FORGING AN ARROW HEAD, full process.
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Will Sherman is an amazing Fletcher and Arrowsmith, I went down to see him at his workshop to talk and chat about making arrows and to watch him forge a "type nine" medieval arrowhead of the kind we will be using in our upcoming tests.
The reason was to make a fundraising film for our Arrows vs Armour2 project, but it was funded almost immediately (thank you equally amazing people), so this film was not needed. But we decided to put it out because we really like it, so just ignore any references to fundraising because we have all the finance we need.
We hope you enjoy this film and rest assured, the preparation for the Arrows vs Armour2 film is well underway.
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Please please PLEASE just “hang out” with some other people! This was fantastic. Particularly love the end just watching the whole process.
Can we have Todd hanging out with Todd Cuttler in this way so we can see how the knives are made?
I will try - I really enjoy it too
Quantum, I do. I have a film coming soon that you may enjoy of me making a rondel dagger
@@tods_workshop could you please upload just the end without anyone speaking? I would love to have a medieval soundboard coming from these things.
Jason his squeaking cart is another one for example.
@@QuantumHistorian He has an older video showing how he makes his maces, one of my favorites of his.
As a hobby blacksmith I found this very interesting to watch. Will's experience really shows, as does his precision hammer use. I was a little surprised at how cold he worked the metal at times, but it always worked out and prevented additional heats and time. Again, I think that's his experience showing through. And he makes the socket creation look so effortless, where I am sure I'd be making a mess of things.
I agree completely! The amount of work it takes to build this level of precision is pretty amazing. As for the temperature he's working with. Iron, and even mild steel, can be worked quite a bit colder than carbon steel and tool steel but some of it comes from the camera and lighting making it hard to see the temperature. You don't want to move a lot of material in the lower temperatures but you can certainly tweek and planish and adjust if you're gentle about it. You can actually work the material with a hammer from cold and get it up to red hot pretty quickly by compressing the metal instead of stretching the metal. If you learn to bevel your knives and tools with a compression technique instead of a pinching or drawing technique you can maintain forging temperatures for a lot longer, esp. with very thin pieces. I consider it a bit of a party trick to light my BBQ grill by hammering the end of a piece of mild steel until it heats to red and using it like a match.
The reason the iron is worked cooler than expected is that the cooler the work the easier it is to control the spread and thickness of the socket walls. Hammer work on very thin iron requires great skill. Too hot and too heavy a blow and the iron will deform and "dimple" which will make the wall too thin.
Too cold and the iron will split.
This man's skill is 💯 🥰
@@Spinningininfinity That absolutely matches my experience. Soft, thin metal is super-easy to deform. I remember the first time I tried to make a thin copper scoop, I wrecked my first 2 or 3 attempts.
Is wrought iron different to modern steel, in how ductile it can be? Would the silica content make it a little more plastic at lower temperatures? Or is it the other way around?
@@Mikey__R wrought iron work hardens in much the same way that non ferrous metals do but it can be extremely ductile. Wrought iron is still preferred for lots of decorative projects like scroll work in doors and windows or gates and fences. Historically it was also preferred for things like hinges and fittings because it was easy to work to a precise shape and once it got to that shape it would be work hardened enough to want to stay where you put it.
It took him about 6 minutes to make one arrowhead, not rushing too much, which if he needed to hit 100 of them would have taken 10 hours of non-stop work to do. Holy crap.
I'd say ~5h.
Mass producing them instead of doing one from start to finnish will cut the time a lot.
@@XtreeM_FaiL It depends. I can't keep track of more than about three irons in the fire before I get confused and burn one. You could probably speed things up a bit that way, but the fact the bar is already hot, and doesn't need a cold start is already an advantage.
That said, I'm not an arrow-smith, just a humble blacksmith (although I have made a few arrowheads over the years). Maybe Will can shed some light on it.
@@danioshea You need an apprentice. :P
It was just a guess. 5h is probably too optimistic, but I still believe it is doable.
I know nothing about black smithing (exept the old master gives iron he is holding to his apprentice thing).
Doing things from start to finish is the slowest method, but then again it keeps quality level high.
