Speer fertigbauen | Wiegand von Marburg

I've already made it so far that the can fits on it, as you can see, without wobbling, without it falling down. Hello and welcome to the new Vigat video. A few weeks ago I forged such a spearhead. I link the video below again. I took a course on this at the Klauberg Museum, i.e. at the Kelten Museum in Büdingen. And yes, the result that came out of it is, of course, a wonderful product in itself, but still quite rough. So it looks like a spearhead, but it is still completely blunt, the cuts are not yet cut and it is also a little bit crooked, which is not so noticeable at first, but I already have a shaft here. I've already made it so far that the can fits on it, as you can see, without wobbling, without it falling down. So that fits, but if I hold it very carefully now, you can see that it is not quite straight, and these are all things that I would like to rework now. That means, of course, I want to grind it first, I want to do it right so that it is straight afterwards and that it is a real spear at the end. However, you have to pay attention to a few things. First of all, cold forging, that is, hammering on it somehow, bending it or something else, is relatively dangerous. Cold forging is always stressful for the steel. Anything can go wrong here, there could be a crack or it could even break. It may be that it is so stupidly bent that I won't get it straight afterwards. That's why I'd rather leave it like that. So, of course, you can still adjust a little bit with the vise. That would be possible, if I notice that it should be a little straighter in that direction. I could adjust it carefully, at most so that the angle changes a little bit, but everything that goes beyond a certain degree, but everything that is too much, is guaranteed stress for the metal. So cold forging is basically forbidden with very few exceptions. Second, it shouldn't get too hot again. That means, the moment I grind now and the whole thing gets really hot, possibly even glows again, the steel structure suddenly changes. This tip is at least minimally hardened, i.e. in the outer area. As I said, you can also see that in the last video, because we shortened it in the water, very classic. That means, a part will definitely be hardened here. How far and how much, I don't know. You might have to measure that very professionally with a corresponding hardness meter. In any case, if it gets too hot, the structure changes again and possibly it is no longer hardened. Cold forging is not possible, it must not be too hot either. The processing and processing of steel is really a science in itself. You have to ask people who know their way around and you really have to be a little careful, otherwise everything will be ruined afterwards and we don't want that at all. So what I have to do now is first fill my grinding block with water and then grind it as cool as possible, i.e. grind the workpiece as cool as possible, so that everything doesn't get too hot and maybe is damaged in the end. Let's see if I can do that. Part 2 of the forging video is, I would say, completed. Yes, of course, it is not quite perfect yet, you could still adjust it a little bit. So it's still not quite straight and yes, you could of course also polish it. But I actually find it quite rustic and I think I'll leave it that way. The cuts are about bevel sharpness, yes, so that's no longer a show fight, it's also much too sharp for that. But it's not razor-sharp either, so you can touch it quite well, like with a bevel. I think that's enough. And you have seen, when I aim at it, it stays super stuck in the straw, probably also in the wood. And yes, that's exactly what I wanted. Practical, robust and from the maker really also a historical spear. So if you look at it, that the original material was just a piece of construction steel and that it can then be made out of it, with a little effort, a few hours of work, then I think it's also worth a try, or what do you think? So I think that some of you could do it too. And well, if I can do that as a beginner, to build such a spear, then you can do it too, I'm sure of that. Next time we'll take care of swords again. And why, in fact, show fighting swords have nothing in truth or almost nothing in common with historical swords. Or let's put it this way, where maybe the biggest differences lie and where not. I want to clarify that next time. Until then, maybe you'll be back again. Thank you very much for watching this time. And oh, as always, if you have comments, if you want to contribute anything, if you have questions, or you know something better than me, which I always believe, because there are always some of you who also have a lot of expertise, write it down in the comments, write it to me on Facebook or Instagram or just by e-mail. You know you can contact me that way, I'll get in touch every time and answer. And of course I'm always looking forward to your reactions. So until the next video, take care and bye. And yes, that's exactly what I wanted to have.