guzzo Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I am sure many will be saying "Oh no here we go again" but please bear with me. Firstly I do not have the current ability to properly make anything in a forge let alone feel delusional enough to attempt a sword. But I do like reading and as there are no blacksmiths that I am aware of in my area this site is my main source of information.Anyhow to the point of this thread....I started reading this forum ( as my interest mainly lies with blade smithing) and after reading all the comments on sword making and how difficult it is etc I decided to google sword makers to see who was out there and what they produced.One of the sights was Cold Steel...they had some impressive video clips which included chopping a pig in half and pushing the sword through a car bonnet and what really got me was the bending in a vice.So for someone who does not know and thought this was impressive.....Are they as good as they claim to be? Can anybody post me the web address for what you would consider to be a great modern day sword maker?I have no desire to own a sword (unless it is Excalibur) but I do appreciate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 what you would consider to be a great modern day sword maker? JPH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Furrer Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Great ones? In no particular order Don Fogg..Maine Louie Mills..Michigan Howard Clark..Iowa Vince Evans..Hawaii Patrick Barta..Czech Republic Kevin Cashen..Michigan Peter Johnson..Sweden to name a few there are a good number of folk who are doing very fine work and will be masters in due time. I tend to lump quality of person in with quality of product. The above are honest about what and how they do their craft. Production blades...I'd say the folks at Arms & Armor in Minneapolis (they also formed the Oakeshott Institute). As for "best sword that can be made"..there is no such animal...never was and never will be. Excalibur is a myth..hard to make/own a myth...though there are many who will happily sell you one. If they say they can..then they are lying...Show me a liar and I'll show you a thief. Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 There are several active groups in Australia, but I know that Australia is a big place. http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/7176-oz-roll-call/ Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 These guys made the sword from Thor. http://maddwarfworkshop.com/ This guy does some amazing work as well. http://www.powning.com/jake/commish/willowraven.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Albion sords is another production maker,,machine built, Made in America product and on theri web site there is a cool video of how the make them. Pretty nice sords at a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzo Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Thanks for the reply's I will look them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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