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Alec Steele Blacksmith 2022

[@TheLaensman]

Next episode: forging a katana out of a F-35 fighter jet

[@TRichardsBlades]

so that's where it went

[@olehombreamigo]

aa there is the missing f-35 from the us military i see

[@alexmyers4027]

Yeah... do it!

[@gunpowderHVA]

😂😂😂 winner

[@SideshowBen206]

South Carolina has one you can borrow 😉

[@GrahamCrannell]

Mechanics: using wrenches and hand tools Alec: A C E T Y L E N E

[@LittleGreyWolfForge]

😂

[@xMingan]

Scrapyard people : My good man

[@miguelangelmartinezgarcia9682]

I'm mechanic and i use acetylene too. Sometimes, it's the fastest way.

[@Drmcclung]

Can you even use acetylene in the UK anymore?

[@LittleGreyWolfForge]

@@Drmcclung why not?

[@johnrichy2k6]

This is the most unhinged I’ve ever seen Alec, love to see it!

[@GaisaSanktejo]

He's been zanier, its good to see his younger character shining out of is more mature self every now and then 😂

[@Mister_Matthew]

fr this was an amazing one!!

[@darreldavid4653]

yeah, he actually said mf haha

[@fredfry5100]

Not to complain, but if he'd done a better job on the salvaging the axles, he'd have been done in a day.😢

[@Corvus.Gaming]

as someone who knows his ways around cars, this literal teardown hurts physically

[@bobbyhempel1513]

In some ways is cathartic though.

[@raviexthegod]

@@bobbyhempel1513 if you call putting yourself in mortal danger then filming it cathartic sure. He lifted it by a part meant to FAIL FIRST, and he pulled out a 500 pound spring by heating it up and tearing it out w/o a spring compressor. Then he also put a map-gas torch to what he didn't know was in fact the fuel tank, which could have exploded.

[@Mister_Matthew]

hahaha it was so funny when he first popped the hood

[@trombonedude5312]

​@@raviexthegodit made me cringe so hard I was surprised this video didn't have a liveleak watermark on it

[@ac.creations]

It's a joke.

[@jacoolivier7095]

Dude that copper rivets look insane you should do it more like that

[@ediefreddie5438]

I love that you removed everything in the least efficient, most destructive and dangerous ways. It was very very nice to watch

[@jerrylim6722]

3 mins in and Alec managed to almost win himself a Darwin Award.

[@222SickBoy]

I was so scared for Alec’s safety with some of this stuff. Those springs can be dangerous 😂

[@WierdGuy523]

Or when he nearly got crushed because "let's see how strong a seatbelt is" then almost walking under the car just before it broke XD

[@redred9000]

I was worried too! But it looked like he heated the springs a little before pushing them out, maybe his plan was to relax the metal so it's not as powerful? When he did push it out it seemed to be weaker then I thought they were, but maybe that's just me 😅

[@TheLtVoss]

​@@WierdGuy523well the seat belt didn't fail the bumper that is designed to absorb energy did

[@TheLtVoss]

​@@redred9000they there glowing red with that he removed the heat treatment that makes a spring Store energy and also he soften the steel so much that the spring got under it's own force deformed

[@drewstotts7087]

Fill the camshaft with metal shavings and dust from the lathe, milling machine, and saw and then forge weld it and make it a solid bar, I imagine that would look pretty interesting inside with whatever you'd make with it!

[@paulrapp613]

CaMister Damascus 😎!

[@Zogg1281]

Hmm, have you been watching Timothy Dyke's channel? He just made a knife from a really, really old car that had been slowly rotting away. I love the seat belt micarta handle with the break pipe pins. The whole tomahawk came out looking really interesting 😊👍👍👍

[@kingpotatoebroadcastingass8250]

I absolutely love the idea that he just took someone's car to make a tomohawk out of. Also the "how do you take this off" with the spring and just hitting it out killed me

[@R4N6ER]

Fantastic idea for an episode! Now cast something from the engine block!

[@TRiToX91]

This was my first thought aswell

[@gillycars1775]

Definitely want to see more things made with "homemade micarda" like you did with this

[@rlaycock86]

I really liked this video, it feels like a classic Alec Steele. You should make more content like this. Making one thing from something else is always awesome.

