How to make a Spatula for the BBQ or Kitchen

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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  • @Kruuxt
    @Kruuxt 7 років тому +48

    Wow, I just passed over this video, haven't seen any of your pre-2016 work. Personally I enjoy this more laid back, less energetic style of making videos. I can see why a majority of your audience like your more recent work, so I understand the increase of energy. Either way, energy or no, I will continue watching your content because it is hands down the best blacksmithing channel I have found.

    • @bryanr2885
      @bryanr2885 7 років тому +5

      Kruuxt I agree. I love this more laid back style.

    • @borumfishing
      @borumfishing 5 років тому

      I agree. Been watching since last shop in brittain, and now i really enjoy his first years. Great style and very educational. And im not even into blacksmithing work. But i love watching his channel.

    • @tommyrusso8434
      @tommyrusso8434 3 роки тому

      I totally agree, but I appreciate Alec has found a way to appeal to both blacksmiths and his many other subs. Pros are due.

    • @michaelmosley254
      @michaelmosley254 2 роки тому

      Nice work wish I could move metal that fast

  • @mrblacktrh
    @mrblacktrh 8 років тому +11

    I can't put my finger on it, but there is something with your voice that makes it very pleasing to listen to you narrate your videos. The videos are very informative aswell. Keep it up!

    • @DrOhcysp
      @DrOhcysp 7 років тому +2

      he always sounds like hes smiling while he talking :D

  • @Lorenzo-ke2vr
    @Lorenzo-ke2vr 7 років тому +4

    I liked this so much! I am, for the first time, watching all your older videos and i must say: although the great improvements on forging and editing videos, the essence of what you are and do has been and will always be the strongest and greatest and most motivational thing you could give us! i'd really like to get there in Norwich, share some pizza and beer and have a nice chat with you (and Sam maybe!) :)
    So i just wanted to thank you for everything you do and tell you that i really hope this will go on for a really long time! Have a nice weekend :)

  • @elchschmiede
    @elchschmiede 8 років тому +5

    ausgezeichnete Arbeit

  • @99pppo
    @99pppo 9 років тому +8

    Very nice tutorial man! Makes me want to make an own ^___^!

    • @RougemontForge
      @RougemontForge 9 років тому +1

      +Daniel Lea same here! A friend of mine forge welds a pipe handle onto his spatulas, much like you would with a spear. It feels really comfortable. He also forge welds/rivets the spatula part so he doesn't have to do too much drawing out, but I like the one-piece design of this one too.

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      +Daniel Lea Thank you very much Daniel!!!!

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      +twinmill97 Thanks man!

  • @_Gart_
    @_Gart_ 6 років тому +3

    I just went through his previous videos and now suddenly he sounds like the Alec we know and love. lol

  • @BombedNevada
    @BombedNevada 3 роки тому +1

    Man if Alec had any idea of how far he would come in the next 5 years

  • @franciscosales8571
    @franciscosales8571 8 років тому +1

    Excelente trabalho o seu, espalhar pelo mundo um conhecimento que aqui no meu pais (Brasil), desconheço quem faça o mesmo.
    Assistindo seus videos , comprei algumas ferramentas e estou imitando v. Muito obrigado e coloque mais videos novos.

  • @cameronhemenway1455
    @cameronhemenway1455 7 років тому +1

    Probably going to be the first project I create when I build my forge! :D

  • @USMCoklahoma
    @USMCoklahoma Рік тому

    I've used the cross peen 3 times now on 3 different billets and they ALL came out like leaves. Nothing even close to a spatula and I followed this video as close as I could.

  • @knivesstuff
    @knivesstuff 8 років тому +1

    Another great video! That a bar of metal can be spread out so much!

  • @garrethubbard3789
    @garrethubbard3789 3 роки тому

    Great video. just starting out in blacksmithing and a friend has already asked for a bbq spatula

  • @apexindustries1453
    @apexindustries1453 4 роки тому

    The 3 people who disliked are people who think that blacksmithing is dangerous even with proper tools and protection.

  • @tomasmercado7577
    @tomasmercado7577 7 років тому +1

    espátula

  • @qqqqqqqq1407
    @qqqqqqqq1407 7 років тому +1

    this is like some ASMR blacksmithing.

  • @PaulKrzysz
    @PaulKrzysz 9 років тому +6

    I like the regular videos.

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      +Paul Krzysz Thanks a bunch Paul!

  • @farmersimonk
    @farmersimonk 9 років тому

    You have a great voice and way with words. I could see you on a BBC tv series in the future. Keep up the good work.

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому +1

      +farmersimonk Hahahah!!! Thank you so much! :D

  • @starladear9513
    @starladear9513 2 роки тому

    Fascinating and beautiful to watch.

