CAN YOU MAKE STAINLESS STEEL DAMASCUS???

[@JaCWel]

When Alec washes his clothes, he becomes stainless Steele

[@yotafan174]

Yup, that one made my day.😂

[@daavids55]

Stainless Steele Sundays

[@jasoncramer6717]

it's only been 25 minutes but this comment is underrated, more likes people!

[@truetourtillott8288]

Boooooooooooo

[@s1gne]

Now i imagine him saying "Stainless Steele" after every shower :D

[@josephsamson7865]

Will: does ad Alec: adds punctuation with eyebrow movements

[@trollingmodeactivated2500]

alec also makes different faces

[@dom8420]

Haha I’m not the only one who noticed😂😂

[@torjones1701]

I think you guys need a "Days since last injury" counter put up in the background.

[@markfergerson2145]

Maybe "Hours Since Last Injury"?

[@mungbean84]

Days would save on numbers. Only need a zero and a 1 and maybe a 2 for Monday mornings.

[@Agm1995gamer]

Make it 1 for me. (I work in a metal workshop as well)

[@brett567]

Will would probably bang his head off it somehow 😂

[@noahduty7658]

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[@bigdaddympd]

When either of you gents leave this planet, you need a pact that the other will build, as a memorial, forge doors. Memorial forge doors.

[@cavemanvi]

Michael Daugherty I heard there is a patreon starting to buy them forge doors.

[@onetrucksizedsalmon2962]

A forge door gravestone

[@nigelis2345]

I'm from the future and I got some good news.

[@danhinchliffe7622]

@@nigelis2345 They're both immortal?

[@Argosh]

There will come a day, when that forge gets a door, BUT TODAY IS NOT THAT DAY!

[@billwithers7457]

A day of wolves, and shattered shields, when the age of bricks come crashing down, BUT IT IS NOT THIS DAY!

[@thymenk]

Hodor?

[@cluhendrix8432]

A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!

[@codyarsenault9791]

Stainless mosaic is cool, but let’s face it mosaic brick forge doors are wayyy cooler amirite?

[@jeanpaulgartier3404]

Stfu

[@robertallen2366]

Few things with SS damascus (and titanium timascus) very precise temps and a reducing atmosphere. Also when ss gets up to forging temps it will pick up ferrite from non ss sources it comes into contact with, brushes, hammers, tongs, grinding wheels even the anvil face, anything that has iron/steel scale, fillings or dust will contaminate the ss and it will rust eventually. I’ve forged a lot of ss in my business and eventually made a separate area with tools that only saw ss, even topped one of my anvils with a 1” ss plate, ss tongs, hammers and separate forge.

[@rafaelbittencourt2823]

No need for a tourniquet if you got a hello kitty bandaid.

[@mmavcanuck]

Rafael Bittencourt according to my 3 year old, the Elsa bandaids work better.

[@harpodjangorose9696]

Spongebob or nothing, bruv.

[@davidward9935]

I use duct tape bandaids

[@dumpsterbonfire.]

Just lick it a bunch

[@mrgerlach]

@@harpodjangorose9696 Do they hand those out at Weenie Hut General?

[@thejoetandy]

Stainless Damascus is going to need more accurate temperature and atmospheric controls than you currently have... Forge doors would help with that.

[@Gemellii]

Could you pls explain it more detailed

[@Tim_the_Astronurd]

Alex joking: "welcome to the 300 part series of trying to make stainless steel damascus" ep 300: "it wasnt a joke"

[@weldernick3750]

Demitri Grimm Official Luminaa .... most stainless steels are 300 series metals too! So there’s probably an unintended pun in there too

[@Tim_the_Astronurd]

They've really stepped the pun game up lately. Probably said it on purpose

[@adhamthecaesartariq1253]

Greetings from Egypt As an advice Weld the plates first then weld the box to the plates pack When forging every 5mins add Borax and press it frequently then hammer it

[@dakodabeaver6698]

Hey alec a little tip when stainless steel welding, mess around with the pulse frequency on your machine. The pulse will make it a bit easier to control the heat and the molten puddle. That is if your machine has a pulse frequency setting

[@VSO_Gun_Channel]

Man I love this channel

[@mrjoshuasmith7432]

I love how you're always challenging yourself and improving your skill set.. your name comes up alot on forgecast.

