You should sell some forged knife blanks on your website for a little while and then have the people who purchased the blanks finish them up and submit pictures of what they did for a video. Or at least a segment of a video.
First one would still make a good fruit knife. Second one was lovely. I personally prefer an 8" round belly blade, with a flatter tip for drop cuts. That way you can do rocker cuts and drop cuts with the same knife. For a flat edged blade I prefer a santuku. Gotta say, finish them, and they'll be a very nice kit
20+ years cooking, I know what I like, and it's rarely a new knife. 1 good chefs knife will carry all the way through a 4 course meal, but only if you are familiar and comfortable with it. My victorianox 8 in chef knife is my go to. Decent steal, and it's perfectly worn to my preference
You're definitely not a beginner anymore. You are way too humble Alec, you are at least a trainee haha. In all seriousness though, you are way past the stage of a beginner blacksmith
Finished creation considering the endless possibilities of things to learn in this world you could call everyone a beginner haha, but yes I also think that being eager to learn is a very good thing! I was just giving some positive feedback on his skills :)
As a blacksmith, Alec has been teaching/working for YEARS, which makes him a Professional... It's as a bladesmith and sword maker that he is basically just starting out. Though his skills as a blacksmith blur the lines and make it a lot easier for learning...
Finished creation I don't know if humble people learn more, but someone that is always trying to improve & not be complaisant does. I think being humble, is a little different(though Alec is very Humble), humble is more about being modest, just because your modest, doesn't mean you are willing to learn... but a lot of times they do go hand in hand. Take it easy.
I think you should finish out the 23 minute failure in another video... it might not be a chefs knife, but it looked like it was turning out to be a pretty cool shape anyway... =p
Alec Steele you make incredible stuff and I love watching your videos, something I have always been curious about is your workshop an extension of your house or a separate building you have purchased?
So I was looking at the your store today Alec and I saw your heatin and beatin tank top. Here in America, we call a white tank top a "wife beater." I finally stopped laughing. I am picking up the its not stupid shirt today. Love your vids Alec. Keep up the amazing craftmenship.
hey Alec why don't you have a pedal operated door on your forge so you don't have to move those blocks around every time you want to put some steel in it ore that it out of it, it has really been running around in my head ever since you made that new forge, please let me hear your thoughts on this topic
Huh, the shape on that failure looks a lot like the Kershaw Ken Onion Chefs knife (the tang/handle kind of swoops the opposite way of the blade). You should finish it out anyways. It's a great meat cutter but a bit awkward (because of the bolster; the handle and such is quite comfortable) and heavy for chopping vegis. Remember: amateurs practice until they get it right, professionals practice until they can't get it wrong. Is the speed run video practice for Forged in Fire? hmmm?
Matt Finch Not quite there yet... First he needs to win one. There’s a video on YT somewhere of one of the judges (Jay Nielsen iirc) basically doing the first 3 hour challenge and having it ready to grind in like 11 minutes or so after getting the bar in the forge...
honestly, they need to work on getting judges who can properly swing the blades first, too much stiff arm chops and slapping on the flat of the blade for any of them to retain any legitimacy they may have had prior to the FiF series i dont care if your the G.O.A.T, at making a knife, if your a failure at using it, then have the nutz to admit it and leave the testing to someone better qualifyed, most of the time, thats doug's job as a "kali matial artist" but imho, the coldsteel guy has a better track record of properly aligned strikes
I noticed that the power hammer is moving side to side. Please tighten the hold down screws and your machine will thank you Alex. Peace and out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know about Alec, but I recently asked for a quote from Mareko Maumasi - a 9" chef knife from him is currently $3,200 with a 2 year wait time... :/
I think for that money you'd need to see it as buying a piece of art. For me, I agree, that's pretty pricey. Knives above all else are functional tools and I don't want to be so worried about them that I don''t use them regularly.
Check the Owen bush website, he has some very nice knives at a good price. Also, if you want a true workhorse that is hand made and looks stunning check 'cutting edge knives', Kurosaki San in particular, he used to work for masakagi but now makes his own knives, they are stunning and very reasonably priced.
