Making a RETRACTABLE WHIP SWORD | Fantasy Challenge 

Which fantasy weapon would you like to see me make next?

Community of the sword: it cannot be done. Sven: And I took that personally.

A true chad, man made Renji's Zabimaru real. Massive respect.

How is nobody talking about you being in I did a thing's garage @ 2:35 ?? Absolutely genius, love the cameo!

See the problem.. tackle the problem.. solve the problem. That's science right there, my friend. Astonished by the outcome

Sword Smiths : A whip sword is not possible... Sven : While you were busy forging common rigid swords, I studied the blade...

Renji would be so proud to see his sword come to life

I hate that I don't have the space to make stuff like this, I've thought about this very thing to a degree. Absolutely beautiful execution.

I love how horrendously impractical the final product is. That kinda makes the whole thing even better.

As a fantasy fan, I'm absolutely stoked this exists, it's literally a dream come true. As a sword fan, I'm simultaneously disgusted and impressed. I love it.

This was absolutely insane and amazing you actually brought Zabimaru to life wow man just wow

Imagine how much it would cost you if he was even willing to make one for you to buy!This is insane I love this.Glad to see so many others appreciating his work.Good job brother.

Byleth from Three Houses also has a whip sword. My cousin made a DnD character with a whip sword inspired by byleths sword and I got to draw it :D. Also awesome job on the sword it looks really cool.

Beginning to end, this was such an entertaining build! Great job, Sven!

Honestly I think the fact that it’s a bit gnarled in places makes it look cooler. Like it’s an ancient weapon

You earned that subscription sir. I've wondered for YEARS if this was possible IRL. And here you are. My thanks for answering a nearly 20-year-old question for me 🙏🏾🙏🏾

I don’t care if it works or not, I’m simply impressed with it, I’m a service technician, I can appreciate the build, great work.

The Aesthetic on this is incredible. Looks like it came from Bloodborne but if its setting was in Greece.

Intelligence, problem solving, dry humor and all around entertaining. I am only half way through the entries but you went to the top of the list. :)

I’ll be shocked if you didn’t win the challenge with this. This was insanely ambitious and you’ve clearly labored intensely over making this happen.

Best whip sword I've seen on youtube so far. Nice work! It's still probably worthless as a real weapon but you made it look and work like the one's shown in games and movies, and that's cool. Thank you.

Absolutely insaaaane man!!! What a great video. Huuuge thumbs up! The effort that went into both the whip sword and the video production is remarkable. Epic work, this was both super interesting and enjoyable to watch! Congrats!!

Dude, do you even realize how amazing this is? You've managed to do something that everyone else thought was impossible to do and get right. I'm officially subbed and happy I found your channel. I think there's alot you could teach us weapon enthusiasts.

The attention to detail and concept here is remarkable, great job!!! Shout out to Bleach and Renji. Roar, zabimaru!

That was dope AF. Very entertaining. Thanks for the humor and smart editing. I love that you show your mistakes. Makes me think about how I would solve the problem. Great job!

I always imagine swords like this in fantasy settings are held together by magical electromagnetism, that is why so many of them tend to be electrical.

It's kind of similar in how it works to how we see Renji's(from bleach) sword "Zabimaru" work. It has cabling inside as opposed to outside of the blade but its shape and the way it segments is very similar and the blade profile is fairly reminiscent of Renji's blade. BTW, you did a great job!

I can't belevie how simple but elegant the mechanics are. This whole time I was trying to figure out stability for the retractions but you nailed it. WOW

This was really cool. Seeing you work around all the problems was fascinating, and the end result was beautiful

This was pretty cool. My one suggestion for durability in sword mode would be to chevron cut your segments so they hold each other tighter when retracted. Great work, man!

not only did this guy make a chain whip sword, he HAND FORGED DAMASCUS. Damascus is already hard to make with a machine, so kudos to you my guy.

What a pleasure it was to watch this. It is obvious that you put a lot of work into it! From the segment that showed you blurred working over the top of your self to the pieces falling from above later in the video, awesome!!!

Wow, it actually chops in the whip mode, extended the range.

My friend you nailed it with this build! It’s a true work of craftsmanship and out of the box thinking. Love it!!

This is beautiful, i wonder if creating downward “spurs” on each blade segment that overlap eachother could create a kind of “spine” to keep the blade from bending

That was seriously badass! good job man... Not only did it work, you made it into a work of art.

Man dude you editing makes this so much more enjoyable than lots of other videos. I am sure they took a hot minute to do, but man it made me love the video so much more.

