European Sword Maker Tier List - Ultimate Sword Buying Guide 2nd Half, Collab with
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- First half of this tier list: • European Sword Maker T...
Per senior sword reviewer Matthew Jensen's invitation, I am ranking the major makers of European swords (historical, and historically-inspired fantasy and modern ones) in a tier list. @alientude ( • Euro-inspired sword Ma... ) and @Matthew_Jensen ( • Euro-inspired sword Ma... ) have both done their own tier list and we have also ranked Japanese sword makers in a live stream video ( • Katana Manufacturer Ti... ). This is the 2nd half of the makers.
Makers:
00:00 Introduction
04:22 Kvetun Armory
05:47 Landsknecht Emporium
08:52 Lightsword Jindřich Figura
09:12 Living History Market
10:47 LK Chen
17:08 Lonely Wolf Forge - Wes Beem
19:57 Longship Armoury
20:33 Lukas Mästle-Goer
21:23 Lyndle Driggers
23:44 The Art of Swordmaking - Maciej Kopciuch
01:02:24 Malleus Martialis
01:03:12 Marshall Suttles
01:04:05 Mateusz Sulowski
01:07:41 Michael Tinker Pearce
01:08:46 Nicholas Cochiolo
01:10:23 Owen Bush
01:11:02 Paul Binns
01:12:25 Pavel Moc
01:14:06 Peter Johnsson
01:15:46 Purna Darnal
01:26:50 Regenyei Armory
01:28:03 Reichhardt Swords
01:28:50 Ronin Katana
01:39:16 Scorpion Swords
01:41:19 Starfire Creations
01:44:45 Lockwood Swords
01:48:27 Sterling Armory
01:51:46 Swordier
01:52:33 Sabersmith
01:54:03 Tod's Workshop
01:56:49 Tod Cutler
02:00:42 Universal Swords
02:03:46 Valiant Armoury
02:10:12 Viktor Berbekucz
02:14:24 Vince Evans
02:15:12 Vladimir Cervenka
02:15:51 Windlass Steelcrafts
02:28:26 Royal Armouries Collection by Windlass
02:34:34 Winter Cutlery
02:35:13 Zombie Tools
Honorable Mentions
02:37:37 Patrick Barta
02:37:52 Forja Fontenla
02:38:06 Florian Fortner
02:38:21 Winburn Steel
02:38:37 Outro - Sport
Trying to be more positive, here are some thoughts based on my experience:
I have two longswords from Vladimir Cervenka. He is a sword maker that knows how to balance a sword. I have a 1.7kg sword that moves and feels like it’s 0.5kg lighter (as a comparison, it feels more nimble than a Brescia Spadona, which is a really good sword). The grips are also really well made. I have never felt an oval grip more comfortable and “grippy”, and that it’s purely due to the grip shape (he does wire wraps, so it’s not a leather friction, it’s the well proportioned ellipsoid design/reproduction). My only regret is that I didn’t settled initially on only one longsword instead of two, and selected one of his rapiers / side-swords (there’s a video with people from Blood and Iron and Skallagrim doing a small test cut with one of his side-swords). I told myself that there’s a next time, but there’s always other sword/maker I want to try (plus antiques).
From Vladimir Cervenka, I also like his blades having a flex inline with similar antique pieces (but don't think they are pool noodles when I say flexible). Not all blades have that diamond section stiff blade feel, so I appreciate an "Andrea Ferrara” type blade that is so flexible you can kept it coiled in your hat (apocryphal tale about how he went about convincing Scotts that his blades/steel was better, and why one can find his name inscribed on blades of basket-hill sword long after his death). I don’t have a scabbard for them, so I never sharpened them properly to use them in a cut test. But the solo drills leave me with a smile.
Vince Evans is the sword maker that makes me proverbially drool. His pieces are just art. But I don’t see V. Evans as a sword-smith that I would place a commission with and give him instructions of what I want. He would do whatever he wants, and you will buy whatever he makes… that is if you are lucky to be able to (as in availability not money)!
Malleus Martialis, those guys get dynamics right. They definitely put the martial in their products and not just in their name. Eleonora Rebecchi does a nice job going around museums to get inspiration for their designs. People that know how to spar with a sword have them in high regard, and so do I.
