I like how patient you were with straightening the blade. I’ve seen you do a lot of blades. Your a great forger and metalist. Keep up the great work and the vids.
Your work is just amazing. I would like to have a bit more closeups of the blade and such at the end of the video, just to drool over it a little while longer 🙂
I think this is the first video I have seen where I can watch the entire sword and scabbard being made start to finish from scratch. Seeing what it takes to make something as "simple" as a chape or throat for the scabbard, for example, was really educational. I definitely plan on watching many of your other videos! Lovely sword and scabbard, by the way!
You are a true Bladesmith my friend. Your attention to detail it's just too great. If you sell them, and had the budget, your blades would be a must on a collection. Looking forward to keep watching your awesome builds. You are one of the best Bladesmiths I have seen so far. Keep it up!
Beyond the absolutely incredible finished product, there's really something to be said about the video itself. No music, no narration, no pop-up explanations. Nobody was bombarded with Like! Subscribe! Be my Facebook buddy! Stalk me on Twitter! Buy me a pizza! and I really, really appreciate that. I have always enjoyed the sounds of a machine shop, and to just be able to listen to that without a bunch of extras, and watch this beautiful instrument take shape, makes it one of my all-time favourite TRvid videos. Well done, and beautiful work.
This is an amazing piece altogether. I do have some doubts about the belt lug. I’m not sure how it’s going to support the weight of the sword for a long period of time. Regardless, historically scabbards did not have a belt lug. Your sword belt would have ends that wrapped around the scabbard and braided together to encompass it like a Chinese finger trap.
What wonderful work; craftsmanship, artistic flair with an eye for detail. It made me really appreciate the blacksmiths of old who made hundreds of swords. Was the piece commissioned by an institution or a collector? Or. was it just a labour of love? Thanks for posting this mate, it was truly fascinating to watch.
This is more fun to watch than I would have expected. The whole process is fascinating. The end result is really a work of art. 10 out of 10, would watch again!
i love! your no-nonsense approach to making the blade. modern tooling, no useless folding of the steel, not grinding the fuller in, but just creating it with a nice powerhammer/press-tool. very awesome. i love when swords are made like tools and the process isn't as much artsy as it is driven by logic and function. and the sword still looks great! (although with the damascus pattern i'm not sure wether you just bought the steel that way or if you did some folding by yourself.....hard to say for someone with as little knowledge of the matter as me) nice craftsmanship, nice sword, nice video.
Truly amazing craftsmanship!! the production of such an amazing piece of work/art is worth the big price. Plus knowing its not mass produced junk that falls apart immediately makes me willing to pay top dollar. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!
That is a impressive sword. That would have to be the best long sword i have ever seen. You truly are a master swords smith. Well done and thanks for the vid. I don't know enough about using long swords to know if the balance been that far forward of guard affects usability. But i am in awe of your skills
The final product is a work of art, the true magnificence of the blade is the master’s touch. Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed listening to the sound of the sword being forged and seeing the handling of the blade by the Blacksmith shown in the film.
Beautiful workmanship! You are a craftsman of no mean proportions. I've seen some of your other videos, and I'm always amazed at how you can transform simple metal into works of art. I would love to have one of your swords if I could afford it. LOL
Amazing that it only took you 55-mins, 52-secs to make this sword. Would have taken me AT LEAST twice that long. You've got skillz brother! Liked & subscribed. I appreciate you not adding stupid music to the background. The sights & sounds of the forge... music to my ears. I can almost SMELL the workshop (go take a shower, btw... you smell). More stuff like this, PLEASE!!!
Do you make these customised for people? If so where can I place an order? We had a family sword which has sadly been lost to time (or bartered for a better living) and I'm looking to have one remade to the same spec. Thanks, and as always.. amazing work 🙏
this is as far as i am concerned, your masterwork~! absolutely beautiful technique that shows and TEACHES your incredible bladesmithing talents. thank you, Freerk!
