Great video

Er cool Thanks

Good video and even better work!!

Without words ... very nice!!!

Nice, I currently also working on the very same thing. Winged axe but with the wings a lot more towards the back. What material did you use for the mould? I tried using fine sandstone but it is horrible to work with, the deep, narrow grooves just refuse to be worked on with simple tools.

@ulfr23

2 жыл бұрын

I know :-) We used flint tools, very thin burins, and it is a matter of endureance and diligence to work with them, very time consuming, but in the end it works. The mould was made from very fine, but not too hard sandstone.

That is some awesome work!!!

Nice work. I found bronze flat axe, and i think is the shaft made same ways as that winged axe shaft?

@ulfr23

Жыл бұрын

Yep, it is. Example is the copper axe of "Ötzi the Ice Man"

Amazing

What is your mold made out of?

@ulfr23

Жыл бұрын

Made out of soapstone - BA people mostly used sandstone, but in this case soapstone was more reliable for the video takes, as sandstone sometimes cracks.

Fantastic video! What did you make the crucible from? If clay, what did you dp with it to make it wothstand the temperatures?

@ulfr23

4 ай бұрын

Thx! The crucible was made from soapstone in order to guarantee the result for the movie. Originally, Bronze Age people used sandstone

@astorniit7524

4 ай бұрын

@@ulfr23 Soapstone for the crucible? How could it withstand the temperatures of the furnace? Very cool!

@ulfr23

2 ай бұрын

@@astorniit7524Oh sorry, I got you wrong. The crucible (vessel to melt the bronze) was made from special clay

@astorniit7524

2 ай бұрын

@@ulfr23 ah, yes, that was exactly what I was wondering. I've had a hard time getting the composition right for such clay. Would you mind sharing some insight or the composition? Unless it is a secret recipe of course, haha.

@ulfr23

Ай бұрын

@@astorniit7524 As I didn´t make them, I can´t share the receipt, I´m sorry, but I think it was some kind of fireclay (Schamotte) tempered with special sand