How to make a Viking Age Spearhead with a central rib I Early medieval Spearhead Tutorial

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching this little blacksmithing tutorial.
The original Spearhead was found in an Allamanni grave in Gammertingen (Baden Württemberg) and dated to 570 AD witch makes it pre viking age. spearheads of this build type where used thruout the middle ages and in nearly all parts of europe tho.
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Music:
War Shout (Loop Ready) by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) httpscreatorchords.com
We Three Celtic Kings by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) httpscreatorchords.com
Hymn To The Gods by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) httpscreatorchords.com
Prepare For War by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) httpscreatorchords.com
Sunguard by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) httpscreatorchords.com

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@louisaziz1235 5 ай бұрын

Do not be concerned about your accent, it is not a problem and your English is easily understood. Your spearhead looks amazing.

@tailorofsteel2783 5 ай бұрын

thank you im glad you like it

@beantownbushcraft 5 ай бұрын

Great Video Man, I can Understand you well, you sound Nordic? ⚒️💥🔥🤝🏻☘️@@tailorofsteel2783

@ThubanDraconis 4 ай бұрын

Agreed, the spear looks great. Makes me want to break out my forge and anvil again and get to hammering. And everyone who speaks English has some kind of an accent. I'm a native speaker of English and I can understand his accent better than I can understand the accent of some other native English speakers. I think most English speaking people sort of accept and even expect that people are going to have accents and make grammatical errors. So for anyone out there who isn't a native speaker and is trying to learn English, don't worry if you get things wrong or have an accent. Very few native English speakers will care and many won't even notice.

@billwaterson9492 4 ай бұрын

👍 seconded. Or third.

@stefanandersson2394 4 ай бұрын

Very well done!

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I did my best.

@andyc750 5 ай бұрын

the spear head looks good to me, and don't worry about the accent, easily understood

@tailorofsteel2783 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. Im Only a beginnen blatsmith but I try my best

@andyc750 5 ай бұрын

@@tailorofsteel2783 same as me then as not been hitting hot steel for long either, your spear head is fairly advanced stuff and impressive for someone new to this

@tailorofsteel2783 5 ай бұрын

@@andyc750 I always Seekarten new chellanges

@andyc750 5 ай бұрын

@@tailorofsteel2783 good for you, keep challenging yourself and improving your skills

@toolthoughts Күн бұрын

nice work!

@tailorofsteel2783 Күн бұрын

@@toolthoughts thanks

@DarrenMalin 4 ай бұрын

beautiful work. Well done Sir :)

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Thank you

@ericcartrette6118 4 ай бұрын

I promise you, your English is far better than my German. It's been a long time since I spoke German. That is a great looking spear head! I've thought of trying one for a long time. Once I clear some things from my workbench, maybe I'll give it a shot.

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Its a Quick little project for a free evening.

@derangedmetalworks9489 4 ай бұрын

Don't worry about your accent, if you keep producing videos like this you will get a large following in the blacksmithing/bladesmithing community around the world. I am a simple blacksmith in the US, keep up the good work.

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, im already working on the next one

@BUZZKILLJRJR 4 ай бұрын

I like this version of We Three Kings, took one of my favorite Christmas songs and made it sound like a viking or medieval song. Great video I always wanted to make a special do o think I will.

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Thanks why dont you do it

@LXIIIPendragonLXIII 3 ай бұрын

The hardy c clamps. I've never seen that before. It looks like a key instrument for forging farm tools like shovels, and pitch forks. If I can't find them, I'll need to make them by hand.

@tailorofsteel2783 3 ай бұрын

You can do it.

@profepik7525 4 ай бұрын

Great ! i'd like to see the quenching and testing of this spearhead !

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Sadly I did not use a hardenable steel for this one, since its Only for Display purposes.

@TV-uq9jh 5 ай бұрын

Very good 😅

@tailorofsteel2783 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@WARIIIIRONWORKS 5 ай бұрын

Good stuff brother

@tailorofsteel2783 5 ай бұрын

thank you, i try my best

@draven3838 4 ай бұрын

Looks amazing friend

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@yo.aj6391 4 ай бұрын

That was awesome!!

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@makanacole8437 5 ай бұрын

It looks amazing! Great work! I need to start making my Polearms and spears.

@tailorofsteel2783 5 ай бұрын

The go on whyle youre still motivated dont let anyone stop you.

