[CRAFT] Art in Metal

[The Skarzs]

Um. . .

These are what I'm talking about; I suppose the proper term is Grosse Messer, so I'll have to look up what a messer knife is.

Edit: You mean this little guy?

[Mhera]

You've got the coolest hobby ever (and maybe hottest, too, judging by those burns...). If you don't mind my asking, why is a sword particularly hard to make? Is it the size of it, are special tools/skills/materials required, do you need to be a badger lord, etc.?

[Lady Ashenwyte]

@Skarzs, watch Lindybeige's messer video to know what I mean.

EDIT: Here's a link to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcLcsvw8rw0

[Leatho Shellhound]

Um. . .

These are what I'm talking about; I suppose the proper term is Grosse Messer, so I'll have to look up what a messer knife is.

Edit: You mean this little guy?

Bro....

messer is simply the german word for knife....

Grosse Messer means big knife...

[The Skarzs]

. . . I-. . . . . . . . . . *Goes to lie under a rock for infinity. . .* I don't know German. . . so. . . yeah.
With this additional knowledge, I might make a messer in the future. . .

You've got the coolest hobby ever (and maybe hottest, too, judging by those burns...). If you don't mind my asking, why is a sword particularly hard to make? Is it the size of it, are special tools/skills/materials required, do you need to be a badger lord, etc.?

Thanks! I really like my hobby as well. (Though the burns can be quite the pain in the rear, yes. . .)
What makes a sword difficult to make is a list:
The material: A sword needs a flexible and strong blade; that requires pretty specific materials if one wants a good blade. Such steels are available, they just require purchase.
The size: Problems arise when forging the sword because it becomes difficult to work around the piece itself. A lot of these problems can be solved with machinery like power hammers and big belt sanders, but I don't have those recourses right now. In addition to the making of it, tempering the blade properly and evenly without warping becomes more of a challenge with a longer blade.
And no; one does not need to be a badger lord to make a sword.

[Lady Ashenwyte]

. . . I-. . . . . . . . . . *Goes to lie under a rock for infinity. . .* I don't know German. . . so. . . yeah.
With this additional knowledge, I might make a messer in the future. . .

You've got the coolest hobby ever (and maybe hottest, too, judging by those burns...). If you don't mind my asking, why is a sword particularly hard to make? Is it the size of it, are special tools/skills/materials required, do you need to be a badger lord, etc.?

Thanks! I really like my hobby as well. (Though the burns can be quite the pain in the rear, yes. . .)
What makes a sword difficult to make is a list:
The material: A sword needs a flexible and strong blade; that requires pretty specific materials if one wants a good blade. Such steels are available, they just require purchase.
The size: Problems arise when forging the sword because it becomes difficult to work around the piece itself. A lot of these problems can be solved with machinery like power hammers and big belt sanders, but I don't have those recourses right now. In addition to the making of it, tempering the blade properly and evenly without warping becomes more of a challenge with a longer blade.
And no; one does not need to be a badger lord to make a sword.

Isn't grosse french? Skarzs, can you make an axe head, or maybe even a spear head?

[The Skarzs]

An axe head needs forge-welding, and it'll be a bit before my forge can do that, though a spear head will be made sooner.

[Leatho Shellhound]

Isn't grosse french?

No, the french word for that would be "grand".

[Mhera]

Okay, that all makes sense. Except what part would a belt sander play in making a sword or other metal work?

[Lady Ashenwyte]

An axe head needs forge-welding, and it'll be a bit before my forge can do that, though a spear head will be made sooner.

Oh okay, do you also collect weapons?

Isn't grosse french?

No, the french word for that would be "grand".

Oh, well, I'm pretty sure grosse is a french word.

[The Skarzs]

Okay, that all makes sense. Except what part would a belt sander play in making a sword or other metal work?

Belt grinder: It allows one to get good grinding done on the metal that cannot be done with a hard-wheel grinder. It makes more uniform lines.

An axe head needs forge-welding, and it'll be a bit before my forge can do that, though a spear head will be made sooner.

Oh okay, do you also collect weapons?

Not really. I mean, I've bought a cheap sabre, and I have an old China-made "katana" (piece of junk; $20. I didn't know what I was doing at ten years old. . .), but other than that, I don't have much in the collection of swords.

[Jetthebinturong]

A katana... from China? Amaterasu help you

[The Skarzs]

I want to break it.

[Captain Tammo]

I still think that you should make a replica of Martin the Warrior's sword, but on a small scale like a letter opener. It'll make it easier (hopefully), AND a mouse would actually be able to wield it XD

[Lady Ashenwyte]

I want to break it.

Skallagrim broke cheap knives with a machete.

I bet it would be very satisfying to break it (Dat cheap katana) with your bare hands.