@@XtreeM_FaiL you assume multiple people working though, so each one can focus on one task, but they talked about how one smith was told to make 100 in a day
@@chrisbolland5634 No, just one person.
Back in the day they did not have what we have today. A high quality raw material.
At 15:27, he cleanly picks up the hammer behind him without turning around. Loved that.
Hadn't considered before how a reliable size and weight are needed to make the arrows shoot consistently. All that with hand tools, really quite amazing to watch.
It is done even with modern arrow pieces by professionals who are good enough to see the difference in slight changes in the machine built pieces in their shooting.
Excellent video, as always. I've been a bladesmith for more than 10 years now and I've only made a couple dozen arrow heads and a few socketed tools. I've never made a socket this clean. Will Sherman makes these things look so naturally easy, not to mention that these were made super quick without any kind of rushing. It's great to learn that there's always more work to be done.
Yeah, his hammer skills are insane!
Never again will I raise an eyebrow at the price of Will's arrows. Wonderful & illuminating to see the effort & skill needed to make just one arrow head. I'd love to see the rest of the process.
I didn't expect to watch the whole process a second time without anyone even saying anything, but found I couldn't tear myself away.
Really looking forward to the second film, and good man for not taking advantage of people potential still giving beyond what was needed, respect :)
Good video! Can't wait for the arrows v. armor sequel 👍
This is a hobby I've always wanted to explore, but never managed it. My maternal grandmother was a Gowan, that emigrated from Glasgow to Canada, so I know blacksmithing is in my blood. These were the true magicians from their time.
I highly suspect that a medieval high-production blacksmithing shop would have one young boy working the bellows constantly while several smiths using the same forge would be working two arrowheads (or whatever) at once, shaping one on the anvil while the other arrowhead is reheating in the forge and trading them out every several seconds. Note that the smith in this video loses almost half his time waiting for the arrowhead to reheat.
I think an experienced smith can work 2-3 pieces at a time without a big hassle.
I agree, I suspect he could have 2 or 3 on the run at the same time and yes a bellows boy would have been used then, just trickier to get these days!
Water powered drop hammers and bellows existed early on, along with gigs and dies to speed things up. Also, examples of big iron pieces are well beyond what can be done with hammer and sledge.
Wow, I love the look of that workshop with the laid brick and separate wells for the forge and quench and I'm not sure what else. I did a little blacksmithing a few years back and I'm always amazed to see how fast and efficient it can be at the pro level. Really wish we could see behind the brick wall though to see how his bellows setup works. Don't suppose he also youtubes to show us all himself.
I noticed that the bellows pumped up and continues to blow for a bit with gravity deflating it. Quite ingenious.
If you look back through Townsend's videos of 18th Century living in the Americas you'll find one showing the restoration of an old set of bellows. It *is* quite ingenious, but the mechanism is also quite simple. And, at that point in time, basically unchanged for centuries.
@@christopherreed4723 Thanks, I'll look for that. It's funny but a lot of old techniques are remarkably effective and deceptively simple.
At 15:47 you can get a short glimpse at the bellows.
Seeing this go from start to finish with no cuts was so cool. Great video!
This was great fun. I worked all day chomping at the bit to get home and watch. I cannot wait for the big one but these prelims are full of good context and exceptional skillsets.
Fascinating- I've sometimes wondered how they managed to mass produce arrows in an age of hand-crafted manufacture, and this goes a long way to show how it could be achieved. Will Sherman seems to be able to make one of those in about 7 minutes, so with long enough hours of daylight 100 in a day seems plausible, if a daunting and gruelling task. I wonder whether medieval arrowsmiths might often have worked with an apprentice, who could have manned the bellows, fed and stoked the furnace, and maybe have taken over occasionally to give the smith a break? That would make the physical side of it less punishing, at least.
Mass production was very much a thing.
Picture like 10-20 master smiths
Double that of smiths of middling skill
And double that of apprentices.
All working together to make huge quantities of metal work in a day
the mark of the genius: making a very difficult process look easy while at the sime time talking, discussing history... just... amazing work, enjoyed the video very much.
thank you very very much for all your hard work, it's inspiring.
