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Matt Corbin
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 Posted: Sat 04 Feb, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject: Videos showing the making of a Viking sword |
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A great sequence of videos showing the making of a pattern welded Viking sword. Unfortunately it's in French (which I don't speak) but the videos speak for themselves:
http://www.youtube.com/user/gregdelaunay?feature=watch
The finished sword can be seen here:
http://www.elfic.fr/scrimpages/epee-viking.htm
“This was the age of heroes, some legendary, some historical . . . the misty borderland of history where fact and legend mingle.”
- R. Ewart Oakeshott
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Julien M
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Splendid work. Thanks for sharing Matt!
Being french I can fully appreciate the quality of the commentaries: they are remarkably clear yet very informative and detailed. In short that's one of the most thorough video I've seen on the subject and I picked up at least half a dozen techniques I will definitely put to good use in the future.
I'm always surprised when I discover french artisans. Having made most of my sword education here on English speaking forums, I know little about what's going on in the motherland (I knew about Gael Fabre and fellow MA member Fabrice Cognot, but that's about it).
I've picked a bunch of additional pictures from Grégory Delaunay's website, definitely worth a look.
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Matt Corbin
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Forging a serpent in the sword.
From a different swordsmith but still some amazing videos showing the process of forging a pattern welded blade with a serpent core.
Part 1
Part 2
“This was the age of heroes, some legendary, some historical . . . the misty borderland of history where fact and legend mingle.”
- R. Ewart Oakeshott
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