Google Engineer Shows How To Forge Swords and Knives

An anonymous reader writes "Niels Provos, an engineer at Google working on malware and phishing protection, is showing on YouTube how to forge knives and Viking swords. The process is absolutely fascinating and follows the steps of Viking blacksmiths from a thousand years ago. It starts by taking small bars of metal that get heated and hammered together until they become a solid piece. He then shows how to form it with the hammer, heat treat and polish it. All the videos are narrated explaining the purpose of each step. Sure beats sitting in front of the computer."

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Re:Beats sitting in front of a computer?

[geekoid]

Why? trades jobs suck. I have many trades person in my family. My dad, uncles aunts etc..

I always heard the same thing from them: You want to go to school and get a good job becasue trades jobs suck.
Paraphrase.

Different hours, low security, in order to make 'real money' you work all kinds of crazy overtime. Deal mostly with uneducated loud mouths.
I work with people in a specific trade right now, and all of them over 35 our pretty beat up and wish they had an office job .