I’m just sitting here high as hell, trying to imagine blacksmiths back in the day who didn’t have these machines and still made beautiful swords like the one here. Good stuff man
They would likely do a lot less grinding than a lot of modern smiths do. If done right, 10 minutes of hammer work can save an hour at the sanding belt. At least he forged the bevels partially, I see some that barely do that anymore. The fuller could have been forged instead of ground, but for a single person to do it you need a special fullering die.
If you're at the one yard line, in the super bowl with less than 5 seconds left in the game AND Marshawn Lynch in the backfield... you run the damn ball. Not a Seahawks fan but everyone took all my outdated CoD knife references.
I love the fact that it's not all shiny and claiming, it looks rustic like it would actually be used. Great work dude, I really enjoyed watching this 👍👍
I love when people see a project like this and say "well if I had those tools I could do that too". Then you take them to the shop and hand them a bar of steel and the first thing they do is ask how to start the forge. I just shrug my shoulders and say..."well now you have the tools". They can not fathom the art, skill and experience that goes into a beautiful creation like this.
Yes, pretty much literally this... These are often the same people that want the premium of the premium in tools, but when it comes down to it, they haven't a clue how to use them. To my great disappointment I never got into metalwork or forging, and I would love to get into it, but I simply don't have the space to set up a workshop at the moment. But the point is, it's not the tool that makes the result, it's the craftsman, and whatever tool he can use to create it that matters, I'd say. :)
Thank you, for darkening the welding process, and not frying our eyeballs! I really appreciate it. Also, that copper sheet was a nice separation idea for the canister. It is also nice to see a smith, who makes the edge of his blade mostly by hand, not jut grind it down from the rough shape.
@@johnmartlew5897 That may be true, but looking at welding even in videos makes the light burnt into my retina, like when i look into the sun, or a strong led light.
In its simplest terms a harder core means a finer more durable edge. And the outside pattern looks pretty lol. So you don't have to make the choice between pretty or usable.
Damascus in addition to being pretty can actually get sharper than uniform steel, the layers have slightly different hardnesses and when you sharpen them up it creates microscopic serrations on your edge that boost its cutting ability
An interesting build. I don't often see a canister damascus used, most often its the traditional pattern or ladder pattern more rarely. And the way the blade came out was fantastic, good work!
I’m honestly amazed at your genius. From editing choices, to feeling of the video, TO GOING AS FAR IN THE STRAIGHTENING PROCESS AS YOU DID. Sir I hope one day to learn from someone like you in smithing I can’t afford or even dream to afford a smithing set up but I can still strive. I’m glad there’s still masters at it as much as you are. I know you probably won’t read this but sincerely on every level i acknowledge your genius on EVERY level. Thank you for sharing. New sub today.
Dude he didn't straighten it properly it's suppose to be straightened before the heat treat because it makes the blade brittle No master here forged in fire is more accurate than this
I've never been THAT into forging or smithing or idk what you even actually call it. But this is the second video I've watched by you and I gotta say - they are extremely calming to watch. Almost to a level of being ASMR or whatever that weird like, audiophile noise porn is lol. The lack of dialog is actually a welcome feature. I just sat back, enjoyed taking in all the various sounds and how they would make me feel/what they would make me think of and had a great frickin time watching your vid. Good on ya, buddy.
ikr. Like I'm not into forging a whole lot (I do enjoy it and would love to forge a sword one day but like you know) but I find these videos so relaxing that I watch them before I go to bed
Insane. 4 weeks and 100+hrs into 15mins. This was satisfying to watch. Not to mention, now I'm tempted to ask if you sell them, even though I know I can't afford anything from you just yet. Cos the time, energy and dedication alone is worth paying for. Big ups. I've got my eye on you.
Смотри, сначала отпуск, потом закалка, дол делаеться не путём проточки, а формируеться еще на стадии заготовки, в центре лезвия мягкая сталь (твой дамаск подойдет) а по бокам твёрдая сталь, например у-10
Its because he is (I assume) doing everything himself. In medieval times a sword was not a single man task, often you had teams, whole villages even dedicated to one part of the process. You had the swordsmiths, the inlayers, the sharpeners, the woodworkers, and what have you. And even then it would've taken them months of long painstaking work to finish the piece.
@@zubrifikusummuk Not all, or else armies would have run out of men fast. Many were draftees from the countryside, retainers to the knights, and mercenaries.
