This is why I watch Alec Steele! He's such a great human being who gives back and actually awards winners unlike most of these channels you see on UA-cam! Alec you're so humble, nice, and just awesome! I wish I could be more like you man keep it up!
Absolutely love that you’re constantly experimenting, not only with your blacksmithing but also with your filmmaking style. It’s so great to see you doing new stuff every episode and it’s a big part of the reason I come back every time. Yes to the tshirt competition!
Alec, You should make a "wall of fame" kinda thing in your office with all the projects you have made on UA-cam. Show off the war hammer, the swords, the battle axe and all the awesome knifes. They are too beautiful to be just tucked away somewhere. Show them off! Regards
The skill and speed at which student learns is a big reflection on the skill of the instructor!! I am constantly amazed with your skill at teaching others. Keep up the great work and hell yes to another T Shirt competition!
That was such a cool idea and really great of you to add to the twins hammer collection and a proper start in fact. You're a class act Alec, so glad you are letting all of us get to be a part of your life. Rock on brother
Just a thought Alec, you may want to mount a sheet of diamond steel on the wall near the leg vise to catch all the sparks when grinding so the wall doesn't get pitted.
Hey Alec, I have a challenge for you (if you want it of course) I am new to your channel and really enjoy watching you learn so much. I've watched multiple youtube blacksmiths before but never seen such a young talented guy. In my school last year we had a special class: blacksmithing, i've had much fun doing it, having watched blacksmiths making things and wanting to do it myself. We did some practicing on making a hook, a heart and a nail. When we were getting the hang of it (after about 2 months) we started making a viking knife. First we needed to make what we were told and if we had lessons to spare we could come up with our own design (but with the same concept). At the time i played CS:GO and wanted to make a karambit. Unfortunatly our tools were limited, so our design was limited aswell. I think it came out really good. But it isnt even close to a actual knife. The quenching, the grinding and the fact that we were working in a group of 15 in a small workshop. If i could redo it, i think i could do it way better than then. Now here is my challenge. Do you want to try and make a knife with the requirements we had and the design idea me and my friends (with their karambits) invisioned? It'll probably take about a day to make but i am really really interested in how you will find a way to make things look really good. (If you accept the challenge i'll send you a picture via whatever platform you want)
Holy hell of a grip where that handle broke and Alec didn't lose his grip or flinch. Swinging a big hammer will humble people really quick as your arms start to get heavy and your aim goes crazy. Never mess with a blacksmith
Hi Alac. For me at 0:50 it looks like you have the wrong power sockets on your wall in the grinding room. Due to the metal dust you should use dust-proof sockets with a minnimal IP Code of IP5X.
This was such an awesome idea Alec!! This has been so much fun to watch you teaching Mike and watching him learn! Keep up the awesome work I love your channel! And my neighbor just built a forge and started making tools! I was able to know what he's doing and have cool chats with him because of what I've learned from watching your channel!
Alec, another t shirt competition?! Absolutely! How about a shirt with an anvil on fire or somehow incorporating fire and an anvil? That would be a best seller. Keep up the vids. They help stave off my blacksmithing crave since my time is limited with grad school and a baby. You rock!
Holy Moly. I’d Be So Interested In Another Competition! But Honestly. I’ve Bought Too Many Shirts Already. So I’m Gonna Get To Making My Own Stuff Here :)
Alec, yes most definitely please do another T-Shirt competition. I love what your doing and definitely keep it up and I would love to see you do a "JELLY ROLL" Damascus blade!!!! Can't wait to see more!
Hey Alec! I am a huge fan and one of your online students. I love your videos, so much so that I am writing two of my collage papers on smithing. One is on your UA-cam videos and one is one how blacksmithing is making a comeback in modern culture! Thank you so much for everything you do for the blacksmith world.
Hey dude I'm trying to learn to blacksmith and I found you a few weeks ago and now I watch your videos every day and I just wanna tell you how awesome your work is! I hope I can become that good someday!
I had it paused at 11:03, my daughter just looked at you and said "Maybe he should make a Damascus comb." I laughed for quite some time and decided I should tell you. She's 8, btw.
I was just watching you plug in your grinder and I have to say, I love the plugs in the uk. they are a brilliant point of engineering and you should feel privagled for having them, alex.
Max Nimmert They are f*&@ing huuuuge and annoying as f*&#... You should try travelling with them in a laptop bag before getting too excited about them...😏
Buzz Lightyear i actually used to travel internationally for my job and the fact that you can plug in your laptop in a pitch black room on the first try by feel out ways the downside to the bulk. at least to me.
