This tool saved a king's life, I recreated it!
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the mere fact that a medieval doctor designed this from scratch with no internet in extreme short notice is truly astonishing
Why wouldn't he have internet?
@@Matthe9256 class disparity was much bigger back then, basically only top level aristocrats had internet and no one else did
@@internetrules8522 no, he lived in France, and we all know people in France doesn’t have internet.
@@AnimeFan-wd5pq well ive used the internet for a long time and ive never seen a person from france complaining on the internet that they dont have internet so i think ur wrong
@@internetrules8522 sorry you’re cutting off, I can’t seem to hear you. Must be the France internet.
Ehh Henry, you’re a real trooper for making this video possible
He also had the good sense to keep the x-rays 2:25
@@tobyhallidie1498 Not sure if you’re being facetious or not but that’s a historical illustration
@@John-4649 wooosh
@@chillex6903 🤷🏼♂️ just being honest lol you can never tell these days if someone is THAT dumb or if it was a joke lol
Well, trying out the extractor definitely beat the alternative...
Makes me wonder how much time elapsed between the Dr designing the tool and the smith making it. All that the the King had a freaking arrow in his face. The pressure to work quickly must have been incredible
The doctor at the time was worried about the wound closing around the arrowhead so he used a series of increasingly thick twigs of alder (mildly anti microbial wood) dipped in honey (some antiseptic properties), over a few days to open the wound up more and more to help ease the passage of the head back out. They must have kept Henry off his face on poppy juice and wine for the whole time. I'd certainly hope so anyway.
@@jasonrogers8360 wow that sounds sooo painful. And yes I hope the kid was pretty wasted, I couldn't imagine that pain. Ouchhh
@@jasonrogers8360 and the dude probably had access to the best knock out juice! imagine for everyone else off the street (better not to😅)
The smith has probably make it in a few hour he was way more skilled and experince than Alec.
@@jonasstahl9826 Not so sure about that one chief, even if the smith was better (which isn't likely considering the evolution of the craft), he didn't have access to auto-hammers or anything else
8:38 the way he joined in on the celebration really made my heart happy
it was so wholesome 😊
I was about to point that out too!
9:10 what about this part LOL 🤣
Finally someone mentions the good boy
Good boye says “I don’t know why we are celebrating, but I want in!”
8:36
I love how the dog was just as exited as Alec even tho he had no clue what was going on
Emotional support doge
This device was conceived and produced under considerable pressure. The idea is obvious but to make it was bloody hard and time was ticking away.
The amount of pressure that blacksmith must've been under. He was helping save the future king's life! Though that must've been very good advertising for him too.
@@polarknight5376 He was clearly at the top of his game. It was an impressive feat. I imagine he had thought the design through before hand as the problem of removing arrows was a common one. An inspired project for Alex.
the doctor was impressive as well
Brilliantly explained and made. Really enjoyed this one. Imagine the pressure the doctor and the smith must have been under to get it right and do it quickly! Lastly no anasthetics for the poor prince.
I can not imagine the pain that this would have caused. Man am I glad for pain killers!
There were at least two well-established pain control methods around Henry V’s time. A hammer blow to the head, or stupendous quantities of alcohol. I think the King could probably afford the latter!
wouldnt opium have been a thing back then? its guaranteed to be stupid expensive but he is a prince
@@bjornthorgudmundsson2781 they were certainly using many herbs, and would have used natural narcotics if they were available to them. Not sure.
John Bradmore was the guy who extracted the arrow, he was a metal worker and surgeon which was common at the time, so he probably was the one who had to forge the tool and extract it.
Can't imagine the pain Henry endured while the arrow head was being pulled out. And the fact that he didn't die from a massive infection is a miracle too.
They had ways to numb patients, even hundreds of years ago. They probably used opium, mandragora and henbane or a mixture of those. The physician of a king would have access to those kind of substances and drugs.
I seen a documentary about this on PBS about 5 years ago. You nailed it! Museum quality piece. I think people back in time where tuffer than people are today. Good work 👏!
This belongs in a museum. Maybe that's on the cards for you in the future? An Alec Steele Museum with historical forged items from you and year team. That would really cool
Awww, your doggo got super excited for you, too.
Also, imagine the child-king, shot in the face with an arrow... and the physicians commissioned this from their blacksmiths. Tiny king boy just... waiting, with an arrow 6 inches in his face, waiting for them to make this thing to get it out, but with medieval equipment and techniques.
