😂 Well you did more then me... How long is it until you are in the Ancient? Because I would love if you build something from my favorite Builder from the time before Smartphones... At least I don't think they had Smartphones 2000 years ago. Heron from Alexandria build the first self opening doors for a Temple. Wich I think is incredible, so please build some of them in some kind when you are there.
I think that "dagger" is the only word that we Southerners actually enunciate at all, which is information that you didn't ask for, but I think that accents are interesting.
@@htme if it could work out like in the movie and books... I personally dont want to turn my enemy into exploding bombs of bodily fluids right next to me though.
@@ethanfields3853 yes but you forget about convection, that cut is going to do a lot of vaporization and trap the now heated blood and bodily fluids to make the body go pop, look for Because Science's video on it
I'm looking forward to your upcoming "How to Make a LIGHTSABER From Scratch: Entering the Jedi Order" video in a few months Andy, don't disappoint me please
You need to make a clay chimney foundry for smelting iron ore, basically just a tall chimney with a hole at the base for adding firewood, and letting air in, made of clay, sand and straw
I’d like to see you try to make the casting media, especially the wood box, before you keep using them to cast things. Seems disingenuous to the project. I understand the crucible and forge, as you proved you could make those primitively, but the perfect casting boxes held together with SCREWS is a stretch
I gotta say it: building a casting box with nails and hide glue would be sturdier than the box held with screws. And since the perfection of the box shape lends little to the finished product, I say let him have this one. There's no real point to it, since a box is a box, and it just needs to be big enough to hold sand around the mold.
I can't remember who put out a vid, I think it was for Viking sword, they used two large rocks and carved out the sword releaf (sp) as the mold to pour the bronze into rather than green sand.
An important thing to remember about ancient swords is that that weren't primary weapons like they were for medieval knights and samurai. Ancient soldiers used spears, axes, clubs, and javelins well into the iron age, with swords as ceremonial weapons and weapons of last resort. While fighting styles would have existed for swords like the khopesh, they likely weren't used much on the battlefield at all, meaning their ability to parry or penetrate armor wasn't really relevant. Instead, they would have been used mostly for executions, probably mostly of high-ranking enemies by high-ranking officers or nobles, and for fending off likely-unarmored (in order to get close) assassins by royal guards. On the battlefield, they'd be used to signal charges and retreats (just like in movies, really; shiny and uniquely-shaped weapons are useful for that) and as a weapon of last resort when disarmed and surrounded, much like the Greeks and Romans treated the xiphos and gladius, in spite of the fact that both were more practical and less ceremonial than the khopesh.
The Kopësh is probably my favorite type of weapon I’ve seen it just looks so cool (I was the Pharaoh in a production of Aida so me and my friends got to hold them a lot)
I hope you do a shields for some of these swords, like from simple hardened leather shields to viking round shields to later heater shields and such to go with each era of sword.
I have no issues with it. But I’m wondering what your justification is for using modern smelting methods as opposed to ancient ones for casting these weapons
7:28 sorry to nitpick but that is the opening of the mouth ceremony using an adze. This was a ritual to give the deceased the ability to eat and drink in the afterlife.
Did the kopesh evolve from scythes? They look similar and scythes were pretty common for wheat harvest in Egypt. Also, I had to guess how to spell kopesh, which probably isn't right. Please don't be mad at me peeps
I really like your vids including this one. But why don't any of the paintings, illustrations and/or stone carvings shown have a single kopesh in them while you say they do. Even the "kopesh" you said the gods give to the pharaoh in the illustration is proven to be a ceremotional staff, which are also found in Tutankhamuns tomb.
The kopesh was originally a grain club. Over time they became edged as the association between sueface area and force became understood. Then they became outright blades. It's fascinating how one weapon becomes an entirely different class maintaining the same asthetic. The same with the martial flail. It started out doing the same work as the early kopesh, threshing grain from husk.
The khopesh was made that way so you could disarm opponents and the curve allowed a long, more powerful striking motion downwards. That's why the rich mainly had them as they were perfect to use on chariots. Some of the poor had basic versions for cutting papyrus along the Nile
with a staight sword the line of thrust is always in line to were the sword is pointing and going behind a shield means going around and behind it with a curved sword you can use the curve to get behind the shield leaving you less exposed to counter attack.
Any chance of a video discussing ancient or early medicine/vaccine things? Obviously you wouldn't want to try out most/any of them, but it could be interesting and you seem to have a pretty good pipeline of good historical sourcing.
