Forging a Witcher 3 inspired sword. part 1

"One may with it, resist many swords and other weapons; therefore in the wars it used for the defence therefore because being of itself able to contend with many it may better safeguard the same. and because of it weight and bigness require great strength therefore those only are allotted to the handeling thereof witch mighty and big to behold, great and strong in body and of stout and valiant courage." Giacomo de Grassi

[@marknickerson3645]

Freerk you almost cut that perfectly good hardness testing block in half!! Another good blade.

[@freerkwieringa275]

yes those blocks are too week these days.

[@ndbear6555]

this guy deserves more views he great

[@freerkwieringa275]

Jason Zimmer thanks

[@NineWorldsWorkshop]

Love the jigs you use with the power hammer!

[@freerkwieringa275]

thanks!

[@SkunkworksProps]

Looking good, I love the die you have on the power hammer for forging in the fullers!

[@TheSkinking]

Nice to see fullers hammered in rather than ground!

[@ChAri764]

that's bloody beautiful, you've got a great skill with your hands

[@freerkwieringa275]

Chwe Walle thanks!

[@mikeobarr8589]

like a boss per usual. Freerk you are obviously a robot overlord in waiting.

[@freerkwieringa275]

haha, when pushed too far....

[@Aleph-Noll]

Witcher 3 is a great game the weapons and armors look awesome

[@aries_9130]

Is that handle of the draw knife a repurposed bike handle bar? That would be so cool :D. Also, I love how you don't give a flying fuck about your gloves catching fire lol. Amazing blade!

[@freerkwieringa275]

i took it of a Harley parked in the street. thanks

[@aries_9130]

Hahaha :D

[@hammer6580]

Great vid, and nice to see so much forging in the blade and keeping the grinding to a minimum

[@freerkwieringa275]

Thanks!

[@NKG416]

I love leaf springs

[@wildstar669]

alweer een prachtig exemplaar. laat ik nou ook met een tweehander bezig zijn van een bladveer.toch weer wat geleerd van jouw video.

[@freerkwieringa275]

bedankt! altijd goed. Veel succes met je project.

[@abyssiner7573]

Very interesting build (And channel in general), i'm very curious to see the rest of this sword^^

[@freerkwieringa275]

it will be continued

[@abyssiner7573]

Yay :D

[@Exodus-sh5mq]

its a nice piece sir

[@freerkwieringa275]

Exodus 2017 thanks

[@kurtjohnson667]

Really like your videos. Want to start playing around with some smithing.

[@KowboyUSA]

"Storm op komst"! The best warriors will give someone else right arm to own a finely made two handed sword like this one.

[@sheep1ewe]

Another Exelent video sire!

[@Gianlol12]

4:10 shit's still hot: smoke all over your gloves lol. Amazing craftmanship again.

[@mickael.hervo.56]

Very good work!!

[@freerkwieringa275]

Mickaël Hervo thanks!

[@rwseemore1]

It would be great to know why the hot sword goes into a sand bath, why the torch is used on the blade

[@PLkarlosPL]

beautiful work :) ! How much it weighs?

[@aleksanderenoksen5290]

I love to watch you make intricate handles. Have you ever considered making a damacus swept hilt rapier?

[@freerkwieringa275]

thanks. yes I have. but there is a long list before I get there. basically i am more specialized in early designs.

[@aleksanderenoksen5290]

Im glad there is a long list of stuff to be made, and hope they all will be filmed. Looking forward to new uploads:-)

[@CoherentZebra]

How and what did you use to make your fuller tool? Im intrigued as it appears to be customs design

[@stefanilic9049]

Teach me master. Take me as your pupil ^_^

[@pippindunie3025]

Hey. Great work!!. Tell me, if you send your swords in other countries?

[@freerkwieringa275]

thanks! yes.

[@5arrows860]

Forged in Fire.

[@marijnmollee8823]

Noice

[@arturjewtuszek145]

You are an artist with amazing tallent. Please make a full movie of forging a swords from beginnig to the end. But full moovie i mind feew hours of all forging process.

[@freerkwieringa275]

like 8 hours of hammering? i tought about an uncut movie, bout it is hard to make a film this long with my mac

[@arturjewtuszek145]

this can be a nev challenge for you :) and one more question, it is possible to visit you in your workshop ? It would be an honor to meet you .....

[@freerkwieringa275]

it is possible, but the shop is in holland,

[@arturjewtuszek145]

yes i know, im living in holland :)

[@TheJaniv]

Omg that'ts amazing!!! love watching your videos and i'm learning :) What was the white powder you used on the metal before quenching?

[@freerkwieringa275]

that is borax, it seals the metal from oxygen, so there is less chance of carbon reduction.

[@teymthebeast]

Not to be rude or assuming, but would you take a comission on a set of witcher swords?

[@Draco301293]

This is amazing!! Have you ever considered making an Ulfberht sword?