@@ericv7720 there were two types of war in the medievals. dynastic and religious. religious wars did involve massive armies that included a lot of peasants since it was a matter of religion not politics but dynastic wars were fought by just a couple dozens of noblemen (who were all eachother cousins) and the purpose was to take hostages, not to kill. so they didnt run out of men
@@InsongWhang Really? I've seen early viking era swords (migration era - oakeshott type X) all the way up to post-viking norse style swords (petersen type AE & Oakeshott type XII) in museums and have never seen a releasable pin holding the lower pommel in place. Maybe someone replaced ALL the ancient swords with replicas to hide this from us and you the ONLY person on earth that knows it....maybe you the thief?!
I wonder if nitride nano coatings would be good for swords? Since i've been seeing ads of it being applied to metal tools to improve wear resistance Will the nano coatings make the sword more practical or would it ruin the quality of the swords?
next time try to twist the blank of the blade. The drawing has become more beautiful. I served in Siberia - I saw the work of an old blacksmith. Super blades were forged by grandfather.
I wanted to say a small trick I saw on FAF. One smith put the tube in the forge to let it oxidize and let scaling form and then the billet came out very easily.
❤ beautiful sword and great video. I now also understand the two part pommel construction used in many of these swords (allows for the peening) Thank you!
A question if I may: How strong is your press? I plan on buying one to finally relief my arms from handforging everything, and yours seems to be just the right size for my shop. Any further details are very much appreciated. Cheers from austria!
I watched an old rustic blacksmith who had the same problem of warping in the quench tank like yours. He found out that if you orient the horizontal tank to magnetic north the warping disappeared. When the metal is at quenching temp it is affected by the earth's magnetic fields. I hope you find this at least useful
Nice work! What did you use to line your damascus canister? I've only ever seen white out or no white out, this looks like it has some advantages. Thanks!
its good and all, but my advise - do not heat blade again after tempering in oil, even to fix the curve. if you do that, then the plce you heat will lose tempering and it will be a weak plce in the blade, where it potentially can break. you need to fix it right after tempering before it cools off.
Great job. I'm curious why you made the pummel in two pieces. Besides how you locked it. Was that a design choice or did you have to do it that way because of the pummel lock.
if I may, is the reason for adding the 1095 supposed to help strengthen the damascus? I ask more out of curiosity and absolutely love to learn, one of my interests is blacksmithing and I think the process is really cool to see. much love and respect keep up the amazing content
The 1095 is a hard enable steel and will hold and will hol an edge. The nails are made of metal that is unknown and most likely would not hold an edge.
I'm an Aussie blade Smith. One whom specialises in norse blade and equipment reproduction. Beautiful work brother, just one comment; way to much shine. About a worn 400 grade belt is the best they had.not like the finish on say , Japanese katana. Otherwise, great work brother, keep at it.👍
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I’m just sitting here high as hell, trying to imagine blacksmiths back in the day who didn’t have these machines and still made beautiful swords like the one here. Good stuff man
take up the hammer man become the Smith!
Smiths had assistants, and it would take weeks to forge.
They would likely do a lot less grinding than a lot of modern smiths do. If done right, 10 minutes of hammer work can save an hour at the sanding belt. At least he forged the bevels partially, I see some that barely do that anymore. The fuller could have been forged instead of ground, but for a single person to do it you need a special fullering die.
I'm trying to think how they had Phillips screw back then.
@@d.l.1660 the phillips head screw was the true ire of all plunder
How long did it take you to unlock the damascus camo?
5000 kills probably
I bet the challenges were 50 low blows 30 kills from behind the enemy 25 kills without taking damage and 500 total kills
He had to get gold on all weapons first....
If you're at the one yard line, in the super bowl with less than 5 seconds left in the game AND Marshawn Lynch in the backfield... you run the damn ball.
Not a Seahawks fan but everyone took all my outdated CoD knife references.
Damascus wasn't hard at all
Except for that god forsaken 3 kills w/o dying on the riot shield
I love the fact that it's not all shiny and claiming, it looks rustic like it would actually be used. Great work dude, I really enjoyed watching this 👍👍
i did not expect that the resulting pattern from nails would have been so energetic! super close fit up too, beautiful result.