7:30 that's not a khopesh that's the ritual of the opening of the mouth. PeseshKaf is an instrument used for this ritual, psš (“an instrument for Opening of the mouth”) + kꜣf (“obsidian”).[1] This instrument was made of stone and shaped like tail of a fish.
As you can see from the thumbnail, I've spent quarantine time getting ripped. Enjoy the vid and comment below on what I should make next....
Maybe try making a hut or some type of early housing
Agreed
😂 Well you did more then me...
How long is it until you are in the Ancient?
Because I would love if you build something from my favorite Builder from the time before Smartphones... At least I don't think they had Smartphones 2000 years ago.
Heron from Alexandria build the first self opening doors for a Temple. Wich I think is incredible, so please build some of them in some kind when you are there.
Make a shield
I heard somewhere that the khopesh can be used to latch on to your opponents blade and disarm them
Normal people: "dagger"
Andy: "Day-ger"
:)
You betcha! That's how we say it here in Minnesoooota, don't cha know
I think that "dagger" is the only word that we Southerners actually enunciate at all, which is information that you didn't ask for, but I think that accents are interesting.
That’s cool man, in New England we say dagga
So there’s day-ger, dagga and d-eye-ger?
@@htme that sentence forced me to say it with an accent
“Swords have been romanticized” 3 seconds later “LIGHTSABER”
potentially the ultimate sword
@@htme if it could work out like in the movie and books... I personally dont want to turn my enemy into exploding bombs of bodily fluids right next to me though.
@@htme When are you going to make one of those?
@@dovahbear0 actually a lightsaber cut would cauterize whatever kind of flesh it cut through. There would be little to no bleeding
@@ethanfields3853 yes but you forget about convection, that cut is going to do a lot of vaporization and trap the now heated blood and bodily fluids to make the body go pop, look for Because Science's video on it
Hey, I'm the one who drew the picture of the Egyptian soldier with the epsilon ax at 8:32! Thanks for using my artwork!
awesome! great job
Upvoted for recognition - credit where credit is due yo!
The man pictured doesn't look Middle Eastern though.
@@jerrywhidby. The ancient Egyptians weren't Middle Eastern just like the Native Americans weren't white.
Kuro Beard and he doesn’t black either, looks more brown
"Whey o whey oh, ay oh whey oh, Fight like an Egyptian"
Was thinking the same thing, Damn UA-cam's stringent copyright enforcement
Darn, I was gonna say that.
That is the first time i saw someone knowing that song.
"dayger"
Exactly what I came down here to say
carful HTME, you Minnesotan accent is escaping
that's how it is up here in minnesnowta
im canadian and i say dayger
"Tis but a scratch"
Proceeds to get all of his limbs cut off
What are you going to do, bleed on me?
A scratch!? Your arm's off!
@@vichar4923 noserohw
Crafted using cutting-edge technology!
Lol, that should be a Minecraft splash text
Cheesy but such a good line
Take your like and get out
Take my like and go
Ohh god no
If this project doesn’t end with the space age and you building a rocket and going to space I’m gonna be sorely disappointed. 😂
maybe biomods will come after space age.
😂
Maybe in 10 years😂🤣😂
@Will
Patreon
That reminds me of dr.stone
Looking at the symbols on the Turkish swords:
“The Triforce? The legend is true!”
The Egyptian sword is connected to the gods and looks alien. Are they real? ALIENS!
"It's dangerous to go alone, take this!"
You know the Triforce is just some Japanese symbol?
@@Tonks143 The emblem of a particular house. I don't remember which, though.
@@ssholum the Hojo clan
Daygers don't become swords, the become nightgers.
Or duskers.
D: feather duskers. Wait! This one is better than my last comment.
2 letters from an altercation
If a female horse works night shift,
Does that make it a nightmare?
If you keep going does it loop back around and turn into a dawnger?
13:31 You've heard of fruit ninja, now get ready for fruit pharoh!
Hey, I really enjoyed this episode, the history, effort and experts featured.
I'm looking forward to your upcoming "How to Make a LIGHTSABER From Scratch: Entering the Jedi Order" video in a few months Andy, don't disappoint me please
3:53 "and I'm about to start going to Europe"
(X) doubt
Why doubt?
@@benm5913 currently there may or may not be a slightly problem with some coughing stuff.
next up: making my own army to conquer europe and remake the roman empire
Yes, the plague had bad timing.
US citizens will likely not be allowed in (or face forced-quarantine) before the vaccine. The incidence rate in your country is too high.
"refers to the foreleg of a cow"
shows rear leg.
