Can You Melt Obsidian and Cast a Sword?

I took some user comments way too seriously and figured out how to melt obsidian and sand cast it into a sword.
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[@reeeeepuffs]

Instructions unclear There is a nether portal in my garage

[@Crit1cal]

Oh oh

[@Dot.17]

Let me in!!!

[@TheDiamondDestroyer-kc1id]

Omg bring back the dead!

[@harviyssibayan9183]

weeb gamer stop talking about minecraft this is not about minecraft

[@Donut-ul3rr]

@@harviyssibayan9183 yes, yes it is.

[@tropturd6458]

**melts obsidian** Minecraft players: *impossible*

[@roadkill236]

Are you in a great pain?

[@christophervazquez5561]

@@roadkill236 spinel

[@qwertyman1511]

What happens to items you toss into lava

[@justurbob]

SPINEL DID THEY FUSE ON U AND USE THEIR SWORD ON U *coughs*Obs*coughs*idi*coughs*an

[@nothingelseyt688]

Hey spinel try to defeat the ultimate fusion *OBSIDIAN*

[@RichWoods23]

Obsidian appears to be an excellent choice of material if you want to break crucibles and kilns.

[@CalvinHikes]

Or take video and make a bunch of money on KZbin

[@CharlesDavidWalker-qb9nm]

@@CalvinHikes that to

[@austinbrown4707]

The metallurgy classes ive taken are all telling me that this is a bad, gross idea. And it is. Obsidian is terribly brittle and you mix it with metals that have a completely different grain structure. A better way to do this would be to grind it into a fine powder and compress it (sintering), like tungsten rods. This would eliminate the need for flux and force the obsidian back into its "normal" grain structure

[@081_MM]

It is very brittle, -said every creative mode player

[@yamiyomizuki]

obsidian is a glass and glass by definition doesn't have a grain structure.

[@davidbakke9293]

@@081_MM obsidian is like the glass they use for the windshield in cars. It’s really hard, but once it’s penetrated, then it shatters.

[@thoughtsfromthebrain3805]

@@davidbakke9293 Pretty sure Obsidian is different as windshield glass is often laminated glass with 3 layers, glass/plastic/glass, so when it cracks it doesn't shatter. While side windows are often tempered glass, with the outside in compression and interior in tension, this causes it to fracture into small pieces.

[@guy-gw2cd]

"And then i hit him with a baseball Bat Witch they did not see because they only see rocks and minerals"

[@griskosamohonka4486]

False instructions. I tried to make it at home and now i'm in nether

[@martin3288]

Is the WiFi better now in the nether? Last week i could not even send pictures

[@griskosamohonka4486]

@@martin3288 Well it was better in the overworld but i can live with it

[@jawzdu5549]

Czech Gopnik i know why. You made the obsidian sword but their was a hole in the middle that got lit by using the kilt and now you are in the nether.

[@ainzwolfords3769]

lol

[@vllnv6026]

how did you sleep

[@BabaBeanis]

The next video Enchanting my obsidian sword

[@hunterofdarkness8329]

But he needs a enchanting table

[@TheDiamondDestroyer-kc1id]

The next video: Making an enchanting table

[@BluE-si6xh]

But he needs lapis

[@mxrshmallowfluffy91]

@@BluE-si6xhnext video: mining lapis lazuli

[@mousambera694]

He needs level

[@TheVoodooMaker]

You know, there's probably a reason why an entire civilization of renowned goldsmiths and architects never bothered melting obsidian, even thogh they were very fond of shaping it into swords...

[@stevelux9854]

Your mold needs to be pre-heated. The glass (obsidian) is experiencing thermal shock from the relatively cold sand in the mold, causing it to cool too quickly and break. The slowly cooling thernal mass of the mold will prevent a rapid temperature change and should prevent thermal delta as a cause for cracking.

[@whyuneedtoknow1088]

Scientists: obsidian is pretty fragile Minecraft players: R U SURE BOUT DAT

[@Skuint]

LMAO

[@thebackyardhound4584]

Lol

[@asfahawari2311]

Hahha lol

[@bradenrowan4598]

LMFAO hell yea

[@johncarlofernandez2698]

* Minecraft: obsidian is pretty strong Real life: u sure about that?

[@phnxsteve7up]

*breaks obsidian with one hit* everyone: impossible

[@frodgyofgingersnap9277]

Welp Creative mode

[@mrrainbowcatmeowmeow4463]

CAPTAIN LAPUTEN YAAAS

[@CA-ev2vf]

Obsidian is really weak in real life.

[@thebush6379]

@@CA-ev2vf dangit mojang, do your research before making obsidian so dang tough

[@konquerance6825]

Effeciency 10 diamond pick: Am I a joke to you

[@e1lmoose]

the fact you went through with all this, just because some random commenters told you to, got you in my book of mad respect

[@dennisdavis1457]

Game of thrones

[@ndgaming1880]

I am genuinely curious how much money this ended up costing in broken kilns and other costs

[@RicoLen1]

I am too, but also at how much this video has made as well.

