Adam Savage the name that you're looking for for the handle part is called the Tang this is a small piece of metal left over so I can Implement of a handle and guard can be placed on and leather strapped what should make it look really nice your friend JCB third son of Elvis Presley
While this is very late, you could have made this build slightly easier by peening the pommel on (the historical method of attaching a pommel) instead of threading it.
@@Bash70777 What?! Why? It's made of aluminium! You couldn't fend off more than three Vikings with it! By the fourth Viking you'd be "oh, shite, aluminium's not much good for swords!" Look mate, you got Vikings? You need steel! Unless you gotta gun. But that's another story...
Adam's videos are so mesmerizing because he doesn't fill all his footage with music. It's just the ambience of the environment and it's beautiful 👏 👏👏!
SAVAGE, TESTED CREW Thanks 🙏 for your hard working teamwork ...you tube well let’s face it at times can have people “TROLLS” .No matter how great the content will hate LET’em, all of the inspiration your team creates WORLDWIDE PLEASE SHARE YOUR STORY.please be yourself I’m not looking for or asking for your attention just wanted to say keep it 💯ALWAYS 🔥🔥🔥🛠. ✌🏽❤️. B
I admire the man for making something he could easily purchase . The sense of pride from making something with your hands can not be replaced by buying it .Seems like such a down to earth guy with nothing to prove ,except that he can make anything .Love it !
Grinder says: "ONLY use with 3 inch wheel" Adam says: "I'm going to use this 2 inch wheel!" in an optimistic manner. I guess another myth was busted right before our eyes...
or, potentially, the "3 inch" part is the width of the wheels. not their diameter. since having a wheel that is wider, or thinner than the belt would be bad. the diameter of wheels can be what ever he wants them to be. but the width has to always match the drive wheel. which is likely also supporting the guide plates that make sure the belt doesn't go slipping off the wheels. the wheel that's also doing the grinding would also loose effectiveness if it were wider than the belt itself.
5:55 after i pause the video and spend like 5 minutes trying to find out what the hell that marker is, he just stops what he's doing and tells me. What a fantastic use of psychic powers.
I’ve had history teachers argue that, as well as the whole “All battlefield swords were blunt” bullshit. It’s frustrating too because my military history teacher was really cool
Just watched this with my 3 year old boy who is obsessed with swords. He is now begging me to take him to your workshop so you can help him make his owns 🤗 Great video!
Adam has a video about how to make a mostly child proof sword out of wood and aluminium tape... "How to make a $5 Sword"... Should also work with cardboard and foil/tape so that there is no risk of the kid (un)intentionally whacking another child too hard with it and causing injuries that way...
Just the absolute quality in not only the sword, but the video itself, is truly amazing. Tested has stepped up their production game and we appreciate it!
You should definitely collaborate with the guys from Baltimore Knife and Sword (the Man at Arms: Reforged guys) on something. I'd love to see what you and Ilya could come up with together. Also, the grind Adam is talking about is known as a "convex grind" or "axe grind" if anyone was wondering
I feel like Adam and Ilya would really like each other. They both have a huge passion for their craft and I think that among many other things would allow them to work well with each other.
I love the focus in Adam's eyes. It's been a long time since I was a model maker, almost 20 years ago in college. I remember that look of focus where the minutes turn into hours and you don't remember what time it is or who you are. You are the piece that you're working on. The piece is everything. Rapid prototyping and model making is an incredibly intense and rewarding process. I've always loved his work. However, leave off the gloves. If that glove catches, that's how you lose a hand. If you need a glove to keep from being hurt, stick with hand tools. If you catch a finger on the belt, it hurts but it will heal. If the glove catches, it will pull the whole hand through. I know that Adam is experienced and knows how to be careful, but people watching might not be. I do use gloves when grinding, but I accept the risk and am very careful. I've been snagged by a belt before and almost lost a finger on a lathe due to keeping my wedding band on. Never again. Bare hands, rolled sleeves, shirt tucked in, respirator on, eyes on, careful. Again, skin will heal, a whole hand does not come back.
Water is also heavier than air, and billions of tons of it visibly float over your head as clouds all the time; so... you're wrong. If the particles are small enough (yep, they sure as hell can be), then they can be inhaled. By the way, did you notice all of the accumulated aluminum dust on this shoulders? Yep, he was breathing that stuff alright.
Pixelated Hooning I was thinking the same thing; its really important that people like him, that are very respected and looked up to in the maker community educate the public on the most basic safety precautions
Most of his ppe look like it's for looks. The "goggles" he uses don't look Z87+ rated, the face shield is pretty useless if it allows the aluminum dust to get in this eyes all the way around. I was also kind of crining at his hair dangling ringht onto of the grinder/sander.
Adam is just about as unsafe a person can get without being completely a danger to himself or others. There's a difference between confidence in tools/experience, and being irresponsible.
I WOULD LOVE a video where Adam shows off his watch collection + the different scenarios/uses he has for them! Anyone else notice his different watches in each videos?
I think we all enjoy watching Adam work because he seems to genuinely enjoy all the stuff he is doing...it would be really hard to fake his enthusiasm ... plus ... like this build ... he built his own fu#$ing grinder just-for-swords! Who else does that? I mean there are swordsmiths who would have apparently made their own, or makers building stuff, hobbyists of all kinds ... but he builds his own shit for so many things...not just swords. WOW He's a very interesting person to watch. I wonder what he's really like...you know...like around the breakfast table or something?
The Interfaith Shepherd You say, “Around the breakfast table” like people still sit down and have breakfast together. I honestly hate the new generations.
I wonder the same thing. I imagine he enthusiasticly talkes about the details in the silverware and after breakfast he hurries to make his own silverware. I could watch adam talk about and build anything.
It's the new trend. Almost every channel I'm subscribed to suffers from this wave of reckless trolling. I wonder if it comes from the same source than during US elections. It's very similar. I wouldn't be surprised if the same trolls are giving their accounts some history to be able to bypass youtube filters in the future. Thank Donaldo Trompeta for this.
You don't want your cosplay props to be considered an actual weapon and therefore be banned from bringing them anywhere? I thought the danger was half the fun of it!
aluminum is a softer metal so it gets dings and nicks from transport and handling a lot quicker. Could also get bent easier. Steel and aluminium both oxidize so they would both need some sort of coating (clear coat/oil) and the cool factor of steel over aluminium.
