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This guy is an awesome Smith, but by definition this is NOT how MEDIEVAL axes were made.unless you can point me in the direction of Ye Olde plasma cutter and metal saw that is....
@@addman yes but you have to watch the video to know that.if your going to give a video a title give it the correct one.especially if the first few words are "how it's made"
@@486dx33mhz how bout you stfu. Because technically they're right. There weren't any of those in medieval times. If you're gonna say how medieval axes axe made then it should be by someone who does them that way. Otherwise title it appropriately as how medieval axe replicas are made. Don't like someone calling you out? Gonna tell ME to stfu too? Because quite frankly I don't give 2 shits if you don't like what I say. This video was wrongly titled.
How its made "medieval axe" Uses 72 strips of varying composition steel* Uses power hammer* Uses chop saw* Uses plasma cutter* Cuts groove in oak handle* Lol 1 of these sounds true to the title of video.
Two English kings Harold and Richard the Third, were hacked to death on the battlefield, so axes may have been involved. Also Charles the First was the victim of an axe, as was his grandmother Mary Queen of Scots. Not a weapon to be taken lightly, in fact during the Wars of the Roses many people died in battle from both axe, mace and sword wounds, and the battles of that war were bloodier, than those in the later English Civil War.
Like 90% of the axes they showed in the beginning would never work in an actual battlefield, they should’ve called this video “prop axes” instead of “medieval battleaxes”
depends on the scene and actor. there will usually be at least three sets of weapons, often four.. a "hero" set which is the real thing, made to look really good. these are used for close ups and other scenes where the detail of the weapon will be seen. then there is a version used for longer shots and such which are simplified and lighter, easier to wear and carry but still looking convincing unless you see them upclose. for battle scenes you usually have 'stunt' versions made from rubber or otherwise designed to look real but be safe to swing around where you might hit people. the main actors and foreground cast will usually get a high quality version to look good on screen, background extras (especially ones in the far background) usually get lower quality ones that up close look fake but in the background at least look like a weapon.
They could have found someone better to do this I am sure. I have seen a lot of people making blades and one thing they suggest you never do is quench it in water. I have always seen it done in oil. Prevents rapid cooling and deformation of the metal.
the reason he quenched the back half of it like that is because YOU WANT rapid cooling because that hardens it and you need the back half that holds in the handle to be hard and NOT soft because you do not want it deforming, dropping the axe axe, or breaking.... notice he didn't quench the cutting edge...also... it's not a long skinny blade.... clearly you have not seen much blacksmithing lol
Actually, attaching an axe head to the shaft that way is fairly common, that’s how tomahawks are attached, for example. As long as the fit is tight, which it looks like it is, this method can be as strong as a wedge, and much easier to replace, if necessary Also, just because it’s a replica doesn’t mean it’s not usable or shouldn’t be made well
@@Boudico Correct, they do mention that, and that is misleading. Movies and TV largely use safe props. Rubber, or very flexible options. They will usually make versions for different scenes. An actual steel reproduction is unlikely to be a TV or Movie prop, except in a sheath, or as a wall hanging.
"With a single blow it could break through a knights armor and fatally wound him." Uh... no it couldn't Unless the knight was only wearing padded armor like a gamberson it is very unlikely. Mail armor you'd run the risk of fracturing bone, and possibly the mail breaking and causing a cut, but full field plate would pretty much be unfazed outside of bashing their helmet in order to cause a possible concussion. I was surprised when I watched this though. Some of the examples shown in this video are crappy wall hanging mall ninja axes. The one made by the actually smith is quite nice though. It's well made. Why not just show actual well made replica's like the one made in this episode? They aren't hard to find. Oh well. It was fun being pedantic just for lols sake.
No, just a pattern steel. Damascus steel actually got it's pattern from other impurities in the iron ore, where patterned steel is just different carbon content layers.
Forge welding alternating layers of differing steel plates like done here is to make the "Damascus" steel look in the finished product. It is only done this way for the pattern in the finished steel. If you were just making an axe for normal usage, a block of 1080 steel or the like would be just fine.
using multiple plates folded and hammered together actually produces a stronger result than just carving a solid block. it has to do with the crystalline microstructures that result from the working. the end result is stronger and less prone to damage. in medieval times a blacksmith would take a bar of iron and hammer it flat, fold it over on itself, hammer it flat again, etc. many times before doing the actual work of shaping it. the exact number depending heavily on the quality of the metal. (cultures with really poor quality iron to start with, like Japan, usually develop techniques of doing this process an immense number of times to get results that cultures with access to higher quality iron could do with only a few dozen folds)
@@SMichaelDeHart no stop being such a error person no need to say "too bad" or "try again" cuz those are just stupid failure messages from a mario game or a computer just dont be such a big disgrace nor a jerk god damn it
@@MasonTheOneLooneyDude How about this...um, no. Last time I checked, I still live in a free country and when idiots put "first" in the comments, I like to advise them of their mistake. If you don't like it or can't accept it, pound sand. You might get a better response.
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