Last, Florian Fortner… I know little of his work, but I am afraid of it. Based on the photos out there, I genuinely think that his work needs to be carefully cataloged and recorded, or it will appear as an antique in a few decades. It’s just that good! And keep in mind that Florian Fortner has done scientific work on measuring swords from across museums, he is a HEMA practitioner (i.e. knows how to use a sword), and he is a freakingly talented smith! Down the line, I think he is the smith I want to commission that special sword (the one you save from a fire; cuz your wife and kid can run on their own :) ).
Many thanks for sharing your experience!
Pretty fair list it seems like, this is probably the best guide out there to first time buyers, as it gives a lot of the detail they will need to make informed decisions.
Sounds like for a first buy L.K. Chen or L.K. Balaur arms models are probably the best bet due to high bang for buck, though Albion always remains a good option for the patient. The custom makers are good if you have something specific in mind, and this video is excellent for pointing you towards the right person to find for that.
Not really sure the value of the lower end makers beyond really liking the aesthetics of something, not being able to find it anywhere else at an acceptable price or cultivating talent.
This is an excellent summary, and your characterization is pretty in line with my recommendations! Cheers!
Finally I finished watching the entire 2 part series. Took me 4 sittings to go through it all, but it was the most worthwhile watch by a long shot.
I'm glad that the information I provide is of value to viewers!
Excellent video! Thanks again for your time and effort.Cheers from Greece...!
Many thanks for the compliments and glad that you like it!
really appreciate your time making this long-ass video. Learned some very cool new makers thanks to you. This got me through the day.
Glad to be of help.
Mammoth undertaking Kane! So helpful to the community. Very glad that you share your extensive experience with everyone.
Thank you so much for coming along for the ride. It’s a 4 and a half video altogether, really. I had always envisioned doing a video like this, though in the past I was thinking more about separating them into different price categories like Bespoke, Premium, Mid-range and Entry-level, and not necessary assigning letter grade to them. But this format that Matthew Jensen came up with works well, too. Got a lot of positive responses and feedbacks from the community, both the collectors and makers (sometimes not mutually exclusive). Seems to be worth all those 180 hours invested.
Great Review Kane.
Thank you very much!
I'm glad you're continuing this. As an addendum, you should check out Nazarov & Kaliber for historical reproductions. Also drooling over their modern competition cutter shashka, which has taken gold medal in their local Russian competitions, weilded by the smith himself.
Have to watch their videos on auto-translate, tho still worth checking out. The daughter, Anna, is very knowledgable and well researched
Very interesting, I'll check them out.
Been watching them for years, not sure if they export out of Russia, or even can now, either something would have to be arranged with a Belarusian or I'd have to go to Russia myself, that said as a Brit it isn't too expensive to go to Poland and then via Kaliningrad (as fellow brits have done, also it would get past our ban on the sale of carved swords, and more importantly their silver is cheap and they make good quality clothes, I want more of a linen shirt I got before the war and getting them here is custom work over ten times the price, also doing a Church tour would be nice and if train fares are reasonable I'd wonder about visiting China). Their prices are extremely reasonable, like many Russian products, and if they are well made then would put them on in competition with L. K. Chen. The owner has a CZcams channel on which he shows many of the items.
To my eye at least they look good but I can't tell about the distal taper. The history of Russia and the Cossacks is a fascinating one, though I am sure of civilian utility I'm not sure about the viability of a sword without a guard for military use. My ancestor was a cavalryman and he lost most of his fingers even with a D guard.
@@vorynrosethorn903 If you watch to the end, most of their videos show calipers in use, and the distal is really good. I asked about shipping to Canada, and they are willing, tho may not be able. To the effect of "One day."
@@KF1 It's all in Russian so my comprehension isn't great. The Belarusian thing is I know a workaround going on with unrelated companies I watch, probably you could do the same out of central Asia, you'd just have to pay a middleman.
It is good that they are a receptive company, I'm guessing you used google translate, or do they have someone that speaks English?
@@vorynrosethorn903 I used the English auto-translate, which often comes out as gibberish when the father is presenting, tho can piece it together from context. Anna uses less idioms and metaphors, so is easier to translate. The Belarussian thing sounds like you have a good option, if complicated.
One of the most underrated channels about swords on YT. You are doing such a serious job here! And i really envy your sword collection! :D
Thank you kindly!
