MAKING A CAVALRY SABRE: Part 2
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From the beginning what I liked the most about your videos is not to hide the mistakes. Your videos are about learning, not perfection. We all focus on the finish product... on demand, on a click... real life has a lot of parts to beautiful ends. Best channel as ever.
Wintergatan does that a lot too. It's a real joy to watch along with the process and learn as they make mistakes and then improve upon it
To add to this, it's also about responding to adversity and setbacks. I don't doubt there was some swearing off-camera (very ditto for the situation with the first mill) but what we see is a mature adult response: Stiff upper lip, admit that things are not where they should be, and look towards the next step be that starting over or an alternative path forwards.
You're setting a fantastic example for your viewers Alec, keep it up!
They're about perfection. With learning how to get there along the way. ;)
I second this. I actually become much more invested in video series covering a project he is working on when things start going wrong and he has to improvise a fix or start over. I know nothing about blacksmithing except from what I've watched from his videos, but I can still acknowledge and appreciate the level of quality of work when it's all over
We used to have a saying at work, The person who never made any mistakes never made anything. It is when something goes not quite to plan that we learn and that is what I enjoy about Alec.
You haven't failed if you learn. To me it just means a longer build and more vids. That I don't mind one bit.
^
Knew from the start that it would fail because iron and carbon must be purified before mixing but was intrigue on how you would manage the whole situation. Very interesting. Keep it up.
@@guasuki i agree, Walter sorrels used a purified powdered form to make his tamahagane or however you spell it
@@jrpalm1948 Yes, they would do better by collecting bog iron and purifying it. Is a long and tedious process but very fascinating and satisfying.
Watching the process to correct it with the damascus was a bonus. You learn, we get more to watch. "Failure is always an option" -Adam Savage
Kudos to the machine restoration company for sending you some beautiful looking equipment. Hopefully they will perform beautifully as well. Excited to see the progress on this project!
Thanks for showing us the failures, Alec. As It just makes us root for you and hoot louder at the well earned triumphs!
Now that he's in the US Alec should do a collab with Codyslab to refine iron then make it into steel and forge something
thats a good idea
A blade made with only materials they got from nature. With gold inlays of course
I support this!
That would be awsomme :D
Cody was already involved in a colab about bog iron which is the first step in makeing iron which is then carburized into steel so he is kind of already on that project in a way.
It was not a shame at all. You gave a good demonstration of adhering to high standards even when it messes with your schedule. Thank you and well done.
Yeah that’s why I prepared for the Chiefs to lose against the Patriots so I wasn’t too sad.
Tanner aka ODST yeah. But another example of a talented kid having fun being supremely good at what he does. They turn what you learn in one loss into lifetime of wins.
Alec I’d blame using wagon tires for the wrought source being the cause of failure. Wagon tires are notorious for being a very low quality iron. They were a consumable so using the high quality stuff would be a waste for that application.
True, but there's also the unsealed fire that formed it to take in to consideration. Every time i've seen this stuff done it was in a sealed furnace with a pour box. At Guédelon (an archaeological experiment) they make this stuff on ancient form ONLY and they get really good stuff out of it because of that.
aserta that may be it as well... though as I think about it I don’t think there’s anything different between a “sealed” fire and what they made here. You are still blowing plain old air into the fire. The environment in the fire is going to be same regardless of how sealed the fire is, nothing from outside is contaminating the fire.
Admittedly though I am not an expert on hearth steel, so I don’t know the specifics of it. It does seem like a very dirty material. If I were turning wrought into steel I would’ve gone for blister steel, where the steel is isolated from the fire and entirely.
Bloomery steel will always contain impurities... that's why people stopped doing it. Considering the materials used, and tgis being their first attempt, the quality of the product is rather good.
I'm going to make a suggestion here, something that might help you avoid both the decarbourization, and the impurities that you experienced when making your steel. Take the bloom steel after you've made it, and try turning it into crucible steel, placing it into a heat-reflecting ceramic pot, sealed against the air, with either some borax flux, or regular silica glass on top. (the glass or flux will act as both an oxygen barrier, as well as help to leech out impurities in the material, as it melts first) Once you've set it up, just burn the heck outta it in a charcoal foundry like you had, and you should be able to re-melt the steel, stratifying it, leaving it as one solid, homogeneous billet, without having to cut and fold it a million times. I'm sure there are other ways to do this, but I wanted to make the suggestion, as it's something I've always enjoyed watching.