[@jacobwhittaker7354]

Something very satisfying about those heated coil springs getting uncurled so easily haha. Love it!

[@michaelcherokee8906]

Those springs unravelling were a thing of beauty to behold.

[@feeterican]

Timothy Dyck just did this a week ago or something where he turned an old car into a knife. Is this something going around the black smith table to make a sharp thing out of an old vehicle?

[@TheColorsInGreyLife]

Hey Alec! Or whomever runs the views of comments on your channel, here's a nice video idea I had for you; using a turbo from a car you can build a big funnel with a grill and another funnel above it to capture the exhaust and feed it into the turbo. Here's the thing, you need to use double seals re-feeder (a sliding steel piece in front with a rear sliding piece as well that way when you put wood in it then can be re-fed in without the hot gases escaping because of positive pressure in the funnel below) system for the wood, grass, and leaves grill for the bottom funnel grill, then a slide in area with a hinge panel with a handle to make it so the middle of the 2 funnels seal for the gas burning. The exhaust funnel just needs a little of the exhaust captured into the blower hose through a one way valve using the fast moving air as a way to suck it in (the tube coming off the compressor that runs into the bottom of the funnel) so that way it gets hotter and builds more pressure, the intake is just the air around you plus your natural gas that you run so you can REALLY burn that wood! Plus you are going to need refractory material (like you've already done for your own builds) on the inside and outside of the funnels so it will be able to hold up to the test of time, the exhaust of course needs to be pointed away from the roof to a vent because that's going to be quite hot and quite fast! That should make everything work quite well, but the start-up needs a little help from that electric fan blower you used to use, I imagine it would still be something you can get but its to help with the turbo spool up and the all that. It would be a great little video, using the trailer, going for a hike and gathering wood, cleaning up the yard and using all of the leaves and grass, and whatever random wood you could find! It would really reduce the amount of gas you would use since you could be more efficient with your burns using the woods and increased recycle of heat thanks to the compressor reblowing some of that exhaust coming out of the turbine back into the intake tube (you'll need a one way valve and use the fast moving air from the compressor to have it suck in air once its at speed, although you could just suck it in from the intake still, but it would reduce the life-span of the turbo) for the the bottom part of the grill, if you vortex it just right it will help make the ash and unburnt wood reburn, making less carbon-mono & dioxide. Hope it helps :)

[@ryanwilson_canada]

As much as I enjoy the multi part builds. I really enjoy the one video builds, especially when they're quirky like this. Great video as always guys, hope everyone is taking care.

[@JamieCampbell314159]

If you do a part two it would be cool to see what you could do with the engine block, crankshaft, pistons, and connecting rods.

[@TheROOTminus1]

When he was appalled that the camshafts were hollow my thought was the crank should be solid at least

[@cleverusername9369]

Chaotic and unhinged and completely out of control but still extremely competent Alec is my favorite Alec.

[@laumuseka]

I used to dismantle cars, and this is hands down the most fun way I’ve seen it done!

[@bigshadsthepuphimself7055]

Best thing I've seen this week: using the end of a barbell to straighten red hot coil springs. Good work

[@josephdecesaro1528]

Usually a good size high carbon steel part of the car that most miss is the brake pedal bar. It has to take a lot of pressure of hundreds of thousands to presses with out deforming.

[@andie_pants]

Was in a bar in Troy, Ohio tonight chatting with a blacksmith there for the meet and we got to talking about you. Apparently she's got a friend who is friends with you and I just thought that momentary connection was super cool. 💜

[@andie_pants]

2:33 _JESUS H. CHRIST!!_

[@ericmitchell985]

Those rivets, in particular, turned out looking fantastic!

[@michaelcherokee8906]

You did two incredibly brave things in the video time of about three seconds. You smacked vehicle struts/springs off to fly free, and then you brought fire near a gas tank. Certifiably crazy.

