The Viking Challenge - 10th Century Wootz Viking Sword

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The RU-vid Viking Challenge!!! Join me as I forge my very first Viking style sword! For this build I tried to stay as historically accurate as possible. I was aiming for a 10th century style sword and sheath.
The blade is 27 inches and 34 inches overall. The sword by itself weighs in at 2.7 lbs / 1.23 Kg
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00:00 Forging Ingot
02:51 Forging Bevels
04:47 Rough Grinding
05:40 Grinding Fuller
07:15 Quench
09:49 Finish Grinding
11:50 Lower Guard
13:00 Handle
13:29 Upper Guard
14:10 Pommel Cap
16:52 Handle Assembly
17:22 Scabbard
20:36 Scabbard Wrap
24:05 Chopping Stuff
25:35 Final Images

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12 июл 2024

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@6point8esspcee68 2 месяца назад

Not many people can use a sword, but even less are able to make one. Beautiful work.

@jessedunn6169 2 месяца назад

I could use one, I can build one but not to this level great job. And starting from wootz

@travistackett797 2 месяца назад

I’ve used machetes a lot. Similar principle but not the same. I also make knives but haven’t made anything bigger than a wakizashi yet. Your craftsmanship looks beautiful. You might (probably) never need a sword but you have a good one if you do. Just practice with a dull version if you practice and remember “the pointy end goes into the enemy “ as well as the sharp edges!🤣👍🏻

@TheArtofCraftsmanship 2 месяца назад

Nice work! Also, congrats on hitting a 10k plus home run with this vid. Always feels good when YT pushes your video, and you deserve it.

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much! It is extremely nice! How much attention this video has gotten blows my mind lol

@TyrellKnifeworks 2 месяца назад

Great build! I came out great!

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Thanks Denis!

@FiliiMartis Месяц назад

The setup for grinding the fuller is nice. But the way you hammered it in the blade before was art. And yea, the blade had a nice ring to it. 👍

@besslenbladeworks Месяц назад

Thank you! I really liked the SGA for the fuller. I will keep that one to use in the future. I have had a lot of practice hammering in bevels lol my true love is forging Japanese blades!

@landroveraddict2457 Месяц назад

You have an amazing set of skills, fantastic sword.

@jameswest685 2 месяца назад

Sweet! Best yet of 6, good luck. Hope judges consider video likeability.

@sleazy1drache 2 месяца назад

Beautiful! Incredible craftmanship. Thanks for sharing the process with us.

@Joemonster111 2 месяца назад

Looks incredible man! You’ve got yourself a new subscriber

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Thank you!!

@NickeSw 2 месяца назад

Really beautiful sword! One of the best in this challenge 🤩

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Thank you! I appreciate that!

@Arnfast66 2 месяца назад

That turned out awesome!

@jimtaylor6663 2 месяца назад

Beautiful!

@moose_hunter7834 2 месяца назад

brilliant and inspiring. great documentary on your process.

@zolose1014 2 месяца назад

beautiful piece of art

@lukelofgren4108 2 месяца назад

Turned out awesome!

@Wildgoatknives 2 месяца назад

Looks great mate! Well done

@stevendepauw3742 2 месяца назад

Great work :)

@blackbatt2002 2 месяца назад

It is so very beautiful!

@TheOGfrenchy 2 месяца назад

Nice work brother! You got my blade beat! 👊

@HeavyForge 2 месяца назад

Excellent work bro!! That sword looks fantastic as well as the patterning!🔥⚔️

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Thanks Spencer!!

@jamesperkins9833 2 месяца назад

Beautiful build!

@dimmasvaerd 2 месяца назад

Beautiful sword. Love the details in the metalwork. Also loved seeing the leatherwork. I haven't seen many bladesmiths make their own scabbards.

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Thanks you!! Yeah not the most fun making the scabbard but I couldnt have a sharp 2.5 foot blade laying around lol!

@southerndime333 2 месяца назад

beautiful

@neilcastro836 2 месяца назад

Beautiful sword specially that you made it of wootz. Well made well done.