[@antarctic8927]

Me: mines obsidian with a diamond pick This man lad: “obsidian is actually really weak” *breaks it with his hand*

[@reneko]

But he can't use his hand to break obsidian block

[@patrikk.2861]

Creative

[@reneko]

@@patrikk.2861 aw you got me

[@livinglegend4590]

This MAN LAD

[@the_danksmith134]

You can actually break it your hand! Its just that it takes like a millennium to do it

[@aaa-ky1px]

Him:*breaks obsidian with rock* Diamond Pickax: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@ssgssjaiden7404]

Him: yes you are diamond pickaxe

[@ssgssjaiden7404]

I edited this reply so u dont get my replies

[@aaa-ky1px]

ssgssjaiden it was just supposed to be a joke ;-;

[@ssgssjaiden7404]

@@aaa-ky1px ik

[@kurtdwaynediaz3163]

@@ssgssjaiden7404 bruh

[@whendricso]

You did not make obsidian, you made low grade glass. Obsidian is formed when volcanic silicate at extreme temperature comes into contact with water, cooling it nearly instantly. The strength of obsidian comes from it's crystalline structure, not from the element that it's made of. Therefore, without a furnace that gets hot enough and a n instant quench, only glass can be formed.

[@zquacky]

🤓

[@yamiyomizuki]

glass and obsidian don't have a grain structure

[@olsirmonkey]

@@yamiyomizuki not grain, basic molecular structure. Think diamond to coal

[@OnTheRiver66]

The obsidian is formed with such a high silica content that it will be glass without coming into contact with water. There is very little difference between it and the glass we see every day. I used to flint knapp both glass and obsidian and they have the same apparent hardness and strength. Nothing special except the beautiful colors.

[@varindergill1290]

@@olsirmonkey or graphite all three have different properties just because of structure

[@zakiakram2648]

I have a suggestion as steps : 1. get a large focusing lense to focus sunlight to melt a rock . 2. get obsidian in rock form. 3. use the obsidian and the lense to melt the obsidian.

[@ADisappointment1]

See this is why we can’t have obsidian swords

[@mikedanielespeja6128]

Aztecs have the macahuitl though.

[@suyash5608]

@@mikedanielespeja6128 wooden clubs studded with obsidian shards

[@almynolongergames2946]

Netherite came in clutch

[@yupme5020]

Hes a hecker!

[@Rogue_Dora]

fixter 62 its not that its becuase look ITS FREAKING LAVA HES PORING LAVA!!!

[@curtisschneider5371]

As a glass making professional of 32 years, I can safely say you are using far too much flux ( soda ash, I assume). The bubbling you observe is outgassing from the flux continuing to mix disproportionately with the silica and other impurities. Your issue with continued breakage has just as much to do with the chemistry as it does the inconsistent thickness and rapid, uneven cooling of the glass.

[@keegentilley4116]

So if done properly do you think casting obsidian would be possible?

[@rafaelperez6826]

He basically said yes

[@ayeeii5585]

Oh wow I’m only just thinking about how to start this is great info to know!! Thinking about creating shields and gear w a twist

[@MasterLGI]

I'd love to see a usable sword made from obsidian

[@samuelmarberry4761]

@@MasterLGI yes usable until you hit the first solid object 😂 I hope you are wearing safety glasses when it shatters!

[@serioushex3893]

this just makes me think of the old might and magic games, where obsidian armor and weapons were the strongest by far. all i could think of was "How?! it's impossible to work with!"

[@AvinashSewpersadh]

Magic is literally in the games title

[@geminitrash470]

If you ever give this another shot I'd suggest picking up on the methods used for lost wax investment casting. It appears as though getting a proper pore in is too tough, but if you could get a custom mold into the kelm with powderized obsidian within you wouldn't need to! After the obsidian completely melted you just need to slowly lower the temperature until room temp was achieved!

[@somegoodvibes5824]

3:47 guy on the right is literally shaggy

[@pudimjogando1198]

Lmao

[@samsum4525]

Awesome

[@iamacat9400]

Like zoinks

[@yukimori7762]

Our god has been spotted

[@JeanMC_]

Hauehauehauheua

[@sr.torrada1142]

"despite all the mythology around obsidian," *casually opens mini nether portal*

[@skzid]

Sr.Torrada what is your point this is a normal occurrence

[@kokinz6239]

10,000 x 10,000

[@darksideorbit8898]

Why is no one talking about game of thrones, this is obviously inspired from got

[@funnyvalentine7416]

@@darksideorbit8898 you have no power here

[@MarsStarcruiser]

@@darksideorbit8898 whats game of throwns, was that a sitcom?