This better hit 1 million plus views... I don't know how we can make that a reality but it deserves it. Absolutely killer build!

This man is a treasure and must be protected at all costs

This was fantastic. Thank you for your hard work and for sharing this.

A little rough, but you have given the craftsman of the future a design that's wholefully doable and achievable for more epic builds. Thank you for your effort and all the time you put into this.

Bladesmiths: It's impossible to make a functional and practical whip sword Sven: Hold my beer

I now understand why a well made sword can cost a small farm in the middle ages.

Chain Whips have been living in my head since I was a wee baby playing soul caliber. Glad to see someone tackle it properly.

bruh i’m more shocked that thing didn’t take your arm than it is actually actually working.

I really like the roughness of it, the imperfections makes it look like it’s been battle tested

Great build!! I was surprised that no one mentioned how similar this mechanism is to Renji's sword from Bleach

That was so cool dude. Great work 🤟🤟 I gotta say it since I see no one else doing so, you are literally such a good creator, this video had me laughing so much!! You made today a lot better, thanks for the video 😁👍

Dude! First time I've seen you. Mad props! Not only do you do a great job explaining without Over explaining, but your editing and music, and your little camera tricks make for a very entertaining video. New subscriber..

Blacksmith + Mechanical Engineer + Mad Lad = Sven. I think the equation sums it up but dang this took some serious ingenuity to pull of this build. Also very very interesting to watch your process.

somebody finally made the ivy blade. the soul calibur community needed this

Entertaining vid...and the sword looks dope AF, like something straight outta Soul Calibre 🔥

Sorprendente. Como herrero que soy admiro tu trabajo. Yo una vez lo intente pero no tuve forma de hacerla con mis recursos. La amé

Your quick cut edits are so well done from a production / comedy standpoint. I love how you turn a completely mundane thing that you need to cut out for time's sake into something actually entertaining! Also great job turning a notoriously impractical concept into something actually somewhat functional and very beautiful.

Wow...I genuinely thought that this would remain a fantasy concept, what you've accomplished is beyond amazing!

for a small channel you do an amazing job capturing anyone's attention. Keep it up!

Sooo inGenius !! Great looking work !!! Nice design ! Very very good !!! Congrats !

I think this is my favorite design just because of the immense amount of creativity that was put into it.

Good job! You are so good! You did amazing work on this projects.

Product design, blacksmithing, sword making, building, woodworking... You really can do it all!

Looks like a slightly more elegant version of the beast cutter from Bloodborne, I love it!

This is cool, and I'm glad you showed where you ran into issues because working around those issues usually is where designs become more interesting. Cool build, and happy to see the results!

Excellent content. This video earned my subscription.

Awesome editing, subbed just for that!

I was 100% mesmerized by this build man! Wonderful work. I know this was insanely difficult with hours upon hours of brainstorming!

why is this one of the most considerate, respectful, hardworking, and intelligent person I've ever seen??

You can also see a whip sword in action in the movie "Brotherhood of the wolf" with Mark Decascus. A good movie as well.

Fully functional just awesome mad respect on the build 👏

I cant even imagine how people can be smart enough to come up with these kind of things. Seriously great build

That is honestly the best designed approach to creating a fantasy retractable sword whip I've ever seen. Great Job!!!

Masterfull black smith skills and grandmaster display of editing made youre channel and this video a work of art ! thank you for youre hard work ! subscribed

your calming voice mixed with the extremely interesting subject matter and sheer creativity is definitely more than worthy of my like, sub, and continued enjoyment of your content

So I stumbled across this video and then binged your entire channel in basically one sitting. Gotta say I love your work. Particularly appreciate that you're willing to put out "failed" builds like your struggles with damascus. As someone who is just starting to get into blacksmithing, it's inspiring. One thing I would love to see is how long your builds take. Either section by section (eg "assembling the segments +3 hours", "shaping the handle +2 hours") or just a rough hours total at the end.

Small scale version of the sword from Pacific Rim. Very cool to see it made, thank you.

You sir are a genius indeed! Marvellous work 🔥

Congratulations. I've been looking to see someone make a good whip sword. You're the first person I've seen that has made the strongest effort to hit the targets of all categories of its functionality an approach the Logistics going in a good direction. The genre you're working in is top-tier it's an oddity fantasy weapon and it contains the element of mechanics.If you're trying to get into the fantasy weapon-making genre. I have a blueprint I would like to send to you of fancy item I really like to see you make it.

Amazing job! I like that in the examples you had more whip than sword, but the end result ended up somewhat looking like Zabimaru from Bleach. :D Well done!

