In this video, we will melt rusty springs into wootz steel. Then we will show the forging of the wakizashi sword. A lot of work was done for this project, we made a bigger crucible than ever before.

Prior to season six of Game of Thrones we examined important historical events from the complex and controversial history of Westeros—anything that might tell us something about the story going ...

Every weekend from September through April, Dan Olsen teaches knife- and sword-making classes at 4D Blades, his barn studio southeast of Heber.

For millennia swords have held deep cultural significance in both Asia and Europe. In this episode of Crossing Cultures, we head to Toledo in Spain and Longquan in China to meet the swordsmiths still ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And, like the secret of Valyrian steel, the art and science of making Damascus steel was lost for hundreds of years. Then, in 1981 ...

This video showcases the crafting of a beautiful scimitar sword made from rusted U8A steel. The creation of scimitar swords ...

A good chunk of the last two weeks of Game of Thrones have focused on how Winterfell is arming itself for the impending battle against the dead. We saw Gendry (Joe Dempsie) toil away in the forge, ...

Last night's Game of Thrones was quick to remind us of that looming, ever-growing threat: The army of the dead emerged from the winds of winter—and oh shit they have undead giants now. But it also ...

As war with the White Walkers looms on the horizon, one particular type of weapon is becoming increasingly important: Valyrian steel swords. That’s because there are only two ways to kill a White ...