Ewart Park Bronze Age Sword

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[@BronzeAgeSwords]

Thanks for all the interest you people i hope to do more stuff when things fall into place and i want to thank Skallagrim for helping me get knowledge out to you, i hope to show hardness of different alloys but in the mean time here is how they made them 3000 years ago "Liquid Fire" to Metal Sword in minutes! - A History of Ancient Britain - Ep4 - Preview - BBC Two

[@VicariousReality7]

Where is your payment info? Mårten KALIX

[@reinhardo4118]

man i wish i could hire you to read me bed time stories

[@User-wj7vx]

Novislav Đajić will soothe you with his accordion

[@ungeg8134]

i’ve seen too many slavs today

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

If any one is interested i am posting on face book as "bronze age swords" you can see what i am working on and other bronze sword related stuff

[@linkxsc]

+168windmillroad Curiosity, As I plan to purchase one of your fine pieces of art, perhaps sometime early next year. So I watched the Skallgram video where he tests the sword you send, and this video about its design, and I was curious. You bent/straightened and hammered the sword to work harden it, and left the hammer marks in intentionally. I do wonder though. Would a polished sword, constructed the same way, have been stronger? In college for engineering, and on material science we spend an awful lot of time talking about the importance of surface finish, and breaking sharp edges and filleting corners to make things stronger in general. Doing tensile tests for example, a piece of steel thicker, but with a minor surface blemish will break significantly faster and at much less stress than a piece half the thickness. And all the hammer marks I can only think of as being tons and tons of points for stress to get concentrated in the blade. Now I realize it really doesnt matter too much as even with destructive testing, you're not likely to snap a bronze blade ever, where you might an iron or steel. But I am curious.

[@megastoejoe]

+168windmillroad is this Neil from the video's youtube account? if so, i like your video's sir, if you have time to produce more i'd happily watch.

[@Nasmr1]

You should upload more videos. Not only is your voice chill, you can provide some really interesting content!

[@gnydron]

Stannis!!!

[@incanusolorin2607]

His voice is just SO chill!

[@broefkip]

Unbelievable this absolute gem of a video was out there for 6 years and I just now found it.... Absolutely loved the video!

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

good stuff might get some more if things go well

[@User-wj7vx]

absolutely beautiful swords

[@getsomebud]

You rock, man

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

just done two films and will up load them in July

[@lukeaudet8760]

Another one of Skallagrim's fans here. This is a beautiful sword. I would like to thank you for allowing me to see such an excellent weapon and to see it tested to its limits. This was an awesome opportunity to see a sword smith and a swordsman come together and learn a great deal about an ancient weapon.

[@EIixir]

Better than a BBC documentary. Great video!

[@xpointkiller]

You are a great and amazing craftsman!

[@pabooth88]

You are a true master

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

two films just been finished :-) will post them in a few weeks

[@EnigmaNL]

It would be really interesting to see how these swords are made! There are plenty of videos showing how steel swords are made but I've never seen one with bronze swords.

[@kinsmallgaming774]

EnigmaNL "Liquid Fire" to Metal Sword in minutes! - A History of Ancient Britain - Ep4 - Preview - BBC Two look it up and you'll see a bit of it

[@EnigmaNL]

Kinsmallgaming Thanks! Neil is in that video as well!

[@kinsmallgaming774]

aye he is at that and it's worth getting a sword, thier stunning, got one a while back for a friend and it felt great in the hand

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

Kinsmallgaming i am pretty busy until next year

[@kinsmallgaming774]

Oh aye, but one should expect to wait for a quality sword. Want something cheap and heavy go to Deepeeka one of theirs is 61 cm with a 43cm blade and it's about.1,8 kg according to site. Looks somewhat like your Urnfield but nigh on a kg more is insane

[@TheNickHorton]

Brilliant....get ready for 1000's of subs. First request....workshop tour please old bean ;) Thanks and I look forward to more videos.

[@Thrand11]

This is Thrand! Great video love testing your bronze on our channel it is superior!

