #Norway
#smed #blacksmith #fellowship #lordoftherings #Oslo #Norway
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Putting together a little something for the Christmas season. Something about old riddles, evil jewellery and walking a lot.
#smed #blacksmith #fellowship #lordoftherings #Oslo #Norway
#smed #blacksmith #fellowship #lordoftherings #Oslo #Norway
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I totally did not make any changes to this chart.
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I totally did not make any changes to this chart.
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Fun with fire, at Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo.
Some of the fun we had during Oslo Maker Fair (Skaperfestival) a couple of weeks back. Still find it hard to believe they let us bring all these tools and set up shop in the centre of Oslo.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Some of the fun we had during Oslo Maker Fair (Skaperfestival) a couple of weeks back. Still find it hard to believe they let us bring all these tools and set up shop in the centre of Oslo.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Fun with fire, at Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo.
Some of the fun we had during Oslo Maker Fair (Skaperfestival) a couple of weeks back. Still find it hard to believe they let us bring all these tools and set up shop in the centre of Oslo.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Some of the fun we had during Oslo Maker Fair (Skaperfestival) a couple of weeks back. Still find it hard to believe they let us bring all these tools and set up shop in the centre of Oslo.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Spoke Shave Steels
This is why I like to have two grinders set up, one with the platten to grind the outside, one with the small wheel attachment for grinding the inside. Then finishing with the buffing wheel to really make that edge shine.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
This is why I like to have two grinders set up, one with the platten to grind the outside, one with the small wheel attachment for grinding the inside. Then finishing with the buffing wheel to really make that edge shine.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Spoke Shave Steels
This is why I like to have two grinders set up, one with the platten to grind the outside, one with the small wheel attachment for grinding the inside. Then finishing with the buffing wheel to really make that edge shine.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
This is why I like to have two grinders set up, one with the platten to grind the outside, one with the small wheel attachment for grinding the inside. Then finishing with the buffing wheel to really make that edge shine.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Dust snake
Had a young and upcoming smith visit the shop last week. Apart from getting some nice help forging stock, I also challenged him to make something I can use to hang my brooms up, and he came up with this snake.
Excellent work Elias!
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Had a young and upcoming smith visit the shop last week. Apart from getting some nice help forging stock, I also challenged him to make something I can use to hang my brooms up, and he came up with this snake.
Excellent work Elias!
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dust snake
Had a young and upcoming smith visit the shop last week. Apart from getting some nice help forging stock, I also challenged him to make something I can use to hang my brooms up, and he came up with this snake.
Excellent work Elias!
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Had a young and upcoming smith visit the shop last week. Apart from getting some nice help forging stock, I also challenged him to make something I can use to hang my brooms up, and he came up with this snake.
Excellent work Elias!
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
New tool haul!
This is the first half of the contents of a small blacksmith shop, I'll have to go back to pick up the rest later, including a small power hammer.
If you need forging tools around #Oslo, or in #Norway in general, give me a shout!
#smed #blacksmith #anvil #tools
This is the first half of the contents of a small blacksmith shop, I'll have to go back to pick up the rest later, including a small power hammer.
If you need forging tools around #Oslo, or in #Norway in general, give me a shout!
#smed #blacksmith #anvil #tools
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Custom stainless steel rose, made for a customer that wanted a little something special for their partner. Because everlasting love deserves an everlasting rose, right?
#smed #blacksmith #everlastinglove #foreverrose #rose
#smed #blacksmith #everlastinglove #foreverrose #rose
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Custom stainless steel rose, made for a customer that wanted a little something special for their partner. Because everlasting love deserves an everlasting rose, right?
#smed #blacksmith #everlastinglove #foreverrose #rose
#smed #blacksmith #everlastinglove #foreverrose #rose
October 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Some medium sized bending from last year.
Was a good little challenge bending 50x20 flatbar the difficult way by hand. Having a very solid steel table I could weld a bending fork to helped a great deal.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Was a good little challenge bending 50x20 flatbar the difficult way by hand. Having a very solid steel table I could weld a bending fork to helped a great deal.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
October 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Some medium sized bending from last year.
Was a good little challenge bending 50x20 flatbar the difficult way by hand. Having a very solid steel table I could weld a bending fork to helped a great deal.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Was a good little challenge bending 50x20 flatbar the difficult way by hand. Having a very solid steel table I could weld a bending fork to helped a great deal.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Teaching a knife forging class this weekend, with forge welding, and figured it would be prudent of me to practice a bit before then.
Anyway, I think I got the shape for a knife figured out. What do you think?
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Anyway, I think I got the shape for a knife figured out. What do you think?
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
October 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Teaching a knife forging class this weekend, with forge welding, and figured it would be prudent of me to practice a bit before then.