@srw4181 2 месяца назад

Liked it as well! Many new subs you shall have sir. Keep it up!👏

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Yes no kidding there lol! Thank you!

@mgrenell 2 месяца назад

Nice! Subbed

@hervehenry5863 2 месяца назад

Magnifique travail !!!! Félicitations 👍👍

@jerrieyum 2 месяца назад

Beautiful 🤩 and wootz is considered historically correct Damascus. Great job 👏🏾.😊

@kaivirkkala3213 2 месяца назад

The tip of the blade is very authentic to a viking sword, many swords made in modern times are a bit too narrow or pointy. The only thing I would have done a bit different would be the tip of the scabbard should have a bronze plating. But otherwise it is an absolut masterpice 😊.

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Thank you! Yeah it did need something more at the top of the scabbard....

@DathanDroid 2 месяца назад

Just found your channel and you did very good work start to finish.fine work.subbed up 1

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@outlawbladesandleather 2 месяца назад

Great job Brother! I love that you included the scabbard. That was the right thing to do 👍. Good luck

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Thank you! I really tried to take your advice from a previous video and apply it on this one (Switching between frames faster and not staying on one thing too long). It helped out considerably I think!

@outlawbladesandleather 2 месяца назад

@@besslenbladeworks you know, I’m sitting here thinking what the heck is he talking about 😂. Then my brain finally woke up and was “oh yeah, I did give you some advice”. You did great man. I watched the entire vid, no skipping…didn’t need to because you held my interest the entire time. Seriously, you made a beautiful complete package. I think you have a shot at placing but that is not up to me. So many awesome builds this round so the judges have their work cut out for them. I have my favorites picked so we will see how close I get. God Bless and stay cool 😎

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

@@outlawbladesandleatherthank you! That is great to hear that it held your attention! 25 min is quite a bit for a video lol funny part is, I had well over 300 hours of footage 😂 difficult at times to decide what gets cut out. The wire braids I did at least 3 times each.... Placing would be great! But there are some other fantastic builds. Then also idk how I can even compete against Denis Tyrell lol his mosaic was stunning!

@svkorban 2 месяца назад

A great sword

@jmbstudio6873 2 месяца назад

Nice job.

@user-ik3qh4ve5b 2 месяца назад

Отличная работа.

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@mielzobel 2 месяца назад

Very cool sword that is why i love these youtube challenges because i don't think the algorithm would have shown me this video otherwise. If you are going to make and test more swords in the future i want to tell you why we use waterbottles. The concept is that a good cut with a sharp sword(you don't need the extra slicing motion for that btw) will separate the top of the bottle while the bottom idealy stays in place. The problem is that if the bottles get torn apart like the one you showed at the end it is impossile to tell if the sword was dull or the cut bad. I am pretty convinced that the sword is sharp because of the way you sharpend it but for somebody who isn't a blademaker that might not be obvious. What i like to do is have at least one decent cut to proof that the others are user error. I hope you don't take this as criticism because that sword is still a piece of art and sword making and sword wielding are two different skills. Also i am sorry for leaving you such a long comment.

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

No worries man! These challenges are a lot of fun. I dont know that I would have built a sword like this had it not been for the challenge. The sword is for sure sharp, my swings though, I played them in slow mo and basically hit the side of sword on the bottle on the 2nd swing. No I do not take it as criticism. Constructive feedback if anything lol

@ralizek497 2 месяца назад

Nice work, consider making a tool for your press so you don't have to grind in fullers

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Yessss I wanted to but did not have any large round stock. 3 or 4 in round would have been perfect.

@Apollo_Z9 27 дней назад

fucking amazing mate

@justincollins4428 2 месяца назад

OK buddy a little tip that a master Bladesmith Thought me when quenching a blade to prevent warping you need a horizontal Quench tank laid on a flat surface so that when you go to quince you believe it doesn’t matter which end it is but It needs to be level at one end of the Quidditch tank needs to be pointed north or to prevent your blade from warping due to the Earths magnetic field So I also suggest you keep a compass on you for when you quench your blades

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

I have heard this myth before. More importantly, you cannot hold a red hot sword horizontal without introducing warps. At that temp and that thin, it is like a wet noodle.

