Can a Medieval Sabaton protect me from a sledgehammer?!

[@jayarmstrong9504]

Pro tip - after the foil layer, coat it in a duct tape layer. It's how cosplayers make templates. Step 1 wrap in foil or cling film, step 2 wrap in an even layer of duct tape, step 3 leave markers/numbers so you know which piece is which... then cut it all out.

[@kathyZ500]

So glad someone told him for next time he's pattern making!

[@HavocHounds1988]

I was just going to type this in the comments. I see Odin do this trick often on his channel Odin makes.

[@RBelmont007]

literally just came down to check if anyone else was going to make this suggestion XD

[@Fushione]

Yes !

[@DH-xw6jp]

Oh, thats sneaky. I love it!

[@andygabbott5376]

The year is 2030 and Alec has a full suit of armour, if only he had a sword…

[@nullsnaggle5198]

Or 30😉

[@saginawdan]

He used to make swords...if I remember right.

[@johnhobson9165]

Oh, he could run one up in an hour or three.

[@SkyValleyStuff]

@@johnhobson9165 50 videos to do it

[@MadebyKourmoulis]

Ouch

[@markbock3027]

Nice shoutout from Jamie to young Mr Stelter and the skills he brought into play!

[@ThisIsNeccessary]

Came here to say the same thing, it was lovely to hear

[@Xoroxouselric]

Those lines are called, "flutes". Gothic German armor uses loads of fluting in their construction. The fluting adds much more strength to metal, that, and combined with forging/hardening techniques made their armor very strong. Fluting also has the bonus of looking nice and decorative as well!

[@captobvious9596]

I was coming to say the same thing. Because flat spots are weak spots.

[@hulkmutant_hd5788]

of cause the germans xD greeting from germany

[@demolition3612]

Similar things in the roman galeia, its designed to crumple though. Not meant to strengthen but to absorb the hit from blunt damage

[@demolition3612]

@@captobvious9596 indeed

[@elhomo6406]

@@captobvious9596 Thanks Captain Obvious

[@joe.81]

You and Will worked very well together, it was very complimentary. Each of you made up for the others weaknesses. I hope if and when you return to the US you shall continue the collaboration

[@TheJudgementofDog]

I feel that a cod piece is more fitting here considering Alec's track record with a sledgehammer.

[@rfx55]

Deep cut right here.👆

[@feathorn98]

Imagine the testing process though. Or don't. Let's not...

[@ThePillenwerfer]

And a length of hot steel.

[@stonecoldcarebear]

Well done sir

[@OrionCrusader]

What is a cod piece?

[@DavidGuyton]

This was so fun to see! Excellent work sir! Templates aren't easy!

[@HisVirusness]

I'm sure that's a huge understatement.

[@nullsnaggle5198]

Ayyyyyy this guy I'm subbed to ya my man and if you ever want a suggestion I got some

[@vault_111]

Good to see you David!

[@NeoIsrafil]

Your templates make it so much easier. Anyone who wants good armor patterns i can recommend Mr Guyton's patterns. :)

[@felix.der.ritter]

@David Guyton I challenge you for a leg harness build! and @alec steel

[@Hamy3k]

When Jamie said "Will Stelter" I laughed so hard. Everyone has their strong suits.

[@Codebreakerblue]

Hehehe strong suit

[@Drakxii]

If you keep doing plate steel work you may want to get a Beverly sheer, save you from going though all of those grinding disks.

[@TheArmase]

I love watching armor being made. Would love to see a full series where you design and make a full set of armor and weapons. No timelimit, just learning, and creating.

[@nick_steele9790]

WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

[@Valdrag]

...Then the Winged Hussars arrived!

[@quietrioter]

Sabaton should commission you for a set of Sabatons

[@remo1971lb]

Even better, Sabaton should appear in a future video. Then Alec could be in one of their videos. A total crossover project.

[@GunganWorks]

100% YES

[@deathsicon]

@@remo1971lb there's gotta be a spot in a music video for a blacksmith in something they have planned in the next year or 2

[@remo1971lb]

@@deathsicon Indeed. Would be cool to see.

[@Sephyricon]

Steele Commanders!

[@cleverusername9369]

I'm a simple man, I see Sabaton, I cli-THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

[@jacksonz6596]

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE

[@anthonymann3018]

I went with 6th of June 1944!!!!