Hi, Tod.
What you guys are doing, the content you guys are uploading, it's so refreshing and wholesome compared to much of what floods the social media platforms today.
Your genuine excitement and curiosity is contagious. That you guys got the funds raised so quickly speaks volumes, not only to the loyalty and engagement of your audience, but to the quality and integrity of the content you and the rest of the "arrows vs. armour"-crew produce. The fact that you're telling us to stop donating because you've now got what you need, supports the notion that you guys are genuinely excited to make this thing, not just milking the cow.
Keep doing what you do, all of you. I'll tune in. Thank you.
-Some Norwegian fellow.
Lovely watching a craftsman at work.
Splendid addition. Also looking forward to the next leg of that Armor vs Arrows 2.0 🤘
That Arrow vs Armor II is gonna be epic. Very happy that it was funded so fast.
Nice to watch a master at work. 👍
Excellent, thanks!
It amazes me to watch a craftsmen turn a piece of metal rod into an arrowhead or other useful item only using hand tools.
I was mesmerised. A wonderful video,thank you.
Truely, this is a masters work. How fast, precise and clean he pops this arrowhead out. Astonishing! I'm totally baffled!
A great video!
One of the truths I knew ..... but did not realise I knew, was how niche the different jobs were. And how protected!
Once again, thanks guys!
Mesmerizing and oddly soothing. Great watch.
absolutely fascinating, lovely to see the process done end to end.
Its A genuine plesure to watch more hot work done over cold work .
Loved watching the whole process from start to finish! And the historical aspect of it is simply incredible!
What a star. I love watching craftsmen doing what they do. It's one of my favorite parts of RUclips. Instead of contributing to the Kickstarter, as it was closed, I bought a quillion dagger. I just got it a couple days ago and it's a beauty. Thanks
The design of the bellows is simply ingenious.
Tod, I love your work and the integrity you have to your audience. This was fantastic to watch and I can't wait to return!
Thank you
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Brilliant video and thanks to you both for it. The first time I've seen an arrowhead made from scratch and the work involved. Great watching how Will uses the anvil and the tools, and it makes you think back to the era of the Hundred Years War and the arrowsmiths making these by the thousands, then passing them on to the fletchers etc for finishing the arrows.
Brilliant to watch a craftsman at work and the explanation of the process. Really illuminating.
Not a criticism, but in earlier video's there was mention of case hardening or "steeling" which may have been done - If Will ever gets round to making a vid where that process, or at least what they may have done, is explained in relation to his making of his arrow heads that would be every bit as interesting. Great vid and I look forwards to the testing these heads will be engaged in. The Breastplate vid is superb with the team.
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Similarly, I'd like to learn the difference between brazing and fire welding that was mentioned in the video
Awesome!
I love this bloke's Forge! I wish I had a work shop like this nice.
That was so informative and I want more of such content of seeing how things are done and explained the reasons for doing this or that!
Awesome work and please continue!
Even when mass produced the craftsmanship is vital. It takes great skill to produce fast and good. Far more than just good.
Absolutely fantastic loved it
This Todd to me was one of your best videos, how the arrow heads were made and your questions ticked all the right boxes, the forge area was well designed and very functional. Also the different guilds required for a completed arrow. Double thumbs up...
Always a pleasure watching a skilled craftsman work!
Great film, Tod! As always, it's a pleasure to watch!
Congratulations on the first announcement I have ever heard NOT beseeching me for a donation. Very cool of you to say, "We've got enough dough. So just relax and enjoy our video."
You know how proficient someone is at their craft by how easy they make it look. Amazing!
These channels and The Wallace Collection are possibly the most interesting, educational and entertaining on RUclips.
I’m literally champing at the bit to see how, and where the most important elements of a forge are made especially the anvils and also the bellows arrangements.
When my dad and grandfather were teaching me to blacksmith many years ago, both of the would tell me that “5 minutes on the anvil, saves a hour at the grinder” how true and knowledgeable they were.
I have a set of Will's arrows with lovely Victorian field target points on them. Works of art.
