An Armful of Daggers!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Over the years of making historical replicas I have learnt so much; both about the pieces and how to make them and I have forgotten just as much, but this is a walk through and talk through of a whole bundle of them. Every dagger has something about it that is worth talking about and that is what this film is about. Depending when you watch this video, some of these pieces may still be available here todsworkshop.c...
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The inscription I forgot was "The right hand of God makes wonder"
I think in a time when the use of ropes and knots would have been far more common in daily life, having a pricker would be incredibly useful for untying knots. Like the modern marlin spike. I use one in my work often. It saves your fingers
Really like this theory. Knots, especially in natural fiber, can be quite hard to pick loose with bare fingers. I've broken my nails several times and other times had to just cut the knot off.
Good theory, especially when rope was way more labour intensive to make compared to modern mass produced rope, you'd want to do everything you can to unpick a knot before resorting to cutting the rope.
I carry a Belgian army clasp knife dated 1951. The marlin spike gets used more than any other tool on the knife.
A Hatpin works well for picking at fiddly stuff too. 👍
I have a smooth bamboo spike I use to untie difficult knots.
Ha, brilliant! That's got to be what its for. Reminds of that lindybeige video where he complains about frivolous rope cutting in movies. If you can't afford to replace the rope, it makes sense to carry something for prying knots with. Hope Tod sees your comment Tom.
I've got a dirk and a baselard from Tod. Embarrassingly good value given the lively "real" handmade feel of the things. I'd buy more but the wife would use them on me so I'm biding my time.
I have 2 Bowies at the moment. The knives are wonderful and the staff were way above and exceptional. I am planning on adding a dirk and some others to the collection. I hope to visit the shop next year when I get to visit England.
@@unexpectedparolemadwerewol6565 Wow, what a treat that'll be! The dirk i have is from the cutler line. It's about the most dangerous feeling hand weapon I've held, such a robust spine and a nasty, menacing point. Changed the way I think about daggers, they're serious weapons. And it's rugged as hell, I use it in the woods all the time for work it was never meant for and its still rock-solid. Enjoy your trip!
@@jemdillon3620 My son is stationed at an Air Force Base over there. I need to go visit/meet my new grandson, his mother, and his older half sister. So the trip will be a real treat with a Tod Cutler shop visit as a cherry on top. I just hope I don't have trouble getting the impulse buys through airport security on the return.
Just get heavier armour
@@nowthenzen hahaha uh oh you're trying to start an arms race in my house fella
What I love about Tod and his work is that he takes best of both historical facts and imagination. He's always referring to real historical pieces, but always thinks about how they can be improved. Complete copy can be boring and made up pieces can get over the top, but with Tod it's always the perfect mix: interesting, but believable. You only get that when you are both a craftsmen and an artist. You can feel how dedicated he is and how he loves what he's doing.
Thanks - appreciated. I also don't want to keep making exactly the same things as it would get dull
@@tods_workshop "I also don't want to keep making exactly the same things as it would get dull" - Somewhere across the gulf of history, some poor blacksmith's apprentice who's been tasked with making several thousand nails for the cathedral the local bishop is building is absolutely SCREAMING in envy xD
An Armful of Daggers? will your next video be A Few Daggers More?
Followed by The Sharp, the Pointy and the Useless. :D
Well bladerunner is taken already....
@@ComfyDents Not to mention "Once Upon a Time in the Workshop".
As someone who makes Eastern European weapons, it's always interesting to see your Western Euro examples. I love the way that craftsmen like yourself & the guys over at Arms & Armor do things. Like myself you all try to recreate the look of authentic examples & it's some of the best stuff out there if not the best. Thanks & cheers!
I'm always just stunned because of the fine craftsmanship and all these amazing items on your channel 🙌
Thank you Tod. You really inspire me to get back into my books and build. I make armor but have made several small knives and axes. I love your channel and the quality of your content. I pray the Lord continues to bless you.
Historically accurate educational commercials are the best commercials.
What is amazing is your skill to photo a sword ,daggar, knife and create a copy of it that takes dedication and skill. I'm glad I bought from you. You can tell you are passionate about what you do and connect with your customers. Love to support businesses like this. Much love from the USA to the UK ❤✌
“Is become glorious in power” you’re welcome….love your work by the way!