[@StacyBaldwin-qv5cj]

Heat your vermiculite up to between °500 and. °900 before you put your obsidian blade in it. This will allow your obsidian to cool slower. This method is recommended when welding cast steel, for the affor mentioned reason.

[@mrz80]

I truly admire this level of obsessive dedication :D

[@osta1550]

Fact: hes on creative mode

[@1ne_shot]

That explains why he's breaking it without a diamond pickaxe

[@mabert2664]

Withtextures shaders and mods

[@TheRatLiker]

no hes no- redditors: die

[@sunsetsleeper]

I got a an idea that is so unprofitable that if he does it he might make profit... make a titanium blade with a tungsten carbide edge...

[@tinyfreezemans4369]

no hes herobrine

[@HazzyHazeI]

*breaks obsidian with hammer* Steve has left the chat. Edit: *I have commit edit.*

[@expectedeyeball8049]

Lol

[@erienaline2777]

Wtf why is it chat U meant Has left the game or Server Dummy it's not chat If it's chat it's could've been like what's app

[@ejenkicap7452]

@@erienaline2777 you must be fun at parties

[@erienaline2777]

@@ejenkicap7452 I never even in a party before -_-

[@yungmeningitis3702]

ItsYoGamer Gaming You haven’t even been invited to any parties? Unfortunate...

[@shadowwolf8434]

It's been 3 years but it's back in my recommended

[@noxcks8916]

Honestly am just amazed by the amount of effort you put in to try and make it work.

[@goaway1514]

He could've just installed a mod, took a stick and 2 blocks of obsidian Why is he over complicating things

[@GRUBBIEGAY]

fr

[@chineseguy7271]

Yeet

[@chineseguy7271]

Oh yeah yeah

[@iqmalaizat4916]

he tryna make one in vanilla mode

[@silentwraith3708]

Hes on console duhh

[@calebmtb]

He obviously used mods because there's no crafting recipe

[@marmqr]

Mountain Biker 256 he just cut out the part when he went into creative mode

[@hugebuffman3619]

He used tinkers construct

[@judea8454]

:O

[@joseh.749]

@Savage Squad Productions congrats my buddy you got someone to do a wrong whoosh

[@imnotusingthisanymore2300]

No shit no need to point it out

[@MikeyMystery45]

You should look into graphite crucibles and a kiln that can get hot enough to do what they call slumping. Also once you have it poured into your mold if you can ramp the temperatures down over like a 24 hr period you're much less likely to have cracks.

[@ChristopherSchreib-yn1vu]

The Astec Indians used a kind of wooden sword that had SMALL Obsidian blades attached to its edge. Although they were using Obsidian for centuries, apparently they never found any way to make large pieces of it that held up without breaking in use, although they always used it as much smaller cutting tools.

[@imkindaretarded8513]

How to make: makes obsidian blade me playing minecraft: wait thats illegal mods: hold my vodka

[@childrenofthesun471]

No just no

[@Pyrodagoattt]

@@childrenofthesun471 why

[@childrenofthesun471]

@@Pyrodagoattt because hold my vodka doesnt make any sense

[@Pyrodagoattt]

@@childrenofthesun471 Ik

[@childrenofthesun471]

@@Pyrodagoattt then what's your point

[@jhnnysins1087]

Obsidian Sword: 54 Atk Damage 30% Block Absorption Weight: 9 LBS

[@Lauren_C]

-50 durability

[@BluE-si6xh]

Your too slow

[@urieltam7995]

Durability:“One time use only”

[@nerdtopiaball5255]

Speak Kilogramm!

[@dennisnordlund902]

nerdtopia ball i speak kilogram, how about you?

[@davidgiles4681]

As I understand items and elements: Every thing has a melting point - the point in which the energy needed to break the atomic bonds of a solid and thus turn the solid into a liquid. If you reach that point, (item x) will then become a liquid. You can then (experimentally) cast said item into another item. --- As swords go (to my understanding), they can be made: by casting (pouring them into a mold) - By forging (putting heat [enough to anneal the metal (make it soft enough to form it into a blade)] and then quench it (followed by tempering it). - Add other metals - hence Damascus steel (a combination of multiple metals to make a superior steel). - Forge and fold it (to add strength and purity of the blade). The Katana is one of the most famous examples of this method. - Casting a sword has multiple problems (as I understand). Bronze (tin and copper) is poured. The two metals allow it to be. But, it is a soft metal and only by pounding the edges (thus hardening them) can you get a durable edge. Iron - can be poured. But, you will have bubbles (bubbles will cause weak spots in the blade. When another sword hits the sword, those will cause massive system failure and your sword will break.). Steel - must be forged - carbon is introduced and uniformly in the sword. (as I understand it). --- Do I understand this correctly?

