You can get decent at blacksmithing in about 3 or 4 sessions if you're the type of person that learns quickly. One thing I found helped was coming from a background of "cold forging" and sheet metal work. It helps to get a better understanding for how the metal moves when you've done it cold, because that's basically just blacksmithing in slow motion.
beautiful spearhead, but that socket taper looks far too short for the length of socket you made. I think you are going to have a gap between the end of the shaft and the beginning of the spear's base. Won't that risk the spear deforming under force, causing the tip to skew from its original position over time? Then again, if you aren't actually stabbing that spearhead into hard material over and over again, it probably doesn't matter much.
Одличан рад, термички недостатак! Обично трговачко гвожђе се кали у СЛАНОМ РАСТВОРУ (10 литара воде, око 500 грама соли), узалуд је калење у уљу, врх копља је и даље мек, искривиће се и иступити на сваком тврђем предмету !!! Поздрав из Србије, 👋🇷🇸.
Great job. Just one question though. Wouldn't it be better to put the oil on the entire pole before you put the head on? I think that would protect the part inside the head from rot.
thank you brother :D! no it wouldn't work so good to put the oil on first , because it would make it hard for the epoxy to grip the wood , and you don't need oil where there is epoxy, because the epoxy seals the wood :D
It looks good but the spear is going to be much stronger if the socket sits on the outside rather than on a grade cut into the shaft. Have you tried making a socket by punching a hole into steel instead of rolling it into shape? I recall another blacksmith doing that and it looked pretty clean
Nice! What are those scales falling out when hammering? I mean, the bar was already industry forged so I guess of good (homogenous) quality. The flakes are from metal oversaturated in carbon from the coals in the forge, and become brittle because of that? In fact, I am wondering if in traditional forging, hammering is a purifying process, removing impurities by repeated shocks breaking away links not strong or homogenous enough?
I often post comments online where I say how much I wish I could forge things like this by hand at home. Sadly afterward I often find myself having to apologies to some random online stranger that before saying such things I didn't first ask them if there is something going on in my life to make doing such activity more difficult.
Online people are weirdos. If I'm reading your comment correctly, you don't need to apologize. It would be awesome if you could craft things from your heart at home. If it's not in the cards, thats tough. There are a lot of things that are not in my life's cards either. Including running a forge. Good luck to you. Peace be on you.
@@woodsghost9088 My reply got censored. Every morning I am going to try again to post it again and hope that google is still fucking its mom and won't notice. If I am lucky one day you will know what I said.
getting good at this requires a lot of patience. something i dont have in abundance. great work.
it sure does :D, thank you i am happy you like it brother :D
You can get decent at blacksmithing in about 3 or 4 sessions if you're the type of person that learns quickly. One thing I found helped was coming from a background of "cold forging" and sheet metal work. It helps to get a better understanding for how the metal moves when you've done it cold, because that's basically just blacksmithing in slow motion.
Love the spear finish!
Fine job my friend. You continue to impress.
thank you brother :D! good to hear from you again:D!
That is a work of art
thank you brother i am happy you like it :D!
One of the best weapon after viking axe. ❤
very interesting process, enjoyed watching it bro
i am happy you like it , thank you brother :D!
Really nice job I miss my forge.
beautiful spearhead, but that socket taper looks far too short for the length of socket you made. I think you are going to have a gap between the end of the shaft and the beginning of the spear's base. Won't that risk the spear deforming under force, causing the tip to skew from its original position over time? Then again, if you aren't actually stabbing that spearhead into hard material over and over again, it probably doesn't matter much.
..That's a fine weapon sir...!
thank you sir :D!
Одличан рад, термички недостатак!
Обично трговачко гвожђе се кали у СЛАНОМ РАСТВОРУ (10 литара воде, око 500 грама соли), узалуд је калење у уљу, врх копља је и даље мек, искривиће се и иступити на сваком тврђем предмету !!!
Поздрав из Србије, 👋🇷🇸.
я ни ем партизане
Serb moment
Wow, I love your videos. Just found your page. Definitely enjoying your work and craftmanship.
thank you brother :D! i am happy you like my work and channel :D!
Muy bonito su trabajo desde Argentina te felicito ❤❤❤
thank you brother :D! happy you like it :D!
As nice as always, great work.
Thank you brother :D! happy you enjoyed the video :D!
Наконец-то видео от моего забугорного бро! 👏
thank you for watching brother :D! i am happy you like :D!
@@zakisworkshop 🤝
@@Nomad127 🤝😁
Efective for hand to hand combat great work yhe length just the right size..
thank you brother , i am happy you like it :D!
looks great!
thank you brother :D
very good artist
thank you brother :D
Need something like this for hunting
Amazing!!
thank you brother :D!
Belo trabalho amigo❤🇧🇷!!!.
thank you brother :D!
very nice work
thank you brother :D!
