Forging Gandalf's Sword [Glamdring] - LOTR / The Hobbit
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Forging Gandalf's Sword Glamdring from the Lord of The Rings and the Hobbit. Aleksey and his team create one of the most iconic Swords from this century by forging the blade from stainless steel and showing us a ton of awesome power hammer and hand forging techniques. They also demonstrate how you can do this work with a hand grinder if you don't yet have a fancy grinder.
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Fantastic job guys. Thank you
Awesome sword, sadly I can't download war robots as I've been playing it for the last 5 years
@@custodianvrael6471 There you go!
Loved it could u guy do lord Z staff mighty morning power rangers
Forge batmans axe from DC METAL
You don't NEED all the fancy tools, but it makes things a hell of a lot easier.
Was thinking same when I watched as well. Love to see no machines doing the physical hard work. Though, I know this guys got those skills. Great video.
Dusty Newman unless you dont have the space. Most people only have 1-2car garage to work in.
When he said that I thought it made it sound like this was a DIY channel. Like "Sure. I don't have the fancy tools, but I can forge this at home!"
Ain’t that the truth !
@@wahrscheinlichich9046 if you got a 4.5 inch grinder you could make one prity much belt sander is realy handy to though as you might be suprised what you can do with a cheep belt sander!!
Correction: Gandalf was only the second owner of this blade. Even into the Third Age, the Orcs of the Misty Mountains knew the legend of this blade, naming it Beater, and they fled before it. It's mate was Orcrist, mayhaps borne by Ecthelion and used in his feared charge from the walls of Gondolin. But Glamdring was of higher honor, for it was the sword of King Turgon himself: lord of Gondolin, last of the hidden kingdoms. The inscription reads, in the runes of Gondolin: Turgon aran Gondolin tortha gar a matha i vegil Glamdring, gûd daedheloth, dam an Glamhoth. "Turgon king of Gondolin, holds, has and wields the sword Glamdring, foe of dread, hammer of the Orc-horde". Like Sting and Orcrist, Glamdring was forged with forgotten skill and could detect the presence of evil that it's wielder might never be ambushed.
What do you think could Forge Glamdring, Sting and Orcrist? I think it could be Maeglin since in Silmarillion there was a fragment when he found in mountains some special iron and then weapon of Gondolindrians(?) was much sharper and powerful
And in comes @Sophie Jones outta left field like Stephen Colbert! Droppin Tolkien knowledge likes it's nineteen-thirty something! I love my fellow nerds. :) For real. This isn't sarcastic. I am a lonely 30 something with a cornucopia of useless knowledge that never gets invited to parties. This is probably why.
@@smokinmac82 Nerds Unite!
Thats some in dept knowledge. I only knew it came from gondolin. Not the details. Thanks @Sophie Jones
Thank you for your comment. Your comment was very educational 👍
The sword of King Turgon, one of the most badass elven kings ever. This is gonna rocckkk
You can't make him leave his tower
Not THE most badass. Although Fëanor is on that list, fighting against I believe 7 balrogs before he died, Fingolfin is #1. He duelled against Morgoth himself and actually wounded him, before being killed
@@morgothbauglir8687 Of course, Fingolfin is the fuckin owner of the Elves, the most noble king of the Noldor. Second, for me, it's a tie between Finrod Felagund and Fingon, both fought to the end, and Finrod literally killed himself to fulfill his oath to Barahir's house. But Turgon was a badass one, he showed up when nobody called him, helping a lot to decrease the losts, most of them survived because of Turgon's aid. And literally he brought the help from the Valar, allowing his daughter to marry a Man, rejecting Maeglin's wish, wich eventually led to Eärendil's journey to Valinor.
Ha! NEEERRDS! My kind of people. Now I gotta go and read the Silmarillion again. It’s been a while.
@@TheAndersDanilet Our bible. Hail Ilúvatar and the powers of Arda !
FINALLY GLAMDRING!!!! OH MY LORD I HAVE WAITED YEARS FOR YOU GUYS!! AWESOME!
