WEIRD WEAPONS - Final Fantasy Sword!

[@scholagladiatoria]

This one was so much fun, but I have to admit that it was REALLY REALLY difficult restraining myself from hitting something with it. I felt sorry for the table.

[@mitcharcher7528]

Throughout the entire video, I hoped you would.

[@vivianevans8323]

Yeah, I could see you were raring to have a go!

[@riyadislam3441]

No Final Fantasy or sword fan(casual or otherwise) would have been able to resist swinging that.

[@Luziferrum]

This flail in the background got me excited as well. Can we hope for smashing pumpkins pt. 2 this Halloween?

[@cypherfunc]

I was really hoping for some montante drills 😄

[@koticneutralftw7016]

"It's 18 lbs". Me: yeah, looks it. "And it's hollow." Me: *spits out coffee.*

[@RallycrossGT]

and it's a 1-hander, according to the main character in the game :D

[@erminos8628]

I wish to know how much it would have weighed solid tbh

[@bytemixsound]

@@erminos8628 I'd guesstimate another couple kilos if the hollow section was solid, so maybe 9 to 10 kilos total weight?

[@OfficialDjTalksick]

@@erminos8628around 28-36 lbs

[@cabanvillanueva]

18 pounds of feathers?

[@seth6059]

I don't think a blacksmith/armorer could ever obtain a greater compliment to their work, than to have their work displayed in the Tower of London. That's amazing and good job Tod.

[@euansmith3699]

I don't think that a renegade could ever obtain a greater compliment to their work, than to have their head displayed in the Tower of London. 😃👍

[@mitchpw2996]

Agreed to both haha

[@asherroodcreel640]

Isn't age one of the main factors? Also they could get kill in a sock by my dad

[@loganwolfram4216]

Props to Square Enix for knowing exactly who to hire to make something like that.

[@eualeman]

It’s all On KZbin now so it’s a self advertisement at this point

[@idrnkwindex1664]

fun fact from the FF16 side...that sword is actually a family heirloom, so the idea that it was a regular sword with "some sort of cladding" is totally believable

[@_aullik]

Having your work in the Tower is something you can add to your resume.

[@elio7610]

Quite an understatement.

[@UnfollowYourDreams]

Quite an achievement!

[@mitcharcher7528]

At this point, Tod’s resume would be: Hi, I’m Tod. “You’re hired.”

[@regulus6773]

It’s much more than that. He’s a legend now!

[@tshykdghost996]

@@mitcharcher7528 "Hi, im Tod. I have a trebuchet."

[@Toumoriryuu]

I tell you, if these game companies want to advertise to me, this is how to do it. I have not paid the tiniest bit of attention to any type of advertising for 20 years, but this... hell yeah. I'm also referring to the Age of Empires commission.

[@slayeroffurries1115]

I'm playing the game. It's really, really good thus far

[@tods_workshop]

Actually this is not in the paid sense an advert all. I made it so I want to talk about it. A good side effect for them

[@twinkdeathoftheuniverse]

@@tods_workshop they should be paying you for this video

[@msytdc1577]

@@tods_workshop need to step up your middle management game and leverage this holistic synergistic low hanging fruit of mutual benefit by this seamless integration of uniquely targeted material to the targeted demographics who are advertising adverse that drives client sales in order to drive record breaking quarterly revenue for Tod's Workshop. AKA, get your bag, son.💲😹

[@spikertaker]

Tod's a true nerd, he enjoys what he does and doesn't let greed spoil it! Do what's good for you, Tod!

[@BaronVonHardcharger]

Is it cool to be proud of someone you have never met? Just asking, because I was honestly feeling proud of Tod here seeing his work on display in the Tower. Good work, man. That's a milestone, for sure.

[@ReelBigFan]

"Pride" might not be the best description since "pride" is usually something you feel for yourself (or someone you are close to) but I think what you may actually be feeling is "freudenfreude" which is basically feeling happy for someone else's joy/success. It's a form of positive empathy and the opposite of "schadenfreude", or taking pleasure in others misfortune.

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

@@ReelBigFan Nice insight. Thank you for the "freudenfreude" reference. Learned something.

