CAN YOU FORGE SOLID GOLD?!?!

[@Levi-xo9un]

all tools used in this project increased in price by $100

[@SH19922x]

😂😂 Somewhat true though because he almost welded his hammer to it

[@deepdarkfried2562]

His hand.?

[@Urmel331]

That includes the brick in the forge

[@xxstealthxx508]

The forge too

[@sfyner]

@@dylanmcvicker8330 dat a joke?

[@colinfurze]

Congrats on the 1Mill Alex it's the hardest million to get is the first.

[@AlecSteele]

Thank you Colin 🙏

[@suburbanking9148]

Colin and Alec should do a collaboration

[@adamwilliams3707]

Suburban King yeah that would be awesome

[@suburbanking9148]

i watch both every time they upload and love both of them

[@toop4538]

ayyy colin

[@anonanon2749]

What I learned about forging gold from this video: - It’s phenomenal - It’s like butter

[@kobejordan5518]

It was heated

[@ozkan576]

@@kobejordan5518 Kobe come back

[@kingbr3adbin239]

Coz it’s gold ya nonce, try using steel

[@kobejordan5518]

@@ozkan576 I Will in time reckoning is coming soon.

[@gogozeppeli9512]

@@kingbr3adbin239 it's a joke you moody cheesecake.

[@dustmodebros]

The name "upsetting" for that process makes a lot of sense. To be fair, I'd be pretty upset if someone threw me in a fire and that ended up making me shorter and fatter.

[@Breeze700]

That's a golden comment! And so true.

[@garethbaus5471]

Yeah.

[@LittleGreyWolfForge]

@@Breeze700 dad?

[@therichboy1012]

Gold and Silver Damascus?

[@zomboynkush113]

TheRichBoy 101 that's like a 10,000,000 subscriber special

[@scottg3192]

you paying for it? TheRichBoy 101

[@OneOfDisease]

The silver might be too hard with pure gold but maybe with a block of 14 or 10k gold it might be possible.

[@jamesschlup2609]

Second

[@Elesario]

Well Electrum is a real thing.

[@RyoHazuki224]

Alec I actually have an idea on what to do with the gold filings that you saved so that none is wasted. Try to get a little crucible so you can melt it down, pour it out in a long string (probably make a little mold) so you basically have a gold wire. And then make a standard wood handle for the little gold knife, and carve inlay into it and lay in the gold wire! I think that would be phenomenal!

[@jommeissner]

That was my idea, too. I hope he will do it.

[@santiagocuevas6237]

Nice

[@FrenchGuyCooking]

The malleability and - let's be honest - the incredible amount of satisfaction generated, really reminds me of play-doh. PS : Congrats on hitting 1M Alec !!!

[@Tiedieking]

Alex French Guy Cooking I love (and subscribed to) both of you. I can NOT wait to see what you do for your 1 million mark. Its gonna be hard to top this, but as usual I'm sure you won't disappoint. ;)

[@PaladinFury]

You have the greatest taste in KZbinrs, Alex!

[@ShaggyR1z1a]

i hope its going to be special ramen with mozarella and homemade wine

[@AlecSteele]

Merci, Alex 🙏

[@Andrebrum1]

lets forge ... pasta. jk

[@garrettwardell2403]

My broke ass cried watching him sand that gold down 😭

[@Darkstar.....]

Yeah me too. Id be catching the sparks on my tongue.

[@sempapegnie7820]

he had a bucket under it catching all the gold doe

[@sempapegnie7820]

@clg632012 no he didn't lol, the sanders blows wind down cuz of the movement of the paper, meaning everything gets pushed in the bucket

[@ghosthunter0404]

@clg632012 the only amount probably lost was the gold that stuck to the belt in all actuality he wouldnt be that dumb to forget the bucket and if he was he probably swept the floor and collected it after by panning it out in water

[@Jackofafewtrades]

@@ghosthunter0404 You wouldn't pan it out in water, you would refine it using sulphuric acid, like they do in the jewellery trade. Workshops and jewellers generally clean their spaces either once a week or before swapping metals (mixing metals is bad juju) or even every morning, depending on how pedantic you're being. They collect the metal and refine it. I worked with an old man that rented a workshop that had belonged to a jeweller that died (or something) and he tore up the carpets and refined the gold in them. Used that to buy the majority of his starting tools.

[@blahblahsen1142]

i'm a blacksmith. no frigging way would i be hammering on 4 grand of gold like that. you sir have a larger wallet, and larger balls than i, and i salute you random brittish guy.

[@highstrangeness2396]

I don't see how people don't understand it's an investment to make money with ads and what not.

