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Adam seems like the kind of guy that just doesn’t sit down…

That portable bandsaw cutting gave me major anxiety. I am happy Adam knows what he is doing. The sword is a really great piece of art and engineering.

I love how much hand-work you did on this, and your in-the-handle pommel thread idea is SO cool! I couldn't get a good look, but a couple things to remember about a "functional" sword: You almost never want a completely round grip - make sure it's slightly oval or squared. Additionally, if you want to check if the balance is right, hold it upright and smack the pommel. You'll be able to see the vibration wave and you want the hero part of the leaf shape to be the neutral point that isn't vibrating.

Adam, you should visit The Royal Armories in Leeds, I think you will be like a kid in a sweet shop! :)

when I used to make re-enactment swords (viking era) we used to offset the two cutbacks where the size reduces down within the guard, and also ensure that the corners were rounded, as with a lot of use these corners are where metal fatigue can start cracks forming, if they dont directly oppose each other the stresses are reduced, but then you have to offset the two shoulders in the guard also, its very interesting seeing you doing this.

Absolutely loving where this handle is going. It's feels like something both well used and well cared for.

What are the chances you can do an episode with the artist of the “bad batch” and talk about designing in an animated world versus reality. Would love to see an animated ship come to life in a one day build. Food for thought.

Gorgeous! as a leatherworker myself, I cannot wait for the scabbard!

It is genuinely fascinating watching someone who is confessedly not a knife maker use a skillset and expertise from a different line of work and put it to such good use in making a sword. I would love to see what you could do in knife making and sword making with just a year of doing it full time. You're a naturally gifted knife maker by total accident, and I love it.

Wow! I have to admit, I wasn't loving the sword at all UNTIL you turned the brass black. What a transformation! It went from cheezy, cheap-looking plastic sword you'd buy for your kids at a Renaissance Festival to something truly beautiful, weighty, and 'real' looking.

I like the way some of your builds seem to grow organically. I have built many projects without a proper plan but went with what I felt was way to go. It may have not been the the vision but was what I wanted in the end. Thank you for the inspiration to build and to copy some of your builds.

The bit with the Barge glue and skiving the leather is my bread and butter, working in prosthetics. We made sharpened knives out of 1" wide plaster spatula (since we use those anyways to make the molds). We'd use those to cut a nice straight razor thin edge. As leather working became less common, I would often suggest newer people just sand the edge down on our sanders. Smells a bit but does just as good of a job honestly, and less chance of messing up.

This is amazing - I would need 3d models and do design trough them and he is just casually progressing on the real thing. Beautiful work as well, I love swords :)

This one is my total favourite looking sword. I am very much in love with this design. Thank you for sharing.

I'll tell you adam, I love everything I see you do. But as an aspiring bladesmith, this video/sword build was basically my favorite video you've released. Thank you for the constant inspiration, to try new things, and to pursue my dreams. Know that your existence in this world is always fondly appreciated

The devil is in the details. This was really a fun build. A little dab of paint, a splash of “wear”, a small piece of brass makes a big difference in the appeal and appearance of the object.

Watching Adam finally build himself a real sword, to his preferred feel. I love it. I've been waiting for it. Foam is one thing, proper steel is another. Probably my favourite video of Tested. LOVE the design too. Very effective. I would love to see some cut tests. That thing looks like a real "Sting"er

Another wonderful Maker journey! As a Maker myself who has built high end custom furniture, cabinets, houses, ships (cruise liners!), vehicles and small scale things like plastic car models, wooden carvings and leatherwork: Sir, I admire your dedication and skills and thought processes! Any project looks scary in the middle; it just how it goes. I love the thought about building a more realistic, period correct item, with working marks and asymmetry: the Perfection is in the imperfection!!❤

I was in a medieval group that got to see period armour sets up close at a museum and we found that the real sets often had the same extra holes in the hidden back part of articulated elbows and knees, that's due to the fact that you need to fine tune them to articulate with out forming gaps a sword could pass through. The armourers back then had the same problems back then we did making armour.

Been waiting for the 2nd part of this build for months and it didn't disappoint! Really looking forward to seeing the scabbard. As most things look and read really well on video, it's still extremely hard to make out all the details, especially on the leather grip without some nice slow close up shots.

I really appreciated the "behind the lathe" shot!

For Me: This assassin's blade is like a Dirk, or a counterstrike blade. The Assasin's Blade, short-sword or gladius in the off hand plus a Rapier in the main hand equals a devastating opponent. The art of Dual-Wielding has yet to be expressed. I congratulate you Adam. The art of forming and the Art Form is expressed in one Unit. I would like to suggest the movie Rob Roy as an example.

Adam-yesterday I watched the episode when you fashioned the knife stock out of elk antler. You were distractedly whistling what sounded to me like “Little Green” by Joni Mitchell. It is now stuck in my head as my current ear worm!!! Luckily, it isn’t the worst I’ve ever had. Thanks.

It's the creative decisions in the crafting process that makes these so interesting.

