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Thanks Alec and Jamie, so lovely to finally meet you both and work together on this! It was very humbling to see first hand how much passion, energy and dedication you put into your work and I learned so much!
I love this, so often you see projects being done online and they use £20,000 worth of tools and it just seems unatainable, he was using a lot of stuff normal people have, like making that tiny lathe out of a drill
This is awesome, I actually bought some of ThePocketForge's earliest pieces when he first started doing this. He made me a custom pair of tiny Witcher swords, which I still have and enjoy very much. Edit: Btw, it's called a scent stopper pommel because it's shaped like the top lid of some styles of old perfume bottles. When you put the top back on the bottle the scent stops emanating from it, hence scent stopper.
My first (and to-date only) forging project was a 10" claymore letter opener. It was a lot of fun and really a great way to make the craft more accessible to people with limited resources or space.
i love the painted nails, im a bigish man and i love nail polish but im so anxious to wear it in public, its great to see a masculine guy wearing nail polish. Thank you the pocket forge
Do what makes you feel happy. It's your body. You wear what you want, whatever makes you feel good. 👍 If that's makeup or nail polish or whatever else, nobody has any right to say you can't.
As said by @kme, do what you wish. I wear nail polish sometimes and I work on the water network and fix Land Rovers for a hobby!! Unfortunately you will get the Neanderthal muppets spouting some masculinity BS. They are usually also the sort that think a woman’s place is in the kitchen.
no i imagine someone smithing tiny swords for their spacemarines and at every single game he cuts himself on them by accident only to sigh and say "khorne truly does not care from whence to blood flows..."
the thread wrapping of the handle reminds me of the creation of fly-fishing lures and all their custom equipment they use for winding thread around small objects. Great work!
This was absolutely amazing to watch, i would definitely watch more of this type again and I plan to show this to my friend that wants to make sharp, pointy things.
8:07 working in aircraft ive had to hand fashion alot of my own little doodads and whatnots, and every time i do it with one chuck drill in a vice and a dotco for sculpting
Wow Alex. I am not a big commenter but this is one of your most brilliant videos and you do have many of those. It gives hope to the small scale operators. And that was a niffty patterned blade.🎉 keep up the content Dude.
Making mini swords is really fun. I made an viking era swordt a few years ago from an old small file, so I could harden and temper it, a large nail for crossguard and a 2 piece 3 lobd pommel.. Totally not as nice as this one but really fun to make.
Thus would be an awesome introduction to sword smithing to new smith's. Also lucrative. You can easily sell these verses large ones. As for the drill lathe. I've done that myself to make a replacement firing pin for an antique revolver.
Impressive result! Apparently it's called a scent-stopper pommel because some scholars (probably from the XIXth century) thought it looked like the plug of bottle of perfume
I started making rings to sell at our local street fairs like two years ago, and I still use an electric drill and a dremel for all my work. I only do like 100 rings for each fair, one in the summer and one in autumn, takes about two days to make one, it works a treat
those small drills look exactly like the ones i used when i used to be an optician! frameless glasses can be made with those as well as fixing snapped screws
8:31 Alec, you sound as if you'd never used a drill clamped into the vise as an improvised lathe! I've been doing that for ages. One of my drills had a speed adjustment knob built into the "trigger" so I could regulate RPM with it, my replacement drill when the first one died had speed regulation by the depth of depression of the trigger, so I used a string and a stick and how much I twisted the stick controlled how much the string tightened, thus squeezing the trigger slightly more or less. I also never needed to do anything even remotely precise with it so I could get away with not buying a lathe and overindulging in shameless tinkery instead.
I've been thinking about kanabo: What if a Alec made a smaller, shorter and slimmer version that's entirely steel and welded studs wrapped around a thin lead core? I think it would make for a nice weapon.
This type of thing was my dream as a child, I found something similar as a kid on an old art piece it was covered with mini long swords and halberds and after taking it apart I found all the weapons where real but just miniature.. they where even sharp.... The sword made was exactly like the type of thing I dreamed of as a upgrade to those~
New collaboration idea. Alec Steele, Pocket Forge, and Michaelcthulhu. Each make the same blade, but at different scales. Pocket Forge makes a tiny version, Alec the normal version, and Mike makes the giant version.