[@JohnSmith-uo8fg]

High Strangeness I am confident he lost money on this specific video....

[@davidpatel5267]

@@JohnSmith-uo8fg Yeah you make roughly £1000 per million views not including his sponsorships. So he'd have gained 2.5k off viewing ads and maybe more off sponsorships. This was a 3.2k piece of gold. But he's a sound guy he doesn't do it solely for money, he clearly enjoys what he does

[@spencerwells1328]

He has KZbin and a shop

[@karlo3219]

He is not a random guy

[@rallywagon261]

Something you might consider doing with the shavings. Carve out a design in a handle, mix the gold into epoxy and fill the carving. Sand smooth and you have some beautiful gold inlay

[@JDClark-cb6eq]

carve your touch mark in the handle and do the gold inlay.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Or just use a clean soldering pen to melt the gold dust into the grooves before sealing it in with the epoxy

[@rallywagon261]

you could do that, but the problem with melting gold the applying it to the wood is that wood starts to burn at about 150 degrees C. Gold melts just above 1050 C. This isnt ideal as it will char the wood under the gold, which will give it a flimsy foundation and eventually lead to the inlay coming out. You might lose a little bit of gold in the sanding process, but when mixed into the epoxy, at least you dont need to worry about losing all of the gold.

[@benjaminlorrig9299]

Make less of the gold-epoxy-mix, put a layer of clear epoxi on top, lose (almost) no gold to sanding?

[@chrisosh9574]

Truly a golden moment! Congratulations!

[@moncholm8170]

Next video: Damascus Gold, Silver and Platinum knife.

[@stforksandadream1985]

Lol

[@SvenTviking]

Why do they continue to call pattern welding “Damascus” when Damascus steel is Crucible steel? It was all a mistake in an American forging textbook.

[@mrexists5400]

@@SvenTviking and isn't the pattern from the chemical properties that were unique to where they got the metal?

[@godleveleldritchblast5257]

Not possible due to the melting points or each of the metals. Silver melts at 940 degress Celsius and platinum wouldn't even have become dull orange at that temperature. Also platinum is extremely hard to weld with other metals besides platinus metals. As for the gold/silver combo, the silver would melt into the gold over prolonged exposure to heat and you would get electrum.

[@sander7165]

@@godleveleldritchblast5257 the last part is incorrect, gold with silver Mokume gane exists

[@xFlacksh0t]

Now you have to enchant it with Durability IV

[@redacenba2k199]

xFlacksh0t sharpness IV and fire aspect II

[@corwinweber693]

And it still only lasts about four or five hits.....

[@mwnciboo]

Soul capture...

[@thelegendaryarrox5559]

Get the infinite enchantment plugin on a server and make it Unbreaking 1000

[@corwinweber693]

@@thelegendaryarrox5559 If you're going to go that route.... just cast it in tinkers and put five unbreaking mods on it. Then replace the blade with manyullyn to actually get some decent damage......

[@blksrsil]

A breakdown of why you have 1mill+ subs, you're insane enough to forge a solid gold knife, but humble enough to save the castoff. Love your work man

[@acrosstheacross677]

Lemel. The filings are called lemel.

[@pfcande]

@@acrosstheacross677 Someone's snooty

[@Darkstar.....]

Humble. Lol hes not humble. Hes just not insane.

[@peterogers7561]

There are lots of channels that have a million or more subscribers but none that deserve it more than you.

[@donaldmccombs5566]

Pete Rogers you are completely correct

[@JettHansley]

Except for CrazyRussianHacker

[@rexczi6299]

Jett Sioson he dont deserve that!!

[@alexlutz2221]

So true I'm so glad you finally made it! congratulations Alec!!! keep doing what you are doing, working hard and more than anything keep learning. I can't wait to see what you are capable of when you get to the two million subscriber mark which I Know you will and sooner than you might think.

[@christopherdeoliveira714]

Agreed wholeheartedly, it's not even his level of skill (not to under commend nonetheless), it's the level of love in his eyes. Love like that needs to find it's way into everybody's lives if I can say so myself!

[@legionwermany]

I don't think I can name any other KZbinr who seems to be such a genuinely nice person. Alec deserves all the success in the world.

[@jeravogel]

Barnaby Dixon

[@legionwermany]

@@jeravogel I stand corrected. Barnaby Dixon is an absolute delight.

[@adriandiaz4071]

Gamestop would buy that for $50

[@zragevii4705]

Lol.. not even that..

[@anuket7089]

They will buy a game that I bout from them for 100$ for 0.29cents

[@SupremeShuckle]

TBS Fiery which game?

