FORGING SLINGSHOTS!!! Steele vs Stelter 3
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Alec won but I was really impressed with how Will had one side break and on the fly redesigned his to make use of what he had. Great job improvising Will.
improvise. adapt. overcome.
@@jakemurphy6116
Before Heartbreak Ridge, did you use this one?
@@sudo_nym no it's the bear grylls meme
Personally, I like the look of Will’s design better.
@@hunterwonson2251
Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Nope.
Send both the slingshots to joergsprave of the slingshot channel, he will cherish them properly and review them too!
YES
This is an excellent idea.
Let him SHOW YOU ITS FEATURES!
Yes!!!
Or Fowler
I'm happy to see that you stopped him from potentially hurting himself at the last minute on the stopwatch.
Yeah boys, it's not worth hurting yourselves. Stay careful. We love YOUR WORK, but we love love YOU more.
yeah Alex really seams to care about shop safety and i for one respect the hell out of that. always keep safety in mind. it only takes a single mistake to mess up the rest of your life.
I came to the comments to say the same thing. Well done Alec on not putting the heat of competition before safety. Made me very happy to see
Yeah, that was actually great to see, think that was overlooked by most people but it showed a genuinely nice act of kindness
This man took 9 minutes to make a slingshot. That one hour was just a preworkout
You should do this every week. it’s a grand addition to the channel.
Every now and then get a guest competitor to have a 3 man(or more) battle royal.
@@nosaint317 they should invite about twenty people and forge blunt swords for a little dueling 😂
Then they could do a really nice battle royale :D
Maybe forging own armor? 🤔
Agree - cracking watching!
@@---Michael--- or the forge 2 blunt weapons for modern day knight fighters and then have them duel in another video. Though it'd be hard to forge a sword in a day as Alec showed lol.
Yes
Alec I really respect you for that, workshop safety should always be number one priority. The fact you didn't allow time pressure to get in the way of safety was brilliant to see! Keep up the great work both of you :)
This should be higher! Safety first!
This was probably my favorite part of the video to be honest. Seeing Alec rise as a leader, taking a step back and reframing the situation. Great content, stay safe!
If only big corporations took a leaf out of Alec’s book.
First time I commented, thanks for safety first. I really like you guys.
No challenge nor prize is worth losing a finger over! Def the type of thinking that got him to where he is.
You should both get ten minutes of planning (simultaneously and apart from each other of course) beforehand on these challenges. The time pressure will still be there, but the finished products will be so much more polished because you'll have more of a plan.
That's a good idea
Or take 5 minutes instead of running straight for the forge....
"5 Shots each!"
"Alright, I made 2 up here, and 8 down here"
Send them to Joerg Sprave from the Slingshot channel and he will SHOW YOU ITS FEATURES...
You forgot the earthshaking belly jiggling ear to ear smile laughter after features.....dude is a treasure I swear.
Two big takeaways from this video:
1) Will likes to drink water.
2) Alec is a hell of a shot.
3) that's not water🍺
There is a video of him doing competition shooting which was pretty cool
Will might be a better shot if his sling wasn't aligned in a way that transfers the hand's pivot on release to the trajectory. You don't see that design often for a reason: It screws up your aim.
Probably still no match for Alec's practiced aim though.
Kevin Smith ☕️
Stay hidrated
That safety intervention at the end of Will's time, good job and fast thinking Alec. 👍
Honestly looking at the thumbnail I thought the C shaped slingshot was Steel's Idea. Since he's the one usually making things overly complicated :P
Yup, that was my first thought as well.
Same here
Jorge Sprave (the slingshot channel) should decide the winner!
Moat definitely( laughs in joergin)
Awesome idea!
Let me show you its features
‘Do we still ask people to vote?’
‘...NO.’
Aw Will, we were with you the whole way buddy. XD
Agreed, and I think Will could have won on aesthetics.
Where are the inset gems and twisted gold wire inlay?
Crescent slingshot was a brilliant improvisational solution. Nice recovery Will.
I'd never seen such a thing.
Hmm whadayaknow?
Dave McKinney it’s litterly a sickle slingshot
I actually really think the sickle shaped slingshot is interesting.
Not practical at all tho
@@denise6591 actually I disagree, I think it is just as practical if not moreso. A very common grip for slingshots is holding them sideways, and that design would be better for that.
Interesting till you try to draw it properly...
@@ians.2941 It will be wildly inaccurate, the band will be affected negatively because the frame of the slingshot is parallel to your hand and will pivot as you let go
It's sick. Sick-le.
Will definitely gets bonus points for a clever design and recovery.
Alec won this one! But good on Will for not giving up!
Bruh your comment became the top of the vid and spoiled it for me (congrats on the being the top comment tho)
And plus you dont comment who one on challenge vids
Beautiful recovery by Will. Good job on Alec for NOT over designing the piece.