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

ThegnThrand a sword is only as good as the man who uses it, its been a learning journey for us both

[@RawrJustJames]

You should make more videos. Smithing is extremely intriguing to me, I'm not sure why, I think it might be the history behind the profession

[@nelg2]

Seconded!

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

its in the pipe line maybe in july i will show clay molds and a few other swords i am hoping to go into museums and show the real ones close up

[@RawrJustJames]

Sounds like a good plan, I look forward to it.

[@gilzineto]

168windmillroad Please do it, I loved the video!

[@Gubalicious]

I could listen all day. Please make more videos! Perhaps one about Ulfberht

[@ArchaeoastronomyDatabase]

🌓⚔️🌗 How absolutely serendipitous! I have followed your work for a while now, and I am a huge fan!

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

drop me a line via FB have some thing astronomical to look at #

[@isodoublet]

What a beautiful piece of History.

[@Dis236]

Wow. I would love to have him as a grandpa. Imagine it, going in his workshop as a kid, watching him froge and make swords and listening to him telling stories about ancient swordmaking techniques. It would be amazing.

[@daemondan666]

Your voice has a weirdly soothing quality to it. I came here from the Skallagrim abusive test of the unpolished blade you're talking about here. You're awesome, man, keep up the beautiful craftsmanship.

[@jimmyggh1]

Great video! Love the history!

[@jcharlesbayliss]

what a lovely charming man you are Neil Burridge !

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

+Charlie Bayliss thank you maybe we will cross paths one day

[@nealsterling8151]

You should definitely do more videos! This content is highly fascinating and i'd LOVE to see more Videos about how to cast Bronze and Bronze sword/weapon design in general.

[@GGAndersson]

Excellent craftsmanship. You should be proud. I would love to see how these beautiful swords were made.

[@L00NGB00W]

These are amazing man! I hope to see more of your work!

[@AlexThomson1000]

That was cool of you to give away a sword for testing like that =)

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

it had to be done

[@gommechops]

What a beautiful sword, the fully polished blade is just hypnotic. The rich warm colours and light on it is just otherworldly. Beautiful.

[@falken5688]

Beautiful

[@cameronsprague101]

Please make more videos you're really easy to listen to, and interesting.

[@snakething87]

Great video, its always nice to see the craftsman explain his creation and the history lesson was incredibly interesting. I hope you put out more videos C:

[@alessioyautja612]

I would like to thank you, Neil, for sending this beautiful sword to Skallagrim with the full understanding that it would not survive the encounter. It takes a true master craftsman to offer their work up to be so thoroughly scrutinised, especially with such a beautiful tool, such as you created. I also appreciate that you left it with the forge markings to help illustrate the required form of the blade and the work that goes into shaping that form. Very nice music in the intro as well, it reminded me of singing bowls :)

[@Sterl500]

I'm here from Skallgrim's channel and I'd like to thank you for the chance to see such amazing work. These bronze blades are magnificent marvels of ancient engineered crafts and blacksmithy. These are wonderfully functional works of art and I'd love the chance to own one some day.

[@damianskrok1731]

645 likes and 0 disllikes on a 16702 views video? 0 DISLIKES?! I agree, this video is very interesting and informative, there's no reason to not like it :)

[@HipposHateWater]

Neil Burridge is a wholesome treasure.

[@ivyssauro123]

Incredibly interesting!

[@otherhervey]

I'm usually not that interested in weapons, but this was fascinating.

[@Masterofmonotony]

You have a very calming voice, you should keep doing theese videos very relaxing and interessting!

[@skyborne80]

If Mr. Burridge was my teacher in everything, I'd have gotten straight A's in high school!

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

made me laugh thank you

[@LyricBent]

Fascinating and beautiful stuff. Thank you very much!