He's making it to go with his comic con armor that was made of aluminum. Aluminum has a slightly different color to steel so if he had a steel sword with his aluminum armor you'd notice the color change. Also aluminum was the material used in the film's armor and swords so as he's making a prop and not a weapon that needs to be taken into account for accuracy.
Excalibur was actually the first King Arthur movie I ever watched as a kid. I loved it so much that i made my first sword replica. After a few years I got the equipment to make real swords, and Excalibur was the first one I made
As a history enthusiast, it is so refreshing to hear a movie guy say "fuller" instead of :blood groove"! Too many people don't realise it was simply to lighten the blade... Thank you for dispelling this misconception :)
i noticed that as well, but if you look its the flat backer he has under the top slack of the belt that has it written on it, and when hes using the 2" wheel that flat is gone. so im pretty sure its specific to that piece of equipment.
Using such a narrow wheel with such a wide fuller his sword is basically paper thin in the middle. Hope it doesn't get dropped too hard. Especially because it is aluminum and not something more rigid.
When the grind started, I thought “man this is going to take for ever!”, and I feel it did! The result is great, looks very nice! Kudos for the patience!
Adam that was absolutely exquisite, when i saw how you were going to do the lattice/grid pattern on the brass Pommel i was sure it wasn't going to work, but then when i saw you polishing it, i was a happy as you were and when the 2 halves of the brass Pommel perfectly dropped into place that was just satisfaction overload, the end result is a thing of beauty............... kudos to you Sir
Holy crap it made me so nervous when he was polishing the wire wrap that he had only affixed with glue!! 😰 I also kinda thought maybe he should be wearing a mask when all those metal shavings were flying. I totally agree with how awesome it is to polish brass. There is just something about brass that makes it shine brighter and hold a polish better than other metals! I also liked using brass with silver in jewelry projects when I was in college for metals and jewelry as they look nice together.
Twistfaria it's non ferrous and doesn't oxidise as easily as ferrous metals. That's why it holds it's shine for longer. Still if you really want it to retain its shine give it a clear coat after you polish. Bada bing bada boom, everlasting shine.
I still remember the first time i saw it! So simple at first glance, yet so refined and elegant! It was the sword that initiated my transition from jagged fantasy monstrosities, to serviceable and believable designs. A journey finally completed with The Lord of the Rings!
My favorite part of being a Military mechanic(retired now) was the fabrication. A pile of steel, cut off wheels, multi wheel grinder, (prefer) mig welder and you can make anything to stand the test of time. It's great seeing your enthusiasm. It makes me miss it.
I'm no expert, but it has the shape, taper and size of a steel sword, but is made out of aluminium. Aluminium is lighter than steel so the balance may be too far back to the handle, and light, hence limiting chopping power. Good for handling, though.
Wait, did Arthur pull Excalibur from the stone in Excalibur? I've seen so many different versions of the story that I'm not sure which ones skip the part where he breaks the sword that came out of the stone and is given Excalibur by the Lady of the Lake to replace it.
I don't know if I remember correctly but to the best of my knowledge, he never breaks the sword, something happens to it like it's lost or thrown in the lake and the lady of the lake retrieves it... but who knows I could be entirely wrong (I often am)
It isn't clear. The Arthurian legends have been passed down and mixed and adjusted over many centuries and thus different translations have changed meanings. From my research, the sword in the stone is the same as the one from the lake. The sword Caliburn was pulled from the stone by Arthur (some sources say the sword was Merlins' failed attempt to forge a sword) Then it was stolen by a blacksmith, who split the greatsword into two single edge swords. Merlin found the pieces some time later and reforged it into a single sword; Excalibur, quenching and leaving it in the lake for the king to find. However, he could only find it if he cleared his mind and made peace with nature.
There is a whole lot of whining in the comments section about the fact that Adam made his "prop" from aluminum instead of some high quality steel. Its just for looks people, it doesnt need to be able to stand up in actual combat situations. Plus it was just cheaper and easier to work with than steel. The design and aesthetics matter more than its durability in this case. Take your butthurt somewhere else, its time for your nap and bottle anyways.
Yeah, and doesn't steel tend to RUST, too? The worst that'll happen with aluminum in most situations is that it'll tarnish/maybe turn a bit white but that's not as bad as rusting. What I was more concerned about during the build was all the aluminum dust he generated. He really should have been wearing a respirator during the build. There are studies that link aluminum ingestion to Alzheimer's.
It looks great I see a lot of the viewers in the comment section say, "he is not a sword smith" He would make an excellent sword smith from what I can see, and clearly has the skills to become one if he wanted.
that all depends on which version of the myth you are reading. In some the lady of the lake does not give Arthur the sword but rather a blessing or prophecy.
or hearing protection. I had to lower volume with the youtube player to about 25% when viewing the close ups of the grinding. I imagine the volume while there is quite high.
Talking, looking away and concentrating on explaining while operating a steel lathe, which has enough momentum to rip his arm off, if his fingers happened wander into the chuck.
You gotta build the infrastructure before you can build the projects. There are tons of youtubers that show how to build fixtures to hold cheapo hand tools to replicate most of the workshop essential equipment at a far lower cost, which reduces the bar to entry. If you have appropriate transport and load lifting and moving equipment then scrapyards, auctions and craigslist might have ex industrial equipment going for next to nothing as most people are unable to pick up lathes, drill presses and mills, and the cost to get a third party to transport them is often prohibitive, or at least takes the majority of the savings back out of the equation. The other option is to collect everything you need to do the job as hand tools, which will entail ten times the investment of time and effort, but will give you finer control and more of a sense of accomplishment when you do complete a project. Another consideration is space for tools and projects, unless you already have a basement, garage or workshop on the premises, there aren't a lot of forgiving wives that will happily put up with your project taking up the communal space for weeks, in which case you'll have to stick to smaller projects, but there are plenty of those and if you take the hand tool option then a few cases to pack and stack them is all the space you need. So there's really no reason you can't find a maker on RUclips that has completed a project with tools that you do have, and time to practice until your thing resembles theirs. As you pick up new skills and experience the next project will come easier and hopefully before long instead of copying others you'll have your own ideas, and hey, maybe it'll be your youtube channel that someone else starts with on their journey as a maker!
