Forging a Pattern Welded Sword - Dohrtoc

Filmed spring - summer of 07.
This is the step by step making of a hand crafted one of a kind pattern welded yet simply designed sword, Dohrtoc.
This sword was forged by David DelaGardelle of the Mad Dwarf Workshop.

To see more of our work or to commission us to craft a high quality one of a kind fully functional sword of your own, please check out our website at:

http://www.MaddwarfWorkshop.com/


And to see more details & stats on this sword visit:
http://maddwarfworkshop.com/Swords/Dohrtoc.htm

And YES... That is indeed a log splitter hydraulic press we've converted into a forging press in the video... ;)
If you want info on it please check out this blog post:
http://maddwarfandy.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/easyinexpensive-hydraulic-press/
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The songs in this video are:

Preston Reed - Tractor Pull
Michael Hedges - Ritual Dance

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[shawtyshawts]

Great video, beautiful blade. Absolutely phenomenal craftsmanship, the ABR shirt is pretty awesome as well, they're from my hometown...

[MADdwarfWorkshop]

@shawtyshawts Thanks so much! Yeah ABR is incredible. Their great guys

[j0gan673]

Is bladesmithing all you do, or was this just a specialist project? And how long had you been smithing before you were able to do bladesmithing?

[MADdwarfWorkshop]

@j0gan673 Swordsmithing is my full time job. I forge swords for customers around the globe and for films like Thor which I worked on back in 09. I've been learning this craft since 1998.

[anthproduct]

august burns red!!!

[MADdwarfWorkshop]

@anthproduct :)

I met Jake the vocalist. Showed him some of my bladesmithing work. he's an awesome dude.

[Lukos0036]

I would like to see you guys do leather and/or wire wrapped handles. Wood is pretty but gets real slippery when your hands start to sweat with use.

[shakeval]

great work there, quite a beautiful sword

but I'm wondering.....wouldn't it have been easier to carve the handle before putting it on the tang?

[iTzGr1mReaper]

I call dibs on him making my weapons for the zombie apocalypse!!!

[qetoun]

all this video needs is the 'anvil of Krom' track from the movie Conan the barbarian!

[ZenSpider40]

great blade, how does it cut?

[CreatorCade]

Damn fine work but I'll stick to making RR spike knives and tomahawks. By the way check out Jake Pownings site he does a lot of stuff like this maybe you could pick up a few tricks off of each other.

[danietkissenle]

NOW THAT is something you can be proud of

[bustfer07]

just wandering but can anybody tell me if there a structural difference between the way he made the sword with that press like thing and doing it with a hammer ?????

[KRAYSLiCK999]

FRICKIN SWEET!!!

[bigwillyalex]

Love your guys work, btw it would be good idea to wear safety glasses, my dad was forging once and a hot piece of steel split off and hit him in the jaw, shattered a tooth, wouldn't want that in your eye. Keep up the sweetious sword/knife work