You know what's astonishing about how long this two part series was? In another year or two, you'll probably be able to do it even longer because you'll presumably have more experience with some of the lesser-known and less prolific makers on the list!
Great job all around. Looking forward to chatting about it all on the live stream.
There are already some makers that are mildly annoyed by our exclusion of them from the list, and I might have to do a follow-up video to include them. Even as I finish up the editing, I can remember a few important ones we missed and I added them right before the outro as honorable mentions, but obviously we missed out not just a few, probably a few dozens. Looking forward to the live stream as well, perhaps we can add a few makers that noticeably do good work.
Very informative, and eye opening Iykyk.
Thanks Kane!
Happy to provide some food for thought!
Maciej seems like a wealth of video content to meme on, but not to buy swords from. Perhaps if he spent more time sharpening his swords before selling them to paying customers, and less time ranting like a lunatic at people who review them, he could be considered a reputable sword maker. What a child.
He has a reputation behaving like that and outputting pieces of very questionable quality (while largely looking good just in the appearance) among reputable makers, and experienced collectors, most of which generally refrain from exposing his dirty laundry as it’s bad form and can get into a flame war given how much time he dedicates to social media rather than actual making of swords.
I am astounded by the value this guide brings to the sword realm. Every maker should strive to get on this list and climb the ladder to the top.
I'm glad that you agree. There are some prominent makers we left out. There's a plan to rectify that later this year.
Kane, you are the perfect reviewer to do this extensive list. Great job!
Thank you!
This video is an important reminder of why we need reviewers. Anyone with less experience with the overall market will likely carry their massive baggage of personal biases and throw the baby out with the bathwater. Good going being that voice of reason, Mr. Kane!
Well said! Thank you for the recognition!
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold It is well deserved!
Great job Kane! Very helpful as always.
Thank you very much! Glad to be of help!
Excellent, just what I needed! Looking to buy a zweihander for personal use and Regenyei was the only place with any variety so glad to hear the craftsmanship is stellar as well.
For a zweihander of reasonable quality (not going all the way to Tod's Workshop or Gael Fabre's price point), both Regenyei and Kvetun are recommended. What size of zweihander are you thinking about?
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold I'm thinking about getting a smaller practice one first, so around 68 inches and 5.5lbs. The blade is thin but it's also dull so it's not like I'll be striking anything with it. Thanks again for more direct recommendations, I'll check them all out as well!
@anitaremenarova6662 at this size and weight both Regenyei and Kvetun make excellent blunt zweihanders.
You are a pillar of the community. This 2-part video should be in the transcribed into the legendarium of swords.
That's high praise. I only hope I can live up to that.
After the first one, this one is even one hour longer than that! You are on fire for putting each one of them under the microscope.
"Under the microscope" I can't say. But a broad stroke of what each one is known for and capable of, perhaps.
I spent a whole afternoon watching both parts of this list, and it is an afternoon well spent.
Glad that you enjoy the videos in their entirety!
I both love and hate these videos! I love as the detail you give for each makers is of tremendous help in deciding who I want to buy from. I hate these videos as I want to buy from too many makers and I do not have enough money to buy from them all haha
Also, what sword are you holding through the majority of the video? It is gorgeous!
Thank you, and don’t worry you will get there eventually. The swords I held during this the majority of this video is the Albion Maximilian and the Albion Knightly Sword.
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold Oh that is one that you suggested to me for a Type XX in your last video! Well, I can definitely say seeing it in someone's hands gives it a whole new look then just photos on the site. I will need to grab that Maximilian. Thank you sir!
I collected mostly katana in my younger days (in my 20s) when I did kendo and have six from a few different vendors three from Cold Steel and the rest from Bugei. Now in my late 30s I want to do HEMA and I have a few feders from KreigerArmory but want some cutting ones too.
Yeah I totally know some HEMA guys who mostly possess feders but now want to enter the market of sharp swords. The Maximilian is a great choice, not necessarily the best choice as your first sharp sword, for that I recommend either the Albion Brescia Spadona, the Albion Earl, or Albion Regent, any one of them will correspond to your longsword fencing much better. Alternatively you can pick up a Vision Tauber or Strassbourg by Valiant Armoury and designed by Angus Trim. BTW my Maximilian review can be seen here czcams.com/video/fadp1QTVDBo/video.html
Telegraphically (before I go insane trying to make a simple post) about Nielo Schiavona Type 2.
