Hi =). Don't cast long, thin objects horizontally. Flip the mould vertically and fill it from the top. It will work, even with flat pieces. But be careful: the sides of the mould have to be supportet. Otherwise the metall can push the sand out of the mould. There are some videos showing the process on youtube. "Forging History: Casting a Bronze Sword Start to Finish. " for example. Give it a try!
@@anzaca1 Yup, still, it's a lovely design for a sword, and also very intimidating in some designs. I hope he makes one. I suggested the gladius as well because of its simple design. Would be easy to 3d print and cast.
That was a very fast eleven minutes. It just goes to show how fast time flies when invested in something as interesting as one of your videos. Always interesting, always well done, and always a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work.
A lot of modern recreation of ancient tools and materials give us the message that our ancestors were actually very clever and came up with very effective tools. People enjoying these videos may also enjoy Tasting History, an amazing channel.
@@merkel2750 No I looked it up, that's how it works it's called "secondary combustion" The smoke from the first combustion is sent into a secondary combustion chamber to be recycled as fuel, superheated air is mixed with the smoke (to add oxygen) burning the smoke particles and causing them to fall down as ashes
I really enjoy these videos. You are incredible at casting metal. It’s almost a perfect cast every time. That’s pretty incredible. I also enjoy how laidback and easygoing the videos are 🥰❤️
A kukri would be really interesting to see made like this. Hell Cold steel even sells a trainer model of their kukri that could possibly be used to make the mold!
Yes, make a sword from it! Also, do some long-term tests and tell us how it holds up compared to steel. Maybe compare and contrast the cost of the material and how much time it takes to work it into the shape you need versus the same process for steel.
Try orienting the mold so the blade is upright if you do a sword. They did that with actual bronze age swords and I don't remember exactly why, but I do remember that Neil Burridge explains it in one of his videos.
Nothing wrong with experimenting, it actually turned out pretty decent. I found it very interesting going through all of the steps. Good content. Some future crazy ideas /suggestions or challenges to test your own skills using 3D sand mold / brass and aluminum: Door knocker lion or dragons head design from a 3D sand mold. A round Trivet with a design possibly RF logo in the center A custom polished boot jack for removing your boots and shoes. A functioning polished ships bell with gong short rope, A mortar and pestle. Ornamental cannon with carriage and wheels
Here’s an idea for a project.. 3d print a toroidal propeller and a conventional, cast them, one and compare them for us? Maybe do a crossover with another channel like Drachinifel?
Another incredible video as always. And if Bambu Labs is wondering how effective giving away their printers to RUclipsrs is as an advertising method, I'll confirm it's pretty dang effective. I held off on buying a Bambu X1 Carbon for a while, but finally pulled the trigger after seeing it continuously used by another maker on RUclips (among other reasons). I made the right choice. I love this printer. Bambu Labs: Keep giving away your printers to other makers (but don't go bankrupt doing so).
You should try to make tools out of Beryllium Copper.- It is very hard and is used to make non sparking tools like pliers and wire cutters for the oil industry...
Pretty good for your first bevel grind. P.s, Something I’ve wondered is if you could cast aluminum or similar metals with lower melting temps around a tungsten carbide cutting edge. Would keep an edge for ages and wouldn’t snap in half. Edge might be chippy though.
Nice work. I like the result. I don't know how well it would work, but a sharpening stone should go ok on bronze. At worst it might clog a bit. Good grinding for a first try.
I wonder if it's generally better for what he has done. A hatchet and a knife. People like me usually think of like greek swords bending, but something more stout probably holds uo really well. The hatchet is probably great (assuming the edge holds up okay). Bronze mace heads are cool and make a lot of sense.
@@IllustriousCrocoduck The thing about bronze swords bending is that you have a large piece of metal that is mostly soft with really only the edges work hardened because they are thinner. It's very difficult to work harden a thicker piece and be consistent.
