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Casting swords in the movies - forging a lie (Patreon)

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2015-11-12 16:44:27

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One of my things-they-get-wrong-in-the-movies videos, this one about the scenes we see in which they cast an iron sword in a mould.

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Casting swords in the movies - forging a lie

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige More weapons and armour videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCA860ECD7F894424 There is a method of making a sword, often depicted in the movies (I give three examples in this video, but there are MANY more), whereby glowing orange iron is poured into a huge mould, and we the viewers see the fiery liquid taking the shape of the hero's blade-to-be.