WOODEN MEDIEVAL SWORD FULL

I switched over to a pneumatic hammer, when I needed to do finer work. The overall desire was to stretch out the blade by compressing the width and decreasing the thickness that resulted. By using hand tools, it is much easier to not mess anything up. The whole process is quite a lot of back and forth work. To counteract this, I started hammering it on the flat side of the blade. During this part, the sides of the steel began to thicken up more then the middle. At the hammer I carefully applied blows consistently along the length of the piece.Īfter several heats, it started reduce in width, and increase in length and thickness. I heated the whole section with a five burner gas forge to a yellow heat. This all can be done by hand, but because off the mass of the steel I chose to use a power hammer. To start, I wanted to reduced the width of the piece. The blade was too wide, and not long enough. The proportions of the leaf spring are quite different from my desired blade style. I AM TRYING TO GROW SO PLEASE HELP ME OUT. I will cover what I know, and leave the remaining to you guys.ĪLSO PLEASE CHECK OUT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND CLICK SUBSCRIBE FOR UPCOMING VIDEOS ON EVERYTHING FROM BLACKSMITHING TO SLING SHOT CONSTRUCTION. Almost every step along the way can be substituted, or done in a different way. I have made axes, knives, and spears, and nothing compared to the joy from this product.Īnother point worth making.

When everything came together there was almost a sense of euphoria. I hope that with this guide, anyone can make such a tool in a much more timely manner then I did.Īll that aside, this was the most rewarding thing I have ever made. I would spend so many hours thinking, daydreaming, trying to tackle the next step, the best way. It was something that took a new frame of mind again and again. I set this down for even months at a time. It is not an inherently challenging creation for someone familiar with their hands, but it takes patience, and requires focus. It was the first time I had ever tackled a project of this scale. I simply couldn't count the variety of tools I used. Skills from blacksmithing to drilling, to lathe work. I learned so many new things on this build. Much of this sword uses old techniques, honed by the generations.

WOODEN MEDIEVAL SWORD FULL

I mean a full scale, full functioning, full danger sword. Have you ever wanted to build your own sword? And I don't just mean a knife or dagger. This intro will serve as an overall reflection and analysis of the process, as well as a full introduction as expected. I wrote most of this while I worked on the project.

Wooden medieval sword