Early Access Video: Making a Viking Shield
Added 2019-06-16 15:43:53 +0000 UTCFriends:
The Viking Shield is live!
As always, let me know what you think of the process and the product. I'm always interested in Patron feedback.
Happy Father's Day to all the Dads!
--Rex
Comments
Early in my YouTube career, I got a message from a hearing-impaired fellow who told me that music makes narration impossible to hear for the hearing-impaired. He asked me to never add music. I'm disabled myself, so it seemed like an easy thing to do. I want EVERYONE to have access to my work.
Rex Krueger
2019-08-21 23:03:13 +0000 UTCI already posted a couple of things I'd like to see in this series, but I was just re-watching it, and one thing popped out at me - there's no background music! And for that, I THANK YOU! Way too many of the other videos and series contain "appropriate" LOUD, IRRITATING background noise that overrides any useful dialog. (If indeed that dialog is useful) A couple of the main reasons I'm attracted by your work here is (1) that your dialog is crisp, insightful, humorous, and to the point, and (2) there's no screeching noise (music?) to override it. You can't begin to know how much I appreciate that! Please keep up the good work!
Howard Tuckey
2019-08-21 18:10:33 +0000 UTCBest video yet! Your moment of turning on the lathe was very familiar to me :) As I have had a few of those recently my self.
Aaron Sprague
2019-06-18 04:20:01 +0000 UTCI saw some pictures of crossbows from that era and they looked pretty good and not too complicated. They also had a minimum of metal work so I thought that might be interesting. Any era would be fascinating, actually
Jeff Griest
2019-06-18 01:06:45 +0000 UTCSomething like a long bow or crossbow would be cool, though I heard they can be tricky with all the forces involved with the string.
KosmicValkyrie
2019-06-17 19:52:51 +0000 UTCI could probably do that. What makes that time frame special? Why that era specifically?
Rex Krueger
2019-06-17 13:18:13 +0000 UTCA nice note about the wood used - and why - but as somebody who has been studying the Viking Age as a hobby for the last few years, I have to point out to your Patreons that the actual construction couldn't be more different :) Most of the shields found are not thicker than a half inch, with the edges planed down to a quarter inch or so. That's how they'd trap a blade, by being thin enough at the edge to allow the blade to bite. The most clever part is that shields were usually faced with leather or cloth, and painted, so that only the wielder knew for sure which way the grain was running (as the grip was mounted perpendicular to the grain).
Chris Weigt
2019-06-17 11:10:17 +0000 UTCHow about an English crossbow from around the 14th-15th century time frame?
Jeff Griest
2019-06-17 03:08:11 +0000 UTCAnd thank you!
Rex Krueger
2019-06-16 23:17:16 +0000 UTCFunny you should say that. I just finished forging a little bearded hatchet from a railroad spike. But yes, a big bearded axe would be a lot of fun.
Rex Krueger
2019-06-16 23:17:03 +0000 UTCIt would be nice to see you make a Viking beard axe to go with the shield. :D
Simon Kærvang Hansen
2019-06-16 21:47:31 +0000 UTCGreat! I love the covering the camera with your hand edit. Clever.! Also, the music is boss! Thank you!
Alex Larson
2019-06-16 20:00:46 +0000 UTCI might really do a gun replica.
Rex Krueger
2019-06-16 16:17:48 +0000 UTCI've been looking at Maori weapons. Some of them are bad-ass!
Rex Krueger
2019-06-16 16:17:30 +0000 UTCThat's a good idea!
Rex Krueger
2019-06-16 16:17:08 +0000 UTCGreat project, but if you really want a challenge... How 'bout a Howitser...
Frans van Ballegooijen
2019-06-16 16:04:02 +0000 UTCEntertaining video! Look up the Maori taiaha, that's a historical hardwood weapon
Matthew Leigh
2019-06-16 15:59:40 +0000 UTCLove the footage during the turning of the wood dust spinning off the shield. The shield looks awesome. You should make a Gladius next.
Scott Pratt
2019-06-16 15:57:12 +0000 UTC
