Nice, should have made it from a shitload of needles, or at least mixed some in.
Buck, we are using that concept again in upcoming episodes. They wont air till early summer.
Why do they go through all that work to make such a cool weapon just to stab the dumbest shit at the end?
Because stabbing people isn't legal
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;47469229]Why do they go through all that work to make such a cool weapon just to stab the dumbest shit at the end?[/QUOTE]
Because it's a stabbing weapon and its cheaper and easier to stab soda bottles than it is to stab meat.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;47469229]Why do they go through all that work to make such a cool weapon just to stab the dumbest shit at the end?[/QUOTE]
I don't think they make their blades to be battle ready, so you won't see them smacking around at metal or anything like that because there's a fair chance they'd ruin the blade. I don't know much about smithing but considering their background of work and the fact that they never do try cutting anything like that, it's probable.
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Or what the above two said.
Blackhawk, you define what you mean as battle ready and Ill tell you if I think we made it that way....
[QUOTE=KerryStagmer;47469352]Blackhawk, you define what you mean as battle ready and Ill tell you if I think we made it that way....[/QUOTE]
I'm not quite sure what they mean either, but I'd say you could answer it by just saying - if it were medieval times (and I don't know how you got that power hammer back then, probably aliens) would you send a soldier into battle with said weapon without doing anything else to it? I guess that's pretty much the definition of battle ready
[QUOTE=HHBlackhawk;47469276]I don't think they make their blades to be battle ready, so you won't see them smacking around at metal or anything like that because there's a fair chance they'd ruin the blade. I don't know much about smithing but considering their background of work and the fact that they never do try cutting anything like that, it's probable.
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why would they spend time recreating a sword as a non-battle ready weapon? that sorta defeats the purpose of their whole scheme that they've got going on in their videos
a good example would be that sword they recreated off one of those animes, the giant sword that, when they tested it, you could see some struggle of holding and swinging such a heavy thing like that.
i do agree, that it would be cooler to see them test these weapons on things other then watermelons and bottles, cause seeing what real damage they could do is one of the best parts of weapon-related videos.
[QUOTE=HHBlackhawk;47469276]I don't think they make their blades to be battle ready, so you won't see them smacking around at metal or anything like that because there's a fair chance they'd ruin the blade. I don't know much about smithing but considering their background of work and the fact that they never do try cutting anything like that, it's probable.
[editline]6th April 2015[/editline]
Or what the above two said.[/QUOTE]
These aren't weak if you are implying that. It's made from damascus steel, for goodness sake. At the same time they probably don't want to wreck them by chopping bricks or something like that, they are still show pieces after all.
yeah, I don't understand why you can't access some expired/not even good for industrial use anymore meat slabs or anything, would be a lot more enjoyable to watch these things perform. this has to be my favorite MAA video tho
[QUOTE=Buck.;47469598]It's made from damascus steel, for goodness sake.[/QUOTE]
To be fair that means nothing. Damascus in this context is the pattern. It can be made to be strong or quite shit. Just because it's damascus is not an indication of anything besides the look of it.
[QUOTE=Egevened;47469759]yeah, I don't understand why you can't access some expired/not even good for industrial use anymore meat slabs or anything, would be a lot more enjoyable to watch these things perform. this has to be my favorite MAA video tho[/QUOTE]
Who knows, maybe stabbing slabs of meat is too morbid for part of an audience they would rather have
[QUOTE=TheTalon;47470073]Who knows, maybe stabbing slabs of meat is too morbid for part of an audience they would rather have[/QUOTE]
They had clips from the show where a dude got the top of his skull sliced off. They showed at least 4 people dying from the show.
The cutting/slicing scenes are likely just an afterthought or some recording of the smiths having a bit of fun with what they spent so much time making. Above all, the pieces they make are meant for visuals even if they can be used physically.
[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;47470446]They had clips from the show where a dude got the top of his skull sliced off. They showed at least 4 people dying from the show.