Anyway, I think I got the shape for a knife figured out. What do you think?
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Anyway, I think I got the shape for a knife figured out. What do you think?
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Market setup
Bringing the metal to this cosy little arts and crafts market in Ås this weekend. If you somehow is watching this 11-12th of October, feel free to stop by before 16.00 for a chance to buy many excellent handcrafted things, pluss what I make.
#smed #blacksmith #market #Ås #Norway
Bringing the metal to this cosy little arts and crafts market in Ås this weekend. If you somehow is watching this 11-12th of October, feel free to stop by before 16.00 for a chance to buy many excellent handcrafted things, pluss what I make.
#smed #blacksmith #market #Ås #Norway
October 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Market setup
Bringing the metal to this cosy little arts and crafts market in Ås this weekend. If you somehow is watching this 11-12th of October, feel free to stop by before 16.00 for a chance to buy many excellent handcrafted things, pluss what I make.
#smed #blacksmith #market #Ås #Norway
Bringing the metal to this cosy little arts and crafts market in Ås this weekend. If you somehow is watching this 11-12th of October, feel free to stop by before 16.00 for a chance to buy many excellent handcrafted things, pluss what I make.
#smed #blacksmith #market #Ås #Norway
Doing the twist!
When twisting steel, you want to keep the area to be twisted at an even temperature, and what's more even than room temperature?
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
When twisting steel, you want to keep the area to be twisted at an even temperature, and what's more even than room temperature?
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
October 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Doing the twist!
When twisting steel, you want to keep the area to be twisted at an even temperature, and what's more even than room temperature?
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
When twisting steel, you want to keep the area to be twisted at an even temperature, and what's more even than room temperature?
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Market season is upon us!
This weekend, 11-12th of October, I'll be in Ås at the Lions Craft Fair.
Here's a few of the things I'll be bringing for sale, pluss a few new things.
#smed #blacksmith #market #Ås #Norway
This weekend, 11-12th of October, I'll be in Ås at the Lions Craft Fair.
Here's a few of the things I'll be bringing for sale, pluss a few new things.
#smed #blacksmith #market #Ås #Norway
October 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Market season is upon us!
This weekend, 11-12th of October, I'll be in Ås at the Lions Craft Fair.
Here's a few of the things I'll be bringing for sale, pluss a few new things.
#smed #blacksmith #market #Ås #Norway
This weekend, 11-12th of October, I'll be in Ås at the Lions Craft Fair.
Here's a few of the things I'll be bringing for sale, pluss a few new things.
#smed #blacksmith #market #Ås #Norway
Making swage tools
It's the good old, need a tool make a tool, and when you got a system figured out, why not make a batch?
#smed #blacksmith #powerhammer #Oslo #Norway
It's the good old, need a tool make a tool, and when you got a system figured out, why not make a batch?
#smed #blacksmith #powerhammer #Oslo #Norway
October 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Making swage tools
It's the good old, need a tool make a tool, and when you got a system figured out, why not make a batch?
#smed #blacksmith #powerhammer #Oslo #Norway
It's the good old, need a tool make a tool, and when you got a system figured out, why not make a batch?
#smed #blacksmith #powerhammer #Oslo #Norway
Sparkling Fun
A strange little something often happens when grinding steel, the old steel dust sometimes ignites. I find it mesmerising, and a bit beautiful to see the colours dance. But I might be the weird one.
#smed #blacksmith #84engineering #Oslo #Norway
A strange little something often happens when grinding steel, the old steel dust sometimes ignites. I find it mesmerising, and a bit beautiful to see the colours dance. But I might be the weird one.
#smed #blacksmith #84engineering #Oslo #Norway
October 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Sparkling Fun
A strange little something often happens when grinding steel, the old steel dust sometimes ignites. I find it mesmerising, and a bit beautiful to see the colours dance. But I might be the weird one.
#smed #blacksmith #84engineering #Oslo #Norway
A strange little something often happens when grinding steel, the old steel dust sometimes ignites. I find it mesmerising, and a bit beautiful to see the colours dance. But I might be the weird one.
#smed #blacksmith #84engineering #Oslo #Norway
New tool in the shop!
A massive No6 fly press in very nice condition. Need to make a bunch of tooling for this, but I can already tell that it's going to be a great addition to the shop, and just in time for making goods for the comming Christmas markets.
#smed #blacksmith #flypress
A massive No6 fly press in very nice condition. Need to make a bunch of tooling for this, but I can already tell that it's going to be a great addition to the shop, and just in time for making goods for the comming Christmas markets.
#smed #blacksmith #flypress
October 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
New tool in the shop!
A massive No6 fly press in very nice condition. Need to make a bunch of tooling for this, but I can already tell that it's going to be a great addition to the shop, and just in time for making goods for the comming Christmas markets.