[@joelmeyer4844]

To whoever edited this video, the cut through the wall at 2:12 was beautiful and I enjoyed it. Keep up the good work

[@cora2887]

Would it be possible to do stainless and normal steel so you can let the pattern rust in

[@MPablo-ct5ut]

Should be. A lot of Japanese knives for example are stainless and a forgewelded high carbon core. So San mai are pretty common. But ferris chloride works as well, their mixture is just way too diluted with water.

[@Pennsyltucky84]

You could, but the pattern would disappear pretty quickly. Once you weld steel to stainless it might as well all be carbon steel

[@annonn2034]

@Greenbeetle did it

[@ocAToccd]

What about stainless and corten ? For a more "durable" rust...

[@Pennsyltucky84]

@@ocAToccd it's not so muchthe durability, as the stainless will rust too, and unlike corten will rot.

[@residentroofkroean]

Very cool that y'all are being respectful of the "trade secrets" of your fellow blacksmiths.

[@terlindenindustries]

You have to watch out with the stainless steel it's better to use a stainless steel with higher Nb content and thus high Ni content aswell otherwise you would form to much CrC3 which will form and thus it won't be stainless anymore this occurs by slow cooling (in air) from 800°C so to avoid this you should keep it above this temp (during welding, forging,...) And quench it when you want to cool down. This are two forms of corrosion/degradation occuring I can send more info aswell. 🤙

[@Pepitox24]

Thats right. But how do you know that?

[@terlindenindustries]

@@Pepitox24 I'm a chemical engineer (electrochemistry) interested in various things such as corrosion, 3D printing, metal casting, and so on. I have a very good book about this matter and read a lot about this. Thanks for your interest, I would love to give you more info.

[@grantsaxman7170]

​@@terlindenindustries I don't think the issues you are describing would actually cause issues later on with corrosion resistance. CrC3 isn't a normal carbide that forms in stainless steels. CrC3 would normally be written as Fe/CrC3 and would only be present in small amounts where chromium is substituting for iron atoms in existing cementite (iron carbide). The total amount of chromium locked up in cementite and thus not in solution is normally quite small and doesn't effect corrosion resistance all that much, although it can cause local chromium deficiencies in the iron matrix surrounding cementite which IS an issue because it can lead to pitting. BUT that's actually besides the point because you are forgetting that these steels are all heat treated before use (unlike many of the lower carbon alloys that if slow cooled may never be heat treated again and so could have issues). Why is the heat treatment important? Cementite dissolves at higher temperatures, and so part of the heat treatment of steels like this involves an austenitizing hold at high temperature which allows the steel to come to steady state and cementite to dissolve, putting the chromium back into solution that was locked up in cementite. The other more common chromium carbides (Cr7C3 and Cr23C6) can also have their phase fractions controlled pretty precisely by choosing austenitizing temperature and time. Basically, any chromium that precipitates out as carbide during the forging process can be easily reversed during later heat treatments. We can see this in practice as well, there are micrographs available for forged vs unforged SS like 154CM (a chromium alloyed steel with chromium carbides and no niobium additions). In both cases the phase fraction of chromium carbide is essentially identical after heat treat. Crucible also doesn't recommend anything different heat treat wise for forged vs unforged SS, they believe the steel will perform just as well after forging. Several makers who do stainless damascus use alloys without niobium additions without issue as well, their steel has been put through saltwater corrosion tests and performs just as well as the unforged alloys.

[@paulrambo9656]

Whoever does the camera work and editing is amazing

[@bluedogguy]

For the love of every Dwarven smith god ever, make some doors so you can stop with the fire brick origami.

[@ragnkja]

bluedogguy Tetris, not origami, unless you mean that they’re folding the bricks.

[@FranciscoTChavez]

Willi: I lost part of my thumb. Alec: We don't know what we're doing. And they both go back to work.

[@VicEiland]

This episode is making me think it was “Willi in the chili” instead of “Willi vs the chili.” 😳

[@chemusvandergeek1209]

This is responding to the _previous_ video. Is this a bot acct?

[@Kill-It-Skin-It-Wear-It]

Chemus Van Der Geek No he Meant that will lost some skin making it.

[@Kill-It-Skin-It-Wear-It]

Chemus Van Der Geek Also r/WHOOSH

[@chemusvandergeek1209]

@@Kill-It-Skin-It-Wear-It yeah, I obv didn't get it.

[@monabale8263]

lol... he puts a little bit of himself into everything he does.

