So we've got a problem. This is Cheese, my newest kitten. And seeing as how I am a swordsmith, Cheese needs a sword. So we're gonna forge Cheese a sword.
Now, the first thing I need to do is forge out our blade. And for that, I have this chunk of Damascus steel left over from a previous project. I'm gonna do most of the forging work on my hydraulic press before moving to my anvil and drawing out our blade.
I went back and forth about what type of sword I should make him, but I eventually settled on the Viking sword. Because I mean, look at him. He's basically a little Viking.
With that settled, I'm able to final-shape our blade with the grinder before moving on to polishing it. Now this is Damascus, as I said, so we're able to etch it and see that folded steel pattern.
Let's make the hilt: The first thing we need to do for our hilt is make up the guard. And I'm gonna be using a chunk of mild steel for this that I drilled a hole in. I can then take it and shape it before we move on to making our wooden grip, which I'm gonna be using a little chunk of cocoa-bullet hardwood. Shaping a grip like this is always really tedious, but hey, it should fit his paw now.
With that, we can finally make our pommel. And historically, Viking pommels were made up of two parts. There's sort of a bottom portion here that's very similar to the guard. And then there typically is a part that overlaps on top in a sort of lobe design. I'm gonna be imitating that lobe design here by carving it out of a larger piece of steel and then using an angle grinder to cut in those lobes before assembling everything.
And the sword is done. I think it's safe to say Cheese loves his sword. And so do I.
There's still one more problem though. Cheese has a sister. So what should we make her?
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