[@frequencydependent1826]

I like his approach. Break something, do it again… break something, do it again. It’s sheer madness

[@hazeltree7738]

Nah you can only make obsidian weapons with a mod, sorry.

[@renn8303]

LOL

[@DeCarbonZo5979]

His mod failed alot.

[@drvissierl1404]

Your jokes are not funny

[@hazeltree7738]

@@drvissierl1404 Thank you! That's very kind.

[@mohididrees]

An Intellectual Idiot dude, the guy’s name is literally “My Jokes Aren’t Funny.” Chill.

[@adairschannel7502]

bury it somewhere to confuse archaeologists in the future.

[@radicalraccoon]

Adair's Channel I like this idea. We should troll the future more often.

[@DMM-cv5fh]

Adair's Channel LOLOLOL

[@DMM-cv5fh]

Radical Raccoon LOL as a research historian, I can attest to how confusing it would be, LOL

[@drevil8223]

Radical Raccoon lol I’m already on it i made a fake time capsule 😂

[@fmath5]

It wouldn’t confuse archaeologists for that long. We can date that shit these days

[@cody42069420]

I wonder if you cast it like gold with either a vacuum or centrifugal force to force the obsidian into the mold cavities. Might work better with such viscous fluid. Great video thanks 👍

[@josh.salles]

lol I love the creative process; it usually takes me about that many tries myself before learning techniques on how to do it the best way 👍

[@Ducktor]

6:36 No that wasn't a mistake, that's what normally happens when you melt obsidian: you opened a small temporary portal.

[@rickbgm9205]

It is actually a glitch in the matrix

[@sreedevisodanapalli1010]

But it’s supposed to be purple

[@shoooooooooooooooooo]

@@sreedevisodanapalli1010 yeah maybe the game glitched

[@shado7614]

@@shoooooooooooooooooo indeed

[@networknomad5600]

Think of all the pure energy and hours spent in this endeavor. Makes you think about how much our ancestors must've struggled and failed in metalwork before achieving anything even remotely successful.

[@notyou2353]

Which really explains why blacksmiths were so highly valued.

[@MichaelReznoR]

*glasswork

[@TeddyGNOP]

​@@MichaelReznoR the layman's process is similar enough. melt the product, pour the product, shape the product, sell the product. that melting part must've taken a damn eternity though - melting and mixing different metals and minerals until we find something useful. glasswork was a novelty, but bronze was _useful._

[@nathanieldebarros3849]

you do realize that both metalworking did not start with casting and obsidian is not metal

[@TeddyGNOP]

@@nathanieldebarros3849 bronze and copper alloys were proliferated long before ironwork was.

[@williamcunningham1669]

I love how your cat was chilling in the yard when you sped up the footage. 🥰

[@Soloong_Gaybowzer]

Normal obsidian cools very slowly, as it's formed from lava. So I'd say YES, you can cast it. And you can probably do it well. But you'll need to replicate the cooling conditions of natural obsidian. Cast the glass, but keep it under a gas forge. Slowly dial back the amount of BTUs per hour, never jumping more than 20 degrees Fahrenheit. I'd like to see how that works for you.

[@freakingamer2532]

👏👏 MEME REVIEW

[@tomxcr7820]

Why you close your channel

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It was a lwiay

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👏👏

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Thanks Poppy Harlow

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[@0-Motive-0]

VerY CoOL

[@cottoneyejoe97]

I am your 200'th like. Now worship me

[@cloudzeratul]

It was Brad 3 the whole time

[@lvhao5105]

thank you sir. Your patience is admirable.

[@douglaskingsman2565]

Wow, wonderful. You are soooo intrepid! Don't know why as a mere viewer I was so engaged to the point that every failure was just a new cheer for me to urge you to continue. In the Bronze Age, you would have been a god!

[@reisei-5530]

The comments on this video: 10% about the hardwork this man put in to this video 5% Minecraft 5% why is youtube recommending this to me 80% pewdiepie and memes

[@rolfboesjes4216]

MC KING 25% recommended minimum

[@benjaminolsson2162]

100% concentrated power of will

[@Mysterious735]

Benjamin Olsson 😂

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MC KING 100% reason to remember the name

[@BitzelBlockington]

It’s pretty much all Minecraft

[@Villeful]

Dear KZbin Recommendations: I clicked the video. Happy now? Leave us alone. Yours truly; Everyone.

[@rujeet8291]

Sherlock Sixx that dp brought awesome memories

[@Villeful]

I'm not a social experiment. What on earth made you think that?

[@joshuafuller8028]

I agree 100%

[@njcwolf4654]

Literally could've just pressed the three dots and then "Not interested"...

[@smilingdog3200]

Sherlock Sixx preach

[@jackbelinski2661]

The idea of casting obsidian is awesome! Though what I would really like to know, is how possible it is to make tools/weapons out of clay (or Ceramics) using Neolithic pottery producing methods and technology

[@Quenstar]

I read in an article ("Smithsonian?" or "Scientific American?") where you can melt chalk, and if you cool it like glass, you will get glass, but if you keep it under pressure and cool it over days, you will get something like marble.