I honestly think Will should have won the last competition. His design was clean and highly functional. I found Alec's entirely too ornate.
I agree with Edwin. I liked the clean steel of Will's punch. The pseudo-knurling of Alec's was neat, but I don't care for the rough and ready look as much.
@@cap5856 Thanks for the compliment! You might have a point about gloves, but I still find Will's more pleasing to the eye.
Why won't call it Iron Will vs Raw Steele?
This made me think of a great pun, where there is a "Will", there is a way! Great thinking on the fly Will
Cuz Raw Steele sounds like a porno name
according to US law will could actually change his name to "iron will" if he wants.
@@edb3366 come on, we all know Alec Steele sounds like a pop star name as it is...
@@edb3366 How about Real Steele?
Let Joerg Sprave be the judge on this one ;)
Good metal work, but I think both the ergonomics and the looks of the frames could be much improved... plus also those rubber bands suck in comparison with tapered multi layered flat bands. If you want I can send you some sketches and some advise how to make a REALLY powerful band setup.
I was really hoping to find this comment. Love your channel. These guys could stand to learn a thing or two from the master of rubber weaponry. It’d be awesome to see some collaboration between you and them. A Raindrop Damascus JoergSprave slingshot.
They were on a time limit they couldn’t make the perfect slingshot frames. So of course it isn’t going to be perfect.
@@consaurus4388 I'll make one out of glass in this time no problem 😉
JoergSprave fancy seeing you here 🦾🏋️ love to see 2 of my all time favorite content creators chat ! You’re damn straight about flat bands too !
I knew I would see you here haha! A damascus Rambone would be a sight to behold!
Alec, It seems that you had the luxury of watching Will's stumbles and mis-steps, so I agree with a design period before forging challenge. Great stuff. Keep up the good work.
Instead of a timed event, I’d much rather see you guys take your time and do some really cool stuff then put it down for a vote (or an impartial, knowledgeable judge panel perhaps reminiscent of Forged in Fire) when you’re ready. Nice video though! Really enjoyed it! Cheers!
why not both? they could switch it up however they feel like doing the challenge
I believe that there trying to improve their time management skills but I love the idea 💡
They should still time there competitions just not as drastically. Otherwise they will have weeks in forging a silver and gold gem encrusted inlayed slingshot. (It would be cool though)
battling choppers... Give each a couple days... It'd be much more interesting to me...
Same...
Better start wearing those shin guards you got for Christmas at the shop!
The "overtime" of 9 minutes was more impressive than the first hour, entirely. That was a great job of crunch time hustle! Impressive.
Thank you for stopping Will, it shows you value his safety above all else.
Also, Will, your scythe slingshot looks awesome. An idea if you ever wanted to remake it: make the end of the sling that the exits the bottom of your palm about 5-6 inches longer, wrap it under and around your wrist. It would make it look incredibly artistic, and potentially give it the stability it needs to cancel out the downsides of a one-handed weapon.
Loved the vid, as always! You guys should send Will's over to Joerg at the slingshot channel and see what he thinks of the design.
I'm starting to think that you sleep in your shop..
Noah LeBlanc What is this sleep thing you speak of?
@@mgreene1409 I've heard legends about this stuff. Supposedly it makes you feel refreshed.
I don't think he sleeps. Look at those eyes, those are tired eyes.
@@ryanbolin1858 that's what an ice bath and a pot of coffee is for.
I believe that would be a breach of contract for a commercial lease.
I LOVE what you've done with the channel. Mixing long term projects with short challenges and small projects is perfect. I feel like I'm constantly entertained and learning new things about blacksmithing.
Ive3always enjoyed this channel, but you have definitely become my all time favorite channel !!!!!
i think you should do one day build competitions instead of time trials like you get a set of materials and you have to forge something using them all same materials two different minds infinite possibilities
“Drop Forged!”… that need’s to be a T-shirt...
With a picture of smoking hot half formed steel on the ground
Agreed
That was crazy fast on both of you! Great work! Kudos to Will for never giving up and completely redesigning the slingshot last minute!
few thoughts:
Thank You Alec for stepping in when safety risks were popping up. it shows that you care more about the people in your shop than anything else, which is so good to see
Second, Good work Will, your think basically broke with 10 minutes left, and you still got a finished product (with arguably, a greater finish than Alec's slingshot), I'm really impressed
Thirdly, I think I know where Will went wrong. Alec was able to get so much more work done with each heat, because he kept working on it even when it wasn't the cherry red that's like butter to work with. Will was doing much shorter bursts of cherry red, so he was putting down and picking up his tools many more times, which added that time pressure. sure, some of it was Alec's experience and expertise at moving metal much faster, but that time difference also played a much larger part
Hey Alec! Credit where credit is due. You have changed your ad platform and refined your advertising techniques. I appreciate it and I thank you for your attention to quality and integrity!