I make action figures re weapons, been doing it for years, Leo's swords (done in metal and Pewter) Mikey's Nunchucks (so hard to run the chain so it hangs well) ....Ive done butcher knives and even Raf's Shi( had to mold that one, did it as a sand cast) 3 cm high with handle
Alec, you should try making an IRL version of any of the swords or vibroblades featured in KOTOR 1 and 2. Just a simple "modern" single-edged sword would be cool to see.
The reason it's called a "scent stopper" pommel, is because it's in the shape of the crystal "cork" (not sure how else to call it, english isn't my first language) that was used on parfume bottles
The glass/crystal piece is called the "stopper" for the "scent" bottle. Hence "scent stopper", and reusing the term for a sword part which looks very similar.
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You can copy and paste this for the special character 😁
That's the coolest little thing, I'm gonna buy one as a letter opener.
Can we make a normal size version of this plz.
In America schlong is a Nickname for a penis 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
i laughed when he said full tang with a "TINY PEEN" at the end.
Thanks Alec and Jamie, so lovely to finally meet you both and work together on this! It was very humbling to see first hand how much passion, energy and dedication you put into your work and I learned so much!
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It’s just a bad case of incurable autocorrect 😂
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Petition to make this sword and pattern in real scale and have them side by side
Edit: But it has to be made in The Pocket Forge's workshop
Yes please!!
Imagining Alec having to make a full size guard using his tiny mill....
Petition signed
I second that.
I third that.
Now you need to go to his workshop and use his small tools to make a full size sword
And he have to bring his bridgeport and his lathe as well.
That is a bloody good letter opener you guys made there.
Literally my first thought lol
That you were able to say "Schlong" sword with a semi straight face in itself was amazing. 😂😂😂
I think it spelled Shlong in this case. Not a penis sword.
I love this, so often you see projects being done online and they use £20,000 worth of tools and it just seems unatainable, he was using a lot of stuff normal people have, like making that tiny lathe out of a drill
"it's amazing how much you can abuse tools if you don't have anyone to tell you not too"
Best quote and one of my new mottos!
I am impressed by how well that nail polish was holding up during the project
I was vomiting
@@theredsaint11why are you bothered?
@@nopegs420 because he is a male
@@theredsaint11 imagine being this weak
@@normalityhq4739 And? I don't see why this would be a problem.
This is awesome, I actually bought some of ThePocketForge's earliest pieces when he first started doing this. He made me a custom pair of tiny Witcher swords, which I still have and enjoy very much.
Edit: Btw, it's called a scent stopper pommel because it's shaped like the top lid of some styles of old perfume bottles. When you put the top back on the bottle the scent stops emanating from it, hence scent stopper.
Hey you!!!! Thanks so much, and for the knowledge- that makes waaay more sense 😂
Why has he got nail polish on?
@@Vile_Entity_3545 Because he wants to?
@@Vile_Entity_3545 It makes your nails pretty? Why does anyone wear anything cosmetic? Because they like it!
@@Vile_Entity_3545 Why not?
My first (and to-date only) forging project was a 10" claymore letter opener. It was a lot of fun and really a great way to make the craft more accessible to people with limited resources or space.
I don't know what I expected out of this... but it far surpassed it! Absolutely amazing 🔥🔥
Now make a full size sword out of a bigger nut , bigger bolt and bigger popsicle stick ....I know if anyone could
I love the juxtaposition of this project and the last video with the giant lamp.
Hands down the most badass letter opener I've ever seen!
i love the painted nails, im a bigish man and i love nail polish but im so anxious to wear it in public, its great to see a masculine guy wearing nail polish. Thank you the pocket forge
Do what makes you feel happy. It's your body. You wear what you want, whatever makes you feel good. 👍 If that's makeup or nail polish or whatever else, nobody has any right to say you can't.
As said by @kme, do what you wish. I wear nail polish sometimes and I work on the water network and fix Land Rovers for a hobby!! Unfortunately you will get the Neanderthal muppets spouting some masculinity BS. They are usually also the sort that think a woman’s place is in the kitchen.
That was incredible 👌
Great work Lads, I love the damascus pattern.