What?😂
Love it. Wish our knife laws weren't so backwards in the UK so i could order one of these and wear it daily.
A beautiful selection of your handiwork! I could’ve listened for twice as long! I would like to see how they were attached to a period belt.
I absolutely love the stiletto I purchased from him. Amazing value for a hand made piece😎👌🏻
Thanks and glad you like it
When do we get "For a few daggers more" ? Loved the Burgundian one particularly and the blades on all looked gorgeous.
i love watching these types of videos especially as i like smithing as a hobby
Right off, without watching anymore than the first 30 seconds, YAY!!!! Ramble on bud. Love the information!
I'm from Brazil, and i've always been fascinated by the gaucho knife, so when i discovered HEMA, what really caught my attention was the spanish navaja and the german messer and bauernwehr... That bauernwehr you showed is so amazing. I reaaly wish i could see more of it.
It's super cool to hear about your process and learn about history as well as see these gorgeous pieces of art.
Parachuting Spider just made in at the end 😅 Nicely done Sir.
1:49 "I'll try and be faster on the rest"
Don't though I love nerding out on the details
It looks like the algorithm is back to working. I didn't have to go seek this one out. Thanks Tod for another great one!
Thank you , Tod .
My personal favorites are the Wallace rondel In ebony, the fine wasp-waisted ebony ballock dagger and the Burgundian ebony rondel. Great work as always Tod! They are all lovely.
Thanks
The Pricker: we're thinking about it as a modern person. In past times, you would not have to argue the use or importance of a spikey piece of metal
Thank you for this video! I’ve been writing a story with a character who is given a dagger. Now I know just what it should look like and BEST OF ALL I know proper terminology! Sweet!!
Lovely stuff. Merry Christmas to me and you now that my pressie is on it's way. Hopefully the Royal Armouries took that bit of well articulated advice on board. There isn't going to be a rush on crafting these things if they loosen up. It is not like many people still have these skills and if a few more learn all the better.
Also, an epsiode on household/everyday implements that are not weapons would be interesting.
I've never seen anything like that piece with the huge dagger & utensil set all in one. Really cool.
Exellent pieces of cold weapons))
Nice collection. I loved the history on them and the reasoning for their designs, or your designs. My favorites were the quilon daggers.
Ordered a 13th-16th century eating knife from Tod on tuesday. Showed up today and it's lovely :) my mates gonna love it. Thanks Tod!
Hallo Tod. About the "Bauernwehr" and its eating implements. The prick was indead used for eating. In the middle ages they didn't use forks for eating. It's also useful for other things 😁. Great video 👍
I think the Pricker had the same fork purpose
Always love these and the videos about prop weapons. Incredible how much thought goes into everything. 👍
Love to see some videos of you making one of those pieces
The hooped pommel and riveted handle blades may have been similarly used like the Chinese Sheng Biao, turning an otherwise close proximity weapon into a crowd control one with a simple lash. Getting jumped whilst out riding was fairly common and quick thinking and good footing could buy you some distance from your attackers.
In its simplist of applications it may have merely been a customisable hand grip for binding with a material to personal specifications, the hooped pommel a means to hurl ropes over walls.
Funny you post this! I was just looking at your daggers in your shop!
Dang man, your making want to graduate up to your Workshop site, I already have two Culters.
You simply cannot have enough daggers!
bloody hell, he smiled!
the 'pricker' is a dual purpose tool; is the meat hot inside, and hold the meat for slicing. As well as being one hell of a weapon.
Back then though, many things had a good few purposes/
Oh cool! Do you have a source for that?
I'm going to save up my allowance and give it all to Tod.
Fantastic craft work and video. Pure art. Tod, I am curious your view on how long daggers last and how long were they used? Was it common for a dagger to be used decades or more from when it was made? Would it have looked out of place, in another period?
Thanks for sharing 👍
I recently received one of your studded rondel daggers by fluke of KoA, I prefer it much more than the warhammer I was going to get
C'mon Collections/Museums - let Tod come touch your stuff so he can make your stuff!!!