The knife is cool, I think it looked really good for a first try. I kept thinking about what it would look like if you choose Rambo's knife to model yours after. Not sure if bigger is easier but it would look awesome. Hopefully you make the sword, try a katana as they are smaller and would require less material than say a broad sword.
Vhrck out the real findings of Swedish bronze viking swords in the historical museum in stockholm. Those are really affected by time and could deserve nice replicas.
When you said you were gonna test it out, I don't know why, but I assumed you would be stabbing something to test the tip...didn't even think of you cutting things with it like a knife 😂
super neat looks like a heavy handle. stuffs cool, better than bronzes harder, lighter, better than brass at water resistance. i bet it grinds terrible lol its a great material
the pattern on the blade from the hammer continue that pattern from tiny dents to small dents to bigger dents from the blade up, i think it would look nice. i think there is a name for that kind of pattern
Great video sir. Thanks for sharing this insightful project. Could you have printed your logo in the hilt or upper blade to identify the product as your design. Look at the USMC K-bar knives for similar design. Remember safety first and science second. Peace brother
The fact that you designed the shape of the knife in a 3D computer model means that you have the skills to design other parts. The following might make you some money. In the trailer home maintenance industry, what would be useful, or marketable, is a brass fitting that is 3/8 female fitting at one end and 1/2 inch national pipe thread male on the other end. The 3/8 inch flared female attaches to very old flared 3/8 inch diameter copper. The 1/2 inch un-flared male attaches to a fitting on the end of newer PEX plastic pipe.
I really don't get why we use so much brass for decorative things and various fixtures like door knobs, etc. when, to me anyway, the brownish gold color of bronze is just so much more beautiful.
Very cool test and video... But if you really aim to demonstrate Al.bronze blade sharpness - make a wood plane and test it as in a Kezuroukai - Japanese wood plane competition. The wood shaving thickness must be a few microns... This is the ultimate test!
Idk how hammering the edge is making it "tougher". It's already tough. It's lacking in edge stability. The goal of work hardening the edge would be to prevent deformation, which is increasing strength not toughness. I also don't think you're "crushing" the crystalline structure. You're manufacturing a slip between the grain boundaries. Making it more likely to crack than deform. While making the edge less tough, it adds a beneficial measure of edge stability in use against softer materials such as low silicate wood. It still has virtually no wear resistance in this application, and you're just keeping the edge from rolling.
This comes across as alittle passive aggressive, i think i agree with what you're saying ye! but just i personally would phrase it alittle different, y'know?
G'day, you did not submerge part of the blade in water or expose it to a corrosive environment (e.g., saltwater) to test its resistance to corrosion but overall that's a ripper blade...
I wonder what differences are in different particle sizes for sand versus clay in metal casting. When I took a course in geology many years ago, I learned that the textbook author defined "sand" to be made of large grains and clay to be fine grained. You can sharpen a very fine knife on claystone, but not easily sharpen a previously sharpened knife on sandstone.
If you're going to make a sword, why not try a khopesh? It's that famous Egyptian sword, and they were made of bronze initially before switching to iron.
Wow, never seen a saw rasp file like that that doesn’t clog. Humans come up with the most ingenious tools.
I think most people don't know how to clean them properly.
It's typically a woodworking tool. Aluminum is soft enough, though, that woodworking tools can be used!
Yeah it’s a wood working tool and it does a great job on both wood and soft metal.
That welding rod trick was cool. Nice weld
Hi =). Don't cast long, thin objects horizontally. Flip the mould vertically and fill it from the top. It will work, even with flat pieces. But be careful: the sides of the mould have to be supportet. Otherwise the metall can push the sand out of the mould.
There are some videos showing the process on youtube. "Forging History: Casting a Bronze Sword Start to Finish. " for example.
Give it a try!
"the smoke will catch fire"
gotta love those highly reactive metals!
If you're gonna make a sword of bronze, I recommend either a gladius or a kopesh
@@SolarinDay a kopesh would look wonderful with this metal.
@JasperPerri agreed, it's one of my favorite swords, famously made from early bronze I think.
