"Liquid Fire" to Metal Sword in minutes! - A History of Ancient Britain - Ep4 - Preview - BBC Two
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Neil Oliver experiments with traditional methods of making a Bronze Age sword just like in ancient times.
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Gotta admit, I had a goofy smile on my face during the pouring of the ore and reveal of the sword. It was very easy to get pulled into their infectious enthusiasm. Excellent job!
To be pedantic, that's no ore, that's an alloy!
Copper Ore looks nothing like that at first, and also going from ore to a bar of tin is quite a process, when you combine the two refined metals, then you'll get that!
+siouxsettewerks copper ore is malachite. malachite is green.
Well, what do you know? I learned something.
so true
Why are people talking so much about the quality of steel swords on a video about bronze swords?
because 57% of online commenters can't help but go off-topic immediately
Luke Genness now that is a sign of the times right there
In that guys HUD he got a message: "Blacksmithing skill increased to level 2"
bronze? hahaha make rune pls
+Zack Silver But it starts at level 15?
The Veneficus modeler
modeleur
+The Veneficus That's Skyrim, we're talking Runescape.
czcams.com/video/EEfvdB8kAWE/video.html check this forging of swords
Reminds me of my early days in Lumbridge.
Neil is a great artist......... Amazing how effective and good bronze weapons really were.. And some of them were way above any sword since in beauty...
Funny I thought one of the guys sounded kind of like Niall Horan. A lot of people mispronounce his name "Neil". :D
That one dude has Elf ears.
+MakoRuu hes a hobbit clearly
Clearly.
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Can't nobody read that shit.
+قبس الزهراء شبك تضرط
I just love how thick narrators accent is. This is just amazing.
Did he say "its like blood, better than blood"? lol
+Stefanos Pleros It requires to be tempered in the blood of the enemy clans, so it will hunger for them D:
+Stefanos Pleros vampire confimed
Andrew Nelson xD
August Early yeah xD
+Equilibrium i guess watching it clot and lump together could remind one of blood, but it is a much more involved process than stabbing a guy
Awesome! Wish this was more content like this... so much forgotten history.. so much to appreciate.
i'm never gonna finish my homework...
Did you finish it yet?
he hasnt
THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO EVER THANKS BBC
Very nice!
"better than blood"
what
I think he thought that the molten bronze looked kinda like blood, then said "better than blood" as to say it looks cool, glowing all red hot and what not.
When you accidentally reveal your lust for blood #justvampirethings
yeah wtf, nothing is better than blood
2:46 he looks like the good old smeagol looking at his future precious
that's just incredible... the beauty and results of the process are breathtaking!
Thank you ! now i can slice my cucumber with this !
Better than blood says the Scotsman
Mr Burridge was they guy that sent Skallagrim a bronze sword for hardcore testing, right?
Yep
😁
As well as Thrand.
noone as far as i know makes and sells better, and also more accessible swords than neil, he is THE one man to approach for any european or near eastern bronze weapon or tool.
I found this very relaxing.
I watch this video everyday, i cant stop
"it's like blood... better than blood!"
???
he's a vampire, mortals like us would never understand, leave it be please.
The accent though....
PW Bandara "MERIDA!!! NUU SHARP OBJECTS"
Absolutely amazing.
What a beauty.
Dat Scottish accent doe. Awesome.
Can anyone tell me which show is this and where can I get to see the series?
He's level 100 at smithing!
Anyone else more impressed with the clarity of this video?
Beautiful! Bravo!
Your Smithing level is now 5.
crichton55 It starts at 15 bro! Lol
Not if you go by Runescape standards.
I made one here at home by myself. Turned out good. I cast mine sideways. instead of vertical. It was sand cast instead of clay . Once I took the grinding and polishing, it was a dandy sword.
Did you build a wooden pattern and flask? I can't figure out how they used their pattern in this video because they don't show it. Looks like they're just using clay with no flask, but they don't show how the pattern was applied and removed.🧐
I really really wish we could live on those days and make swords for battles
I find it quite fascinating, to say the very least.
fake a sword cant be liquid thats impossible
Shadow Warrior Don't take bait.