Your enthusiasm is contagious! I loved Excalibur as well. Been into Arturian legend since I was a little girl. I didn't want to be damsel in distress, I wanted to joust and slay the dragon! MY boyfriend was amused when we went to see 'Excalibur', I was so excited and spouting all the history ( allegedly). I wish I could make one, Too! You are so good at what you do, entertaining as you educate. Thanks Adam!
Blade: pointy cutting bit. Tang: the metal bit that protrudes from the pointy bit and goes into the handle. The guard: the bit that makes the sword look like a cross and keeps the other fellow's sword from sliding along yours and chopping bits off of you. The hilt: the bit you hang on to when doing swording things. The pommel: the bit at the very bottom end, used to tie it all together, as a counterweight to the blade and as an additional thing to strike people with, like a little whacker.
There was a Lady of the Lake, she repaired Excalibur when Arthur broke it to kill Lancelot. She was, presumably, also the source of the sword when it was given to Uther, and she reclaimed the blade after Arthur's death... unless I'm misremembering badly?
Evan Currie That's the original story at least, it's been a good ten years since I've seen the movie but I don't remember there being more than 1 blade.. I think I'll go Google it now as I don't know in all honesty.
I think it was only one blade in the movie... Merlin acquired it from the Lady of the Lake to give to Uther, Uther drove it into the stone. Arthur drew the blade from the stone, and later shattered it to kill Lancelot. When he repented In his honest grief over having killed a good man due to his hubris, the Lady of the Lake reforged the blade and it was returned to him. Finally, after the final battle, Arthur bade it be returned to the lake, where the lady accepted it and vanished with it.
Having watched most of Adam Savage's videos I believe he may have some ancestral linkage to Leonardo Da Vinci's DNA. What an amazingly analytical mind on full display, and the genius skill set to create his remarkable masterpieces. And Kudos to the amazingly talented video/camera man who captured all of the critically important details in this sword build.
Hello dear Adam. Iam watching you building things since Mythbusters and was faszinated. I actually always wanted such a grinder for making my own props. Using a standard belt grinder at the moment. I am not such a multitalent as you are, not yet anyway ;) Would you be so kind as to help me in building one myself by sending me some instructions or plans?
It's a little bit on the janky side and was most likely built primarily from stuff on hand. You can get an ex industrial linisher for less than the cost to build Adam's set up, unless you too happen to have all the junk on hand to build his, in which case you don't really need a materials list, just go put your bits together! It's essentially a belt drive to give some level of speed control so a seperate controlller isn't required (big chunk of change saved there!). Wheels are available on eBay, or you can make your own from wood or aluminium in a pinch, and it uses a standard 72" belt. At least one wheel needs to be mildly crowned with an adjustment mechanism (often as simple as threaded rod). If you want to grind steel I'd recommend a 2hp motor, for aluminium and wood you could probably get away with half a hp as long as you don't press to hard and stall it. I've seen more than a few washimg machine motor powerered grinders for that matter. As an aside, I've watched grinder builds on youtube utilising frames made from construction lumber, plywood, bicycle frames, angle iron - using either bolts or welded joins. There are also thousands of kits from the king for the common man, the KMG, with an option for variable drive motor, down to the thousands of eBay and other marketplaces basic version bolted framework and you supply the wheels and motor yourself. The main things to consider are rigidity and precision, which is usually where you end up losing out badly on the cheaper options, and variable speed which really racks up either the cost, or the complexity of the build. If you're dipping your toe in the water as a wannabe knifemaker then you can get a 1" to 4" wide belt grinder or bench grinder with one stone and one 2" sanding belt on the opposite side for next to nothing secondhand and it will enable you to get a start and see if you want to invest the time and effort to make buying a KMG worth it. This is the usual start, but won't let you grind a fuller. Traditionally a wheel would have been used for the edge shapening and surface finishing and then the fuller was scraped in while the blade was in an annealed state. This is still a possibility, using HSS steel or a round nosed tungsten carbide scraper on a less hard steel, though will obviously require time and effort and I'd guess a lot of practice to acheive any kind of precision. If you're a small workshop fabricator then a full size linisher is a normal component of a medium to large shop, they're neither uncommon nor expensive on the second hand market and would normally be the next step up from whatever you're using currently, but they are a little overpowered, and oversized for making swords, and impossible for smaller blade work. For grinding the largest blades and putting it fullers most people use either a modified linisher or a KMG style grinder. Another option would be using a smaller grinder for the shaping and edge grinding process then using a surface grinder with a rounded off wheel profile for putting in the fuller. These are all expensive options thoughrealistically, more suited to the income from a successful bladesmiths shop, as the belts themselves are a significant outlay. Additionally, though the cost to put in a fuller is pricey it's nothing in comparison to the cost of a forge and heat treating oven long enough to accomodate a sword!
xXFIREWIREXx and based on the final product, even after the extensive time spent at the polishing wheel, it showed. I was wondering the whole time why he wasn't stepping up further with the sandpaper. Would've made his life a lot easier, and the final polish so much better. But hey, it's Adam Savage. Who am I to question?
Just came to say the same thing. I'd have taken it up to at least 1000 or so, probably even further. That'd give it a lovely mirror finish free of any blemishes when you're done. It's probably just that Adam is lazy and impatient, and sanding up to that high of a grit is a real pain in the neck.
A favourite movie and a great job making the sword from that movie, thanks Adam. Amazing to watch you build these items, excellent work. The end product really looks the part.
Watch Adam's King Arthur Armor Build here: ruclips.net/video/vib1-V8ArzM/видео.html
Adam Savage the name that you're looking for for the handle part is called the Tang this is a small piece of metal left over so I can Implement of a handle and guard can be placed on and leather strapped what should make it look really nice your friend JCB third son of Elvis Presley
While this is very late, you could have made this build slightly easier by peening the pommel on (the historical method of attaching a pommel) instead of threading it.
Adam Savage’s Tested can I buy it from you
@@Bash70777 What?! Why? It's made of aluminium! You couldn't fend off more than three Vikings with it! By the fourth Viking you'd be "oh, shite, aluminium's not much good for swords!" Look mate, you got Vikings? You need steel! Unless you gotta gun. But that's another story...