Thank you very much for taking us along another super enjoyable-to-watch project that definitely never exceeds the 1-day build timeline! I loved how in the end the darkened metal makes this assasins blade even stealthier by reducing reflections, even though the soul of combining different metal gets a little blurred... very in-theme. As other have mentions, please lean into the idea of an assasin's tool even further. You could design a couple of additional pommels: an extendable syringe to inject poison; a detachable counter-weight attached to a piano-wire garotte; a wicked spike or even trident-like "blade-catcher" for parrying in reverse grip. Showing different available options for a utility pommel might also look great on a display stand (future part 4 of this series) 🤩

adam you are so inspiring, your cave is a treasure and has everything. i wish you the best good work!

i really like the filming angle you offer around the 25 min mark, it really help us see what is happening.

EXQUISITELY crafted sword!! BEAUTIFUL work, Adam!!

Nothing more, soothing than watching a lathe on time lapse

(seeing the hand-held metal cutter in action) :O OMG! Where were you in my young life!!?? I had to use this massive machine that slowly cut through stock as the saw was slowly lowered by pneumatic pistons!

I like the blacking of the sword. Nice job Adam. As always.

its been so fun growing up watching the projects youve done

It’s beautiful! A nice sword is always a piece of art. One thing to say: when I saw you carving the pocket out of the round handle, I felt it as I was doing that and suffering. With the wooden handle like this you usually carve the pocket for the tang first, while you have the wood flat. It’s just easier, and yes it’s usually made out of planks of wood. Then you glue halves together if you make it out of halves - sometimes, knives’ handles may have the pocket just drilled out in the middle of the piece, wide enough to provide a friction fit to be glued to the tang with epoxy. And only after the pocket is ready and fits the tang securely you shape the outer side of the handle as you please.

Wonderful as always. Looking forward for the scabbard build. Thank you!

Adam, I love the build! The leaf blade makes me think of nature so I think I would have made the pommel a bit egg shaped myself. As always, thanks for the exposure!

Beautiful work

Adam: thou shalt make your handle for a sword or knife ovate such that one can index to the edge of the blade! ~ paraphrased from the forged in fire judges! Cheers from Vancouver BC

I love watching the master at work!!!

Adam’s channel is my perfect dream world. I just want to have a work shop and build whatever i want all day.

It's not perfectly symmetrical". That my friend is the most epic example of handmade craftsmanship. Even the most subtle of irregularities that most people would never notice will tell you it's hand made. I do alot of leather work, and rather enjoy when not every stitch is perfect.

I have one of the last Jody Samson swords from his time at Albion. Great crafters there. I even got to tour the shop and forge!

It’s so inspiring seeing you at work,stupendous video once again and thanx for sharing 👌🏻😸

Having been in the Navy, I still tend to follow an old "Navy standard" (Everything metal is either painted or polished). Because of this, That sword would shine brighter than a brand new coin. A whole lot of rubbing with increasingly finer grits of wet/dry, sanding paper (the black stuff) and then with increasingly finer grits of polishing compound. I know, but that's just me, I like bare metal to shine, and that fine polish reduces oxidation a whole lot too. I am never going to question this man. All he does in his shop, and all the years of Myth Busters, places him at a level I'll never even come close to. Neat sword Adam. ;-)

Gorgeous, gorgeous blade

This is some amazing work Adam!Tested editing world. 4hrs = 10 min finished

Dude your the man… I’m modifying a broadsword I got online and just love your work process and little hacks .. much love brother

wow! This is so inspiring. This type of project is on my to-do list and I learn so may techniques here it feels less daunting. I do most of my machining with a toolbox full of metal files and a drill press and I hope someday to be able to afford a lathe or mill. In the meantime...

All the portable bandsaw usage was terrifying to watch. Just kept thinking. "Adam wouldn't have released the video if he got hurt." Yeah he would have.

When making curved or intricate handles, I've seen many people wrap painters tape around the handle, to get a precise template to transfer to the leather

Only just started the video, but if Adam doesn't end up etching the name "The Savage Blade" somewhere, I'll be really disappointed :D

Workbench Beats by Savage are always great.

I dunno if you already have one, but if you're gonna cut in leather you need a proper leather-cutter - boxcutters like the one you used will deform the leather because it cuts in a different manner. Leathercutters are basically like small pizza-slicers, and will give you a nice, even cut without risk of deformity (which can make the sciving trickier).

Looking great!

Hey Adam, you’re like a legit artistic genius

Is Adam slowly turning into Geppetto? I've nearly finished binge-watching mythbusters for the 3rd time in 3 years. Love it.

The man that made me become a generalist. Thanks Adam S.

Beautifully done. ❤

You just reminded me to buy some Dykem engineers blue. Thanks Adam!!

a leather washer between the grip and the guard and between the grip and the pommel will help stop the guard working loose and rattling with heavy use, I am not a great fan of the threaded end, I prefer to take a tang through a pommel and rivet the end of the tang to hold the furniture together.