[@kyleh3615]

It's all about STEEL COMMANDER

[@ntscho_tschi1009]

@@kyleh3615 SPEARHEAD FLANDER

[@MrZero-er2pg]

Literally was confused at first then remember that they named the band after that

[@benjaminzirker7557]

Alec I hope when you get back to America. You thank Will for his help. And an other vs . Love the humour. Now you need make another boot and gauntlet.

[@tanisll13]

I'm sure someone has already mentioned this, but after you wrap the boot in tin foil, you're then supposed to cover all the foil in Duct Tape. It's much easier to get blueprint/templates that way. That's a fairly common trick in cosplay armor crafting.

[@georgebeswick7549]

Here when the video was "Making a Medieval Sabaton... ... Then the Winged Hussars arrived...

[@couldbejokim4557]

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE

[@flapjack4845]

Been wearing Nick's boots as a firefighter for years. Wild to see you sponsored by them.

[@Nascarnate100]

I really appreciate that anytime they joke about Will it's always respectful. Great, wholesome, and overall fun!

[@BIGREDDOG09]

"have you ever wondered if they are hiding anything from us?..." earned a sub.

[@jeanladoire4141]

Oh boi sheet metal working is way different from forging steel bars... It's extremely complex, but so interesting! If you really want to get into the good stuff, make custom steel sheet anvils and tools, and start shaping complex shapes such as a calf for a leg protection

[@evanc.1591]

At 3:20, the way you synced the music with the grinding sounds was so satisfying. I love that kind of detail!

[@Phrostbitex]

Throwing that Will shade. I miss seeing the two of them work together.

[@UnderfundedScientist]

I'm seriously so excited your trying armor now

[@Gr1m_laden_7]

Sabaton you say!? 🤘

[@stevebond4568]

THEN THE WINGED ALEC ARRIVED!

[@Dragon-en9nl]

The contrasting sounds of the clips when he is silently cutting leather and when he is loudly pounding on metal is hilariously startling!

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Nick's has something like 230 items in their online catalog. It was interesting to look all the way through since the styles are different as you page along.

[@fremdkörper7617]

Sabaton🤟

[@IanHutchison]

When he put down the boots, I thought it was a Rose Anvil collab!

[@evanspadt2055]

Adam Savage made a video of making armor, you should reach out to that guy in that video, not Adam savage but the pro armorer. He could teach you some cool stuff

[@SensualWhirl]

Terry English, lives/works in the West Country I believe. That would be a cool collaboration for sure

[@teaddict-]

I remember that video, it was fantastic to watch! I unreservedly second this. It would be a great colab for sure!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Wow Mr. Steel very amazing. Outstanding job there. Can't wait to see more videos. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend sir. Forge On. Keep making. God bless.

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

I really love how those sabatons look. Really need to learn how to make patterns because I NEED to recreate those sabatons!

[@Spoteddy]

The cosplayer trick of making patterns is to first wrap it in gleanfilm,then put some heavy tape (usually they use that grey tape, here we call it Jesus tape) and then you can just cut it apart with you getting the pattern. I think Kamuicosplay shows it in couple of her videos if you still need it in the future.

[@markcarico546]

You should wrap the foil in duct tape before drawing everything on. Makes life so much easier.

[@simey5639]

BISMARCK IN MOTION KING OF THE OCEAN

[@RobTheSquire]

Fast as the wind, the invasion has begun Shaking the ground with the force of thousand guns First in the line of fire First into hostile land Tanks leading the way Leading the way...just a few lines from Ghost Division by Sabaton

[@0815Skorpio]

Hi Alec, here is a little Pro Tipp from Adam Savage when you want to make more templates: Cover the thing in Cling Film Wrap and then in tape, you can draw on it and cut it apart easily without the issues you had with the foil.

[@Sam_995]

I wonder how Alec felt when he had a foil hat and everything reading his mind stopped

[@DH-xw6jp]

The FEIME did studies on how well the foil hats stop mind reading. Turns out, Not at all. They actually act similarly to a satellite dish and concentrate the microwaves allowing even weak readers to be effectively used. What you want is an armadillo helmet.

[@Arinx11]

@@DH-xw6jp not that I disagree or anything, but it does seem that the type of person to believe a tinfoil hat genuinely helps them is also the type of person to not believe in studies by official organizations.

[@DH-xw6jp]

@@Arinx11 surely you jest by calling the Flat Earth Institute of Mind Evasion an "official organization". That's an insult, is what that is. It is a collection of the best researchers from all corners of the earth, hidden deep beneath the Sierra Nevada mountains, they counter the propaganda of the so called "authorities" by offering only the best open source data on all things mind related, their shielding breakthroughs are breathtakingly beautiful. The unique keratin of an armadillo banding is what allows for such a profound shielding. They have tried using laminated panels of water buffalo horn, but it's parallel grain structure isn't suitable to the task.

