Welcome to the initiation of a new major project — the crafting of a Viking sword! In this inaugural episode, I take you through the intricate process of forging the blade. The design showcases a ...

“Forging soul into steel” — that’s the motto of ... His artistically forged, welded and fabricated metalwork encompasses Damascus knives, swords and axes influenced by Saxon bladesmithing ...

while remaining hard enough to be sharpened – a property which is useful in edged weapons like swords. While the process is nothing like that used by smiths in Damascus working with Wootz steel ...