In this video I forge a khopesh and test it. Enjoy! This knife is sold. Continue to support us: Buy a knife from www.brackinbla... Become a patron at / brackinbladesforge #forging #making #khopesh
Tyrell Knifeworks gave you a shout, so I had to come by and show the channel some love! You Sir are ambitious. The Khopesh is one of have favorite historical swords, and you did a great job at it! No one seems willing to do what you did and tackle this old blade! New Sub 😁👍🏽
It was a very difficult process called I bought them… they are thick pieces of mild steel for the bases, I’m sure they are laser cut. The base have u shaped slots so that can slip in easily under the bolts. The die face is made from h13 it is machined out. Then it is welded to the base through the bottom plate. Hope that answers the question. Www.coalironworks.com
Found your page from Tyrell Knifeworks. I love the sword build. 👍 if I might add a suggestion, adding some music to the videos might help draw an audience. And maybe some voice over explaining the process would be nice too.
Thank you! And Absolutely, we are currently trying to figure out how to add music without using RU-vid music, composing our own, or (the big one) copyright infringement by not siting properly and considering more voice over as well, thanks for the feed back!
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead I use Inshot for my music on RU-vid,, they use a Creative Commons Attribution license (name the musician in credits) there is also FreeSound.org I've found music and sound effects there,, free as long as you give credit
I like it how you made it but I think a khopesh should be less of a lightningbolt shape. The shape of a khopesh should be more of a stretched circle in my opinion
Nice work. I'd just point out, however, that if the Egyptians had access to steel, they'd have built lighter straight bladed swords (which also take less labor to forge). The shape of the khopesh was largely to offset the softness of tin bronze that was the hardest metal the Egyptian civilization had.
Dude that edit was sick! You keep that quality of video production up and your channel will take off! Like the build and we have all been there adrenaline stoked after a belt blows. 😜 I loved it man! Liam is building a kopesh right now also, I did a version of the kopis along with faraway forge and tyrell knifeworks! Cheers buddy
It was a waste of doctor pepper, it’s the most cost effective stand at this point, yes sold my old house paid off debt and bought a bigger house with bigger shop, expecting our third baby cone December. I will eventually get some actual stands lol but I had to buy the 3 grinders , press, and build out a hole new shop lol 😂 if you have design specs for one message em to me and I will build one.
Thank you! It was awesome! This one is sold already, but if you would like shoot me an email at brackinbladesforge@gmail.com and I can give you a quote for me to make you one.
The coolest design for a khopesh I ever saw was in a 90s TV series called Space: Above and Beyond. The aliens have a close combat weapon that resembles a nasty looking khopesh blade with a short, stabbing hook at the bottom of the pommel. I actually have a very good picture of the prop. What I wouldn't give to have it made from high-quality metal. But it would end up probably costing me way too much.
Ok, I made it. It’s a khopesh. If your point is that a khopesh is bronze/ bronze & tin. Then it’s irrelevant cause I didn’t want to make an inferior piece. If your point is the shape then your wrong again. There were many makers back in the day (“Egyptian times”) that made khopeshs the chances are very high that one was similar and unless we dig them all up and spend billions of useless dollars doing so then we will never know. So, in-conclusion, I appreciate your opinion and comment. Maybe one day I’ll cast one or forge one from bronze, time will tell. I have enjoyed our chat. Stay sharp, Logan,
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead no, I don't talk about metal or sharpness. I talk about the form of blade. It's a sharpened crowbar, U loose the lines of this beautiful axe\sword. Better luck next time with the bronze one.
I’ll take a sharp crowbar over a bronze paper weight any day of the week. For the record it’s not a axe/sword. Just a sword. You shouldn’t discredit your awe inspiring intelligence that way. Btw this is what the customer wanted.
Im not saying that I am a 100 percent expert on the Khopesh, and the blade looks pretty snazzy, but that first angle is an interesting take on the khopesh.
That section between the handle section and the blade section between the two sharp turns is at least twice the length that it should be. I have seen other Khopesh blades and that area should have only been about 1/3 to 1/2 that length in that section.