WANDERFUL
thank you brother :D
Хорошая работа 👍
thank you brother :D
Fine filing sir!
thank you brother :D!
very nice video, you should have that listed on your website for sale as well!! Cheers!
thank you brother :D! i am happy you like it , maybe i will make some for sale in the future, but this one was just for me :D!
Excelente!!! 👍
thank you brother :D
@@zakisworkshop igualmente 👍
Well done! I would buy that from you.
:) anyway... Great work! Will follow for more.
thank you brother! and thank you for subscribing :D!
perfect!
thank you brother :D!
Would be great to have an operational test in the end of the video, like thrusting a bag of hay.
For me, before inserting the pin, the drill hole is countersunk,
but👍-
thank you for the tip :D
Браво!!! 👍👏👏👏, ... 👋🇷🇸🤗
@@Milutin958 thank you brother :D
Vikings would gladly kill for steel that good. Nice work too.
haha :D! thank you brother , i am glad you like it :D
Great job. Just one question though. Wouldn't it be better to put the oil on the entire pole before you put the head on? I think that would protect the part inside the head from rot.
thank you brother :D! no it wouldn't work so good to put the oil on first , because it would make it hard for the epoxy to grip the wood , and you don't need oil where there is epoxy, because the epoxy seals the wood :D
Nice work.
I craftet a dagger once, turns out its hard to keep the sides of the blade symetric,
i did the middle line right and left quit often^^
thank you brother :D1 yes it can be difficult , i have tried the same :D
Wowww👌👍
Impressive Viking epoxy...
5:40 how long?? and what temperature???
200 Celsius for 2 hours brother :D!
@@zakisworkshop Is this the most temeprature and time that you have to perform??? or its diffrend if its a smaller piece of steel?
@@rickylahey3229 it would work the same on a samller peice of steel , i hope it helps brother :D
@@zakisworkshop Thanks a lot!
@@rickylahey3229 your welcome brother :D!
It looks good but the spear is going to be much stronger if the socket sits on the outside rather than on a grade cut into the shaft. Have you tried making a socket by punching a hole into steel instead of rolling it into shape? I recall another blacksmith doing that and it looked pretty clean
Nice! What are those scales falling out when hammering? I mean, the bar was already industry forged so I guess of good (homogenous) quality. The flakes are from metal oversaturated in carbon from the coals in the forge, and become brittle because of that? In fact, I am wondering if in traditional forging, hammering is a purifying process, removing impurities by repeated shocks breaking away links not strong or homogenous enough?
👏👏👏👏👏👏🔥👍 muito bom
thank you brother :D!
good
thank you brother :D!
was the socket forge-welded, or just tight? Vikings had both options, but Im curious.
hey brother ! the socket was just tight :D
Mild steel or leaf spring?
spring steel brother :D!
What do you use as a quench tank?
and old piece of pipe brother :D
@@zakisworkshop do you use an end cap made of the same stuff?
@@ethanstang9941 yes i do brother :D!
I often post comments online where I say how much I wish I could forge things like this by hand at home.
Sadly afterward I often find myself having to apologies to some random online stranger that before saying such things I didn't first ask them if there is something going on in my life to make doing such activity more difficult.
Online people are weirdos. If I'm reading your comment correctly, you don't need to apologize.
It would be awesome if you could craft things from your heart at home. If it's not in the cards, thats tough. There are a lot of things that are not in my life's cards either. Including running a forge. Good luck to you. Peace be on you.
@@woodsghost9088 Glad someone finally gets it.
@@woodsghost9088
Fuck you google I'm gong to post it again anyway...
Glad someone finally gets it.
@@woodsghost9088 Finally, someone gets it.
@@woodsghost9088 My reply got censored. Every morning I am going to try again to post it again and hope that google is still fucking its mom and won't notice. If I am lucky one day you will know what I said.
👍
Камрад а ты подумал что оно может сломаться и как сменить древко без композитного клея . Работа хорошо сделана вот только клей лишний
yes i thought about it , if it ever breaks i will just drill out the glues handle brother :D! and thank you for watching , i am happy you like it :D!
How thick was the steel you started with?
i don't remember brother , it was just an old piece of spring steel i had :D!
@@zakisworkshop very nice work
Do you sell those spear heads .
Stab something..,! 👍
I thought you are going to stab the wood in the end
5:37 honey your spear is ready come to dinner
Beut Full
thank you brother :D!
Eu quero comprar uma dessa alguém sabe me disse
Раньше все делали без болгарки
Weak very weak especially at the neck it will not kill.
I thought you were going to forge it
Maharnya brp tu Bos
i you a interested in buying a spear like this brother , send me an email at zaki.workshop@gmail.com :D
Phần ở giữa có thể gãy
a bit too short.
Assegai
Po co ci to gówno?
Вот с чем гулять надо. Вечерами....