You’ve got a thumbs up from my 89 year old Dad for this one Alec, he’s a retired master blacksmith and farrier from County Durham, he says respect matey...👍👍👍
Durham Drona thats so cool!!! your dad should do a video with Alec and teach him some old school techniques that I'm sure younger blacksmiths today have no clue existed I'm sure your father has some really cool tricks💪👌
Dont get me wrong Alec is very knowledgeable but I like how he's not full of himself and isn't afraid to admit he doesn't know everything would be cool to see him learn from someone who has years upon years of experience over him
Mate this is so cool, would have loved to of trained with a blacksmith when I was young, actually I did for a very little bit then he died and there was no more around where I lived.
@@nishidaninja4207 Actually, most smiths (like myself, and Alec) learned from an older smith, often as apprentices. So, there's a lot less institutional knowledge (tips and tricks) lost. Of course, many smiths have their own 'trade secrets', like the technique for making a particular kind of Damascus say. Watch Alec's video on stainless Damascus, he points out that he could call many people for information on how to do it, however it would be inappropriate to share their 'trade secret' on RUclips. Still, very little gets lost.
My favourite part of your videos has got to be the explanation of *why* something is being done a certain way. Yeah, you could just forge a pair of tongs and it would be cool to watch, but it's the why that makes it so much more enjoyable.
A blacksmith proper! Making your own tools to continue your craft. You have embodied the phrase "To Adapt and Overcome" with every project you do; all with energy and enthusiasm. I enjoy learning from you and thank you for bringing us all on this journey Alec!
That ship has sailed,he is famous now,fame has hit him in the head.I used to love his live shows where he took time to explain everything and answer questions.Now its autistic screaming ,selling tshirts and hanging up with famous people.Soon to be creatively dead channel like wranglestar(look what i can find cheap on amazon).
There are heaps of blacksmith channels explaining processes, none doing what he is doing. You still seem to be subbed along with half a million others. Most viewers aren't smiths, you can see that by the amount of views these informative videos get. Videos nearly everyday, don't take him for granted as YT would be pretty lonely without him.
Love it. More tool making please. This is what will help those who want to get into the hobby. I love that blacksmithing is one if the few fields where you use simple tools to make complex tools to make even more complex tools.
Every video I watch makes me want to learn how to blacksmith! I have found myself searching for an old anvil and vice. Thank you for being so inspirational!
I absolutely love riveting. It's my favorite blacksmithing process. If I worked in a production shop and all they wanted me to do was rivet, I could live with that.
Alec i need you to know that i'm currently in a really bad spot right now but every time i see your videos it makes me happy. Please whatever you do don't stop making videos because you're always cheerful in videos and it makes my day just a little bit better
Thank you for what you do. Blades are exciting and i have enjoyed all your builds. I have been happier watching the simple functional things lately. Brackets and tools are great. Maybe a hanging pot rack? Again, thanks. Kind Regars to all
As an aspiring blacksmith I really enjoy and appreciate this tool making videos, and seeing you go I need and tool and just making it well is awesome. I've been bringing your videos as if a new season of my favorite show dropped!
Thank you for another incredibly instructional video Alec I love these videos as they are brief enough to remember yet detailed enough to cover all the information that is necessary. Have a great trip!
Here's a 2 cent that I figured I'd throw in. In the beginning you cut the flat bar on the flat side. Doing this forces your blade to drag it's cut shaving all the way through the piece to get out the other side. While it takes a little less time, it can cause excess wear on the blade. Cutting on the narrow allows the blade to discard it's material almost immediately after it is cut from the piece. Also, I know this doesn't apply to your band saw, but if you took that habit to a chop saw or a radial arm saw, you could cause a VERY dangerous kick back that could throw a 2 foot piece of steel across the shop like a bullet. Still love watching your work Alec! Keep the videos coming!
can we take a moment to appreciate how amazing the editing is on his videos? they make the music match up with the hammer blows! and that just makes it so satisfying to watch!
There's something just so satisfying watching a more simple video instead of the crazy projects he's been up to. Am I the only one just oddly pleased with this episode?
