A Wolf-Tooth Spear Head, Part 1/3

Renowned blade smith Götz Breitenbücher reveals how he reconstructed forging techniques to create a pattern-welded Viking Age winged spear as found in Hedeby, sporting a wolf-tooth pattern.

[jeffreypurcell]

Great to see a master craftsmen talking about his craft.

[youtubevoice]

Absolutely gorgeous. It's difficult to imagine that someone threw such a piece of art at a palisade ... but good for us that it survived the times.

[IPostSwords]

It's interesting how long the twist core style of pattern welding held out, in so many different regions. We see it from early pattern welded spatha, all the way to turkish twist cores in yataghans and kilij in the late 18th century.

[gregbennett]

as an aspiring Smith this is absolutely fascinating

[numbersto]

Stupid me was expecting animal teeth on a stick, when reading the video title.
:)

[Davlavi]

love work that was put into this art peace.

[andreweden]

I couldn't think of a worthier owner for such a beautiful, bespoke piece! What will you name her? Even though I love swords, spear is my favorite weapon!

[thebelfastvikingmartinbrow]

Am so jealous of the spearhead. My one is just plain. And didn't the Celts not use them . In the whole of Ireland north and south they have found them

[Sklzky]

Offtop: that's a gorgeous garden, consider me inspired :D
Anyway are there any modern books about this spear and its recreation?

[Brcht]

Bravo Roland! Informative as usual:-) This is NOT a negative critic but I think that you will have more happy subbs if you stop doing the uhum-sounds during interviews. I like your vids and only want you to be accessible to as many as possible.

[NodDisciple]

Have you or your friend ever made a German Boar Hunting Spear?

[doughunter]

many secrets go to the grave (like old school forge welding flux production here in america) ...too bad?...God bless...doug

[oldgreybeard]

From an electrochemical standpoint it's very interesting that the 'pure' (how pure?) iron resists chemical attack more than does the steel. There is an electrochemical potential being set up more easily in the steel than the 'pure' iron. I cannot easily see how the carbon can be involved unless it acts as both anode and cathode (possible but odd) although the steel is likely to contain other metals which will could form an electrochemical cell with the iron in the steel. I wonder if the blackening is due to magnetite Fe3O4 and not carbon. I am sure that magnetite can passivate. Would the carbon left behind form a bonded layer?