Amazing build. I knew it was going to be a complicated build when you said you were going to make this kind of sword but this video is eye opening. Truly amazing what you made.

my favorite part is how he is including his mistakes as examples, this is actually really good

Honestly this is incredibly impressive and innovative the whole process was incredibly interesting

I've always been fascinated with the idea of chainblades. I'm happy to see someone prove that one can be made at least practical enough to be usable. I also really like the sabre-esque form of the sword.

It’s amazing what you did with such a difficult concept. Love it!

Dude...!!! Amazing...! You're really on to something. If perfected, there is money to be made...!!! We believe in you...! I believe in you...!!! Good stuff man...!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

incredible man! fantastic work!!

That is one of the most complex coolest swords I’ve ever seen!🔥🔥🔥

Segmented blades is an interesting problem. Remember Kurgan in the first Highlander movie? His segmented sword fascinated me and I tried to figure out a way to make a sword that could be broken down and reassembled like that and still be strong and sturdy enough to survive a fight. This was all theoretical and I never even considered trying to make anything so I could afford to come up with pretty insane ideas. Eventually I think the best of my whacky ideas was to use a vacuum to keep the segments together. It would rely on incredibly tight tolerances with surfaces as close to perfect as gauge blocks which would allow them to form a seal. By making the blocks have a taper at one end and a slot to match the taper of the next block at the other they would self index, and the surfaces inside the taper would be protected from damage ensuring the cavum seal wouldn't be broken by a single swing of the sword. Down the middle of the segments there would be a hole running from the handle to the tip segment which would be solid. By pumping out the air in the hollow core the segments would be held together. The problem with something like tis is tolerances, tolerances and tolerances. First of making the segments to the necessary tolerances would be a nightmare, but I believe that it would be possible. Next there is the importance of the surface finish of the connection tabs not being marred in any way as that would quickly compromise their ability to form a seal. And then there's dust, lint and just about any kind of dust as that again would compromise the quality of the seal that's needed. All in all it's not a very realistic design as there are to many ways it could fail, and on top of that the cost of making something like this would be monstrous. Add that I doubt it would prove very resilient and it feels even less worth ever trying to make something like this. However is what you wanted was a sword that could be broken down, but were not necessarily sturdy enough to swing with any authority then the "tongue and grove" idea still works. Make the center channel big enough to thread a decently sized wire through and use that to connect the tip segment to a screw type mechanism for tightening the wire and you have a sword that can be built a lot cheaper than the first version. The tolerances doesn't have to be nearly as tight so the machining would be a lot cheaper. There's a world of difference to machining something to a fraction of a thousands of an inch and doing the same but to better than a millionth of an inch. The resulting sword would look good but if the wire keeping it together stretch the least bit it will start moving in the joints. Using a solid wire or even a rod would make it sturdier but compromise on the whole take down idea by making it bulky when disassembled. Using two tapered pins for each segment instead of machining a tongue and grove in each would make it easier and cheaper to make and they would still indicate securely.

One of the coolest builds I've ever seen!

I just love how hitting with the hammer matched with the songs rhytm

It's so impressive that you found a way to make it actually work, the chopping at the end was so satisfying

Anyone else saw this and remember of Renji Abarai's Zabimaru or is it just me? Looks exactly like Zabimaru. Awesome work!

awesome project, turned out very well

Interesting..... I have contemplated this weapon for over a decade. Yes, I have watched the previous videos you did. I honestly don't know if I'll ever attempt my design. But two things: 1. I absolutely applaud your work! Bravo! 2. I'm thrilled to death that your version is not at all like my design. So if I ever do build it, we shall have two unique solutions to those very complex issues you accurately pointed out.

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Sword community: so a whip sword is impossible Sven: hold my sword

finally, a believer! not only a believer but someone who made it happen. you have no idea how happy this build made me. now we wait for the inevitable "reaction videos" from all the channels that said it couldn't be done or wouldn't be viable. if it hasn't happened already xD

well done! you put alot of work into that blade and it looks cool!

Bad Asssssss Sven!!! I think if you had a dedicated shop with all the tools and toys, you would probably have had it together in a day or two with your final schematic in mind. But, you didn't have all that, and you still did everything you did on your own with the tools available. I think you did an incredible job, and it's final form is just awesome! Well done my man 😁👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Almost forgot, the cut scenes are hilarious as well!

I love how on the second toss, your like "oh lemme guess, this time it doesn't duplicate and he has 1?" Then it just disappears, went straight to Narnia

Wow. You legit made it a reality. Well done.

U r a hard worker bro, u definitely deserve more subs