I was going to suggest the same. Even the layered stock you have could be smelted down, to use again.
or they could just forge it in a coal forge
Your pure excitement and joy when the tools arrived just made my day
I'm getting the impression that using that microscope is going to cause a lot of heartache in the future projects! But, on the plus side, the quality of the projects will sky rocket, making the Viking sword look like a beginners project!
3 years later "making Calvary saber part #457"
This is my favorite forging channel of all time.
Like others have noted on, own the mistake and not hide it, cause you could easily could hide it. Great work so far.
Glad to see you got machines in 1 piece. Great video.
this is the second set the first set was too banged up for him to safely use so he sent them back to the guy and the guy decided hed send them one of each of the same machines that he had just finished refurbishing. if youd like a better explanation please watch his video from a few months ago about them
I so so wanna see the little knife still!!
Love that the machining gear is finally here for you and in good condition man!
I stumbled across your FAQ video from march of 2017, and let me say it's crazy to see someone the same age as me having the set up that you do! Your progression is awesome to see and truly inspiring. It's always great to see what hard work looks like. Please keep making great videos because I look forward to watching every day.
The NordVPN Demonstrations keep getting better! Haha
And longer =(
@@c4pnk1rk And now twice per video : (
My family has a civil war sabre that I would be willing to send you to work from as long as I get it back. It's a family heirloom
Probably fake, most are
Damascus steel scythe! for Halloween
That's about how long it would take!😂
@@damonrice6809 Wouldn't be worse than any other bladed weapon he's made, the pole of a scythe is usually wood not metal.
I love this channel as it's super important to show the failures that can happen after literal days worth of work. It encourages other budding smiths and informs the general public that this is a literal art, not something to be confused with cheaply mass produced junk.
What I love about your work and your videos is that you are not afraid to fail and try again. You could have just started over again and told us that that was the first try. But this way people see that it's not about how good you do the first time you try something. It's about how many times you are willing to fail before you get it right!
Is there a video with Will's story somewhere? These young guys and their incredible success are pretty amazing.
Wouldn't be an Alec Steele video without 15 hiccups.
That's the process of learning as you go as he so often does
@@canaan5337
wasn't taking a dig at him.
Low key unintentional diss
@@solopine9624 If that's how you see it, then it says more about you and where you're at mentally.
Or without the Nord VPN demonstration and Damascus something
Can't say often enough how much I appreciate that you show both failure and how that failure is overcome and moved past. This is a kind of lesson which is very much under-illustrated. Learning is the result of overcoming failures. There is no success without failure.
I love that you include your mistakes, it not only humanizes you, but reminds us all that perfection only comes through trial and fire.
To be completely honest, the previous sword builds that are hung up on the wall look terrible just nailed there on drywall. A lot of those pieces should be mounted on a nice piece of varnished wood, plaque style. The drywall doesn't do them justice and makes the pieces look cheap. Just my honest opinion.
I always thought that was pretentious and just standard looking. This looks like a shop where work gets done and has a cool aesthetic.
@@frostasaurus2190 "pretentious" is just another word for high quality :)
@@frostasaurus2190 Will wont let Alec put any pieces on plaques because it would make it harder for him to play with them.
I think, as a craftsman, Alec takes more pride in his effort than in the finished product. For him it's all about the work and the learning experience. Having the pieces just hung on the drywall fits his demeanor better imo.
Also, having them hung around the shop makes it really easy to grab one in case of sudden zombie outbreaks, or the random person crazy enough to try to rob his shop. Besides, how will Alec ever play fruit ninja if they're stuck on a plaque?
So who is going to send him some nice plaques?
Please get ZNA Productions on the channel
hell yeah that would be dope
For sure Eli is a dawg and the channels crossing over would be awesome
Replying to my own comment to keep this where people will see it
Yes my fellow zna's
(Shia LaBeouf appearing) Just DO IT!!