Every time I hear about historical surgical tools I'm glad that we now have modern medicine. I can't even imagin how much inserting that thing and pulling out again would hurt
The only difference today would probably be anesthesia. That tool seems to be unusually effective for the purpose compared to many other tools. A modern variant would just be more refined using more modern thread tap and die as well as being cleaner.
@@ehsnils well the other difference is modern medicine would be able to determine if the arrow hit an artery, and if removing it would cause catastrophic bleeding, and they would use forceps or other things to stop it. Not to mention real antibiotics and sterilized tools.
I can't even imagine how painful extracting that arrowhead must have been using this device.
I'm sure it was a great relief once it was finally out and the pressure was relieved. Honestly, it's a miracle he didn't die of infection.
you would probably pass out from shock/pain thankfully depending on where it got lodged.
maybe they had something similar to laudanum.
@@Oshidorinohina Yeah it was called getting absolutely HAMMERED with wine
Absolutely terrifying
These historic quote-unquote "medical" instruments of torture are fascinating! The tooth extractor was the stuff of nightmares. Very cool that you are exploring these things, a bit of a history lesson as well as entertainment.
Just thinking about the pain and agony while having an arrow in your face, removing the wood, then inserting this nightmare fuel into your face while pushing the arrow head even deeper, stretching out the arrow head and in that stretched condition pulling it out while very likely wiggling it because it has a high chance that the arrow head got stuck on bones and tissue and muscles.
JIKES.
And on top of that hygiene was an anknown word. So good luck while the gaping wound get's infected and is eating your face in the process.
Quote-unquote followed by the use of quotes.
@@SuchtFaktorHoch10 it wasn't just that, the surgeon had to open the wound up a bit first, then he cleaned it out, then he removed the arrow head before repeatedly cleaning the wound over some time with ever smaller tools to allow it to heal, no pain killers in those days either but he succeeded, Henry lived another 19 years eventually dying of a combination of heatstroke and dysentery contracted during the siege of Cosne-sur-Loire.
@@IanZainea1990 Hey, people actually say "lol" nowadays so anything goes.
@@davidorf3921 Wonderful. I am going to watch SAW and Hostel to come down. ^^ But an absolute madlad to survive this and add another 19 years. I am pretty sure this story was added every time his name was mentioned and made negotiations and policital disputs much easier for him.
One of your best vids!!! Awesome job with the threading!!!😻😻😻😻😻
Neat, I remember reading about the original incident. They said likely the arrow bounced off of someone else and slowed down enough not to go clean through his head. Very innovative solution to the problem.
I am pretty darn sure that this is the most screwing around you’ve ever done on a project!
👍🏾
1. Well done, dad
2. Apologize
3. Profit
Get bent. Like Alec's Steel.
That's the most dad thing to ever be commented on a video 🤣
Bah - Dum - Tsss
This is amazing! Gets me thinking, Alec would you ever be interested in forging a tool for plumbers?
seriously, how about making an old school monkey wrench or pipe wrench
Love the idea of doing something like that I personally want to make a Damascus framing hammer.
@@rjrulz327 That would be something I could get behind, though I would also have a metal shaft and leather grip since I've managed to snap all but two hickory hafted tools I own; shovels, hammers, you name it. The only survivors were two hatchets, the first was killed by my father, the second is still going strong
@@rickmoore imagine a Damascus monkey wrench crafted by none other than the legendary Alec Steele!! Man that would be amazing!!! This extractor he made was very cool too!! It gave me some ideas for an extractor in plumbing!
@@rjrulz327 man that would be incredible!! I use a framing hammer quite often, I think I’d find more reasons to use a hammer more often if I had a Damascus hammer specially one made by Alec!! I been watching him for a very long time hahaha
Can we just appreciate his adorable dog jumping on him and hugging him whilst he is celebrating lol
That thread you made looked beautiful!!! Very impressive
The only real difference I could see between your version and the original was the lack of teeth on the very tip of the extractor, yet it was still enough to remove the arrow head from your test dummy! (Not you Jamie!)
Nicely done!
Have you ever considered forging a brace? Like the old timey hand drills?
He actually did some time ago
You should sell it to a museum, this would make a great museum exhibit.
I love how the dog jumped up to share your excitement.