Alec, @ approx 9mins. I noticed that your power hammer has, what appear to be, autographs on it. Is that your Visitor "sign-in sheet"? If so, give us a tour! Sorry, carry on.
10:40 why is this background music my favorite song? Maybe because I like electronic house music nobody else likes ... ha ha.but maybe because it complements such great video!
Really enjoying and realizing for the first time really, the camera angles that completely showcase the orientation and squareness of material to anvil and power hammer are beautiful. Even in the montages the angles are on point for a demonstration perspective.
Hey Alec, i might have a challenge for you, what if you did a knife, but you where only allowed to use a minimum amount of hits on the steel? Keep up the good work ;)
All the knives are awesome and that failure was it really a failure you just accidentally made a different type of knife which they all look awesome especially that failure
Do yourself a favour, start from some of the earlier projects and watch through to now. You can see how much he's learnt and progressed along the way and you will learn a lot too.
Hey David Crofts, thanks I have been watching. I might have the go rehab...our just start trying my hand at blacksmithing. ;) Inspiring and creative projects Alec. Keep up the good work!
Potato Servant *this may be wrong* so grain of salt. Most likely its the carbon atoms trapped in the shedding scale is being released into the air as a fine mist, that along with the heat of the blade makes the flare ups. I want to say the pressure from the blow does something, but I don't know.
Possibly carbon from the steel? I know the act of forging actually reduces the carbon content of the steel, so they have to start out with a higher carbon content steel than they need in the finished product.
IDK, but I think it has to do with the power hammer. The metal is under a lot of pressure and friction so the oxide in the metal causes small fires that quickly go out. No idea its just a theory and it's probably wrong.
I'm not liking the music choices of these last few episodes. It's still good, but the more artistic music choices were better and also what made this special in comparison with a standard evening home improvement tv show.
My 2-yr old watching this video with me, let's call her P. P: What that guy name? Me: Alec Steele P: I don't like him, he not my favorite Me: YOU ARE DEAD TO ME!!! (okay, I didn't really say this to her lol, but the rest was legit).
Great practice Alec. You shouldn't be too hard on yourself about the time spent on the Damascus work, while practice and proficiency go hand in hand, you seldom do the same project or process twice. So you usually don't get the chance to do it the most efficient way, and unless you always do a practice piece with raw stock, you should be pleased with works that had their due attention. Great video
Hi Alec, i was just wondering, what happens to all the practice metal you use? are they reforged into another thing? Do you throw them away? Melt them to make another billet? Also what happens to all the shavings from all the cutting?
he's just been putting the mark onto the sheathe, but ya, id like to see it on the bolster or the handle as well its difficult to atribute it to a show of respect, cause he's been not marking knives since the kriss? (the past 4< projects iirc)
I have a CHALLENGE with a purpose: take a small chunk (1 sq inch or so) of the discarded Damascus from a previous project and see how thin and long of a wire you can make. Etch it and use it as a wrap on a new project (axe, hammer, throwing knifes,...) as decor.
You, sir, are one of the coolest people I have ever discovered. I absolutely love your videos, and all of the sweet projects you do. Just curious, do you edit your own videos??? Your blacksmithing is amazing, but your video editing is also fantastic! Usually someone who is so great at a physical trade is much less comfortable with the computer-side of things, but if you're the one doing all of the editing and filming, clearly you've mastered both sides of the coin! And that's awesome :)
I began watching when you had only 200k subs. You've evolved quite a lot since then. The only trouble I see is that you declare failures quite fast instead of perfecting them "on the go". You see, and already know that, NO ONE has a "before-hand" knowledge of anything, all of us need to go through the trial and error phase. Great vid though! Keep up!
Dude buddy, you’re almost to 1 million subs!!! I can’t believe it. I’ve watched your amazing channel grow since 100k subs. You and your attitude deserve every bit of 1 million. Can wait to see you at 10 million.