Cyborgslayer404d bait?
Do you even grammar bro?
I turned my liquid cum into a sword, so yes. its possible
U R so stupid...Do u even get educated?
Needs the Conan theme to complete this.
simply amazing
beautiful blade
one question, Is that sword lightweight?
It's not only 1 guy
Psshh that fire ain't got SHIT on Mordor...
Do you even mordor bro?
One does not simply Mordor.
I remember watching this 7 yers ago. Anyone from 2020
So fire!
He didn't look ancient....
he didn't make it in the old times the sword was just an old thing in the old times and they are remaking it
lolz
Earline Spires haha its called a joke mate... They named him as "Ancient metalworker"
James Evans oh sorry
Huh. I thought everything with a cutting edge and a handle was banned in Britain.
They are creating a Bronze Age style sword, that is a long time before Britain was ever a thing.
They're making it in modern day britain.
Celery God Oh, that's what you meant. Well, it still is a sword made for either historical researching or collecting purposes, so it would be perfectly fine
It was kind of a joke based around the fact that the U.K. is inventing new terms like knife violence since they banned everything except knives. People who originally were just gonna shoot someone (a cleaner less painful kill) now are forced to stab or slice them to death (a rough, bloody, painful kill). Now ask yourself, some dude's in your house about to kill you with something, would you rather it be a gun or a knife?
Celery God In what awful fucking neighborhood do you live that people just come into your house to murder you?
Have you tried locking your door?
And if I had the choice, I'd choose neither, ideally. Doesn't really matter
*BEAUTIFUL*
Really amazing
what is the crucible made of
Clay
*****
And ? I didn't saw your comment too so... ^^
not ''in minutes'' since you have to do all the prep too
Hours and even days and years are made of minutes if you want to be pedantic.
Looks epic I really wanna make one now
Such a polite creator of battle weapons lmao one cool dude
Grammar in the comment section is non-existant
sense in your profile picture is non existent ;-)
Zara Hurriye uwotm8
You forgot the period.
Iron Amethyst A70 thats a nice profile pic u have, a very nice one
You misspelled "grandma"
No culture ever used cast iron for blades. Cast iron is brittle. If I smacked you with a thin cast iron bar in the shape of a sword, it would crack, or possibly straight up break.
Now bronze swords were cast, yes. But they implied iron was also cast.
+Jacob Baumfalk I didn't hear anyone in the video actually implying this.
You could cast iron to get the initial billet to rough shape, then forge it after the fact as per normal; in fact this was done centuries ago to create what was known as crucible steel. Even if you didn't go all the way to steel, due to the process being deficient in some way, forming that initial billet to rough form and forging it afterwards means that it's no worse off than a cut-and-fold-then-hammered billet.
this is amazing
yes, Neil is my hero
Casting creates weaker weapons as compared to forging
yeah but what's the point of using a weaker weapon in a battle?
mass production
availability, technology, time, and the fact that it wasn't weaker. Good, work hardened bronze can be often harder than mild steel or iron. Iron was around for hundreds of years before anyone thought it could be useful, because its so bloody difficult to work. Bronze is much more simple to make, and is a lot better than people give it credit. I've enough research and experience to cast a bronze sword, but despite also researching steel forging, i know my first attempts would be shit. The first thing I made in bronze was an axe, and its still to this day in good nick, it's a good deal better than my mild steel hatchet. Also they barely oxidize, its been a year, I haven't polished it once, and its still shiny.
***** You sir proved who's the real moron here! Nothing more to say just that you do your research for real and then you might get this! lolz
people wouldn't use steel and iron, if bronze was better.
Made for a single purpose. The acquisition of something that does not belong to you.
If you want it... there's no reason to not work towards getting it.
and also our ability to make youtube comments :)
Or to prevent people from acquiring possessions that belong to you. But let's not drag nuance into the conversation, this is the CZcams comments section and we can't have that.