Enjoying Mike a lot. Those Twins "brewing" is so absolutely special. This video will be watched by them one day and again many times over. Those hammers will become treasures for them and rightly so. I'm also a father of twins and although one is a girl, this or something similar would've been so special! Keep hammering guys. And Alec, thanks for this sort of "winner insert" type video. You're doing great. My dad used to say "A change of spice is as good as a holiday!" Top notch video work Jamey!
Haha... my small cousin know that you shouldn't look into the welding light... He looked away infront of the computer because he thought its the same in videos :D
Heck Mike, I've been welding for 40 + years and you ran nicer passes than I did after... well forever! I know your from Minnidoddda, but the Wild? Dude! Go Kings Go!!! Congrats on the Twins, have a blessed life with them!
Alec have you used a type11 metal grinding stone for your hand grinder, they are great for removing a lot of material or cleaning up welds. They are pretty aggressive.
I wish you would do a subscriber competition!! Some people have been following, watching and loving every video of yours since the beginning but with mortgage rises and lack of funds can not afford a tshirt at the moment. Please do a completion for the poor subcribers that support you xxxxxx Love your work Alec
Does anybody remember "Sub Zero" from "Running Man"? He would've loved a damascus blade for his ice-hockey stick :-) ....soooo: will it get bevels and a sharpened edge?
I'd like to see you layout a couple thin billets of motorcycle chain and sandwich them on either side of a nice piece of high carbon steel . I think motorcycle chain makes some of the most beautiful leopard patterns, and i've never seen you work with unconventional materials like chain or cable.
This is why I watch Alec Steele! He's such a great human being who gives back and actually awards winners unlike most of these channels you see on UA-cam! Alec you're so humble, nice, and just awesome! I wish I could be more like you man keep it up!
Garrett Tingus
Garrett Tingus I know he is awesome wish I could meet him
Oh shit... another groupie...
You and Mike should also make the rest of the hockey stick while you’re at it! It’s been awhile since there was lots of woodworking on here Alec!
yeah he should
Peter Thompson he quit on the hockey stick because mike leaves really soon and there's not enough time, they're gonna make a puck instead
Gonzalo Bagnati because at the point of them filming this they had not yet decided that yet, the next episode he will tell us
Mike is so chilled! Love that guy!
Absolutely love that you’re constantly experimenting, not only with your blacksmithing but also with your filmmaking style. It’s so great to see you doing new stuff every episode and it’s a big part of the reason I come back every time.
Yes to the tshirt competition!
Simply Love the cinematography!
Would LOVE another t-shirt contest!
Or
A contest to design one!
I wish you would do more classes. It is so enjoyable to watch you teaching techniques and I would love to come take a week long class.
Alec,
You should make a "wall of fame" kinda thing in your office with all the projects you have made on UA-cam. Show off the war hammer, the swords, the battle axe and all the awesome knifes. They are too beautiful to be just tucked away somewhere. Show them off!
Regards
So amazing to see you let a contest winner do so much work on this project. Keep up doing such a great job. Love the channel
It's great to see you teaching people Blacksmithing again Alex. Keep the videos coming
Wow what a privelige it must be working with Alec! All I see is big smiles and hamers flying around!
Yes another t-shirt comp would be fantastic!
The skill and speed at which student learns is a big reflection on the skill of the instructor!! I am constantly amazed with your skill at teaching others. Keep up the great work and hell yes to another T Shirt competition!
That was such a cool idea and really great of you to add to the twins hammer collection and a proper start in fact. You're a class act Alec, so glad you are letting all of us get to be a part of your life. Rock on brother
You have inspired me to pursue forging as a hobby keep up the vids man your killing it brother
I've been subscribed since before you had 50k subscribers. I want to congratulate you on how far you've come. I love your videos. Good work old chap.
congrats on the twins! Enjoy the puck and hammers!
Just a thought Alec, you may want to mount a sheet of diamond steel on the wall near the leg vise to catch all the sparks when grinding so the wall doesn't get pitted.
Hey Alec, have you ever attempted raindrop damascus? I think that would look great on your next blade.
Braden Clark rain drop is a real skill test. Do it
Anthony Howard - Just make sure the billet is annealed and you have a sharp bit! Not too much more to it than that ;)
I keep failing but I also just started maybe for you and Alec is simple. Wish I had more time in the forge.
I like it when you teach and impart knowledge, Alec...and deffo....another t-shirt challenge :)
Oh heck yeah totally another T-shirt contest would be awesome!!!!!
Geez Alec I stop watching for a few months and your videos get EVEN BETTER.
Great to see Mikes enthusiasm for the power hammer, go Mike
Crazy video!! Love it!!