[@PyreVulpimorph]

Hello Mr. Burridge, I commend your work! I discovered you through Skallagrim's khopesh and Ewart Park testing videos, so hooray for free publicity! :D I am in no way an expert in metallurgical engineering, but I had an idea about strengthening the blade so it bends less. You mentioned flexing the blade back and forth to work harden it, but have you ever tried "stretching" the blade by hammering it thinner and longer? I draw the idea from modern cold rolling techniques in which the metal is literally squashed into long strips to harden it... seems like a similar technique could be applied to a forging hammer, and might alter the grain structure to give the sword a greater springiness than flexing back and forth could. Or I could be completely wrong, who knows. Speaking of modern techniques... would you consider it a corruption of your craft to use more modern alloys like phosphor bronze? After all, phosphor bronze is still just a tin bronze that's been fully deoxidized with phosphorous. It's significantly stronger and tougher than ordinary tin bronze, as wrought phosphor bronzes up to 10% tin are used commercially as spring alloys, and from what I've read the melt is significantly more fluid, eliminating the need for any lead. The addition of tiny quantities of chromium and iron (less than 1.5%) also seems to greatly improve the grain structure that reduces or eliminates porosity in the cast, thereby further improving both it's strength and ductility. Being fully deoxidized, a phosphor bronze can be annealed longer and at higher temperatures (though still not hot worked), allowing the bulk alloy reabsorb most of the brittle "bronzite" crystals that form between copper and tin when cast, thus allowing higher quantities of tin than normal. If annealed and homogenized at 700-750 degrees Celsius for several hours, then copper should be able to fully absorb up to 13.5% tin as a single phase. Just for sake of example, you could have an alloy that was about 85% Cu, 13.5% Sn, 0.75% each Fe & Cr, and a residual trace of P. Still very near historical bronze in composition, but with improved mechanical properties. Don't get me wrong, I'm _not in any way_ criticizing you or suggesting this is what you "should" be doing. I know you're crafting historically authentic Bronze Age weapons, and thus may not be interested in using non-historical alloys or modern techniques. I applaud you for the work you do. I was just curious if you've ever experimented with other methods or different alloys. Cheers! I hope to actually own one of your swords some day! =D

[@carloko08]

wow dude your idea is incredible, im not a metalurgic enginer too but your idea is very good, even with some modern improves an object of the bronze era still can be called like that, i will try to do your idea, maybe a good thing born it :D greetings

[@yusoffm3472]

A thorough explanation about bronze sword. Now to watch the test.

[@AFpaleoCon]

You need to make more videos this is absolutely fantastic.

[@DavidVolta976]

Thank you, this is a great video, very informative and you're the best bronze blacksmith I've seen

[@darryl7527]

A great video! love hearing from you about your work.

[@chopperking1967]

Thank you so much for giving me a look into your expertise. I very much enjoyed and appreciate it sir!

[@innovativeatavist159]

I eagerly await another video from you Mr. Burridge. This is rich content presented in a truly entertaining and oddly relaxing manner.

[@TheBanditBren]

Wow. All of the sudden I feel an urge to learn about this part of history. Inspiring video!

[@geekparkingonly2802]

Great video

[@andreklinge4052]

You should do more video's mate.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

i agree i should

[@victoraces1420]

Yes, please. I really enjoyed this.

[@sandragruber4596]

Thanks for this great video. You should do more about those topics, In under 15 min., I learned more than in an hour on the TV. :-)

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

Another Ewart park sword test covering cutting and use Understandings about Bronze Age Swords Part 1 Basic Use and Test vs Single Chicken

[@Bill0341xx]

Do you ship to the USA

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

+Bill Lommel yes it has been known

[@italianduded1161]

ASMR bronze age

[@45calibermedic]

Thank you, Mr. Burridge, for producing such an informational video for us. I know that I am not the only one who would love to see more from you. Maybe there are some comments you could make on the various spear heads that you've researched?

[@Tymdek]

Amazing craftsmanship, that is. I sometimes think of learning how to make swords (and other weapons and tools made of bronze/iron/steel/stone/wood etc.) when I'm older. Seems very interesting to me.