[@The_Judge300]

@@ReelBigFan 100% and I feel a lot of freudenfeude for Tod when it comes to this sword. Sadly schadenfreude is more common among people. The Germans clearly have better words for this than the English language. In Norwegian we have a word that is "skadefryd" that means exactly the same as "schadenfreude", and as you see is it not that differently written. I have no idea if we have borrowed it from German, or it comes from a old Germanic or a old Norse word and maybe the word was one time borrowed from old Norse There are for sure very many words in the English language that have their origin in old Norse. The history of languages is very interesting and complex.

[@osmaniesquijarosa4308]

Actually not wrong around the 12:06 minute mark, the in-game description describes the sword as being a family heirloom that's passed down, having originally been part of a legendary set of 7 swords crafted within the flames of a mythological volcano. The swords in the game world tend to all be rather realistic and grounded, except for most of the ones wielded by the protagonist, as they are either relics or crafted from magical materials.

[@r4z0r84]

Yup and having played the game you find out this sword is Clive's father's that he left for when Clive returned.

[@robinthrush9672]

11:20 As a Final Fantasy player from 1-13, it's all about style at this point. This is the series with the Gunblade, transforming swords, multi-sword swords, and the Bustersword and 9-foot long Masamune katana.

[@koticneutralftw7016]

Todd's work is in the Tower of London. Can we start a petition to get him a knighthood or something?

[@The_Judge300]

I think we are getting close to the time we should call him Sir Tod.

[@OperationDarkside]

Surely, there must be a title like "Royal Armorer" or something lying around. Unused for centuries.

[@Tom_Quixote]

If british royalty were good for anything, they'd grant him a fief.

[@nick-2680]

The hollow strong of the blade is needed to contain the magical enhancers! Great job!

[@tods_workshop]

Of Course! Seriously though there were hollow pilgrim badges that you could put holy water etc into as well as wearable reliquaries of course

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

@@tods_workshop Did anyone ever make holy whiskey?

[@thebaumfaeller1477]

@@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer I guess you can just put holy ice cubes in there.

[@varuug]

@@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer Holy wine for mass. Holy whiskey for massacre.

[@gabrielmccray3457]

Aqua vitae scotch whiskey used to be made by monks. Now made by a company but they didn't change the recipe.

[@voidmoji]

As a fan of both channels, I love it when the two of your do videos together.

[@tods_workshop]

Actually I think we do to0 - this was really fun and we get on well and enjoy it

[@PalleRasmussen]

​@@tods_workshopyou do seem to enjoy the company of Matt indeed, and also of Joe Gibbs. Professionals with a shared interest. Now we just need Jason to pop by for a fine triangular chat.

[@fredericrike5974]

@@tods_workshop It shows, it really shows; you seem to animate each other as you get into the topic. And Matt is the Yang to help solve many of the kinematics of weapon usages- it is what he does, and what you do to achieve something new. But get you a wrestler from the school where your javelin thrower hails from! Having lugged a William Wallace wall hanger at a local Renn Faire for a warm day, what a load of bricks just to carry that beast sword was!

[@krissteel4074]

I want to see the telescopic rapier, that sounds like an absolutely bonkers weapon

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

Maybe not so bonkers. Could be constructed in a similar manner to telescoping tactical batons but with the final section being stabby-pointy instead of hitty-bashy. Looking forward to that as well.

[@Knoloaify]

I'm actually disappointed we didn't see one in Bloodborne. Feels like it would fit right in.

[@FionaAnstian]

While I've never seen the telescopic rapier, I know modern telescopic jian aren't uncommon. Maybe similar to that?

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

​@@Knoloaify I mean, the reiterpellasche (hope I spelled that right lol, not looking it up) kind of telescopes, don't it? Or does the blade just move to get shorter

[@krissteel4074]

@@kaoskronostyche9939 My guess is that it would run into trouble over the sheer length of it, most Rapier blades are pretty big already in that 100 to 130cm length and at least partially sharpened for cutting. So it would be a matter of keeping the weight down on what's already a pretty big old sword, then because its long it'll also need quite a bit of strength too. Quite a complicated bit of engineering, course if it just a prop or something you can get away with less of that as someone's not going to be battling for their life with it :)

[@Jarrik32]

Good lord that thing is heavy as that is roughly SIX times heaver than an actual sword and that's with a significant section that's hollow. Props to Matt for being able to handle it as well as he does.

