Mead Making and Blacksmithing

I finish off the sword in this video. Polish the blade, pommel and handle, assemble the sword and pin it together. The sword is now 100% complete. Lots more blacksmithing stuff on my website at: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm Affiliate links: Will's Blacksmithing for Beginners book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Tc7FtN Will's Knifemaking Alchemy book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DGAPvh

In this part of the tutorial I show you how to harden and temper the blade of the sword. We need to harden it so it is durable then we soften it up some so it has bend and flexibility. Lots more blacksmithing stuff for sword , knives and more on my website at : http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm Affiliate links: Will's Blacksmithing for Beginners book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Tc7FtN Will's Knifemaking Alchemy book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DGAPvh #blacksmithing #swordmaking

In this part of the series of vids on how to forge a sword I remove the wooden pommel and replace it with a new brass pommel. This one is much better. I show you all the steps I take in making and installing this pommel on the sword. Lots more blacksmithing sutff on my website at: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm Affiliate links: Will's Blacksmithing for Beginners book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Tc7FtN Will's Knifemaking Alchemy book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DGAPvh #blacksmithing #swordmaking

In this part of the series I show you how to make and assemble the handle of the sword. I also show you a couple of different handles you can make including plain wood and wire wrapped. Lots more blacksmithing, sword making and knife making stuff on my website at: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm Affiliate links: Will's Blacksmithing for Beginners book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Tc7FtN Will's Knifemaking Alchemy book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DGAPvh #blacksmithing #swordmaking

In this part of the tutorial I show you how to clean the scale off the sword and grind it to near its final shape both to get the desired profile and the desired type of edge on the blade. This stage is called Rough Grinding the sword. At a future point we do the final grinding . More blacksmithing, making knives and swords on my website at: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm Affiliate links: Will's Blacksmithing for Beginners book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Tc7FtN Will's Knifemaking Alchemy book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DGAPvh #blacksmithing #swordmaking

In this part of the series on how to make a sword we normalize the sword which relieves all the stress and softens up the metal so we can file it, sand it and work on it. http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm Affiliate links: Will's Blacksmithing for Beginners book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Tc7FtN Will's Knifemaking Alchemy book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DGAPvh #blacksmithing #swordmaking

This is part 2 of a series of videos on how to blacksmith a sword. An actual sword. In this part we shape the blade and the point, work the surface and put the bevel in the sword. http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm Affiliate links: Will's Blacksmithing for Beginners book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Tc7FtN Will's Knifemaking Alchemy book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DGAPvh #Blacksmithing #swordmaking

This is part 1 of a series of tutorials on how to forge a sword. I will cover the entire process from beginning to end. In this part I show you how to get started. We forge out the tang (handle) of the sword and we draw out the blade to make it longer without making it any wider. http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm About the Steel I use. I am using 01 steel which is great for knives but is just ok for swords. If you have a choice of steels I recommend you go with 5160. You can also use the leaf spring from a car. Can get it at a junk yard. This is usually 5160. Affiliate links: Will's Blacksmithing for Beginners book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Tc7FtN Will's Knifemaking Alchemy book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DGAPvh #blacksmithing #swordmaking

This is the second part of the tutorial on how to make a medieval great helm. In this video we finish off the helmet by cleaning it, assembling it, riveting it and adding a brass front piece. You can find the web based tutorial with more information and instructions about making this on my website here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/how-to-forge-a-medieval-great-helmet.htm Support Will: http://www.stormthecastle.com/support.htm Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:55 Cleaning it 02:20 temporary assembly with screws 04:19 Permanent assembly with rivets 07:10 The brass face plate 10:08 The breathing holes 11:08 The finished helm #blacksmithing #armormaking #greathelm

This is part 1 of the tutorial on how to forge a steel medieval great helm. (Knights helmet). I show you how to make the pattern, how to cut the steel and how to form the curves on an anvil. I have more armor making vids coming! The web based tutorial with more stuff, pictures, parts, tools and more is on my website here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/how-to-forge-a-medieval-great-helmet.htm Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:15 Making the template 02:40 The sheet steel 03:27 cutting the steel 04:26 Heating and shaping 08:31 Planishing #blacksmithing #greathelm #medieval Support Will: http://www.stormthecastle.com/support.htm

http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm This is part 2 of my knife forging tutorial. In this part we finish the knife, Make and attach the handle, polish and grind the blade. Part 1 of this tutorial is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqiyaNVbsEI Get Will's knifemaking book on Amazon through this affiliate link: "Knifemaking Alchemy": https://amzn.to/3S0TQOL Interested in getting started in Blacksmithing? Get Will's book! Blacksmithing for Beginners - On AMazon here: https://amzn.to/3xrc6Zv About My Channel: I have hundreds of videos covering all kinds of creative projects. I put out two new videos every week and if you want to stay updated you can subscribe to my channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=epicfantasy My blacksmithing vids: I have lots of blacksmithing vids including sword and knife making. Check out the playlist here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCCD55E4C74BB2C88

