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Shaping and finishing a rapier guard: 2
Today we have the second part of our series on how we make our world-famous rapier guards. In the previous post we de...
Forming the inner guard of a rapier
Today we take a look at how we at Arms and Armor hand-form our complex rapier guards. Each piece is individually hand...
How we make sword grips
Today Nathan and Ian demonstrate how we make our sword grips. Our grips are hand shaped from hardwood, fitted to each...
Problems with learning from replicas of replicas: Whiskey and Weapons
Today Nathan and Craig have a discussion over some whiskey about the pitfalls for the HEMA and broader sword communit...
A Detailed Look At Our Claymore Hilt
Today we take a close look at the details involved in making our Claymore or Scottish Two-Hander sword hilt. This is ...
Mounting a Battle Axe to a Haft
This is the first in our "how we make it" series of posts. Here we showcase some of the hand-working techniques that ...
Reflections on Handmade Swords and SoCal Swordfight
Today we begin a new series of videos that focus on why Arms and Armor pieces are different from most other high-qual...
Happy St. Patrick's Day
We want to wish you all a Glorious St. Patty's Day where ever you are celebrating today! In the past we have done a c...
A Handy Longsword from A&A our Towton Sword
This lovely sword is a classic medieval longsword. It is not overly long, but solid and carefully crafted to bring...
Complex Blade Geometries on Medieval Worlds
When people think of medieval and Renaissance swords they typically imagine blades with a simple diamond cross sectio...
How We Construct Pole-hammers
Today we take a look at the construction details of Arms and Armor pole-arms, specifically pole-hammers and pole-axes...
Rapier Blade Details
The rapier is the most common style of sword in the Renaissance period. There are quite a few styles of hilt and diff...