Lovely work Tod!
Everyone sing along!
A armful of daggers helps the violence go down
The violence go down-wown
The violence go down
Just a armful of daggers helps the violence go down
In a most delightful way
Can't speak for the 'Workshop' pieces, but I've found the steel on the 'Cutler' daggers slightly too soft, and one arrived a good bit bent. Well designed though, handy and not overbuilt, which is why I didn't stop at one.
Would that apply to the kitchen knives, eating knives, trade knives etc too?
Since you bought several, was it a one off or a consistent issue?
And how soft is "soft"? Is it hard to put a good edge on them?
I really wish you offered dagger blanks for your Tod Cutler line I would love to make some of my own handles
Very enjoyable, i like your product presentations. The story behind them is very intresting to me :)
I rather like the green dyed sheath if it is ahistoric it fits the colorful medieval esthetic, quite well.
"The right hand of god makes(or gives) virtue (or strenght/power)"
Thanks
i live in germany but i had never heard of the Rothenburg collection before. weapons, crafts and music. everything i could ask for. i'm not living close to Rothenburg by any means but i'll check it out when it opens again. so, thanks for the recommendation Tod!
(btw. Bauernwehr is pronounced more like "bowern vair" not "burn ware")
Glad I could help you and thanks for the pronunciation - I will try to do better
@@tods_workshop i was actually quite happy to hear someone pronounce "Nagel" right! (not that it would matter so much.) in fact i own a Tod Cutler Bauernwehr and i'm still not sure what their purpose was apart from fighting. I always thought they were also made to cut brush or so. I started using it where i usually use a bill but the blade is so thick it doesn't cut deep into bigger branches. It's good for chopping stuff that lies flat on a surface though. I'm trying to do research on that topic as i love the design of your Bauernwehren but please let me know if you know more about it. Thanks!
@@MrValour : German too. The Bauernwehren realy used by mostly semi- or unfree farmers as weapon/ tool combiation had not been so long, watch woodcuts made before or in 1525 , the year of great farmers rebellion called ,Bauernkrieg', the shown Bauernwehren have mostly size of a large Bowie knife. This example shown in this video is more the ,weapon only' version of Bauernwehr called ,Langes Messer'. When using a knifelike tool for making firewood such a long knife is , like a Machete ( in my youth known as Buschmesser) not very good, a shorter, but heavier billhook ( in german language mostly called Hippe or Gertel) is better. To clean a path or for harvesting canelike plants, such light Machetes with thin blades are better. The heavy billhook works similar to a hatchet / Beil, while the thin blade of Machete cuts softer plants with sharpness of thin blade. My father heated the house for decades with firewood, up to 1990s we bought a socalled ,Flächenlos' in communal forrest. The tree logs had been sold by mayor, and the for wood indusrty worthless branches and logtips could be used by citizens. While i and my father cut and split thick branches and logtips, my mother made ,fascine bundles' from the thin branches, used to start a fire in oven together with newspaper paper.
But now agsin to shown Bauernwehr . In secund half of 16 century this Bauernwehr/ Langes Messer turned into Dussak or Jagdschwert, and former Nagel became a shell like object. In late 17 th century this Dussak/ Jagdschwert turned into ,Hirschfänger' , which is still produced by some german companies, but no more realy used as weapon, today they are more ceremonial weapons. They had been used for stabbing wounded annimals to death, or in parforce hunts with dog packs often as only used weapon, also for selfdefence, up to 1848 , next revolts in Germany after 1525, the Hirschfänger was only allowed for noblemen, professional hunters and Forrest officials ( Förster). For cleaning a path, or as cleaver, not so much for final stab, the Standhauer ( shooting position hewer?) was used. A short time before wwl , where he was killed in action , wellknown hunter and poet Hermann Löns ( Grün ist die Heide/ The heather is green), wrote , that he likes the underrated ,Standhauer'. A sidenote: Both Heide and Heather are also women names. This original Standhauer was replaced by ,Waidblatt' where tip part is thicker for more cutting power. This Waidblatt is still produced, but according to a hunter i met in a shop for forrestry/ farmers/ garden tools, no more used so often than some decades ago.
