Blade engraving and finished product
The blade of 'The Nessie Hunter' is now lightly engraved and etched throughout the fuller on both sides. It is fully assembled along with...
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vogieforge
Nov 10, 20201 min read
Nessie
The scabbard carvings for the type H sword celebrate the plesiosaurus that is said to roam about Loch Ness. At first glance, the monster...
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vogieforge
Oct 24, 20201 min read
Custom Claymore finished
'The Bannockburn' is already sold and shipped off, but description and details are on the SHOP page... https://www.vogieforge.com/shop
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vogieforge
Oct 20, 20201 min read
Blacksmith's Finish
I prefer to use the centuries old Blacksmith finish, also called rust bluing, for Claymores. It requires controlled rusting using acids...
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vogieforge
Oct 19, 20201 min read
Finishing touches
Just doing the finish work now on the custom claymore. The pommel engravings and all the steel parts of the hilt will get a blackened...
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vogieforge
Oct 13, 20201 min read
Custom Claymore
Working on a custom order for a Claymore based on the Bruce design. Hammered out the hardware last week and now beginning the grinding...
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vogieforge
Oct 6, 20201 min read
Iron inlaid viking blade
One of the most common types of blade in the Viking age were those with iron inlaid inscriptions forge welded into the blade. It was...
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vogieforge
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Inlays finally finished
Many days spent channelling and undercutting the bronze with a hand graver, hammering in the wires, etc., but worth the effort. In the...
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vogieforge
Sep 16, 20201 min read
Silver and Copper in Bronze
I'm about halfway through the Viking decoration of the type H hilt. Silver and copper twisted wire inlays hammered into the bronze. The...
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vogieforge
Sep 3, 20201 min read
Type H Viking
3 piece bronze hilt ready for silver inlays.
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vogieforge
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Custom sword
Finished this custom sword today. Etched on the blade is a verse from the Bible, Ephesians 6:17, which compares the word of God with a...
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vogieforge
Aug 21, 20201 min read
Custom etchings
I've been working on some custom etchings. I do them by hand, first painting on a resist to protect the blade, then drawing on the...
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vogieforge
Aug 15, 20201 min read
Casting bronze
Poured some bronze castings for sword hilts today. One for a future viking type h project, the lion's head one for a custom order. Both...
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vogieforge
Aug 7, 20201 min read
New Claymore on Products page!
Just finished the Claymore I started on back in early June. This was an attempt to step it up in every way. Very pleased with the result....
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vogieforge
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Claymore wood carvings
Having finished the upgrades in the forge and custom orders, I'm back to work on the massive claymore project that I left off in the end...
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vogieforge
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Custom type x Viking sword complete
Finished a custom order today based on the type x from the products page, except without carvings and no scabbard. Plain bog oak grip...
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vogieforge
Jul 21, 20201 min read
Back in business
The Bruce claymore has sold now and I'm working on a custom carved scabbard made of bog oak. Also working custom order for a plain...
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vogieforge
Jul 13, 20201 min read
Workshop upgrades
I've been working on further improvements in the workshop the last couple of weeks. Further soundproofing was needed and I've been able...
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vogieforge
Jun 26, 20201 min read
Silver inlays
I've been working on silver inlays all week, very slow and tedious but well worth the extra work. After carving designs in the steel,...
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vogieforge
Jun 22, 20201 min read
Ready for detail
I have pieces and parts all fitted now for the claymore and scabbard. Ready to begin the artistic detail this week, starting with...
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