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Alec Steele Blacksmith 2020
Alec I have asked before where can I get those burs you use. I have a fordom and need a good set.
Should you be breathing in all those metal shavings?
So annoying that music
To get hot glue off without those squeaky bum moments removing the blade, just soak it with a bit of isopropyl alcohol and it'll drop straight off - Useful for using hot glue as a temporary way of mounting electronics before final fit up too!
why do you hate hand sanding? its so therapeutic and satisfying going through the grits just listening to music or a good podcast
What about the poor bloke who's work you are copying...that was using an assortment of chisels that he was constantly having to sharpen, on a river rock, and a hammer...with his naked eyes.... all while being malnourished...still recovering from the plague...
Are burrs even the right tool for this? maybe it would look cleaner with the chisel tools they used back when there where no electric tools.
That is quite possibly the jankiest thing ive ever seen you make 🙊🙈
Hello My name is Alec Steele and I miss Will
your carving will be more controlled if you cut opposite to the rotation to your bur. so essentially cut towards you.
Why not carve it on straight, heat the handle and then twist it?
You can use alcohol to release the hot glue
Gotta wonder how they did it back in the day
make a sword without making separate peices
“Just because I’ve drawn this on a whiteboard, doesn’t mean I’m very confident.” Had me laughing😂
0:55 subliminal message of “subscribe” on the mounting jig...uh huh caught you lol
Alec really likes getting up close and personal when he's using his tools,doesn't he?
Someone make the confidence chart a meme.
I noticed you said "trash" instead of rubbish 😎
I definitely laughed way to hard at his confidence description
Hot glue is extremely powerful, I attached wooden bowls to faceplates on the lathe with it A little acetone will help dissolve the glue
Too many commercials in too short of a video. You're milking us, and its more and more obvious.
(Austin Powers) Indead groovy baby!
So is Alec moving back and forth between Montana and the U.K. now or is he only in the U.K.? I feel like I've missed so much lol
red daikon...who are you and where is Alec ??
Do you know was the original definitely carved directly or could it have been made through lost wax casting?
FWIW: Isopropyl alcohol penetrates and breaks down hot glue just enough for it to loose it's stick without it going gungy. Great for unsticking stuff and removing hot glue from surfaces, you just need to be patient and give the IPA a few minutes to work.
I laughed out loud with the confidence graph.
for carving shapes like these it really helps to crank up the spindle speed as much as possible and just carve with the middle part of the bit in a very low angle and not with the tip
This may sound like silly advice but. Could you try orientating the peice so that when the bit does skip it does it in the direction of the grove anyway?
Alec what do you sharpen your blades with? Lansky makes some really good stone sets that can put a Rosie sharp edge on your blade, if you haven’t already , go check them out
When lockdown is over you should do steel work classes
And now imagine doing this like 400 years ago, without a rotary grinder or a magnifier ...just your own eyes and a chisel.
some serious headnodding music you got in the second part of the vid =) like it
Everytime the phrase “hand sanding” is mentioned, Wills disgruntled face from when he was hand sanding all the time glides across the screen. Could go further (probs too evil) and have Wills distraught NOOOOO! When his power hammer humpty dumpty’d
Keep the damn thing red it looks Soo cool with the daicum(???)
Are you not a glove person
collaborate with a master like Uri Tuchman he could make those scales perfect.
I feel like the tool Alec used for the engraving was removing too much material too fast. Sure, that option to go fast is a convenience of modern times and technology. But when everything needs to be cleaned up afterwards, maybe going slower with a different method would have been less stressfull. Also, Alec, dear. When trying a visual style for the first time, with your confidence level hitting concrete bottom. Maybe don't experiment on your actual work piece to see if your technique works. You always have the option to work on a test piece and make mistakes there ;)
Anytime anyone says "Ship Station" all I hear is definitely no "p" whatsoever at all ^^
Alec the human CNC machine strikes again! learn to forge!
Scallops!
I’m glad I can do the easy part. Lol watching
8:27 the laugh of a pyromaniac at heart
Anyone know the first songs name?
Will would have snapped it for sure.
Mail the knife to will to fit the guard. He'll save you time before you'd finish it in your shop. LOL Great work, cool idea and hope it polishes up nice.
MAKE, FAIL, MAKE, FAIL, MAKE
Looking nice but I have a concern. You showed what the dust from the carving is doing to your hands but what is it doing to your lungs I noticed you don't have a respirator on.
The definition in the scales that you're looking for will come from smoothing each scale. Right now the scales are really rough and your eye blends each one into the next. When they're all smoothed out, the definition between each scale will be much more evident. You're in for a TON of hand polishing of each scale.
alcohol releases hot glue!