[@freerkwieringa275]

Adam Owen yes I have. I am thinking of a multibar viking blade

[@Draco301293]

Freerk Wieringa ooooo brave! But sounds totally awesome! Would love to see that :)

[@freerkwieringa275]

working on the design and the method....

[@Heldermaior]

Do you teach?

[@Exodus-sh5mq]

2:29 where there's smoke...

[@zekt976]

Gorgeously made blade as always man! Love the double fuller! Did you make the fullering dye yourself? What was the powder in that tank about 5 min in?? That some kind of quench? Good job and great video! Thanks.

[@Exodus-sh5mq]

Zekt its probably metal sand

[@bwhip]

Probably lime. It insulates the blade during annealing.

[@freerkwieringa275]

Zekt yes I did. It is lime to slowly cool down the blade. It makes it soft so I can work it by hand

[@scarecrow2097]

wow this equipment must cost thousands O_o

[@freerkwieringa275]

it does. i collected is over the years.

[@waelsoliman8823]

part 2 please

[@freerkwieringa275]

it will have to wait, have to get payed 50%Q first.

[@gdhgdfhdfghgdfh]

great work, watching all of your videos (y) can i know the dimensions? always wandered about thickness of these swords :)

[@freerkwieringa275]

gdhgdfhdfghgdfh this one is 130 cm total. 92 cm blade. Thickness at base 8mm. 5 cm at base 3 cm at fuller end Strong and not that heavy for a 2hander.

[@gdhgdfhdfghgdfh]

Thanks for your answer !

[@Panzerzimmerpflanze]

Interesting - I may be completely misunderstanding, but did you freehand the tempering with the torch, or did you manage the temper with the lime/ash sprinkled on the blade just before the oil quench to control hardness/temper simultaneously? I've always thought to harden and then temper in two different stages (either differential hardening through the back/spine or in an oven), but that's partly because I don't know how to control the hardening to the degree where it isn't brittle initially. If you are getting your temper straight from the oil bath, is it largely a testing method of trying various steels with various oils, is it approximately the same between spring steels, or is there a reference sheet somewhere you follow?

[@freerkwieringa275]

the temper was with a torch, the powder is borax, the big powder bath is lime. this is for softening before hand working. I use a "mare temper" method, I remove the blade from the oil bath around boiling temperature the blad hardens until a certain point but I can still work on it until is is cooled down in the air. also the extreme strain is not put on the steel. It can be uses as a hardering/temper method in one. afterwards I temper with the torch to be sure there is no stress left in the blade. This method works well on swords and big knifes, on small knifes a different method is required because hardness is a bit lower. I use material tables for hardening and temper temperature and oil type.

[@freerkwieringa275]

also, i am always experimenting on different methods, I am not a master blade smith, so my methodes are not the "bench mark".

[@spinalgrey3600]

as long as you create the sword during such a short cutscene? (Im not good in englis waiting)

[@freerkwieringa275]

it takes 2/3 days to make a blade.

[@stephenblake3809]

why did you choose to use spring steel ?

[@freerkwieringa275]

because it is strong and flexible.

[@spinalgrey3600]

Do you now how make Damascus coper steel ?

[@freerkwieringa275]

Dawid interested?

[@josephrector8735]

what was the white powder you annealed it in?

[@freerkwieringa275]

Joseph Rector lime

[@mustafaramazanoyar3648]

Wow 5160 carbom steel :)

[@freerkwieringa275]

it is pretty good for swords and long knifes, and forgiving.

[@mustafaramazanoyar3648]

Thanks for information

[@luciuskimbrell5051]

what kind of still did you use

[@freerkwieringa275]

leaf springsteel from a car.

[@MichaelHuikeshoven]

Are you Dutch by any chance? Because I've got a college with your same name, except his name is Freek. (same last name)

[@freerkwieringa275]

jazeker.

[@robinvanschie9675]

waarom deed je borax op het zwaard voor het harden?

[@freerkwieringa275]

Robin Van Schie dit voorkomt koolstof reductie.

[@val.c6489]

What's the name of the tool at 6.04?

[@freerkwieringa275]

a fullering tool. but it is not a official name.

[@stizan24]

What's the giant metal hand?

[@freerkwieringa275]

sculpturing project.

[@stizan24]

it looks awesome.

[@thegranddragon6077]

You'll choke to death on three pounds of steel...

[@freerkwieringa275]

yes that is why i do not eat it.

[@marijnmollee8823]

But... Swords are Very illegal in the Netherlands! ???

[@freerkwieringa275]

no they are not

[@endthyselfrightlypl0x521]

not? i thought so.. wierd. well learn something new everyday!

[@freerkwieringa275]

EndThyOpponentsRightly I checked it of course. You have to be 18 and can not wear them in public spaces.

[@UrgenWolf]

can i add you in facebook? and how i can find you?

[@freerkwieringa275]

Убийца нубов sure. Check Freerk Wieringa