Seeing such a master fail and immediately learn and improve is inspirational. I love your work, Alec. Keep up the amazing work. I'm learning with you 💪🏼😎
My bestie showed me your channel yesterday....and since then I have watched... 32 of your videos. I daresay you have a new fan and follower, and watching your videos has made me miss the forge SO MUCH from when I went to Fleming for it a few years ago. Your energy makes these videos go from purely educational to thoroughly entertaining, and I would have loved to have you as a teacher. (I am, however, stuck across the pond in Canada. :P) Keep up the awesome work!
7:06 what causes these flames? I've seen spark rain from flux before, and glowing chips of scale, but flames like these is a first I think... Amazing video! Thank you for doing daily videos, it's a tremendous effort that is greatly appreciated!
Holy samolians! That was interesting. How about a challenge? You typically use cut steel for your billets, what about making a knife quickly out of nuts & bolts canister Damascus? Kinda “Forged in Fire” style. Keep the great videos coming!
The blade isn't necessarily too short. Chefs knives / cooks knife come in a variety of lengths. I have a 3" chefs knife A 4" chefs knife A 6" chefs knife An 8" chefs knife A 10" chefs knife A 12" chefs knife And a 14" chefs knife.
Well done Alec, amazing to see the improvement between those knives. Maybe one day you can try to make a damascus santoku. It would definitely be a good lesson and it’s a very versatile knive. Also, amazing work on your chef’s knive project! I’m very curious for the finished piece. I’m pretty sure you’ll love cooking with it!
I discovers you the 29th november 2016, It was my birthday and I was unable to sleep and start searching youtube for some nice video and find you. You had like 20k sub at that time and watching you now having almost 1 million made me emotional. Your enthusiasm and thirst of learning are phenomenal. Keep up the good work, I'm sure you'll conquer youtube 1 sub at the time :)
Hey alec, would be really cool if you, maybe gave away one of the blanks you know.....hint hint maybe the guy who came up with the idea hint hint....even the "failure" hint hint 😂😂
psssh that's nothing. I was able to get nothing done at work in 11 minutes 42 seconds.
same xD
I need 11 minutes to light up my coal forge...
Alec can sure do a lot with 3 and a half inches
You should sell some forged knife blanks on your website for a little while and then have the people who purchased the blanks finish them up and submit pictures of what they did for a video. Or at least a segment of a video.
When are you going to do damascus spork? =D
Yes!
EPIC!!!
Great question.
This is a deceptively important lesson.
The willingness to fail while learning, and continue trying, is absolutely crucial to progress.
24 hours to wait for epoxy to dry, plenty of practice time, that's why your great Alec
First one would still make a good fruit knife. Second one was lovely. I personally prefer an 8" round belly blade, with a flatter tip for drop cuts. That way you can do rocker cuts and drop cuts with the same knife. For a flat edged blade I prefer a santuku. Gotta say, finish them, and they'll be a very nice kit
20+ years cooking, I know what I like, and it's rarely a new knife. 1 good chefs knife will carry all the way through a 4 course meal, but only if you are familiar and comfortable with it. My victorianox 8 in chef knife is my go to. Decent steal, and it's perfectly worn to my preference
You're definitely not a beginner anymore. You are way too humble Alec, you are at least a trainee haha. In all seriousness though, you are way past the stage of a beginner blacksmith
Finished creation considering the endless possibilities of things to learn in this world you could call everyone a beginner haha, but yes I also think that being eager to learn is a very good thing! I was just giving some positive feedback on his skills :)
There's always new stuff to learn!
When someone makes you learn something, he/she teaches you :), he's a teacher to us all.
So "Alec always teaches me new stuff"
Cheers
As a blacksmith, Alec has been teaching/working for YEARS, which makes him a Professional... It's as a bladesmith and sword maker that he is basically just starting out. Though his skills as a blacksmith blur the lines and make it a lot easier for learning...