I contacted him about it two years ago, and proposed this project. We went back and forward on the details, the decorations I wanted to make the basket pop, and he made it. He is skilled to transform some three prong piece of steel into a Schiavona basket, so I think he is a huge plus for the community. He has a partner that does scabbards (big plus) and I liked mine with simple decorations to match the basket. I see that recently he has made the same piece for few other customers, so I am happy it caught on. We need more Schiavona Type 2 makers out there, and my commission was in part to support this. Blade thickness starts at 5mm at the guard and tapers to 1.5mm at 5cm from the tip. I can confirm the point of balance of 10.5cm and weight of 1.34kg as listed.
Now, Schiavona refers to a guard type, with blades varying from longer, thin type blades to wider cutting focused blades. And they were used from infantry to cavalry, such as a pallasch sword (i.e. wide blade, tip heavy, cutting swords, used from atop a horse). There is a huge variety, with the antique I handled feeling light, but having a long (over 90cm) wide but thin and even a bit floppy blade. I say this since what I have feels more like a pallasch in spite of the 10.5cm ballance point. Since I don’t have a horse, in hindsight, I would have varied a bit my requirements to around 3.5cm wide blade (from the existing 3.8cm) and a more pronounced profile taper to remove 100g from the blade and improve wrist cuts and half-cuts in fencing.
And returning to the maker… to anchor him in regard to other makers listed in the list (but without assigning a tier)… if I would be drafted in a 16th century army... I would take his pieces over most Del Tin ones, but I would keep my Landsknecht Emporium messer.
Thank you for taking the pain to detail your experience. There's a plan to list the makers left out by this video and do an additional one to feature them, without the letter grade, and Nielo Sword is in it.
The tier idea did not come from me, I have been thinking about a video like this for quite some time to feature different makers, but mostly in categories Premium production, mid-range, entry-level, and bespoke custom makers, and without assigning any letter grade or anything arbitrary, but rather inform consumers about each maker's specialties.
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold Yea, I tried to provide an ordering to help, an upper and a lower bound if you like. I think that a production and a bespoke split and then an entry, mid, and premium would work better for swrods than the classical internet tier list system. In a way we want production makers to also be consistent with the same piece in additon to the quality of the sword type they make. While with sword-smiths that make bespoke pieces that are unique, we judge their overall craftsmaship as a way to gauge if we would trust them to make what we want.
But regardless, I'm enjoying the discution.
P.S. It took me 8 tries... I still don't know what the problem was. I remove Schiavona in case it's now seen as a slur at the expense of slav women (it kinda was the case in the past centuries, right :) ). I remove Type 2 in case is now seen as a Type 1= man, Type 2= women type discutions that CZcams tires to remove or something. I replaced rapier with long narrow sword... for obvious reasons. Man, trying to think what would annoy a bot is the worst! In the end, I just moved things around in the hope they bot is not triggered and that seemed to have worked. :)
I appreciate the contribution to the dialog. And the problem of adding comments in Current Year is that half of the vocabulary on Merriam-Webster Dictionary are banned by CZcams bots, even if the channel turns off content moderating COMPLETELY. The longer comment you write, the greater chance it will be blocked triggering some unknown cultural taboos. Who knows, maybe "no way" and "stop" are all soon going to be auto-moderated and censored by CZcams nonsensical bots that they erroneously refer to as "algorithm". There isn't any algorithm at play here. I have more than a dozen of alumni that used to work at Google, they told me that right now half of the workforce at Google would fail at high school. It is what it is.
Thank you for being a guardian of knowledge and contribute all of it freely to the community!
I would gladly share what I have learnt with people sharing the same interests.
Thank you so much again. All these informations are gold... I would love to see you review a Gael Fabre sword or a crown forge sword. Keep making your vidéos :)
Thank you kindly! I, too, hope I can review a Gael Fabre and a Crown Forge piece one day.
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This video is like Mímir's head that Odin carries around to consult for secret knowledge. Heil og sæl!
Wow! High praise! Thanks!
Nice
Thanks!
If anyone sees this and 4 times the same long message detaling my experience with Nielo Sword... blame it on CZcams. If you just see this and no additional message... blame it on CZcams. 😑
What is your experience with Neilo Sword?