Thank you! Glad we could bring it to life with our Friends help
YEEEEESSSSSS! IT’S HERE, IT’S HERE, IT’S HERE!!!!!!!!!
i asked it on every vid of man at arms
I made this sword too. Please watch my variant :)
@@SlimDwarfPavelIronfoot Hell yes, I will check it out. Glamdring is my favorite fantasysword.
It's cool to see some new faces on the forge. Like many sword fans, this sword has a special place in my heart. Turgon is one of a kind, just like Gandalf. It turned out gorgeous.
I'm like a happy child watching Glamdring come to life. This makes me wanna watch the LOTR and The Hobbits again.
I made swords from Tolkien world too :)
just makes you admire blacksmiths from times gone by.
That's something Ian McKellen would have been proud to weild in the trilogy.
When Matt said "wuwsjqjdkqm", I felt that
* scared cricket noises *
13:50 broke my heart..
bah, it's fine. just polish and grind the spot and it'll be like nothing happened. that plate of steel though needs that spot cut out
Ikr! Cringey
Yep. Wonder if they were that happy with the final result.
@@blaz3r77 Totally true, but it still hurts when seeing such a beautiful sword, bashing in a steel plate. (I know what swords have to withstand in battle etc., but it still hurts)
They had to show that it wasn’t just a show sword. The fact it didn’t bend or brake shows you its A REAL FREAKING WAR SWORD ⚔️
You guys should make a matched arming sword and dagger dueling set.
Dot
Call them Dord & Swagger
Conan the barbarian’s sword 2011: must temper the blade in fire and ice
Nahh the original Atlantean bastard sword from the 1982 movie. Even the 1984 Destroyer film the sword was gorgeous.
Original would be better, either the Atlantean or his fathers sword would be dope
After LOTR came out, I would look all over ebay for cheap Glamdring replicas. This is beautifully amazing!
It turned out so beautifully.
It really did. They nailed it!
@@ThatWorks Why notch it though?
LMAO that joke at the beginning was awesome this sword looked amazing in the films but seeing it made and some of the finer details is also really cool 😈
Seeing that funko explode was really satisfying.
I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wilder of the Flame of Anor. The Dark Fire will not avail you, Flame of Udun!
Flame of noodle?
Flame of Udun*
I could go for some udon right about now
@@Azeefied Thanks I edited it :)
YOOOOOOOOO SHALL NOT PASSSS!!!!!!!
I have never seen a stainless alloy being forged before. This is interesting.
Glamdring is one of favorite looking sword from LOTR
where's Ilya. Haven't seen him for a while. Miss the guy.
Matt clearly said right at the beginning that they have been doing other projects
I would love to see Vergil’s Yamato from DMC5. The DMC5 version has a lot of intricate details compared to the versions from the previous games, including a really intense hamon that I would love to see made into a real piece.
Yo I'll totally second this. That would be awesome. Wiki has a nice breakdown of the entire package as concept art
Lol no. It's just another katana.
I'm crying...you have no idea how long I have been waiting for this...
Same here brother! I've been suggesting it so many times under their videos, starting when I first discovered them 3 or 4 years ago when they were still on men at arms reforged. FINALLY!!!
blade is soo magestic i almost cryed too i mean i ll try this even from wood and paint to grey or silver...but exelent work i most say
Glamdring's form has been my favorite fantasy sword design for decades. This is such a great recreation! I'm just bursting with joy. :D
NOW THAT'S A GREAT IDEA TO MAKE A SWORD FROM THE LOTR+THE HOBBIT
Amazing work! Glamdring is one of my favorite fantasy sword designs.
I'd like to see some challenges like: "make a knife with minimum tools" for example.
Heron Pereira that’s a good idea.
But why though...? They have tools, these tools also help them to refine and make the very best possible piece. This is important. Simply because the lord of rings lore, really paints these weapons as being famously untarnished.