[@prime8pe88]

Smh another pewdiepie clone

[@alphaslash]

- ポールFyz hehe

[@adelinabuckmaster5888]

r/whoooosssshhh check the dates again

[@giabao576]

r/normies

[@ibgamma2555]

Be careful guys, this video is a copie of pewds video

[@reee2326]

Adelina Buckmaster do you even know what fucking woosh means

[@mub0]

There youtube. i watched it. leave me alone

[@tertrih9078]

Mouse over the video. Three dots will appear. Click "Not interested" and the video will be removed. You can do this for any video

[@squirrelknight9768]

tertrih yea and after about 2 to 3 hours they will recommend it to you again anyway! They so that all the fucking time. They seriously recommend videos from Channels I blocked to me...

[@Uknown5700]

I love how hard he works just to answer one of our questions what an amazing KZbinr

[@jonaswerner8480]

I'm seriously impressed by this mans dedication to make that damm obsidian blade

[@Cohuatl]

This man: *Breaks Obsidian with his hands* Mojang: Wait, that's illegal

[@core3481]

Is it pronounced "mo-jang" or "mo-yang"?

[@mvalthegamer2450]

@@core3481 mo yang

[@nightfall89z62]

Where is it illegal?

[@core3481]

@@nightfall89z62 South province, China

[@nightfall89z62]

@@core3481 huh, interesting.

[@balancemeditation3157]

Masters of the old time really spent life-time research on this. It is very difficult to actually master the skill of casting obsidian. And the fact is - in the old times there were no furnaces that treated the materials slow cooling.

[@tannerhoward5974]

Maybe try to have a mold that can go into the kiln with the obsidian in it instead of pouring, then allow to cool at a slower rate by leaving it in the kiln.

[@oscarthefunnydoggo9695]

I’m really amazed how he refused to give up! I’m so happy.

[@joemama-xm4xv]

I'm really amazed how you refused to make a comment about minecraft! I'm so happy.

[@anthropyrequien6227]

@@joemama-xm4xv late you re

[@demonhunter4652]

@@joemama-xm4xv but its became real life

[@demonhunter4652]

@@joemama-xm4xv who cares about your comment

[@joemama-xm4xv]

@@demonhunter4652 who cares about yours?

[@saar5947]

Congrats you are now a meme

[@nemesisfaust]

obsidian is a chemical compost based by volcanic reactions. air vapers are not nitrogen oxygen based around a volcano, their methane-dioxide based. so the issue isnt the kelns or the crucible but the entire forge system as the room itself has to mimic that of volcanic atmospheric reactions... where whemislet barley wheat is the best, but yeah.... and you have to char it all out to make a sulfuric compost of the barley wheat for the glass toxins to breath into the sands as it courses over itself. then you can build an over sized kiln/crucible, with a emptying spout just as a volcano will have gaseous ruptures to let out expelled lava meanwhile a top source bakes and adds more into the kiln. so the kiln itself is the crucible container within the forge, and fills in a stream from a lower level as you cook the obsidian. being a flowing stream of lava to fill your casting in the proper environmental effects of the volcanic lava forge which requires oxygen tanks to be in. then the result is hardened cast obsidian. and your casting should always be larger then the desired finish. because as a glass, it doesnt finish up like other mineral blades. but cracks and shrivels where todays moderen methods would be probably to lazer etch. also the stream flow will cause lift and gain buildup... so your stream overflow has to be larger then the casting depressions as well expecting overflow, and need to be cold and broken out for a 2nd forging. as that is how to forge obsidian. which is not doable, because whemislet barley wheat is extinct! why forging original demask obsidian blades is no-longer possible and why most of them are 4000-10000 years old and in museums. where unless by some miracle, beneath the perma frost is there a whemislet barley wheat sapling or seed that would allow repopulations, could the old historic volcanic obsidian demask forges would be reborn. but this is why we do not forge obsidian. and in turn use naturally harvested volcanic densities. where different volcanos around the globe expel different natural materials from obsidian to basalt rock. but yeah... history books are cool. and despite the failed attempt, it is a good demonstrations of how hard obsidian is to work with. where the above reasons are why.