I think we need a black smithing for beginers playlist from Alec. Not sure how good it would do in terms of view but would love to learn more
Look to his mix lists and his earlier vlogs ;)
It's a couple years old but there is one already
Can you *imagine* the pressure of being the smith making a bespoke medical implement for saving the King?
I am certain any modern smith would love to have worked with the old smiths, I am sure tricks and tips would be learned. Back then they had inferior tools, would be so interesting.
Alec is very good but I’d bet the guy who made this originally would have knocked it out in no time. He’d be the best of the best working for royalty, so used to making more refined things. While there’d be pressure to get it right, I’m sure it was well within his capabilities.
@@Yosser70 I am sure you are right about their skill, but this was an age where a king could have one killed on a whim.
@@ericvicaria8648 Not on a whim, reputable blacksmith is no peasant by any mean and even royalty can't just order to hang him without solid reason othervise it would make entire guild quite upset and you don't want people who can make weapons and armor upset. Altrough i imagine they could conjure up a lot of problems for him using their influence if they really wanted to.
3:38 u have no clue how incredibly satisfying it was for the hammer to match the music
This is one of my favorite vids. The thread creation was great!
Would really love to see you forging for the YT channel Sampson Boat Co. There is a guy (Leo from the UK) restoring an old boat (the TallyHo). It's a great Channel and Leo is a great guy.
Watching you forge the thread
On was amazing
The king had that bodkin buried in his face for weeks, coolest hand made surgical tool recreated from history.
That is worthy of being in a museum, imagine allowing visitors to extract a bodkin from a dummy head, wired up to ring a buzzer if it wasn't removed carefully enough.
A real party piece.
That's a brilliant idea. You seem like sombody who has worked some sort of creative job!
As we desend further and further towards societal collapse, Alec Steel shows us how to make mid-evil life saving tools and devices of torture.
Note that it's 'medieval' not 'mid-evil'. The roots would be 'medi-' as in 'medium', something that's between, & '-eval' as in 'primeval', an era. Or, transliterated directly into the vulgar tongue of the modern British isles, 'middle-ages'.
@@pneumarian potatoe patatoe
I have little to NO blacksmith knowledge... eitherway im blown away you flawlessly made it work, within one go! Top work!
I love how this guy shows the process of the forgery not only just the success but all the fails.
I could hear and feel the King scream in agony throughout the castle.
Just glad humans perfected the headshot :P
Thank you Henry for taking an arrow to the face for this video, really appreciate it
The skill of the smith who made it and the precision, esp with the tools he would have at his disposal, awesome.
You have done a fantastic job at this recreation.
love it.
Why was this probably the coolest thing I’ve ever seen
this should be donated to a museum
Props to ye olde forgers.
Can't have been easy building that back in the day.
The amount of skill that went into that small extractor (let alone the threads) baffles me 😲. To have it function correctly too 😱🤯Great work Alec 💥
The Doctors idea was not new back then a lot of ideas where floating around but what is more remarkable was the fanominal skill of the blacksmith who made it.
Love seeing you get back to the basics, hand forging some interesting tools. Those skills require practice to maintain, don't they!
Fabulous work. Those threads are like that of a speed nut.
Omg I learned about this in school. My teacher was so obsessed with this story and this tool we watched a movie about it, wrote an essay and talked about it for a week lmao xD
one small problem is that many arrow heads were given a weak point to prevent extraction like this (usually they expected the arrow shaft to remain)
but for the standard type this would have been an awesome tool.
As a history buff and familiar with this story, thank you for doing this.
Imagine getting shot in the face with a bodkin that got stuck, then waiting in agony for another sort of "arrow" being inserted into the same hole in your face, and when in there even the slightest increase in diameter when screwed in must have given him literally "splitting" headache...with a possibility of being pleasantly unconscious for the final removal of the arrow head. Wow, just splendid :)
"Bloody Nightmare!" Indeed. Thank God you had a Mideaval Drill!!!
I love how at 8:30 when he claps the dog goes "oh let me celebrate too"
youve got to understand someones family member was given this task multiple centuries ago and had to make this with no mistakes what so ever brilliant video
That’s crazyyy! History is so interesting to me . Thanks for doing this episode
8:35 I love how your dog also celebrates when he sees you happy.
Good doggo
This guy is super skilled for being as young as he is!
Brilliant- more like this please Alec with historical context, really well done!
I remember seeing a BBC documentary thing on this, nice to see you take it on as well.
That was quite epic. Good job.
1:09 arrows were made from chipping rock.