[@gigaslave]

At least it's not the FFVII Buster Sword (laughs), that thing is a monster and the only "solid" blade reproduction of it was so heavy the man who forged it injured his back trying to wield it.

[@garethbaus5471]

Yeah, a solid version of that sword would be massive enough that even a person with significantly superhuman strength would struggle to wield it if they had normal mass.

[@DeNihility]

​@@garethbaus5471There's a video on YT where one of the world's strongest men tried to swing it, but even had trouble holding it.

[@MrFutago87]

Even better, the channel Pretty Hate Machining made an honest to goodness Dragonslayer from Berserk.

[@FF-tp7qs]

Buster Sword is more like a slab of metal, rather than a sword

[@matthewj7800]

Yeah I don’t remember the story that well, but there was a certain kind of energy that made those exposed to it strangely strong. The main character who wielded it was toned but somewhat scrawny. Haha. Anyway, the important thing was it was cool af. 😊

[@landwand]

As a cosplayer who started researching weapons and armour, I came onto your collective channels years ago and have remained a fan through the years. I'm definitely going to be doing a Clive cosplay (sword and all!) but my tastes have (surprise!) been towards more realistic weapons over the years. At the same time, I want to say that I -really- appreciate the video and respect Square-Enix for commissioning a passionate and skilled smith like Todd to make their sword.

[@Ryzawa]

Pretty wicked to be commissioned by Square Enix of all things, I'm sure they're as pleased as Matt!

[@lancec6046]

Tod at it again, bringing genuine childlike joy to grown adults. Every person on the planet has pretended to wield a sword like that, and you can tell by the chuckles and cut scene playing, a dream was achieved for you both. As always, well done, sir!

[@sharkinahat]

Do you want an edged or a bludgeoning weapon? Yes!

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Imagine the weight of Cloud's buster sword from FF VII? Sweet Pasta that would be a beast.

[@robinthrush9672]

@@MonkeyJedi99 Made many times. Look up Michael Cthulhu, he specializes in oversized weapons. Buster Sword, Guts's sword, Sword of Power, etc.

[@JulianKochanski]

Cat-Lon's Falling Sun from Kenshi

[@debelmeis2311]

Yes

[@Tom_Quixote]

Oh that good old joke, still funny after so many years.

[@RallycrossGT]

as a videogame fan, Final Fantasy fan, and Tod's Workshop fan, I am super happy for you taking this commission and proud of where it is being displayed

[@TheFlyguywill]

That’s fantastic to have your work presented in the Tower of London! Congratulations! I love your work and it’s awesome to see you honored in that way.

[@LotharTheFellhanded]

As FF swords go, this one is downright realistic. The forte is ABSURDLY thick and heavy, don't know why it necks down like that, but it's pretty cool looking.

[@Zraknul]

Great stuff Todd. Lots of us have looked at these games and gone whats that like in real life, and now you've answered it. Big congratulations on the Tower of London. That's amazing. It's not only an honour to be displayed there, but they want your work to help drive interest for people to come look at the rest of the collection.

[@Mikey__R]

It would be interesting to see a practicalised, de-exagerated version of this, taking the design queues and shrinking them down to the proportions of a greatsword. A couple of years ago, the swords of Peter Jackson's films were on display at Leeds. Congratulations Tod, I hope this is the first of many of your weapons displayed there.

[@ThatsLeoYKnow]

Wow, that's absolutely beautiful! I've been a FF fan for over 20 years and this was the crossover I didn't know I wanted

[@sophoklesgreek3237]

Tod, you do such amazing work. I really hope a lot of contracts like this one will follow.

[@tods_workshop]

Thanks but I hope not!

[@msytdc1577]

@@tods_workshop Just quote a price that would make them say no, someday you might just get a yes and be set, that's how the Rolling Stones got $3 million for Microsoft to use a single song of theirs in 1995. Square Enix is worth $6.1 billion, so ya never know. 🤷‍♂

[@sfshilo]

Love the detail on the coloring as well, hard to get that much material to be a consistent color/texture/quality lol.