Mike needs his own "touch mark" on one side and Alecs' "touch mark" on the other side!!!
Can't believe Alec is making this guy work on a Sunday. Dude!
Hey Alec,
I have a challenge for you (if you want it of course)
I am new to your channel and really enjoy watching you learn so much. I've watched multiple youtube blacksmiths before but never seen such a young talented guy.
In my school last year we had a special class: blacksmithing, i've had much fun doing it, having watched blacksmiths making things and wanting to do it myself. We did some practicing on making a hook, a heart and a nail. When we were getting the hang of it (after about 2 months) we started making a viking knife. First we needed to make what we were told and if we had lessons to spare we could come up with our own design (but with the same concept). At the time i played CS:GO and wanted to make a karambit. Unfortunatly our tools were limited, so our design was limited aswell.
I think it came out really good. But it isnt even close to a actual knife. The quenching, the grinding and the fact that we were working in a group of 15 in a small workshop.
If i could redo it, i think i could do it way better than then.
Now here is my challenge. Do you want to try and make a knife with the requirements we had and the design idea me and my friends (with their karambits) invisioned?
It'll probably take about a day to make but i am really really interested in how you will find a way to make things look really good.
(If you accept the challenge i'll send you a picture via whatever platform you want)
Looks like a lot of fun hanging out with alic a little jealous
We need a petition to get Alec to learn how to tig weld
Holy hell of a grip where that handle broke and Alec didn't lose his grip or flinch. Swinging a big hammer will humble people really quick as your arms start to get heavy and your aim goes crazy. Never mess with a blacksmith
Loved the tracking timelapse shots in this one.
I really enjoyed the editing and camera work on this video. Skills!!
yessss please do another competiton!!
Maybe a rapier as your next project? Also, super awesome of you to actually teach a sub and share your knowledge like this. Really great gesture.
Hi Alac. For me at 0:50 it looks like you have the wrong power sockets on your wall in the grinding room. Due to the metal dust you should use dust-proof sockets with a minnimal IP Code of IP5X.
I noticed a couple Texas flags, but no smoker for TX BBQ. You could build one of those, just a thought.
The sledge hammer swing shots were epic!
This was such an awesome idea Alec!! This has been so much fun to watch you teaching Mike and watching him learn! Keep up the awesome work I love your channel! And my neighbor just built a forge and started making tools! I was able to know what he's doing and have cool chats with him because of what I've learned from watching your channel!
Yes at shirt comp would be great looking forward to tomorrow's episode
SECOND TIME AND WELDING LIKE THAT!?! He is a natural!
Another contest would be pretty cool man😎
Alec, another t shirt competition?! Absolutely! How about a shirt with an anvil on fire or somehow incorporating fire and an anvil? That would be a best seller. Keep up the vids. They help stave off my blacksmithing crave since my time is limited with grad school and a baby. You rock!
Holy Moly. I’d Be So Interested In Another Competition! But Honestly. I’ve Bought Too Many Shirts Already. So I’m Gonna Get To Making My Own Stuff Here :)
MOAR T-SHIRTS! Yeah! More. Please.
That spaceman respirator cracks me up every time!!!
Jarhead Ed have space suit - will grind
There is a meme here...I can feel it!!
One of the first 1,000! Alec, You should start a shop cooking channel
Hey Alec, could you try to make a carbon fibre pattern with Damascus? Great video btw
Yes. We need another merchant competition!
Should totally do another T shirt competition!
Yes! Do another T-shirt competition!
Alec, yes most definitely please do another T-Shirt competition. I love what your doing and definitely keep it up and I would love to see you do a "JELLY ROLL" Damascus blade!!!! Can't wait to see more!
Hey Alec! I am a huge fan and one of your online students. I love your videos, so much so that I am writing two of my collage papers on smithing. One is on your UA-cam videos and one is one how blacksmithing is making a comeback in modern culture! Thank you so much for everything you do for the blacksmith world.
You should get some baby sized shirts to go along with the hammers!
Alec should make a damascus Pretzel since it is Oktoberfest season in Germany right now ;)
Damascus beer stein.
Or just the lid and colab with someone who does glass or pottery.
Lucas Kramer best idea of the day xD
Your a complete inspiration Alec! How I want to love what I do as much as you do.
More t-shirt comps please Alec and team
Hey dude I'm trying to learn to blacksmith and I found you a few weeks ago and now I watch your videos every day and I just wanna tell you how awesome your work is! I hope I can become that good someday!
You're such a great teacher!!! again I wish you would go back to teaching classes
Damascas steel ice skates would be dope
I had it paused at 11:03, my daughter just looked at you and said "Maybe he should make a Damascus comb." I laughed for quite some time and decided I should tell you. She's 8, btw.
definitely would be interested in an another t shirt competition, because I wasn't here for the last one!