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold I have experience with two swords from this maker, the Langmesser and the Schiavona Type 2 that I can share. I tried to list my experience and give some stats, but for some reason the comments dissapear and I got a return error when editing the post to add more details. If it's not a seeting on your end, nor a spam thing (no ide why it would be seen like that), I have no idea why it's removed.
@@FiliiMartis CZcams algorithm is FUBAR at the moment, just like everything at Google and CZcams touched by the current management. It's a dying enterprise. I have encountered issues like this constantly. I have had comments as simple as "Thank you" being automatically deleted by CZcams for absolutely zero reason. I've heard similar complaints about Google Search, very popular websites like Wikipedia wouldn't even show up in search results. The company is in a self-destruct mode.
Back to a workaround. What I usually do is writing comments in notepad and then copy paste to the comment section, if it fails, I don't loose any writing progress, I just paste and try to post again.
@@FortuneFavoursTheBoldLuckily, I did write the post on notepad, so I do still have it. I'm tring to post parts of it, little by little.
I would say fingers cross, but this is indeed ridiculous.
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The Langmesser is inspired from a museum piece. It’s kinda unique on the market as it has a straight, single edge blade. That and the beautiful handle and chiselled guard attracted me to this sword. Blade thickness starts at 10mm at the guard and tapers to 2mm at 5cm from the tip and 1mm close to the tip (did a quick measurement on my piece). The weight is a bit under 1.5kg and has a centre of balance at around 14 cm. The centre of balance (compared to 5 cm on a nimble longsword) makes this piece authoritative in the cut (i.e. tip heavy). The curvature of the handle (which feels strangely good to hold) make me think this is indeed a cutting focused sword (as opposed to half-cuts and abrupt changes in direction). Due to its feel in the hand, I use it sometime for two-hander / spadone solo drill forms - it makes sense to me considering the use of these swords (think landsknecht type use). It’s sharp, and I used it once on some soft and hard targets (small branches to feel the vibrations in my hand; nothing got loose, btw).
Hey man how would you feel about doing a review of a couple swordier blades, maybe an arming sword and a longsword. Say, if they sent me samples to check out, and later I sent them to you?
Of course. I would gladly review them, whenever you feel comfortable to send any my way when you are done with them. Thanks for the suggestion! 👍
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold right on. Still just an idea with them. Will let you know what materializes
@@KF1 appreciate it!
How many years have you been playing with swords to know everything inside and out?
About half a decade now.
I'm curious about the tier of fabri armorum, their swords are very cheap
Yeah, there's definitely some things to say about them. We left out some makers--mostly bespoke ones, but also companies like Fabri Armorum, and there is a list of them compiled kindly by one of the makers. I am pretty busy right now, but I plan to do a feature video of all of these makers left out this summer or so. So far what I can say about Fabri Armorum is that like Viktor Berbekucz, they offer mostly sport combat (sparring) equipment. On a budget they seem to be alright, although there are sometimes historical inaccuracies--not a big deal when it comes down to sparring. But if you want to know more, stay tuned to watch that video which will probably explain more about them.
Out of curiosity are there any sword makers that are able to make a good replica of the Wallace Collection A474?
You mentioned Gael Fabre, he is definitely capable. I would think Fabrice Cognot and Tod's Workshop are more than capable.
That was quite a roast of Maciej Kopciuch. Has he responded already?^^
Thanks. And I don’t particularly care whether he responds or not. Didn’t make it for him. The information is for the community. He already has that reputation among many makers, only the consumers need to know.
I have discussed this with Lukas (Mästle-Goer) some years ago, he said the same things. It actually is quite a shame, Maciej clearly is a talented craftsman with a keen eye for detail and the grand scheme of the appearence of his products, they're all looking just right, but after all they're just pretty wallhangers... if only he could adapt the way of accepting criticism as a possibility to grow and become better in his craft, like, as you mentioned, Mateusz Sulowski has come to understand by now@@FortuneFavoursTheBold
Yeah, many of Maciej's pieces look on par with some of the best work output by some of the highly-regarded makers, and I do think he does understand how and what make good swords, as he is a smart guy and always spout the virtue of many of the critical characteristics of historical swords. The problem is, he is too lazy to actually implement all that on his pieces. He understands the market and what his audience wants to see and hear, and he would MUCH RATHER spend his days and nights on that front. Bless his heart, keep doing the wrong thing, and eventually he will go exactly nowhere. After publishing this video, several highly regarded voices in the industry reached out to me to personally confirm that they have known this about Maciej for years, but cannot publicly call it out, because of the conflict of interest, not to mention it would be bad form in general. But I think in recently years customers have caught on, and the walls are closing in on Maciej. If he does not actually improve, he will be left behind and discarded by the market.
