How hard can it be to make a drill bit??? (with TA Outdoors!)

[@TAOutdoors]

Really enjoyed learning how an auger can be made! Cheers Alec!

[@eunhyuekpark6159]

Great collab! Love both of your guys' channels! Can't wait to see it in use.

[@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316]

@@CalebCarterFilm thats what I'm saying

[@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316]

@@CalebCarterFilm oh he showed it at around 9:20 in this video

[@andycoppes]

Would've thought you'd have had him forge Excalibur equivalent of a folding packsaw. Futhork inlaid inscription like a Proper packsaw.

[@brookesedgedesigns9441]

We also learned how one can’t be made.

[@12gageshot]

I would like to see you make a forged welded one.

[@colehoulden9127]

And a longer one as well!

[@jorgemarkin1510]

Wonder why he didn't just weld that one up..

[@bartomiejzemsta2932]

Alec you should do a big project about this and take more time 🙂

[@msparkes1990]

@@jorgemarkin1510 i was thinking the same thing. Just weld that join and clean it up

[@tragicnomadic]

It would be a neat bit of kit if he could do it.

[@juts89]

Old alex would have done a 14 part series making this, going through 3-4 attempts and then inlaying it with gold and diamonds. YOUVE CHANGED

[@UnderfundedScientist]

Who's Alex?

[@minuteman4565]

Yeah I miss the old way he used to make videos too

[@PaulMcClellanmn]

@@minuteman4565 yea I miss skipping to the last 2 minutes as well

[@AlecSteele]

Wednesday.

[@liamx-tc3xb]

He only had a day to do it stop complaining.....

[@ashleighlivett7258]

The little ears serve to sever the wood grain before the cutting surface touches down, so it helps to not tear away chunks of timber on entry and exit from the other side of it, you notice this when Alec tests his forged one. it is truly amazing the stuff you can do with a forge, you make excellent content!!

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

NO! Really? Wow.

[@paulcolliss2979]

Have you considered doing a collaboration with Will Stelter?

[@brandonb9452]

Haha funny Will was more than half this channel some months

[@gordonfischer8484]

@@brandonb9452 got to agree with that.

[@antoinesp1483]

@@gordonfischer8484 what happened, I missed something

[@epauletshark3793]

@@antoinesp1483 will left and made his own channel.

[@rom65536]

I'm pretty sure just ONE of Alec's "I have no idea what I'm doing"s is worth about fifteen of my "Oh yeah, that's easy"s.

[@ff-qf1th]

This is one of the coolest things you've ever made. I never thought you could make a drill bit by hand!

[@Rikhardi]

That's how they used to make everything

[@RyanYoxo]

Anything can be made with with a welder and grinder!

[@artursalitis7716]

Can you make a scythe for special lawn mowing using your skills in blacksmithing and greenwood woodworking?

[@Khalastas]

Scythe would be so cool!

[@redhandix874]

There’s a video of him making one on his channel

[@NemoConsequentae]

@@redhandix874 True, but that was a costume one. Real (working) scythes have a different angle/shape to the blade. And often a curved handle for proper reaping.

[@DrakeTain]

Isn’t it just a handle and a cut piece of metal? Not a lot to it.

[@phrodendekia]

@@DrakeTain Oh no, it has a lot more to it. Look at the one made by Torbjorn Ahman.

[@bdunphy4796]

Alec: "We haven't seen anybody else in a long time." *sad Jamie noises

[@Mirro18]

he said "We"

[@nicojar]

that's what the "we" means

[@phatputer]

As I mentioned on TA's channel, two of my favourite UK Tubers, just genuinely nice guys creating awesome content.. must be because they both have happy dogs

[@MrGoesBoom]

same

[@blackieswart3685]

The nostalgia of you being back in the UK, the old shop and people/faces. It's just addictive!

[@HudSzu]

Did he ever say why he moved back? I never heard.

[@Godisangry]

"Flat bottom punch you make the forging world go round"

[@sjv6598]

The first failed forge weld could have easily been saved with a forged rivet and would have looked way better than a piece of pipe welded on. That being said I’m impressed you forged an auger drill bit 🙂

[@lunasills8031]

Your videos have inspired me to start making things. I'm not necessarily blacksmithing (yet!), but I've started woodworking and I'm about to start leather working! Your videos have been incredibly inspirational and, even though I'm not in the same craft as you, they've taught me a lot about the right attitude to have towards creation.