[@MannenFromNorth]

This is really cool

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

glad you like it

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

The possibility of a new film draws closer after loaning a sword to local film makers

[@ottovonbismarck7646]

the only problem I have with this when her days that you can't learn the use of swords through a book, but that's how people use to learn how to use swords during the olden times.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

+Connor Odum i meant you can only learn sword fighting from from people who know how too do it, as in a physical activity

[@NORTH02]

Love the video! I just started casting some artifact reproductions.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

good stuff glad its inspired you, just made the connection to your channel

[@AmyLeesPetWookiee]

This is awesome. Please do make more videos if you can! Thank you! I hope you are well, take care.

[@royalewithbees6541]

Loved the video, you seem like a really cool bloke, I love your creations and I'm grateful for you sending one to Skall, it was awesome seeing your sword in action and I love history so your explanation of the sword was really appreciated and I hope you make more videos sometime, I'll definitely be keeping my eye out!

[@whimby2098]

my only regret is one video, i want more sword bob ross

[@alexp4278]

I found this video highly enjoyable, and im definitely going to visit your site. Id seen skallagrims review of your khopesh and was very interested, but this video has made me even more interested. Beautifull weapons.

[@Snoc75]

Great and incredibly informative video thank you. The blades you make seem amazing, i have never seen much on KZbin or anywhere about bronze swords. You should really show your work on KZbin. And it was great of you to give the blade to Skallagrim for testing. Subscribed thanks.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

i am doing my best to get more people into bronze age stuff

[@Snoc75]

That's great I'll be watching. Thank you.

[@TheBanditBren]

168windmillroad Pretty sure I found your website. You should put links to it on your videos and in your youtube channel. Good work!

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

i would but my web guy is rather busy at the moment so its a case of as and when

[@Snoc75]

Well good luck i'll be waiting for your videos.

[@Wynterloverr]

it would be soooooo cool if you did more

[@filmsbydiek7316]

Neil, your work is beautiful! I'm new to bronze swords, I'm working on my first and I have a question: What is the technique for hammering/forging the edges? I would like to try this if possible and would love some tips. This video is invaluable!! Thank you for showing how the pommel attaches, that has been driving me crazy as I haven't been able to find any information about that.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

glad you like the video, i keep stuff close to my chest especially edges as every one else es edge are shit and i want it to stay that way :-)

[@filmsbydiek7316]

@@BronzeAgeSwords I can respect that! Keep up the good work. :-)

[@reptiletheinvisible6921]

Found out about you from skellagrim. Amazing stuff you're doing!

[@Jeremiah90526]

I am pretty sure skallagrim liked seeing the hammer marks (seriously, if you order one of these swords, can you ask for it unfinished like that, it looks more beautiful to me with the hammer marks). Also holy crap it was good. Only test it was bad in was the parry against modern steel sword test, and then it just nicked the blade. I would love to see how a bronze axe stacks up against a steel axe though.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

Its always best to contact me though my web site

[@siouxsettewerks]

Great, great, Fabulous first video, sir! Well shot, clear and soothing voice, detailed explanations with no fumbles! Very didactic, very informative! it leaves me wanting for much, much more! How well and how much is the hilting of different bronze swords types known? Are there any perfectly preserved hilts, like maybe bog finds? Where should one look for documentation on such matters, any reading you would suggest on the matter of bronze age swords in general or subtypes in particular? Any source info of metallographical analysis of such swords, and more hints of how these were cast? Were the swords made one of a kind, or in (short?) "series"? Was it first sculpted in wax, then cast, and what might have been the refractory they used for making the molds, or was it most probably produced by making a pattern, wooden or otherwise, and then by making sand molds from it, a "smith" making a great many of the same? Have there been archaeological finds of identifiable bronze age foundry sites? Have a nice day!

[@scarecrow2097]

it is amazingly similar to the NAUE2 sword!

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

+the scarecrow kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXyYnp-NmNSpgNU

[@scarecrow2097]

+168windmillroad Ah I see the differences now

[@pamtnman1515]

Lesson 1: Normal humans walk armed at all times.

[@HeadCannonPrime]

I can't believe this guy doesn't have ANY other videos. makes me sad.