[@Zogg1281]

Not sure but I think there was a failsafe system in his brain because as soon as he was no longer connected to the world via his brain he started dropping heavy objects on his foot! Whoever puts that into someone's mind as a failsafe is a very twisted individual 😂👍👍👍

[@Codebreakerblue]

@@Zogg1281 a fail-unsafe?

[@the_great_crusade]

Just learned that that there's a band that named themselves after medieval tac-boots

[@cristianruizdiaz1495]

I'm starting to realize that lately I watch Alec videos for his dad jokes and not for his amazing blacksmithing skills

[@RowdyBrian17]

*Primo Victoria starts growing louder and louder*

[@xxPenjoxx]

I subscribed after your collab with Tom Scott, very glad I did because this was really interesting. Is a full set of armour the long term goal?

[@KeppyKep]

I've got so used to seeing makers on KZbin cut shapes out of sheet metal with a plasma or laser cutter. It's nice to see someone using a good-old hand-held grinder.

[@zwilnik]

Ask yourself one question: Are these the boots I want to wear while horseback riding?

[@davidhonaker519]

armor making would be a great direction to go in if your sick of 30 part swords ;)

[@clifbradley]

You seriously should get a Rokform case. I know they aren't a sponsor of yours, but they are absolutely as tough as advertised. Plus a magnet in the case to stick to steel. Very cool and useful.

[@arson8582]

That angle grinding bit was the perfect mix of nerd / shop humor. Bravo.

[@ABurghouts]

My Coffee went in all directions except the direction that it should be going after the "Angles that needs grinding" Brilliant! Love you guys!

[@nhenghali1916]

To the Gates of Hell

[@Dr.Niboshi]

09:13 “ Oh!!! I don‘t recommend that!” a second later: drops a bigger sledge hammer 🔨

[@RestoredChannel]

3:00 "Angles that need grinding" cracked me up🤣👊

[@dustinleebladesmith9135]

Here when the title was "Making a medieval sabaton"

[@tyrionas]

to be honest I really missed Jaime on your videos, I am glad he's back for the time being!

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Alec. I have to admit something to you. Hopefully you see this. About 4 years ago roughly I came across your channel and have been a fan ever since. I have been trying to find a career for the past 15 years but haven't figured out what I want to do. I tried welding as a job. Nope. Carpentry. Nope. Sales. Nope. Food. Nope. I have done cellphone repair for the past 13 years and I hate it now. It was fun at first but having to deal with customers is not for me. But you started working on jewelry and I realized that its kind of right up my alley. I love precious metals, I like working with my hands, I dont like dealing with customers in a retail sense, and I dont like hot shops (well I dont want it as a career) but I realized being a jeweler is my type of work. So I applied and I have a job now. I finally get to leave my dead end retail/repair job and you are one to thank for it. Hopefully this works out but either way I am excited to try it.

[@ABH-82]

Certain portions of this video were very riveting

[@jonathanfukamoto3456]

Alec your armor projects are absolutely riveting

[@74G__]

Being from Spokane it’s really cool to see nicks boots as a sponsor.

[@soaster4568]

1:00 Me trying to uv-unwrap anything that's not a cube

[@ienjoyedthisverymuch8468]

So it’s not just a band 😰😮

[@tadge6106]

Next thing you know the band will ask Alec to make them a set of armour each😂

[@conilas6103]

😥

[@carlkiehne3423]

Nope many bands made into a shoe.

[@PBRJOHN684]

Alec I have never laughed so much watching your channel without Will around 🤣🤣🤣

[@alexanderkratzig7865]

To quote someone who’s name I have forgotten „unhardened armour is just heavy clothing“. (Yes I know, he just made the video for shits and giggles)

[@Ohio_etsu-masu]

Alec you little nimbus! You wrap you're object in aluminium foil to protect it from the layer of DUCT TAPE you mark on, that's how you can cut and flatten it w/o any hiccups

[@aaronward4319]

Pleas make this a series, I think you've got something interesting with externally armored boots.

[@Xuberant]

My kingdom for a cnc plasma cutting table!

[@da3daluz]

Alternate title “Brit makes Swedish metal band, whacks with hammer”

[@HisVirusness]

That "angle grinding" pun got an audible laugh out of me. Just wonderful.