Finished creation I don't know if humble people learn more, but someone that is always trying to improve & not be complaisant does. I think being humble, is a little different(though Alec is very Humble), humble is more about being modest, just because your modest, doesn't mean you are willing to learn... but a lot of times they do go hand in hand. Take it easy.
I think you should finish out the 23 minute failure in another video... it might not be a chefs knife, but it looked like it was turning out to be a pretty cool shape anyway... =p
Faaaantastic!
🎉🎉🎉🎉
Identify theft is not a joke Jim.
Millions of people suffer every year!
Alec Steele you make incredible stuff and I love watching your videos, something I have always been curious about is your workshop an extension of your house or a separate building you have purchased?
Alec Steele what music do you listen to? Do you have a playlist to share?
So I was looking at the your store today Alec and I saw your heatin and beatin tank top. Here in America, we call a white tank top a "wife beater." I finally stopped laughing. I am picking up the its not stupid shirt today. Love your vids Alec. Keep up the amazing craftmenship.
I feel bad when I forget to like your video's Alec :-)
That's not a problem, is it? Just like them when you watch them the second or third time... =D
hey Alec
why don't you have a pedal operated door on your forge so you don't have to move those blocks around every time you want to put some steel in it ore that it out of it, it has really been running around in my head ever since you made that new forge, please let me hear your thoughts on this topic
I wondered the same thing for efficiency.
the bricks are pretty flexible though, maybe abit slower but they are flexible and can moved about, for sizes, shapes and so.
I love this channel, because of Alec I now have my own workshop and do blacksmithing!!
Forge a chefs knife
What a waste of steel .... Childrens in Affrica could have eaten that steel ..
Nice! Practice makes perfect ... ;)
Huh, the shape on that failure looks a lot like the Kershaw Ken Onion Chefs knife (the tang/handle kind of swoops the opposite way of the blade). You should finish it out anyways. It's a great meat cutter but a bit awkward (because of the bolster; the handle and such is quite comfortable) and heavy for chopping vegis.
Remember: amateurs practice until they get it right, professionals practice until they can't get it wrong.
Is the speed run video practice for Forged in Fire? hmmm?
1320crusier yes I have one at home, I use it all the time
likewise. I find it more useful for cutting up meat. I have a Kershaw santoku for other duties
so basically he made another form of butchers knife/meat cleaver
Alec as a judge on Forged in Fire rather than a contestant. Anyone agree??
Matt Finch Not quite there yet... First he needs to win one. There’s a video on YT somewhere of one of the judges (Jay Nielsen iirc) basically doing the first 3 hour challenge and having it ready to grind in like 11 minutes or so after getting the bar in the forge...
I do like his commentary
honestly, they need to work on getting judges who can properly swing the blades first,
too much stiff arm chops and slapping on the flat of the blade for any of them to retain any legitimacy
they may have had prior to the FiF series
i dont care if your the G.O.A.T, at making a knife, if your a failure at using it, then have the nutz to admit it
and leave the testing to someone better qualifyed,
most of the time, thats doug's job as a "kali matial artist"
but imho, the coldsteel guy has a better track record of properly aligned strikes
im watching you since you had 400k subscribers, thank you for this satisfaing video Alec .
Oh la la, someone is getting off on Alec. :D
Gabi Gabor i dont know how long i watching him i just remember watching the bet buckles when they cane out
I’ve been watching since before the barker street forge! Big Changes since then...
well ive been watching since before he started youtube
I remember him getting excited about 30,000 subs...from there he blew up.
I noticed that the power hammer is moving side to side. Please tighten the hold down screws and your machine will thank you Alex. Peace and out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was a great video and exactly what I want to see from you.
*That first blade shape.....*
*You see failure....*
*I see a badass and unique blade design that's outside the norm.*
As a professional chef who loves your channel..... How much?
I don't know about Alec, but I recently asked for a quote from Mareko Maumasi - a 9" chef knife from him is currently $3,200 with a 2 year wait time... :/
A1BASE wow definitely not worth that. I have a set of 3 Damascus knives from Okinawa that I paid 600 for with custom handles.