I would like to comment on the design of the sword. I am not sure if it is appropriate to call this sword a khopesh. It is definitely a khopesh inspired sword but there are some things that prevents me from calling it one. Firstly, the curves which are present on most khopeshs are not present on this one. of course, this is something personal but it takes the design away from the original. Secondly, I feel that the drop is too much. There are two things about that. first of all, none of the khopeshes I have ever seen have that big of a drop. I mean with the curvature, there are blades which gets away from the line of the handle but they all do it through a curve, which helps with finding the best angle of attack. You can look this up from the Lindybeige's video on whether axes should be curvy or straight. With your way of doing it, there are two possible problems I see. firstly, the khopesh is kind of an axe-sword. what this means is that, while it has the handle to blade ratio of a sword, the mechanics work mostly like an axe. the blade is a chopper and is not meant to be a nimble slasher. As a result, the balance of the blade needs to be more front heavy. If you had put a curve to the blade like the originals, it would be fine, but I feel that the sudden and long transition from the line of the handle to like 6 inches below it makes it less front heavy. Also, if you are not going to use the blade for thrusting, the blade doesn't need to be straight. If you designed this sword to be a thrusting blade, which the straightness of the blade suggests, I would like to make a suggestion to you. You should design the blade in a way so that the point gets in line with the handle. this is to make it easier for the user to aim. if the point is like 6 inches below the handle line, it forces the user to correct for it all the time. you can see that, even with the curvy swords, they line the point with the handle to make it easier to thrust with. You can see the reason why from many videos of Skallagrim(I cannot give a specific video but he talks about it in many videos.). However, I see the slight curve on the blade so I think if the blade doesn't go that far from the handle line, or you make it more curvy to give line the point, I think it will be okay. Still, while I think it is perfectly fine to call the sword a khopesh inspired one, I personally wouldn't call it a khopesh myself. TL,DR: The transition of the blade is too sudden and the point should be in line with the handle.
Sure, However without holding and feeling how the blade moves you can't really make many assumptions. I appreciate the thought you put into your comment however, from my experience, I would forge it the same way again. It felt good, chopped good, could pull shields well (due to the design), and could stab very well do to the nature of the way it was designed. I did not build it to be historical. Also, the khopesh was invented so long ago that its complete design became irrelevant and civilizations gravitated towards better built weapons (more multi purpose so to speak). It is completely appropriate to call it a khopesh, because I made and designed this particular khopesh to fit a customer needs and preferences. Also, skallagrim is not an expert by any means he's a guy sharing his opinions. While he make many good points (no pun intended), He is not the end all you can see here in his about page - "Educational entertainment focused mainly on historical arms and armor as well as knives / tools, firearms, bows, and crossbows. I'm not claiming to be an expert, I'm just here to share my passion, debunk common misconceptions, give buyer's advice, and make hard working folks forget about the daily grind for a while." I love his videos and watch them a lot. The Khopesh is not a sword, axe, or whatever that I would use in combat. Merely a fun build. Id still call it a khopesh, because "designedtobebetterthanakhopeshandforaparticularcustomer" is to long. Cheers, Stay Sharp.
What an ugly blade. Nothing like what a khopesh is supposed to look like. Doesn't look comfortable to hold at all. Hopefully you're just new to forging and this is in your early days of figuring out how to make things. Good luck.
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead Ah yes, the age old retort to criticism. "You haven't done it, so you couldn't possibly know what you're talking about." I'm sorry if you don't like hearing negative feedback, I was only being honest. It's RU-vid, just ignore it if you don't like it. Not like I'm going to start a riot if you don't give me attention.
this is a good video but this sword is not Khopesh a Khopesh would not have a point at the end but more a box look to hook shields . what you have there is a bent short sword.
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead its true they where not made of steel but i have seen a number of steel replicas that stayed closer to the main form of the blade . one of the channals was the history channal . this inspired buy the blade but even if it isnt the blade thay say it is it is still a good sword and would be a cool looking sword for camping
Awesome video, two suggestions though to help hopefully. One use a scrap piece of timber on your drill press bed saves damage and lining up the holes and 2nd use a tray of the normal kitty litter to cool blade instead of standing in front of the fan. Hope this helps if not cool beans.