If I add miniature smithing to my existing hobbies of miniature painting and scale model making, I'll have a tiny trifecta!
Tell your family and friends you just have a few little hobbies or what?
no i imagine someone smithing tiny swords for their spacemarines and at every single game he cuts himself on them by accident only to sigh and say "khorne truly does not care from whence to blood flows..."
It would be cool to have him back to make a full size sword on the channel
That guy has got some talent. Hopefully you help him build a full size now.
Ben's toolbox is like that one old guy from Toy Story 2. So cool.
the thread wrapping of the handle reminds me of the creation of fly-fishing lures and all their custom equipment they use for winding thread around small objects. Great work!
It has been my understanding that particular shape of pommel is called a scent stopper because it resembles the stoppers on "scent" (perfume) bottles.
it also stops one from smelling anything when hit upon the nose with it. lol
im not gunna lie, WATCHING the etch happen is really cool. usually you just dip it n leave it in a tube so theres nothing to see lol
This was absolutely amazing to watch, i would definitely watch more of this type again and I plan to show this to my friend that wants to make sharp, pointy things.
learning Blacksmithing from watching these videos around the same time im trying to quit smoking, i cant believe how perfect your sponsor was!!!
8:07
working in aircraft ive had to hand fashion alot of my own little doodads and whatnots, and every time i do it with one chuck drill in a vice and a dotco for sculpting
loved this one , bc it was belivible that they both had much fun making this . love
Ben is amazing!! Let's get this man some great mini tools!!
Now we need a 46 part series on yall making a miniature damascus power hammer!!! Please?!?!
That is honestly the first time I've ever seen twisted Damascus and thought it was beautiful ❤️
You have to make the same one but normal size! That’s awesome.
I'Ve been watching his videos for years, don't think I ever knew what he looked like, this is cool.
Thats exactly how I started. I love the miniature swords.
Wow Alex. I am not a big commenter but this is one of your most brilliant videos and you do have many of those. It gives hope to the small scale operators. And that was a niffty patterned blade.🎉 keep up the content Dude.
Please do a 24hr tiny sword sale thing with the both of you I would buy one
Such a cool milling machine
Most aggressive handshake I've ever seen
Making mini swords is really fun. I made an viking era swordt a few years ago from an old small file, so I could harden and temper it, a
large nail for crossguard and a 2 piece 3 lobd pommel..
Totally not as nice as this one but really fun to make.
Was not expecting the nails !!!!
Dudes manicurist was probably wincing at those close up shots. He needs a touch up soon.
Thus would be an awesome introduction to sword smithing to new smith's. Also lucrative. You can easily sell these verses large ones. As for the drill lathe. I've done that myself to make a replacement firing pin for an antique revolver.
Proxxon tools are awesome for miniature work!!! Started woodturning on a mini-lathe and its perfect to make rings!!!
Impressive result! Apparently it's called a scent-stopper pommel because some scholars (probably from the XIXth century) thought it looked like the plug of bottle of perfume
I also have a shlong sword. I didn't make it myself, but I did grow it in to full size. It too can be dangerous if not used with care!
I started making rings to sell at our local street fairs like two years ago, and I still use an electric drill and a dremel for all my work. I only do like 100 rings for each fair, one in the summer and one in autumn, takes about two days to make one, it works a treat
Such an amazing collab! Two of my favorite artisans!
Wow the pattern looks sick on it. Because it's a mini blade the pattern looks massive and would take a ton of time to get such a big pattern.
Alec you need to make a full scale version of that aiming to recreate that Damascus pattern. Maybe gift it to mini sword dude.
So happy to see 2 of my favourite Makers together making!! Year made!!
Maybe do another collab where you make a pair of matching swords, just one tiny, one giant.
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good to know Alec is still has his natural British instincts of wanting to stab things.
I actually had low expectations but it turned out brilliant! Well done!
I watched this 5 months ago when it came out. I just saw him put the guard behind his ear when alec handed it over for finishing
Great collab! The end resolve was Grand!
A most excellent piece of work. Thank you kindly for sharing your combined talents.