I think for that money you'd need to see it as buying a piece of art. For me, I agree, that's pretty pricey. Knives above all else are functional tools and I don't want to be so worried about them that I don''t use them regularly.
Check the Owen bush website, he has some very nice knives at a good price.
Also, if you want a true workhorse that is hand made and looks stunning check 'cutting edge knives', Kurosaki San in particular, he used to work for masakagi but now makes his own knives, they are stunning and very reasonably priced.
These are the highlights of my week. Watching Alec Steele vids
Practice makes perfect! Thanks Alec!
"If you didn't learn something today, this was a useless day for you."
- Neil D. Tyson
*makes a perfect off-set sandwich knife pre-form*
I've failed horribly!
if he accidentally knocks a hole in one (drinks on him), then it'd be a nice cheese knife :D
Alec, @ approx 9mins. I noticed that your power hammer has, what appear to be, autographs on it. Is that your Visitor "sign-in sheet"? If so, give us a tour! Sorry, carry on.
10:40 why is this background music my favorite song? Maybe because I like electronic house music nobody else likes ... ha ha.but maybe because it complements such great video!
I know this is old, but in case you were wondering the track is the instrumental to 'sleeping in my head' by siine (manta circle remix)
Maybe you can make Alex French guy cooking a chef knife with this knowledge or somebody 😁😀
Really enjoying and realizing for the first time really, the camera angles that completely showcase the orientation and squareness of material to anvil and power hammer are beautiful. Even in the montages the angles are on point for a demonstration perspective.
Hey Alec, i might have a challenge for you, what if you did a knife, but you where only allowed to use a minimum amount of hits on the steel? Keep up the good work ;)
Ayone else like Alec before finishing the video 👍🏻
Congratulations. I think this is one of the most clear examples of the value of practice I've ever seen. :)
Always a good watch. I always look forward to your videos. Much better than the stuff you find on TV.
All the knives are awesome and that failure was it really a failure you just accidentally made a different type of knife which they all look awesome especially that failure
This Is By Far One Your Best Video Ever!!
Practice Makes Perfect! 🗡
I love that you're not afraid to fail on camera; I learn from your mistakes too! Thanks.
2:39 i actually think thatd make a pretty cool blade shape just not for a chefs knife.
And now: go to forged in fire and hope that youhave to forge a kitchen knife
"Dammit! I want recording! Nooo!" 😂😂
Beast Mode !
Great as always. What are you doing for the 1,000,000 subscribers? It will not take long I'm sure. (Getting to the magic number) not the project!
Are you going to give them away unfinished? They would make great projects for someone to finish.
Holy cow Alec! 35 minutes that was an awesome improvement! I am a newer subscriber and am loving your videos. -Danny
Do yourself a favour, start from some of the earlier projects and watch through to now. You can see how much he's learnt and progressed along the way and you will learn a lot too.
Hey David Crofts, thanks I have been watching. I might have the go rehab...our just start trying my hand at blacksmithing. ;) Inspiring and creative projects Alec. Keep up the good work!
You will hit the 1 mil subs this week i am sure. Nice video btw love it
Why is there fire when you hit the blade sometimes
metal+metal+heat=not usually fire
Potato Servant *this may be wrong* so grain of salt. Most likely its the carbon atoms trapped in the shedding scale is being released into the air as a fine mist, that along with the heat of the blade makes the flare ups.
I want to say the pressure from the blow does something, but I don't know.
Possibly carbon from the steel? I know the act of forging actually reduces the carbon content of the steel, so they have to start out with a higher carbon content steel than they need in the finished product.
Ohhhhhh that makes sense
IDK, but I think it has to do with the power hammer. The metal is under a lot of pressure and friction so the oxide in the metal causes small fires that quickly go out. No idea its just a theory and it's probably wrong.
Oil drips from the seals of the piston
so the pilkington doesn't always make you faster, your amazing SKILL does!...