Hey alec, you should make a folding pocket knife
Could you try feather pattern Damascus, it looks rlly cool
I was just watching you plug in your grinder and I have to say, I love the plugs in the uk. they are a brilliant point of engineering and you should feel privagled for having them, alex.
Max Nimmert They are f*&@ing huuuuge and annoying as f*&#... You should try travelling with them in a laptop bag before getting too excited about them...😏
Buzz Lightyear i actually used to travel internationally for my job and the fact that you can plug in your laptop in a pitch black room on the first try by feel out ways the downside to the bulk. at least to me.
The Hammer made the world😉
Awesome video! Really enjoyed these last two with Mike there. BTW, the camera work and editing as been stunning. Keep up the good work!
YES ANOTHER COMPETITION
Enjoying Mike a lot. Those Twins "brewing" is so absolutely special. This video will be watched by them one day and again many times over. Those hammers will become treasures for them and rightly so.
I'm also a father of twins and although one is a girl, this or something similar would've been so special!
Keep hammering guys.
And Alec, thanks for this sort of "winner insert" type video. You're doing great. My dad used to say "A change of spice is as good as a holiday!"
Top notch video work Jamey!
That edit was awesome! Love love love these videos Alec - they are really making me want to have a go at blacksmithing some day!
Haha... my small cousin know that you shouldn't look into the welding light... He looked away infront of the computer because he thought its the same in videos :D
Maybe Mike can tig weld the power hammer treadle back together for you?
I’m just waiting for the “Damascus house” part 1
T-SHIRT COMPETITION Yes please!
Love the vids so much. Especially impressed with the editing of the vid. Love when the music coordinates with the power hammer. 👍🏼
Yes t-shirt competition number 2!!!!
My second attempt at welding did NOT look like that. Nice job, Mike!
Gonna start calling him Minnesota Mike. ^_^ can't wait to see the finished product.
Heck Mike, I've been welding for 40 + years and you ran nicer passes than I did after... well forever!
I know your from Minnidoddda, but the Wild? Dude! Go Kings Go!!!
Congrats on the Twins, have a blessed life with them!
Brady McPhail Thank you Mr. McPhail.
Another competition would be awesome! I'd love an opportunity to come work with you Alec.
Alec have you used a type11 metal grinding stone for your hand grinder, they are great for removing a lot of material or cleaning up welds. They are pretty aggressive.
I wish you would do a subscriber competition!! Some people have been following, watching and loving every video of yours since the beginning but with mortgage rises and lack of funds can not afford a tshirt at the moment. Please do a completion for the poor subcribers that support you xxxxxx Love your work Alec
He’s handling that power hammer like a pro now!
Minnesota!!!?? Awesome I'm from MN so cool to see a part of home on one of my favorite vids
Loved it, but wondered if Mike actually was able to get a word in from time to time around Alex's enthusiasm!
YES another T shirt comp
Norwich has an ice rink! Are we going to see Mike test out the new stick?
Awesome, lucky guy! Super vid.
Definitely another tshirt competition! !
Lots of WHAK WHAK in this one!!! Loved it !!!
Alec, would you , at some time in the future, consider making a good sized karambit style knife?
damascus skillet!!! lol
Hey Alec... you should make a Katana! That would look AWESOME!!!
He's making one when he hits 500k subs.
Niels de Leeuw with 500k layers! Can't wait
Malte Maas I check the amount of new subs daily in anticipation xD
Alec you should ask him to make you a hot dish. A Minnesota classic.
Would like to see some San Mai or canister damacus from scraps of other projects keep it up
Alec can you forge a dinner bell xD its always a big part of your videos while not hard to make it would be something silly to have
Does anybody remember "Sub Zero" from "Running Man"? He would've loved a damascus blade for his ice-hockey stick :-)
....soooo: will it get bevels and a sharpened edge?
Really i like what you make. I learn so many from you vids. Greetings from Bavaria and Sorry for my bad english 🙈
You should build a Damascus steel hammer for a hood ornament on your truck
How awesome would it be if Alec made an anvil or a vice?!
As always you make quite the nice teacher sir
MN residents represent! Winona here
Wait, this boy is 19? Daamn. I guessed that you are 28- 35. Well you mastered your passion
I'd like to see you layout a couple thin billets of motorcycle chain and sandwich them on either side of a nice piece of high carbon steel . I think motorcycle chain makes some of the most beautiful leopard patterns, and i've never seen you work with unconventional materials like chain or cable.