[@nemesisfaust]

and you might say pouring out out of a crucible is same as a forge flowing. but no its really not. with the dioxides in the air... and the forge cooking the properties below the lighter properties rise in the surface, and the only part that flows out, is the part that is liquid and ready to be relieved. meanwhile when pouring the whole crucible up you are inlaying in equal properties onitself in different areas. where a forge spout flow only sends the good light properties out of the spout and it already cooling in the dioxide atmosphere as it layers over itself again and again which is the start of the long cooling processes in the hostile atmosphere. as you have to treat it more like a sap, then a metal that can be managed quickly. but you can use tensile rebar to brush stroke the obsidian into a very thin layers. then it will crisp and crack... then fill forge more, then do it again. then brush stroke thin layer. then it will cool within itself and over itself. then do another layers, as you are adding layers of obsidian ontop of obsidian by liquid surface tensions within its natural environment having a slower and longer cooling processes before the previous layer completes the cooling process is how you get razor thing sheet bindings. then by the 14th layer and fill it is done. all meanwhile the forge is hot the entire time pooling in the belly ready to over flow when you add more to the kiln. using the thermal dynamics of water, but with obsidian. then when it is done... you have a 14 layer blade, with a bottom surface with many spikes that needs to be cleaned up. draw a fresh mold into the old molds place and as it is crackling as the 14 layer slab back to it on the back side. and the new base line will match the back line. then it is ready for clean up. being more like 14 miniature razor sharp blades side by side, with a rocky surface on both exterior faces. which will cut most sharpening bands. and then has to be hand chiseled for clean up. and because they were bonded in a liquid state with its natural environment, each layer is bonded with the other facing layer. a unique property of hardened obsidian in pure lava form. immalleable to rust and aging as well as super strong and super sharp, is why these 1000 year old blades are kept historically in museums as relics of a forgotten past. not so forgotten, just not repeatable for common practices, because 1 time to craft, 2 danger to resource with a lava forge, and 3 the extinct whemislet barley wheat. as what is stronger. the single blade or a million jagged edges acting as one within unity. where in myth; the harden obsidian blade would cut threw bronze and early iron blades completely. but museums wont allow practical test of relics. and making new harden obsidian is apparently impossible without sulfurized whemislet barley wheat for castings. so the practice is in itself is folklore/prehistory. aside from known tribal stone weapons.

[@samcantu24]

May I first say that your attempts at this are inspiring and congratulated. Now, for my knowledge, observations, and suggestions. Obsidian is more of a stonelike and less of a glasslike material so the process is going to need some tweaking. You don’t want to draw out the impurities as much since they are more or less essential in what makes it obsidian. I would suggest using only a little flux and relying more on the heat to melt it all together. A larger propane furnace might be better for the process. Heat it to liquid to melt together, then bring the temperature down so it’s closer to a gel like state. It will be a little more difficult to pour and mold but it will also be less prone to fracturing. Make sure the mold is well heated also. After annealing it should be in good condition. From there you can grind an edge that possible to hone or you could knap it for that serrated razors edge.

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Dead meme

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And we are proud of you buddy :)

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[@studentjohn]

Thanks for doing the experiment - it's been fascinating!

[@scottlang7271]

I give you 120/100 for effort. Well done for your persistence, even if it wasn't what you wanted as an end result. A very interesting video :)

[@marcomiclat]

I thought the title said “how to melt a Canadian”

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I found it.... The one non minecraft comment

[@rottiwun3760]

And you clicked to look at a human melting then being cast? 😂😎

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lol

[@meraybg8371]

Actually that's a good question

[@cause0ffear544]

Minecrafters rn: *I don't need sleep. I NEED ANSWERS.*

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But the phantoms

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Me at 11:06 pm no sleeeeeeeeeep

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**you can not rest now there are monsters nearby**

[@sarahdee7795]

When obsidian is melted, the molecular structure of the minerals in it change upon it liquifying, thus causing it to change color, consistency, melting temp., and angle of curvature which it will break at, causing it to become naturally sharp. What i think would be interesting is: mix iron filings into molten silicon at a ratio of Si 10: Fe 3. Then expose it to high frequency X-rays produced by a filament of Cobalt 60 metal wire excited with 1,500 Watts of electricity, for 3 minutes. There are forms of black quartz that formed in the earth, that gets its color and metallic like sound from the iron. One of the outer most electrons of the iron atoms gets knocked into the S-2 electron shell, causing the material to change color and alot other physical properties such as the silicon becoming able to produce sounds of a big, thick, steel bolt, or a sound you would expect from a tire iron, or something.

[@scythe_fresco]

Could you create an internal structure, (iron/steel wire frames) like bones, to make it more durable?

[@jordanharristunes]

*You need to be 99 Smithing to be able to craft this weapon.

[@kennyking7445]

Jordan Harris 😂😂😂

[@Nichalous]

"Throws skill cape and party hat on the ground"

[@ariondys]

Pre Grand Exchange 99. Yea... you try finding someone to sell you that much ore... anyone can get 99 after a bunch of updates.

[@MC-rn7xo]

Will Will Smith smith Will Smith? Yes, Will Smith will smith Will Smith.

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

A weapon worthy of the TzHaar, and YtHaar.