The cutting/slicing scenes are likely just an afterthought or some recording of the smiths having a bit of fun with what they spent so much time making. Above all, the pieces they make are meant for visuals even if they can be used physically.[/QUOTE]
Is that made by ISIS or something?
I'd only want to see them cut meat if they made some sort of damascus cooking sword with prongs at the end and a matching spatula. Put em on the old forge barbecue
I wonder, are the swords made by these guys actually good?
I know that there are many companies and individuals producing swords for sale these days, and some of them are pretty shoddy.
Nikita, Check our website and judge for yourself. Imakeswords.com is the company site.
[QUOTE=Nikita;47471236]I wonder, are the swords made by these guys actually good?
I know that there are many companies and individuals producing swords for sale these days, and some of them are pretty shoddy.[/QUOTE]
as Kerry alluded to earlier, a sword can be 'good' in a variety of ways
it can be practical, sharp, strong, ready for combat
it can look beautiful, made to sit on display
and it can be specialized, e.g. durable and blunted for LARP, reenactments, or HEMA/sport.
it seems like Baltimore K&S likes to make solid weapons, often with a special flare that makes it look real pretty but doesn't impede its stabby-slashy-clubby-choppy uses. all their weapons look splendid for mounting on the wall, but as we always see at the end of each video, they're good enough for at least some use on targets.
I have a question for you guys: what happens to the finished makes once you've completed filming? does the business have a private armory? are they auctioned off? or kept by Break/AweMe?
The parent company is Defy Media (break/awe/screen junkies/honest trailers and many more). They have a floor in the screen actors guild building in LA, CA and have them on display in the lobby. Once we ship the last of the weapons already done (23 so far!) they will have quite an arsenal.
We are considering building a few for sale but just don't have the time right now. These guys, plus all the shows we supply , keep us pretty busy.
I'm decently sure if they started using meat for their weapon demonstrations they'd get sued by the "Cold Steel" guys for copyright infringement :v:
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[QUOTE=Buck.;47469598]These aren't weak if you are implying that. It's made from damascus steel, for goodness sake. At the same time they probably don't want to wreck them by chopping bricks or something like that, they are still show pieces after all.[/QUOTE]
It's made to look like Damascus steel, that hasn't existed for over a thousand years. Not saying it isn't strong but Damascus was made of a particular metal which is believed to have derived from a meteorite. The reason Damascus steel had such a particular pattern to it (without doing anything special) is because the metal, like most asteroids, slowly cools over the course of potentially thousands of years. That forms an extremely dense matrix of crystals which create a very, VERY hard metal.
Will we ever see a cooking based buil in the future Kerry?
im glad to see a more functional weapon this time
Ewitwins, you are mixing terms and materials up a little.
The term Damascus as we use it today (incorrectly) refers to pattern welded steels. Layers of steel manipulated for visual or other reasons.
A more correct version of Damascus would be Wootz steel which is created in a crucible. Some specifics of this steel making are closely held secrets but there are several modern smiths now making this type of steel.
The patterning you are talking about in the meteorite is actually destroyed when the material is brought up to forge welding temperatures and is only seen in cut items like jewelry and then only with a few select types of meteor.
It is confusing and the Damascus term is swapped back and forth incorrectly all the time. The type of blades you see us making at this point are 'Pattern Welded' although we will be showing crucible steels in the future.
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A_Pigeon, Perhaps as some form of side build. What are you thinking of?
Meat cleaver inspired sword or some sort of spatula? Weaponised spork?
but they already just made a shishkebab
Make the Hunters Saw from Bloodborne!!
[QUOTE=Source;47474975]Make the Hunters Saw from Bloodborne!![/QUOTE]
You mean the Saw Cleaver?
[editline]7th April 2015[/editline]
They really Should make the Black Knight Greatsword or Artorias' Greatsword.
Well we did make the sword part of Antonio Bandaras' spatula for Sponge Bob, does that count?
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