Should definitely invest in a giant stopwatch for a wall, added drama and all that being able to see the time mid-event.
On these competition videos I'd really love it if the thumbnail didn't give away the resulting products!
Same bro
Lets face it. We're going to watch the video no matter what
jesse bundy of course! It's no where near a dealbreaker. It would just be nice :)
Lol I literally clicked so fast I didn’t see the thumbnail
Yeah, but at least we didn't know whose was whose. :)
[Edit] Until I looked closer - didn't see Alec's touchmark the first time. doh!
The sickle is so unique! I think the way it's held would be more comfortable than a traditional slingshot, and if that had been his original design, then he would've had a chance in a poll. Great job both of you!
Will's solution is pretty much the archetype of what we cooks call "le systeme D". D stands for debrouillard. Debrouillard is pretty much directly translated from french into "one who figures things out". Way to go dude, you had a catastrophic setback and rather than waste all your work you adapted and made it happen regardless.
I'd have to go with Will. He improvised very well.
The goal was to make a slingshot in an hour. He ran out of time, and his slingshot doesn't shoot very well. Even he knows he didn't win that one.
But it looked better 😜
Band saw: turns metal into powder
Angle grinder: turns metal into fire
So what you're telling me is that a loaded cartridge is a combination of a bandsaw and an angle grinder? Since they turn powder into fire?
+1 for Will on this one despite the overtime. I really admire his ability to spin and improvise a working solution with a different design !
Hey Alec, Will taught us some important lessons on not giving up and on finishing the mission that was set for him despite the failure feeling and the difficulties he went through. Good job you both, keep making these great videos.
Will stuck it out! When a US slingshot breaks, you get a Soviet one instead! Lol! Jk, great job guys!
I imagine smiths have been banging their shins on anvils for a thousand years.
Leather working tip if you’re interested: If you have a small tough piece of leather scrap that you keep with your hole punch you can use it as a backer instead of clamping into the brass stop every time.
This allows for cleaner holes, an easier time punching, and your punch will always stay sharp! :)
Cheers guys, love your content. Keep it coming!
I admire the persistence of Will on this one and the quick thinking ! Never give up !
This was fantastic. Watching Alec’s pace just shows his superior skills to Will’s frantic pace.
Alec: “Should we still give people the chance to vote?”
Will: “No!.....” laughed my ass off.
Alec was putting the pressure on with the constant time reminders, we barely got that from will. No point deminishing one Smith's skill to praise another
Alec had a lot of time to plan ahead and not make the same mistakes as Will. I was surprised that Will messed it up on the grinder because he does beautiful work there.
I love the leatherman raptor shears. I use them daily in my job as an EMT.
Thanks for finally realising the risk of injuries Alec! You had me worried. :P
(I know from experience how experts in most fields can fudge up when stressing, so I'm not saying that y'all aren't master level.)
Nice work on both parts!
I really liked how Alec was more concerned about safety over the challenge. I just found that to be a very mature and sincere moment and didn't expect it from a 20-something year old in a competition with a close friend, good job Alec way to look out for a friend and partner.
5:58 what Alec says every time he walks through his bedroom
I actually thought the sickle was Alec’s first idea from the thumbnail.
Me too.
This reminds me of the old live show a bit. Especially watching Alec drop things and narrating the process. Now I’ve got to go rewatch a few!
I think one of the most interesting things about these battles is seeing the difference in approach Alec and Will take to doing the same task. Also: kudos to Will for recovering his slingshot and coming up with the unusual sickle design. Great thinking on his feet.
Aweeee Will 😭😭😭
You had it fine so much earlier 😭😭😭
Don't feel bad, the sickle shape is super cool and original.
Alecs was better but i don't like seeing you sad cuse you really had a cool idea to fix yours and made something unique i had never seen before 💕
Next you guys should see who can forge a better paper clip.
would love to see you guys make a old English style crossbow
Props to you for stopping will from hurting himself.
Especially at your age
Will good job don't ever give up keep on moving forward that is a creative way to dealing with that problem and it works
We need to reintroduce the Alec steel drinking game! And I’d give will the win just because of his ability to adapt his design after it broke
Glad you are still safety conscious. Big respect for taking the pressure off Will before he lost a finger. Stay safe you guys.
Has no one noticed that at 16:39 the touchmark is in perfect sync with the music and it is so satisfying
Re set up your throwing knife area
They should make throwing knives
And Shurikens!
You're smiths in the West; you should try your hand at making boot spurs.
I think Alec did that once
Alec has already done that
@@TheClearwall thank you was not sure I watch somany Smith's it hard to keep track lol
Big props to Will for thinking outside of the box! I like that sickle shape approach a lot.
A 20minute Alec and Will!! I want more this long you guys!!
