Big meat cleaver I just finished making

[Einar]

I felt rude asking as you said you made it for someone but it looked like such an amazing piece of work I had to ask.

You cant really ever be properly paid for you time spent on it and you risk turning a passion into a job which can turn a pleasure into a painful chore where compromises start being made. If you change your mind pm me

Not rude at all! I took it as a compliment.

 

[Einar]

Do you have your own smithing business or do you work for a company?

Were you an apprentice or just learn everything on your own?

Its just a hobby. I've never attempted to make money off it. My only apprenticeship was as a welder in my youth. After a few years of welding, I went back to school and studied engineering and archaeology where I specialised in ancient werapons. My background as a welder gave me the basic skills and knowledge I needed to make my first blades, and following various bladesmith forums and watching youtubers like Trollsky and Walter Sorrels has also helped a whole hell of a lot.

 

[Einar]

what would you say your failure to success ratio is?

I've only cracked one blade, out of maybe 15 that i have made in total. Warps are usually fixable, so I dont consider that a failure. Cracks means the blade is ruined though, unless you can grind them out completely and just make a smaller knife.,

 

[Einar]

That little bevel along the spine and choil is a really nice touch.

Thanks, it was an attempt to class this monster up a little. Like planting lilies around a nuclear power station.

 

[Einar]

I'm as hard as a diamond reading this thread. Good stuff man.

Just dont make eye contact, and its fine.

 

[Fraz]

This thread is class, great work.

 

[Einar]

This thread is class, great work.

You're class!

 

[neverwas]

And a couple of huge camp choppers, both are 1/4 inch thick with blades around 15 inches.

fuck, those are some awesome choppers!

 

[90 50]

Its just a hobby. I've never attempted to make money off it. My only apprenticeship was as a welder in my youth. After a few years of welding, I went back to school and studied engineering and archaeology where I specialised in ancient werapons. My background as a welder gave me the basic skills and knowledge I needed to make my first blades, and following various bladesmith forums and watching youtubers like Trollsky and Walter Sorrels has also helped a whole hell of a lot.

I used to watch that young Alex kid a lot for a while.

Me and my buddy in highschool started making our own knives years and years back and I was thinking about getting back into it but just don’t have the time.

We would use all sorts of scrap metal and try different stuff and make a lot of dimascus steel with random ass scrap metals, sometimes it worked sometimes it didn’t.

With the internet now available and the info at your fingertips instead of the library where we had to get it we could have really done some cool shit.

When you start forging, that’s where the “blade making “ really starts.

 

[elreece]

Seriously bro, great work. Id pay for that.

 

[HeffDoesWant]

How hard was the curve in the blade near the handle?

Looks awesome and professional.

When I was younger, it was mostly fantasy stuff, as the big double headed axe shows. That is pure Conan/D&D stuff right there. (There are some indian battle axes that look remarkibly similar, but they're about 1/10 of the weight of the one I made) As I got older and got more into history, I started to prefer historical weapons, and fell in love with viking age weapons when I studied archaeology. I'm interested in any forms of ancient arms and armour though.

What are your favourite doccos and shows on ancient arms?

Very similar interests myself but a particular focus on castles.

 

[Streeter]

Look nice....... as a guy with a home. Started like 6 years ago as s weekend timewaster. Now I make gifts for Christmas etc. Mostly just knifes n plaques. It's fun.

 

[Einar]

I used to watch that young Alex kid a lot for a while.

Me and my buddy in highschool started making our own knives years and years back and I was thinking about getting back into it but just don’t have the time.

We would use all sorts of scrap metal and try different stuff and make a lot of dimascus steel with random ass scrap metals, sometimes it worked sometimes it didn’t.

With the internet now available and the info at your fingertips instead of the library where we had to get it we could have really done some cool shit.

When you start forging, that’s where the “blade making “ really starts.

Alec Steele? I love his channel. He's one of the few that also shows the mistakes he makes along the way and how he fixes them, which is very educational. His personality can be a bit much sometimes, but I like him.

 

[Einar]

How hard was the curve in the blade near the handle?

Looks awesome and professional.



What are your favourite doccos and shows on ancient arms?

Very similar interests myself but a particular focus on castles.

Nothing on this cleaver was particularly difficult, just a ton of work because of the size of the blade.

If you want to learn about arms and armour, check out anything by Peter Johnson or Tobias Capwell. Also youtube channels like Scholagladiatoria and Knyght Errant really know their shit.

I'm not an expert on castles, but Shadiversity on youtube seems to know a lot about the topic. Does a lot of comparisons of real castles vs castles in movies, tv shows and video games.

 

[90 50]

Alec Steele? I love his channel. He's one of the few that also shows the mistakes he makes along the way and how he fixes them, which is very educational. His personality can be a bit much sometimes, but I like him.

That’s probubaly who it was.

Young kid in a small shop doing awesome stuff.

Dang, just looked for it. He has come along way since I used to watch his vids.

 

[90 50]

Nothing on this cleaver was particularly difficult, just a ton of work because of the size of the blade.

If you want to learn about arms and armour, check out anything by Peter Johnson or Tobias Capwell. Also youtube channels like Scholagladiatoria and Knyght Errant really know their shit.

I'm not an expert on castles, but Shadiversity on youtube seems to know a lot about the topic. Does a lot of comparisons of real castles vs castles in movies, tv shows and video games.

Interesting, “castles” can vary a lot, region to region and age to age.

I’ve visited quite a few around the world over the years.