HIstorical Sword Making
Sword News! and friends in need!
Hello All. Today's post is a bit different as it's about the wider community of sword folks. The sword world seems t...
Experience the Joy of One-Handed Swords!
Today we have a word or two in support of the one handed sword. The most common style of sword throughout the medieva...
Understanding sword edges
I recently had a nice talk with a younger fellow who was discussing his first sword purchase and some of his concerns...
A custom Roman Gladius
Almost certainly the most iconic sword of the ancient world was the Roman Gladius. This sturdy short sword was the ar...
Concealed Weapons, do they work?
In today's post we discuss how weapons that are concealed in another object might actually be useful or not. It may w...
Training Swords From Different Times
Today we take a look at three different training swords from the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. We compare a replic...
Experimenting with the impact of Medieval quenching recipes on steel hardness
On Oct 25th The Oakeshott Institute live cast their latest quarterly lecture on researching involving the Institute, ...
How did you start making swords?
Looking back through the flow of life that led me to being a sword maker for the last four decades, I blame one fello...
Irish Medieval Swords
One of the more unique styles of medieval swords are the examples identified as Irish. These intriguing pieces and ta...
I need a real sword
I had a nice conversation with a new customer last week who was trying to decide what kind of sword to buy. H...
Medieval Weapons, seeing the details
In our last post we talked about some of the pluses and minuses of going to a museum with one of us. It is a great w...
What is it like to go to a Museum with a sword maker?
The answer to this question will depend on whether you like swords or not and if you do how much of a sword geek are ...