This is not meant to be an overly informative thread.
I just love watching the process of metal working.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62iHEaE8uzI[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmRCCy7Bta8[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALDaLsD7aTY[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ15D_D7X4U[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xnKmt_gsLs[/media]
I don't know what it is about forging, but I find metalwork to be hypnotising.
What kind of videos does Facepunch know of?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paCyA9ypEOE[/media]
This pretty much gives me a boner.
[QUOTE=aznz888;39723430][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paCyA9ypEOE[/media]
This pretty much gives me a boner.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I was looking for that one
Is it just me or is it getting hard to find the right youtube video?
I forged an axe once :>
MAN AT ARMS
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apTVzm09WYc&list=UUNKcMBYP_-18FLgk4BYGtfw[/media]
[QUOTE=Dirty_Ape;39723635]MAN AT ARMS
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apTVzm09WYc&list=UUNKcMBYP_-18FLgk4BYGtfw[/media][/QUOTE]
Too bad he only has like 4 videos :(
[QUOTE=aznz888;39723430][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paCyA9ypEOE[/media]
This pretty much gives me a boner.[/QUOTE]
I would LOVE to get into things like that, honestly LOVE it.
Metalworking is awesome. I want to build a forge and just stay out there all day making crappy knives.
[QUOTE=Dirty_Ape;39723635]MAN AT ARMS
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apTVzm09WYc&list=UUNKcMBYP_-18FLgk4BYGtfw[/media][/QUOTE]
Considering that he just cut out the shape of the sword from a piece of metal, I'd wager it's a pretty low quality blade.
I mean, more than good enough for a movie, but in terms of an actual blade it's probably pretty lousy.
[QUOTE=Zephyrs;39723982]Considering that he just cut out the shape of the sword from a piece of metal, I'd wager it's a pretty low quality blade.
I mean, more than good enough for a movie, but in terms of an actual blade it's probably pretty lousy.[/QUOTE]
Not at all, just makes the job go faster. Albion makes their swords the same way and the quality of those swords speak for themselves, a lot of people say they're TOO good. Tempering still has to be done the old fashioned way though. Having a mill to cut a fuller produces the same result a guillotine or a scraper does in a fraction of the time.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru-0GwYGUzY[/media]
If you're tight on materials then you can forge the blade into shape before grinding it smooth and this is the traditional way to do it, steel was a very expensive material in the middle ages and you wanted to waste as little steel as possible.
Video dump
[video=youtube;LQaaS71yfvM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQaaS71yfvM[/video]
[video=youtube;PJVz3T61trI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJVz3T61trI[/video]
Brain Brazeal swings a massive 3-5lb hammer, and does a hammer making class I want to go to.
[video=youtube;CH980wjMyaM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH980wjMyaM[/video]
[video=youtube;E7bnffUHYUI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7bnffUHYUI[/video]
The famous Grandfors Bruks axes.
[video=youtube;dbCpDsxUHVc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbCpDsxUHVc[/video]
As a gasline welder I'm quite intrigued about blacksmithing.
Shame that it's too costly of a hobby.
Best sword.
[video=youtube;nXbLyVpWsVM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXbLyVpWsVM[/video]
That gunsmithing video was excellent!
Indeed it was
How about some backyard bladesmithing?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVZNmP7qR3k[/media]
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