The blade of 'The Nessie Hunter' is now lightly engraved and etched throughout the fuller on both sides. It is fully assembled along with...

The scabbard carvings for the type H sword celebrate the plesiosaurus that is said to roam about Loch Ness. At first glance, the monster...

'The Bannockburn' is already sold and shipped off, but description and details are on the SHOP page... https://www.vogieforge.com/shop

I prefer to use the centuries old Blacksmith finish, also called rust bluing, for Claymores. It requires controlled rusting using acids...

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...

Working on a custom order for a Claymore based on the Bruce design. Hammered out the hardware last week and now beginning the grinding...

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...

Many days spent channelling and undercutting the bronze with a hand graver, hammering in the wires, etc., but worth the effort. In the...

I'm about halfway through the Viking decoration of the type H hilt. Silver and copper twisted wire inlays hammered into the bronze. The...

3 piece bronze hilt ready for silver inlays.

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Finished a custom order today based on the type x from the products page, except without carvings and no scabbard. Plain bog oak grip...

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...

I've been working on further improvements in the workshop the last couple of weeks. Further soundproofing was needed and I've been able...

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,...

I have pieces and parts all fitted now for the claymore and scabbard. Ready to begin the artistic detail this week, starting with...