[@I.no.ah.guy57]

It wasn't the gas tank, so nothing to worry about. It was the spare tire compartment. You can see it's rounded at the back. The tank is in front of that, towards the middle of the car, more likely under the backseat. I'm a mechanic, but I'm also not trying to be rude or condescending, just educational 🙏🏼👍🏼

[@garymcloughlin500]

This is content I didn't even know I needed in my life until now. I like metal smithing content. I'm a mechanic by trade so watching you rip apart a car like hurt my soul a bit. But Fuse the 2 together and it made for great viewing.

[@NavyVeteran1776]

Timothy Dyck did this with a ‘47 monarch. Great concept for the both of them.

[@ryangross5446]

I was actually surprised he managed to get the valve cover off with a giant pry bar haha. Thats how you be taking parts off at a junkyard right there

[@michelmk5429]

After Jamie saved the Alec’s day(again?) from a gigantic anvil last episode. Alec still can’t help by not to walk on the edge. I think we all love this kind of bound between you guys. But please keep yourselves safe and good.

[@jacobhornberger4613]

I like having a full project in one video. Thanks Alec

[@superbabaganoosh]

Flip man, I've been watching you since you started in Bakersfield and now you're 25. It's like I watched someone's son grow up!!

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

This could be straight out of an episode of Forged in Fire. Good stuff!

[@lp-xl9ld]

Actually, there WAS one where they did precisely that ("make a knife out of material salvaged from an old car")

[@roelfindoors6767]

I am proud of the way you carefully and in a professional manner salvaged the necessary components from the car🤣

[@germanothomas4799]

Congratulations for the creativity. This is so interesting!

[@SimJackson]

Alec picks a car up with a seat belt then is shocked when it fails 😂😂

[@jasonk1540]

Pretty sure that was staged. A funny joke to make no less - I too would flinch at a car falling even if I knew it would

[@Thrandweel]

Probably... Also, seatbelts are incredibly strong somthing like 3000lb+ of tensile strength.

[@FOFBASS1]

I saw this comment before watching the video and was convened I read it wrong. Happy to be wrong. Lmao.

[@nanaki-seto]

I honestly expected it to hold better seat belt material is pretty strong stuff. Probably was on a sharp edge on the car

[@BritishTeaLover]

@@Thrandweel @nanaki-seto Seatbelts are strong... until you put a knot in them. Knotting rope or other material like that destroys the strength/load bearing capability of it. Depending on the knot, you might lose more than half the load bearing capability. It's something climbers have to be very careful of when attaching two ropes together.

[@JossWaddy]

Was looking at Henson shaving the other week. You should do a collab video where you try and copy it in either aluminium, steel or do their titanium if only to show just how precise their tolerances are. Would be a fun challenge.

[@jackgaunt2502]

Amazing episode! Loved the black and white portion Jamie

[@B.McAllister]

Timothy Dyck did this too! This is amazing to see two of my favorite blacksmiths doing these epic challenges.

[@joshuathorson8813]

Kinda feel like Timothy deserved a callout with this being directly inspired by his video

[@Adam-go5de]

@@joshuathorson8813 Yea definitely feel like he just ripped this idea from Tim

[@JamiePopple]

Strange coincidence but neither of us know who he is. This video has been in the pipeline for over a month sourcing a scrap car logistically. Edit: Alec did know who he was but didn't see his video.

[@deckname5794]

​@@JamiePopplesure

[@B.McAllister]

@@JamiePopple Crap, reading my comment now, it does come off like an accusation.. I am not accusing you guys of anything. I believe you, these videos do take a long time to film, edit and upload. So yours could have been filmed or thought of way ahead of his. I think Tim is a fan of Alec's, if I remember correctly, he did a "Welcome back to my workshop, it's fantastic to have you here." Alec Steele introduction. Apologies, I didn't mean to sound like I was accusing you guys of taking ideas. I just think it is amazing how people, literally countries apart can come up with similar ideas. It happens. But Timothy made a knife whereas Alec made a tomahawk. Timothy used scraps from an old car where Alec used a newer vehicle. Similar concept but different ideas. I love both channels, both videos and you all make awesome content. I know damn well if you or Alec knew this was done before you'd point it out and give credit. So I believe you when you say that you had no clue of it. No worries!

[@GalacticWoodsman]

Been really enjoying the videos lately, love the ingenuity and problem solving and who can forget a bit of Steele workshop fun! Thanks guys!

