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May
22

How to Make a Sword (Preview)

admin on May 22nd, 2010

In an upcoming video I will show you how to create a sword from scratch. Take your scrap steel and make something useful. We will go over the basics of forging, filing, heat treatment and polishing. We’ll also touch on the fabrication of metal and wooden fittings to complete your sword. Written and directed by [...]

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Mar
19

Re: Making Damascus Steel 4 blade forging

admin on March 19th, 2010

This is footage of the finished Bowie knife that I forged in my blade forging video. It has a 12.5″ long 448 layer ladder Damascus blade, blued Damascus fittings and a mule deer antler handle.

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Nov
7

Crafting Vinwid – Forging a tool steel knife

admin on November 7th, 2009

The process of the forging and crafting of Vinwid, tri layer blade by David DelaGardelle of the MAD Dwarf Workshop. The awesome bladesmith/blacksmith Ric Furrer showed us how to correctly weld the billet together which was used for the blade. Check out Ric’s site at: doorcountyforgeworks.com The blade consists of a tool steel cutting edge [...]

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