Alec Bronze
Your instinct is amazing!
Any idea how was the original from Wallace Collection made? I'm guessing lots of hammer and chisel.
My guy is steadily looking more and more like Lewis from Meet the Robinsons.
Passing on a little trick I learned from the RC community where hot glue is often used as a quick and dirty way of fixturing non-critical components. When you want to detatch the part, use isopropylalkohol/ethanol. It seeps into the connection and the glue imediatelly looses its bonding ability.
Search YT for "Katsuhira's Tiger" and prepare to be shocked at what a human can carve and engrave.
Would lost casting not be better for this
hey Alec, try using duct tape to pull out a good number of those splinters
Why there is 2020 instead of 2021 in description end
Alec what you lack in self-confidence in this project you make up for with raw energy and gogetitness
I'm surprised that you aren't using an engraver tool instead of burrs. I would expect the graver tool to be easier to control and make finer details. You also have lots of experience with one.
Seeing a rather experienced carver with expensive modern tools having such difficulties on that handle makes me appreciate medieval artists even more. Imagine carving that handle with such primitive tools.
I believe you can break hot glue bond with alcohol easier. Try isopropanol.
Am I the only one worried about you breathing in all of those metal particles?
Maybe try the infamous tape + superglue trick instead of the hot glue? Seems to work for Ben at Crimson Guitars?
Oi!!! Just saw your "forging a Human Head" video.. and something clicked... since carving is something your obviously brilliant at even though a novice. Have you ever thought of carving your own proper British Chess set?
Sea Monster Stilleto. +3 initiative +1 atk
I saw somewhere one should start by forging 100 leafs. This looks too advanced for you.
I'm beginning to think Alec is NOT coming back to the states on any kind of permanent basis. I think he will just pop over to check on things and then pop back to England. It's just my opinion...
I bet there’s a certain Dutchman who would be quite happy hand sanding that blade to a mirror finish.
Is it possible to make a mokume gane + steel damascus or wont they weld together ?
Would love to see what a chest x-ray of Alex would look like after all this work :-o
When he showed his confidence level, i felt that on every project i start at because i have no idea what to do
Maybe it was cast out from a model made from wood
How did they make it in the 16th century without power tools....?
Too much red dychem!!!
Well alec it might be time to start carving wax then making a cast, been watching some one named Bonn he's made some amazing things from lost wax casting on of the best things it allows you to easily work the material and add material back when youv gone too far
The soundtrack to this episode 🔥
The word you were looking for instead of unconfident was nervous
Will's is laughing at you right now.
Can I just say, the editing on these videos is on another level, I don't think I've ever seen better editing on a NOtown channel, hope whoever edits these videos sees this. Man it's just wonderful.
I miss the more cheerful videos.
Glitter Steele is his pony name. His Cutey Mark is an Anvil. (yes my kids watch "My Little Pony-Friendship is Magic")
You should darken the actual blade in boiling vinegar. It would look awesome.
Should have made the tip for the blade when forging it
I love how you keep bringing back will's talent Such a great friend
I’m in no way any sort of professional, but I think if you took a larger ball burr and used it to cut a smoother groove in the back of those scales, it would look more like what you’re going after with much less work. Then you could use the smaller burrs to stipple them for natural effect
I don’t know, the handle is starting to look more like an East Asian dragon than a sea serpent...
Alec, Use some alcohol to release hot glue (either denatured or isopropyl works).
If you want rid of hot glue, hit it with some isopropanol and wait a minute, it will peel right off.
Didn't they tell you that you look like the kid from meet the robinsons?
Quick question Alec how would they have done it that design when that pice was made back in history just curious on how that would be done
Alec: has zero confidence carving Also Alec: goes straight to work piece without practice on a sacrificial part first.
Hi Alec, have really enjoyed your journey keep it up. Tip for hot melt glue- denatured alcohol will break its bond.
Alec, i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have been my inspiration to start my own forge and to start my own business. I've taken steps towards taking classes and finding an internship as well. All to get out of the mundane cooperate environment and to live my life the way i see fit. And that's thanks to you, your sponsor for this video would be that one part that i would struggle with the most and if not for you I'd never even know about that service. THANK YOU!
love it
Just recieved my 2.5lb square circle rounding hammer (made by you)!!! It is utterly FANTASTIC Alec!!! I am OVER THE MOON!!!!! Side note.... You mentioned my name in your "Facebook Q&A Video" (Sam's Replacement) I shall hold this in a shadow box until the time come that I will use it..... Then like Arthur I shall wield it PROPERLY!! Keep up the FANTASTIC work Alec!! 🔨🔨
You should make the flame of the west
So what is the purpose of the channels in the middle of the blade other than looking awesome?