MrPossumeyes I want the legendary sword Excalibur by King Arthur
Adam's videos are so mesmerizing because he doesn't fill all his footage with music. It's just the ambience of the environment and it's beautiful 👏 👏👏!
That was the first things I noticed, and didn't realize how badly I needed ambience over filler music.
When there is music its not fucking ear wrecking
gypaetus I have to say that my favorite....You 🧪’rs have that 💆🏽♂️ ‘touch’......well put “gypaetus” sorry so late
SAVAGE, TESTED CREW Thanks 🙏 for your hard working teamwork ...you tube well let’s face it at times can have people “TROLLS” .No matter how great the content will hate LET’em, all of the inspiration your team creates WORLDWIDE PLEASE SHARE YOUR STORY.please be yourself I’m not looking for or asking for your attention just wanted to say keep it 💯ALWAYS 🔥🔥🔥🛠. ✌🏽❤️. B
@@brandongallegos6402 You yes HELLO, person you are 🍒 i wanted to say i suppose that your LANGUAGE is very 👌👌!,
Aluminum dust can be some nasty stuff. I grind, smelt, cast, and cut aluminum. Always a good idea to wear a respirator
The things he does for good TV.
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I was cringing the whole time. I'm quite surprised such a pragmatic person would not wear any kind of mask
Or hearing protection!
Or safety glasses when using cyanoacrylate!
Adam: "Its not done for blood, it's done for lightening"
Brain: "Sword shoots lightning"
i thought for stage lighting at first
Fun fact, in some of the real-world myths Excalibur would flash with fire and lightning whenever the wielder was fighting monsters
@Carlos Spiceywhiener yes, we understand what it means, that's why there are people commenting on it.
Now with lightning. REAL LIGHTNING
@Carlos Spiceywhiener Yes but he was explain that it’s a joke.....
I admire the man for making something he could easily purchase . The sense of pride from making something with your hands can not be replaced by buying it .Seems like such a down to earth guy with nothing to prove ,except that he can make anything .Love it !
Grinder says: "ONLY use with 3 inch wheel"
Adam says: "I'm going to use this 2 inch wheel!" in an optimistic manner.
I guess another myth was busted right before our eyes...
PommacX maybe it means only use the flat surface with 3in wheel. He could have switched off camera when he went from the wheel to the flat.
Or maybe no more then three inch wheel?
The "ONLY 3 inch wheel" part is the flat backing for the belt; when the back plate is removed, you can use other wheel sizes.
or, potentially, the "3 inch" part is the width of the wheels. not their diameter. since having a wheel that is wider, or thinner than the belt would be bad. the diameter of wheels can be what ever he wants them to be. but the width has to always match the drive wheel. which is likely also supporting the guide plates that make sure the belt doesn't go slipping off the wheels. the wheel that's also doing the grinding would also loose effectiveness if it were wider than the belt itself.
@Matthew M try telling my wife that.
Adam:Ok , so we need some plutonium.
Five seconds later: ok here I’ve got a couple of kilos
5:55 after i pause the video and spend like 5 minutes trying to find out what the hell that marker is, he just stops what he's doing and tells me. What a fantastic use of psychic powers.
The shop he is working in is unreal
Its his man cave after all, and for a messy looking workshop everything is well organized.
I was looking for a comment telling me what it was. Read yours, then IMMEDIATELY he explains it!
LMAO!!
Yessss I did that toooo
"It's not a blood groove, it never was."
You sound like me and all of my sword enthusiast friends.
Yet people will still argue that it was a blood groove😂
@@southaussielad2496 People will argue that the Earth is flat too, doesn't make them any less stupid. It just makes them stupid with conviction.
I’ve had history teachers argue that, as well as the whole “All battlefield swords were blunt” bullshit. It’s frustrating too because my military history teacher was really cool
@@southaussielad2496I know but it's fun to freak out the normies🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just watched this with my 3 year old boy who is obsessed with swords. He is now begging me to take him to your workshop so you can help him make his owns 🤗
Great video!
Adam has a video about how to make a mostly child proof sword out of wood and aluminium tape... "How to make a $5 Sword"... Should also work with cardboard and foil/tape so that there is no risk of the kid (un)intentionally whacking another child too hard with it and causing injuries that way...
@@Ugly_German_Truths well isn't causing injury the point of a sword?
@@Ugly_German_Truthsthat risk os still there, it's just somewhat less dangerous. For a kid that age, foam is probably the way to go.
Just the absolute quality in not only the sword, but the video itself, is truly amazing. Tested has stepped up their production game and we appreciate it!
So love Adam Savage! Coolest guy ever :D Great and awesome work!
Hey i saw your mando painting
@Darth krayt ah yes a fellow star wars fan
When you find out the crusade for the holy land is tomorrow.
i love how hes always so happy and that he loves his work ! top bloke :D
PAULY PINEAPPLE you an Aussie?
with 400 tonnes of aluminium dust inside his lungs
Techno Gaming aluminum is heavy so it doesn’t float in the air it hits the ground
It bothers me that he is so animated. I guess I am a Jamie Hyneman-introvert kinda guy. Introverts should get more attention.
What amazes me is that he has the patience to do this kind of work given his hyperkinetic personality. I think he is truly a rare cat.
"I love polishing brass" ~ Adam Savage
I'm assuming thats a known inuendo, but damn I have never heard that one before.
oh man, shame. You missed a good one :^)
He did spend alot of time polishing his sword and enjoing it immensly...perfect example: 33:07
You should definitely collaborate with the guys from Baltimore Knife and Sword (the Man at Arms: Reforged guys) on something. I'd love to see what you and Ilya could come up with together.
Also, the grind Adam is talking about is known as a "convex grind" or "axe grind" if anyone was wondering
Sharky Sharkerson I came down to the comments to make this same request.
I was thinking the same, Just imagine what crazy ideas they could make come to life!
he did mention them so i bet he as plans to do somekind of collaboration
I feel like Adam and Ilya would really like each other. They both have a huge passion for their craft and I think that among many other things would allow them to work well with each other.
Collaboration with Michael Cthulhu would be better.. :P
Turns out that the "respirator" thing is trending so, here's my advice to you Adam: Build your own respirator...and WEAR IT!
Thats very relatable due to the current state of the country
That aged well
One of the BEST one day builds to date
The pommel comes off a great design choice NOW HE CAN END HIS ENEMIES RIGHTLY
EYYYYYY Skallagrim Squad!!!