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This episode of *LWIAY* look so different than the usual 👏👏

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[@Grail_Knight]

Wow, thats amazing i had no idea you could do this with obsidian

[@ST3VI3RICHI3]

yeah...

[@Mario-vs1qm]

Yeah

[@ShannaraTech]

What???

[@freedem41]

The chemistry of glass is vital to what you were doing, and when metals are added it works best if they are already reacted as in nickel carbonate. For flux this is even more important and borax and or lithium are most likely needed. The rules are very different than metal that the glass batch has to be heated very slowly for a long time. The usual alumnia pots will often crack under the besf of conditions. If you want a pot likely to survive you will need a cubic zirconia pot which is a kind of clay and treatment with little relation to the jewelry. To actually make the piece it would be better tonget the near shape you want and press mold it as it will never run like water or liquid metal. Of course some research into chemical content and the appropriate amount of flux mignt be asking too much and the coeffecient of expansion needs to be as low as possible and the same everywhere in the piece hence the need for a long heat time and all the glass needs to be outof the pot before it is cooled or even a cubic zirconia pot will break. A real glass shop with a glory hole to even out the heat before going into the annealer would also be useful. As would a very looong annealing time.

[@chief1721]

As soon as you melt the Obsidian and add flux your base material technically stops being Obsidian. Your basically using Obsidian as primary ressource for glass making. Still pretty entertaining results and a stunning kiln breaking rate. It rather goes in the direction of glass weapons from skyrim. Glass weapons that look and work like actual metal blades will always be a fantasy thing, as cool as they are. Glass is hard and super sharp but with hardness comes brittleness, too. Metals on the other hand are not as hard (at least most bronze and iron alloys are not as hard as glass) but offer flexibility instead. They can take a beating without breaking to some point.

[@JustinY.]

Is this Minecraft 2?

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Justin Y. Yes it is, man. Yes it is.

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Alexa, play minecraft 2

[@donc815]

Yes.

[@Dougmarantz]

You commented on pewds new video

[@chrishansen7004]

It's just heavily modded skyrim

[@GhostIy_Games]

Imagine seeing something that looks like honey but it’s actually lava

[@johngalt671]

Thats how God made my ex wife.

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*S I P P I N G S O U N D S*

[@oilmonkey4021]

It more looks like Taffy than honey

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FORBIDDEN HONEY

[@donaldtrumpuncensored6728]

No-one can criticize you for your level of dedication!

[@ernestrost4069]

You tried and tried. Good to see the hard work that was put in. Maybe you can try again if and when you get more info on a better way to make it happen. Thanks for the vid.

[@seemonyelda1416]

"Can we COPYSTRIKE Obsidian guys"

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Seemon Yelda .::;/;’,,.,m.

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Oh yes he's getting demonitized now

[@Makakaka]

Poor pewds editing his own video love the lwiay intro!

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[@DomManInT1]

It is always fun watching someone who has no clue trying to do something and totally failing at it. Thanks. By the way, you are attempting to do something in hours that takes days or weeks or months in nature.

[@chucklasher6061]

I see this was five years ago but I just came across this video. I was wondering if you had a mold that you could heat up to the point of melting the obsidian inside of it and then letting it cool. That way you have pure obsidian and you wouldn't have to pour it.

[@gabedababe3007]

Minecrafters: *_Wait, that's illegal_* (I am trying to hit 50 subs! :D)

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Download mods lol

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wtf i dont remember making this reply

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I just commented this xD. We have the same mind

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it is

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Good one

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there KZbin i watched it

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Lillian Bass why is it still in your recommendation feed?

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Lillian Bass stolen comment?

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Star Butterfly stolen reply?

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[@exosisyphus]

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[@woodzyfox4735]

Try a 10% flux mix, sand mold vertical, pour in from top then drop in water with in 15 seconds.

[@pwar1686]

subscribed for the unbelievable effort just to make something you knew was a fail but did it anyway for the viewer.

[@mr.moonmn9040]

Can you make a vid showing how to enchant our newly crafted sword with sharpness IV?

[@Papa-.-]

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[@robertpepelnjak]

Can Mojang add obsidian tools now?

[@lukeee9610]

bane of arthropods

[@tlotro625]

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It's sharpness VI (6) IV is 4

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*but can it do this*

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*plop*

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No u

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Nobellium Uranium

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Let's get this comment to 399 likes

[@NewbyTon]

I contribute

[@Verradonairun]

You can, but you need to use the Czochralski method to produce it as a single, large crystal. That would also make it a lot less fragile.

[@lhartatt]

Japanese have a process when making a specific type of pottery. Original temperature very slowly reduced over time- much time. They do this by building multiple fires of slowly diminishing temperature. The apparatus begins on a slope with the highest point at the highest temperature , next step is to lower the pot done one step to a slightly lower temp then repeat that step until the lowest step is reached, thereby achieving a pot temp that will not crack . Doubt if that will work for obsidian since it is not much good for a blade in the first place. But you might achieve a solid obsidean blade. Then buy a knife with a steel blade for actual use.