Excellent challenge gents! Both slingers have merit. For daily use, try gold theraband therapy rubber. Better than tubing and easier to work with.
About those Japanese manufacturing techniques, consider the American industrial engineering teams Gen MacArthur brought in for the post-war reconstruction. A large segment of Japanese manufacturing improvements find their roots in American industrial engineering. See "Freedom's Forge" or "Who Built That"...both good reads.
Cheers yall!
Mr. Will is achieving good levels of...
_HYDRATION_
I didn’t think Will drank anything besdes coffee! It was shocking seeing him drink water 😂😂
PLEASE Send these to Jorge Sprave from the Slingshot Channel! He would love them!
Was on the edge of my seat the whole time! Fun to watch guys, thanks
I kept expecting to see Will Willis shouting out how much time remains!
The reason I love these videos is because it displays a lot of multidemsnsional work from both of you in one episode. Great videos guys!
Wills "gangsta" style sling shot is very cool. Alec's traditional style seams a little more accurate. Awesome video. I like watching you two work.
Love your vids Alec. I’m young blacksmith and have been really inspired by you. Thank you
Same here. last week I forged a small dagger out of rebar.
Great job! That was awesome! And shout out to Will, overcome and adapt! Very creative!
Will always looks like he is about to burst into tears when he looks at the camera
You are such a role model Alec. So humble in victory. And so encouraging to Will even when he had a tough go at it.
Still two great Blacksmiths!
I will echo the comments and say excellent work from the both of you. This is excellent content for this channel! I would like to say that I too would like to see you both work on the same project without the time limit. Then we can all vote just like we have been doing.
The winner is....
Joerg Sprave. :D
Let me show you its features.
If anyone needs a damascus slingshot, it's that guy!!
Ha! Ha! Ha!
@@marclemieux4902 Could be a sweet colab
FORGING A DAMSCUS SLINGSHOT FOR JÖRG SPRAVE
It's amazing to watch such a great smith work. Your movements are so natural.
I dig the caution as time was running out. Then you even worked out a good alternative to keep the competition going. Such a great duo.
I'm starting to see the advantage built into going second in that player 2 gets an extra hour to plan his design. You should try blinding the next one of these by outsourcing the choice of build out to someone else and springing it on both players right as they start, that or give both people a short time lag to think through their design or bring back the first one's setup where player 1 set the time that player two has to meet. I love this new series; they're a lot of fun, just curious to see what happens if the playing field gets equalized a bit.
Well, Alec, you managed to say 'slingshot' rather than 'catapult', so that's a win in itself. Before you completely Americani[s/z]e, though, you lads ought at some point to make a Snettisham Iceni torc. Norfolk and Boudicca expect every smith to do his duty....
Hope he doesn’t become to Americanised, he’s a british and be proud of it.
For what it's worth, I've never heard anyone call it a "catapult" over here.
Limited demographic sample though.
Suffolk boy here, and that would have been a catapult to me as a kid. Android knew how to spell it so it must be a fairly widespread term.
Also in The Netherlands it is called a catapult. A slingshot ( we call it a slinger) is something else. A slingshot has no wood or iron midpeace. It is just a leather band wit a wider peace of leather in the middle. You put a round stone in it and wield it round above your had an then release one Side of the leather band. More difficult to master but very effectieve. A slinger was widely used in the early Ages Where there was no rubber available.
By the basic function of a catapult (energy stored for use) versus an actual sling (energy imparted just before release) the correct term is catapult. But America always goes it's own way, which is why Football is a full contact sport. :-)
I like that Alec did a hot cut instead of using a grinder, also that he used the time between heats for the hot cut to work on the leather.
Nice job to both. Will, that was some quick and creative thinking on your part to do the sickle shape. Keep up the awesome vids!
24 hour cavalier saber challenge next!!😂
Very humble Alec, Will was seriously wounded in such a massive defeat. You could have really rubbed it in but showed him Great British Humility.
I remember these series of episodes on this very channel about workshop accidents. But I never expected to being so close to seeing an actual one as in this episode. Stay safe you two.
Will's improvising really blew my mind. Sickle slingshot in a pinch? Sickly clever. Try a 1 Hour Knife-competition next. That would be super interesting to see what can be done and what must be compromised to achieve a working forged knife in an hour.
1 hour bush craft knife no power hammer next challenge
Alec, please keep these challenges going. These are awesome vids!!!
That was the funniest NO I’ve ever heard “do we still give people a chance to vote?” “Nooo” lol
Really enjoyed this challenge for some reason. I normally like all of the content you guys make, but this one was just pure fun. Great work both of you.
now I really want to know what happened with the mycarta... >_>
do damascus sporks next! =D
I LOVE THESE CHALLENGES!!!
I'm loving these challenges. It'a a great addition to your channel.
I really like these challenge videos. It is interesting to see the different approaches Will and Alec take to solve a problem or make a design.