Sword-making Part One

In my opinion , the swords made on this video don't have good properties because of the steel used and the bad grinding and heat treating.(I am referring to the swords on this video, not swords in general)

nope swords r for wars and protection + or a decoration

Are they using construction steel???
My firsts knives were made of this kind of steel, it almost makes quenching useless.Anyway, they grind the blade too fast.Too many sparks, too heat for that blade : it could lose its quenching properties.

That swords are only made for decorative purposes.

use a car leaf spring.

Okay I want to make a sword but what type of materials should I use for a basic one?

how kg steel should i use to make a katana like in this video?
plz awnser me back?

circle grinder

BurtonKelly, its best to start off small and move your way up. So I suggest to start with knives, then to daggers, to short swords, then finally full sized swords. I also suggest to read a few books on it regarding to the way you wish to make one. (Stock removal or forgeing)

what is the name of that wheel thing used to give the sword a shape? it apears from 2.17 to 2.49

Many people seems to think that 440c is crap, however, if properly heat treated, it makes superior blades. It is not neccesarily brittle..

Also however, this person clearly doesnt heat treat it properly. You need digitally controled vacuum purged furnaces to HT it. So in this case, yea it is. "Blood groove" is also correctly refered to as fullers due to the way they was made.

build a forge (any kind of "bowl" with air supply from the upsite...), find anything that can be used as a anvil (a part of a rail for example) and you'll need a hammer and tongs...

then: just try it :D

I would like to get into sword making, Any Ideas on how to go about doing that or where? I'll take suggestions from anyone that can help.

The music in the beginning was so "cool" NOT!
It sounded like beginning of a really gay mexican lovemovie :P hihihi

i`m no think that were a good steel for make a sword.n bad forgging-_-use the motor 2 shape the sword
whitout water can make the steel gone week!!

Yah, didnt really know how to spell it but the point still gets across

tamahagane

personally prefer 1060 high carbon over 440 stainless

Amen, true katanas are made of 2 parts and are not considered authentic unless they are made from the metal from the rivers of japan, tomahageny. Not sure if that is spelled right

We have used genuine materials blah blah blah
Made from 440-c
Yeah.

the hardening process and heat treating are the same thing.

itsnot molten almost tho

Very true.

PLZ look real Katana!

it chinese bulshit...aaahhh! I hate this. Why peoples set in video. Shame!

i love molten metal