You just made my day.
Now i want one
This would break in battle within minutes, I won't tell why cause it's hard to explain but pros would know why.
***** Yes it would, they didn't hardened it.
Who even uses in the last 300 years a bronze sword... it ain't durable enough, sure it's good for making a decoration.
+Bryar Pedersen some swords in the bronze age where hardened, but not with heat, but by hitting the egde with a hammer
xXHacksAndTipsXx No one in the last 3000 years has used a bronze sword... But in the bronze age it was the ONLY sword... And you know early bronze age swords wouldn't have been hardened because they hadn't figured it out yet... This particular episode was about the bronze age, and this part was about the very beginning...
xXHacksAndTipsXx yall mofos need skallagrim, a chap who has torture tested one of neils swords.
Super cool.
amazing! nice teaching video
That was awsome.
Wow Ancient metal sword of Liquid fire.
Love neils work. I have two of his swords
Watch the whole documentary dude, it's absolutely epic.
i can imagine the massive production of this in ancient times wow, i would like to see the whole process isn't there any other video?
There isn't much more in the documentary. But try searching for Neil Burridge, he's the guy making the swords.
thanks
Loved it
how did i go from watching dodges, to a guy cutting tree, to friction welding, to ancient sword making. you tube is amazing lol
Looks clearer than what's usually on BBCiPlayer lol.
WONDERFUL 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I wanna try that!
I just tried adding this to my favorites.... apparently its already on there. I don't remember ever seeing this video?
totally agreed sir
thanks you for that information. it's always been sort of a rule of thumb for me. i have had bad experiences in the past with steel cast swords and knives. once, the tang broke on one of said knives while doing a cutting test and the blade made a 2 inch incision in my right forearm.
But... it's so... beautiful!
Ok, thanks bro!
Love it
i think it was amaizing
Awesome
The mold is made of grog ( aka firesand and chamotte) It's a ceramic raw material. It's formed over a wax model of the sword and baked at 400 celcius to harden en burn out the wax model. ( lost wax or cire perdue technique).
That depends on many factors.
Grains only form when the metal solidifies, and increase in size from that point (mostly, austenitisation is enough in steel to reform new grains).
If you cool it slowly, you can still avoid having large grains. Also, a heat treatement can fix them problem. Bronze would require a heat treatment to form precipitates.
he looks pretty good for being ancient!
Good video
Nice vid
this guys accent is just amazing :D
I wanna learn blacksmithing now :D
GOOD GAME!
2:00. "Better than blood." Well said, as the red of molten metal is like the life-blood of creation.
they still have to shape it a bit more the have to get rid of the excess metal on the sides and give it a good polishing and it will look absolutely beautiful
gotta love the narrator's scotish accent!
"molds were made of stoon or clay, in this case, to cast something that was unknoon before bronze came along, a sord"
The BBC does it right.
Two queries this raises for me:
1. How long does the molten bronze sit in the mould before it gets dunked in the water, and then how long after that does it sit before being extracted?
2. Considering there's a fair amount of waste, what with the spilled bronze while they're pouring it into the mould, the amount that's stuck to the pot, and the bits around the edges of the sword that'll have to be chipped off to finish the weapon, can any of that be reused for another piece?
thank you! Great accent!
That so cool
learned it in runescape too :)
The series doesn't have much more about weapon making, it's more about history in general. Sadly the series got deleted from youtube before I watched the last episode.
But apparently they visited an old copper mine and so on.
agreed
haha that guy was in a state of mind blown
Layers are mostly used to even out impurities, and for aesthetics value. An eutectic steel will already be filled by "layers" called pearlite, and those are natural. Layers in a martensitic steel don't change anything though.
This is why folding was used in europe too, but later abandonned, because they were able to produce better quality steel to start with.
That's great
Can you please tell me what type of clay did they use.
amazing iwant craft that on my collection and the other