I just started my first blacksmithing project ever with an improvised setup: bbq coal "forge" , a piece of square stock welded on a section of I-beam as an anvil, a normal hammer and a pair of pliers. Works pretty well but I have to say the pliers are the biggest problem. Searched online and found that actual tongs are kinda expensive at ~60 dollars so I'm glad I found this video so I can make my own. Time to fire up the power hammer !
i am at 1:21 in... and omg, that music correlation with the hammer was amazing. this is better than television now. your production quality is ON POINT!!!
I really enjoy the tool making videos. While swords, daggers, and fun items are awesome, tools are just more useful to learn to make. Good video as always. Thanks
Can you produce a video on your equipment? Where they came from, where they were made, background of the companies, how you acquired them and your thought on them? That would be fascinating.
I'ts always fun to watch you forge something; I miss something when it is the weekend. I am anxious to see the monday. I also like very much the things you do as, for us, it looks easy. Please keep entertaining us the way you do. From a Canadian friend.
Brilliant to see you making tools again - it's what brought me here and it's what I love seeing. How would one make all those nifty damascus things without his tools, right?
Everyone...Lets do all we can to let our contacts, friends, family and the general riff raff we know to get Alec 1M subscribers. Commence the challenge!!
Hey Jaime, remember my request for more 'blacksmithing sounds'? Not sure if it was on purpose, but these past couple videos were just great regarding the sound! Thank you
I have to say the production values are really stellar these days, especially the sound work and music integration. when the power hammer hits on the beat it's vera vera rockin! but also kudos for mixing it up with different music and even just the natural sounds of the forge. really adds a sense of journey to each video. keep it up!
must be INCREDIBLY satisfying to make your own tools!!!! Watched Forged In Fire last and they had to make their own tongs and several of them had never done that before. I kind of thought from watching other videos that it was something all blacksmiths did first. :)
I honestly believe that everyone who takes up smithing should made their own basic tools as practice. I am 4 months into blacksmithing, and I have made 1 horrible punch, 3 god awful tongs, and an alright chisel. But every one that I make I learn a ton and the next one is better.
I just watched that episode too, i'm surprised that nobody had a good pair. I understand the time crunch, but all 4 of the contestants almost seemed lost when it came to thinking how to forge them.
Good video! Even the simplest of tools need some good thinking behind them to work well. I have done a bit of iron bashing in the past but I didn't realise you needed so many different tongs.
I know it's unrelated but figured it would be read and give it a shot. When making the wood handle of a knife or sword, drill the center hole then heat the blade to a dull red then use the metal to burn the space. Saved you drilling and sawing, it's the traditional method, leave a 2 or 3mm shim for tightening, and the burn will harden and preserve the wood. It's how traditional long sword handles were made. I've doe it on my own and love the result. Your blade keeps the smell of the workshop forever
So. Alec ol’ chum, I just spent a couple of hours literally figuring out how to make a pair of bolt tongs, like the ones you use, to come in from the shop to find this video... bet the next pair are a little better and a whole lot faster! Thanks once again!
Great stuff! Amazing how you got the tongs to bend like that. Looked like you managed to get almost all three bends in there by striking carefully in one spot.
I haven’t commented on a RUclips video since I was 15 but I think the thing that draws me to this, aside from the artistry that is blacksmithing and how you approach it, is how the editing makes it feel like a music video. Like I’d believe it if some sad pop punk white boy sang a song over your power hammer clips. And I’d love it.
Man, I can't believe that blacksmithing is a sooooo complicated profession! all the time I thought they're just swinging their hammers and be like "uhh let's see how it goes". but after watching your videos, i realized that there are toooons of things and techniques to learn for years. I'm an electrician and I thought that's a lot to learn, but man blacksmithing scares the shit outta me :D. it's almost like a material art! thanks for your videos alec!
I'm not usually an advocate for Damascus steel in tools when modern steels are more reliable, but I think a pair of champion tongs would look sweet. Champion tongs are just so nice to look at.
Awesome video! I need to get around to doing just this, I have the opposite problem, a bunch of 1" and no 1 1/4. I think I'll try to copy that design... looks super awesome!