@@Alpha-move it would make for an interesting video
Did not expect them to be chopping wood with that thing. Looks great.
Those guys are AWESOME. Doing all that work with angle grinders and dremels was pretty damn impressive.
Nice! I’m in for a Sunday casual watch. Making breakfast and chillin
Can you make a video on more and less common smithing mistakes that can lead to eg. blades breaking or chipping? Also a video on the ins and outs of heat treating and tempering and why it is so important would for sure be interesting.
HE WIELDS THE FOEHAMMER!! THE BEATER!! BRIGHT AS DAYLIGHT!!
I played War Robots back 20+ years ago. Its cool they brought it back.
Shadiversity sent me here, I used to watch your videos on the AWE ME channel. So glad I found this one.
Man I asked in the latest man at arms video if you guys could do glamdring and see here thanks guys
:D
Why don't these guys have more subscribers???
It is always interesting to see some of the Russian craftsmen working. They have a very unique style and make do with whatever they have on hand, while still achieving a very spectacular result... It really shows that fancy tools are not always a necessity, but that it is rather down to the skill of the actual craftsman. Well Built !!
Wow. Amazing work. It was really weird watching a Man at Arms vid without you guys though......
I dont know if you guys have done it yet but... The Mortal Blade from Sekiro:Shadows Die Twice.
Red or Black? Personally I would love to see the Black one
@@nathanjensen7825 Personally Red. But both would cool either way.
@@KyzaelEomei Fair enough. Both are awesome weapons. The Red is much more classic with a lot of fine details while the Black has that interesting double edged blade and unique guard. Either way I think it would be a fun challenge
@@nathanjensen7825 I'd buy the Red one in a heart beat though. It is pretty epic.
A Blade, not only to slay ones foes, but to anoint Knights and Kings. Very well done.
The level of craftsmanship and teamwork surely brought a wonderful sword into life! But.... WILL IT KEAL?
Would love to see you guys make Legolas' short swords from Lord of the Rings.
This is my favourite LotR sword, after the Witchking long sword
"Ash nazg durbatuluk"
Aragorns ranger sword but the foe hammer is awesome aswell
Matt I feel you with those Crickets. I have been doing VO from home and it is insane how many bugs and dogs and cars you notice.
I’ve played war robots for over 5 years. Our clan, tool breakers, are in the top 5 in the world. Sweet build guys!
Id love to see you guys make an ornate fillet knife that wont rust as easily in the salt water.
Please consider taking a crack at the Scotsman's sword from Samurai Jack in the future!
Wow it's actually pretty cool to see so much of the shaping of the blade done on the power hammer. I like how he used the angled bottom die at the end there 👍
Glamdring is my favorit sword in LOTR
May I suggest Gurthang/Anglachel from The Children of Hurin
Aye, but let's not forge accursed blades on 2020...
Ha ha 😂 my respects for fellow children of middle earth
At last someone who know something about Children of Hurin!!
I see you are a man of culture as well
That would be dope, those swords need more love for sure
Could you guys do Inigo Montoya's rapier from The Princess Bride please?
This would be amazing. I havent seen anyone do it.
It's on the top of our list !
@@ThatWorks My name is Indigo Montoya...
@@matthewpham9525 You killed my Father....
@@matthewpham9525 ñññññññ lol
Wow, they did an incredible job on this sword!
That Glamdring is beautiful! I've made a few blades in my day, but that's impressive. Doing it in stainless steel shows a step above. Again beautiful!
After years, finally the sword of the king of gondolin
Beautifully done. I love to see your work, doubly so since splitting off from MaA. You guys and the skill you put into your craft is phenomenal! I had a recommendation once upon a time ago I would still be intrigued to see, and that would be the dragonslayer spear from the 1981 film of the same name. The head always had a strikingly unique profile in my opinion, not sure of the difficulty. Whatever content you put out, though, I will be ever glad to watch! Keep up the great work, I'll be rooting for you! :]
I've been asking for this for years. Really happy to finally see it!!
