This is a long boring video.
It features some of the more tedious and dull portions of making a blade that people are always asking me about showing more of. So, yeah, pretty dull.
Anyway, blades are hardened, tempered, and sharpened 80CrV2 steel. Hilt parts are sculptural quality silicon bronze. To see more information on these or other custom swords, go to:

Music for this video is:
Monplaisir 16 Se Recourber

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45 COMMENTS

  1. Only a fool takes a blade into battle that has a fuller run down into the tang. That's where it will snap… You do fantastic work but I cannot go without mentioning this. Yes some historical blades feature it but they are very few for this reason. BTW your Aurochs' Bronze casting is second to none. You DO some very beautiful and very skilled work. Keep up the great work

  2. Fantastic work and artistry. This video is mesmerizing. Long and boring? My thought is it gives us a chance to see just how detailed you are! Wish I had the money to commission you for a unique blade. I love the one I have, but you'd undoubtedly surpass it!

  3. Absolutely amazing! I've always been attracted to Urfael from the game. How hard would it be, relative to this one, to make the reforged version, which has the slight curve after the hilt(not really a hilt)?

  4. Nice work, very cool. but your casting process needs some work. Using a pre-wet would eliminate the need for the air nozzle. Also, you could cast your pour cup with a pipe fitting which would allow you to attach a handle which could then be fitted to a peg on a drying rack. Would be a shame if those shells fell over. Makes dipping much easier too. Those drain holes are a waste of time as well. As long as you shock the shells with enough heat during the burnout process you will not get swelling.

  5. I love how much he went into the casting process, usually knife/sword-making videos focus on the steel and kind of gloss over the finishing work. It was cool to see how much effort went into the fittings.
    Is it just me or did the shop get an upgrade?

  6. Outstanding work as always Brother! Please tell us what you use for your patina? That's a great light shade of brown. Birchwood casey by chance? Thanks for running a very detailed video. I'm new at casting bronze and you pros make a difficult job look easy. Most folks don't understand that disaster is around every corner of casting bronze. It's never fun to start over. 🙁

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