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Post by etiennehamel on Mar 23, 2012 0:06:45 GMT
i wasn't sure if i should have put it on the ancient swords forum or the medieval one so if it is not in the good place please move it.
i found this video this week about the making of a viking axe, i really like that kind of video because you see all the steps (or almost all) in making one. i find it really informative since i was wondering about the making of these.
the only thing i would change about it is having a squared end on the back of the axe head but it is my preference.
here's the video
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Post by Tendrax on Mar 23, 2012 0:55:17 GMT
I would have put it under other weapons, personally. That was pretty cool to watch, I was kind of confused for a second when he started splitting open the edge.
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Post by etiennehamel on Mar 23, 2012 1:13:10 GMT
you mean when he splited the edge to put the high carbon steel part in the softer part? i have seen an article about it somewhere. i was personally confused by the making of the socket lol it was the first time i've seen something like that. :lol:
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Post by etiennehamel on Mar 23, 2012 1:42:23 GMT
i used to look at this website for some info about viking stuff www.hurstwic.org/history/article ... ng_axe.htm really informative, there is also the viking answer lady webpage that is also interesting to read. |
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Post by ineffableone on Mar 23, 2012 2:11:02 GMT
Probably should have gone in the other weapons section with the rest of the axe stuff, but oh well. Very cool video, I am sure there are other ways to make a viking axe as different smiths get their own techniques and ideas of how to do it but this was a great video to see start to almost finished axe head. Thanks for sharing  |
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Post by ineffableone on Mar 23, 2012 2:20:58 GMT
Most axe forging I have seen they make the "socket" handle eye by chiselling in and pushing it onto a mandrill rather than splitting it and wrapping around a mandrill. So yes the splitting style done in this video confused me at first, but I figured it out quickly. Though it seems a bit of a more steps method maybe there is a reason for it.
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Post by SanMarc on Mar 23, 2012 5:28:41 GMT
Hmm, yeah, this section is up to AD500, So the Viking Age starts at 793AD So other weapons or Medieval section.
Nice vid though....SanMarc.
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Post by chopper on Mar 23, 2012 13:55:59 GMT
That was great. I wish there was more of the vido to watch.
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Post by etiennehamel on Mar 23, 2012 15:23:16 GMT
i wish so too, like the polishing and edge sharpening |
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Post by etiennehamel on Mar 23, 2012 15:26:58 GMT
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Post by williamrshort on Mar 26, 2012 15:33:33 GMT
Jim Austin has also created a longer DVD which teaches a lot more of the details of making Viking axes. Information is on his website (at the bottom of the page): www.forgedaxes.com/And on that topic, I highly recommend Jim's research and his work. If you'd like to see what Jim's axes do on flesh and bone, please take a look at our video. As part of Hurstwic's continuing research into Viking weapons and their use, we did a series of test cuts using a number of sharp replica Viking-age weapons against an animal carcass. The results were documented in video, still photos, and slow-motion video, and are shown in this YouTube video: The results confirm the devastating attacks that we read about in the sagas and see in the forensic evidence. |
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Post by etiennehamel on Apr 4, 2012 19:31:22 GMT
thanks for sharing this,i took a look at the video and i must say i am feeling more fear about those weapons and more respect too. i'm reading the website right now so i'll comment on this later  Edit: took a look at the website and i have to say i love the axe with the natural ''forge scaled'' texture! might order one that way because it looks more authentic. unless i take a forging course that is (i hope i can find someone to show me last time i asked was when i asked eyal to show me how to forge, unfortunately for me he stopped taking apprentices a long while ago  ) |
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