This is part 1 of a 2 part series on how to blacksmith a knife by forging it and hammering it on the anvil. I make a unique curved knive and show all the various steps involved. These videos take you through every step of the process from beginning to end. In this part we do all the forge and anvil work including annealing the knife so we can work on it. In part 2 we will make and attach the handle, grind and polish the blade and sharpen. Do you want to learn blacksmithing? Check out my book "Blacksmithing for Beginners". Available in the kindle store on amazon: https://amzn.to/2O7M4oi I also have a book specifically for knife making entitled "Knifemaking Alchemy" Get it in paperback on Amazon with this affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3S0TQOL http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm --- --- --- Want to Support Will and his work? Help him create more content and help him build a castle? You can learn more and become a patron here: http://www.patreon.com/epicfantasy --- --- ---

✅ Support Will via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/epicfantasy ✅ Tip Jar: via PayPal to: https://www.paypal.me/supportwill This is a tutorial about steel and sword making. I explain what steel is, how there are different kinds of steel and how this is very important for sword making. In this video I make a sword out of low carbon steel (mild steel) and we see what happens. Is this sword useful? Watch and see what happens. Interested in blacksmithing? I have lots of tutorials and information about it on my website here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm Love swords? I have a whole section of my website devoted to them. Learn about the types of swords, the content of carbon in steel, what is a full tang and more: http://www.stormthecastle.com/swords/index.htm Give me a thumbs up if you like the Wizard's Sanctum! And if you want me to do a video on making a sword forge leave a comment! End videos: The changing color of heated steel: https://youtu.be/LRPvJQieBTQ How to make a sword from start to finish: https://youtu.be/Ne7W8UPdOro Affiliate links: Wills Favorite Blacksmithing Books on Amazon: The Complete Bladesmith: http://amzn.to/2fxh0uM A Blacksmithing Primer: http://amzn.to/2fRjwzR --- --- --- Want to Support Will and his work? Help him create more content and help him build a castle? You can learn more and become a patron here: http://www.patreon.com/epicfantasy --- --- ---

✅ Support Will via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/epicfantasy ✅ Tip Jar: via PayPal to: https://www.paypal.me/supportwill This is a tutorial on how to make a sword forge. This is a type of forge with a long fire pot. This way you can heat up the complete length of a sword. This is necessary for heat treating the blade (hardening and tempering). And this is difficult to do with a normal forge. This also solves the problem of heat treating a sword if you made it by stock removal. You can make a sword without a forge or an anvil by stock removal. But you still have the obstacle of heat treating the blade. With the sword forge you can successfully heat treat it. I show you the actual sword forge and I take you through the whole process by building a small model of the forge. This tutorial shows you all the concepts so you can make your own sword forge with whatever materials you have available to you. I have lots more helpful information on this project on my website including pictures of the blower, cutting the drum and more: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/how-to-make-a-sword-forge.htm Interested in blacksmithing? I have lots of tutorials and information about it on my website here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm Love swords? I have a whole section of my website devoted to them. Learn about the types of swords, the content of carbon in steel, what is a full tang and more: http://www.stormthecastle.com/swords/index.htm --- --- --- Want to Support Will and his work? Help him create more content and help him build a castle? You can learn more and become a patron here: http://www.patreon.com/epicfantasy --- --- ---

✅ Get Will's Beginning Blacksmithing book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3SnqlH2 ✅ Get Will's Knifemaking Alchemy book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3qRNHZA In this video I clean up and crank up the forge. And I compare two different fuels for blacksmithing: Hardwood Lump Charcoal and Bituminous Coal. We look at the fires, the cost and more of each. You can use either for forging. Coal is readily available on amazon and the Hardwood Lump Charcoal comes in bags and you can buy it at home depot or anywhere they sell grilling supplies. Here is the exact coal I bought on amazon: http://amzn.to/2hmlrxg Want More Blacksmithing? Visit the blacksmithing section of my website for lots of tutorials, videos, links and much more: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm --- --- --- Want to Support Will and his work? Help him create more content and help him build a castle? You can learn more and become a patron here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/support.htm Consider this: “One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world was better for this. -Don Quixote.”

