Die Musik im Clip ist (fast) ausnahmslos aus der YouTube Audio Bibliothek: "Birds in Flight" und "Glen Canyon" sowie Jeremiah's Song von Dan Lebowitz.
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Ganz besonders danken möchte ich meiner Frau fürs Drehen und für die "Stimme aus dem Off" (wieder einmal :-)) und meinem Sohn Hagen für die Hilfe beim Schneiden.
What are you doing there?
Still in the kitchen.
At the dining table?
Yes.
We still have a stain on the table top from the last action.
When you had to paint a sword handle with leather paint.
And now you want to punch holes in the table or what?
Get out of the dining table now, I don't want holes there.
Soon.
Do you stop now?
I'm just doing ...
Stop.
I'm not doing anything.
You're punching holes in the table.
No.
We have a black stain on the dining table.
I don't want holes.
Do you stop?
I'm not doing anything.
Go to the workshop.
You see, it works.
Hello and welcome to a new Vigant video.
If you already know my channel a bit or have been following me for a while,
you know that I like to do handicrafts.
For example, last time I made a kitchen knife for archery.
And a sword sheath, a round shield.
I will also put a few links in the description below for the handicraft videos.
So there are about seven or eight pieces.
And I just wanted to ask the question,
when is it actually worth doing something?
And when is it actually nonsense and you better buy something?
First of all, of course, it is clear that not everyone has the facilities,
a workshop, the tools that may be necessary.
And one or the other may not be particularly skillful.
That means, of course, I have a limit.
And then I say to myself, well, I can't do that at all.
For example, I'm not particularly good at metalworking.
So I can think of something.
I can maybe also solder a few wires together.
But I can't weld at all, for example.
And even with chainstitch shirts, I sometimes have a real problem
to find the right pattern.
So it's just hard for me.
That's why metalworking is not necessarily my thing.
So, yes, I'm more likely to be with leather and wood
and with sewing and similar things.
So it also depends a bit on talent and skill, of course,
what I can do and what I can't do.
So first of all, the question arises,
when is it even meaningful?
Of course, first of all, if it's fun.
Secondly, if I want to have something
that apparently does not exist on the market.
So I have a special desire.
For example, I have now made a belt hanger for a Renaissance sword.
I just couldn't find it on the market.
So nowhere on the Internet was that offered.
And when you find something special,
it's usually incredibly expensive.
I'll show you.
This special knotting technique for such a Renaissance sword
is relatively rare and, as I said,
you have to look for a long time if you want to find something like that.
And when I'm already there,
here, for example, I have renewed the handle.
So sometimes I need to make it very easy to repair.
Another example of this on the hanger here,
I like to use it for the fight with the longsword.
And as you can see, something has come loose on the handle here.
I have to come up with something.
And there are a few skills to make it pretty good.
So you can see for yourself,
this relatively complex handle winding has come loose.
Well, and either I watch now how I fix it
or I really have to do it.
So there are a lot of things,
especially when I, for example, do sword fighting,
there are a lot of things that somehow break,
that come loose, where I have to fix something again
or just fall off.
Or sometimes I have to, for example,
just enlarge the holes in the helmet with the visor,
so that I get more air or similar things.
So I just have to look,
how do I get it operational again as soon as possible?
And of course there are always specialists
that I can send something like that.
But then of course I might have the shipping costs
and also have the time and effort.
I have to look for a packaging first.
That means I should get a few craft skills
and then apply for the repair on my own.
But when is it actually just nonsense with the tinkering?
Example, I have been asked several times,
if I say to someone who doesn't know anything about it,
yes, I have such a medieval hobby,
then I have been asked a few times,
yes, have you ever forged a sword?
There are supposedly no stupid questions,
but only stupid answers.
But I can hardly think of a smart answer to this.
At most a simple comparison,
so someone who goes hiking in the Rhön,
is not asked,
have you ever been to Mount Everest?
Yes, so forging a sword requires special skills anyway.
And to forge a sword,
I need years of experience,
I need very special knowledge,
I also need very special tools,
for example a branch that is long enough
and the like.
So I don't start with the absolute premium,
with the absolute highest goal,
if I want to make something,
then I start small.
So maybe I would forge a knife,
but not a sword right away.
And it is similar with archery,
I have already made videos,
how to build an arch yourself,
but I said right at the beginning,
that it is really not that easy.
There will also be a lot of frustration at first,
the moment when I was looking for the wrong wood,
or I just cut through a year's ring,
or there is a hidden branch somewhere,
I haven't seen it at all,
and I pull it out for the first time,
and the thing breaks,
after I have put in work for days.
Of course I have to deal with that,
I also have to calculate many strokes,
and maybe I have to do the same work 3-4 times.
And then we come to the next point,
many people don't even have the time for it.
So yes, there are people who either have no money,
and have a lot of time for it,
or there are people who actually have money,
but no time at all,
because they are so busy at work,
and some of course don't have both,
then it is definitely customary to do handicrafts.
But honestly,
there are also things,
that the specialists can do better,
and cheaper.
Or at least so good,
qualitatively so good,
that it is not even worth it,
to make it yourself.
As I said, a sword is one of them.
I could make an impossible sword,
for 150 euros,
and there are already useful swords,
in this price range.
I wouldn't get the material for it,
and certainly not,
if I convert that in time.
So impossible for the price,
so high,
to make a sword,
that meets my requirements.
I couldn't do that.
And that also applies to many other things.
I couldn't make a helmet,
for the appropriate price.
I couldn't make a chain mail,
in an appropriate time,
and if I convert it,
also for an appropriate price.
So there are simply things,
that you should leave to the specialists,
and they are also,
if you convert time and effort,
in truth cheaper,
than if you make it yourself.
And then of course I come to,
what I already hinted at in the last video,
especially in this time,
in which we have corona restrictions,
in which the medieval markets,
and now Christmas markets,
are being canceled.
Is it a good idea,
to just go and have a look,
at a list of good dealers,
and maybe to support the craftsmen,
and the small dealers,
who currently have almost no income,
or really have their backs to the wall.
So there I find it quite easy,
you don't necessarily have to buy,
any Pakistani shoes,
or any Indian armor,
or any cheap sword from China,
but you can actually go there,
and say, Christmas is just around the corner,
and I might wish for a nice item,
and I'll just go and support,
through my purchase,
one of the dealers,
who are really having a hard time at the moment.
So I have now,
extra here for this video,
below in the description,
put together a large list,
with craftsmen and dealers,
with whom I have already ordered myself,
sometimes ordered for years,
with whom I am satisfied accordingly,
it might be a good idea,
to support them accordingly.
So my appeal to you,
if you have a little money left,
yes, crafting is nice,
and I do the typical winter work,
you can of course go there,
you can of course do it,
but as I said, my appeal would be,
just see if I don't maybe,
or other dream things,
also with a local dealer,
or craftsman can do.
So now already happy holidays,
Merry Christmas,
and of course I will be at the end of the year,
again with a look back,
and I would be very happy,
if you are there.
So thank you for watching,
and until then, bye.
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