There is a tool for sciving, my dad and his dad had a shoe repair shops and I learned how to use most of the tools. But the tool for that makes it sooooo much easier!

Amazing work!

Love the builds!

Hello Mr. Savage, just going to say that I adore your work and thank you for making the content you do. Amazing work on the sword furniture! Have you ever pondered making a replica of Gimli's axe or Thorin's Orcrist?

you got one of the Jody Samson blade blanks...bravo !

Wicked fun to watch!

Stellar work!

The first glance at pummel attached to the rest of the swords looks like a fancy stielhandgranate to me, love it

I finally figured it out this channel reminds me of New Yankee Workshop for the modern age.

Furniture? I never would have guessed that’s what the non blade parts of the sword are called. I JUST GOT A WRINKLE IN MY BRAIN!! Thanks Adam!

IDK why I'm just now seeing this a year late, but with that much time gone by I'm shocked that I'm not seeing any comments about Adam's subtle but flawless RDJ impersonation.

I wonder if Adam needs an apprentice... Id work for free just to be able to learn from this man. Ever since I was a kid one of my biggest dreams is to work with him.

Wow you envisioned the final pommel like I did. We are on the same page 👍

That looks really good! The pommel is maybe a little industrial looking to me, but the blade and hilt are both incredible designs, love them.

Really, really good.

I thoroughly enjoyed that.

obviously, I found this channel because mythbusters was a formative experience for me in my youth. that being said, I've grown to appreciate what tested is doing far more than I enjoy rewatching mythbusters. (which I *do* enjoy immensely) do I wish there was more Collab with Kari and Tori? yeah. do I wish for some kind of update on what Jamie has been up to? (yes ... though I get why that's not a thing)... tested had become a new kind of zen for me, and I deeply appreciate that.

Lovely work on the blade and fittings! It might be helpful to do a wet cord binding over the leather to imprint the twine's texture on the leather as it dries, before you remove the wrapping. This can make for a very tight and even fit of the leather, as well as help to conceal the join in the leather, and gives a nice grippy texture as well.

Nice work👍

4:40 Lord Elpus is at it again.

I noticed you using cement thinner to clean off your smudged barge cement. You should try a cement eraser. You can get them from leatherworking suppliers. They make cleaning excess cement off a snap. You can even clean cement from suede. It just rolls it right off. I can't live without em after using them, lol.

This is a beautiful build! I and I love @ 5:39. Safety first! Always remove your glasses when grinding. 😂

2:40 ngl that was so satisfying lol

when i wrap my sword and shield handles i like to have the rough / suede side out as the grip little tip for you, if you have a container of solution and its too low to cover the part, put a bottle of water with its lid on into the solution too, this will raise the level without diluting or adding more solution

Love a one day build!!!!

Worse episode of “Forged in Fire” ever. 😂😂😂 But absolutely beautiful end product. 👍👍👍

Very cool "one day build"episode 🖖🏿😎 Getcha Pull

I use metalglo polish, and I still have some from the 90s. And yes it smells amazing! Maybe try a wire wrap grip next time. They are less utilitarian, but look very nice.

I didn't know Adam was into swords. I've watched a few "make a wooden sword" videos, including Adam's, and feel that an important element is being overlooked. I'm into swords as well, the reason I'm looking at wooden swords is because wood and modeling clay give me more artistic range when making forms for the molds for cast swords. Yes, before mankind moved into the iron age, there was an age of craftsmanship and artistry, and bronze has a longevity that far exceeds steel. Adam surely sees the process I'm outlining and its extreme benefits in controlling your outcome from the onset. Casting bronze! Build something beautiful and more permanent... Also, on the topic of steel blades, why does everyone cut a 90⁰ angle at the tang? Ever see the hole on your bicycle frame's seat tube? It's a pinch slot with a hole drilled in the bottom. That rounded edge removes the two 90⁰ angles that will stress fracture after repeated clamping. 90⁰ angles create stress risers. I've seen blades break right out of the corner of the 90⁰ under the hilt's cross piece. Round those 90s off, unless you're building a wall hanger, if your life depends on it, don't build stress risers into your blade. Just sayin'

If you went into full-time production and had Savage Swords I bet you'd slay the market.

This was a cool one.. and on your question of professional advice the other day i got some here.. "Tie your own ropes, and set up your own ladders/scaffold" :P

yes exited tapping!

In about 2 years the tape on the clapper will be over a foot thick and it's gonna be hilarious. Please keep building it up like that

next time your in the uk come to leeds and visit the royal armouries museum , you would absolutly love it . its an amazing place to spend a day or 2

I'm loving this build reminds me of something that would be in Tolkien or Christopher paolini books

You are the best, enjoyed the build. 👍🙏🇺🇸

I feel like if Adam ever joined a game of Dungeons and Dragons, he'd show up in costume with his own custom miniature and dice tower.

Looks good.

damn bro nice visit to the barber !! looking cleen my man 😎

I think my favorite bit of this entire build was the weird little red pot/bottle for the acetone