[@tamirtiger2453]

Snaps obsidian in half Me: Wow his hands are made from diamond pickaxes

[@razmerade4072]

@Polina Si That's exactly what he said...

[@sledgetable172]

his hands are stronger than supermans xd

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@@razmerade4072 Whoosh

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[@jehovahsfitness3151]

Enchanted that is. Look how fast it broke

[@pearlyp9898]

I'm gonna be honest, I don't understand a thing of what's happening and how it works, but this is still truly fascinating. I didn't realise how complicated such processes could be.

[@suprafluid3661]

Pearly P Obsidian is dirty glass rock mixture you find in nature. Melting and skiping of the dirt is what he does. Yet the dirt in the glass stops him from making anything useful. Yet as you see he eventualy gets a dirty glass sword.

[@lordcookies4451]

I'm still confused

[@user-yn8wq4oi8w]

Pearly P guy in green looking like shaggy

[@bluedevilx9105]

This guys an idiot.. I dont get why this man even tried it. Obsidian on it's own cuts finer than steel. You can definitely make a short sword out of obsidian. But traditionally they would only last one encounter with an enemy. Because they would stab thier target and break it once inside.

[@flamingogh_]

boris kolesnikov big dirt nature glass melted down makes a big dirt glass sword.

[@jasonfirewalker3595]

Thank you. Ive always wondered if this was possible. I think you just have to find the right active volcano.

[@recursr1892]

let me recap the nerdie part what I learned from video & comments: -Obsidian is a glas. A glas is a phase, not a mineral, and different minerals can enter a "glas" state when they cool down very fast. -Typically, Obsidian is often from quartz (Siliciumdioxid), and in pure state, quartz melting point is around 1700C°. So you need a flux to lower the temperature. -HTME used lot's of this "white powder" as flux, someone guessed it's baking soda, natriumhydrogencarbonat, that has a melting point of ~850C°. -But even with this, the melting point was too high and HTME had problems getting the glas melted on around 1200C° that he can achieve in his kilts (?). -So likely the obsidian- it can consist of different minerals, had a high share of pure quartz/siliciumdioxid) or another high temperature mineral. -This flux was responsible for the "bubbles" at the begin of cooling the glas- Baking soda emits plenty of CO2 when it's activated- so another flux might not have had that problem. -The cooling phase is critical for this obsidian like any glas, and has to happen very slowly- but even with the equipment from the Professionals, it crackled, so likely the sandbox was the problem and should be preheatened to the degree possible before the glas can be molded and then put into the anneal box for a slow cool down. -So the process that works pretty well with iron doesn't work that well with glas, as it has other flux and the molding leads to high tensions in the material that require a slower cooldown, like for terracotta pots- not so fast that it crackles, but fast enough that no crystallization can happen- tricky! Very interesting learning case, thanks for this high efforts and beeing so insisting on the topic! imagine, Egyptians found already a way to make glas in 2500BCE (according wikipedia)- amazing!

[@NINJATURTLECSO]

*OKAY KZbin I WATCHED IT LEAVE ME ALONE NOW ALRIGHT?*

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Apostolos Petkoglou xD

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Ikr

[@ephraimboateng5239]

Lol

[@andrewsebastian568]

Hahahaha

[@PigeonFlare]

i know right lmaoo

[@beltog]

Does this mod work for 1.14? if so can someone send me the link pls?

[@scheremy]

I think it only works for 1.7.2, but you can search it with this name: "Mo' Swords"

[@KA3MakeItUnique]

I'magines if someone actually sends a link

[@AetherSphere]

But its pretty glitchy right now, i suggest you wait for the patch. In the meantime, try the realistic nether mod OH! Btw that one corrupts your save data so be sure to copy a world before playing

[@Redvictory612]

Sorry, the newest mod was from 5 years ago so it won’t work

[@therandomperson3137]

No it actually works on 1.13 U need to download this mod: How to make everything (developer) Mod: OBSIDIAN SWORD.MADE I hope i helped u :)

[@dixoncider186]

If you had a graphite mold you could heat it to red hot so that instant thickening won't happen making it easier to take shape of the mold

[@rickkarrer8370]

Great effort. It came out nice considering how hard it was to produce.

[@alphatoast5242]

Comment section: MINECRAFT Me: remembers when this video was a meme

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AlphaToast wait it was

[@KaNoot_]

@@wowzers8853 Indeed it was

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@@wowzers8853 it was on everyone's recommended feed,so much so it started to get annoying

[@Choinkus]

I got it a handful of times and didn't really care to watch it, but now I ran into it again and I'm watching it because it seems interesting

[@undercover2915]

I was watching pewsdiepie liwy 45 and this came