I like that not only do you point out the mistakes, you go into great detail into why they are mistakes. It's very educational. Keep it up!
The way you handled that moment around 11:00 I don't know if you meant to but the way you went about it, asking Will what he thought should have been the next steps and then trusting it and running with it, great teaching , Man, whether you meant it or not. I always always enjoy your stuff! Keep it up Alec!!
Successes and failures are all really interesting to watch, keep em coming!
Right now it's 2 am here in Spain. I should been sleeping. But watching Alec's videos is always worthy!
Y'all make great videos. What I like most is when something doesn't go as planned it doesn't get edited out. This is what takes content from just a entertainment video to, actually learning and making it acceptable to make mistakes. Great job as usual. The three of you work well together.
Hey Alec, not gonna try to pretend I know what to do. I've watched so many smelt videos from incredible smiths from the US, UK, Central Europe, China, and Japan... All I can say is, there's never a perfect smelt. I mean, just watching the Arctic Fire videos with some of the world's most amazing bladesmiths in Owen Bush, Peter Johnsson, Michael Pikula, Jake Powning, J Arthur Loose, Petr Florianek, and Dave Stephens... and seeing them continue to encounter problems and failures... Can you imagine? Some of the very best smiths, worldwide, had trouble with smelted steel. That was an amazing series (one in which I hope you, Will, Collin, and Liam will one day join!)
Just chin up all of you and go for even better steele! Sky's the limit for you three!
You got a link to that? I've heard of it, i'm a student of Owen's and searching 'arctic fire' just returns a band.
I am very proud of you guys for not settling for less than perfection.
That WillCAD looks a bit sketchy.
Still in beta testing, WillCAD2.0 will be much better
I see what you did there. Have a like.
@Jesse Newton Even better; use software and a plotter. If you are spending money on that workshop you may aswell get the shape perfect with some cheap software and a printer.
Holy crap, I just started binging your channel. I just watched the first saber episode, and it the first thing I see on my feed is part 2!
Keep up the good work Alec, you are reigniting my interest in forging stuff.
I’m currently working on getting a forge club approved at my university
It just shows how complicated it is to make quality steel. Total respect for the inventors in history who never gave up, and in the end invented processes which gave us our modern world. I do not know how it works, but somehow they got rid of all the impurities that hijacked your design.
There are no failures, only lessons!
I like what you did there with the hacker
I was showing my cousin you videos over the weekend and I told him you're not afraid to start a project over when you find an issue, something I can respect. Case in point; MAKING A CAVALRY SABRE: Part 2
Looks like flag jokes are going to be the "standard" lol
Nice pun, but you shouldn't have made it obvious.
Next time, don't flag it.
*WASTED*
You could say they're the new *wave*.
If you need some interesting metal to start with shoot me a message! I have some cable from a bridge, about 4 inch diameter, and some turbine blades from a power plant of some sort!!
Turbine blades are going to be titanium right?
@@MortRotu No.Can be anything. Titanium, super alloy, high grade steel.....depends on pressure stage an type of turbomachinery - Fan, compressor, high, intermediate,low pressure turbine, gas or steam ? Year of manufacture......
@@Zonkotron I suppose I'm only used to hearing about aviation turbine blades, hadn't considered the other uses of turbines. Oooops
It’s probably steel, depending on if it’s a gas powered turbine or steam, it could be a pretty complex mix or just a really high grade steel.
@@bdb3393 does it rust? is is magnetic? if not that try the spark test take a grinder too it, titanium and steel both spark a whole lot. aluminum doesn't.
Better to catch the impurities now instead during polishing....right?
Please don't give up on the idea to make steel. I would so like to learn more about that from your great work. What I love most about these videos you make is the learning. Yet it’s a good strategy to not get caught on a big hurdle in one project. So thumbs up.
I like that you are always open to trying something new and challenging, sure sometimes it doesn’t work out but you still gain from the experience. And it’s fun to watch either way
Yaj, finally your lathe and milling machine arrived. I'm looking forward to some milling action in your future videos. :-)
Your videos are a great motivation for my channel.
I wonder what the ballistic properties of a Damascus steel diabolo 12 gauge slug would be...?