[@tomlearn8135]

Public service announcement from a nurse. Save a limb, pressure on venous bleeding. Tourniquet for arterial bleeding.

[@garlandblanchard8016]

I thought it was pretty well established that tourniquets are safe for up to an hour? Iirc there was a pilot who had one on for like 27 hours and kept the limb.

[@ajhadley5394]

Can u say that again but in english?

[@bobbyhempel1513]

@@ajhadley5394 that was perfect English.

[@garlandblanchard8016]

@@ajhadley5394 arteries need tourniquets and other cuts need pressure. If it's deep and bleeding very heavily, it's probably an artery, if its shallow and bleeding slowly it probably isnt. Look up major arteriesnto see the locations or take a TCCC class to learn more

[@ajhadley5394]

@@bobbyhempel1513 can you pretend like your talking to a child and not use fancy medical terms? Cuz I have no idea what those mean

[@Freizeitflugsphaere]

This is a video, I have long searched for. Since Im forging damascus knives myself, im searching for cheap steels to make damascus from, to forge a damascus cowboy hat. Those steels don't need to be hardend, but they need to stick and also have a difference in contrast. I did not have sucess so far in getting high contrast on stainless steel damascus. Still a long journey to go...

[@JustinTopp]

Freizeitflugsphäre a Damascus cowboy hat. That’s certainly something new haha good luck

[@hutchmusician]

Have you tried instant coffee?

[@Freizeitflugsphaere]

@@hutchmusician yes I did...

[@Freizeitflugsphaere]

@@JustinTopp thanks. Have been sucessful with forging hats already.😅

[@7head7metal7]

1:07 fun fact: There is an album called „Stop the Bleeding“ by the Band „Tourniquet“. I know. And they are awesome!

[@makitasha]

“How hot are we gonna get it, Will?” *very*

[@UncleMuin]

I like your reasons for not asking for help. Both amuses and impresses me. Good show, gents! (I make a LOT of mokume gane, and loathe using stainless. But, I have found it bonds well to nickel.)

[@michaelpringle4578]

Maybe for 2 million subscribers the forge might get some doors !

[@nicoliivonov6946]

Dont give false hope. It shall never happen

[@sauceauxprunes87]

The surface grinding attachment is a game changer for you guys. I love every so how thing you do. Keep making amazing things.

[@martinjacobsen5974]

I know this is me day dreaming but something I've always wanted to see these brilliant people make is a Rigging knife. For sailors. Nothing glamorous, on the contrary it would be something that wouldn't look bad when really worn from use. But I don't think there's any audience for such small projects.

[@Cleveritalian]

I have always enjoyed using a well built utility knife myself. Don't have much use for wallhangers

[@bashkillszombies]

If you have valleys you should make something called Winter Damascus, it looks amazing. Pronounced valleys and veins are best for it. Electroplate it in gold, then buff it back so that only the veins are gold. Hides the valleys and veins and makes a gorgeous showpiece that is still practical and usable. Just go easy with the gold, it's costly.

[@N4g4r1d3r]

Correct me if I'm wrong but this is the first time Will did the sponsor thingy

[@SeleniumBalls]

He's had a vpn sponsor once

[@thewoodlandforge9217]

Did one on the pipe hawk I think.

[@rogerj412]

@@SeleniumBalls Let's not bring up the VPN that can't protect itself shall we.

[@richoslandscapephotography164]

Great to see the pros trying something new and different. It's very inspiring. Keep up the good work guys

[@skepticfucker280]

Pros?

[@richoslandscapephotography164]

As in they earn money $$$

[@Fiirow1]

You wanna try real pain ? Leave on the tourniquet for 30 min, after about 20 it'll get painful beyond all reason. It will hurt shortly after being applied, but it will get worse and worse - soldiers have been known to rip them off, even when they're missing their leg... which causes them to bleed out.

[@JasonMTuftsify]

I have to saw I wish you guys did this more, did something that was short, but fun. The steel looks nice, and I hope the new carving set turns out amazing!

[@doubledarefan]

Try stuffing a bit of Borax in the stainless canister next time.

[@JustEvan7]

Shout-out to Will, nothing specific just a general appreciation shout-out dude makes the videos even better.

[@christurley391]

Back up plan guys, "Halberd Holidays". Cut that turkey with some authority. Lol

[@harlech2]

Something I have seen done on canister damascus is painting the inside with White-out (titanium dioxide) before sealing it. It keeps the the billet from sticking to the canister. Also, when Sharup does it, he drills the tiniest vent hole.