[@bilbo_gamers6417]

Holy crap! I was just looking for somebody attempting to making a drill bit. Thank you for using your expertise to show it is possible! Now all that's left is to make an End Mill by hand ;)

[@lancelotgohel8460]

As a French, I can tell that your French accent was very on point. English speaking people normally have bad French accents but yours really was on point. Another great video and project, love your channel

[@offroadamiou]

Alec is half french 👍🏻

[@lancelotgohel8460]

@@offroadamiou ooooooooh that makes sense. I didn't know that

[@janbernad4729]

I like your profile picture. Real G.

[@riuphane]

Great colab, as always and as I mentioned on his video too. So cool to see the two different approaches to the same content. So when are you going out into the woods with Mike for some totally awesome bushcraft?

[@Combat-Nurse]

I loooove these videos so much more than the glam damascus an jewelsetting ones. This is why i started forging.

[@CaliforniaCarpenter7]

This is why we love you, buddy. Humans make mistakes and a lot of KZbinrs would edit the video to make it seem like a first time success. This is beyond incredible, man!

[@ScottRedstone]

I saw this yesterday on the other guy’s channel and watched it again tonight. Never thought you could twist hot steel and end up with an auger. I thought they were machined. Learn something new every day.

[@philscraftcorner]

I really like how you keep the failed attempts and explain how you learn from that and make awesome items in the end. The excitement when things go right is pretty sweet too.

[@nielsmagielsen646]

So much positive vibes! Even when you have to start over and over!

[@Mounty621]

Alec, you are so talented. I am amazed at your creativity and workarounds.

[@redhandix874]

Glad to see some forge welds done this way! Just learned how to do this in my first blacksmithing class

[@roycurtis3818]

Thanks for sharing Alex I was looking for a video forging this tool. You where me first port of call and as ever, never fails to deliver. Many Thanks

[@lemon265]

I love your collabs! How about an Episode bout forging in the woods? Sure Mike knows how to start a fire

[@lamicrofermedumoulin1896]

« et voilà c’est fini » génial et la vidéo superbe

[@sebastianblass73]

Man i love watching your videos and it makes me so jealous of your talent. Sometimes i forget that you are so young yet sooooo skilled. Love you channel and you make my day!

[@Darkice77]

I just went to Lows and bought qa 1 inch auger and welded a piece of steel tubing on it. The tubing was a motorcycle axel hehe. Worked great.

[@stuartwallace7934]

im a fan of alec and a fan of Mike. learned of mikes channel through alecs last video with him. Love the collaborations. keep them up

[@arceusmaster91]

Really went above and beyond. I just did a spade bit for my first one. Needed something to expand a hole and I didn't have a short enough .5" bit.

[@andyt3233]

I couldn't believe it alec. I cant believe you did it. Amazing all i got to say. To see you teach your self until it was perfect

[@samstirling4279]

It was Mike and the TA outdoor Channel that hooked me on Alec Steele! The bushcraft knife collaboration was great. Great to see you teaming up again for another essential bushcraft tool creation 👍

[@dannyarrowheadstalker3054]

Another tool, well done Alec. I had to wait impatiently all day to watch this video. It was worth the wait as usual.

[@57Jimflynn]

So awesome seeing you try new things.

[@adamcronin8846]

This was one of my favorite videos you’ve done

[@CleaveMountaineering]

You just discovered why the auger bit was less common in the pre-industrial revolution era.

[@S8tan7]

The twist auger anyway, spoon augers are a bit easier to make

[@yoman2854]

Centre bits, also sometimes called batwing bits are good, if they are sharpened properly

[@Mr.Neko013]

Love it when you experiment! Learning new things is always a good thing

[@millie7928]

this is a collab i never saw coming, I love watching both your channels I never even anticipated this happening

[@vishtu]

I love seeing you have guests on and building things with them. While you are still in the UK I love to see you make a Hoof Knife for the hoofgp

[@seanmcguire7974]

Love to see channels I watch doing collabs

[@pattygg6917]

I love when you guys collab

[@ToraKwai]

...i hear there's this nice twisting machine in Montana....might have been useful to colab with Will too! haha

[@dragonwing4ever]

can even make a hand crank one, theres a bloke in aus that made up a hand twisting jig

[@erikbertram6019]

1:06 Thrrrrrrrrrrread, I love it

[@ArieKieser]

Ohh yeah, thank you Alec for another awesome video

[@TroyHardingLit]

KZbin is a village community, and Alec IS the village blacksmith.

