yeah dude, the problem whith the no talking is that there is no information about the measures of the pieces, the temperature in the forge nor the time of flaming of the piece. no Intel about the problems the piece presents While macking or how to fix those problems.
@@orlandofurioso9930 that's a fair point, it is helpful in knowing the thoughts of the creator and whatnot. I was sayin it was nice cuz sometimes it's just cool to see people making stuff. kinda like forged in fire, just without the talkin
The morning star was typically a peasant's club on steroids... force multipliers with armor piercing potential. Something for the "little guy" to punch above his weight against armored opponents. Over time it was re-imagined and adopted by the military-proper; the ones you see in museums (and in this video) are examples of the design taken to its limits.
It's primary use was to rip the plate armour off an opponent. The little spikes dig into the armour and the inertia of the club part rips the armour plate off its leather bindings. It was good against helmets too, to rip the helmet off the head or rotate it with great force.
Spikes when fighting plate are mostly to prevent glancing blows They rarely pierced plate However anything less than plate or brigandine the other guy would have some nasty new orfices
@@nean9894 yeah glancing blows the mace slips and doesnt impart the kinetic energy into the target. With the spikes, the mace can grip the armour plate and rip it off if the blow has any sideways momentum, or if it is a very accurate blow it is like you said.
@@wizrom3046 Doesn't sound realistic to me. Lets say a bit of armor does come off and gets stuck onto the spike, now your weapon is clumsy thus making you an easy target or the armor stays but your weapon is stuck. The spikes are there for something else completely i imagine. Besides i think you're greatly underestimating the construction of medieval armor, rarely was it only straps. Full plate armor was often shut completely around the limb, chest, etc. with steel hinges, since you don't want just that to happen because its a lot of hard work to make it and expensive.
For the spikes I would recommend you try and get soil penetrometer probe tips. The weld onto the bolt may be strong, but that would potentially be a weak point due to the inability to get the weld all the way to the middle of the bolt.
I understand the joke, but if you're serious about the name: it's most likely derived from the shape and appearance of it, looking like the morning sun, or star, or something similar
Truly a "Substantial" build Koss! Planning, cutting grinding, turning, drilling, tapping and welding all those pieces is as impressive as the finished product. Great Welding too! Love the leather wrapping and end cap. Like the Hulk says; "Smash"! Another beautiful piece for your record book, Koss. Thanks for always "Bringing It" to us!!
Very Impressive I love the way you made it look the design it’s self is nice and honestly I don’t really see anything wrong with it honestly if I was you I would never sell it I would hang it on my wall :D
Watching this video made me realize that I need more DIY projects in my life... and possibly some protective gear! Thanks for the laughs and the awesome tutorial!
Excellent work, thank you for sharing! From the practical point of view, the wooden handle (oak?) might be a weak link and I would also suggest another screw across it to secure to the head. Please, don't mind my engineering critique. 🙂
Pro tip, tac the ends of your weld, not the center. For the spikes being attached to the bolt, I also think you should run a gap weld next time, to ensure proper metal fusion.
First hit that head is coming off because it's just glued on. No fastening like a bolt through the wood to ensure it holds on from especially hard blows. But otherwise really awesome build
That thing's a beauty!!! EXcellent job Mr. Koss 👏👏👏. Love it! And a valiant attempt at getting all the spikes into the furnace in one go there mate 😂😂😂. 😎
Even using an end Mill welder and sander it looks like a long tedious process . Can you imagine how much harder it would have been to make it back when something like this was actually useful ?
Smashing Excellence Koss! Amazing craftsmanship and detail on point! btw, could I borrow it for a day?🤫...🤭 Thank You my friend for sharing the build of such a beautiful piece🤝 ☆Jay☆
Those look like about 1/2in steel plates for the head. Based on a few sledgehammers of about the same size as those plate stacks, that thing probably weighs close to 12-15lbs. Don't worry, it's a dead-blow enough without shot inside.
First rate work at every point, but it seemed like a long-winded way round to get to where you wanted to be. Machining the head from solid would weigh more, but weight is not a problem in a morningstar until it is unmanageable. The spikes could surely be made in one piece (rather than welding them onto machined bolt heads), and "sweated" into the holes in the head.
I was wondering how morning star would be produced with medival technology and i think the way to create it in order to be solid is to cast it, if you want spikes to be extra strong, you may forge them, plance in mould and cast the "head", so it traps and holds spikes, but not sure if spikes will stay quenched.
Isn't it easier to get a tennis ball put nails through it stick it in the plaster cast and then pour aluminum bronze for a quick easy pointy tough mace head that takes a lot less time and effort than what you did? I'm just asking