[@GutGenug]

Remember that one time, they built doors for the forge? Yeah, me neither.

[@aaronjoseph1777]

I saw Will's knife and Glock photo on Instagram and thought to myself you guys should make a beautiful belt buckle knife. It's something that that screams always armed and freedom

[@c0ldNcl34r]

Steele and Stelter, performing proprietary metalurgical research for an audience of several thousands

[@wladfiggs]

I could definitely come by and get you guys some basics of NDT so you could find these cracks before forging them open! Ultrasonic testing and some penetrant testing should make your lives much easier.

[@erinxox8828]

2:04 We’re gonna fail...but we’ll try!” THAT IS ME WHEN I’M GOING INTO AN EXAM😂😂

[@gcmagee]

Alec, only use tourniquets once. You stretch those fibers when you tighten the windless, making it less effective the second or third time around. Use that one to practice with.

[@mgmcd1]

Will “Nubs” Stelter. 🤓

[@AttilaThebung]

Stumpy Stelter

[@jschmidt883]

I work in the pipe welding industry and there is a flux paste we use when we can not get a good argon purge on the inside of the pipe to stop oxidation (sugaring as we call it). I’m not sure how the paste would hold up in a forge or if you would just brush it on after you heat the price. But may help in getting it to forge weld, and have less cracking issues. I noticed you all use a powder flux on some other carbon projects you do. The stainless flux may be a shot worth taking.

[@yeetmeister1364]

Hephaestus, god of the forge, demands sacrifice and he has chosen Will’s hands 😂

[@markfergerson2145]

Nah, just a little iron from his blood.

[@pcrawford666]

That surface grinding attachment is sooooo awesome

[@patrickmcdaniel2048]

"It's not stupid if it works." Perfectly describes how my dad fixes anything...

[@garethbaus5471]

That's how I fix most things.

[@chairvergil4552]

@@garethbaus5471 that's how everyone fixes things

[@rheniermecua7179]

I don't know why I love watching your videos even I'm 13 years old Thanks cuz I learn a lot

[@coops9871]

Alec, Will please make a Damascus fairbairn Sykes fighting knife

[@nathanthom8176]

Alec has already done that.

[@lachy1709]

So did Walter sorrels

[@pieface1726]

Hi Alec, how stainless Damascus steel is made is public information, it is described in patents. The one I found with a quick google is DE102011108164A1, which is enforced in Germany (the DE part). From the image, it looks like they clean the metal, weld the sides and then forge it out (or roll it out), which is basically what you did - but they describe one thing differently, they pressed on the sheets to remove the air between them before they sealed the sides with weld. A word of caution though, once a patent is granted in Europe, it will likely also be granted in the US if applied for, and is often with the same enforcement date as the original, (in this case 2011). To avoid issues, you can change the process a little bit to be different to the claims. Hope this helps.

[@quasimotto6314]

How did you find your workshop? was it advertised as storage space or something else?

[@rc8rsracer1]

Kidx9 look under industrial leasing

[@Anecdotron_]

So happy to see Will and Alec hosting the video together again!

[@mars7500]

Just a reminder that you still need to make doors on the forge

[@rockdog2584]

Okay...I hadn't seen this attachment before but...that surface grinding gittup for your belt grinder is bloody brilliant!

[@epoc162]

Superglue for cuts like that. You’re welcome.

[@nooneyouknowhere6148]

Thats what superglue was invented for

[@stephenbrown571]

Instead of staples doctor. Used super glue on me. After open heart surgery.

[@epoc162]

Aaron Arquette exactly.

[@epoc162]

Stephen Brown yes. A sanded thumb is totally the same as open heart surgery. Lol

[@shelbyz1988]

Aaron Arquette no it’s not. Ethyl-cyanoacrylate is toxic and can cause anaphylactic allergic reactions. Medical super glue is different.

[@GMG455]

I was just browsing for a rounding hammer on your website and just wanted to say you guys should do a video on the dangers of boiled linseed oil and its spontaneously combustable nature. Keep up the great work !

[@jasonsummit1885]

I always keep a tube of super glue in my shop for that reason, it works great and you don't have to bother going to the emergency room and they use the same thing.😂

[@stefhenrion2580]

i've used super glue also when i cut my fingertip. It works fantastic.

[@Rattletrap-xs8il]

My grandfather worked at a place called Ideal Forging in Southington CT. They specialized in stainless forging.