[@VIpown3d]

I would like to see how you actually make the edge. I understand it is not the regular way and i really want to learn do it myself. Great work by the way

[@VIpown3d]

6 years later. Didnt learn it

[@VIpown3d]

9 years later. Still havent even tried

[@Whatshappening2024]

can you do a video forging one? I would love to one day buy a furnace and practice this kind of work.

[@TheHeraldOfChange]

Neil, I've really enjoyed your videos. You have a seriously good, in depth knowledge of the subject. I am in awe. and watch over and over again. :-) Now, I would like to tap your knowledge and issue an insightful inquiry, if I may. How would you apply, all your knowledge, to the fabrication of a Cossack Cavalry Sword, but made out of bronze? That is, taking into account the limitations of the material, and, the design elements of the sword. Lastly, I've been searching, but haven't found, please redirect me if it is so, where is there a video on the making of your portable forge that your take everywhere with you? Best wishes. TT

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

Hi Tsc Tempest its best to drop me a line though my web site cheers Neil

[@avvvqvvv99]

More than 700k views on the Skall video, that's a clear signal that people want to see your work!

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

ah the gods favor me ! its a good sign

[@morten1975dk]

I wonder if the Ewart Park sword is found outside the British islands too. Scandinavia and central Europe?? Exports maybe

[@Leftyotism]

🙂👍

[@jetzenijeboer4854]

I have often seen old bronze statues looking a bit "spotty". If you've seen many old bronze objects you probably know what i mean. I wonder if that could be caused by re-crystalisation of tin. Or would it be micro-organisms causing it?

[@rogerbennett]

168windmillroad I've not got a large firepit but my crucible will hold enough metal to cast a bronze sword with those weights. Do you recommend I try and cut a wooden blank myself, or is that the sort of thing I can buy or get made by an expert?

[@Del350K4]

Thank you, l68windmillroad, for posting this very satisfying video. I´m delighted that details such as the change from casting "point uppermost" to "point down" are so well documented and that in this case the reason behind this change is so well understood. Lloyd, of the channel Lindybeige, remarked in one of his videos that there was a transitional period in the design of bronze spear heads during which these had both sockets and tangs. I cannot imagine how they´d have cast such a thing - in fact, I can´t seem to get any hard information as to how plain old socketed spear heads were cast. Surely the lost wax method would have been too labour - intensive. Could they have used a two-part stone mould with a separate stone plug to fill the tapered void where the haft would fit? Which way up would they have done it? I´d be grateful for your thoughts.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

The film was my own ramblings and have to confess i am not aware of other documentation on the reasons casting though the tip or hilt , most molding is clay and the cores are too and not lost wax not sure where you can look for spear casting info other than books and lots of drawings and a trip to loads of museums

[@Del350K4]

I asked an archaeologist friend and, after a moment´s thought, she said that the question had never occurred to her. She promised to ask a few colleagues but it seems to me that you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned the yawning gulf between the mainstream archaeological community and practitioners of historical and prehistorical skills. I suppose this is why we need the Skallagrims of this world...

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

It could be said that i have cast a few swords and spears in my 17 years exploration and maybe the Gods favor me enough to have shown me a vision into the great bronze working unknown

[@MickeyCuervo36]

I'm curious as to what the thickness of the blade is. It looks to be something like 4 or 5 mil, but I'm just guessing. Also, do you think the handles were ever wrapped in leather or cordage, or were they just left as the bare wood?

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

+Miguel Cuervo they get thicker towards the handle 2 to 3 mm at the tip the 10mm by the handle few wooden handles survive so it may have been

[@Wingnut-nm2ym]

8:35 THE NUMBERS MASON, WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

[@fergochan]

Great stuff here, Neil. I've gone and watched a bunch of other videos with you in them and you really know your stuff. I'm curious about that story at the end of the sword broken in half, with the halves buried miles apart. Do you know where I could read up on it further?