[@dlatrexswords]

Congratulations Tod on the spectacular finished work! Love both you and Matt discussing it, from end to end. In particular I appreciated your discussion of the time you took to weather the sword, as it certainly does bring it to life as a “lived” artifact instead of something artificial and only made for a single spot. You can tell the love and detail that went into its construction and this is what keeps bringing us back! Keep is up lads ;-)

[@taianonni]

A beautiful piece and such an amazing announcement at the end! I would love an alternate version of said sword, certain elements scaled down to give a more appropriate weight and balance to make a wieldy beautifully designed battle ready object

[@xion1629]

Congratulations, Tod! Thats really well done, and the artificial aging is gorgeous. It doesn't matter how long it is on display, the fact of the matter is you've now had a piece in the tower. Nevermind having made a reproduction for one of the biggest video game franchises in the world

[@eduardopolitano3558]

Congratulations on the display Tod! It's always cool to see someone passionate about his work being acknowledged. Cheers!

[@The_Judge300]

Great work with the sword Tod! I like it a lot. That is one of if not the best fantasy sword/weapon made I have seen. The design is even one of the most sensible fantasy weapons I have ever seen. Yes, you need to be super strong and super fast to be able to use it well, but it still makes very total sense when put into a fantasy setting. Most fantasy weapons don't make any sense at all for practical use, but this sword makes total sense. Big kudos to both the Final Fantasy XVI team and to you. This is one of the very few fantasy swords I would like to buy if I had the money. Both because it is great looking fantasy sword and because I have been a big FF fan for very many years. And it is really amazing that your sword is on display in the Tower of London. Congrats with the success and you clearly deserve it a lot.

[@Altarahhn]

Honestly, given the game's rising star as of late, I wouldn't be surprised if an official replica - be it a wall hanger or a LARP prop - were licensed by Square-Enix. Would be nice to see, that's for sure!

[@ZaximusRex]

That promo footage is 🔥. Ya'll tryin to make a tourist out of me or what 😂

[@MobiuSphere]

I got literal goosebumps when you said where it was going to be displayed. I am so thrilled for you to have this honor.

[@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis]

Love seeing you guys together! You two are legends in your own right.

[@tods_workshop]

Thanks

[@EnglishCountryLife]

That's some real craftsmanship. Great fun to see an essay in bladesmithing. Not everything has to be practical - fun is fine!

[@xAnAsianx]

That is such an amazing replication! Great work! Of course, now I wonder what kind of changes you would make to incorporate a similar design to a more practical sword.

[@daaaah_whoosh]

It's interesting to me how you can kinda tell that Japanese fantasy RPG swords are all pulling from the same sort of visual language, even though it's completely divorced from reality or practicality. The cylindrical grip, for instance. Or the use of those pointy diamond shapes. And of course the blade being unmanageably heavy and chunky by the crossguard.

[@99Plastics]

Blade being unmanageably heavy and chunky is more or less a subconscious male overcompensation lol

[@twinkdeathoftheuniverse]

@@99Plastics and you probably know all about that, huh

[@Altarahhn]

@synthwavehyena4849 It might also be the erroneous idea that European swords were huge and chunky and meant for cleaving, because the katanas in JRPGs and anime are (generally) pretty reasonable - and nimble - by comparison. Sure, you have some outliers in both cases, but from what I can tell, that's generally how it is in Fantasy media, Japanese or otherwise (looking at you, WoW), you know?

[@jamesfrankiewicz5768]

I'm pretty sure the cylindrical grip is just due to ease of 3D modelling and not wanting to spend as much time working on the parts of the geometry that are going to be half-hidden by the character's hands most of the time.

[@tl8211]

I kinda like Dragon Ball's Z-sword, it's a fairly realistic and interesting blade. But like all of Toriyama's blades, it uses cylindrical grips, probably as a massive drawing simplification.

[@MartinSchreiber-mc5mr]

to make it properly "CEREMONIAL" it must be made from "copper alloy" [ducking under Metatrons maze]

[@Altarahhn]

😂

[@surgeonsergio6839]

maze or gaze?