I love this series and u can see how more professional it has got since you first casted obsidian
Da’Mon was so knowledgeable and made what he had to say so interesting. I bet he would be a great teacher/professor
That thumbnail though.... OMFG awesome!
The Egyptian episodes are always the most interesting! Thanks for the entertaining lesson, would love to see more videos about Egypt, when relevant!
You need to make a clay chimney foundry for smelting iron ore, basically just a tall chimney with a hole at the base for adding firewood, and letting air in, made of clay, sand and straw
I’d like to see you try to make the casting media, especially the wood box, before you keep using them to cast things. Seems disingenuous to the project. I understand the crucible and forge, as you proved you could make those primitively, but the perfect casting boxes held together with SCREWS is a stretch
Antarchs I totally agree I was about to comment the same thing
Technically he doesn't need to create a wooden box at all. He can create a mold from clay, which we know he can do.
He’s successfully casted in clay using the ancient method, that gives him a pass to using the refined methods.
Definitely agree, seems against the spirit of the reset
I gotta say it: building a casting box with nails and hide glue would be sturdier than the box held with screws. And since the perfection of the box shape lends little to the finished product, I say let him have this one. There's no real point to it, since a box is a box, and it just needs to be big enough to hold sand around the mold.
8:14 I have never seen a bull with a rope through its nose
Are you serious
Asian technique
Damn, I love the Egyptian khopesh. It's my favorite sword.
I am more of a xiphos kind of guy myself, but the khopesh is still a very attractive design.
Dude this series is saving me in this quarantine, thank you so much for this great content!
"Beware the sea people" That one took me off guard- almost woke the husband laughing.
Great video! I really enjoy your series. I binged all of them the other night!
"...becoming a mainstay of history..." *shows Monty Python*
Nice.
You guys always find the best experts on some really kind of niche things.
Your casting skills have improved so much!
I can't remember who put out a vid, I think it was for Viking sword, they used two large rocks and carved out the sword releaf (sp) as the mold to pour the bronze into rather than green sand.
Im glad you had Damon Stith in your video, He is someone with great knowledge of these weapons and most importantly, he knows how to use them as well.
2050: how to make an ancient laptop: the windows 95 thinkpad
Ah, those were the days... back before IBM got bought out by Lenovo and the ThinkPad product line went to crap.
@@ssholum ok boomer
@@monkemind420 Nope. Millenial. Moomer? Memer.
There are also images of them being used as a scythe to harvest wheat, the inner curve should be sharpened as well.
Amazing video! I love watching these. They certainly help me with my writing.
4:30 look the furnace is going super Saiyan
Maybe that was the inspiration ? O.O
An important thing to remember about ancient swords is that that weren't primary weapons like they were for medieval knights and samurai. Ancient soldiers used spears, axes, clubs, and javelins well into the iron age, with swords as ceremonial weapons and weapons of last resort. While fighting styles would have existed for swords like the khopesh, they likely weren't used much on the battlefield at all, meaning their ability to parry or penetrate armor wasn't really relevant. Instead, they would have been used mostly for executions, probably mostly of high-ranking enemies by high-ranking officers or nobles, and for fending off likely-unarmored (in order to get close) assassins by royal guards. On the battlefield, they'd be used to signal charges and retreats (just like in movies, really; shiny and uniquely-shaped weapons are useful for that) and as a weapon of last resort when disarmed and surrounded, much like the Greeks and Romans treated the xiphos and gladius, in spite of the fact that both were more practical and less ceremonial than the khopesh.
mix of history, experts in said field and the work you put in really culminate in a great episode.
When you say daygar, you actually means dagger, right?
The Kopësh is probably my favorite type of weapon I’ve seen it just looks so cool (I was the Pharaoh in a production of Aida so me and my friends got to hold them a lot)
The thumbnail looks really epic
Literally no one:
HTME music: *drill sounds*
The greatest disadvantage of the khopesh when compared to a straight sword is that khopeshes are more difficult to draw from the scabbard.
Finally we get to see the bronze blades be work-hardened
Who else is on mobile and doesnt like the new place where the comment section is?
I haven't updated my UA-cam in a while. Is it a bad update?
Yhea keep it as it is
@@Yachii normally it's at the bottom and now its like under the video
I don't like it as well
It's horrible.
I hope you do a shields for some of these swords, like from simple hardened leather shields to viking round shields to later heater shields and such to go with each era of sword.
I have no issues with it. But I’m wondering what your justification is for using modern smelting methods as opposed to ancient ones for casting these weapons
Next up we made the ancient British pistol
I think this is the first casting he did put bronze everywhere
I am LOVING this series!