I love when people see a project like this and say "well if I had those tools I could do that too". Then you take them to the shop and hand them a bar of steel and the first thing they do is ask how to start the forge. I just shrug my shoulders and say..."well now you have the tools". They can not fathom the art, skill and experience that goes into a beautiful creation like this.
Yes, pretty much literally this... These are often the same people that want the premium of the premium in tools, but when it comes down to it, they haven't a clue how to use them. To my great disappointment I never got into metalwork or forging, and I would love to get into it, but I simply don't have the space to set up a workshop at the moment. But the point is, it's not the tool that makes the result, it's the craftsman, and whatever tool he can use to create it that matters, I'd say. :)
Thank you, for darkening the welding process, and not frying our eyeballs! I really appreciate it. Also, that copper sheet was a nice separation idea for the canister. It is also nice to see a smith, who makes the edge of his blade mostly by hand, not jut grind it down from the rough shape.
The radiation from any form of welding does not transfer over the internet. Your eyes are safe.
@@johnmartlew5897 That may be true, but looking at welding even in videos makes the light burnt into my retina, like when i look into the sun, or a strong led light.
why is there this strange obsession with DAMASCUS for all types of blades, knives, cleavers, swords e.t.c.?
In its simplest terms a harder core means a finer more durable edge. And the outside pattern looks pretty lol. So you don't have to make the choice between pretty or usable.
Damascus in addition to being pretty can actually get sharper than uniform steel, the layers have slightly different hardnesses and when you sharpen them up it creates microscopic serrations on your edge that boost its cutting ability
it look cool
Damn fine work boss. The handle tapped in to shape against the hilt was real slick. But I'm a little disappointed in the screws for the pommel....
Yea i know.. Needed to make it disassemble-able for the time being
An interesting build. I don't often see a canister damascus used, most often its the traditional pattern or ladder pattern more rarely. And the way the blade came out was fantastic, good work!
I’m honestly amazed at your genius. From editing choices, to feeling of the video, TO GOING AS FAR IN THE STRAIGHTENING PROCESS AS YOU DID. Sir I hope one day to learn from someone like you in smithing I can’t afford or even dream to afford a smithing set up but I can still strive. I’m glad there’s still masters at it as much as you are. I know you probably won’t read this but sincerely on every level i acknowledge your genius on EVERY level. Thank you for sharing. New sub today.
Dude he didn't straighten it properly it's suppose to be straightened before the heat treat because it makes the blade brittle
No master here forged in fire is more accurate than this
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I've never been THAT into forging or smithing or idk what you even actually call it. But this is the second video I've watched by you and I gotta say - they are extremely calming to watch. Almost to a level of being ASMR or whatever that weird like, audiophile noise porn is lol. The lack of dialog is actually a welcome feature. I just sat back, enjoyed taking in all the various sounds and how they would make me feel/what they would make me think of and had a great frickin time watching your vid. Good on ya, buddy.
ikr. Like I'm not into forging a whole lot (I do enjoy it and would love to forge a sword one day but like you know) but I find these videos so relaxing that I watch them before I go to bed
Then you'd like Freerk Wieringa's videos on utube as....their actually more like movies. I've watched just about every one.
Insane. 4 weeks and 100+hrs into 15mins. This was satisfying to watch. Not to mention, now I'm tempted to ask if you sell them, even though I know I can't afford anything from you just yet. Cos the time, energy and dedication alone is worth paying for. Big ups. I've got my eye on you.
One of the best forging Videos I have ever seen Les grinding more Hammering Work nice
Смотри, сначала отпуск, потом закалка, дол делаеться не путём проточки, а формируеться еще на стадии заготовки, в центре лезвия мягкая сталь (твой дамаск подойдет) а по бокам твёрдая сталь, например у-10
"Total build time - 100 hours"
That was with modern power tools. I can only imagine how hard it was back in medieval times!
That's why most soldiers used pole axes, and swords were reserved for the upper class!
Its because he is (I assume) doing everything himself. In medieval times a sword was not a single man task, often you had teams, whole villages even dedicated to one part of the process. You had the swordsmiths, the inlayers, the sharpeners, the woodworkers, and what have you. And even then it would've taken them months of long painstaking work to finish the piece.
@@ericv7720all soldiers were upper class before the napoleonic wars
@@zubrifikusummuk Not all, or else armies would have run out of men fast. Many were draftees from the countryside, retainers to the knights, and mercenaries.
