John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill was born in Hong Kong, and graduated from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in 1926. He would later earn the nickname “Mad Jack” or “Fighting Jack”... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,754 views • 6:57

Beginning Sept 1, 2017, knife laws in Texas are changing. We teamed up with Bryan Wilson, the Texas Law Hawk, to explain how these new laws affect you. You’ll now be able to carry knives longer than... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 485 views • 58 secs

‘I was stunned when the pieces started falling into place,’ recalls specialist Howard Dixon of the moment an unassuming folio of photographs was presented to him in a restaurant in Texas earlier this year. ... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,174 views • 3:34

We love wood here at The Slingshot Channel. It is our most important raw material by a great margin. When we found this 20" piece of European Dogwood (Cornus Sanguinea) while cleaning up the shed, we immediately... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 204 views • 13:07

Did you know that real swordsmen never parried with the edges of their swords? Neither did I.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 19 views • 16:13

The Ulfberht swords were made during a brief period of the MIddle Ages, roughly around 200 years. The quality of the steel and forging techniques were not rediscovered in Europe until the industrial age... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month ago • 473 views • 19:15

My take on drawing swords from the back. Please excuse my fluffy bed hair.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,922 views • 8:41

If you're keen to live out your own "Game of Thrones" battle fantasy (ahem, good luck), see Richard Furrer. The Wisconsin-based blacksmith forges Ulfberht style swords, the name given to a group of uncommonly... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 8 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 271 views • 2:23

An explanation of which sword types actually existed and which ones are made up.

posted by Magicpants 1 decade 7 months 2 weeks ago • 704 views • 12:27

(youtube) Our presenter demonstrates the falsehood of Hollywood sound effects foley artists, with regard to the verisimilitude of sword-drawing noise, with a joke at the end for those patient enough to... continue reading

posted by pumkinandstorm 1 decade 1 year 8 months 2 weeks ago • 14,995 views • 3:43