Loved that you put the black knight in the montage 😂
Bronze always looks so good, and it worked for a long time! Nice one.
The experts made for such a great episode.
7:28 sorry to nitpick but that is the opening of the mouth ceremony using an adze. This was a ritual to give the deceased the ability to eat and drink in the afterlife.
Did the kopesh evolve from scythes? They look similar and scythes were pretty common for wheat harvest in Egypt. Also, I had to guess how to spell kopesh, which probably isn't right. Please don't be mad at me peeps
I can’t wait for Andy to try to make a plane
Captain Firepower it won’t kill him if he does it right
I'm working on my own bronze kopesh hope to cast it soon
It is WAY sharper than I thought! Great job!
I really like your vids including this one. But why don't any of the paintings, illustrations and/or stone carvings shown have a single kopesh in them while you say they do. Even the "kopesh" you said the gods give to the pharaoh in the illustration is proven to be a ceremotional staff, which are also found in Tutankhamuns tomb.
Plz do an episode on how to turn water into wine
'how to make an ancient sword from scratch'
not so ancient now eh?
"The evolution of the sword came from the dayger"
You should make a Spring and Autumn/Warring States period Jian. Like a replica of the Sword of Goujian or something similar.
You are basically live action Dr.stone, you should watch it.
1:30 the OG master sword
The kopesh was originally a grain club. Over time they became edged as the association between sueface area and force became understood. Then they became outright blades. It's fascinating how one weapon becomes an entirely different class maintaining the same asthetic. The same with the martial flail. It started out doing the same work as the early kopesh, threshing grain from husk.
I dont try to question you but where can i find more on this?
The Bangles: Walk Like an Egyptian
HTME: *Fight* Like an Egyptian
Oh man, he's going to war with Primitive Technology.
Technically. You can have an iron dagger at this point. As king tut had one in his tomb
Awesome vid I love how often you upload!!
@1:25 These ancient swords have the symbol for the Hero of Time. How fitting.
The khopesh was made that way so you could disarm opponents and the curve allowed a long, more powerful striking motion downwards. That's why the rich mainly had them as they were perfect to use on chariots. Some of the poor had basic versions for cutting papyrus along the Nile
with a staight sword the line of thrust is always in line to were the sword is pointing and going behind a shield means going around and behind it with a curved sword you can use the curve to get behind the shield leaving you less exposed to counter attack.
I'm here within the hour of posting, that's impressive if I say so myself, and I do, cause I usually show up two hours late.
When farming tools become iconic weapons of history.
Communist sword.
It didn’t evolve from sickles but from axes
Epic sword & epic battle--go Andy and man-at-arms Da'Mon!!
You should make a UA-cam video reacting to Dr. Stone and try some of the things he did in the show
I am not quite sure but I think the Egyptian sword goes back to the Sumerians in Mesopotamia, the southern part of Iraq about 5000 years ago
best channel on youtube. bonus points for klingons and python
Da'Mon is the reason i want to make an egyptian axe. Check his channel.
The thumbnail is 10/10
Those slow mo shots were epic.
How did you all gain access to that crucible you are using? How was a crucible that heat resistant constructed?
doesn't this... break the new rules? This feels like something much more fitting for before the reboot
Here is a video idea. Make the Zulfiqar sword
The pineapple had it coming - it was trying to sneak onto a pizza.
hey since you now have tools to make things, how about you try and make your own box for casting out of em and start using that from now on.
Any chance of a video discussing ancient or early medicine/vaccine things? Obviously you wouldn't want to try out most/any of them, but it could be interesting and you seem to have a pretty good pipeline of good historical sourcing.
1:25 Are those prototypes for the master sword I see?
Idea for iOS game. Fruit pharaoh! You’re welcome.
when you collect raw materials on your travels, how do you get them home? Checked bag? Do you mail things?
Just waiting for the fission reactor, airships, and submarine
I know you already tried once but try to make a forge
1:28
Is... that the tryforce symbol from Zelda on that sword?
Is it possible to combine khopesh and sickle together?
I have to ask did you sharpen it using modern methods because it looks sharper than the other tools you’ve made from bronze
i love how andy gives us a tutorial even thi we are definitely never gonna do this
So are daygers specific for hunting vampires?
7:30 that's not a khopesh that's the ritual of the opening of the mouth. PeseshKaf is an instrument used for this ritual, psš (“an instrument for Opening of the mouth”) + kꜣf (“obsidian”).[1] This instrument was made of stone and shaped like tail of a fish.
That last scene was like a real life version of Fruit Ninja.