You could collab with TAOFLEDERMAUS or DemolitionRanch, get some synergy mojo going.
Just a thought.
Demoranch had to take down his custom shotgun shell videos to prevent youtube from taking down his channel since they are on a purge of gun channels making custom ammo or custom gun mods.
Lol, I read ballistic and slug, my mind went straight to Fledermaus, next line down... bingo.
Lame tube can not handle things that cool any more. Booooo!!
Greg Sall Man, that sucks. I didn't know about that. I guess I'm behind the times, re: UA-cam content changes.
I guess that's what all this "demonetizing" hubbub I Lee hearing about? Maybe it's something to do with the shooting at their campus.
@@gregsall5872 no they are on a purge of videos showing the process of making such things with materials available to anyone. Hence why matt's homemade shotgun shells was taken down. Shooting or showing off the ammo itself is not what they don't like. They want information on how to do those types of things to be harder to find and not available on their site for legal purposes. They were never threatening to shut down demoranch from what I remember they were simply just going to take the video down and if he posted any more of those videos which would break the tos for youtube they were going to strike him. 3 strikes would be a channel shutdown so matt decided to cut his losses and delete/unlist/privatize the videos to make sure that his channel would still be up.
9:08 that cling was so satisfying for some reason, that sound the steel made when you put them together.
Hey it might not have worked out this time but it's good to learn from mistakes, plus you're getting to use the new shop, that's what keeps me coming back. Happy you got your toys back, and I call them toys because of all the excitement you showed Alec! I love that you genuinely love what you do and take pride in your work, thanks!
Put a guard on that grinder please. You have been setting such a great example for new craftsman regarding PPE and safety gear in the past. Don’t compromise now.
Keep up the great work!
Gordon Gullon glad someone said something
Can you explain and try out different ways of heat treating and tempering ?
Impressive how the knocks keep coming, yet the enthusiasm and work ethic remains in tact. Alec, you're a good ambassador for us Brits, and all 3 of you are good ambassadors for youngsters.
ALEC! Something that might help you a lot with drawing out those type of curves is a flexible curve. The one I'm referring to specificly isnt your standard flexible curve ruler. The only site i know that sells them is Axminster, just search flexible curve on their website. it has curve locks on them, so you are able to lock the curve or straight in place. Flip it, and have that same curve mirrored. I use it in woodworking, but dont see why you wouldnt be able to use it in metal working!
Yeah man, things are looking up!!!! Nice bridgeport & Lathe....Man, 2 steps forward, 1 step back.... Was just about to get back to work(spent all morning editing today's video).... guess i can wait a little longer... have a great day, take it easy... P.S you ever seen michaelcthulhu, he prints everything out from photoshop... it might be kinkos(Fed ex printing) time(do they still have those???) hahahaha
More like one step forward, 2 steps back, but knowing Alec, he'll take 3 steps forward tomorrow :D
@@BothHands1 See that's how it has been since he got to America, but since he got two machines in working order & then lost the billet... It's 2 steps forward, 1 step back, hahaha
I agree, designing in Illustrator or Photoshop and then printing a template is the way to go. You don't even need to got to kinkos for a large scale print, you can just print across multiple sheets and piece them together. Pretty much all printers have an option for that in the settings.
@@DasVERMiT Right, I just suggested kinkos, because I've suggested printing out knife designs to a lot of my subscribers & more times than not, I get them saying "I don't have a printer" It's why I suggested michael, he always prints it himself...
The good part about this is that you can get some higher quality wrought iron and make your steel proper this time
I love that you show your mistakes and keep working through it. True craftsmanship 👍🏻.
I can't wait to see how this turns out. I'm a cavalry soldier, and would love to see an American made 1860 Cavalry saber. There are a lot of reproductions out there, which are fine... but seeing one made the hard way is truly illuminating. Best of luck, hiccups and all!
[Episode Spoilers]
Well, even if you are restarting...
You can now have another chance at making the "Steele".
So, perhaps this is a good thing.