[@2400Ace2]

That's my dream truck (the one your guest got out of) I love a good defender.

[@RyanPaton]

Amazing!!!! I really want to get myself a shop. You are brilliant and inspiring Alec!

[@yishaiwolfe6308]

Thanks for showing me how to make that one. A lot easier then I thought. Can’t wait to give that a go.

[@Paralius]

Making a tool and seeing it in action working correctly is the single best feeling in the world.

[@samuelmartin865]

Watching that thing cut into the block of wood was sooo satisfying.

[@henryhendrixx]

I'd love to see Alec make more "traditional" blacksmithing items other than various swords and knives!

[@selonianth]

There's multiple types of Blacksmiths. Most that made weapons made... mostly just weapons with a rare occasion of other stuff.

[@cosmicbrambleclawv2]

My favorite blacksmith and favorite bushcrafter Always love seeing you and Mike collab! Also super impressed :D would love to try this at home but considering I only have my hands, a handheld blowtorch, and sandpaper it would take utterly forever 😂

[@KENNEY1023]

I watched this on TA Outdoors channel yesterday

[@matusporubsky5477]

I wish a beautifle day to whoever is reading this.

[@basssnatchingadventures8168]

And a beautiful day to you too

[@matusporubsky5477]

@@basssnatchingadventures8168 thank you

[@basssnatchingadventures8168]

Your welcome

[@pregnantcowboy]

I read it as beauti"file" and thought you had made a cheeky pun

[@basssnatchingadventures8168]

Lol that would have been much better

[@cartertrefz4585]

It sure does seem like he is actively avoiding his lawnmower engine scooter

[@SchysCraftCo.]

very cool project. keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friends. forge on. keep making. god bless.

[@philgray4780]

Good on you Alec, Good content is what we crave.

[@nateb7631]

pleasure to watch as always. beautiful Defender as well.

[@chrisfeldi]

me: 'wow, that looks really good!' Alec: 'This is total garbage.' me: 'It's bad.'

[@cosmicbrambleclawv2]

I feel like that's the Alec equivalent to the VSauce "Right?" Right. "WRONG"

[@paolosimonini4778]

Old hand drill bits used to end just in a conic shape while keeping the cutting edge. You could make a longer one just cutting the rod longer,even if it doesn't have an edge. You feed the first part were there's the edge and pop It out like a cork to release the debris.

[@TheAverageDutchman]

4:18 "Hopefully without popping the forge weld open". I don't know if it's purposefully edited that way, but if you look carefully right as Alec says this you can see the forge weld already popped open.

[@charliecandy5815]

I’ve been wanting this duo for a long time know 🤙🏻

[@mattystewart8]

No more one more time rule. You have definitely been listening to the canine paradigm podcast 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Marss13z]

Dayum! Mr. Steele. Excellent video. Very interesting.

[@tomtinkersrezlife278]

I've been a subscriber of his ever since he did the house made of pallets

[@rickjr5641]

Now I’d like to see alec out in the woods with TA trying it out!!

[@Crowborn]

What a crossover! Love TA outdoors and TA fishing!

[@hotironaircraftshop]

An auger bit is also useful for drilling holes to make a rocket stove out of a single section of log (wood).

[@Owen322]

You need to do another sweeping collaboration with Collin furz

[@ncstudio333]

Yo Alec, thanks for some real content again man. Been missing this. We learn a hell of a lot from your videos, really sad to see some of the cheap quick content recently. Just some feedback.

[@il-raptor-li9687]

I think he’s been adjusting to not having Will around, Will prolly did like half of the shopping and looking for ideas for a video, although, I do agree with ya, the informational videos are always super fun to watch.

[@ncstudio333]

@@il-raptor-li9687 yeah for sure. That, along with him being back in the UK and wanting to spend more time with his family. But in general I'd prefer fewer videos but with informative, interesting topics than sponsor-riddled reaction videos or the like. I honestly owe so much to this channel and everything it's taught me and I really don't want to spread hate or anything of the sort. Just wanted to voice what I believe many of the older fans, such as yourself I assume, are feeling.

