How The World's Finest Saws Are Made

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[@AlecSteele]

I'm a bit embarrassed how long it took to sharpen the teeth on my saw after witnessing Chris doing it in about 30 seconds... The first 5,000 people to use coupon code Forge will get 1GB SAILY DATA PLAN FOR FREE! Go to Saily.com/forge and download Saily to test it out for FREE.

[@doodlecaboodle9298]

Lmaoo, stuff like that can be absolutely humbling Cool to see people who are *experts* in a field you've dabbled in just do stuff you may have struggled on with ease.

[@chronicbob]

what gym do you climb in bro? super curious

[@LoveBystroem]

You HAVE to try to go to gränsfors bruk in sweden!

[@craigsmith9379]

Love this little day trip videos seeing British engineering at it finest

[@tonyrmathis]

Like the scissors he featured a couple of months ago.

[@Raven_Leblanc]

The master craftsman just filing the teeth is almost hypnotic! Such talent!

[@SterfGoogle]

Skill*

[@rom14141]

Amazing saws, it's what I learned on and still use. I have a set of 11 saws from them starting from my great grandfather, grandfather and dad. The handles are PERFECTION, making the saw a simple extension of your arm, as if your arm is doing the cutting. I didn't realize how amazing these saw were until I became an adult and used other hand saws

[@djking44151]

I love your blacksmithing videos, but THIS is the kind of content I get hyped about. Please keep doing it!

[@MrWadeant]

This is fascinating Alex and Jamie! Please keep doing these legacy manufacturing tours!!!

[@LanceMcCarthy]

"surface grind a human in it" is not a phrase I was expecting, lol.

[@jackshoemaker9023]

The latest innovation in exfoliation

[@SegginsProductions]

The Lego jigs are awesome😂 what a great idea!

[@Duckrabbit_Forging]

You should make a canister Damascus from the tooth punchouts!

[@johannesr8709]

His „yeah“ when asked if he would do the cut in production like that hahaha love it! Amazing guy !

[@1pcfred]

When you're making your own tote handle using the plate you're going to mount is a typical move.

[@ronboe6325]

Greatly appreciate that they let you come in and give you the whole tour. Fascinating stuff! Hats off to the Thomas Finn crew.

[@_PITBOY]

"You could surface grind a human in there" ... lol ... We will be keeping an eye on Jamie's health, with ideas like that swimming around in your mind.

[@MacksOnMacks-q4x]

Video cut so fast after that remark

[@RobertGracie]

Another awesome video from you Alec keep these up!

[@cn07jsai]

I love this about Sheffield. There's still so many of these tiny little places making world class tools, cutlery, widgets and parts right in the city centre. You should see whether you can have a look at the other end of the manufacturing scale at Forgemasters.

[@robertsmith4681]

I for one love this sort of old world craftsmanship sort of content.

[@LashanR]

That teeth setting machine is incredible. So fascinating watching it do the most miniscule task so perfectly

[@Godryck]

God I love these videos. The way he sharpened the blade teeth...Chef's kiss

[@davidcollins2282]

Love these videos! Would love a tour of the Myford factory

[@Pyro2131]

Hello Alec, if one day you decide to go in the south france, in the small village of Saint-Juéry, near to Albi, you can visit a manufacture of raspe, stone chisel and plaster tool. I had to work in it 3 years ( 2009 to 2012) the teeth of the raspe are made one by one on hand. It's named " forge de saint-juéry " and product the Auriou tools, the manufacture have been saved by an English man and a Austrian man, because they loved the quality of the tools. You can find some youtube videos showing the work. (sorry if my english is bad)

[@NikolaHoward]

And by golly, that is a beautiful Tenon Saw! Great workshop, awesome workmanship.

[@cluelesscleric]

I have three of these saws. They are astonishingly good! Thanks for the tour Alec.

[@JeepinBoon]

That was an awesome tour!

[@meyrickredcliffe8673]

Blooming awesome, love seeing old manufacturing processes. Plz keep it up 10/10 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@lolly166541]

Stuff like that needs to be more often on this channel! LOVE IT. I just can't afford it cuz I already have the scissors on my "Christmas Present"-list for myself.

[@christravisedgar]

Alec you are an absolute legend! Keep these workshop vids coming I cant get enough of them! Bloody beautiful saw that, just think what Sheffield must’ve been like in its heyday!

[@conautiver]

That filing skill is another level

[@aleksjenner677]

When filming run and gun documentary style of such tiny and intricate mechanisms, it's particularly important to pull focus quickly.