Did I miss Lockwood?
He’s nominated as “Stephan Lockwood”. If you look up “Lockwood” in the description you will see the timestamp.
Oi, Kane, chill! No need to go about ruining fella’s business dressing up some Windlass as upscale merchandise. Muppets have to get their messages somewhere.
I can’t tell if it’s sarcasm or not, even though it should have been plenty clear.
So, in other words, Maciej Kopciuch swords are the worst out there?
Did you watch the video?
@FortuneFavoursTheBol I certainly did. However, he was the only craftsman to whom you dedicated so much time, focusing on the negative aspects. This leads me to question if the issues you pointed out are as significant as they appear. If that's the case, then perhaps no one should buy his swords. Consider the analogy of buying a car; would you consider purchasing it if someone spent about 10 minutes criticizing it, only to briefly mention one positive aspect afterward?
I like how you put words in my mouth, so brazenly under the video that I clearly made the case.
What I said: "Kopciuch's swords are very historical in looks. He incorporate unique and unusual geometries on both the hilt fittings and the blade. I would place him in Tier B".
You: "So you are saying his swords are the worst swords and have no redeeming quality".
What I said: "You can still do business with him--doesn't bother me. It's called Freedom."
You: "So you are saying nobody should ever buy anything from him."
Literally strawmanning in the worst possible way, put words in someone's mouth directly contradictory what he actually said, right under to the video where he said it.
You claim that you watched it. Which point do you disagree with? Which one of the 16,423 evidence and testimonies do you have a problem with? Oh, none. Got it. You only have a problem with the fact I dedicated the longest time to his section. What do you care how much time I allocate for each maker? I take as much time as I need to demonstrate all the evidence.
What do you care about what other people are saying about his swords on the internet, if you are SO CONVINCED that you are enamored with his swords, and you are so desperate to buy them. Go buy them? I already said it in the video: GOOD FOR YOU. If you did you homework to buy a car, why do you ever care if someone talks for 10 minutes about its negatives? Is it that you can't disagree with them, so you won't be able to justify your purchase?
LOL, if the evidence is so overwhelming, it will lead you to doubt if the problem is significant or believable?? What kind of circular logic is this?
@@FortuneFavoursTheBoldIt's somewhat ironic that in your video, you critique Maciej Kopciuch for writing lengthy essays and going on rants, yet now you find yourself doing the same. Nonetheless, I prefer not to engage in an argument, as it tends to be unproductive. While I had hoped for a more "diplomatic" response to my questions, your choice to reply in a manner that seemed, to me, less thoughtful and perhaps a bit defensive was surprising. I've enjoyed watching your channel, but I've decided to stop, primarily for one of the same reasons you criticized Maciej Kopciuch. In a sense, I am your viewer, akin to a customer. God bless, and I wish you the best.
It's funny that EVERY single allegation from you is a bad-faith ad hominem attack that twists the fact, putting words in others mouth, or some kind of bizarre mental gymnastic. Who critiqued Kopciuch for writing length essays? YOU did. I never care how long of an essay he writes. I care about his intent. He drafted those useless "essays" to attack other makers, to taunt and gaslight customers. Which is a big no-no in my book. But hey it's a free world. I literally said if one knows about Kopciuch's practice and is still willing to do business with him, GOOD FOR YOU. Wire transfer the remainder of all of your bank account to Kopciuch! As if I care.
LMAO you are my viewer? You've never once commented on any of my video until now, and obviously you did NOT watch this video AT ALL, otherwise you wouldn't write these ad hominem and strawmanning filled comments. Yeah, I am the one being unproductive here. You CLEARLY get into this video with the intent of trying to put some words in my mouth. Come on, be honest.
Apocrypha just got an expansion! To say this video is an endless library of swords is strange, as customarily swords are amassed in armouries.
I get what you mean. They say the pen is mightier than the sword. Maybe they exert their might in different ways, but the pen definitely enhances the sword.