  • @bryanr2885
    @bryanr2885 7 років тому +1

    Love the style of these old videos!!!!!

  • @ДмитрийХолт
    @ДмитрийХолт 3 роки тому

    This is the first Alec Steele video that I ever watched back when it was made. I was watching AWE Me, the blacksmith show where they make things from movies and video games. I saw the title, thought of spongebob, and subscribed. I’m so glad he still makes content.

  • @dickiegreen8531
    @dickiegreen8531 8 років тому

    Hey Alec, enjoy your videos what size stock 1/2 or 5/8. I I'm just getting started took lyles class on tool making really helpful . thanks again for your videos and keep up the good work

  • @thickmetallover
    @thickmetallover 7 років тому

    "or you could attach a string if your into the tactical stuff" XD I love it haha great vids Alec! I watch everyday and you got me back into forging with your amazing content as inspiration. Making videos or no you will always be my favorite person who made/makes videos on UA-cam! :)

  • @松田もしくろす
    @松田もしくろす 7 років тому

    Can you make one with a central rib? A bricklayer's trowel has a strong rib at the attachment point. Many cheat and just weld the handle on, but Alec, you could forge one without cheating. If you make a small one it would be an archeologist's dream, especially if made of stainless.

  • @mattbehnke779
    @mattbehnke779 7 років тому

    Alec, I know you used 1/2" for this, but do you think i can get away with 3/8"? Thank

  • @DillonSmith1
    @DillonSmith1 4 роки тому

    I've been a subscriber since just after this video came out, and I'll still come back to these videos and enjoy them just as much as I did then. Cheers!

  • @thegreytowel9237
    @thegreytowel9237 5 років тому +2

    nice, two dislikes

    • @MedievalGenie
      @MedievalGenie 5 років тому

      Three by the time I watched it.
      (Nearly said "three now" but people might assume I was the one who did it!)

  • @tevfikcanunver7487
    @tevfikcanunver7487 5 років тому

    Well, metals conduct heat pretty good, i wonder how did ypu make sure the handle is long enough that the user doesnt burn his hand during barbecue. Is there a formula or like a base assumption point?

  • @FinnJenkins
    @FinnJenkins 7 років тому

    A great video for us noobs. Thanks for the excellent content and eloquent commentary.

  • @maldubious
    @maldubious 9 років тому

    another fantastic video! keep up the great work, both forging and film-making!

  • @shepardsforgeh2031
    @shepardsforgeh2031 7 років тому

    love this! going to do this!!! when my skills,at the anvil get better! lol

  • @toka9469
    @toka9469 6 років тому

    Hi Alec, have you ever thought of making a BBQ tong?

  • @mentalmillenial6896
    @mentalmillenial6896 6 років тому

    just wondering im thinking of getting into blacksmithing in england and i dont know where to get my steal from have u got any ideas

  • @mikeredrugger
    @mikeredrugger 5 років тому

    What is the length of the steel used in this project, thinking about recreating it

  • @OrionsAnvil
    @OrionsAnvil 8 років тому

    great item! thanks for posting.

  • @CrawfordAutomation
    @CrawfordAutomation 7 років тому

    Makes me want to make an entire kitchen out of Damascus...

  • @gjcascade652
    @gjcascade652 6 років тому

    This is great, what size is your stock an how long is this?

  • @perrythomasson63
    @perrythomasson63 9 років тому

    Very nice video and instruction Alec!

  • @granthqweqw5244
    @granthqweqw5244 3 роки тому

    Is this ASMR?

  • @GibClark
    @GibClark 6 років тому

    👍👍👍

  • @mattbehnke779
    @mattbehnke779 9 років тому

    Nice! Did you make that anvil or did you buy it? I have a fisher anvil I bought which was a terrible mistake. The edges are pretty much useless and the face aint too wide. I am debating if I should sell it and buy/make another one. Can you forge pretty much anything you would on a regular anvil or is it only for small stuff? Thanks

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      +Matt Behnke I made this anvil! There is anther video on my channel that speaks more about it! It is made out of a block of mild steel, and, I believe it is the best anvil to learn blacksmithing on!

    • @mattbehnke779
      @mattbehnke779 9 років тому

      +Alec Steele I saw the video and thought it was the coolest thing! Maybe I will make one to use as a portable anvil and for demos so I can let others try forging. What dimensions steel did you use? Thanks

  • @markgilsdorf602
    @markgilsdorf602 9 років тому

    Clean as usual. Looking good man!