You could talk about daggers all day and I'd listen.
great video
Tod, at some point could you do a video on your Dudgeon Dagger? It has such an unusual blade profile compared to what one thinks of as a standard dagger blade.
Perhaps the 90 degree slab tang was to aid getting through ribs? From somewhere I seem to remember the Romans stabbing with the blade horizontal, I really can't be sure though it's it's a guess at least?
I don't have a job. Otherwise, I would have spent most of my income buying your weapons.
Not that I need weapons or anything, but they are cool and these . . . Well, these are Objets 'art!
Beautiful stuff!
The pricker is for roasting marshmallows
So the Rondel with the hollow rivets around 20:50 with the twisted blade, I don't know why you would do something like that either, but maybe that is something Matt could answer. It is possible that certain fighting styles or techniques might have preferred such a dagger for a perceived advantage, real or imaginary.
With a Dirk like that, what stops your hand sliding onto the blade when used ?
Can you make a how to video on making those stacked material grips?
I feel like the pricker might be a toothpick.
Very nice collection Tod.
One thing I didn't see were any pommels or scabbards with inlaid stones. Was that not a thing historically ? Or just not one of your styles ? I get most of my medieval weaponry knowledge from fantasy novels etc. where I have been told that gemstones are just the thing for enchantments and sorcery shenanigans.
I have been wondering about this as well. It was certainly (and extensively) done in some parts of the world at the time, especially India; I do not know of a single period European example, however, either extent, or depicted in artwork.
Surely ottoman sultans loved gems on their weaponry, I have seen no such examples in European blades, other than a (merovingian?) seax from I think the VII or VIII century, with a gem in the pommel, I'm not even sure about this and also the period is quite off
HI Jake, generally for regular weapons no. For exceptional weapons for the very highest in society then sometimes. the use of gilding, engraving and enamelling was for more common
It was really interesting to see you talk a bit about all the daggers.
If I have to make one complaint tho, it's that I would have really like to see the original piece/s that inspired each design.
But that would have probably been an awful lot of work added to it. So I get that you didn't do it.
Why doesn't your website include weight on all the products?
If I had the money to spare I would happily buy either a custom piece or something like that Dirk you showed at 17:15, or a plain old Quillon dagger or a Bushcraft knife... Maybe next year once work picks up again.
Still great looking blades :-)
Baumann collection (Rothenburg) is full of 19th cent stuff. But well done stuff!
Pricker: hanging game by the achilles tendon, allpurpose tool or in reality beeing a sharpening steel.
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14:00 dagger is around 1500 german(?), its often often wrongly attributed to beeing around 1400. Which is obvs wrong.
Thats based on a typo in the picture section of "Europäische hieb und stichwaffen", Müller/Kölling/Platow.
The text section cites it correctly as beeing "around 1500".
I use my bauernwehr for BBQ. The cutlery set with it makes more sense in that context.
God I wish I could afford to get something from tod ,I like the farmers tool . would love to carry a dirt or bullock dagger for pig sticking and hunting , like tod says these were everyday knives that everyone carried so I would see how they would work on the farm for general use , opening sacks, dispatching animals, skinning and cleaning up meat, fish and birds .I imagine the old-school farmers did similar things with them and I wonder how they got on with them because I carry a straight blade ,a curved blade and a pocket knife and fork ,Wich basically covers me for everything I do in my day to day
A note from Germany: I am Brittas boyfriend, only using her Computer too. In 1525 there was in swabian, frankonian and thuringian region the largest farmers uprising in german history, known as ,Bauernkrieg'( farmers war). This uprising failed, the ,Haufen' ( crowds) of farmers fought not coordinated under centralized command, the leaders of this Haufen often did not like each others, the military knowledge of leaders was mostly not good, and the aims of different farmers leaders had been not the same. Also nobility after first shock used their political intrique experience to trick the farmers.