Lovely work i must say! I learned a few new tricks from this. :D Tho you could just have made a short round tang at the end for the pommel and thus saved yourself the hassle of making it two parts and MIG welding it. I find it much simpler and faster to just drill a round hole in a solid piece pommel and hand file two groves on the top to fit the flat part of the tang to keep it from rotating.
Excelente trabajo, excelente maestro, excelente arma para colección,me podría informar si se puede pedir una y el costo,yo soy de México y admiro su gran trabajo,muchas felicidades, gracias.
This is a work of art, absolutely beautiful. I wonder what the price tag is on something like this. My longsword costed me $600 and is a quality blade but it has nowhere near the craftsmanship that this blade does.
Imagine everything that goes into making a sword happen. Starting with someone digging rocks out of a mountain to get a chunk of iron, then turning that into steel, then a thousand more steps to make a sword. Crazy. And this guy has modern equipment.
Beautiful piece of work. I would love to own one but I think the price tag would be pretty high. Would anyone be able to tell me what would be the price for this Beautiful sword? Just curious 🤔
This looks definitely amazing! However the metal bar with the bull head looks a bit clumsy. Aside from that you could have used fur inside the scabbard as an inlay with the hair in the direction of the point to prevent the sword slipping out easily. Perhaps that is "exaggerated whining" but still things I thought about.. Greetings to you and sincere compliments to your work!
Beautiful blade you created sir! Amazing work! You are definitely an artist as well as a craftsman. Question, Is that an accurate "longsword" though? Long swords have room for both hands to be placed on the grip with a fair amount of space between the hands if I remember correctly. that is a bastard (hand and a half) sword I believe.
Simplesmente é a melhor espada já forjada que eu já vi, de todos esses vídeos que se tem no youtube. Igual a ela somente aquela outra que ele mesmo fez do Witcher 3. Muito foda!!!!!!
Работа завораживает. Всё проделывается чётко, аккуратно и уверенно. Меч бесподобный. Ножны замечательные. Низкий вам поклон за Работу, за это замечательное творение!
You know why I love this guy's videos? Well, first off because I learn alot but secondly, no music, no talking, no ads to speak of, no bullshit explanations. Just work. If you need this explained to you your in the wrong place.
Nicely done. If Alex Steele did this video, it would've been 74 parts, each piece would've been restarted 3 times and they would've bought two new pieces of equipment.
@Lance LaPrarie I’ve never seen that before to be honest, it was a cool thing to see done. I’ve seen people grind them in, and do it by hand hammering, but never on a press.
просмотрел видео с удовольствием. спасибо Вопрос №1 . Можно ли было в средние века изготовить такое оружие с таким качеством? Вопрос №2. Если можно,то сколько бы времени понадобилось мастеру тех времён ? И сколько времени изготавливался этот меч тобой? Спасибо
просто в средние века не могли делать низко углеродистую сталь и для того чтоб удалять углерод из железа его ковали многослойным перекаливая каждый слой выжигая углерод...средний меч достигал до 500 слоев. То есть где раз двадцать надо растянуть и сложить и только потом заготовке предавали форму меча. Когда меч сделан его где то месяц томили на углях на малом огне уже насыщая углеродом верхний слой. Если все сложить то в принципе мастер с тремя помощниками ковал по пять мечей в день, но процесс изготовление одного меча занимал пару месяцев. (Правда) Все как и сегодня зависит от цены и качества. Можно купить айфон за 70 т.р. а можно в китае похожий точь точь за 5 т.р. Люди сильно теперешние от тогдашних не отличаются. Кстати все это видео сущая показуха качество современного проката позволяет вырезать из допустим листа 45ХГ стали на плазме форму заточить а потом "улучшить" ее. не путайте с закалкой.
If I wanted to have you make one of these for me, how would I proceed? Also, I know it would be costly, but could you possibly private message me with the particulars. That is one of the must beautiful swords I have ever seen. You are indeed an artisan!
para dar um dislike neste vídeo... só se for por inveja... amei de verdade este vídeo... quanta destreza e profissionalismo deste nobre ferreiro artesão... meu parabéns !!!
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