[@DemianX6x6x6X]

Big congratulations on having your work put on show in the tower Tod! well deserved AND glorious

[@jeffprice6421]

I really enjoy your channel and your colabs with Matt.... Congrats on the sword being presented in the Tower of London. WOW!

[@zyphar7323]

i find it funny to display a sword from a game in such a place, but it doesnt lower the impressiveness of having your work displayed there Tod. Congrats on the achievement! im sure the whole community is happy for you mate!

[@Smeelio]

I love that the sword's colour scheme matches that of the Tower of London uniform, intentionally or not! Congratulations again for getting some of your work displayed there!

[@robertshell4176]

Tod you never cease to amaze. Beautiful work and it's so cool seeing it in the tower of London.

[@ballehakan]

Honestly, I'd kinda love to see you tackle some fantasy weapons. Especially the ones where there is some realism to them.

[@fallenstudent1103]

Please no. There are enough talented smiths wasting their talents doing exactly that. More historical reproduction vids is what we need.

[@tods_workshop]

I have to say that I am with Fallen student on this one

[@ballehakan]

@@tods_workshop Fair enough! Keep up the good work!

[@atom8248]

@@tods_workshop Maybe historical weapons from other regions?

[@The_Judge300]

@@tods_workshop Sadly I think there are to few talented smiths that make high quality fantasy weapons that have some realism to them. Way to often they focus on the pure nonsense fantasy weapons where it is much more about the art than about making a weapon that might be realistic to use if you had the fantasy strength and speed. And that is why I totally stay away from buying any of those fantasy weapons, even if I am in some degree a fantasy fan. I am most of all a fan of practical weapons, but I would have loved to buy that sword from you if I had the money for it and it was possible to buy.

[@jimbenge9649]

I love to see you working with Matt, and others, but especially Matt because when I watch him on his channel his knowledge and expertise comes pouring out at such a rate I struggle to keep up. P.S. Don't tell Matt, don't want to upset him. 😂🤣😂👍

[@scholagladiatoria]

♥

[@davidfletcher6703]

I would say having your work put on display in The Tower of London would be an honor to be counted among the best smiths in Europe, congratulations Tod

[@Coco_Twice]

現実世界のブラックソーン その素晴らしい仕事に敬意を表します。

[@Darth_Boons]

Idk why but, I'm just picturing Ronnie Coleman holding that sword saying light weight baby!😂

[@Shitballs69420]

😂 Yea boy!

[@Charlie-qn4dp]

Haha me too!

[@TheNetsrac]

The two of you bounce so well off each other, great collab videoes As for the sword, she's a bit on the thicc side... Gotta love it 😍 Amazing work Tod

[@GustavoVegliaVicO.M.]

considering it's Final Fantasy, they really haven't went too far with the design. Remember some swords we have in the series: Buster Sword, Gun Blade, Brotherhood(now imagine forging water)Engine Blade. I dare to say this one is quite sober considering it's Final Fantasy.

[@mansfieldtime]

That last bit, with the museum piece... that is an Honor. I feel pillaged just walking into history museums. Not because its my right, no, because hundreds, maybe even thousands of people took their time to preserve and protect what is on display. Let alone those that made or used items. When I look at a sword in a museum, I am reminded of the miners, the merchants, the smith, AND the soldiers. People how used the weapon and people who died by it... and I'm aloud to see and imagine the history it could tell. To have your own display at a museum... that is fantastic.

[@andrewlehtola3881]

I had heard about this sword and was just blown away at seeing that you made it. Well done!

[@kaiser5910]

For the question regarding just looking cool vs functionality: Working in games and knowing some Concepts Artist (the people working out the designs for important Items/Persons/Places), they do A LOT of research in the real thing to understand the rules they are about to break or bend to create a believable but over the top cool item.

[@euansmith3699]

What a great, fun discussion from Tod and Matt. The sword is a very impressive bit of work.

[@VHAM09]

Excellent work. Seeing the passion you put in and finally seeing it paid off is wonderful. You could've bragged a lot more for that amazing achievement. Congratulations!

