Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round-up of the latest and greatest toys. This week, we officially get on the…
Jeff Pringle is an Oakland-based swordsmith, so it’s no surprise he has hundreds of pre-industrial and viking-era…
Imagine this: One night, after coming home and falling asleep, you are violently awakened by your significant other…
The same people behind those wonderful blank keys shaped like tiny swords are back with a new product for anyone who…
Amateur life-risker Joerg Sprave has successfully built custom slingshots capable of firing everything from bowling…
When people fantasize about being ninjas, they’re not day-dreaming about sneaking up on their enemies; it’s all about…
In the United States, it’s illegal to interfere with any aircraft soaring over your property. So if your neighbor’s…
Adam Savage’s One Day Builds series for Tested has taken him everywhere from making faux Apollo-era spacesuit parts to…
Late last month, an excavator operator was working at a peat bog in the Polish municipality of Mircze when he…
Mounting a GoPro onto a sword and then watching it chop the hell out of things is awesome, but it isn’t as easy as I…
If you think about it, a crowbar already comes vaguely sword-shaped (or as sword-shaped as any long metal tool can be).…
Medieval Viking Ulfberht swords are some of the most famous swords in history because they were so obscenely strong…
Does just the thought of February 14 fill you with dread? Did you spend the last couple of Valentine’s Days alone, in…
In order to harden the edge of steel, swords are often heated until they’re impossibly hot and then quenched in liquid…
Watch as the guys from Baltimore Knife and Sword make a 400-year-old Dandao sword from China using some really old…
The Men at Arms folks can retire now. Not only did they faithfully recreate the blazing sword from Voltron, but they…
Do you remember the Green Destiny sword from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I didn’t. But that damascus steel blade…
Sending your child off to pre-school for the first time is apparently a stressful time for parents. But if you’ve…
Turn it up to 8K if you can (you can’t), because this truly awesome video of master bladesmith Tony Swatton working on…
Mythbusters may have finally called it a day, but that seems to have freed up time for Adam Savage to get back to what…
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