[@valorix3385]

@@SupremeShuckle the most rarest first copy of Pokémon red

[@kingpinjunky0219]

Not 50$ cash, 50$ store credit

[@jordanbowes5707]

Proud to say I have watched these daily videos since long before the silver play button was forged and happy to see you succeed in learning and growing. Your positivity is infectious. Keep it up Alec. P.S. My mother's maiden name is Steele

[@Ddudoward]

Jordan Bowes my god I remember that vid

[@adammoore251]

Honestly, How many times did you accidently blow away the gold dust?

[@boarbot7829]

Adam Moore 120 likes and no reply’s. impressive

[@Averageidiot44]

i know i would have out of habit...

[@Averageidiot44]

he used the power sander too!? goodbye gold:(

[@gowronmartok349]

@@Averageidiot44 that what I was thinking. He must have lost a gram or two

[@tikkidaddy]

Thats some expensive blow....ing....wait?? WHATTT😁?

[@Phahel7]

I would cry with ever stroke of the file

[@Sarin-Q]

I'm ready for the 5M subscriber golden sword.

[@kastisok]

silver. to kill warewolves

[@xblackdog]

With gold guard and pommel, and a clean stag handle.

[@photographymatt]

Thats just dirty Blackdog, pure porn hehe

[@manchinator97]

gold silver mokume gane sword ?

[@shayanirenberg3294]

Sarin are volunteering to donate a million dollars worth of gold?

[@jaridkeen123]

That knife is beautiful, But what if you added Silver designs to it with a Darkwood handle and Platinum boots holding it together. Then auction off the knife or make a really nice Case for it too. I know you cant use it bc it's to soft but it is surely a work of art

[@johnbrown2163]

I think if you sharpen it will hold an edge for short time?

[@micahkrout3568]

would make a nice letter opener.

[@outdoorsgamerTv]

Its amazing definitely just art

[@sandyfordham8172]

That's a brilliant idea but not to sell. It should be like a good fortune knife but defo a nice handle n case. I think a bone handle cos you really cant use ivory love to see what he's done with it

[@Rinzler261]

Use it as a butter knife

[@dbaker280]

I can't believe you use a belt sander on solid gold! Could you weigh the knife in the next episode? I'm curious how much material came off in the process.

[@scottg5771]

If ever there was a time to hand-sand!

[@Loud3n]

He had a bucket to catch it

[@jordanwright5430]

I didn’t notice you beat me to the question by 3 hours. But definitely agree!

[@Benzy670]

louden bout even with a bucket, he lost material, he lost some on the anvil, too. But that’s just going to happen working with gold, he started losing some the minute he started working with it.

[@noahhillis9185]

Watching this on the 1st of jan 2020 and I’m still wanting him to finish this and make it look sick

[@rachelg9873]

Just watched the video.... was scrolling through the comments intending to go find the next episode after. Got here, and all I can say is, "Well, poop."

[@_topikk_]

Gold prices have gone up ~25% since he bought this. I would imagine he offloaded it for some profit long ago.

[@Link9]

Make a resin handle with the gold flakes in !!

[@Link9]

And congrats to 1m subs alecc!

[@privateportall]

That's actually a great idea! +1

[@stonecoldcarebear]

Great idea!

[@reaperrt1019]

I like it. So u can see the gold inside the handle. Don’t hide it with wood.

[@zragevii4705]

@@reaperrt1019 he could do a wood base with resin and gold flakes on the outside of it so you have more gold... but.. you dont get to see the tang...

[@TundraTactical]

I love the fact that you actually went out and did something special for your milestone on 1mil! You are a genuine blast and one of the most entertaining people out there. Keep up the great work sir! Cheers from America!!!

[@TundraTactical]

south Canada, Also known as Minnesota :)

[@TC-bq5ri]

lol

[@daveg4028]

Just casually shaving off hundreds of pounds....

[@daveg4028]

@Ethan Tyler Ungerboeck probably the WiFi?.

[@webfactorysolutions]

@@lowcarbintheuk you're trying to calculate the whole piece instead of just the shavings

[@Doug_Gimmedome-n7p]

I was a little bit confused because as I'm from america I thought you meant he was shaving off pounds as in weight... then I realized..

[@doggo1098]

If you're an American, shaving off pounds sounds great. If you're British... not so much.

[@xaegius5349]

But he put it in a bucket

[@treyfreeman5992]

I've never seen this level of enthusiasm from a blacksmith before, and I'm here for it.

[@ian1988]

Anyone else getting anxiety imagining how much each pass of the file is costing in gold flakes? Don't even get me started on the belt grinder

[@tedclayton6913]

ian1988 ikr

[@rs-ut5wr]

Lets take some money and grind into dust on the floor. SMH

[@777Conspiracy]

He caught the vast majority of the dust/ flakes. You guys did see the bucket right? The one with a large pile of gold dust in the bottom....