@chandlersnyder308 5 ай бұрын

@@tailorofsteel2783 can you make the armor and weapons of Achilles

@tailorofsteel2783 5 ай бұрын

yes for shure but im curently working on a crusader armor set@@chandlersnyder308

@chandlersnyder308 5 ай бұрын

@@tailorofsteel2783take your time

@Skinflaps_Meatslapper 4 ай бұрын

Cool, you made two spears in one, after forging it was basically a hasta, then after grinding it became the Gammertingen form. I wonder if that's how they got the idea for this spear, by redesigning an old war trophy taken from a Legionnaire. My guess as to how they made the central rib when forging was by repurposing conical swaging dies used for forming arrowhead bases, rather than a lot of grinding (or dedicated swaging dies used expressly for this). Sort of like what you tried with your conical die, but with a second stacked on top to provide a crisp rib rather than precise strikes with a hammer alone. Steel was a premium item back then and I doubt they wanted to grind it into dust when they could've figured out a way to forge it and lose less steel, not to mention the fact that grinding back then was a lot more arduous of a task. I don't blame you for grinding it in though, as a blacksmith myself I shared your anxiety when you were hammering close to that central rib. No telling how many things I've made a bad hit on and decided it didn't need a rib after all lol

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Yes thats definitely a possibility. I've actually made a Tool like this for another project but I simply had not made one for this one. So grinding was the way to go for me on this piece.

@Wes_of_the_Woods 4 ай бұрын

Man, I'm excited to try this. I imagine the shoulders can get away from you if you let them.

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Its not easy bit you can do it

@robertmastnak581 5 ай бұрын

Excelent, very well done...

@tailorofsteel2783 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. There is much to improve but its quite ok for the first try

@beantownbushcraft 5 ай бұрын

@@tailorofsteel2783better than quite ok, Id Buy it, for the Right price🤝🏻⚒️💥🔥☘️

@draven3838 4 ай бұрын

You're doing a great job ,if I may make a suggestion, a sticker ( an apprentice) would help you greatly, he or she could stick the hammer you're holding for deals and socket making, better control.

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Its always easyer together. I would be glad if I had someone helping me

@johannestreitner9460 4 ай бұрын

Hallo, bin selbst Schmied und möchte eine kleinere Speerspitze schmieden. Bei der ersten wollte ich die Hülse Feuerschweißen, hab das Teil aber verhaut 😂 Hält deine Hülse ohne verschweißen einen Wurf aus? Jedenfalls super geschmiedet Mann!

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Verschweißen ist natürlich stabiler aber ja, hält es auch gut ab.

@clydecox2108 4 ай бұрын

Your German accent is good not bad.

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Ill try to improve it in the next one

@caveofskarzs1544 Ай бұрын

Unless I missed it, I did not notice if you welded the socket?

@tailorofsteel2783 Ай бұрын

You didnt miss it. Im not good at forgewelding and didnt want to destroy it

@ericericson4 17 күн бұрын

@@tailorofsteel2783 I forge woodworking tools and have problems welding sockets. I have taken to forging the socket separately and forge brazing the blade onto it. You can also forge weld, but I really don't like starting over. I protect the braze in the hardening cycle by wrapping it with a wet rag. The finished line of brass looks decorative. Your spear point is beautiful.

@rong1924 4 ай бұрын

C=2 pi r

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

True

@ole7428 4 ай бұрын

Hey! Nice work! Except it's not a spearhead from the "Middle Ages". Sorry, but you got an iron copy of a cast bronze spearhead. An ancient smith, had to find such a shape of the product, so that (ideally) after forging it should only be sharpened. After all, metal cost a lot of money. I am not belittling your work as a blacksmith, but it would be interesting to see the ancient techniques of making forged items from the Viking Age.

@tailorofsteel2783 4 ай бұрын

Its a reproduktion of the Gammertingen Spearhead form 570AD. The shape and size are a nearly exact copy. I do not know if the material Was leftover Black or polished but it was definitely possible and not unheard of at the time.

@beantownbushcraft 5 ай бұрын

Cheers Man, I Really like that Spear head, it looks about 11" which is what I'm looking for, Would ya be Willing to sell it? Please get back to me and Let me know T.O.S. ⚒️ 💥🔥 🪓🤝🏻☘️

@tailorofsteel2783 5 ай бұрын

hi, I can make you one, just like you want it, but its not cheap you know.

@beantownbushcraft 5 ай бұрын

@@tailorofsteel2783 so what would we be talking in Dollars Not marks Please🤝🏻💥☘️

@tailorofsteel2783 5 ай бұрын

It depends on what youre planning to use it for. For a rough forged 11" Spearhead without the central rib, ill take about 75$ +Shipping from Germany. if you need a hardened and tempered piece or a good surface Polishing it'l cost a bit more

@beantownbushcraft 5 ай бұрын

@@tailorofsteel2783That's reasonable, 🤝🏻 It wouldn't be a Show piece " wall hanger" , I would need it useable and Hardened for boar hunting. Thanks☘️

@tailorofsteel2783 5 ай бұрын

I textet you on Instagram.