[@Taka1HR]

I see the winged husssars have yet to arrive

[@donnchaspeightburns6304]

It's cool to see a deviation from blade/swordsmithing

[@Muhsaft86]

I want to see something medival be made with medival methods.

[@maskedbreadsticks7602]

alec this is awesome please continue on making the armour so in the future we can see you making a sword and (hopefully) a shield to go along with it!

[@Redact63Lluks]

Really would love to see a full armor series. Gonna need a lot more armor making tools though, and a total deviation from your standard content. Is it possible to make Damascus sheet metal? That would be nuts.

[@tommyv.3839]

So full armor coming up?

[@chrisphillips1130]

We’re all hoping so

[@alexanderkesterson6338]

Alex make greaves first then fit the sabatans to it after, the greaves will actually cover most of the front and back of the ankle area making those articulated plates much easier to fit

[@Michael_Michaels]

Sabaton plays a cool Power Metal!

[@james14294]

5:27 This part was really riveting

[@ZestyBobcat_OW]

PRIMO VICTORIA

[@inventiveowl395]

Camouflage

[@MattNeufy]

Thank you!

[@madengineer9072]

AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO HEAVEN

[@inventiveowl395]

THROUGH THE NAZI LINES

[@tristankincaid7237]

For patterning irregular shapes use cling wrap to cover the object, then apply small bits of duct tape paper mache style.

[@kaischreurs2488]

9:12 "oh I don't reccomend that!" immediately does it again.

[@GiraffeFlavored]

Instead of tinfoil in the beginning, use plastic wrap and paper tape. It holds itself together and can be drawn on and cut up easily. That's how people make small scale clothing for, say, dolls in art projects.

[@seventeenraccoonsinatrenchcoat]

9:00 the dog is so concerned lmao

[@virtusleather]

Amateur cobbler here. We use good quality masking tape in 3-4 layers, draw out the sections with a sharpie, cut it out. For overlay on boots like that a layer of cling wrap first might help too.

[@rin9859]

Broooo I so happy I found Alec after 5 years bro I was 11 last time I saw this legend

[@DarthAxolotl]

Me just sat here waiting to see if there's a reference to the band sabaton.

[@jonathanfairchild]

This was cool. You don’t typically see torture testing on other armorsmithing channels.

[@victoriaeads6126]

"Angles that need grinding!" Jaime, you are made of dad jokes 😂💖

[@felix.der.ritter]

ok, m next video will also be sabatons

[@chaossdragon]

any cosplayer video would have recommended plastic wrap/aluminium foil, then duct tape, draw on the tape to get your patterns.

[@secretstars1]

Really been enjoying the comedic stylings of Jamie and Alec lately. Jamie just slapping the tin foil hat from Alec's head was hilarious.

[@tacticaltavern]

How do you even come up with an idea like this! So much Talent! 👊🏼

[@panopticemu]

I didn't realise watching someone stick two pieces of metal together by hammering the ends of a pin could be so.... riveting

[@compacteconomycar5300]

I've made a few things out of sheet metal, you should have made your design out of heavy card stock like cereal boxes, or really heavy poster board first. You can make it out of cardboard then transfer it to steel and make the exact thing out of steel

[@Chunkie_Boy]

Was the plasma cutter out of commission? Or was it just simpler/faster with the angle grinder?

[@NCMOUNTAINMAN]

That’s what I was wondering

[@philparmenter53]

Isn't it in Montana?

[@cleverusername9369]

@@philparmenter53 I believe this is correct. I don't think he has one in the UK, and could you imagine the headache it would be to try to ship a plasma cutter during covid?

[@keatoncampbell820]

You should try a hot cut or cold cut with a chisel instead of grinding them out. As a welder I rarely get to cold chisel steel to cut it as I don't have access to anvils or huge vises, and hot cutting is a waste of acetylene since I don't have a forge. Being a blacksmith, chisel cutting is far easier for you, wastes less, and more importantly is way more manageable than trying to cut curves with a cutoff disk

[@DoctorRedstone72]

you could make a video about corrugation like you did a while ago about heat treating. could be interesting to see how stuff compares

[@joboyogi]

A lot of cosplayers will use packing tape or masking tape over the barrier/foil layer so it will hold its shape. Also, makes that layer a bit thicker and closer to your desired material thickness.

[@joshualinder7158]

Duct tape over the foil. Holds it together, in shape and gives you a better surface for drawing the design on.

[@isaiahkerstetter3142]

THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!!!

[@austinmiller8695]

Got the new look for steel toes coming back!!!!!!!!!

[@themooreclan1220]

cool, thats where the band name came from