[@MarensKhaos]

That copper tubing made such a beautiful pop of color!

[@leehuntley189]

Thank you Alec for teaching us how to work on our car!

[@redlionforge9173]

Your videos were one of the reason I got into forging Alec.

[@kasumach4828]

Bro same

[@rx323bug]

So fortunate that you found all that resin in the boot of the car Alec

[@axelleaxl.5315]

The Crankshaft and rods are certainly the best metal part... (and maybe the valves ? )

[@razghost2]

Has to be said that Jamie really outdone himself with the editing in this one

[@Timothious_Maximus]

even after alec finished salvaging materials, the car was still in vastly better state than those seen on "Just Rolled In"

[@stoutland_gna8858]

this is easily one of the funnest projects you've done. ive always hoped you'd start doing challenges where you only have limited materials like this. 10/10

[@PureNrGG]

That handle is so sick! Love the build!!

[@holdawayt]

How can a man so mechanically brilliant when it comes to how things work, have no idea how cars work haha? Brilliant video.

[@JackManic1984]

The shocks Alec are your best bet. Good size spring steel makes for some pretty decent blades.

[@daniele1569]

Alex - genuinely happy and a little bit surprised you came out of this one alive!

[@marcclapton]

So good to see Alec making squishy metal again!!

[@CollinBowie-qw7ye]

The delicate music playing as you beat the crap out of that car killed me 😂

[@dj_wilson2974]

Alec I just wanna say very well done for all your endeavors and success all the way from Wyoming USA ..been watching since early days at the beautifully built Barker Street Forge and on 👍

[@williamm8598]

The B and W portions are FANTASTIC!!!!

[@redred9000]

I love this idea of taking something apart for meteral! I think this is something that alex and Jamie should consider doing again! A car was a brilliant idea, and im interested in seeing what else they may come up with, maybe a making a lawnmower blade from an old lawn mower or something like that, seeing the destruction for the sake of creation is almost mesmerizing. And they way that alex just went for the destruction was almost relieving how uncaring in how he did it, no wrenches or spanners. Just hitting stuff until it comes out. Great stuff guys!

[@FlaminChicken231]

really enjoyed the slightly longer shots of him working at the power hammer, brings me back to the older days of this channel

[@andrewenns9823]

Love how the handle turned out!

[@Zitr000ne]

As somewhat of a car person I've never felt so violated by a KZbin video 😂

[@williamtilletts6636]

I love this project- brilliant!!!

[@ChipoSkippy]

Very unique premise and great execution on the carmascus tomahawk Alec!

[@Braxel_]

Would be interesting to see if he can make something for a car instead of from a car. Pistons and rods would be a challenge and cool to see how they would hold up with a turbo.

[@laurd114]

This felt like a episode of "Forged In Fire", pretty cool !

[@DumbfoundedMadman]

Now that you mention it, I would love to see Alec compete on Forged in Fire. That's the show that got me into forging, which inevitably lead me to this channel.

[@IneptOrange]

@@DumbfoundedMadman I believe he applied at one point, and nearly got in, but covid happened and his episode got cancelled (Or something else happened, I can't remember very well)

[@JamiePopple]

@@IneptOrange None of that is true haha where on earth did you hear that 😂

[@IneptOrange]

@@JamiePopple Well damn, now that you mention it I cannot remember. I guess various comments on this channel. Guess I was wrong, Nvm

[@westiepup369]

Honestly, all his recent videos make it seem like he’s really prepping himself for Forged in Fire

[@user-qv9ot6qh8m]

Carmascus steel... Bloody brilliant Alec.

[@LizzBowlen]

This video has so far given 125,000 people generalized anxiety disorders. Keep up the good work!

[@chrish1585]

Probably the coolest thing you have made in a long time.!

[@Autonate_42]

Mechanics: uses spanners and wrenches to take parts off. Alec: Halligan!

[@benoffutt4198]

"It helps if you ask nicely" legend

[@tommybarken]

I missed this kind of videos. Love it.

[@dallinbates4935]

Can you possibly consider showing us a little bit more detail about how you used the brake line to make the pins for the handle??