I'm so happy I came across your videos! Your truly skilled at your craft, thank you for sharing it with us! Your editing makes your videos fun to watch. One thing I'm interested in is how long an set of tongs like these take you to create from raw steel to finished product. It might be interesting for your next video to have an timer or clock to show the progression of time. Keep wacking metal !
Nice. It feels good building tools, Im not in your field but I'm currently building myself a 60-1 turn 9inch rotary table for my endmill. It feels good to make your own tools
Hey Alec. I've been a long time fan, and I wanted to say something. a long time ago when I found your channel, I subbed because you were a blacksmithing channel. At first I wasn't really digging your vids, but I didn't unsub. A bit down the road a few of your vids were recommended by RUclips and I really dug em. Then I binge watched your channel. And ever sense I've been waiting each day for your next visit. The main reason I'm commenting this is, the thing that got me to stick around. Dude, the past year for me has been very negative and kinda really depressing. I won't go into it. but I will say, your positive attitude, and your ability to remain excited every day to learn something, do something, even make mistakes has had a really good effect on me. When I'm having a bad day and I see you posted a video, I can't help but watch it and feel a lot better. Your personality is always a positive in my day. Thank you for that. And keep being awesome dude. :)
Not just for Blacksmiths, also for them who are looking for satisfying videos with melancholy musics... Can you make a video about nails, screw, nuts and bolts. Can those be made from simple tools?
I was litteraly thinking yesterday about "what if alec didnt have the right tongs for a situation o_o would he just make it? O_O i wanna see him make one for some reaso" and here he is answering my life questions.
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I love watching Alec the second time around, but two years later.
It's time to watch again! Also in the middle the editor matches the music to the power hammer blows and its a cool detail.
You’ve got a thumbs up from my 89 year old Dad for this one Alec, he’s a retired master blacksmith and farrier from County Durham, he says respect matey...👍👍👍
Durham Drona thats so cool!!! your dad should do a video with Alec and teach him some old school techniques that I'm sure younger blacksmiths today have no clue existed I'm sure your father has some really cool tricks💪👌
Dont get me wrong Alec is very knowledgeable but I like how he's not full of himself and isn't afraid to admit he doesn't know everything would be cool to see him learn from someone who has years upon years of experience over him
Mate this is so cool, would have loved to of trained with a blacksmith when I was young, actually I did for a very little bit then he died and there was no more around where I lived.
@@nishidaninja4207 Actually, most smiths (like myself, and Alec) learned from an older smith, often as apprentices. So, there's a lot less institutional knowledge (tips and tricks) lost. Of course, many smiths have their own 'trade secrets', like the technique for making a particular kind of Damascus say. Watch Alec's video on stainless Damascus, he points out that he could call many people for information on how to do it, however it would be inappropriate to share their 'trade secret' on RUclips. Still, very little gets lost.
My favourite part of your videos has got to be the explanation of *why* something is being done a certain way. Yeah, you could just forge a pair of tongs and it would be cool to watch, but it's the why that makes it so much more enjoyable.
Badger Jones
Exactly. I value the *why* more than I do the *what*
A blacksmith proper! Making your own tools to continue your craft. You have embodied the phrase "To Adapt and Overcome" with every project you do; all with energy and enthusiasm.
I enjoy learning from you and thank you for bringing us all on this journey Alec!
The music/hammer sync deserves a lot of love and the editor deserves love for it
I've been admiring it for a while lol
Once again adding my voice to the "love the old school Alec style vids!!" Group.
Whats great here is that you're not ignoring the tools and techniques blacksmithing videos despite all the cool colabs and fun stuff.
i like the old school simple videos, like u used to make them. simple projects with step by step explanation, more of that pls.
That ship has sailed,he is famous now,fame has hit him in the head.I used to love his live shows where he took time to explain everything and answer questions.Now its autistic screaming ,selling tshirts and hanging up with famous people.Soon to be creatively dead channel like wranglestar(look what i can find cheap on amazon).
