Blacksmithing: 50 cm long Viking knife from Gnezdovo. Damascus.

In this episode of the Scrap Metal Replica I show how to forge a long 50 cm long battle knife. I based on the find from Gnezdovo. To forge it I used different types of wrought iron, Bessemer steel, and medium and high carbon steel, all of these materials I colected on scrap yards.

[@akord1328]

Panie Macieju. Podnosi Pan poprzeczkę na nieosiągalny poziom. 👍

[@Lmr6973]

Really enjoy your work. It's some of the best here.

[@АлексейЧердаков-р5л]

Шикарно !

[@comancherocha7013]

Very nice, i notice u have a new anvil in the past few videos , i like very much

[@officinaferraria]

yes, i use new anvil for some time. It is french type 200 kg anvil, it looks nice it is heavy but for my purpose it is not perfect. The face of the anvil is not straight, also hardy hole is french type so i can not use my hardy tools with this anvil. I am going to change it for another in the future.

[@comancherocha7013]

@@officinaferraria i also have a french Firminy 255 kilo it was advertised as a rihno anvil , the face is also not straight it has like a hump near the round horn and in the middle its like a slope , and when u go more to the back horn there its like a little concave so i had to grind alot to make it more straight , i payd alot for it so i had to learn to like it so now im used to it , do you kno why they were made like that ? I was thinking maybe for armour ? I dont kno because i cant find info about it

[@quelquun1487]

About this lump on french anvil, I think it was used, and I use it for maximum efficiency when forging down very thick bars when forging tools, the overall shape seems to ease the work of" taillanderie", toolcrafting

[@comancherocha7013]

@@quelquun1487 thanks for the info.. ya that makes sense i was worryed nobody would understand what i was referring to or if I articulated what i was trying to describe properly but I’m glad you did , its a very unique anvil and i have learned to love it

[@-Grom-]

Great hand work. What was comic in this vid was your mobile sticking out of your pocket while you were working, it looked so inappropriate - blacksmith and mobile phone - of course these days everyone has got one :D

[@joshwanker]

Do you sell these local only or do you have any online store? I love the way you make spears and how good they look! I am absoluty stunned by them. I wish I could buy from you or visit you in poland!

[@officinaferraria]

i do not a have store, most of items i show here i forged for myself but sometimes I take a commissions from people. pm [e-mail]

[@erissanjaya5709]

Sir please try making KERIS From Bali or Lombok

[@TheJallejulle]

Impressive heat-treating oven!! Where did you get such a beautiful monster?

[@officinaferraria]

here: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057257357661&locale=pl_PL

[@TheJallejulle]

@@officinaferraria
Thank you!!

[@krissteel4074]

Think when they get that big its ok to call them a sword :)
Sadly no wrought iron where I am any more, there's been blacksmiths continuously in the area for about close to 200 years so they stole it all and made stuff to cut down trees with it.

[@branbeggrify]

Fantastic work as always, you make the welds look so easy! Could you tell the thickness of the back of the knife? It looks very sturdy. Thank you for the video!

[@officinaferraria]

max thickness of the back is 12 mm.

[@kassiog.6595]

so you also make handles or you send the blades to other shop for them?

[@officinaferraria]

Sometimes i make a handles my own but usually i do not have time for that. This knife is for museum exhibition and handle in this case is not necessary.

[@kassiog.6595]

@@officinaferraria oh i see, thanks

[@ДмитрийЖуравлев-щ3б]

Как переводится wroth iron? Так и не понял, что это такое.