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imagine pulling a bladesmith from that era into the present and showing him the 3D printer, cnc guided laser and powertools. they'd be frothing from the mouth. Very cool build. That will make a great display piece above a mantle. Maybe make a second one and a matching coat of arms?
Hilariosly, the bladesmith would point out that he only made a wallhanger because he just ground the edge off - didn't form it by cold-forging it with a hammer to thin it out into a cutting, work-hardened edge. (To be fair, the bladesmith wouldn't look so derisively at _other_ works by Robinson Foundry where he does _exactly_ that).
These videos are a pleasure to watch. Not only do we see a master craftsman at work, we also benefit from his excellent videography and editing skills.
Can you imagine forging metal back in medieval times and seeing green fire 🔥 come out. How awesome is that, just fascinating. Awesome sword btw and great channel. Oh and I love the Keg Forge. Very cool
Black in 'blacksmith' does refer to certain magical powers they were supposed to have, not to the soot they are usually coverd in. A good way to keep secrets, just scare the hell out of the peasants.
I really like the ancient reproduction thing you have going on. They have great significance especially for people who are interested in attempting similar reproductions but also to those who simply enjoy history and like to see items from reliefs and museum pictures in 3D and appreciate the dimensions.
Also they didn't have 3d printers, laser cutters, computers and all that :))) this anything but ancient reproduction. I doubt they could even reach 2000° C
What blows my mind with bronze is that, basically, it mandated ancient globalism. Tin and copper come from entirely different areas. It wasnt a coincidence that iron became so popular after the fall of the roman empire. Yeah, it was stronger... but once you figured it out, you had cheap tools you could make in any area with iron ore. The fact that it rusted sucked, but you didnt have to rely on worldwide trade to get it. I love to think about how the world would be different if iron required ore from two different regions. Would bronze era relationships have stayed important for longer? Would we have regressed to a copper age? Would a new roman empire have taken hold? I dont want alt history discussing whether nazis would have won. I want to see what would have happened if iron required international cooperation.
Dude, iron predates the Romans by around a thousand years (the Hitites carved an empire by using iron weapons in the XVII century BC; Rome was founded 753 BC), and the fall of Roman empire (476 AC) by about two thousands. The rise of the Roman empire had zero to do with trade around Europe and the Mediterranean; they just carved by the (iron) sword an empire by destroying the civilizations (like the carthaginians, desdendants of the phoenicians), that HAD risen a millenia before them due to that trade. If you don't (quoting you) "want alt history" (a noble sentiment), start by not creating it yourself.
You're great at creating really cool art and also excellent videos detailing how you did it. Looking forward to your next videos. I liked that I could see how the molten bronze had flowed inside the mold on the surface of the unfinished casting. I imagine you'll have quite a few subscribers in the future.
That is perhaps the most beautiful khopesh I've seen on YT. It's simple, but absolutely elegant. It was like watching a Rolls Royce commercial, but for an ancient weapon of war instead. 10/10 and subbed.
Great project Seth! I'd imagine sanding the inlays to fit was very tedious. The fit looked great in the video, but I wonder how happy you were with it. I think an old gunsmith's trick might be very helpful with this kind of thing. Hold the metal part over a sooty flame, and cover all the mating areas with soot. Then when you dry fit the parts together, you will have a soot mark on the clean part, and a clean spot on the sooty part. This shows you where to focus your work.
Interesting Model. Doesn't appear too often nowadays and definitely has the potential for amvariety of purposes. It also Reminds me of assassins creed Origins a lot and would be really nice to see in more upcoming Games in My Opinion. Aside from that, this Project turned out perfectly. The only thing i somewhat missed here, is a cutting Test.
@@robinson-foundry Thats not a problem Seth. Most of the things that I do started from watching your videos :) Especially "The Ancient" and "Death Trooper" :) I had a lot of failures that all are documented but still havent got time to make video from these ;)
Sehr geiles Teil! Aber sollte man bei Bronzeklingen nicht eigentlich die Schneide mit einem Hammer bearbeiten, um sie härter, bzw. haltbarer zu machen? Trotzdem gelungene Arbeit. Son Teil hätte ich auch gerne...
odd fact, but the Kopesh/Kepesh is thought to be more related to axes than swords. Being single edged and preceeded by the iconic egyptian club and later the one bladed club.
@@silentferret1049 origins of the word sword might shed light on the idea of a sword. I realised that many Nordic big blades were single edged aswell. Like Puukko, Leuku, Sami Storra nibbi (lit. The big knife, a heavy tool for chopping up caribou), or Seax - in finnish Väkipuukko, many known to have been the length of a man's thigh and carried vertically (instead of the Norse/Dane horizontal seaxes). How ever, I do not know what they used in 1008 when "holy Olof came to visit", nor do I know what preceeded them in the bronze age.
This video could have gotten twice as many views if you had tested it at the end! It looked so cool, but it would have looked even cooler cutting something in half.
A beautiful piece when it was finished, but if you don't mind me saying so, the careful refining of the pattern seemed a bit pointless. You were always going to have to smooth and polish the sword when it came out anyway, spending hours getting a fine finish on the pattern was rather a waste of time.
Fun looking project, well done. I'm gonna be one of those guys though, ready for it... mono directional files only cut on the push or the pull, not both.
First, the knife is beautiful. BUT . . . it hurts watching you make structural mistakes. Go buy used STEEL cope and drag sets. They typically are held together with wedge clamps and have end posts so your gantry / overhead crane (even a small pivot crane is better than none) can easily move them around your foundry. STOP PLAYING WITH WOOD copes and drags. They infuse a LOT of unwanted gases into your castings particularly if the mold is within an inch or so of an edge. They twist and warp and are a waste of money. Go find a defunct foundry and pay them scrap price for these copes and drags. Otherwise pull out your TIG welder and make up your own with square tube.
I don't know if it's your voice or your attention to detail and willing to experiment, but you remind me of Grant the creator of king of random. Please don't ever get into paramotoring
As far as reproduction goes, you did well. Biggest problem I have is that you didn't work harden the edge, so this is exclusively a wall hanging peace with no actual use.
great video. only problem is that the sword is technically useless because its cast and not forged. cast metal is brittle thats why swords are forged and heat treated which makes for a super hard weapon.
For iron and steel based weapons, that's perfectly true, but copper and bronze work differently. Cast copper or bronze is actually fairly soft, and is hardened by repeated hammer blows (look up work hardening).
This was not forged, it was poured. Forged is taking the metal and heating and forming it normally with hammers. Also unlike steel, bronze needs to be hammered out atleast on the edge to work harden it so it can take a good edge. Even if he sharpened it and tried to cut a watermelon the edge would roll, it would cut but would have to do work to fix it.