GG Gaming I was gonna do it but you beat me to it
☺🙂😐😑😒wha...
How might one best his opponent with an aluminum sword??.....
Mank_Legend the material doesnt matter when you have a good technic and you can do the Best technic with this sword
FYI: the convex grind is just called a convex grind in most blade making circles.
Also called an Appleseed edge, I'm pretty sure. Such an edge is used on most axes
I'm not sure it was even convex. I think it's a simple diamond shape with basically straight sides...
I love the focus in Adam's eyes. It's been a long time since I was a model maker, almost 20 years ago in college. I remember that look of focus where the minutes turn into hours and you don't remember what time it is or who you are. You are the piece that you're working on. The piece is everything. Rapid prototyping and model making is an incredibly intense and rewarding process. I've always loved his work.
However, leave off the gloves. If that glove catches, that's how you lose a hand. If you need a glove to keep from being hurt, stick with hand tools. If you catch a finger on the belt, it hurts but it will heal. If the glove catches, it will pull the whole hand through.
I know that Adam is experienced and knows how to be careful, but people watching might not be. I do use gloves when grinding, but I accept the risk and am very careful. I've been snagged by a belt before and almost lost a finger on a lathe due to keeping my wedding band on. Never again. Bare hands, rolled sleeves, shirt tucked in, respirator on, eyes on, careful. Again, skin will heal, a whole hand does not come back.
5 days later adam was found dead in his work shop with 1 ton of aluminium dust in his lungs
More like 410 billion tons...hes been doing this for years
well, aluminum is much heavier than air. so the partical hits the ground right away, it doesnt stay in the air. so he doesnt inhail it
Water is also heavier than air, and billions of tons of it visibly float over your head as clouds all the time; so... you're wrong. If the particles are small enough (yep, they sure as hell can be), then they can be inhaled. By the way, did you notice all of the accumulated aluminum dust on this shoulders? Yep, he was breathing that stuff alright.
We all die from something. An undeniable fact of life. Might as well be from doing something we love.
@@Jump2218 Idea is to wear a mask and be able to continue doing the thing you love for longer.
Uh Adam... that's aluminum dust you're grinding off! Never grind without a respirator. ESPECIALLY with aluminum.
Pixelated Hooning I was thinking the same thing; its really important that people like him, that are very respected and looked up to in the maker community educate the public on the most basic safety precautions
He should collect the dust and use it in rocket propellant.
Yes, this, please this
Most of his ppe look like it's for looks. The "goggles" he uses don't look Z87+ rated, the face shield is pretty useless if it allows the aluminum dust to get in this eyes all the way around. I was also kind of crining at his hair dangling ringht onto of the grinder/sander.
Adam is just about as unsafe a person can get without being completely a danger to himself or others. There's a difference between confidence in tools/experience, and being irresponsible.
I WOULD LOVE a video where Adam shows off his watch collection + the different scenarios/uses he has for them! Anyone else notice his different watches in each videos?
Man, always fun to watch Adam's excitment over things he do. How he puts pride in it. That is simply awesome!
I think we all enjoy watching Adam work because he seems to genuinely enjoy all the stuff he is doing...it would be really hard to fake his enthusiasm ... plus ... like this build ... he built his own fu#$ing grinder just-for-swords! Who else does that? I mean there are swordsmiths who would have apparently made their own, or makers building stuff, hobbyists of all kinds ... but he builds his own shit for so many things...not just swords. WOW He's a very interesting person to watch. I wonder what he's really like...you know...like around the breakfast table or something?
The Interfaith Shepherd You say, “Around the breakfast table” like people still sit down and have breakfast together. I honestly hate the new generations.
hi bro Lots of people still eat breakfast together around the world, its probably just America or something.
I wonder the same thing. I imagine he enthusiasticly talkes about the details in the silverware and after breakfast he hurries to make his own silverware. I could watch adam talk about and build anything.
Around the breakfast table :D! what has happened the night before for him to be sharing his breakfast with you?
@@hibro2596 Don't worry, we honestly utterly despise you kinds of people too.
The one day builds are the most satisfying videos on RUclips
Gaming Porkchop Kingdom they truly genuinely are.
so many sword experts in the comments, tell me what advantages a steel sword has over an aluminum one for a cosplayer? all i can think is negatives
It's the new trend. Almost every channel I'm subscribed to suffers from this wave of reckless trolling. I wonder if it comes from the same source than during US elections. It's very similar. I wouldn't be surprised if the same trolls are giving their accounts some history to be able to bypass youtube filters in the future. Thank Donaldo Trompeta for this.
You don't want your cosplay props to be considered an actual weapon and therefore be banned from bringing them anywhere? I thought the danger was half the fun of it!
well, alluminum can still be shapened enough to cut, ence making it a "real" sword too, so bannable from cons and so on
aluminum is a softer metal so it gets dings and nicks from transport and handling a lot quicker. Could also get bent easier. Steel and aluminium both oxidize so they would both need some sort of coating (clear coat/oil) and the cool factor of steel over aluminium.
He's making it to go with his comic con armor that was made of aluminum. Aluminum has a slightly different color to steel so if he had a steel sword with his aluminum armor you'd notice the color change. Also aluminum was the material used in the film's armor and swords so as he's making a prop and not a weapon that needs to be taken into account for accuracy.
Says "lets go find a dragon"... *builds dragon*
This is why I love Adam no matter what he does!!!
Excalibur was actually the first King Arthur movie I ever watched as a kid. I loved it so much that i made my first sword replica. After a few years I got the equipment to make real swords, and Excalibur was the first one I made
Still the best King Arthur movie.
@@countofdownable No arguments here
"Grind, grind, grind, grind, lots of grinding" - senior prom in a nutshell
"Grind, grind, grind, grind, lots of grinding".
-MMORPGs in a nutshell.
"Grind, grind, grind, grind, lots of grinding" - me in the morning trying to make my coffee
My father used to make knives when I was a kid. This video really took me back to when he was still here. Thank you Adam.
For a moment there I thought Adam was sick, but then he took off his eye protection, and I knew he was allright.
