As of this writing, 2017 has yet to degenerate into a dystopian hellscape. Still, there’s a lot of year left, so it’s not a bad idea to stock up on emergency supplies and plentiful rations of food and ...

In this video, we will melt rusty springs into wootz steel. Then we will show the forging of the wakizashi sword. A lot of work was done for this project, we made a bigger crucible than ever before.

The Forge turns raw ore into weapons — if you know how to crank the bellows, slam the hammer, and keep your eyes on the mold. The Long Sword is one of the earliest Great Swords you can craft. It’s ...

Wherever there’s a legendary story, there’s a legendary blade. King Arthur had Excalibur. Lord of the Rings had Andruil, Glamdring, and Sting. The Jedi Knights had their lightsabers. Each of these ...

Forged in Fire this week on History sees the finalists having to recreate the sacred but deadly talwar sword. Here we look back at the history of the blade and it’s significance. The talwar, which ...