@@ericv7720 there were two types of war in the medievals. dynastic and religious. religious wars did involve massive armies that included a lot of peasants since it was a matter of religion not politics but dynastic wars were fought by just a couple dozens of noblemen (who were all eachother cousins) and the purpose was to take hostages, not to kill. so they didnt run out of men
Good! Now make nails out of the sword
💀
When the buyer gets an "arrow in the knee"
The cycle continues
That's just a matter of melting it down, extruding the metal into wire, and cutting/stamping the nails.
This is a very weak sword….
Madness that all this fettling and forging was done by hand back in the day
I know it just seems unthinkable
For anyone that wondering about the design, the goal is to make the handle heavier so it is much more easier to swing as holding a hammer upside down
Jesus man. You never fail to blow me away. Your craftsmanship exceeds expectations every time. Keep up the good work bro
Wow, this was an incredible find. Thanks RUclips algorithm!
That's one gorgeous sword.
Interesting way how to put the hilt together, I've never saw this kind of construction.
That's the normal structure of swords like that. Maybe minus the modern threads =D
@@InsongWhang Really? I've seen early viking era swords (migration era - oakeshott type X) all the way up to post-viking norse style swords (petersen type AE & Oakeshott type XII) in museums and have never seen a releasable pin holding the lower pommel in place. Maybe someone replaced ALL the ancient swords with replicas to hide this from us and you the ONLY person on earth that knows it....maybe you the thief?!
@@marcburkett9834 Ok. They used modern threads.
That blade is such a beauty! and to think it was made from nails, wow!
I wonder if nitride nano coatings would be good for swords? Since i've been seeing ads of it being applied to metal tools to improve wear resistance
Will the nano coatings make the sword more practical or would it ruin the quality of the swords?
Thanks for showing the weight of this sowrd by Kilograms. The fact that this is only 1.3 kg makeing me wanna play so much with this sword
next time try to twist the blank of the blade. The drawing has become more beautiful. I served in Siberia - I saw the work of an old blacksmith. Super blades were forged by grandfather.
Great build!
Awesome! The Damascus cladding turned out amazing.
5:37 Wow! (bad wow)
6:42 Wow! (good wow)
It would be funny to have your pummel like a Stone Cold Steve Austin flipping the bird
I am honestly impressed how fast you forged the shape of the blade since Will Willis said it is generally one of the hardest swords to make.
I love the way you forge stuff.
A very talent man !
Beautiful job !
That is such a gorgeous sword! Well worth the 100+ hours.
Did the straightening have any effect on the hardeness?
Nicely done with hand hammering the blade!
I wanted to say a small trick I saw on FAF. One smith put the tube in the forge to let it oxidize and let scaling form and then the billet came out very easily.
Certainly beautiful!
Only thing I hope is that it never gets used!
❤ beautiful sword and great video. I now also understand the two part pommel construction used in many of these swords (allows for the peening) Thank you!
Do you not have a straightening jig for your vice? Could have saved you those two hours.
Still, the end result can't be argued with. Looks great!
What type of foil did you use in your can? I've only ever used white out.
I had about 6 warps to straighten out in a rapier a few years back...
I feel your pain
Hey man great great build. My grandfather is a Viking archaeologist in Ireland, and he love something like that, he has a Claideamh Mòr as well
Thanks for the comment, Expect more videos soon. Send me a direct message.. I have a gift for you.......🎁
Thank you for labeling each stage that really helps. Good work
You should make a knife outta all the little metal shaving that come off of the hammer forge that’s been collected over awhile
Am really starting to love forging now 😅
Definitely stealing the Ratchet Strap straightening jig idea. Love that.
What was the foil that you put in before the nails and steel powder?
Absolutely nailed it! Bravo!
A question if I may: How strong is your press? I plan on buying one to finally relief my arms from handforging everything, and yours seems to be just the right size for my shop. Any further details are very much appreciated. Cheers from austria!
I have a big blu 50 ton press, absolutely love it, things a beast:
www.bigbluhammer.com/coreapp/equipment/presses/50-ton-press-2/50-ton-press
@@FarawayForge Thank you very very much, that helps me a lot. Have a nice day!
I watched an old rustic blacksmith who had the same problem of warping in the quench tank like yours. He found out that if you orient the horizontal tank to magnetic north the warping disappeared. When the metal is at quenching temp it is affected by the earth's magnetic fields. I hope you find this at least useful
No that is not what happened there. Just simply heat disruption.