One problem for the farmers was the lack of weapons, training and experiece/ knowledge. In some cases some unemplyed Landsknechte joined the farmers , because most of them had been former farmers, knowing farmers poorness and problems, and in relative rich region Allgäu farmers hired some Landsknechte. Also when farmers conquered ( mostly with few resistance) towns and castles they captured weapons ( many, when not most of castles in my region hat been burnt down in 1525). But most farmers had no weapons. Those few, who had been still freemen, or semifree status, still could legaly own weapons, but money was mostly a problem. But most of german farmers, with few exeptions in frisian or mountain areas, had become unfree during middleage, and dating back to germanic tribal age, not allowed to owm weapons. May be a noble or Knight allowed well reputated farmers to own a weapon for forming a kind of supporting militia. So most german farmers could only own such a Bauernwehr , because it was a multy purose Instrument and not weapon only. On woodcuts arround 1500 this Bauernwehren seem to have mostly size of a larger Bowie knife, and also this ,clip point (?). After crushing down the rebellions, this Bauernwehr was often forbidden or the tipps had been cut away. So from 1525 to 1848 german rural population was nearly unarmed and a short EDC knife, today known as ,Nicker' , perhaps 10 to 12cm/ 4 to 5" became main bladed weapon of nonnoble germans.
@@brittakriep2938 farmers uprisings have worked before in other places ,I do get what you're saying I'll just point out that Anzac's from NZ and Australia were mostly farmers and they were some of the greatest fighters of WW2 , it was a Anzac's that did alot of the hardest fighting , doing a counter attack that helped the escape from Dunkirk , NZ got charged by Germany for war crimes for sneeking out at night cutting throats . Anzac farmers did many great things during the WW , Charles Uppum is a perfect example of our boys and a great mad lads video by count dankula . definitely not poking fun at Germany tho , I do have some respect for the everyday soldier's and a few commanders like the desert fox
Didn't some Indian farmers win a few uprisings ,I get that the boa wars in south Africa didn't go well for the farmers .
I was just thinking with what I do day to day I see the difference in what different stile's of blade do when it comes to meat and bone .as well as the knives that are most effective if you look at them you can trace that stile evolving slowly over hundreds of years so that if me and some guy from hundreds of years ago swooped knives he and I would have no problem using them to despatch and butcher a sheep, pig,or cow .
(I get steals would be different ) plus Tod seems to build things meant to last and be sturdy and like there actually meant to do what there meant to do , unlike those cheap replica Rambo knives or those things that are designed to look dangerous or cool with spikes, saw blades ,over exaggerated forms and size . It looks like if I got a dirk or like peasants knife (I like rough and ready look rather than fancy )from Tod it would be something I would carry as often as possible and use for butcher and all other farm , hunting and fishing job's I do in my day to day and it would be something I loved and treasured greatly .even now I carry my knives everywhere on me or in my car
there are some legal restrictions in NZ so I would have to do more research and see what I could get away with
@@kiwiprouddavids724 : Well, sometimes rebellions fail, and sometimes are sucessfull. But you can not compare german farmers , who had no allowness for weapons to ,anglosaxon' type of ,Frontiers Farmers', who had firearms, had been expierienced huntsmen, had to deal with dangerous game ( and also with dangerous , often well armed humans).
But what is true, are your words about quality and look of Mr. Cutlers bladed weapons. Those ,Rambo' or ,Zombie' knifes and swords are awfull looking and assumingly not usefull.
@@brittakriep2938 👍 sweet as
You do make some exquisite stuff
Thanks
can a rondel dagger have one of those pretty flowery thingy on the top of the handle too?"
Was it Harry doing a book on re-creating Medieval dyes? Did he ever finish it?
He has certainly done lots of work on the subject
Tod beautiful pieces .Where can we find prices pf your amazing blades ?
I see wonderful things. Holbein, Durer, Todeschini....
Hey I don't no much about daggers but what are some old Scottish style daggers that I could look up or even if there are and on your store
The Pricker may have been a weapon of deceit when one may have had to give up his dagger lowering the oppositions guard enough to draw it for a strike or conceal with slight of hand.
"An Armful of Daggers!"
you really know how to catch a man's attention!
Tod i resently made a javalan any tips for how i can mantan it?
