3000 Years Old Xiphos (Bronze Cast)

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Bronze (10% Tin) cast Xiphos sword, guard with tin inlay.

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0:00 Sourcing metals
1:13 Bronze alloy
3:21 Pattern
4:18 Mold
5:16 Cast
5:50 Cleanup
6:24 Work hardening edge
7:24 Handle texture
7:55 Guard inlay
9:22 Polish
9:33 Cut test
10:17 Xiphos finished

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[Greg]

I'm always blown away by ancient metallurgy, how ancient people knew how to find, identify, purify, and work with metals.

[Frosty_tha_Snowman]

That sword looks like it is weighted perfectly, and is probably so satisfying to swing.

[micahminor]

The Xiphos had always been my favorite sword of antiquity. Or the Rhomphaia. And love the Bronze Age. Thank you for sharing this with us. The sword is beautiful.

[chronokoks]

For a slightly better finish on bronze, spray the sand mould cavity with a mix of fine graphite powder and ethanol/isopropyl (let it dry or light it on fire for effects) - the surface of bronze won't be as oxidized.

[asmodeusr]

Dude, your on-camera speaking presence has improved 1000x over in the last few years.

Fantastic work. These weapons will live eternal, and people like you keep it going.

[centuriontwofivezeroone]

Beautiful work, makes you appreciate even more what sword smiths went through without the use of power tools. Great video, thank you.

[SkarabCZ]

Damn.... That was beautiful to watch. You have amazing skills. I did not know how beautiful bronze can be... Imagine having this beautiful thing 3000 years ago. You would feel like a god.

[satoryvivseeker]

That's a piece of art, a master piece as well. I liked the way it swung and cut those pineapples.

Definitely got a good swing, with that right distribution of mass for that swinging momentum cut.

[NTRprojects]

Wow this time you outdone yourself. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing project. I'm always inspired after watching your channel!

[neipas]

That was amazing. Can’t believe it’s one solid piece. And the inlay work was awesome, it came out great.

[mystery_mangr]

Greetings from Greece. I've started to search about weapons and other stuffs our ancestors did in ancient and medieval ages of Greece before a year and i can say that your xiphos looks alike those i've seen in amphores and other lets say paintings of ancient Greece. Congrats you are very talented.

[thesavoyard]

I love the fact you cold forged the blade edge to harden it. Most people on YouTube skip that step. Amazing work!

[pelopidasalexis]

Greek weapons were a thing of beauty. Absolutely amazing job on this one.

[alexdmahon]

That subtle quick cut where he melted the pewter decanter and then "immediately" picked up the ingot got me. Made me think he has now achieved god-tier blacksmith hands and that his skin is now fully impervious to almost-molten metal (which it probably actually is by this point). Absolutely love this channel, never stop doing what you do Black Beard 🤘

[RedHood-KA]

Another beautiful masterpiece. Very well done, Black Beard!!

[JesseCuster]

Thumbnail did not disappoint.

That thing's so beautiful I want to marry it.

[bchandran]

This straight away reminds me of Percy Jackson's xiphos, Anaklusmos. Incredible video!!! Loved the attention to detail and final touches!

[zaqzilla]

Beautiful work. The xiphos is my favorite sword. Love the leaf shape.

[hermanosamuel]

Some folks are really specialized and extra skilled at only one or, few crafts. You however, are one of the most universally skilled and talented people I've ever seen. From electrical control boxes, to tools, to fine cutlery, to novelty crafts, your stuff is always interesting and amazing. Great work.

[SkullpunkArt]

It’s videos like this that make me want to get into metalworking