That music change halfway through; “why does it sound like Christmas music?” Then the bass drops “oh shit yeah!!”
Привет с России, удивлён и рад, спасибо ребята!)
Akatsuki’s Laevateinn: Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero
God that thing was fucking huge, they’d need a pulley system or a rig just to move and forge the damn thing
@@shinmalphur2734 I know they'd find a way.
wasnt' that as much a club as a sword... he might as well have been swinging an I-beam
The light of the drawing of the swords of the Noldor was like fire in a field of reeds.
The process you use is impressive. I admire the pure skill and craftsmanship.
Forge Oded Fehr's character, Ardeth Bay's sword from The Mummy.
Have you guys ever considered making Peter's sword from Narnia? I'd love to see that!
Allen Gentrick yea we have thought about it
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You’d really like to have one of these swordsmiths on your side when apocalypse happens
As a LOTR fan... This was really really awesome! As a maker this was really cool to see the process with a lot of hand tools. Thanks for sharing!
This is awesome. Love it. Maybe you can team up and get a broadbexk grinder sent over to them in Russia
Im tempted
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Glad to see the duo at work again!
I really like how they did the fullering -- done by hand makes it really fancy. Also, making a sword out of stainless, makes me wonder how long such a sword would last over time, although holding an edge is probably a bit tougher.
Красавы. Привет от Bellerophon Studio. #Искусствомолота #Artofthehammer #Властелинколец don't forget they have a staff Gandalf.
Я тоже отковал Гламдринг, и сделал на гарде углубление как в оригинале, чего не сделали ребята из B.studio :-p
Yea I wanted to leave that surprise for people who watch the full video on their channel
I wanted to see Ilya forge the sword, but Aleksey and his team will have to do.
This is some seriously impressive metal working. His skill is amazing. Hats off to you master smith!
Y’all would do an awesome work doing the infinity blade
"They will be forging Glamdring" Ah, sweet! "They chose to use a stainless alloy" ...oh. Still a cool build, looks like great workmanship, but personally I'm not a fan of stainless even if Gandalf's sword was "eternally bright." Still gonna follow Bellerophon, cause their stuff looks fantastic. EDIT: wait, some of their videos are just Russian-dubbed ThatWorks videos?
One question; why do you dislike the stainless part? Just looks or is it because it's a pain to work with? Also; it's ThatWorks that has english-dubbed Bellerophon videos too :P I think it's a big case of "Cousin Illya, the westerners don't get our craftsmanship!".
@@lyravain6304 Most stainless steel are a mild steel. So that means it won't hold an edge and it will bend fairly easily. So this sword pretty as it is is essentially a glorified wall hanger
@@lyravain6304 Stainless just doesn't have the potential to perform as well as carbon steels, assuming both are heat treated properly. I know the videos have gone the other way too...it just feels weird. But if it helps people who speak another language watch the thing, I can't complain.
@@lyravain6304 Generally you either alloy a steel for the right amount of toughness, flexibility or hardness, or you go for corrosion resistance. You can do both somewhat but it's never going to be quite as good as a more appropriate carbon steel for sword use. Stainless is much easier to care for and it's great for kitchen items, even acidic foods won't corrode it easily, but a dedicated tool steel is almost always better for the kind of stresses a sword comes under. They did probably choose a better quality stainless alloy than the basic kind found on cheap Chinese knives and wallhangers, so it's likely not that bad of a decision.
Thanks to everyone for your replies. I kind of thought of stainless steel to be the 'epitome' of steel, so I am happy to learn something new! In the showcase, the sword showed very minor wear throughout, I think the metal plate left a minor scratch on it, but nothing too extreme. I doubt it's a sword that would see realistic use anyway (we're not waging wars medieval-style any more after all), so I suppose the sacrifice in quality in favor of looks is acceptable, this time.
Serious question: I thought swords were never made out of stainless steel because you can't temper stainless? Is that not true? Cool build! Looks great!