[@kevinwatson5833]

You should make a minecraft sword with damascus squares for the pattern

[@stevenbiedrzycki7046]

My son would freak out if the guys forged a minecraft sword

[@johnsonjerrad]

No.. no he shouldn't...

[@chadfalardeau9162]

Man at Arms Reforged made one.

[@superblahman]

ALEC! I thought up an idea for your next welding project, making a BAR TWISTING DEVICE. So instead of that makeshift version with 2 wrenches, make a kind of device that can attach or go into the vice somehow and that way you can just put your strength into the twisting, and not trying to stop the steel bar also bending out of control. It would also keep the bar straight and make the twist far more even, especially with a project like this.

[@michaelbernasconi4955]

U should make the sword from the princess bride

[@zreiser]

I'd settle for Buttercup's poinard dagger. That was a truly beautiful piece.

[@razgrizbird4562]

Hey Alec and Will. Please make sure to check into the safety of welding or forging stainless steel. I know for a fact that there are hazardous fumes created when welding, but I am not sure about forging.

[@konstantinraab8196]

Lets Hope the steel will still be stainless after all those heats

[@Pennsyltucky84]

It's more about temperature than amount of time. As long as you don't burn the nickel out you're good.

[@Heavysandvich24]

@@Pennsyltucky84 chromium's melting point is higher than steel's so shouldn't be a problem

[@Pennsyltucky84]

@@Heavysandvich24 As long as you don't forget about it and burn it anyway.

[@SemperInvctus]

They will definitely have sensitized the steel as well as created chromium carbide. This causes intergranular corrosion. Solution annealing will fix this.

[@gmanky]

Hot damn! You boys are happening! Stainless steel Damascus Turkey carving utensils in the making! Keep doing what you're doing. We appreciate it all....

[@achillejosserand8575]

Why not use the surface grinder attachment to grind those pieces before welding ?

[@chrisosh9574]

Stainless doesn't stick to the magnetic chuck too well.

[@bencallender9940]

It didn't stop him from using it after forging.

[@chrisosh9574]

@@bencallender9940 True. Perhaps he doesn't care about losing bits of finger.

[@NemoConsequentae]

@@chrisosh9574 That also depends on exactly _which_ stainless you use. Some are, some aren't. I have some Japanese stainless damascus chef knives on a magnetic holder in the kitchen.

[@mitchellfenton2816]

OH GOD YES. I've been hoping you guys would do an episode on this FOREVER.

[@UAPJedi]

Ooooooohhh, getting close to 2 big fat million 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@ApexHerbivore]

holy cow yeah. that came a lot faster than the first mill

[@JasonGroom]

Watching these kids feels a lot like watching Adam Savage. Not because they make similar content, or have similar video styles, but because they are enjoying working in something they are so passionate about that they could be making anything and it is still fun to watch. I would tune in to watch these kids make a sandwich. They are so lucky to have found something they love to do that pays the bills at such a young age

[@Gran0s085]

All yall had to do was ask I would have told you how honestly...

[@sebdurbs99]

Please share your secrets o' Ryan of Rowe. I've heard of flooding the canister with pure argon gas and then sealing it off to achieve better lamination.

[@samp7267]

Think it might be a little to do with just wanting to experiment and the adventure of making something new?

[@nathanelmes8811]

440a,b or c with 304 works really well also 440 has a lovely hardenability 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@nathanelmes8811]

If done right. Mistakes are to be made👍🏻

[@markknott2057]

Ok that hello kitty band-aid is more proof that there is a woman in Alec's life than the ring he made. 🤣

[@FelipeAndreoliBass]

Thanks for the close-up on the wound. My breakfast tasted way better after that.

[@danialzahir6347]

To see the pattern you just heat it with torch.. That is how

[@TheDisciplineLab]

Watching Alec looking like a proud momma when her little baby is all grown up with Will doing the sponsor intro is amazing

[@jasonwolfe4205]

A sure sign you spend entirely too much time in an office. Alec twisting steel: "this is the hardest thing I've ever done" Will doing the same: does it easily Alec: :S

[@albinoblksheep9231]

They were making a joke. Will had just as hard of a time twisting it.

[@jasonwolfe4205]

@@albinoblksheep9231 I know. I was just poking a little fun at Alec. He's always complaining about being stuck in the office. (A sentiment I sympathize with by the way.)