I clicked the video because he looks so happy and smug in the thumbnail, like a child showing off its Christman presents :)
Excuse me! That wasn't messing about with a trebuchet! It was science!
Thanks for correcting me! It will be back
Tod, i would love to see how you make one of these.
I am planning to make a 3 part series on making a Wallace rondel from original materials
Hi Todd, which type of dagger is the most likely to be concealed instead of displayed? I love your work and would like to know if all of these pieces are meant for function and display rather then concealed.
Beautiful and very, very interesting, as always, Tod - thanks for sharing with us and I hope the market went well! Where did you take your armful of knives for sale..?
Thanks and they went to Coventry, but most came back as really my high end sales are on the internet
Have you ever made a video about so called 'sword breakers' Tod?
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You could search for "sword breaker", or just look 2 videos down the list. =p
@@Meevious Thanks for that 😁
Thank you for the tour! The American Bladesmith Society has a presentation quillon dagger requirement for its master smith testing. Have you seen any of them? I'd like to hear your thoughts from a historical perspective, even in a tongue-in-cheek way.
I just had a quick scan and some are clearly historical and others not. Of course the quality is exceptional, but for me, that in itself makes them inauthentic and there is of course a great deal of Damascus steel that was not used in the day, or at least in this way. Stunning quality and workmanship, but not my personal thing, but I guess you can see that from my own work.
I do wonder if the unusual blade shapes, especially across the back of blades, coincides with improvements in grinding wheels and such. What they look like to me is someone messing around to do something interesting, with a grinder. And they just don't seem to appear much in earlier pieces. At least, not on the blades.
That is a really interesting idea, because yes it does look like that
Are all the new ones custom or are the new Tod Workshop pieces?
These were all Tods Workshop pieces, except the little rondel I held up when discussing the RA study policy, that was a Tod Cutler piece
@@tods_workshop Thanks
Have you any videos of you at work in your shop?
a few if you search down, but not many as they take a long time to film
@@tods_workshop I'll take a closer look- I did a quick scan and seeing nothing thought it might not be your policy to show your work methods.
I like that your name is Todd Cutler and you make cutlery, sort of.
His name's not actually Tod Cutler, I don't think. I remember his last name starting with a "T," I think
@@holyknightthatpwns the plot thickens
Quite an enlightening video, thanks!
9:50 Weren't bollock daggers more long-lasting, if we consider dudgeons as their direct successors? And some may even argue that the lineage goes even further, into the dirks, so to this very day, basically.
10:16 Aren't modern quillon daggers (Fairbairn-Sykes and the like) more a revivalist item?
A little tip: Landsknecht you'd pronounce the k like c in cool (not like you englisch swollow it in words like knife... :D) the ch you have to listen. (Maybe ask google to pronounce it for you, If you don't have a german at hand :D I'd gladly visit, but it's kinda a long Trip for a Short Weekend... 😂) Nice work you do, have a good Market.
11:30
How the heckity-hecc-slipepry-slap-bio-feddback-1066-banditattack does someone make a pommel like that hollow?!?
I couldn't even imagine making that with modern CNC millers. Maybe forging two concave plates and welding them together, but dang... My mind is racing...
You got it, it's just a pair of slightly raised discs.
Yes that's right, two discs welded or in this case brazed along the edge
I'm new to your channel
Did you make all these ??
Yes and welcome - its my job
Why do the royal armouries have such a restrictive policies?
How are your knife tangs made? Are your knives for show or use? Thanks! Great video and cool blades!
Definitely for use - can't see the point otherwise
Do you do your own blacksmithing?
I made all these pieces
"Bauernwehr" doesn't actually mean farmers knife but rather farmers defense.
Thanks - appreciated
@@tods_workshop My pleasure! I'm really looking forward to the knives I've ordered.
Another one. (Hope you don't mind. 😅) B(au)ernwehr (peasants defence)
You'd pronounce the au like ou in the word scout or shout.
Todd, if you ever do a reproduction of the, Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife, I will be your first customer. I
A pricker like that could have been used to quickly scrape off excess mud from the hoves of a horse, or even from the owners own boots.
We never see them separate though, always as part of a 2 or 3 piece eating set.