[@TheMeyerchris7]

Gold is $40 per gram. Gold is also extremely dense. Let's be very generous and say he was only removing 0.1g per stroke, that's $4 per file stroke or like 2-3 British Monopoly money. Per file stroke. Crazy.

[@Muddy.Teabagger]

Chris Meyer you will find the usd is the monopoly that's why it's worth so little.

[@earlfreeman2631]

The easiest material to upset is known as "WIFE" but the problem is to get one will cost more than gold

[@baneblackguard584]

no, WIFE gets upset easily but it gets all bent out of shape. the longer you try to fix the problem, the worse the problem becomes. eventually you just have to accept it all bent out of shape or toss it out and get new WIFE.

[@levidyer8042]

and your soul

[@slavicprincess]

Hahaha 😂😂

[@reneehamblin9148]

Bane BlackGuard o

[@corazzinatanner498]

You also go to jail if you put it in the forge or try to cold forge it with a hammer.

[@imaferretmaster]

100 grams of gold? That's a $4000 mini knife, what a baller.

[@angussmart2342]

8000 stuff doubles or triples in material price once crafted

[@SH19922x]

@@angussmart2342 Thats highly debatable, depends.

[@nono9370]

angus Smart thats complete bullshit

[@JustinTopp]

angus Smart depends on tons of different factors

[@Darkstar.....]

Thats the pound. Like $7500 Australian.

[@randomrhec-ness6783]

i just recently started learning the art of blacksmithing a few weeks ago, at the age of 16. my whole set up in total is worth about $20, (my angle grinder alone) but i use my school's anvil, hammers, cutting torches, and shop to practice with in my shop class. i dont yet have a forge, so im trying to make enough money to buy all the materials to build one with, but this art is an old and timely one that i could not be more proud of to be a part of thank you for teaching so many young blacksmiths, (like me) so much about the craft

[@ellisonpeace5344]

how’s it going now ?

[@thomastsunami3422]

it needs a clear acrylic handle, to show-case the entire blade, from tip to tang.

[@olalvlien7664]

I think you should melt the gold, and then pour it in your logo on your work. You will have to make the logo a little deeper, and then just fill it with a little gold. It would look awsome and make your work unique. Imagine a steel or whatever you use hammer, with an golden "S" on it. Please leave a like if you agree so Alec sees this:)

[@nanaki-seto]

not sure about this gold but yeh using some gold (or silver) to infill the makers mark wold look damn nice esp on some of his fancier more exotic blades.

[@TheChoncho212]

I was thinking neodymium, but gold on some of his prouder works would be nice.

[@markwilliams5958]

Please put a clear epoxy handle on it. Maybe with some gold leaf suspended in the resin

[@mtgoode66]

He could use of the filings he saved

[@stuffbywoody5497]

Of all the ideas on here, this is the best 🖒

[@ENRIQUEARUIZ-vw3de]

Underrated comment.

[@michaeljacobs9613]

That is *the* best idea I’ve seen suggested! Nice one 👍🏻

[@Zelmel]

I know this is many years later, but I love how much Alec is geeking out about the way gold reacts to forging in this film.

[@NeelsVandenBerg]

As a goldsmith, my wife had a heat attack when you put the Gold on your grinder ... lol ... she said you need a talking to ... ;)

[@andmicbro1]

Neels Van Den Berg yeah, I would think you wouldn't ever take gold to a grinder. With steel it's cheap and readily available, so using material removal methods save time. But with rare materials? Probably would use a different forging method to retain as much of the material as possible.

[@NeelsVandenBerg]

Anduril never is a really long time ... ;) I have done it and suffered my wife's 1000 yard stare as a result

[@PaladinFury]

Other option would be to gather up the filings (and the other contaminated material), wrap them up and mail them to Cody's Lab for some proper cross-channel-contamination ;)

[@pr0faker]

I think he did do that and since its gold its pretty easy to melt it back so a solid piece and removing the impurities. Still not the greatest way of going about it cause of the residue of gold on the grinders and what doesn't gets flinged in the bucket he had under it.

[@evannibbe9375]

Yeah, I was thinking that it would be perfectly fine to make the blade entirely with forging and leaving all the residue of the forge and anvil on the blade. Besides, doing so could presumably make a harder blade and always make a larger blade.

[@mobspeak]

If any channel deserves a million yours is definitely one of them.

[@Lechanan]

mobspeak here here!

