we don’t know much about how these Saxon Smith’s forged such intricate blades
Smith’s forged such intricate blades
Smith’s forged such intricate blades during these dark ages but we do know
during these dark ages but we do know
during these dark ages but we do know their tools and workshops were primitive
but they were master craftsmen able to
but they were master craftsmen able to make their weapons both beautiful and
make their weapons both beautiful and
make their weapons both beautiful and strong on some levels of science mythic
strong on some levels of science mythic
strong on some levels of science mythic would be a very simple thing but I don’t
would be a very simple thing but I don’t
would be a very simple thing but I don’t think the people who are producing these
think the people who are producing these
think the people who are producing these blades were simple Smith’s I think they
blades were simple Smith’s I think they
blades were simple Smith’s I think they would have been specialists the blades
would have been specialists the blades
would have been specialists the blades that they used back then were being used
that they used back then were being used
that they used back then were being used in reality they produce these blades
in reality they produce these blades
in reality they produce these blades using a technique known as pattern
using a technique known as pattern
using a technique known as pattern welding a process that created blades
welding a process that created blades
welding a process that created blades with beautiful swirling and rippling
with beautiful swirling and rippling
with beautiful swirling and rippling patterns to fit their golden gilded
patterns to fit their golden gilded
patterns to fit their golden gilded fittings
to show just how much skill went into
to show just how much skill went into making one modern-day swordsmith Owen
making one modern-day swordsmith Owen
making one modern-day swordsmith Owen Bush will replicate a Saxon see axe
Bush will replicate a Saxon see axe
Bush will replicate a Saxon see axe blade to match the gold and garnet hilt
blade to match the gold and garnet hilt
blade to match the gold and garnet hilt fittings from the Horde I’m going to
fittings from the Horde I’m going to
fittings from the Horde I’m going to fold this material and it will it will
fold this material and it will it will
fold this material and it will it will become the edge it’s very similar to the
become the edge it’s very similar to the
become the edge it’s very similar to the techniques Japanese used to make their
techniques Japanese used to make their
techniques Japanese used to make their samurai swords then he forges the layers
samurai swords then he forges the layers
samurai swords then he forges the layers together using a hydraulic hammer that
together using a hydraulic hammer that
together using a hydraulic hammer that hits the steel 240 times a minute the
hits the steel 240 times a minute the
hits the steel 240 times a minute the equivalent of eight men who’s in
equivalent of eight men who’s in
equivalent of eight men who’s in sledging
sledging
sledging so compared to my Saxon forever and it’s
so compared to my Saxon forever and it’s
so compared to my Saxon forever and it’s it’s quite a tall at a big advantage the
it’s quite a tall at a big advantage the
it’s quite a tall at a big advantage the next stage is the back of the blade
I’m twisting this bar it’s going to be
I’m twisting this bar it’s going to be addictive element for the back of the
addictive element for the back of the
addictive element for the back of the sax twisting each bar of steel 50 tons
sax twisting each bar of steel 50 tons
sax twisting each bar of steel 50 tons create stars and Chevron patterns down
create stars and Chevron patterns down
create stars and Chevron patterns down the back of the blade and it also adds
the back of the blade and it also adds
the back of the blade and it also adds strength the middle sections next he
strength the middle sections next he
strength the middle sections next he saws triangular notches out of one bar
saws triangular notches out of one bar
saws triangular notches out of one bar and presses it into another creating a
and presses it into another creating a
and presses it into another creating a Wolf’s tooth pattern that will give me
Wolf’s tooth pattern that will give me
Wolf’s tooth pattern that will give me an interlocking pattern white teeth
an interlocking pattern white teeth
an interlocking pattern white teeth running along the edge of the blade oh
running along the edge of the blade oh
running along the edge of the blade oh and then joins all the sections at the
and then joins all the sections at the
and then joins all the sections at the ends they’re acting at a very complex
ends they’re acting at a very complex
ends they’re acting at a very complex engineering way which which considering
engineering way which which considering
engineering way which which considering this is how the Saxons made their blades
this is how the Saxons made their blades
this is how the Saxons made their blades is quite amazing the final and most
is quite amazing the final and most
is quite amazing the final and most critical part of the process is forged
critical part of the process is forged
critical part of the process is forged welding all these components together we
welding all these components together we
welding all these components together we can’t make a mistake now he’s invested
can’t make a mistake now he’s invested
can’t make a mistake now he’s invested so much time into the piece
the end result is a blade containing
the end result is a blade containing over 1500 individual pieces of steel
over 1500 individual pieces of steel
over 1500 individual pieces of steel though not made of gold or garnets
though not made of gold or garnets
though not made of gold or garnets pattern-welded sword blades are every
pattern-welded sword blades are every
pattern-welded sword blades are every bit as impressive
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