[@wallaroo1295]

@9:49 *Yes, Todd - you ARE that good.* - So good, that your work is now a part of the history of the Tower of London. -- Well done, sir! 💙💙 - I think it would be interesting someday, to see one of these swords, in an actual, practical, useable, size and weight, etc -- and then watch Mr. Easton wield it like the game character! 😄

[@bgwe1393]

Congratulations on having your work on display in the Tower of London ! :)

[@TripperJonMD]

Funny that Tod’s estimate was 18lbs and Matt’s 15lbs and it weighed exactly in between. I was also initially surprised it was so light. Big congrats on getting your work in the ‘Tower of London!

[@sweepingtime]

I love this so much. I would love to see a slimmer and realistic version of Clive's sword in the correct weight and practical size.

[@mikurusagawa6897]

I think a lot of people would literally kill for having their work displayed in the Tower of London for a day, let alone a month. Great work as always!

[@Alicatt1]

Congrats Tod, wish I could get over to go see it, it looks excellent. On your talk about fantasy weapons, my mind was cast back to a book I read by Gene Wolfe "Shadow of the Torturer" and "Sword of the Lictor" where the hero of the story is a torturer and executioner where he uses a large two handed sword that is based on the executioners sword, it has a hollow tube in the blade through to the hilt with a quantity of mercury in the hollow tube and is said in the books to be easy to raise as the mercury runs into the hilt and when the blade swings the mercury goes to the blade tip to give more mass there to aid the cut.

[@jamesw2855]

Congratulations, sword looks amazing. What a great honor to have it shown in the Tower of London. I would totally plan a trip to see your sword if I lived in Europe.

[@lyooyiylklykyokyklky]

The lift Matt referenced looked like a landmine press! A military press is lifting a barbell directly overhead, landmine press puts one end of a barbell in a hinge and lifting the other end.

[@ItalianAvalanche]

Damn Tod that is astonishing work. I can't believe you pulled that off. I'm a big fan of both you and Final Fantasy. Absolutely incredible.

[@jesterface0521]

That sword is called Invictus and its actually the sword that was entrusted to the most trusted knight of the kingdom of Rosaria in FF16 where Clive comes from. The red part of the sword is that color because of the red color of a star called Metia next to the moon in the game thats seen as a Guardian to the moon in the game.

[@johnwilson2338]

If that had been made in solid steel, crikey that would be one unwieldy Beast! But, impressive!

[@valandil7454]

😄 Nice, I was hoping to see Matt try some montante forms with it but figured he'd throw out his back As for telescopic weapons some friends of mine got hold of 2 they wanted to spar with recently 😋 The 1st one was a bo staff but I managed to bend it in a few strokes, clearly not great for bludgeoning weapons but the 2nd one really worked and I got a bit obsessed with it you'd love it - a telescoping spear. It's about a 12 inch hewing spearhead on a handle that extends to 2 lengths, 3 feet for single handed and 6 feet for 1 or 2 handed, it has a lot in common with an all steel hollow haft it's just a shame it would've got too thin for use at 8+ feet. Genius eitherway 🙂

[@regex74]

Matt doing his best to be charitable hahaha Neat project, but very fantastic. Hope you had fun making it!

[@spooky8662]

It's a marvel seeing that built from steel!! Such an amazing piece Todd

[@RobanyBigjobz]

Fabulous sword, wonderful work Tod and congratulations on getting your work into the Tower of London :) Now where's the build video? I would love to see how this fantasy piece was made!

[@theeffete3396]

Congratulations on the honour, Todd. The sword looks amazing! A perfect compliment to an amazing game, and a fitting addition to the Tower of London's armoury. Cheers!

[@ZhouTie47]

Looking forward to what you got planned as the weird medieval weapon. If I could, I’d love to watch you two discuss over a nice flamberge blade.

[@Emu0181]

Congratulations on the display, can't wait to see whatever crazy thing you make next

[@AsghanRS]

I'm a Fan of the Final Fantasy series ... and a fan of the channel ... this video was a blast for me... amazing work.

[@mitchpw2996]

Very happy to see the continuation of this series! Bring on the telescopic rapier! 🤣❤️

[@mitchpw2996]

Also big congratulations on your work being displayed in such a historic place! Respect

[@markbyrd7710]

That's a beast of a sword...