  • @nicklynn522
    @nicklynn522 6 років тому

    excellent teaching and a great spatula

  • @FRUNTCASTER
    @FRUNTCASTER 9 років тому

    How about a video on that anvil your using? Material, cost, fab, etc.

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      +FRUNTCASTER Hey! I have a video showing the benefits and reasoning behind it on my channel! When I make another I may well indeed film it!

    • @FRUNTCASTER
      @FRUNTCASTER 9 років тому

      +Alec Steele -- well crap, not sure how I missed that video? I'll search for it right now. I get the reasoning (I think?), I might even have added another step with an even more obtuse radius, which may or may not be as useful as a horn.

  • @chevaliervalian
    @chevaliervalian 9 років тому

    Love the video dude. Great narrative.

  • @jimpigott9867
    @jimpigott9867 9 років тому

    Very nicely done Alec. Glad you are doing well. Thanks for sharing.

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      Thank you sir! That is very kind of you!

  • @sladeschool
    @sladeschool 9 років тому

    Hi Alec, nice video. There seems to be a cut in it where you tidy up the spatula blade and give it clean edges, particularly around the top where the handle joins. It would be good to know how you do this - file at red heat, file it cold, chisel it out, power tool or something else?

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      Hi Lizzie!
      In the interest of keeping the tutorial short, it does indeed appear I did not focus on that enough! However, a reason I did not think too highly to leave it in is because it is I fact wonderfully simple!
      There is no filling or grinding on this spatula: it is forged to finish. To allow the edges of the spatula to be relatively even, I use the round die of my rounding hammer to push any material that doesn't go out far enough out to the edge!

  • @pgomezj82
    @pgomezj82 8 років тому

    Beautiful!!! Good job dude!!!

  • @vitaliishyshuk2020
    @vitaliishyshuk2020 9 років тому

    Cool!!! Thanks for videos!

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      I am very pleased you like it!

  • @johnterrett4035
    @johnterrett4035 9 років тому

    Once again another spot on video from you. Well done!!

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      +John Terrett Thank you SIR!

  • @frankfomkin222
    @frankfomkin222 9 років тому

    Great project, you have such a command of your hammer

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      +Frank Fomkin Thank you Frank! Very kind of you!

  • @waxnmoon8604
    @waxnmoon8604 9 років тому

    Great video, will have a great time trying my own.

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому +1

      +Rick Nowlin Hey Rick! I am thrilled that you gained value from this! Makes it very worth doing! :) Thanks for letting me know!

  • @MoondyneJoe
    @MoondyneJoe 9 років тому

    Alec I love your work and the way you explain they way you do things very valuable for one who is wanting to get into smithing I have a question for you please , when for example you are making a piece like the spatula and heat dissipates from the thinnest part quickly because of thickness and width etc is their any reason you couldn't apply a gas heat /blow torch to the anvil at the point you are working on, to slow down the loss of heat or would that destroy the integrity of the anvil over time? To me it just seems logical that you could work the object being made on a hot spot longer or even have a separate anvil to do such work with rather than going back and forward to the forge and reheating all the time.
    Thanking you
    Tony ( Western Australia)

    • @glennwiebe5128
      @glennwiebe5128 8 років тому +1

      +Moondyne .Joe If you apply enough heat to the anvil to prevent the heat sink effect, you would essentially ruin the heat treatment of your anvil. You would be left with a very soft anvil face. However, you're on to something with the torch. If you have the torch nearby at the ready, you could very quickly heat up the spatula. If time is an important commodity, this would cut down the travel time to and from the fire.

    • @MoondyneJoe
      @MoondyneJoe 8 років тому

      Glenn Wiebe Thanks Glenn If you don't ask these questions you never know the answers
      Tony

  • @mingohernandez6475
    @mingohernandez6475 8 років тому

    beautiful bro

  • @ELEMENTALSTUD1OS
    @ELEMENTALSTUD1OS 9 років тому

    this is kick mun :)

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      +Campbell Pearce Thanks Campbell!

  • @GhostCreeper
    @GhostCreeper 9 років тому

    Awsome work

  • @Deepestofoceanicblue
    @Deepestofoceanicblue 6 років тому

    Impressive

  • @x200ants
    @x200ants 7 років тому

    nice voice

  • @Hannah-451
    @Hannah-451 9 років тому

    Excellent!

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      +John K.K. Thank you John! :)

  • @robg836
    @robg836 9 років тому

    You're the man!!

    • @AlecSteele
      @AlecSteele  9 років тому

      +Rob G Thank you Rob! Means a lot!

  • @hasdrubal121
    @hasdrubal121 9 років тому

    Lovely work Alec

  • @ironmaidenforge891
    @ironmaidenforge891 9 років тому

    Great video ! thanks for sharing !