If its just for show then you don't need to temper it because the blade won't be going though as much stress. It would also require less maintenance.
I thought you can do limited heat treat, but stainless steel is too hard and not springy enough, so it would more likely to break.
yep, stainless is good for knives, but the very same proprieties that make it resistant to rust are the ones that make it non-flexible (and heavier, because of sword geometry). The crystalline structure of stainless alloys are so hard that it becomes brittle during quenching - another reason why the fuller has to be ground instead of drawn by forging, and why stainless is only good for ornamental wallhangers.
I've seen some new cookware out made of stainless where the nickel content has been replaced with titanium in the alloy mix. I am curious to see if that new stainless alloy would make stainless swords viable. In theory the titanium should make it less brittle.
@@MotherBiscuitLover Titanium is brittle as fuck though IIRC. It's why we don't see swords made of just titanium (that and it can be pretty dangerous at high temperatures from what I've seen). @OP They could be referring to something like the Chromium-Vanadium alloy steel used in many Albion swords. It's not fully stainless but it's tough as hell and at least moderately corrosion resistant depending on how finely polished it is. As I understand it the lower chromium content compared to conventional stainless allows the grain boundaries to be stronger and thus tempering the blade will have an effect as the process of tempering is used to manipulate the grain structure of the material to produce desirable behaviour under stress.
Using a hand grinder to shape that blade is impressive. I’ve used grinders for most of my life and I couldn’t sculpt it that well. Great work.
its really interesting to see how different smiths approach projects like this
Father Andersons Bayonets from Hellsing
or Alucards sword from episode 8 of Hellsing Ultimate
I'd like to see the Star Sword, and the Power Sword, from Blackstar.
So happy you guys are back. One of my favorite things to watch on youtube
You should hire a protege. Around 20/25 that's mostly skilled in camera work and editing but you guys make training and educational videos of him/her learning from the best and improving with every video just as we viewers are learning as well. That way in a year or two he/she can handle the fan inspired swords/weapons when you have time constraint issues.
Buster Blader’s sword: Yu-Gi-Oh!
You guys HAVE to make demon Brandt/ soul Brandt from demon souls, because they are remaking the game for ps5 so it will be relevant again!
I never realized how dainty Glamdring is
Glamdring is my absolute favorite G.O.T. weapons. You guys chose a beloved weapon to create and thanx for that
Random KZhead Viewer during the live chat telling Matt to advise other PROFESSIONAL BLACKSMITHS to make sure to "keep the handle more oval" has got to be one of the most arrogant things I have ever seen.
Man that's bad for edge alignment. Maybe the random viewer knows a thing or two. BTW I noticed that too.
The episode every closet Lotr fan has been waiting for
"Hey, that guy kinda looks like me." Nah, dude, your beard is way more epic. *Beard envy intensifies*
Gorgeous! Loved watching another smith work.
Nothing like checking out a That Works vid, only to watch a build I saw almost a year ago on Bellerophon's own channel....
MAGNIFICENT! Thanks so much for this video and the outstanding work you all performed. Sword forging is always exciting seeing the product created from a relatively small starter piece of stainless It's Beautiful.
one of the best channels out there NO CAP
Awesome! Glamdring has never been more beautiful as she is right now! \m/ first time seeing new techniques as well in this studio. Educational and Entertaining \m/
Fantastic video guys, Bellerophon nailed it.
cutting into a piece of mild steel at the end was really cool blade was barley scuffed
Super amazing build! I love your new shop space! I see you have added extra smiths to help with the heavy lifting!
I have been playing your sponsor game for almost 5 years now.
Gandalf holding the sword and a staff was so cool. And i like his fire ring
Wth i missed this one?! This is one of my favorite swords of all times. That and Narsil are absolutely beautiful. The swords of Lotr are gorgeous.
Your upload schedule is impressive!
I just had my annual LOTR rewatch yesterday and this video pops out, nice timing. BTW that dent 13:52 hurt.
Tolmalion so did my family