[@srfhdx5584]

He made one reaction video… the rest of them are all constructing/forging related

[@michaelliening2608]

Something you have to take into account, if a channel doesn't keep up with regular content, it starts to get suppressed by KZbin. So while the shorter videos may not be up to par with some of his other content, they are needed to keep the channel alive.

[@il-raptor-li9687]

@@michaelliening2608 true true, I wasn’t trying to be rude in my comment, I’m just saying why I think most of his videos have kind of changed to a shorter length, cause having even one extra person around to help you makes a huge difference, Will was a huge help in the channel just to keep videos coming out.

[@NeillWylie]

pretty impressed with how that turned out

[@thomashaase691]

Love you man not like a weird but totally normal way

[@Goodzikc]

Alex you have skills that I honestly envy! I would love to be able to forge and machine and make jewelry and other awesome things! this is absolutely wonderful work and I hope you keep it up! whenever the world has you down just remember that you've got the skills and knowledge to make and do whatever you want!

[@jaybravo2199]

Thankyou! I love when your uploads hit.

[@bartomiejzemsta2932]

Alec please, do a big project about this and take more time 🙂

[@mFcColdSteEl]

What I love is your enthusiasm. Mike R. would be proud Oh Haters gonna hate.

[@SpectrumDIY]

Edit, dang never mind the whole process was epic! Great work :D

[@amazingman5493]

The Defender is the star of the show! More Defender! USA! Import Defender!

[@Yotakari14]

Check out EDC Automotive Design (East Coast Defender). They're based in Florida and import Defenders and generally do sweet custom work on them.

[@ApexHerbivore]

Nice little 90 that is! Wish I could afford one :/

[@nonceyneighbor3180]

@@ApexHerbivore same

[@nonceyneighbor3180]

Had the exact same thought

[@amazingman5493]

@@Yotakari14 I should have said affordable:) We colonies will take the worn masses:)

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

"I have no idea what I am doing" So, it will be a fun learning experience then!

[@lordgiantsbane]

I get the time crunch but I’d really like to see the fully forged version completed. I was looking forward to seeing the finished piece and think the hand forged socket adds so much more character than the welded one. Either way, keep up the good work. ⚒️

[@Makestuff227]

This is awesome!! Always love these videos!!

[@powerhandforces]

Great Job! Amazing Skill. We can learn a lot from you, thank you for sharing.

[@xPixelationNationx]

Great idea for a video love it. Pushing the boundaries

[@jaywhite2059]

Love Mike from TAOutdoors

[@scopulus22]

There is and application of this where the handle is the same diameter as the auger, and is sharpened to be hammered onto a limb end making a tenon that would fit the hole in the adjoining piece.

[@galenwolf]

Two years.... I reckon it might be time to invite Mike back to the workshop. I'm sure there's a lot of interesting stuff you could both make. Maybe a hanger for over a fire for a pot?

[@erikjansen3839]

Drilb its and mills are usually ground into their shape wich is in modern days very precise (around 0.001mm for ordinary drill bit sizes) and you can easilys use very hard materials like Tungsten carbide because grinding weels are usually harder than that anyways bigger machining companies may even have their own WU CNC Grinding machines to grind specialized drills and mills and also sharpen old ones

[@clivelee4279]

Perseverance pays, well done.

[@BraxxJuventa]

Well done Alec! 👍😁

[@zex69]

I love these two

[@martinlessard1962]

Ton français est impeccable Alec !

[@Yoshikaable]

An excellent video. This guy is great

[@fadeintoyou5341]

Now we need a deluxe version. Damascus, forgewelded, all the good stuff

[@NoisyGriff]

Hey Alec - great to see you!

[@cretudavid8622]

You should make a series where you attempt to do old forged things with no power machines :)

[@pap314]

been spoiled by TA Outdoors' video

[@JonWilsonPhysics]

An auger bit ought to have nickers (no, not those knickers) to cut the wood fibers at the perimeter of the hole before the flat cutting surface removes the waste. Check out some of Rex Krueger's videos about auger bits.

[@Victor-bj9ok]

10:12 ton français est parfait 👌😂

[@francoiszutter253]

I'm starting to get used to see you achieve great work when you had no idea how to do at the beginning but I will never be used to your perfect French accent! I never met a British would spoke that well^^ when will you make a collab with a French guy?