There are heaps of blacksmith channels explaining processes, none doing what he is doing. You still seem to be subbed along with half a million others. Most viewers aren't smiths, you can see that by the amount of views these informative videos get. Videos nearly everyday, don't take him for granted as YT would be pretty lonely without him.
Indeed. Love this sort of thing.
I miss it as well!
i would love to see you @alec_Steele making a damascus butterfly knife ! pls
Love it. More tool making please. This is what will help those who want to get into the hobby.
I love that blacksmithing is one if the few fields where you use simple tools to make complex tools to make even more complex tools.
Every video I watch makes me want to learn how to blacksmith! I have found myself searching for an old anvil and vice. Thank you for being so inspirational!
I absolutely love riveting. It's my favorite blacksmithing process. If I worked in a production shop and all they wanted me to do was rivet, I could live with that.
Alec i need you to know that i'm currently in a really bad spot right now but every time i see your videos it makes me happy. Please whatever you do don't stop making videos because you're always cheerful in videos and it makes my day just a little bit better
Thank you for what you do. Blades are exciting and i have enjoyed all your builds. I have been happier watching the simple functional things lately. Brackets and tools are great. Maybe a hanging pot rack? Again, thanks. Kind Regars to all
Nothing better than making tools! Thanks Alec!
is good to see you returning to making tools again with step by step explanations. keep up the great work.
When he locks the blows from the power hammer to the beats of the music it's just so EPIC!
As an aspiring blacksmith I really enjoy and appreciate this tool making videos, and seeing you go I need and tool and just making it well is awesome. I've been bringing your videos as if a new season of my favorite show dropped!
Watching the P shaped bends being formed while being clamped in the vice was surprisingly satisfying. Good show.
Thank you for another incredibly instructional video Alec I love these videos as they are brief enough to remember yet detailed enough to cover all the information that is necessary. Have a great trip!
This is your best video in forever. Thanks for going back to making tools.
Alec, I really enjoyed today’s episode. Just plain making stuff that any aspiring blacksmith would find useful. 👍⚒
Here's a 2 cent that I figured I'd throw in. In the beginning you cut the flat bar on the flat side. Doing this forces your blade to drag it's cut shaving all the way through the piece to get out the other side. While it takes a little less time, it can cause excess wear on the blade. Cutting on the narrow allows the blade to discard it's material almost immediately after it is cut from the piece.
Also, I know this doesn't apply to your band saw, but if you took that habit to a chop saw or a radial arm saw, you could cause a VERY dangerous kick back that could throw a 2 foot piece of steel across the shop like a bullet.
Still love watching your work Alec! Keep the videos coming!
can we take a moment to appreciate how amazing the editing is on his videos? they make the music match up with the hammer blows! and that just makes it so satisfying to watch!
There's something just so satisfying watching a more simple video instead of the crazy projects he's been up to. Am I the only one just oddly pleased with this episode?
I much rather watch these how to vids than the lets make a belt buckle vids. Far more helpful and informative. Keep up the good work guys.
Just out of curiosity, how many times do you think you’ve smacked yourself in the face flipping tongs?
Yay, I need these kinds of videos as hobby blacksmith
I just started my first blacksmithing project ever with an improvised setup: bbq coal "forge" , a piece of square stock welded on a section of I-beam as an anvil, a normal hammer and a pair of pliers. Works pretty well but I have to say the pliers are the biggest problem. Searched online and found that actual tongs are kinda expensive at ~60 dollars so I'm glad I found this video so I can make my own. Time to fire up the power hammer !
i am at 1:21 in... and omg, that music correlation with the hammer was amazing. this is better than television now. your production quality is ON POINT!!!
Fun and very entertaining way to spend Saturday evening!
I really enjoy the tool making videos. While swords, daggers, and fun items are awesome, tools are just more useful to learn to make.
Good video as always. Thanks
not sure how many other people really appreciate the syncing of the music and the pounding of the hammers. because i most definitely do
Added to playlist! Love it when you do these tool making vlogs! Thanks for putting out content while you are on my continent Alec!
maybe include the sound of the power hammer from time to time. Just noticed it, and I used to like the rough cut of it.
this is some of the best music ever used on the channel and I LOVE the timing used. Great editing Jamie ("The Blacksmithing Editor")
Can you produce a video on your equipment? Where they came from, where they were made, background of the companies, how you acquired them and your thought on them? That would be fascinating.