In this video I show you the new forging area and give you some tips on setting up your own forging area. This setup is going to allow us to better see hot glowing steel and will give us better videos. ✅ Get Will's Blacksmithing book on Amazon through this affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3xrc6Zv (Blacksmithing for Beginners) ✅ And his Knifemaking book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3S0TQOL (Knifemaking Alchemy) If you want to learn more about blacksmithing you can check out my playlist of videos or you can visit my website here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm Learn more about becoming a patron on my patreon page here. Find out what my goals are and how you can help: https://www.patreon.com/epicfantasy

This is an excellent intermediate level tutorial. Blacksmith Douglas Alexander Toledo from the Blacksmith of Trenton shows us from start to finish how to make a good looking ornamental Ram’s head. There are many new techniques in this video and I show you the whole process from start to finish. Special thanks go to Sasha and Daniel who are both Master blacksmiths from the Blacksmith of Trenton and to Douglas the blacksmith who does this project for us. There are several different techniques that he shows us during this video including: Curling, tapering, splitting and forge welding. About Medieval America the series Will is on a Vision Quest to see all of America – And this youtube series chronicles the adventure. Travel along with Will as he journeys all across America in search of medieval things like Castles, Blacksmiths, Meaderies, Museums, Stone Masons and much more. You can see the web version with lots more resources right here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/medieval-america/index.htm The Playlist for Medieval America is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmikw45YEhFxWM-p2dSQUXnsKTwrDOTCB Tip Jar: via PayPal to: https://www.paypal.me/supportwill If you would like to support this channel, it would be GREATLY appreciated. You can also contribute through patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/epicfantasy Follow this series of videos by subscribing to my channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=epicfantasy Resources: Blacksmith of Trenton Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blacksmith-of-Trenton/138187929561714 “Black Magic”. You can get this flux on ebay right here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Blacksmith-Forge-Weld-Flux-Black-Magic-Borax-EZ-Cleanup-Hammer-Anvil-Coal-Gas/302861068958?hash=item4683ed2a9e:g:UAYAAOSwjDZYZ~qT About Medieval America the series Want more blacksmithing? Check out my website for hundreds of tutorials, videos, guides and more: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmthing/index.htm Journey Statistics: States traveled to: 5 (Mass, Maine, NH, NY, NJ + Canada) Mileage so far: 2160 Medieval sites visited: 15 Castles visited: 9 Blacksmiths visited: 3 Other stops and sites: 6 Motels/Hotels: 9 Days Traveling: 18

This is a tutorial on how to make a fruit Mead Melomel. I use a different technique where we add the fruit later in the ferment rather than right away. This is a good technique for beginners because it allows the Mead to build up an alcohol level which will discourage any bacteria on the fruit from growing in the mead. In this video I take you through the whole process of making mead from beginning all the way through bottling and even wax stamping the bottles. I make two different batches, a Pineapple and a Peach. If you want to learn more about mead making I have lots of tutorial on my website here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/mead/index.htm Affiliate links: Will's Mead Making Books on amazon: How to Make a one gallon batch of mead kindle book: http://amzn.to/2fATYFO The Secret Art of Mead Making Revealed: http://amzn.to/2eKpgZU --- --- --- Want to Support Will and his work? Help him create more content and help him build a castle? ✅ Support Will via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/epicfantasy ✅ Tip Jar: via PayPal to: https://www.paypal.me/supportwill --- --- ---

This is a blacksmithing tutorial showing you step-by-step how to forge a fire arrow tip. This arrow we make has a basket that holds a flammable material so you can light it and fire it. It doesn't take a lot to make this arrow but there are a few very nice techniques that you will learn when making it. And I show you the whole process from start to finish. In terms of materials all you need is a length of mild steel at least six inches long and a half inch in diameter either round or square. I also have a web based tutorial for this project with pictures and more in-depth information on my website right here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/how-to-forge-a-flaming-arrow.htm Do you want to learn blacksmithing? Check out my kindle book "Blacksmithing for Beginners". Available in the kindle store on amazon here (affiiiate link) https://amzn.to/2O7M4oi Other videos that I reference in this video: Will's Blacksmithing Book for beginners: https://amzn.to/3UziEPH (Affiliate link) Will's Knifemaking book: https://amzn.to/3DMWtjf (affiliate link) About the blacksmith (Clayton Cowart) He is the blacksmith that made this flaming arrow for us. He is a highly skilled blacksmith with a wide variety of skills including extremely high quality knife making and the making of exotic steels like Wootz steel and Damascus Steel. He is available for a wide variety of projects including teaching and custom ordered work. To see lots of examples of his work check out his Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/sugarloaf_knife_works/ To learn more or connect with him check out his Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/sugarloafknifeworks/