Salut mec est-ce que tu peux faire un épisode complet en français ???
J’adore t’es vidéo !!!!! 👌🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
HIBERNATUS LE GRAND OURS DES TAVERNES Some of us will want English subtitles with that.
alex riddles yes of course
Depends on the quality you're going for...
August I'm sorry, but what question are you answering?
It's not about speed, but learning...
I'll take the one on the left :)
I just have to say, it's amazing how far you've come since I subscribed to you. Congrats on your million a little ahead of time lol
I'm not liking the music choices of these last few episodes. It's still good, but the more artistic music choices were better and also what made this special in comparison with a standard evening home improvement tv show.
My 2-yr old watching this video with me, let's call her P.
P: What that guy name?
Me: Alec Steele
P: I don't like him, he not my favorite
Me: YOU ARE DEAD TO ME!!! (okay, I didn't really say this to her lol, but the rest was legit).
Is it possible to forge a bevel all the way ? I mean get it relatively sharp with out any grinding just a hammer
beware of cracking in quenching
Hey Alec! What is the purpose for "upsetting" the metal before shaping the blades and would you apply this to any other tool you would forge? Thanks!
Great practice Alec. You shouldn't be too hard on yourself about the time spent on the Damascus work, while practice and proficiency go hand in hand, you seldom do the same project or process twice. So you usually don't get the chance to do it the most efficient way, and unless you always do a practice piece with raw stock, you should be pleased with works that had their due attention. Great video
Hi Alec, i was just wondering, what happens to all the practice metal you use? are they reforged into another thing? Do you throw them away? Melt them to make another billet? Also what happens to all the shavings from all the cutting?
Cool interim vid while you wait for the epoxy to set.
Damn, your perseverance is amazing. Great video Alex! 👍
It's REALLY great to see you practicing! :D
I'd enjoy more videos like this
did you forget to do the touch-mark in the actual chefs knife?
Samuel Byham maybe he didn't because he copied from moraico ?
Ludo Pouliot If so that's a LOT of integrity.
he's just been putting the mark onto the sheathe, but ya, id like to see it on the bolster or the handle as well
its difficult to atribute it to a show of respect, cause he's been not marking knives since the kriss?
(the past 4< projects iirc)
Alec!!! the first one has the shape of a "Ken Onion Chefs Knife" looks great!!!!
985 thousand so close can't wait for you to hit 1 mill.
Great job, i think you could have saved the first one but the other 3 looked very good! Keep up the good work!
Pretending to mess up so you can start again and make the video longer, I’m on to you Steele!
Why not give the blanks away and see what your viewers aka students turn them into.
Do on I dare you 😎
Hey Alec! LOOK! You didn’t touch mark your last knife! How will historians know that that absolutely BEAUTY is of your creation!?! What a shame!?
Awesome... Great job improving your technique and cutting down your time.
You constantly amaze me - great work again. And look, nearly at 1m!
hello aleec, I would like you to manufacture the legendary Egyptian sword KHOPESH in damascus steel, greetings from argentina
Excellent. Perceptible, measurable progress. Practice makes perfect. Now make 100 more. =)
I like how at the end of the video the music of the montage is played and is the last second the usual outro music is like "HEY THATS MY PLACE"
I have a CHALLENGE with a purpose: take a small chunk (1 sq inch or so) of the discarded Damascus from a previous project and see how thin and long of a wire you can make. Etch it and use it as a wrap on a new project (axe, hammer, throwing knifes,...) as decor.
Alec in 2018: "Oops! I bent my kitchen knife."
Alec in 2021: "I've worked out this damascus pattern to end up as a perfect self portrait"
[Right Click Anvil]
[Iron Knife]
*you make 5 iron knives* +25 Smithing
Congratulations your smithing level is now 45!
Practice, practice, practice! It will pay off. Did in my job. Now I can't wait to start trying my hand at Blacksmithing!!! October will be here soon!
It's like leveling up your blacksmithing skill in skyrim by making 1000 iron knives. Totally works IRL.