My favorite video yet, can’t put my finger on exactly why but it’s edited amazingly and the shots are phenomenal
Awesome seeing how a tool is born!!
I'ts always fun to watch you forge something; I miss something when it is the weekend. I am anxious to see the monday. I also like very much the things you do as, for us, it looks easy. Please keep entertaining us the way you do. From a Canadian friend.
Amazing that you are in a profession that you can make the tools you need for your job all custom.
He makes it look so easy
Excellent, I've been wanting to see a tong build! I can't wait to make a set of my own some day!
Brilliant to see you making tools again - it's what brought me here and it's what I love seeing. How would one make all those nifty damascus things without his tools, right?
Nice work Alec, as always. Funny, I never thought I would find myself appreciating a good set of Blacksmith's Tongs.
I love seeing you make things like this
Everyone...Lets do all we can to let our contacts, friends, family and the general riff raff we know to get Alec 1M subscribers. Commence the challenge!!
I am fascinated when you make your own tools
Hey Jaime, remember my request for more 'blacksmithing sounds'? Not sure if it was on purpose, but these past couple videos were just great regarding the sound! Thank you
I have to say the production values are really stellar these days, especially the sound work and music integration. when the power hammer hits on the beat it's vera vera rockin! but also kudos for mixing it up with different music and even just the natural sounds of the forge. really adds a sense of journey to each video. keep it up!
Never get tired of your videos.
must be INCREDIBLY satisfying to make your own tools!!!! Watched Forged In Fire last and they had to make their own tongs and several of them had never done that before. I kind of thought from watching other videos that it was something all blacksmiths did first. :)
I honestly believe that everyone who takes up smithing should made their own basic tools as practice. I am 4 months into blacksmithing, and I have made 1 horrible punch, 3 god awful tongs, and an alright chisel. But every one that I make I learn a ton and the next one is better.
I just watched that episode too, i'm surprised that nobody had a good pair.
I understand the time crunch, but all 4 of the contestants almost seemed lost when it came to thinking how to forge them.
alaskankare tongs look simple but theyre actually fairly challenging to forge.
Loved this episode. Nice to see you making something of more practical use than the Egyptian Kopesh or throwing toys.
Good video! Even the simplest of tools need some good thinking behind them to work well.
I have done a bit of iron bashing in the past but I didn't realise you needed so many different tongs.
I have always wanted to see how tongs were made by you! Awesome video as always Alec 😁
Like the tool making videos!! Need more of those please! Keep up the amazing work Alec!! Much love From Dallas Texas!!
Love the recent work. You have come so far! Keep it up!
Thanks to your video I was able to make my own pair of bolt jaw tongs ! Thank you alec
I know it's unrelated but figured it would be read and give it a shot. When making the wood handle of a knife or sword, drill the center hole then heat the blade to a dull red then use the metal to burn the space. Saved you drilling and sawing, it's the traditional method, leave a 2 or 3mm shim for tightening, and the burn will harden and preserve the wood. It's how traditional long sword handles were made. I've doe it on my own and love the result. Your blade keeps the smell of the workshop forever
So. Alec ol’ chum, I just spent a couple of hours literally figuring out how to make a pair of bolt tongs, like the ones you use, to come in from the shop to find this video... bet the next pair are a little better and a whole lot faster! Thanks once again!
I really enjoyed watching you make Damascus swords and things that take a few videos long
matching strikes of power hammer and music is a very nice touch to the video :)
Loved it, so straight forward and simple that it blew me off
I was about to sleep and then Alec uploaded and here i am(=
as ridiculous as it may seam i can't get over how you make the hammer blows with the beat of the music. Just too cool!
Look at that, another great item made! Nice video👍
I've literally been researching how to do tongs today as I need a pair of these to compliment my farriers tongs!!!
i really enjoy the match of music to visual! Really nice editing!
Awesome it's about time you got back down to business!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is great! I'd like to see more on how to make your own tongs.