Undizz then he puts it back on
You can tell from Adam's vocal inflections in that intro that he has been spending time with "Michael from Vsauce"
So now Adam, you need to build a rock holster for your sword that you can draw the sword from to feel like king author
Exactly what I was thinking! XD
King Author? Did you mean Stephen?
As a history enthusiast, it is so refreshing to hear a movie guy say "fuller" instead of :blood groove"! Too many people don't realise it was simply to lighten the blade... Thank you for dispelling this misconception :)
USE ONLY 3" WHEEL! ....Im going to use a 2" wheel
i noticed that as well, but if you look its the flat backer he has under the top slack of the belt that has it written on it, and when hes using the 2" wheel that flat is gone. so im pretty sure its specific to that piece of equipment.
L0rdph0b0s yeah I figured there was something I was missing, just thought it was funny
Using such a narrow wheel with such a wide fuller his sword is basically paper thin in the middle. Hope it doesn't get dropped too hard. Especially because it is aluminum and not something more rigid.
that's only if using the guide
I think its only applies to that table-thingy that is put under the belt.
When the grind started, I thought “man this is going to take for ever!”, and I feel it did!
The result is great, looks very nice! Kudos for the patience!
Was anyone else (who didn't already know what it was) ask yourself, "What the heck is he using to mark up the aluminum?
Adam that was absolutely exquisite, when i saw how you were going to do the lattice/grid pattern on the brass Pommel i was sure it wasn't going to work, but then when i saw you polishing it, i was a happy as you were and when the 2 halves of the brass Pommel perfectly dropped into place that was just satisfaction overload, the end result is a thing of beauty............... kudos to you Sir
Adam literally giving the sword a 'spit and polish'. :)
Would love to see Alec Steele and Adam Savage do a one day build. How can we make this happen?
give them super powers, you can't forge a decent sword in a day
I like that idea too ;)
well alec steele can because he is "fantastic "
Eeeee c'mon, Tested! Also, can I come build? :)
day*
I can't imagine how much work this must've been in the middle ages.
well. this is a prop. a real sword is cast. so a completely different process that isn't THAT different from how it's done today as far as I know.
@@damiantears6225 real swords are never cast. Check out some man at arms videos.. real swords are forged.
Perhaps with more mass production, it would’ve been a little easier, but still a ton of work.
@@theblackknight101 - There's the right answer. There's also Forged In Fire from the History Channel.
@@damiantears6225 lmao
your whimsical curiosity and excitement is extremely contagious! THANK YOU
I wish I had a workshop like that ! amazing
Adam has a strange little tool for everything. I love it.
Holy crap it made me so nervous when he was polishing the wire wrap that he had only affixed with glue!! 😰 I also kinda thought maybe he should be wearing a mask when all those metal shavings were flying. I totally agree with how awesome it is to polish brass. There is just something about brass that makes it shine brighter and hold a polish better than other metals! I also liked using brass with silver in jewelry projects when I was in college for metals and jewelry as they look nice together.
Twistfaria it's non ferrous and doesn't oxidise as easily as ferrous metals. That's why it holds it's shine for longer. Still if you really want it to retain its shine give it a clear coat after you polish. Bada bing bada boom, everlasting shine.
I love seeing how excited he gets doing these projects. He's like a little kid. Just makes me feel good.
"You have broken, what cannot BE broken," -Merlin
I still remember the first time i saw it! So simple at first glance, yet so refined and elegant! It was the sword that initiated my transition from jagged fantasy monstrosities, to serviceable and believable designs. A journey finally completed with The Lord of the Rings!
A sword is supposed to look like a saw, right?
LOL! I guess a multi tool sword would?
Recommend taking a look at the eye candy that is Albion swords, if you haven't already
Logan Hammonds that's rare but one example would be a sawtooth cutless
When you realize he is so entertaining music is not needed.
6:40 ?
@@zyourzgrandzmaz music is always needed for anything savage is going to do better than you can even attempt
My favorite part of being a Military mechanic(retired now) was the fabrication. A pile of steel, cut off wheels, multi wheel grinder, (prefer) mig welder and you can make anything to stand the test of time. It's great seeing your enthusiasm. It makes me miss it.
Finally a video on tested worth watching. Adam should do one day builds all the time.
More one day builds!!!
Threaded pommel. Can end opponents rightly. 10/10.
I knew there had to be a pommel joke here somewhere, you just can't have a video with swords in them without somebody mentioning the pommels.
THERE IS ALWAYS TIME FOR A POMMEL JOKE.
Stefan Massyn I'm not a smart human being when it comes to swords but by look can you tell if it is a balanced sword?
I'm no expert, but it has the shape, taper and size of a steel sword, but is made out of aluminium. Aluminium is lighter than steel so the balance may be too far back to the handle, and light, hence limiting chopping power. Good for handling, though.
aka: perfect for something you're not actually planning on using as a weapon.
I am so glad you got to make Excaliber! The sheer joy on your face was glorious!
And what was that dragon hoarding?
Super glue
Love some of the shots in this one!
He's so freaking happy and that makes me so happy
Mr. Savage your videos and your zeal make me smile. I have enjoyed your work for many years and your RUclips channel does not disappoint.
Wait, did Arthur pull Excalibur from the stone in Excalibur? I've seen so many different versions of the story that I'm not sure which ones skip the part where he breaks the sword that came out of the stone and is given Excalibur by the Lady of the Lake to replace it.
He breaks the sword fighting Lancelot, and the Lady of the Lake gives him a new one. I think he throws it in the lake first?
"women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government."
I don't know if I remember correctly but to the best of my knowledge, he never breaks the sword, something happens to it like it's lost or thrown in the lake and the lady of the lake retrieves it... but who knows I could be entirely wrong (I often am)
James Austin the sword from the stone is not Excalibur, it's caliburn. I think merlin gave him Excalibur
It isn't clear. The Arthurian legends have been passed down and mixed and adjusted over many centuries and thus different translations have changed meanings. From my research, the sword in the stone is the same as the one from the lake. The sword Caliburn was pulled from the stone by Arthur (some sources say the sword was Merlins' failed attempt to forge a sword) Then it was stolen by a blacksmith, who split the greatsword into two single edge swords. Merlin found the pieces some time later and reforged it into a single sword; Excalibur, quenching and leaving it in the lake for the king to find. However, he could only find it if he cleared his mind and made peace with nature.