You, sir, are one of the coolest people I have ever discovered. I absolutely love your videos, and all of the sweet projects you do.
Just curious, do you edit your own videos??? Your blacksmithing is amazing, but your video editing is also fantastic! Usually someone who is so great at a physical trade is much less comfortable with the computer-side of things, but if you're the one doing all of the editing and filming, clearly you've mastered both sides of the coin! And that's awesome :)
The editing is on fire this episode! I've always noticed the music matching the blows but today was just AMAZZING! Good job boys :)
I began watching when you had only 200k subs. You've evolved quite a lot since then.
The only trouble I see is that you declare failures quite fast instead of perfecting them "on the go".
You see, and already know that, NO ONE has a "before-hand" knowledge of anything, all of us need to go through the trial and error phase.
Great vid though!
Keep up!
HOW FAST CAN I FORGE A CHEF KNIFE (PART 36)
Im just kidding ;) and i really love your work!
Dude buddy, you’re almost to 1 million subs!!! I can’t believe it. I’ve watched your amazing channel grow since 100k subs. You and your attitude deserve every bit of 1 million. Can wait to see you at 10 million.
Nice work!!!channel getting huge, remember watching your vids when you had 40k.
Seeing such a master fail and immediately learn and improve is inspirational. I love your work, Alec. Keep up the amazing work. I'm learning with you 💪🏼😎
Check out Bloodroot Blades. I can't remember how I stumbled across them, but they're all wowzers and good inspiration.
My bestie showed me your channel yesterday....and since then I have watched... 32 of your videos. I daresay you have a new fan and follower, and watching your videos has made me miss the forge SO MUCH from when I went to Fleming for it a few years ago.
Your energy makes these videos go from purely educational to thoroughly entertaining, and I would have loved to have you as a teacher. (I am, however, stuck across the pond in Canada. :P)
Keep up the awesome work!
I have watched you since 150k subs and goodness have you improved and kept creating great content :)
7:06 what causes these flames? I've seen spark rain from flux before, and glowing chips of scale, but flames like these is a first I think...
Amazing video! Thank you for doing daily videos, it's a tremendous effort that is greatly appreciated!
Holy samolians! That was interesting.
How about a challenge? You typically use cut steel for your billets, what about making a knife quickly out of nuts & bolts canister Damascus? Kinda “Forged in Fire” style.
Keep the great videos coming!
Hey: I forged a chef knife in 2 minutes 31 seconds, I alled Blade HQ and ordered a SHUN...Buhaha, luv your vids Alec
The blade isn't necessarily too short.
Chefs knives / cooks knife come in a variety of lengths.
I have a 3" chefs knife
A 4" chefs knife
A 6" chefs knife
An 8" chefs knife
A 10" chefs knife
A 12" chefs knife
And a 14" chefs knife.
Sooo....can I have the failures?!
Cuz they're way nicer than anything I'm capable of at the moment
Well done Alec, amazing to see the improvement between those knives. Maybe one day you can try to make a damascus santoku. It would definitely be a good lesson and it’s a very versatile knive. Also, amazing work on your chef’s knive project! I’m very curious for the finished piece. I’m pretty sure you’ll love cooking with it!
I'm kind of excited of seeing the 985K subscribers! You are about to become a millionaire Alec!
I discovers you the 29th november 2016, It was my birthday and I was unable to sleep and start searching youtube for some nice video and find you. You had like 20k sub at that time and watching you now having almost 1 million made me emotional. Your enthusiasm and thirst of learning are phenomenal. Keep up the good work, I'm sure you'll conquer youtube 1 sub at the time :)
Closing in on 1 Million Subs Alec! You will need to make a FULL Set of Knives with a Storage Block. Awesome work Alec!
Hey alec, would be really cool if you, maybe gave away one of the blanks you know.....hint hint maybe the guy who came up with the idea hint hint....even the "failure" hint hint 😂😂
1, 000,000,000 layer damascus brass/gold play button for the one million subscriber video?!