Edit: I was talking about native arrow tips, i suppose across the world others were making metal tips
I would like to see him make a hand turned auger for wood working.
Would love to see it work via ballistic gel. It'll give you a better view of how it grips. Awesome work 👍
I work in a sheet metal shop where bending 1/2inch steal is child's play so I loved hearing that bending song🤣😂
I also found this to be one of the best videos you've had in a while. It was interesting, and challenged your skills. I've been a watcher since the old days, and still kick myself for not getting one of the original hammer heads you forged when you made a few hundred to sell. Now that you've hit the big time, I am pretty sure that won't be happening again any time soon. Best to you for the New Year!
I would love to see you make an otf switchblade. It's a mechanical thing so you might even find someone to collaborate with.
Alec like usual you persevered, carried on and succeeded brilliantly. How about a thumb screw? Jamie... your help please LOL Hope you, Jamie and your family members have a wonderful new year
This is awesome! Well done! You should try the king tut dagger made from meteorite
Like a medieval drywall anchor!
Henry survived this without antibiotics and anesthesia. Fucking badass.
Can you try building a musket (using a simple system if flint lock is too complicated). Aweome videos keep up the amazing work :)
i love how the bending song just turns to screaming
With the swelling/inflamation of the tissue around the wound I'm imagining an assistant having to hold on to the prince's head from behind while the doctor pulls on the tool. Or strapping his head down to a padded board to immobilize him.
I believe that the surgeon used honey and cloths first to open up the hole a bit larger. Anyway you made a bloody good job of the instrument.
This was a pretty cool project!👍🏼 thanks!
If you think making the tool was a bloody nightmare just imagine how much of a bloody nightmare it would be having it used on you.
Awesome! Do you think it may have been easier to twist the hot shaft and file in the threads with an angle guide??
Absolutely incredible
The fact that something like this was ever used without anesthetic is terrifying.
This reminds me of the tool that roman doctors used to remove stones from bodys after they got hit with a sling.
Also, if some unimportent person had some arrow stuck in them...it was removed too. By punching the whole arrow thru the body and out the other side if possible.
Just seen this, Alec it was so cool how you set about this. You are a very skilled ‘smith, and I can’t wait to see more.
Medical tools have always been some of the hardest things to make in the past. Smiths who could make them was rare and taken years of practice.
this is the coolest thing I have seen you do in a very long time. well done;
You can get the same result using 2 feathers, just push them in the wound so that the quill goes over the barb
5:00 best song ever
wow this was such a cool project thanks!!
your pup is so beautiful and wonderful, mate!
This tool could possibly also be used for getting stuck arrows or arrow shafts out of archery matts
Wow now that was a proper tool
bradmore: petting his dog while smithing the arrow extractor
king henry with an arrow in his face: *this is fine*
That took deserves a subscribe.
Great video! So happy it worked in the end. Alec, what is your opinion on making more surgical style tools? I think they are really cool and really display how good you are at this. That being said, I realize precision tools are very laborious and take a lot of patience or practice for something you might need to work on.
I would love to look for things to suggest, just want to know your opinion on these types of projects.
Awesome video! Truly enjoy watching them. However, could it be possible and easier to have instead taken square stock and twisted it to make a more even and consistent external thread? As for the internal thread portion, instead of using a punch independently on each side of the hole, insert a piece of round stock into the hole and pushing the upper portion of the round stock in one direction thus causing one side of the hole to raise the material and the adjacent side to go down more consistently? Just a thought, again awesome videos!!
Hey
I take it that this extractor was used after someone tried to yank the arrow out of his head and managed to release the shaft from the wood resin holding the arrow head in place???
I'd say the healers head was on the block if he didn't come up with something after various unsuccessful efforts!!😂
if you read, the 'original' extractor is a reproduction. it was made by modern UK blacksmith Hector Cole
For the threads Wouldn't have been easier and faster to take square stock or put a seem along some round stock and twist it?
Laughed so hard at the shoutout to taking the arrow to the face :'D
What a hero doctor
"Shoutout to King Henry V" was not a sentence I ever expected hearing
Extremely cool tool! Well done! :)
Awesome! You should make and orbitoclast set :D
Damn, this is so brilliant and cool!
Another amazing creation recreated to spec'! Kudos, Alek! Poor old King Henry III must have had an awful headache from the moment of arrow impact thru to the extraction of said weapon! Bloody hell, necessity really IS the mother of invention!!!