[@MarkBlack1831]

Alec, I don't normally comment on videos. That said, you've inspired everyone in my house to start exploring crafts like blacksmithing where we were all sort of do-nothings before. I'm going to start building a forge, forge some starter tools, and try my hand at making things for my family and friends. May even change careers if I get gud. Congrats on one millon subs and keep up the great work!

[@constructionworkerjasonarm3559]

Mark Black same here dude. Fully inspired daily.

[@Egwos]

what did you do with it? do you still have it? i wanna see the handle... or how do you call it in english? maybe with silver inlays... that would be a nice contrast.

[@ndw2m]

First the music on this episode was on point. Second seeing you hammer with that tiny hammer was hilarious and third I can’t wait to see a handle on that knife.

[@korbiniansteger2665]

The music is awesome! BTW, dows anyone know the track at 7:43? Is it Darude - Sandstorm? :D

[@janzehnder1787]

A Tintanium handle Maybe or Wolfram ????

[@ndw2m]

It definitely needs to be African Blackwood with a domed copper pin

[@ImportZodiac]

For a tang, you should use apoxy with the gold shavings inside it.

[@TroglodyteIsaac]

This is the day you become... Alec Golde

[@AlSmaq]

Golde*

[@maggikari2836]

*Golde*

[@kyleshepperd7420]

Golde

[@remi_skye1895]

This guy’s energy is something I can get behind 😂

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

Ohh yeah by the way send your filings and grinder dust to( @codys lab )...he can consolidate it back into a billet for you :-) just a thought for collaborating. God bless you on your journey to another million!

[@drumprince91]

Christ Centered Ironworks this is a great idea! Cody's is another channel that I enjoy. Congratulations, Alec! You deserve it!

[@chdmorrison]

Was going to comment this also. Awesome colab

[@denniswingerstad9424]

My thoughts to

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

drumprince91 yep Cody is awesome and even know I don't understand half of what he is saying lol... I still enjoy watching everyone of his vids! Alec/Cody collab for sure :-)

[@SoundWorxxXProd]

Imagine how meticulously ancient jewelery was made. Pure insanity

[@Darkstar.....]

Piece of piss by the looks of it.

[@ghosthunter0404]

Was melted down and poured into molds they didnt forge it lol

[@GoblinModeKnives]

@@ghosthunter0404 upond some light reading on the subject it seems the mesopotamians were definently forging gold so...

[@buggsy5]

@@ghosthunter0404 Nope. There was some casting, but most items were made by working the gold with tools and by soldering pieces together.

[@cameronmcpeak5183]

You should melt the scraps into a small Steele logo pendant for yourself

[@magingabrielgarcia530]

Duh you can forge solid gold haven’t you ever played Minecraft

[@Darkstar.....]

Good thing you dont live in reality. Better you werent part of our world.

[@mnda2935]

@@Darkstar..... lmao

[@MakeNCreate]

Congratulations Alec, and Jaime too! Your dedication to the craft and creating frequent and high quality content is truly a inspiration to us all! All the best from Denmark!

[@codo8584]

1 million! A few months ago when you did your collaboration with Mike you had only 400,000. It's crazy how fast your channel has grown!

[@jphzazueta]

Codo8 that’s when I found out about Alec. I had just started following Mike Boyd a couple of days before. I didn’t take long for Alec to become my favorite youtuber.

[@codo8584]

Juan Pablo Hernandez Z Yeah same, that collab made me love both of their channels

[@adropbear09]

What did it weigh at the end and how much was lost?..

[@callum9513]

great question

[@wijione8083]

What do you mean lost?! he turned 100g of gold into a knife and a bucket of gold dust. Whatever got stuck on the sandpapper and the anvil got replaced by impurities

[@meneermankepoot]

Wijione no offense, I laughed when I read your comment because the voice in my head was saying sandpapper xD

[@ChaosWolfJoe]

2:25 "I want to touch it.. It'd be a bad idea." This is an emotion that I feel a lot.

[@ejbeerbower5166]

Fun fact, the stickiness of the gold is it welding to your anvil.

[@dccracker7922]

EJ Beerbower cold wielding

[@ejbeerbower5166]

shane Flood Nope, the wold welds itself to the steel because it has very little oxidation on it’s surface.

[@spaceybard1655]

I'm almost certain it is doing that because of the borax left over from the original pour

[@angerybert679]

I remember when you used to do the live show in that tiny shed of yours, when you and Sam made videos, when you went on to make your first sword. And now look at you! Look how far you've come! Congrats Alec. Keep on being awesome! Edit: Spelling

[@benjaminbaber2114]

now you are going to clean your work shop very well😂

[@Personamedaniel]

The fact that he’s so excited puts me in a good mood

[@illagevidiot8254]

The whole time I was thinking, "don't take it to the belt sander, don't take it to the belt sander... please don't take it to the belt sander" and he did it the madman.