Keep the aspidistra flying!
those small drills look exactly like the ones i used when i used to be an optician! frameless glasses can be made with those as well as fixing snapped screws
If anyone is wondering the miniature mill he brought is the Proxxon Micro Mill
Great episode! Amazing how much can be done without a complete workshop! Very inspiring
I used to make those back in the 80s, great fun in a home shop. Perfect gifts for nearly anyone. Mostly I used cut nails for stock.
The blade pattern is incredible, outstanding work.
Yes, the etched pattern was absolutely stunning.
9:26 was not expecting to hear a song willjum uses in an alec steele video, wonder how small the crossover demography between those 2 channels are
that's just marvelous
What a brilliant little project, really like it!
You should make a matching set of Chinese butterfly swords with a scabbard
You should also make stapler
That was the most well put together ad I have ever seen.
WOW! That is some wildly impressive work gents!
The two of yous make a mighty fine team. Please do more collaborations! ❤
Wow 😯 what a Damascus pattern man one of the coolest
This was so cool! Unreal how well it came out
8:31 Alec, you sound as if you'd never used a drill clamped into the vise as an improvised lathe! I've been doing that for ages. One of my drills had a speed adjustment knob built into the "trigger" so I could regulate RPM with it, my replacement drill when the first one died had speed regulation by the depth of depression of the trigger, so I used a string and a stick and how much I twisted the stick controlled how much the string tightened, thus squeezing the trigger slightly more or less. I also never needed to do anything even remotely precise with it so I could get away with not buying a lathe and overindulging in shameless tinkery instead.
That is badass. Coolest letter opener in existence
There should be a tiny sword challenge to all the blade smiths
I’m doing one on my instagram funnily enough!
That's one helluva letter opener!
Very cool! I wanted to see how he made the fuller though!
I loved his miniature designs!
This is without a doubt the best thing I've seen in a long time. I'm 100% using the drill angle grinder combo
When I saw them using the drill as a lathe I instantly thought of Micheal cthulhu
i collected those little swords and knives/letter openers for a little while❤😂😂 that turned out with a really cool pattern
I've been thinking about kanabo: What if a Alec made a smaller, shorter and slimmer version that's entirely steel and welded studs wrapped around a thin lead core? I think it would make for a nice weapon.
We could watch to hammer hot metal for hours. It might be more satisfying than watching welding...
I've always wanted to try this! And yes, at home.
I've actually been thinking about making one of these recently. But like even smaller, like the nail you use for the guard sized.
A beautiful letter opener
@clickonmyprofile532 sure... Is it Swiss made penis enlarger?
This type of thing was my dream as a child, I found something similar as a kid on an old art piece it was covered with mini long swords and halberds and after taking it apart I found all the weapons where real but just miniature.. they where even sharp....
The sword made was exactly like the type of thing I dreamed of as a upgrade to those~
Could you machine a tiny hammer out of the tungston for pocket forge. Or just opropriatly small tools with adequate handles in general.
Perfect letter opener 👌👌
New collaboration idea. Alec Steele, Pocket Forge, and Michaelcthulhu. Each make the same blade, but at different scales. Pocket Forge makes a tiny version, Alec the normal version, and Mike makes the giant version.
That is so cool!!! Miniature swords
I make action figures re weapons, been doing it for years, Leo's swords (done in metal and Pewter) Mikey's Nunchucks (so hard to run the chain so it hangs well) ....Ive done butcher knives and even Raf's Shi( had to mold that one, did it as a sand cast) 3 cm high with handle
Fight pollution by arming the squirrels 🐿 🗡 🛡
Really nice pattern in the wee blade
Omg when he was making the fuller I lost my mind hahaha
Alec, you should try making an IRL version of any of the swords or vibroblades featured in KOTOR 1 and 2. Just a simple "modern" single-edged sword would be cool to see.
That's a nice little letter opener
The reason it's called a "scent stopper" pommel, is because it's in the shape of the crystal "cork" (not sure how else to call it, english isn't my first language) that was used on parfume bottles
The glass/crystal piece is called the "stopper" for the "scent" bottle. Hence "scent stopper", and reusing the term for a sword part which looks very similar.
Who else would love to see Alec help him build a full size version!
The tiny milling machine is so adorable!
This is the highest quality letter opener
Jamie and Alec, amazing talent between you both. Jamie a real master of the miniature