[@trev8591]

Absolutely bloody fascinating! Thanks, Alec.

[@donaldneill4419]

These are great videos, Alec.

[@patricks7622]

When I saw the video title just now, somehow I knew you would be on location in Sheffield . I have a mouse hole" anvil made near there round about 1830 ) Had to wonder if there might be some swordsmiths somewhere down the road there. Cheers 👍

[@NicholasThompson1982]

"You could surface grind a human in it" - now THERE is a threat ;) :D

[@jiovansanchez4111]

this is even more interesting then i thought it would be! super cool, and intricate.

[@philsteele7151]

When are you going to pop round to see the Yorkshire Steele's, there isn't many of us.

[@BMLEATHER]

I have no need for this saw. But I NEED this saw. I also need you to make a video of you making your take on one of these beauties!

[@davidchait6010]

I own a full set of their saws - nice quality at a reasonable price!

[@1pcfred]

You have all 100+ varieties they make?

[@fredrikqvennerstedt9132]

Wow! That is truly awesome to see!

[@lastnamefirstname6700]

“Last week I went to France“ as an American this threw me off for a second, I sometimes forget how close everything in Europe is (yes I know that the UK isn’t technically Europe)

[@saaaaaaaaalt838]

UK is still in Europe the continent. Just not part of the European union anymore. It's not at all wrong to say the UK is a part of Europe.

[@lasserasmussen3898]

the UK is in Europe, they just aren´t part of the eropean union

[@natsterjam]

Well done my friend, you are one of the few Americans who know the difference between Europe and the European union. 👍

[@matthewjohnson2281]

It is still Europe just not in the European Union. I don't know why everyone gets this wrong 😂

[@Heimdall1987]

The UK is in Europe mate, both technically and not technically 😂. It just left the European Union, which is not the same as Europe.

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

You looked like a kid on a toy store lol, those were some beautiful machines and amazing craftsmanship.

[@joehughes3664]

You need to check out the Anson Engine Museum in Poynton near Manchester. Large diesel, gas and steam engines aswell as a forge area.

[@robertbeer2584]

I realy like thr educational content always found in your posts... Thanks Bob from Canada

[@judgesan9542]

Lets keep all these companies running lets all go buy one or two.

[@Gunslinger67]

Fantastic stuff ...thx again Alec

[@davidvishloff6383]

You should check out the Clifton hand plane factory owned by the same company. They also do blades.

[@graveneyshipright]

Nice to know the back saw and panel saw that was my grandad's will go to my .... hang on if thats the case nobody ever buys a new saw. but its nice to know they were made to last. craftsmanship never goes out of style.

[@dcallan812]

Very interesting, love the UK manufacturing videos 2X👍

[@Mitch-l5u]

Great vid.quick sharpening

[@michaelmurray2595]

Alec: you could have said the brass adds 'Bling' to the saw blade :)

[@cornovii3012]

Loved this one.

[@Dominic.Minischetti]

That is a thing of beauty!

[@b62boom1]

A well made handsaw is an absolute joy to use.

[@martinsmith1447]

Fantastic video! We can still make things!!!

[@vegardxf]

That was awesome

[@boringbrodi1772]

Alec - " Wow i just love workshops, look at this surface grinder, You could Grind aHuman on it" So alec what are you thinking when u say this??

[@Superoleg3000-pd1nq]

Love your videos

[@justsomeawesomeperson6396]

As carpenter i really enjoyed watching this… it’d be a dream to have a thomas flinn saw.

[@1pcfred]

Thomas Flynn is their cheaper line. The Pax is higher end. A Flynn tenon saw is about $100 and a Pax would be $134.

[@5fingers1]

great video he makes it look so easy 👌

[@Dennisamzocken]

Magnificent.

[@SethCrowderMusic]

You know i think it's easy to be mad at classic manufacturing, because sometimes i think some people act abit posh about their work, but i've enjoyed all your factory tours! Really it's a shame that in the modern era small crafted business just isn't as viable anymore, atleast not in my opinion, so i think that's why you find the poshness sometimes. Nevertheless seeing people who are willing to explain their work instead of gatekeeping it is always what we need more of! Great video as always!

[@J.C...]

It is quite viable. Not everyone needs 5 million of everything. Some people only needs small amounts. You think a company making 5 million parts for Company A wants to stop so they can produce 5 thousand parts for Company B? Nope. That's where the smaller companies come in. If that weren't the case, there would only be huge companies everywhere and no small shops, which IS NOT the case. Watch Smarter Every Day. Destin shows all sorts of small, niche companies on his channel. Plus there's tons of small, niche shops all over youtube that put vids up of their crafts, too.