[@illagevidiot8254]

1001101 yes but i guarantee he lost an assload to airborn particulate.

[@PotatoesAssistant]

Plz try and forge aluminum

[@edible383]

im pretty sure that the fumes of it are pretty toxic...

[@seanbush5313]

Dan 53s you might be thinking of zinc, aluminum doesn't fume

[@edible383]

yeah, you are right... sorry :D

[@wijione8083]

Where do you get aluminum?! Is it next to the aluminium store XD

[@seanbush5313]

Wijione you shut your mouth XD

[@michaelc.4321]

The reason why it’s sticking is because gold doesn’t form any oxide. When that residue gets stuck to the anvil, you’re effectively “cold” welding it to itself

[@averywhitaker3513]

Not even a joke of him calling gold "tacky"?

[@PotionsMaster666]

But the anvils *HAS* an oxide layer, not pure metal surface. So it's not cold welding.

[@StrokeMahEgo]

@@PotionsMaster666 But he said it picked up a gold sheen/coating. The gold would then prefer to stick/cold weld to the gold sheen when hit

[@PotionsMaster666]

@@StrokeMahEgo "Sticking" != "Cold Welding".....The difference is a chemistry concept called => "Surface chemistry". There are many types of adsorption ( "sticking" to surface). One of which is "cold welding" i.e. chemically attached to the surface, and if there is an oxide layer present it's difficult to chemically attach to it (almost impossible), and the other type is in which one is just lying between the surface atoms........ Thnx for reading. *EDIT* :- By " != " I mean " not equal to" (in C++ ).

[@StrokeMahEgo]

@@PotionsMaster666 gold cold welds to itself very easily. To those that don't know or care for the difference, it looks like it's sticking.

[@ThePirateburke86]

You know, I was hit with a sudden depression episode about an hour ago and only discovered your channel like, 2 days ago. anyway, I jumped on KZbin and saw you "forging platinum" video on my suggested videos and watched it because of how excited you are about everything. the video definitely helped me smile and pull me out of my funk

[@kai_johnsonn]

I have been feeling the same lately my friend. Depressive mood swings, and it's nice when you can watch channels like this to lift your mood

[@argentummoonjewellery3503]

Gold does work harden, 24k however work hardens very slowly. If it is worked without annealing it will begin to stress fracture and eventually crack. Very entertaining:)

[@j.shorter4716]

Argentum Moon Jewellery reminds me of H1 steel

[@andrewevenson7798]

You should send the dust and objects contaminated with gold to Cody’s Lab and ask if he will refine it!

[@jacobshepherd3997]

Andrew Evenson yes

[@flurgerbla7609]

i very much agree

[@MaDDog90]

Hell yeah! Send him the grinding belt and I bet he will get some out of it

[@Tsunande4]

yup

[@braiansingh9730]

Thatsa very good idea

[@Manu-tt3wn]

A bit late, but 1:42 to 1:47 was exactly what i said when i lost my virginity

[@NikoBeneventano]

Manu Tequila 😂😂😂

[@joemama7236]

Lmao

[@xxstealthxx508]

Lmao

[@maxblack7162]

HAHAHAA

[@amiterez1356]

Omg😂😂😂😂

[@altepost3805]

What is the weight of this blade, and what is the weight of the filings?

[@thewhatwhat12333]

Its literally a *_butter_* knife

[@coledavlan1711]

Mythic Cobalt budder*

[@coledavlan1711]

Andrew Boettinger SkyDoesMinecraft always called gold, “budder”.

[@melonmode4128]

My god that reference takes me back...

[@l0sts0ul89]

Nostalgia

[@drakecake3333]

SkyDoesMinecraft would be proud-

[@ParkerBrown1979]

Heat it to a dull red in low light and then quench it. This anneals the metal and makes it extremely malleable. This is the standard technique used by goldsmiths. Generally, you don't want to hammer on hot gold or silver. Also, you've GOT to work on a clean polished anvil with a clean polished hammer. Other than that....cheers!

[@argentummoonjewellery3503]

Parker Brown This is so weird. I just watched your silver cup video from Three years ago earlier today. You should check out my Chanel, I make jewellery making videos (mostly rings as they’re my favourite) :)

[@user-yr5qy9uc6h]

Well this video was gold. Ha see what I did there. CONGRATS ON THE MILLION IM SO PROUD

[@mindsprawl]

Are you his dad?

[@user-yr5qy9uc6h]

you never know. might i be?

[@MrSaemichlaus]

Soft, cold forgeable, light on the wrist. It really looks like gold is a good starter material!