There is a whole lot of whining in the comments section about the fact that Adam made his "prop" from aluminum instead of some high quality steel. Its just for looks people, it doesnt need to be able to stand up in actual combat situations. Plus it was just cheaper and easier to work with than steel. The design and aesthetics matter more than its durability in this case. Take your butthurt somewhere else, its time for your nap and bottle anyways.
Yeah, and doesn't steel tend to RUST, too?
The worst that'll happen with aluminum in most situations is that it'll tarnish/maybe turn a bit white but that's not as bad as rusting.
What I was more concerned about during the build was all the aluminum dust he generated. He really should have been wearing a respirator during the build. There are studies that link aluminum ingestion to Alzheimer's.
now i want adam to hit up man at arms and do a build with them
or the reforged crew
I think I'd prefer alec steel. even some of the editing in this video is similar to what Alec does
EnlightenedSavage Alec defiantly produces a higher quality video
It looks great I see a lot of the viewers in the comment section say, "he is not a sword smith" He would make an excellent sword smith from what I can see, and clearly has the skills to become one if he wanted.
BTW Excalibur is not the sword in the stone, it's the sword Arthur receives from the lady in the lake.
that all depends on which version of the myth you are reading. In some the lady of the lake does not give Arthur the sword but rather a blessing or prophecy.
@@PeterJones-fx2xd the only times ive heard of it as a full story was the sword deriving from the lady of the lake rather than the stone
Okay okay, I'll take the flame for being a safety sally, but.... No respirator?!
or eyeprotection in most of the time, during heavy machine use
Don't forget his name is savage
or hearing protection. I had to lower volume with the youtube player to about 25% when viewing the close ups of the grinding. I imagine the volume while there is quite high.
Also using a rotary/spinny tool (bandsaws fall into that category) while wearing gloves.
Talking, looking away and concentrating on explaining while operating a steel lathe, which has enough momentum to rip his arm off, if his fingers happened wander into the chuck.
If he can do this in a day... I've wasted too many of my days not doing this stuff. I need a workshop though... that's the key.
Ric Smith yeah a workshop like this is 10s of thousands of dollars easily
You gotta build the infrastructure before you can build the projects. There are tons of youtubers that show how to build fixtures to hold cheapo hand tools to replicate most of the workshop essential equipment at a far lower cost, which reduces the bar to entry. If you have appropriate transport and load lifting and moving equipment then scrapyards, auctions and craigslist might have ex industrial equipment going for next to nothing as most people are unable to pick up lathes, drill presses and mills, and the cost to get a third party to transport them is often prohibitive, or at least takes the majority of the savings back out of the equation.
The other option is to collect everything you need to do the job as hand tools, which will entail ten times the investment of time and effort, but will give you finer control and more of a sense of accomplishment when you do complete a project. Another consideration is space for tools and projects, unless you already have a basement, garage or workshop on the premises, there aren't a lot of forgiving wives that will happily put up with your project taking up the communal space for weeks, in which case you'll have to stick to smaller projects, but there are plenty of those and if you take the hand tool option then a few cases to pack and stack them is all the space you need. So there's really no reason you can't find a maker on RUclips that has completed a project with tools that you do have, and time to practice until your thing resembles theirs. As you pick up new skills and experience the next project will come easier and hopefully before long instead of copying others you'll have your own ideas, and hey, maybe it'll be your youtube channel that someone else starts with on their journey as a maker!
Can I just say how amazing it is to watch this man work?
Great build like always Adam. I wish I had an Excalibur Sword :)
Adams videos enhance my vocabulary immensely
Your enthusiasm is contagious! I loved Excalibur as well. Been into Arturian legend since I was a little girl. I didn't want to be damsel in distress, I wanted to joust and slay the dragon! MY boyfriend was amused when we went to see 'Excalibur', I was so excited and spouting all the history ( allegedly). I wish I could make one, Too! You are so good at what you do, entertaining as you educate. Thanks Adam!
Free handing the checker patterns was very impressive actually. Great work, Adam.
13:39 wtf was that noise, that i think came out of Adam's mouth.
It is probably your soul dying a little bit inside when I tell you that your grandpa probably still pounds your grandma shagadelically to this day.
I'm crying with laughter, thanks for this
Adam, you should really be wearing a respirator when grinding...
Does he have asthma?
Doesn't matter. Not particularly healthy to inhale metal. I never use a respirator while grinding but I know it is recommended.
What about hearing protection?
Wasn't this guy on mythbusters
Ha I was thinking the exact same thing.
Blade: pointy cutting bit. Tang: the metal bit that protrudes from the pointy bit and goes into the handle. The guard: the bit that makes the sword look like a cross and keeps the other fellow's sword from sliding along yours and chopping bits off of you. The hilt: the bit you hang on to when doing swording things. The pommel: the bit at the very bottom end, used to tie it all together, as a counterweight to the blade and as an additional thing to strike people with, like a little whacker.
You start by talking about excalibur...then show pictures of the sword in the stone. They are not the same sword!
Robert Peters The movie doesn't follow the lore very well, no Lady in the Lake.
There was a Lady of the Lake, she repaired Excalibur when Arthur broke it to kill Lancelot. She was, presumably, also the source of the sword when it was given to Uther, and she reclaimed the blade after Arthur's death... unless I'm misremembering badly?
Evan Currie That's the original story at least, it's been a good ten years since I've seen the movie but I don't remember there being more than 1 blade.. I think I'll go Google it now as I don't know in all honesty.
There are different variants of the story ..There is no "Lore" ....It's all over the place!.. Damn knowitalls who think they know better.
I think it was only one blade in the movie... Merlin acquired it from the Lady of the Lake to give to Uther, Uther drove it into the stone. Arthur drew the blade from the stone, and later shattered it to kill Lancelot. When he repented In his honest grief over having killed a good man due to his hubris, the Lady of the Lake reforged the blade and it was returned to him. Finally, after the final battle, Arthur bade it be returned to the lake, where the lady accepted it and vanished with it.
But can you unscrew the pommel and end him rightly?
16:16 Adam enjoying his time polishing his sword
anyone else appreciate the silence of these videos??? i love it it shows focus, and catches my attantion
whats the stats on the sword?
well, not so high for the sword itself, aluminium you know.
But you know Adam, it's probably magic now
Excalibur
15 STR required
+3 to STR
+2 Holy Damage
but only 5 durability because it's aluminium.