Is it weird that the 2nd part of this was the most perfect meditation video I've ever watched 🙂
He makes that look so easy, made skills that one
As always - superb
Mr. Cutler, please give us a video to hold us over, until the big one. 🙏🏻🥳
This is the best sort of video.
I don't think I've ever heard a youtuber say "please don't give me money i already have enough." Classy
That is a lovely Anvil!
Will Sherman does 1st class work. Todd gives a glowing report from the forge.
Lovely watching that. It makes me want to try it out
So fun to watch!
Sorry for fanboying like I did at Tewksbury, was just a complete surprise to see you there for some reason haha. One day I hope to have a stall there myself with my forge :) great to see these kinds of videos.
No worries, it is an amazing and amazingly odd place and it all just adds to being Tewkesbury
@@tods_workshop It was our first time visiting and first time at anything of that scale! Saw a lot of great craftsmanship especially from Dave Budd, there was also a few stalls that uhhh had questionable quality to put it nicely. Still a fun day out for sure :)
Beautiful.
I never seen an arrow head forged before
Thats an interesting thing to watch
Lindybeige did this it took him a novice quite a bit longer to complete, it is interesting to see a master do and a complete novice and compare the two. And there is something to be learned from both.
Mostly you learn that the master does a better job and does it quicker.
Fascinating to see this.
Thanks
Thank you.
Very enjoyable and informative video. Thanks
Please do the hunting broadhead next.
Excellent.
Super cool!
Just imagine this is your occupation. That workshop is his daily office. It's so cool!
Actually blacksmith's shops are hot.
Super nice!
I've been to St Briavel's, lovely place. Didn't realise it was quite so influential. Fantastic to have the process explained and then just watch it uninterrupted.
Yes! Enjoyed it immensely! Lovely old type forge and I just love those beautiful old bellows! That anvil has seen a lot of use. I’ve never seen one with some much wear around the main hardie hole! 😅😅👏👏👏👏👏
Honestly couldn't really care less about the content, but randomly watched a video of you talking about your field with humility admitting what you know and what you perceive to be accurate and just enjoyed listening. A really rare gift for an expert to have making it enjoyable to listen to.
I was amazed at the speed he can turn out an arrow head from start to finish.
Thanks for this one Tod. It's real entertainment watching you two talk the trade. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Your channel is so great. I really enjoy what you and a number of others do on the internet, to help the world learn. Fantastic. So glad I backed the kickstarter.
Like a lot of people I always thought of arrows as a stick with a pointy thing on one end and feathers on the other. No wonder they cost so much even in those old days. Retrieving arrows after a battle must have been a big (worthwhile) job. Thanks for the great video.
Watching a true craftsman work is such a joy!
Always - whatever they are doing
Will attempt this myself soon.
Todd you provide a great product your entertainment is priceless there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to ask for money everybody else does.
Never got round to the Patreon thing
Awsome video. Thanks.
what a great channel, really enjoying the vids. Thanks.
I always look forward to your videos!
💥🔥🔨Seeing the work that went into just the tip, I imagine that a complete arrow was as expensive as an armor pircen ammo today.
Sweet! I'm glad you recorded another video of hanging out with Will - in the previous one he seemed to me too busy with work and a bit grumpy, while he's not really like that :)
That was a fascinating video
Man, those arrows must be freakin' expensive..... Very cool to watch.
As a beginner blacksmith, I found this very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Had understood that 'plate-cutters' did not have flat sides to the pyramid tip, but that those sides were dished inwards slightly to emphasize the edges between the flats, which were then able to cut better.
I enjoyed this from beginning to end. Thank you.
Please show the bellows!
Thanks Todd, i really appreciate you mate.
From Australia.
keep on the great work
Yups, this dude definitely has done this before...absolutely satisfying to watch every move he makes being optimised specifically for this.
Expand this sort of thing for other crafts as well!
Thank you , Tod .
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Good work
Tod your channel is like what my teenage brain imagination always wanted to see in person! all these amazing craftsman you meet and also the tests you do and demonstrate the way you go right into it all amazing channel , these videos are the bollocks mate
Freaking awesome
Fascinating. Thank you!
Great content 🏹🏹