@ClenioBuilder 2 месяца назад

👏👏👏🤜🤛

@B-leafer 2 месяца назад

This may sound silly but..I really like the tang on this one. They often make the tang so narrow and thin to me is a design flaw, but popular none the less. Yours is bigger = stronger which gives me the warm fuzzies..lol.

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

I thought the exact same thing lol!

@paulhoke4978 2 месяца назад

Awesome! Why the water on your anvil when you were forging the bevels? I haven’t seen that before?

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

The water on the anvil is a Japanese forging technique. When the hot steel is hammered on it, it creates steam which explosively blows the scale off of the metal. It works better with a little higher temps but still helps. Sometimes the "explosion" is as loud as a firecracker!

@paulhoke4978 2 месяца назад

@@besslenbladeworks Thanks!!! Now that you mention it, I have heard of that. Thanks for the reply!

@Viktor_Johansson 2 месяца назад

Really nice work. The wootz seems to have high hardenability. What do you add to increase it?

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

The recipe for this sword was .1% Mn otherwise it is more of a water quenching steel and do not like water too much hahaa lots of broken blades!

@yomikk001 2 месяца назад

Wonderful Wootz sword, the secret of Vikings. Only 0.1Mn no Vanadium? Always impressed and my goal to start with

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

@@yomikk001 All of my wootz melts include Vanadium. It ranges between .01 and .02%V

@accrekiller 24 дня назад

I have a question how do you make them straight in case the sword have some slight curve

@besslenbladeworks 24 дня назад

Very delicately... This one did have a slight warp after quench and I put it in a vise with a bending fixture. Two high spots on one side and one on the other. Then bend in the opposite direction.

@donnyreyer9741 2 месяца назад

Beautiful only thing I can ask is if you will turn the music down so it's not competitive with hearing what your saying

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

I will keep that in mind for the next one.

@sanclertorjal5609 2 месяца назад

LAKE 👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯💯🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦

@johnrevelator1441 2 месяца назад

this thing amazing/ but have no some handworking marks/ i mean looking too modern, close to ideal

@johnrevelator1441 2 месяца назад

boys that forge sword like this in +-X cen dont use belt grinders for fullering/ personally me try to forge fullers soon

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

You are correct and they should have been forged. I dont have any fullering hammers though and didnt want to make one.

@johnrevelator1441 2 месяца назад

@@besslenbladeworks also I think they do it by team, not by one hands, or use specific fullering tools

@nunomateus243 2 месяца назад

whats wootz?

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

That is almost a loaded question lol so it is an ultra high carbon steel, around 1.5% carbon usually, and the patten is created by the excess carbon which is stored in the form of carbide. Depending on how the ingot is forged, temps and metal manipulation, you will get a different patterns. This was the original "Damascus" as it was made in Damascus, Syria (Up for debate). Pattern welded Damascus subsequently took the name so now we call it wootz or crucible Damascus.

@bloodgout 2 месяца назад

I really would be interested in your narration but the music is terrible and distracting

@besslenbladeworks 2 месяца назад

Sorry about that. I will mute it in the next one.

@jerrieyum 2 месяца назад

You can always turn your volume down. Or maybe change your tampon and put in a new one and chill. Must be a heavy flow day for you 😂.

@richc9359 Месяц назад

The soft guitar section was good, but the rest wasn’t pleasant.

@davidsims1329 Месяц назад

I would rather have you talking and listen to your music and I’d rather hear the pinging of your hammer or the pinging of your automated press or whatever but music doesn’t make it cool at all

@besslenbladeworks Месяц назад

Thanks for your comment, I will be making these changes for upcoming videos.

@BrianSmith-ql5nj 11 дней назад

Another beautiful sword but... fuller under the guard is ugly.. lazy and poor design.

@besslenbladeworks 9 дней назад

Ahhhh yes sloppy work. You would think that if I had another choice I would have done it that way. All Viking era swords and many European swords were this way.

@BrianSmith-ql5nj 11 дней назад

Beautiful sword except the fuller under the guard. Ugly.. lazy.. poor design.