@@SolarinDay The Kopesh's unique design is literally to make up for bronze's lack of strength. That curve keeps it from bending etc.
@@anzaca1 Yup, still, it's a lovely design for a sword, and also very intimidating in some designs. I hope he makes one. I suggested the gladius as well because of its simple design. Would be easy to 3d print and cast.
definitely a kopesh, gladius's are classically made out of steel so that'd be cool but a little weird, a kopesh makes more sense
That was a very fast eleven minutes. It just goes to show how fast time flies when invested in something as interesting as one of your videos. Always interesting, always well done, and always a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work.
A lot of modern recreation of ancient tools and materials give us the message that our ancestors were actually very clever and came up with very effective tools.
People enjoying these videos may also enjoy Tasting History, an amazing channel.
That handle would look sick (and increase functionality) with a dark brown leather wrap
The smoke can catch fire, that's crazy
It's how smokeless fire pits work.
It just burns It's own smoke
@@Bleepbleepblorbusthat’s not how they work.
Candle smoke can catch fire too, have a go at it.
@merkel2750 uh no he's right all smoke is just un combusted fuel.
@@merkel2750 No I looked it up, that's how it works it's called "secondary combustion"
The smoke from the first combustion is sent into a secondary combustion chamber to be recycled as fuel, superheated air is mixed with the smoke (to add oxygen) burning the smoke particles and causing them to fall down as ashes
Your castings are quickly becoming a favorite!
Excellent work. It's amazing and looks super nice
Can't wait to pull a factory new Bowie knife aluminum bronze
Nice work brother! Cool experiment! Glad to see your grizzly grinder is still rocking!
I really enjoy these videos. You are incredible at casting metal. It’s almost a perfect cast every time. That’s pretty incredible. I also enjoy how laidback and easygoing the videos are 🥰❤️
A kukri would be really interesting to see made like this. Hell Cold steel even sells a trainer model of their kukri that could possibly be used to make the mold!
Your work was great! All the steps easily shown. You showed us everything. Thank you. Very nice blade.
Awesome bro. The spear is the king, maybe in the future you would consider creating a " Dory" hoplite spear.
I do enjoy these videos, wish I could try my hand at this stuff.
Just do it bro. I've been saying the same thing for years. I poured my first ingot last weekend, all with equipment I made myself. Very satisfying.
Go for it just be extra careful!
I'd love to see you collaborate with Shadaversity on a few blades!!
Yes, make a sword from it! Also, do some long-term tests and tell us how it holds up compared to steel. Maybe compare and contrast the cost of the material and how much time it takes to work it into the shape you need versus the same process for steel.
Unusual that the man with the golden knife (as opposed to gun)!!!
Nice casting. I’ll try the larger sproul holes maybe that explains some of my castings gone wild.
Try orienting the mold so the blade is upright if you do a sword. They did that with actual bronze age swords and I don't remember exactly why, but I do remember that Neil Burridge explains it in one of his videos.
Gorgeous piece at the end. Still very impressed with this alloy.
Nothing wrong with experimenting, it actually turned out pretty decent. I found it very interesting going through all of the steps. Good content.
Some future crazy ideas /suggestions or challenges to test your own skills using 3D sand mold / brass and aluminum:
Door knocker lion or dragons head design from a 3D sand mold.
A round Trivet with a design possibly RF logo in the center
A custom polished boot jack for removing your boots and shoes.
A functioning polished ships bell with gong short rope,
A mortar and pestle.
Ornamental cannon with carriage and wheels
To clean files from aluminum use white vinager overnite and baking soda to neutralize
You did a great job! For being the first time making a knife, it looked like you had hardly any trouble @ all!
This blade is awesome! Looks great with that almost brass color!
You've gotten alot better at videos! The old ones weren't bad but there's been alot of improvement!
It would be cool if you made your own copper computer heat-sink. I've seen people try, but i've never seen anyone really succeed.
Youre always making cool stuff. You should make a tanto for cooking outta this stuff, its what I would want for a kitchen knife.