[@jameshall4385]

I was cringing with every file stroke. Five dollars per stroke, that's more expensive than a high class prostitute.

[@crustybuns9344]

James Hall I share your pain.

[@crustybuns9344]

Also come to Detroit. "high class" hookers run about $75 usd an hour. $150 if you want to a raw session of will I contract aids?

[@filiplaskovski9993]

James Hall golds gold dude it’s still worth its price lmao

[@MarcusBoejer]

No, Filip, the small amount that sticks to the anvil and the shavings have a very high value, due to the fact that gold has such a high price per gram.

[@beerczarcofigus8793]

James Hall so much cringe

[@Subvix]

You taking a grinder to solid gold, made me realize how poor I really am...

[@0KOrbU0]

Gold and silver damascus?

[@korvanon8832]

0KOrbU0 if it's possible that would be stunning

[@hanelyp1]

Gold, silver, and copper all melt at close to the same temperature, so forge welding them together should be possible. Experimenting with silver and copper is probably a good way to work out the method with less costly materials.

[@Burden82]

its called mokume-game and it is possible

[@bas17h4]

needs to be done

[@radzelimohdramli4360]

Should weight the gold before n after forging into knife together with the gold dust from grinding n see how much gold loss.

[@Fplfplfpl]

Close your eyes and listen from 2:10 to 2:30

[@elijuahisrael7970]

Stefan Stojkovski bruh lol 😅

[@tonyharrisson6823]

Pervert 🤣🤣🤣

[@coryledet8388]

Hahahahahahaha

[@captnawesme221]

Hilarious!!

[@lolyousuck9450]

Hahahhq

[@dcwillis87]

All that filing is making me cringe

[@davidurdahl6656]

right?

[@drkrd]

I KNOW RIGHT! I WANTED TO PUT MY HANDS UNDER TO RETREIVE THE GOLD ! OMG!

[@grahamr6545]

You mean the sanding on the belt.

[@Heroasteral]

Absolute madman

[@approachableactive]

He had a bucket under it though haha

[@gentlysotherchannel9647]

Gold and Platinum Damascus????

[@kjk1723]

Congratulations sir, It is an honor to share in your excitement. Keep having fun and we will too!

[@ijmodified]

He could do gold and lead but not platinum

[@davidansell807]

Yasss but make it a bowie knife

[@Ryan-px8mq]

I am a bench jeweler and ever since i have been watching these videos i have been wondering if you could create some kind of Damascus out of it but i do know using different karat weights does not work it does not change anything or make a pattern or anything like that

[@kellydees1938]

gently does it i was thinking gold and silver

[@leadgindairy3709]

Forging what a supernova star forged billions of years ago. I love it.

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha! Great work and congratulations to 1M

[@desmondmoonbear4143]

One *RING* to *FORGE* them all

[@CoolGuy-dg9nf]

Gandalf's voice... Epic

[@BobbyDukeArts]

Congrats on 1mil dude!

[@films2882]

Bobby Duke Arts oh my did not expect you to be here big fan

[@stevevanmol8357]

you should ask to make a carved handle for this knife

[@kyleklem4045]

steve vanmol yes omg yes they need to collab on a project

[@dylan_was_taken]

Bobby wtf are you doing here 😂

[@AlecSteele]

Thanks man! Very grateful! Congrats yourself for the recent mill!! 🙏🙏

[@theodorerex5511]

It is truly a joy, to watch you work and be so passionate about your craft. I love your content and truly wish you the best!

[@michaeljackson840]

Alec, I've been a subscriber since you've had 28K. Its so amazing to see all your hard work and creativity on this channel. Very proud of you for all you've done! Congratulations on 1,000,000 subscribers!!

[@danieljohn2012]

Ryan Brodsky I was actually getting ready to comment that as well, I think it was around 24K for me. But it's amazing how much has happened so fast!

[@lukearts2954]

same here. It's amazing how much you've grown, Alec, not only in the craft. You've matured so much in everything and you should be very proud of what you have achieved, because you're not just like so many channels just entertainment. No, you're an example to us all, and inspire people young and old, and that is truly unique!

[@theofficialdiamondlou2418]

Yep same here. Like 26k or something.

[@garthor]

3200 british pounds ~= 4200 usd

[@galacticnipple2586]

$4,200 usd --> $5,738 aud

[@tommytoranger8318]

$5,738 aud --> 34,432 nok

[@jackparker3342]

dude your crazy, gold flying all over the workshop, i could cry

[@Grakoham]

Someone has got to say it. You’re*

[@Muddy.Teabagger]

Graham K no one needed to say just people like to.point out people's failings.