A beginner blacksmith doesn't give much thought to various hammer weights and sizes. But, switching hammers can be very useful. In this video I show you how I switch to a lighter and smaller hammer to more easily do detail and fine work. More blacksmithing stuff on my website here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm ✅ Get Will's Blacksmithing book on Amazon through this affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3xrc6Zv (Blacksmithing for Beginners) ✅ And his Knifemaking book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3S0TQOL (Knifemaking Alchemy)

Pointing is the most basic skill of the blacksmithing. If you are a beginner this is a great technique to start with and to practice. It's easy to do once you know the basic techniques of how to do it.

This is a blacksmithing video where I show you how to make a medieval style letter opener. It is medieval style because we keep the steel very raw looking. And in this video I show you several different techniques that a blacksmith commonly uses in forging and making things. We also take a look at the importance of the edge of the anvil. We commonly think of smithing as hammering hot steel on the flat top of the anvil but the edges of the anvil are very important and where a lot of the work happens. I show you six blacksmithing techniques in this video: Upsetting metal Pointing a bar Drawing out curving flatting Beveling ✅ Get Will's Blacksmithing book on Amazon through this affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3xrc6Zv (Blacksmithing for Beginners) ✅ And his Knifemaking book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3S0TQOL (Knifemaking Alchemy) Want to learn more about these techniques and making this project? Check out my web tutorial: http://stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/how-to-forge-a-letter-opener.htm --- --- --- Want to Support Will and his work? Help him create more content and help him build a castle? You can learn more and become a patron here: http://www.patreon.com/epicfantasy --- --- ---

When this coin making project is complete and I have coins that I am satisfied with I will be sending one to each of my patrons! Sign up to support will on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/epicfantasy This is an initial test run of blacksmithing coins. There are other ways to make coins but I really wanted to "Blacksmith" the coins. It has turned out to be a fun but challenging project and I have learned a lot along the way. And you can learn how to do it too. In this video I show you the complete process from start to finish so you can make your own coins by blacksmithing them. The coin making project is not done yet. I have ordered more materials and will be improving the coins so more videos coming! If you want to learn more about this project including the types of steels and materials used visit my webpage here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/blacksmithing-a-coin.htm ✅ Get Will's Blacksmithing book on Amazon through this affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3xrc6Zv (Blacksmithing for Beginners) ✅ And his Knifemaking book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3S0TQOL (Knifemaking Alchemy) Want more blacksmithing videos? Check out my playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCCD55E4C74BB2C88 Thanks for watching and Let’s Make Something!!

It's a peculiar name "Upsetting" and we don't do it by yelling at the metal! LOL - But, upsetting metal is an extremely useful technique that every blacksmith knows and uses on a regular basis. It's easy to do and very valuable. This quick video shows you what it is and how to do it.

In this video we visit with Vincent Krava of Dragon's Head Forge in Ohio. And he shows us step-by-step how to make something called a Pineapple Twist in a length of mild steel. It is a great looking twist that is terrific for a weapon handle. Some other things that he shows us is a spring loaded hold down to hold work on the anvil and he uses a brass hammer to manipulate the steel without distorting it. He also uses a standard blacksmith tool called a flatter. Great tutorial and a terrific blacksmithing technique. Special thanks to the blacksmith Vincent Krava for kindly welcoming me into his forge for the day and for doing this great tutorial for us. Check out his website at: http://dragonsheadforge.com ✅ Get Will's Blacksmithing book on Amazon through this affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3xrc6Zv (Blacksmithing for Beginners) ✅ And his Knifemaking book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3S0TQOL (Knifemaking Alchemy) About Medieval America the series Will is on a Vision Quest to see all of America – And this youtube series chronicles the adventure. Travel along with Will as he journeys all across America in search of medieval things like Castles, Blacksmiths, Meaderies, Museums, Stone Masons and much more. You can see the web version with lots more resources right here: http://www.stormthecastle.com/medieval-america/index.htm Tip Jar: via PayPal to: https://www.paypal.me/supportwill If you would like to support this channel, it would be GREATLY appreciated. Learn more about becoming a patron on my patreon page here. Find out what my goals are and how you can help: https://www.patreon.com/epicfantasy