[@abhishekgourav6144]

The up-close shot of the wound and Will prying it....i was like dudeee leave it alone.. touching with dirty hands ..

[@carwynvan]

Are you going to break those bricks so many times that there'll eventually just be a pile of sand at either end of the forge?

[@devmike]

"Very", seems like the right temperature, excellent!

[@marcoperotti4994]

I really think that the time has come to drop “Alec” from the channel’s name. Something like “Steele Inc.” or “Steele Co” maybe? This project is getting bigger and better, keep up the great work guys!

[@Lu-db1uf]

Yeah who needs that guy what has he ever done for the channel get his name out of here.

[@XargenTelNada]

The Steele Works™

[@David-if2hj]

"steelter, if we can't make 20 episodes out of it, nobody can"

[@LittleRedJK]

"It didn't stain at all" Had me on the floor :). Love the chemistry between you too. Keep up the awesome content guys :)

[@easternblade7130]

Is it just me or does Will's haircut make him look like TinTin?

[@Earthenfist]

These guys ought to make an 'everything' Damascus. 3 or more types of steel, twist, jellyroll, raindrop, ladder, sharktooth damascus.

[@martinboote8175]

"Thanksgiving is just around the corner" *momentary confusion* Oh wait, American

[@robertcastiglione5995]

Alec's face when Will started the ad spot was priceless

[@Dr_Kenneth_Noisewater]

make a knife from a gun. Get an old revolver and forge it into a knife just for the "irony".

[@hutchmusician]

Brandon James Then make the knife-gun back into a gun and stab someone with it. Wait

[@superfireluigi7560]

Alec I think it would be really cool if you made a video using all your off cuts of damascus to make a single piece of damascus and a knife out of. I think the pattern could be really cool and unique.

[@Revonlieke]

Will, please respect the machines before you lose something important.

[@gobokinje9183]

Really excited to see this vid, we use 304 and 316 where I work. Was curious how well the stainless would perform :D

[@carlmanns9232]

When those doors going on the forge LOL

[@A1BASE]

Watching Alec grinding on the small flat parts I can totally see how Will injured himself. Have you considered making a small electromagnetic handle for stuff like that? It would be super easy and it would get your fingers out of harms way.

[@carlcomputer9686]

For anyone who doesn't know, stainless steel only requirement is to have at least 11% chromium

[@Mumbungua]

"That hurts worse than the missing chunk of my thumb". Grats! The tourniquet was applied correctly. In the shop safety videos Alec did back in the UK it was said the tourniquet should hurt more than the injury.

[@shookings]

You're not meant to abuse your spouse, Alec.

[@tashkiira7838]

Alec's fiancee is female. Alec and Will are just very good friends.

[@shookings]

@@tashkiira7838 it's been an ongoing joke since Alec moved to Montana. Who am I to buck tradition?

[@coffeeconcentrate]

I would suggest placing the Billet in your vacuum chamber. Remove all the air... re-pressurize the chamber using argon or nitrogen gas. Repeat process a triple times to be sure all oxygen is evacuated. Then heat and beat as normal.

[@ThatDamnPandaKai]

They make the cutest same-sex heterosexual couple on youtube X)

[@tashkiira7838]

hear hear. When I watched the video where Alec made the rings, I had to pause and dejected-aww when Alec said 'she' about the fiancee. I thought he and Will were a couple right up until that point XD

[@Wiz868]

adding flux to your project would add a world of difference in bonding but your Vlogs are always great keep up the great work and exploration

[@Dirkolus]

FUU*** tis is so gross. Seeing this fingerwound just pulls through the whole body 😱😱😱

[@yello4bangazuki147]

Painful but common doing manual labour

[@Dirkolus]

@@yello4bangazuki147 I know, had some of those myself. Seeing such injuries on other people creeps me out anyway...😅😅

[@yello4bangazuki147]

@@Dirkolus I don't mind people that aren't family, but if it's my son's or someone close it is a bit of a shock haha

[@Dirkolus]

@@yello4bangazuki147 usually I'm not squeamish, but everything near or under the fingernails, toenail or just the picture of grinding on teeth (not teeth on teeth) makes my skin crawl😂 Doesn't matter who, I just can't help to imagine the sensation myself.

[@yello4bangazuki147]

@@Dirkolus haha everyone has their unique quirks I guess that's yours. Good luck in avoiding thatvas much as possible mate

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

Will's recent ramp up on the puns really takes the videos to new heights.