You guys could make this a discovery Channel show with all these plot twists 😂
Just forge ahead. They can't all be home runs. This video was put out today, it's already got over a hundred and thirty thousand views you have 1 and 1/2 million subscribers, and this might sound weird but I'm very proud of you. It has been a joy to watch your success and your evolution. Subscriber for life thanks for all your work.
Alec, you're positivity is infectious. The world needs people like you.
Just about to go to bed then I see this, oh well, guess I’ll have to watch it 😂- Eoin from Ireland 🇮🇪
Same here.. lol. 0105
Wouldn't a pinstripe tape work for defining the curve of such a blade? you are able to remove the last view centimeters and try it again. so during the application you can change the angle of the curve slightly. after that if your satisfied with the result, follow the line with a pencil and then remove the tape, which should work fine because it is not that sticky. just an idea, maybe it won't work at all :)
God this guy’s enthusiasm is such a great way to start the day
Alec you all are extremely excellent entertainment. You know we don’t have all the resources y’all have but it’s such a joy to watch and dream!!!
4:35 debating the best way to draw a line...
Hat was a great way to explain the VPN. I actually enjoyed an add. Keep it up guys!
Thank you for all of your videos, I believe I have watched most all of them. Thanks to you, not that I am complaining at all, I just got my first forge. It's a majestic forge 3 burner, and now I am using my ugly welding skills to make my anvil with some steel I got from a long time friend. I look forward to getting started.
I enjoy watching the Japanese swordmakers create their masterpieces from blooms they have produced. I know you can do it too. This is just a temporary setback and a learning experience. Congrats on getting the mill and lathe in in one piece!
Alec is the Gordon Ramsay of blacksmithing
Minus the picky hardass part
Yeah, maybe in 5 or 10 years but today he's like a 2 stars chef. He knows what is doing, he made one incredible work, but he needs countless more before becoming a reference in the field. He's in the right path though, can't wait to see more fantastic sword and knife from him.
Not nearly angry enough.
@@alexhamon9261 give him time
Ramsey show in Europe is very different than in North America. Ramsey ups the yelling just for us where the Europeans get a nicer Ramsey.
every time you say the D. R. O. in your videos, im sitting here like, "wait, what!?" (i know what it stands for, just always catches me off guard cause my tts on my livestreams say the D. R. O. instead of DRO.)
I am so glad you are back to working on actual metal working stuff.
The craftsmanship you are putting into this project is fantastic!
I heard that you loose a lot of carbon in propane forges and that it is better to use a coal forge for low carbon steel, because it actually gains some carbon in the forging.
The difficulty you had making steel makes you appreciate the skills of early man, when they had to make steel, and why steel was so expensive. Good try.
After so many videos packing, moving and unpacking, we get back to what we all love - heatin' and beatin'!
You know what Alec... I love how you make the people a part of your life. How you welcome them in. I am serious, I mean that. Your positive attitude is phenomenal.
Anyone else see the tire hit the pallet at 7:20?
What about using photoshop to help you during your design process?
yea or illustrator to make some vector to zoom forever. Just trace a good top down photo of the sword, account for lens distortion, i'd do it but i don't have a sabre
yeah, that or solidworks.
Surprised that they aren't actually using a CAD. Not photoshop but an actual CAD program where they can mess around with widths. Not that hard to do, set a box with your maximum dimensions then map the curve to an underpaid issue. You can work at full size, then get a cheap plotter and print out 1:1 scale. Total investment would be about 4000$ for program and plotter but has the advantage of saving plans and designs to be reused in an workshop environment so each time you do a saber, chef knife, ect you print off you base plan and if modify it if necessary.
Fusion360 would be a pretty good option
i think they prefer the good old fashioned hand work, like it has been done by the craftsmen who built such swords like 150 years ago.
.. sure, powertools and microscope.. but still.
where would be the fun if they end up 3d printing shapes for casting or let a big 5 axis mill cut a beautiful sculpture out of a solid hunk of metal ?
The Mill and the Lathe arrive! About friggin time! Let the chips fly! WOO-WOO!
I think Alec that part of the powerful following you’ve grown is the hiccups. People enjoy, I enjoy, seeing your attitude to them - it’s inspirational, and not many people keep their chin up the way you do! Keep up the good work! 👍👌🇺🇸🇬🇧
Hey glad to see everything is going good for you in america welcome. From west virgina
over/under is still at 40 episodes!
still taking bets!