[@gobokinje9183]

"It helps when you ask nicely" Been a sheet metal mechanic for going on eight or nine years now.... weirdly you are correct in what you say.

[@donaldneill4419]

Great idea, Alec, that was hilarious!

[@Kellysg126]

As someone who works on cars, i could have made diamonds watching alec take those springs out

[@Verikoshi]

had the Henson site open on my pc for like a month cause i couldnt decide, but seeing you talk about it and having a code for extra blades made up my mind

[@Shwarmageddon]

Have you been talking to Timothy Dyck? He just did a knife project where he made it from a car

[@stihl888]

Nice work lads!

[@dfgaJK]

I love it! Did it keep an edge?

[@SchysCraftCo.]

😮. Awesome idea. Can't wait to see more updates an projects and many more videos soon my friends. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Forge Lit. Keep Making. God bless.

[@sortysciaofiscia]

thats a great idea! make more things from that car!!

[@silenthill5794]

Everyone when they reach a certain age, will get asked, "If you could go back in time and learn something new, go a different direction in life, what would it be"? ...I think I can honestly say now, Blacksmithing.....I envy all of you that grew up with a father to point in the good directions like this...

[@andrewmckinney4650]

That’s what you call a “chop shop”

[@StopaskingformynameYouTube]

Once a weak? What a blessing! If i want to stay clean shaven i have to shave every day. It grows like a jungle, fast and dense.

[@thedarkknight1971]

@Alex... Here's an idea... Car suspension coil spring sword/axe handle... Take 4 coil springs, straighten them out into 'Rods', weld the ends together, & then heat them up and twist them into a 'Steel rope' for use as the handle for the afrementioned sword, axe or whatever! 🤔😏😒👌 😎🇬🇧

[@sshuggi]

The back of that Bernsdorfer looks like an excellent limb extractor.

[@whatme3473]

Awesome 👌. Its realy good that the whole build was In one episode as well. Love your work always have .

[@greengonzonz]

I don't normally comment... but I love this. Wicked idea! OTT? Absolutely ❤

[@ehsnils]

Crankshaft and camshafts would probably be useful for forging too. The bumpers are interesting too since they are quite tough.

[@GrahamCrannell]

he tried the camshaft, it was hollow. The crank is almost certainly solid, but way hard to get to lol. You'd need to pull the engine for that

[@DjDolHaus86]

@@GrahamCrannell They're not that hard to get to if you're cutting your way in. Find the oil pan, cut anything that's in between you and it and you're pretty much staring at the crank. Might as well take the conrods while you're there

[@Sokar12345]

Glad the car had some resin in the back.

[@cosmicbrambleclawv2]

I drive a 06 Fusion and when I looked back at the video and saw that I was SUPER lost cause it looks more like a PT Cruiser than a Ford Fusion 😂 Also, SUPER glad ypu didnt get any closer during the seatbelt strength test, legit right as I was thinking "Damn Im surprised it held that long!" It snapped and the car fell 😮 And 3:41 thats your cam shaft, its what makes the pistons fire at just the right rate (and it makes a superb, albeit heavy) walking stick. A dream of mine the past few years has been to weld 2 or 3 shafts together and do a fancy bit at the top to make a wizard staff 😂 I didnt know it was hollow though! Learn something new every day

[@sarchlalaith8836]

The material should be rotated 45° every layer, by putting them all in a straight line line that they're going to delaminate really fast.

[@tylerbest1269]

the hollow brass tube rivets are my favourite looking part.

[@lurkmoar3926]

Great work and fun to watch! Thanks, Jamie.👍

[@ben-me9jy]

The was a cracking build mate! LOL! Sweet video!

[@adrianpitt1102]

Simply yet effective

[@haydenap]

Second time you've used the song at 4:30 and I don't mind at all! It's a banger

[@dks9564]

You just did what every Mechanic who ever lived wanted to do to that one car that was pissin' them off.

[@HakuginSan]

I really enjoyed seeing the fusion of all those bits into a single tomahawk.

[@patrickvaugn897]

Brilliantly done , good show

[@valentins.352]

I think this is one of my favourite pieces in 3 years of watching this channel. Also Jamie: good job on the B Roll ^^

[@Zelmel]

I love the concept of this video/series!