Critical hits cause explosions at the target.
Fumbles ALSO cause explosions at the target
You should totes collab with the guys at B.K.S from Man at Arms!
Why is there no one day build of a proper display boulder to mount this in?
Omegapig seems pretty simple to be honest
He has the boulder up in the loft to mount the sword in. He showed it on the loft tour video.
Having watched most of Adam Savage's videos I believe he may have some ancestral linkage to Leonardo Da Vinci's DNA. What an amazingly analytical mind on full display, and the genius skill set to create his remarkable masterpieces. And Kudos to the amazingly talented video/camera man who captured all of the critically important details in this sword build.
Hilt! The word you're looking for is hilt! That sword is amazing! Id like to see the master sword from legend of zelda!
Actually, the part he was working on then was the tang.
Adam: takes one day to build a sword
Me: takes 2 months to build a sword
So with you on that one friend. 😂👍
to be fair. He also has the right equipment.
if i could use the cnc milling machine from my job i would have the sword ready in a couple of hours :D
To be fair he is cheating, swords are not made out of aluminium!
@@chelseakautz2942 Yes, he made an aluminum costume prop sword, not a real sword.
When you've been twisting wire for years the same way Adam ended up doing it here, you feel like a pro lol
Am I the only one who finds the grinding and etching sounds in these videos majorly soothing?
Doesn't the Excalibur from the movie have a malachite/emerald glow radiate from it?
Hello dear Adam. Iam watching you building things since Mythbusters and was faszinated. I actually always wanted such a grinder for making my own props. Using a standard belt grinder at the moment. I am not such a multitalent as you are, not yet anyway ;) Would you be so kind as to help me in building one myself by sending me some instructions or plans?
I am more interested in the build of the belt sander! Or at least the specs for the motor and list of parts!
THIS!…👆🏼
It's a little bit on the janky side and was most likely built primarily from stuff on hand. You can get an ex industrial linisher for less than the cost to build Adam's set up, unless you too happen to have all the junk on hand to build his, in which case you don't really need a materials list, just go put your bits together! It's essentially a belt drive to give some level of speed control so a seperate controlller isn't required (big chunk of change saved there!). Wheels are available on eBay, or you can make your own from wood or aluminium in a pinch, and it uses a standard 72" belt. At least one wheel needs to be mildly crowned with an adjustment mechanism (often as simple as threaded rod). If you want to grind steel I'd recommend a 2hp motor, for aluminium and wood you could probably get away with half a hp as long as you don't press to hard and stall it. I've seen more than a few washimg machine motor powerered grinders for that matter.
As an aside, I've watched grinder builds on youtube utilising frames made from construction lumber, plywood, bicycle frames, angle iron - using either bolts or welded joins. There are also thousands of kits from the king for the common man, the KMG, with an option for variable drive motor, down to the thousands of eBay and other marketplaces basic version bolted framework and you supply the wheels and motor yourself. The main things to consider are rigidity and precision, which is usually where you end up losing out badly on the cheaper options, and variable speed which really racks up either the cost, or the complexity of the build.
If you're dipping your toe in the water as a wannabe knifemaker then you can get a 1" to 4" wide belt grinder or bench grinder with one stone and one 2" sanding belt on the opposite side for next to nothing secondhand and it will enable you to get a start and see if you want to invest the time and effort to make buying a KMG worth it. This is the usual start, but won't let you grind a fuller. Traditionally a wheel would have been used for the edge shapening and surface finishing and then the fuller was scraped in while the blade was in an annealed state. This is still a possibility, using HSS steel or a round nosed tungsten carbide scraper on a less hard steel, though will obviously require time and effort and I'd guess a lot of practice to acheive any kind of precision.
If you're a small workshop fabricator then a full size linisher is a normal component of a medium to large shop, they're neither uncommon nor expensive on the second hand market and would normally be the next step up from whatever you're using currently, but they are a little overpowered, and oversized for making swords, and impossible for smaller blade work. For grinding the largest blades and putting it fullers most people use either a modified linisher or a KMG style grinder. Another option would be using a smaller grinder for the shaping and edge grinding process then using a surface grinder with a rounded off wheel profile for putting in the fuller. These are all expensive options thoughrealistically, more suited to the income from a successful bladesmiths shop, as the belts themselves are a significant outlay. Additionally, though the cost to put in a fuller is pricey it's nothing in comparison to the cost of a forge and heat treating oven long enough to accomodate a sword!
Watching your absolute enthusiasm for this build has left me giddy. 😁 Thanks, I needed that.
This a Skyrim mod yet?
We are brothers from another mother
sample name what about me?
We have reunited the family
with every like, another brother joins the family
What the.. fuck..
220 grit then polish? Yikes.
It's only aluminium though, probably using a pretty course buffing compound too.
xXFIREWIREXx and based on the final product, even after the extensive time spent at the polishing wheel, it showed. I was wondering the whole time why he wasn't stepping up further with the sandpaper. Would've made his life a lot easier, and the final polish so much better. But hey, it's Adam Savage. Who am I to question?
Just came to say the same thing. I'd have taken it up to at least 1000 or so, probably even further. That'd give it a lovely mirror finish free of any blemishes when you're done. It's probably just that Adam is lazy and impatient, and sanding up to that high of a grit is a real pain in the neck.
ShadowOfDeath24 - What back in 1981? I beg to differ! ;)
Remember its a One Day build, looked like it took them into the night as it is, judging by how tired he looked at the end.
plz do more metal working
Love watching Adam and he has such enthusiasm for his projects
1/4 inch 20... So... Theoretically... You *could* use Excalibur as a camera monopod? :P
Adam scares me whenever he does something like slapping a sword with his bare hand.
It's a prop sword, probably not sharpened.
Duller then a butter knife
I don't think you used enough tap water when tapping that hole. Haven't you watched your Ave videos.
taaaapppy tap tap!
ithat's why the sword doesn't chooch as it should.
Matthew Chastain What are these 3 comments talking about? 😅
They're just pointing out that the sword isn't as skookum as it should be.
Search for aVe in the didlidoo, you will enter a whole new world of crazy lingo ;)
A favourite movie and a great job making the sword from that movie, thanks Adam. Amazing to watch you build these items, excellent work. The end product really looks the part.