@8:22 ...this sound is heaven!
Do you do any hot salt bluing for the hilts/ guards?
Señor creo que le falto la parte del normalizado y/o se doblo porque la fragua era muy corta :(. En cualquier caso, saludos cordiales
Beautiful sword and a wonderful job making it also!!!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Can you go in on the way you straightened it, haven't seen that Teknik used before
beautiful viking sword and pattern
Would love to see a knife maker doing the Desperado throwing knives that Danny Trejo uses, hint hint.
Again you deserve to keep to keep that, all you need left is dual viking war hawks and a spiked shield.
That was awesome, can't wait until I have all these tools (which will be soon)!
Keren banget bang pedang nya, paku bisa juga jadi baja Damaskus 👍
Wow, dude, you *nailed* this!
Cool pattern welded idea...💪💪💪
Nice work! What did you use to line your damascus canister? I've only ever seen white out or no white out, this looks like it has some advantages. Thanks!
cooked stainless steel foil, didn't work that great tbh
Oh wow. That actually turned out beautiful. Thought it was going to look all scaly and burnt
WOW! THAT"S BEAUTIFUL
I've never seen someone heat treat the blade in the middle of the forging process.
Awesome build.
Love the look of the Viking Sword
Thanks for the comment, Expect more videos soon. Send me a direct message.. I have a gift for you.......🎁
Love it from Vietnam❤
Can you froge daggers edge doubles or mallets edge doubles
its good and all, but my advise - do not heat blade again after tempering in oil, even to fix the curve. if you do that, then the plce you heat will lose tempering and it will be a weak plce in the blade, where it potentially can break. you need to fix it right after tempering before it cools off.
Great work , congratulations my friend
Weight's actually pretty good. Nice job.
I never knew Damascus was a sword, a handsome one too
Great job. I'm curious why you made the pummel in two pieces. Besides how you locked it. Was that a design choice or did you have to do it that way because of the pummel lock.
Brilliant work 🧐😎
Man I love Damascus steel great looking sword bro
Thats not actually Damascus
I love your work it´s always a pleasure to watch your videos , keep it up!
if I may, is the reason for adding the 1095 supposed to help strengthen the damascus? I ask more out of curiosity and absolutely love to learn, one of my interests is blacksmithing and I think the process is really cool to see. much love and respect keep up the amazing content
The 1095 is a hard enable steel and will hold and will hol an edge. The nails are made of metal that is unknown and most likely would not hold an edge.
@@flymt8971 ah gotcha, makes sense since some metals on their own are bad at holding an edge thanks for clarifying ☺
the editing style in this video reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite, I love it.
It will KEAL!! Awesome video.. thank you
Impressive work.
That's an awesome Viking eara sword!
Very Nice. Call it The Rusty Busty.
Amazing work! Also my favorite sword!
I'm an Aussie blade Smith. One whom specialises in norse blade and equipment reproduction. Beautiful work brother, just one comment; way to much shine. About a worn 400 grade belt is the best they had.not like the finish on say , Japanese katana. Otherwise, great work brother, keep at it.👍
Настоящий, боевой меч!
You need a vertical quench tank, keep the steel moving a little bit and it's less.prone to warpage
Beautiful work. Makes you think how did they do all this in Viking times
You Definitely need to compete on Forged in Fire
That thing looks extremely good but isn't it a bit heavy?
You are very strong 👍👍 The sword is so beautiful and it perfect 👌👌
AMAZING crucible steel Viking weapon but one thing is missing the runes saying +Ulfberh+t beautiful specimen of history man
Can't wait til the Damascus craze is over and people go back to appreciating well-made swords and knives without grind marks all over them.
Beautiful build
Amazing work
Idk why but I wanna learn how to blacksmith, i been a creative person my whole life and I love you can make something out of nothing
Piękna robota. Te śruby mocujące głowicę zamień na nity.
Pozdrawiam
great vid! i have a question. what was the point of the heated water bath at 5:50 of the vid?
Nice job well done
Que espada tan chingona!!!
Thank you so much for protecting our eyes when welding 💘.. Sub😌
Pummel seemed a bit large. But maybe it helped with the balance… would’ve been cool to see you wield it and its action. Not a bad looking sword.
Beautiful sword!