37 is my guess
49 is it :D
27
Probably over.
25
Alec Steele doesn't make failures, only learning steps.
You'll get er buddy. I been watching the videos since the beginning. You've helped me learn a thing or two, not only in metalworking but also in not giving up on a seemingly neverending project. Keep it up.
The audio is not very well normalized on this one
Yeah, it's all over the place
agreed @@SaitoGray
Alec, you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet. Sometimes the omelet turns out great and tastes delicious, other times it is burnt and has to go in the trash.
On another note, you've got serious audio issues and video quality issues lately. I know you've got a new guy but he needs to learn to stay focused on the person talking and stop panning so much unless the shot is of forging then stay focused on the action. After the shots of narrative and explanations, he should be coming back to record b-roll of what it was he wanted to pan to so it can be dropped in during post. Jamie, you are missed sir. Hopefully a little constructive criticism will get your new guy to learn a few new tricks. On the subject of audio, not sure why it is so bad lately unless you've lost some of your previous gear. I would have thought you'd have wireless mics on each person running back to a multichannel audio recorder so it can all be synced in post with the on camera mic and then you've got options in your editing. Your lighting is still a bit off as well. A gimble for the camera would be a nice addition as well.
As with your sword making, I have full confidence you will be able to sort out these small annoyances in your production quality.
Was thinking all this exactly. Frickin awesome and I'd watch it no matter what... but Rob is very right.
Jamie is very much missed, he never got enough credit. Bring him over? At least to train your new person?
A dressmaker’s hip curve ruler would be the perfect tool to draw that curve!
I usually sketch out long areas like that on graph paper. it helps you keep your lines in order.
Make a damascus knife out of a bunch of knives :)
So... who was in charge of audio on this episode?
changed my volume like a dozen time!
To lay out complex curves like that sabre, look at how they loft out boats. The short version is you map out points on a grid, put pins (finish nails a lot of times) and clamp a flexible piece of wood to them.
@Alec Steele -- if you have to completely back away from the tires, consider driving up to Lincoln/Butte/Helena and grab yourself some antique drill rod (do some sightseeing). It would make a fine blade, and is a significant placard and exemplar for the rich mining history of 'The Treasure State', notably Southern Montana.
And on the value add, it would make a nice video, with tons of Montanny B-Roll.
do a collab with man at arm or zna production
I'd love to see a collab video with the guys from Man at Arms
No you're not first.
Happy your machines FINALLY made it undamaged. Great job experimenting and trying difficult processes. Your work is never boring. 👍
Hey brother chin up you got this you are my inspiration to grasp my child hood dream of forging. I'm making a UA-cam channel because of you. Seriously thank you and I strive to have the success and drive you have. You are awesome Alec keep it up!
.........Alec how are you liking Americans so far? Are we treating you well? If I know anything about Americans living in the center of our country (what the coastal people call the "fly over states" indicating that they have no reason to come here) is that they will value and appreciate your work ethic and values...regardless of what part of the world you are originally from.
Also, maybe you are already aware, but Montana is a very "conservative" state, politically speaking. If it is something that you desire doing, get into the shooting sports and enjoy our firearms freedoms, and the ability to defend yourself with them.
Edit -- how do you like driving a full sized pickup around? They are nice, right?
He doesn't need to defend himself with firearms, he's got blades to do that
@@payneman Is that a problem?
@@animalmother556x45 At all, it's just weird how that culture pays so much homage to having high calibre firearms "to defend ourselves". What are you exactly defending yourselves from? 😂
@@payneman Defense from violent criminals. They DO exist and victimize people daily. Most of the victims have your EXACT mindset "who do I need defense from?"
@@animalmother556x45 and bears. Bears too.
clicked on the video and it says 248 likes but 3 views??? HMM
Got to love it.
Liam T same
same but for me it says 384 likes
Mine says 1 view 1 like.
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It’s weird that I have never done close to anything on this channel but I watch every video. Why is it so compelling?
This is the greatest "show" I have to watch in life atm. Love the content guys.