It’s a pretty big time and money investment but most hobbies these days are and It’s really rewarding. Every time I finish a project I realise I could do the previous one even better, which I guess is what this project is!
This is awesome, so seldom do you see an amateur (no disrespect intended) try to make a small sword, usually its people with big expensive workshops. A bit of advice from another hobbyist. The blank you prepared at 2:29, you cut away shoulders for the neck of the guard, then forged both finger rings and the quillion and knuckle bow from the same side. It might be easier to forge the finger rings using the bits that you removed to make the neck instead of trying to forge everything from the other side, it would leave more meat at the joint that you were having cracking and cold shut problems at.
None taken! I do have access to a big expensive workshop, but I’m not quite allowed to use all the tools there since I am an Amateur. Oh wow that is such a good idea! I’ll definitely be doing this build again after I’m a little less amateur and that is something I will absolutely be trying!
Depends but to start I’m a shameless scrap goblin. I’ll hoard random bits I find in the gutter and use them for something. This smallsword is like 80% scrap from the wood in the handle to piece I forged to make the quillon block. If I need specific shapes (sheet is hard to find in the wild) or metals I’ll buy it. Depending where you live there are a few options 1: online has heaps of options but it hard to get a feel for the size you need when you’re starting because you don’t just know how big 6mm square bar feels in the hand. Knife making sites are a good start 2. Your local big hardware store will have some great starting stuff, it should have mild sheet flat bar, square and round bar. Just make sure you’re not buying Galv or you might gas yourself when you heat it 3. When there is something super specific I need I start ringing up local industry suppliers and asking what their minimum cuts are. Usually you’ll find one that is happy to do whatever you need 4. for really really specific stuff like wire or or non-ferrous stuff, Jewellery supply stores are pretty decent but a bit exy.
Welp, "Al-bloody-dente" is now part of my vocabulary. Jolly Goode, Tim!
@@DrEisenhower use it wisely
not only is this a really stunning piece, it is really encouraging to see you do it this way. I really want to try forging my own sword guard.
It’s a pretty big time and money investment but most hobbies these days are and It’s really rewarding.
Every time I finish a project I realise I could do the previous one even better, which I guess is what this project is!
Impressive work! Can’t wait to see how it turns out
You and me both!
wow looks great! cant wait to see part 3
Thank you! Glad to have you here!
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PART 2!!!!!!!!!!
@@nicks_not_here onward to part 3!
This is awesome, so seldom do you see an amateur (no disrespect intended) try to make a small sword, usually its people with big expensive workshops.
A bit of advice from another hobbyist.
The blank you prepared at 2:29, you cut away shoulders for the neck of the guard, then forged both finger rings and the quillion and knuckle bow from the same side.
It might be easier to forge the finger rings using the bits that you removed to make the neck instead of trying to forge everything from the other side, it would leave more meat at the joint that you were having cracking and cold shut problems at.
None taken! I do have access to a big expensive workshop, but I’m not quite allowed to use all the tools there since I am an Amateur.
Oh wow that is such a good idea! I’ll definitely be doing this build again after I’m a little less amateur and that is something I will absolutely be trying!
9:52 normally you can just leave it unattended and a junkie will do the rest
@@nicks_not_here you have to peen it down so they can’t find it
@@TimGoodeMetalworks a little peen hasn't stopped any junkie I've met. $20 is $20
where do you get your metal from?
Depends but to start I’m a shameless scrap goblin. I’ll hoard random bits I find in the gutter and use them for something.
This smallsword is like 80% scrap from the wood in the handle to piece I forged to make the quillon block.
If I need specific shapes (sheet is hard to find in the wild) or metals I’ll buy it. Depending where you live there are a few options
1: online has heaps of options but it hard to get a feel for the size you need when you’re starting because you don’t just know how big 6mm square bar feels in the hand. Knife making sites are a good start
2. Your local big hardware store will have some great starting stuff, it should have mild sheet flat bar, square and round bar. Just make sure you’re not buying Galv or you might gas yourself when you heat it
3. When there is something super specific I need I start ringing up local industry suppliers and asking what their minimum cuts are. Usually you’ll find one that is happy to do whatever you need
4. for really really specific stuff like wire or or non-ferrous stuff, Jewellery supply stores are pretty decent but a bit exy.