[@quegames4786]

I'm curious when I visited Greece, I went into a Museum with Mycenea swords about 3ft maybe longer, they were bronze. I'm wondering what you could tell us about these

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

They were probably Ci type rapiers long skinny blades with bold rib down the middle some think they were used with another dagger and some think they were used with a small shield. ! am not the best person to ask about they use but the sword are always very finely finished quite often with gold and ornate stone for a pommel

[@Andrew-zu7yn]

Amazing work and it is wonderful to see someone carrying on the art of redsmithing. Not sure if you read the comments but if you do would you share what alloy of bronze you're working with?

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

Hi Ben i use 12% tin copper which i make my self many late Aegean swords were made in this mix

[@Andrew-zu7yn]

168windmillroad Ohhh Clever, just past a point where you cross into a double transition point.. =3 Have you noticed any difference in physical properties if you quench the heated metal as appose to letting it anneal? Also you gonna be uploading anymore videos? Would love to see the casting process.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

Ben Frazer bronze is complex and i am still learning, but understanding it does help with better blades yes i will make some films when time allows i tend to not show how i cast them unless i am doing bronze age

[@patrickbrett66]

Hi Neil, hoping to make it to your talk in StJust on the 9th I believe it is, out of curiosity how much would you charge for a straight from the mold sword blank, I only ask as I am interested but don't have much money and wondered if doing all of the hammering and finishing of the blade myself would save me some money? Fingers crossed I can have a chat with you when you finish your talk.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

best call me 07813441767 cheers

[@patrickbrett66]

There's a slim chance of me actually attending now, my landlord just gave us 2 months notice to move out :( Appreciate the reply and if I do meet up I will say thanks in person.

[@CarlProductionsInc]

These are really beautiful swords. Do you ship to Canada? I am looking to purchase a sword later in the year.

[@Tomartyr]

Do any of the European swords on Bronze-Age-Swords have the lens cross-section you talk about in this video?

[@VicariousReality7]

yes! i found your channel I wanted the myceneans, expecting good things

[@Uatemysoul]

Now this is a odd question but can you Forge weld bronze? Does it have to be fluxed like steel or does it weld to its self without being that clean like iron? Or is it simply cast rather then forged at all ? Are the hammer blows on heated metal or are they done cold? What temperature does it burn at? I have too many questions I'm sorry.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

this type bronze can only be cold worked (forged) as it becomes brittle with heat, there are some bronzes that can be hot forged like iron but i guess you would have to do it in an oxygen free atmosphere to stand any chance of it joining but i think its unlikely, thats why you can use bronze as a mold material for casting bronze they dont stick. There is evidence they welded bronze by running liquid metal past the joint until it fused So the answer is no it cant be forged like iron and hammer welded and yes its cast as a liquid but cold Hammering will harden it

[@Uatemysoul]

168windmillroad Must have been interesting for people in that time trying to figure out how to work the metal. . I have got to look more into this, thanks for your time your swords are beautiful.

[@Phyatmahn]

Someone should try the same basic design but instead of bronze used patterned damascus and really temper it

[@lusolad]

i want one of your swords.....

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

best keep an eye on my FB page "bronze age swords"

[@evias9943]

Where does the Limehouse sword fit in?

[@gilzineto]

A question, would a aluminun bronze sword be stronger than a just bronze sword?

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

i dont know and its not relevent, they did have some odd mixes of copper tin and lead with some trace metals but most lumps of bronze look the same when cut so its impossible to guess its alloy content to the last % but bronze age metal workers would have had a good idea when meting scrap bronze

[@Elbowbanditest2003]

How much would it cost if I was to buy one and do you sell them?

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

website and FB you can catch up on me

[@Elbowbanditest2003]

@@BronzeAgeSwords ok thanks I'll have to wait a year till I'm 18 though. seriously considering it.

[@ThermalDynamicSevices]

Is there any way for someone in America to purchase one of these swords?

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

just email me, which is on my web site

[@ThermalDynamicSevices]

+168windmillroad thanks I sent you an email

[@LaputanMachad]

steven weeks Which sword did you order?

[@douro20]

Are you a registered conservator?

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

no