Swords don't make good kitchen knives. Completely different requirements.
@@anzaca1 can you not. Its just a straight edged knife.
That is an awesome knife
Here’s an idea for a project.. 3d print a toroidal propeller and a conventional, cast them, one and compare them for us? Maybe do a crossover with another channel like Drachinifel?
I never realised that work hardening is so easy to do.
Check out how they do obsidian blades. It's surprisingly straightforward and simple (looking).
Another incredible video as always.
And if Bambu Labs is wondering how effective giving away their printers to RUclipsrs is as an advertising method, I'll confirm it's pretty dang effective.
I held off on buying a Bambu X1 Carbon for a while, but finally pulled the trigger after seeing it continuously used by another maker on RUclips (among other reasons).
I made the right choice. I love this printer.
Bambu Labs: Keep giving away your printers to other makers (but don't go bankrupt doing so).
Really cool bro 👍👍
looks really cool with that color
Looks nice. One note i would put the handles on after and not cast them as it creates angles that can be stress and break points.
So much fun watching you make stuff!
It's Nice that you start to weld Benny benassi -satisfaction style😂
You should try to make tools out of Beryllium Copper.- It is very hard and is used to make non sparking tools like pliers and wire cutters for the oil industry...
I think it came out pretty good
Pretty good for your first bevel grind.
P.s, Something I’ve wondered is if you could cast aluminum or similar metals with lower melting temps around a tungsten carbide cutting edge. Would keep an edge for ages and wouldn’t snap in half. Edge might be chippy though.
Good idea, basically like old japanese swords, soft metal in the body and hard steel for the edge
@@royalecrafts6252 cladding. It's still used
Very nice. Good job. :)
Nice work. I like the result. I don't know how well it would work, but a sharpening stone should go ok on bronze. At worst it might clog a bit. Good grinding for a first try.
SKILLS!
Nickel aluminum bronze or Nibrow is used in the construction of ships propeller blades.
I saw that you were able to forge it at cool temperature interesting.....
Totally corrosion resistant even in seawater. Would make a great diver's knife!
Bronze is stronger than people think
I wonder if it's generally better for what he has done. A hatchet and a knife. People like me usually think of like greek swords bending, but something more stout probably holds uo really well. The hatchet is probably great (assuming the edge holds up okay).
Bronze mace heads are cool and make a lot of sense.
@@IllustriousCrocoduck The thing about bronze swords bending is that you have a large piece of metal that is mostly soft with really only the edges work hardened because they are thinner. It's very difficult to work harden a thicker piece and be consistent.
@@nerored6235 that's what I mean- shorter blades I would guess are less likely to bend. Less torque, thicker material (generally).
I love your videos! Hope they were longer...
They make special files for aluminum that break the chips and won’t clog
Good to know
Send this to the Dutch Bushcraft knives boys for destruction testing 😂
I would recommend a Roman Gladius if you are going to make a sword. Simple lines and bevels with a spear point.
I wouldn't care if it's not 100% perfect, that knife came out pretty good considering the material used.
The knife is cool, I think it looked really good for a first try. I kept thinking about what it would look like if you choose Rambo's knife to model yours after. Not sure if bigger is easier but it would look awesome. Hopefully you make the sword, try a katana as they are smaller and would require less material than say a broad sword.
Need to try it, but some wax or BOE lube (the pink grade is probably best for files) might help with the file clogging.
Vhrck out the real findings of Swedish bronze viking swords in the historical museum in stockholm. Those are really affected by time and could deserve nice replicas.
You could try making a chinese bronze jian sword. They sometimes had lower tin content in the middle and higher tin in the edges
When you said you were gonna test it out, I don't know why, but I assumed you would be stabbing something to test the tip...didn't even think of you cutting things with it like a knife 😂
Can’t wait to see future Iron Age vids
this stuff is so cool
Jim Bowey would be proud.
Well done, lad. Well done, indeed….