Welcome to the new world. I hope you have a fabulous time. Make sure you get some shooting in.
Excelant vidio with the explanations and whys. I have missed that for several months.
Great stuff! Amazing how you got the tongs to bend like that. Looked like you managed to get almost all three bends in there by striking carefully in one spot.
I haven’t commented on a RUclips video since I was 15 but I think the thing that draws me to this, aside from the artistry that is blacksmithing and how you approach it, is how the editing makes it feel like a music video. Like I’d believe it if some sad pop punk white boy sang a song over your power hammer clips. And I’d love it.
If you notice 6:21 the powers hammering to the drum and bass tempo
As you were working on the handles I noticed the jagged profile of a flamberge. You should try that as your next sword!
Hey Alec, here's a challenge. Try making an energy sword from the swords of sanghelios
that was sooo enjoyable!! love watching you make tools!
All your videos are cool!!...but ...these past few are like your older style vids in the old shop..really enjoyed and an learned something 👍🏼 👍🏼
Thank You Thank You Thank You! I love these type of videos!
I am liking this type of videos you have been doing recently! NOW MAKE SOME MORE HAMMERS! haha
Alec is back!
Man, I can't believe that blacksmithing is a sooooo complicated profession! all the time I thought they're just swinging their hammers and be like "uhh let's see how it goes". but after watching your videos, i realized that there are toooons of things and techniques to learn for years. I'm an electrician and I thought that's a lot to learn, but man blacksmithing scares the shit outta me :D. it's almost like a material art! thanks for your videos alec!
I'm not usually an advocate for Damascus steel in tools when modern steels are more reliable, but I think a pair of champion tongs would look sweet. Champion tongs are just so nice to look at.
I did enjoy watching you make those there tongs.
I really enjoyed watching you use tongs to make tongs.
These are the videos I submitted for. Love these.
Awesome video! I need to get around to doing just this, I have the opposite problem, a bunch of 1" and no 1 1/4. I think I'll try to copy that design... looks super awesome!
a very lovely video building a pair of tongs.. really loved to watch it ..
I'm so happy I came across your videos! Your truly skilled at your craft, thank you for sharing it with us! Your editing makes your videos fun to watch. One thing I'm interested in is how long an set of tongs like these take you to create from raw steel to finished product. It might be interesting for your next video to have an timer or clock to show the progression of time. Keep wacking metal !
Love this style of video, I want more, do scrolling tongs next!!!!
Love your vids! I have such respect for craftsmen.
Nice. It feels good building tools, Im not in your field but I'm currently building myself a 60-1 turn 9inch rotary table for my endmill. It feels good to make your own tools
I really appreciate the how to videos you have done
Hey Alec.
I've been a long time fan, and I wanted to say something. a long time ago when I found your channel, I subbed because you were a blacksmithing channel. At first I wasn't really digging your vids, but I didn't unsub. A bit down the road a few of your vids were recommended by RUclips and I really dug em. Then I binge watched your channel. And ever sense I've been waiting each day for your next visit. The main reason I'm commenting this is, the thing that got me to stick around.
Dude, the past year for me has been very negative and kinda really depressing. I won't go into it. but I will say, your positive attitude, and your ability to remain excited every day to learn something, do something, even make mistakes has had a really good effect on me. When I'm having a bad day and I see you posted a video, I can't help but watch it and feel a lot better. Your personality is always a positive in my day.
Thank you for that. And keep being awesome dude. :)
Really enjoyed that thanks the craftsmanship was very good indeed ..
Not just for Blacksmiths, also for them who are looking for satisfying videos with melancholy musics... Can you make a video about nails, screw, nuts and bolts. Can those be made from simple tools?
Really digging the new (old) style content reminds me why I subbed keep it up !
I was litteraly thinking yesterday about "what if alec didnt have the right tongs for a situation o_o would he just make it? O_O i wanna see him make one for some reaso" and here he is answering my life questions.
you are a joy to watch. thank you for such good value entertainment.
Very Nice to see you do the video's of you making something worth while. with good explanation..Top Marks..