[@bdubbdub]

He retrieved most of it in the buckets.

[@КГБАгент-г2з]

The fact that it's sticky means it's ready to forge weld. A trick used by blacksmiths to tell when to forge weld is to touch a bar of steel and if it sticks a bit, it's ready.

[@sergioquintero9280]

When you are going to finish that knife?

[@kelseyoakes803]

So so proud of you! Love this video, congrats on reaching 1M subs, thank you for bringing amazing content to us every day, this doesn't get said enough but Jamie you have done an amazing job on the editing as always. Hope Alec and Jamie see this! 🔥🔨❤

[@prestoncooper8227]

Kelsey Oakes he deserves all of us and much more

[@spaceguardian700]

Aluminium is difficult Give it a try...

[@kingpolo86]

every push with the file, 50 bucks . . . 100 bucks . . . 150 bucks and then sneeze

[@scottrakes1622]

This was the most painful video I've ever watched. Every single flake that went flying brought another tear to my eye.

[@philipcecil7469]

You should talk to Cody's lab about doing a collab forging gold

[@hardkrash]

And gold recovery from the sanding belts and files...

[@InformantNet]

You haven't finished the gold knife, and it's been almost a full year.

[@Kraang]

Get called out for your antics Alec.

[@dravenduncan4291]

You really think he kept it? Gold isn't cheap, I'm sure he sold the knife right after to get some of that money back, that's why he kept all the dust he filed off. Just used it for this video. I could be wrong, I wouldnt blame him tho.

[@serietta4394]

Cause he is too occupied with shouting and screaming around pointlessly. Maybe if he would spend less time emulating a cocaine addict and more time actually doing stuff something worthwhile would come from it ...

[@serietta4394]

@Carlos Hipolito Fell free to stop reading.

[@serietta4394]

@Carlos Hipolito Feel free to visit a clever come back course.

[@FrankRoosevelt32]

Polish that thing to a mirror finish! Congrats on one million!

[@mr.eccles2736]

So this is the guy that Bond villains go to have their weapons of choice made.

[@rachelg9873]

May I shake your hand, sir? Beautiful, just masterful comment. Thank you, sir.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Goldmember. Groovy, baby!

[@Geckomayhem]

This video seems to have more likes than any of your other videos. You're crazy, Alec. Congratulations. Can't wait for your next project!

[@mfbdn]

You're so inspiring! Hoping to meet you in person one day! Amazing work☺ Congratulations!

[@trevorhall1541]

It's got more likes because nobody can resist the shinyness of gold

[@P0leP0le]

It's now at 24K ;)

[@FoxPerformance326]

We want DAMASCUS GOOOOOOOLD !!! CONGRATS FOR 1M SUBS !!

[@capatainnemo]

it wouldnt work

[@Burden82]

its called mokume-gane you mix two precious metal like damascus. but the metal need to be with similar propertys so you just dot melt other metal of to get enough heat to another. so with gold and steal it wont work but with silver it will

[@wijione8083]

Copper and gold damascus?! Or maybe silver

[@Drumz93]

Hey Alec, I hope you see this comment in the sea of supportive comments that I'm sure you get. I just want to let you know that this is some of the most fun I have had watching one of your videos. I can tell just how much fun you were having testing out that gold as I'm sure everyone else could. Congrats on the 1 mil!! I'm so glad I get to be a part of this fantastic community and here's to another million!!

[@MikeFilippello]

Your video was amazing. You’re a Very Talented Artist! I’m sure your Fiancée wears that ring with so much pride knowing that you made it just for her. Congratulations!

[@ParkerUAS]

Wonder what your belts are worth now.

[@ShugoAWay]

MP probably a few pence more

[@archie8984]

*less

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

We kept thinking "please don't toss it in the air, please don't toss it in the air"!!! But seriously, CONGRATS!!!!!

[@MadMax-yq9ix]

EvanAndKatelyn who is we

[@mohammadabudaqer7641]

Mad Max evan and katelyn are we

[@SnorrioK]

Account name is Evan and Katelyn... How can you ask "who is we[?]" and then press the reply button? That's another level of dumb.

[@mohammadabudaqer7641]

Snorri Ö.K. ikr

[@davidcrofts5246]

"We" is Evan and Katelyn, they did a colab with Alec recently.

[@TheGunCollective]

Congratulations on the success. You and your team have put in countless hours of work to get here. Here's to another million!

[@AlecSteele]

Thanks man!

[@sweetmeatnc1504]

Alec Steele congrats! And hey john! Didnt expect to see you here.

[@tompw3141]

Long-term thought: make sure this knife ends up in your coffin, to confuse future archeologists.