Wow so extreme
super neat looks like a heavy handle. stuffs cool, better than bronzes harder, lighter, better than brass at water resistance. i bet it grinds terrible lol its a great material
Some damascus weaponry made with bronze might be cool..
lube your file with hard chalk. that'll keep it from galling with aluminum
I would recommend Greeks kopis or Iberian falcata .
8:33 Makes my back hurt. lol
could you please do a dedicated video on the picture import sizing part
the pattern on the blade from the hammer continue that pattern from tiny dents to small dents to bigger dents from the blade up, i think it would look nice. i think there is a name for that kind of pattern
very cool
Great video sir. Thanks for sharing this insightful project. Could you have printed your logo in the hilt or upper blade to identify the product as your design. Look at the USMC K-bar knives for similar design.
Remember safety first and science second. Peace brother
The fact that you designed the shape of the knife in a 3D computer model means that you have the skills to design other parts. The following might make you some money. In the trailer home maintenance industry, what would be useful, or marketable, is a brass fitting that is 3/8 female fitting at one end and 1/2 inch national pipe thread male on the other end. The 3/8 inch flared female attaches to very old flared 3/8 inch diameter copper. The 1/2 inch un-flared male attaches to a fitting on the end of newer PEX plastic pipe.
I really don't get why we use so much brass for decorative things and various fixtures like door knobs, etc. when, to me anyway, the brownish gold color of bronze is just so much more beautiful.
I've been saying this for years, bronze looks so much nicer than brass.
Very cool test and video...
But if you really aim to demonstrate Al.bronze blade sharpness - make a wood plane and test it as in a Kezuroukai - Japanese wood plane competition. The wood shaving thickness must be a few microns... This is the ultimate test!
Time to make the Wolverine claws!
Do you have any videos with more info on the coffee can sand grinder?
Idk how hammering the edge is making it "tougher". It's already tough. It's lacking in edge stability. The goal of work hardening the edge would be to prevent deformation, which is increasing strength not toughness. I also don't think you're "crushing" the crystalline structure. You're manufacturing a slip between the grain boundaries. Making it more likely to crack than deform. While making the edge less tough, it adds a beneficial measure of edge stability in use against softer materials such as low silicate wood. It still has virtually no wear resistance in this application, and you're just keeping the edge from rolling.
This comes across as alittle passive aggressive, i think i agree with what you're saying ye! but just i personally would phrase it alittle different, y'know?
Use wax to stop your file from clogging. Candle wax works...
Ground control to major tom
🙂
Have you considered working with Nordic Gold? I know it can be forged but I wonder how it would work as a blade or tool.
1:05 He said, THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!!!!
How would Bronze Age axes, knives etc have been sharpened?
Whetstone??
Oooohhhhhhhhh
dear sir let me know if iron oxide stick to magnet but maybe you need to put magnet so close to it
Super Messer ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ive always pronounced it bow E instead of boo E so much so ive thought about forging a bowie knife and having the handle say david on it
Sorry, not much to say but... that's pretty.
G'day, you did not submerge part of the blade in water or expose it to a corrosive environment (e.g., saltwater) to test its resistance to corrosion but overall that's a ripper blade...
At 3:13 the "sand" he is using looks more like clay.
I wonder what differences are in different particle sizes for sand versus clay in metal casting. When I took a course in geology many years ago, I learned that the textbook author defined "sand" to be made of large grains and clay to be fine grained. You can sharpen a very fine knife on claystone, but not easily sharpen a previously sharpened knife on sandstone.
thats different.
If you're going to make a sword, why not try a khopesh? It's that famous Egyptian sword, and they were made of bronze initially before switching to iron.
3:15 🥰
why not use wood for mold? seems like too much work. but looks cool.
just a hunch but it'd probably burn
@@TuttleScott to make the mold print? how? it'll make the sand print. lol
@@spacechimp5141 thought you meant to pour into, doh. he has a 3d printer too.
Just remember to keep it short if you make a sword. There's a reason swords stayed short until the age of steel
you should measure the hardness.
Is phosphur bronze stronger?