[@arturos_ideas]

So awesome you guys did this! I'm a big fan both of Final Fantasy and smithing!

[@bobfrancis123]

Congrats Tod!!!! I'd be just more than grinning from ear to ear, I'd be shouting from every mountain top!

[@nemoisnobody]

Final Fantasy has some really interesting weapons. I'm a fan of XII's weapons in particular. Demonsbane is one of my personal favorites.

[@NeidzwiedzKowal]

The White Tower! I’d be willing to bet you had to pay a visit to A&E for some stitching after the grin split your face when it actually sunk in! Congratulations and well earned!

[@WizardKingCorey]

What an honor, and you are a very big deal Tod, thanks for being out there sir.

[@OwDenied]

amazing build! I think that in a fantasy setting having tip heavy large blades makes sense if you're trying to cut something really big and dense. the surface area of a sword and the weight of an axe

[@vivianevans8323]

Wow - what an amazing sword, and how amazing that it works like a real sword, not a fantasy one, even down to having the correct balance point! 'Twas probably too heavy for Matt to check out the distal taper. And to have your outstanding work displayed at the Royal Armouries in the Tower of London - couldn't happen to a nicer bloke and craftsman! 'Tis certain that would never have happened if you'd just made a plastic sword and sprayed it silver! I'm chuffed for you!

[@adamstanisaw2892]

Its looking very good on display, real metal looks just better. Happy for your achievement Tod!

[@slrnuttall]

Good on you Tod! No greater honour could a smith have. The montage at the Tower gave me goosebumps. Cheers mate!

[@Afro408]

What a feather in your cap Tod!! WELL DONE!! 😁👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@MartinAhlman]

That is a great grin on your face, and a well-deserved one! You've made it all the way to the Tower of London Armouries! Congratulations, from me to you on my birthday :-)

[@bentrieschmann]

Todd, that is an amazingly well done recreation of Clive's sword. And for those wondering the game is fun to play as well.

[@AgapeWarrior]

Good on ya Mate !!! You are very deserving of such an honor !!! You dedication to the nitty gritty of history is what makes you a very special person !! Thanks for showing us all how it really was over the years. Sure makes me appreciate what I have hehehe. Take care bro,, Cheers

[@auliamate]

watching this video and a gameplay walkthrough of final fantasy 16 is so wild because i knew clive was a big man (only 2 characters are bigger than him, goetz and hugo kupka) but to think the guy runs around and single-handedly wields an 18 pound sword is flipping insanity. guy got buff lifting the weight of the world on his shoulders or something. like this sword would realistically be a dual-hand blade for most people LOL. 😆 amazing video, utterly stunning creation, great job tod!

[@davidioanhedges]

One of your swords held by a yeoman warder in the white tower .... is perfection

[@arioch2112]

With subtle changes in design, that would make for an excellent Stormbringer for us Elric fans! Beautiful work and high praise indeed on the display!

[@swadbando3639]

8:30 Fun fact - Clive literally holds it as you're half-swording it /exactly/ in a much later point in the game.

[@joemacleod-iredale2888]

7:00 it’s a landline press (no idea why) when you are just lifting one end of the bar like that. Military press is two hand above your head with no leg drive.

[@ThatOtherGamer]

Always nice to see you two in a collab video.

[@tonyd3056]

Congrats, You deserve it for the work you do!

[@JoeR1066]

Congratulations Todd you deserve it. You would have been right at home making the best weapons of the day for the warriors of England back then.

[@scottguffie7759]

As a Final Fantasy fanboy I have to first say "Bravo Zulu". Job, incredibly well done. Second, in the video you said "If they have a material as strong as Steel but as light as Aluminium it would be perfect". The answer is the common (Fantasy) metal known as "Mithril" (spelling varies slightly but that's the most common I've seen) also known as "Moon Silver" in some places. Generally in Fantasy settings this stuff is considered pretty high up there in terms of a crafting material and anything better is typically reserved for Legendary tier equipment. Thus if (In Universe of course) the blade was made put of Mithril I would say that it would likely weigh only 10-12 pounds as since you're going after really tough monsters you would want the blade to at least have a solid core.