#smed #blacksmith #flypress
A massive No6 fly press in very nice condition. Need to make a bunch of tooling for this, but I can already tell that it's going to be a great addition to the shop, and just in time for making goods for the comming Christmas markets.
#smed #blacksmith #flypress
Bending spirals
Working on some spiral ends for some handrails, and doing some final adjustments. Had to forge some large bending forks for this, because my old ones are a bit short, and left me with burnt knuckles.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Working on some spiral ends for some handrails, and doing some final adjustments. Had to forge some large bending forks for this, because my old ones are a bit short, and left me with burnt knuckles.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
September 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Bending spirals
Working on some spiral ends for some handrails, and doing some final adjustments. Had to forge some large bending forks for this, because my old ones are a bit short, and left me with burnt knuckles.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Working on some spiral ends for some handrails, and doing some final adjustments. Had to forge some large bending forks for this, because my old ones are a bit short, and left me with burnt knuckles.
#smed #blacksmith #Oslo #Norway
Ambidextrous Forgings
Simply because it can be easier to change hands rather than reposition everything, also to prove it wasn't a fluke last time.
#smed #blacksmith #ambidextrous
Simply because it can be easier to change hands rather than reposition everything, also to prove it wasn't a fluke last time.
#smed #blacksmith #ambidextrous
September 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Ambidextrous Forgings
Simply because it can be easier to change hands rather than reposition everything, also to prove it wasn't a fluke last time.
#smed #blacksmith #ambidextrous
Simply because it can be easier to change hands rather than reposition everything, also to prove it wasn't a fluke last time.
#smed #blacksmith #ambidextrous
Tong Assembly
Having a gas torch felt like the biggest luxury investment when I first bought it, but it comes in handy so many times. Especially in a shop without a coal forge.
#smed #blacksmith #oslo
Having a gas torch felt like the biggest luxury investment when I first bought it, but it comes in handy so many times. Especially in a shop without a coal forge.
#smed #blacksmith #oslo
September 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Tong Assembly
Having a gas torch felt like the biggest luxury investment when I first bought it, but it comes in handy so many times. Especially in a shop without a coal forge.
#smed #blacksmith #oslo
Having a gas torch felt like the biggest luxury investment when I first bought it, but it comes in handy so many times. Especially in a shop without a coal forge.
#smed #blacksmith #oslo
Shaping Tongs
This is the third heat, but not the last. Here I'm just roughing in the shape of the tongs and the transition to the arms. There's a little bit of fiddling left, final shaping, riveting and adjustments. Look for some of that in future videos.
#smed #blacksmith
This is the third heat, but not the last. Here I'm just roughing in the shape of the tongs and the transition to the arms. There's a little bit of fiddling left, final shaping, riveting and adjustments. Look for some of that in future videos.
#smed #blacksmith
September 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Shaping Tongs
This is the third heat, but not the last. Here I'm just roughing in the shape of the tongs and the transition to the arms. There's a little bit of fiddling left, final shaping, riveting and adjustments. Look for some of that in future videos.
#smed #blacksmith
This is the third heat, but not the last. Here I'm just roughing in the shape of the tongs and the transition to the arms. There's a little bit of fiddling left, final shaping, riveting and adjustments. Look for some of that in future videos.
#smed #blacksmith
Forging tongs.
I might be brainwashed, but I find great pleasure in practicing simple things to perfection, or at least an imitation. Here I'm drawing out the reins for some tongs, trying my best to do it quick and smooth, all in one heat.
#smed #blacksmith #powerhammer #Oslo
I might be brainwashed, but I find great pleasure in practicing simple things to perfection, or at least an imitation. Here I'm drawing out the reins for some tongs, trying my best to do it quick and smooth, all in one heat.
#smed #blacksmith #powerhammer #Oslo
September 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Forging tongs.
I might be brainwashed, but I find great pleasure in practicing simple things to perfection, or at least an imitation. Here I'm drawing out the reins for some tongs, trying my best to do it quick and smooth, all in one heat.
#smed #blacksmith #powerhammer #Oslo
I might be brainwashed, but I find great pleasure in practicing simple things to perfection, or at least an imitation. Here I'm drawing out the reins for some tongs, trying my best to do it quick and smooth, all in one heat.
#smed #blacksmith #powerhammer #Oslo
Sometimes, being ambidextrous comes in handy.
As long as you don't bonk yourself in the head.
#smed #blacksmith #ambidextrous
As long as you don't bonk yourself in the head.
#smed #blacksmith #ambidextrous
September 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Sometimes, being ambidextrous comes in handy.
As long as you don't bonk yourself in the head.
#smed #blacksmith #ambidextrous
As long as you don't bonk yourself in the head.
#smed #blacksmith #ambidextrous