[@1pcfred]

That tenon saw he held up costs $135 If you can batch 10 out in a day you're doing OK. They're making at least 50% profit after materials and overhead. You can live comfortably on $675 a day.

[@piokul]

To me as a woodworker, this was very interesting to watch. But I also have an unrelated comment: I miss the blue dichem romance 😅.

[@WildCouleeCo.]

Very nice

[@xeode]

aw these are a cool series

[@charlesrovira5707]

Fascinating...

[@kalebgross3730]

The Legos are awesome

[@Powers99]

Hi Alec 👋👋

[@JannHofmann]

The second saily sponsorship I saw today and for the first time 😂

[@mizukikazama5164]

How about manufacturers of stone wheels or like wheatstone, since we use it essentially on knives, chisels, surface grinder, drill bit stone etc

[@en510]

Can you get a big box of those triangle teeth cut outs to make Damascus?

[@docteurflou]

They need to make that door taller

[@Xuberant]

Are you missing the link to the company in the description?

[@Arahknid]

I wonder what some steel made from those teeth cutouts of those saws would look like

[@milkmanchoppers]

Why do saw makers still put the handle so high? I move the handles down for easier sawing. You can also adjust your grip to having a finger or two below the handle for a similar outcome.

[@BalticBlades]

Alec saw that K2 edit

[@philhermetic]

Excellent video of a skilled craftsman at work, so much talent in Sheffield! Phil “Phil Whitley, My week this week” on KZbin!

[@chrisjaustin88]

How many people run the shop?

[@1pcfred]

I have heard of Pax saws. I always imagined it was a bigger operation. Do they make the Spear & Jackson saws too? Hand tool woodworking is a dead craft I suppose.

[@mosesmanda8450]

Does this man work alone in the factory

[@1pcfred]

There was someone else in there I saw in some shots. But I didn't see a third person. So I'd say it's that guy and one other.

[@3vil8unny]

Seems like every British man loses all there hair after 30 😂😂😂

[@parisulki729]

This is a saw worthy of Medic from Team Fortress 2!

[@doodlecaboodle9298]

48 seconds ago is crazy 😂

[@GOOB-15]

he smacked his head lol

[@vaalrus]

When did NIgel Mansel start hosting the channel?

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

Link,?? Where,?

[@spencer01]

Neat

[@jamesferrell4765]

You should make titanium and tungsten Damascus

[@mr.critic]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@gusbert]

It's a shame that you7 didn't ask about the shape of the handle, it looked very ornate.

[@ElderPinto254]

i got my granpas thomas flinn saw

[@NikolaHoward]

Just because you could surface grind a human on that machine, I'd really hope that noone ever would! 🙂 Your mind does leap strange places on occasion m'duck!

[@Zuttie602]

im sorry mate , either im blind or I cant find the link to that company in the dectiption :D

[@NeSeeger]

as nice as saily sounds you'd think that the EU would have Cell service that isnt broken down by country.

[@C4mpblor]

Or if there was some agreement with all the providers not to charge roaming fees to those in some union of Europeans...wonder if the UK could get in on that...

[@randgate]

Some providers like o2 offer complete EU wide roaming (though with caveats and limits), I assume Saily asks you to specify a country because data costs do vary per country and this allows them to offer you a cheaper country/roaming partner specific data cost. I used them in Lithuania last week, wasn't cheap compared to my o2 contract, but it worked in a location where o2's roaming partner was poor (Trakai Island).

[@markmonie8045]

Nice hair.😂

[@J.C...]

Why does it look like you have 2 or 3 pairs of trousers on? Or maybe some boxers/pants, a pair of shorts, and 2 pairs of trousers. What's up with that?

[@vectorgen]

I now realize why these saws cost several hundred dollars

[@1pcfred]

You can get one of their saws for around $100. Give or take.

[@primoshunter]

😂😂😂 the 1776 comment got me

[@Tvngsten]

Disclaimer: Don't surface grind humans

[@HermodTuft]

🇳🇴

[@JP-iu4vz]

That guy seems really annoyed that he has to do this video

[@IneptOrange]

He genuinely looks miserable lmao

[@GiladBarad]

Alec I dare you to make a sword without any power tools

[@curt81]

i dare you to stop commenting that over and over

[@tonyrmathis]

Every time I watch one of these video about handcrafted quality instruments I feel a little sick about how we've come to accept cheaply made tools.

[@nicholaskennedy8173]

You mean, he doesn't buy 10 crap saws and turn it into 1 crap saw? Lol