I competed against 70 knife makers in a build-off…

[@imstumped2052]

It's a musical dagger. After you stab something with it you say : "See? Sharp!"

[@DillonHockett]

Get out.

[@mrj5256]

I found this way funnier than I probably should have..

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

Ha! Im tired of hearing the same puns over and over but thats a pretty good one

[@nonfatkibbles]

And soon your ekg will "b flat" lined

[@BionicBurke]

It is only natural someone beat me to making a flat reference..

[@razghost2]

Alec: I am a notoriously slow worker Me: What!? No way! (Proceeds to watch part 74 on building a mountain bike)

[@MarceloBenjamin]

Jamie's video in the middle of the build was the best one by far!!! I still laugh remembering it.

[@thecatpilot4002]

You don't know how satisfying it is to be the 1k like

[@henningbutz2289]

While thats a really fine looking blade, i am more impressed by how well trained your dogs are. Excellent job!

[@zekecasboult4229]

I was thinking the same thing. They are excellently trained, very impressive.

[@spudpud-T67]

Discipline, self discipline.

[@Dnboswachter]

Verry impressed indeed!

[@markburleson5405]

That is a Belgian Malanois I believe, at least a 5000 dollar dog but I may be low on the price

[@2H80vids]

Agreed for sure. The way he was chewing on Jamie's arm, it kind of looks like he was trained for police work, or security at least. I don't know if Alec has had him long enough to be responsible for all his training but somebody did an excellent job. The other one looks like a fun, friendly beast too.👍😁

[@NeelsVandenBerg]

I can not begin to express how honored and proud I feel of each and every person around the world that took up the 48 hour dagger challenge. I'm completely flabbergasted by the results. Your dagger is absolutely phenomenal and you knocked it out of the park! You are an absolute beast, a wizard of steel and time management. You KILLED it in this build! Jamie gets the "Kahunas of Steel" award for his portrail of "Data"!

[@Satsujinki1973]

I know I'm a year late, but is there anywhere I can view images of your finished dagger?

[@montecrysto33]

Alec : "Oh no I'm afraid I'll run out of time!" Also Alec : "Yeah let's take the dogs to the field" They're really cute btw

[@mikaeluhl]

Priorities, mate

[@Cloudstrife112233]

Sometimes, you just gotta take a break so that you can make better progress on it.

[@TheKarmak]

"I am running out of time! I wonder what the other competitors are doing, let's look it up and comment on it!"

[@katteisace4563]

taking breaks during time limited challenges is a powerful tool for avoiding rapid burnout, i know a lot of gamejam developers do it as well

[@dillonvandergriff4124]

The dagger is beautiful. It does look like it was designed for mugging clarinet players though...

[@adriftintheethers]

Literally laughed so much at this... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@adilhussain3124]

Do NOT stab squidward with this

[@danielmahon1589]

oddly specific

[@celticpyro16]

Which honestly makes me wonder, could he forge a functioning clarinet dagger? It would certainly be a bards dream come true.

[@dennycote6339]

Speaking as a clarinet player I am both offended and somehow honored by your observation!

[@Mountain_Man]

The look of longing on Alecs face when he says he will need to poop lmfao

[@ohusky271]

something id expect out of Will lol. he HAD to to go there

[@ningen1980]

Pucker factor 11.

[@auroramcbride1688]

He had a look on his face that said "of this you can be certain"

[@joestoffer8212]

Well, at least he has his priorities straight!

[@braxtonburchard3701]

There's nothing that's gonna stop me from going poo

[@PaladinCaddy]

im not going to lie, i seriously miss this kind of work from Alec, I love the stuff he does now, but this feels like the old videos that got me into this channel and into blacksmithing myself.

[@FDKMOGAR]

He said it! His classic intro, I've missed that

[@fvsfn]

Do the holes in the blade make it whistle particularly loud when you slash the air with it ? It would be interesting to pursue that idea to make a blade that you just have to swing to produce a sound that will terrify your opponent. It noticed this on my old truck where two holes in a roof rack where at the exact good distance to make a loud whistle even at moderate speed. I vote for the whistle challenge !

[@bl4cksp1d3r]

There are also arrow tips with that feature. Terrifying sound when they fly

[@msparkes1990]

My roof racks did that too 🤣

[@mikaeluhl]

A singing blade! It whistles the death lullaby and is the last sound you'll hear. Lovely idea

[@rogthepirate4593]

Not sure holes perpendicular to the swing direction will do the trick. I have a fencing longsword by Szymon Chlebowski that has the tip rolled into a sort of tube (for safer stabbing), and on that one the sound is definitely noticeably louder on swing (which also happens to be a great self-check if your edge alignment is good, because you'll hear it if it is), but it's not quite a whistle. I'd think you could probably make it whistle if you added something in the hole that splits the airstream. Maybe.

[@nextensi]

@@mikaeluhl Oh lord

[@blazedenenra]

For a busy guy his dogs are so well trained. Been watching for years still enjoying really smart to go more simple where it counts and use time where you needed it most

[@andrewbeeco967]

Have you considered doing a series where you challenge yourself to mimic 10 unique Forged in Fire challenges while meeting the episodes parameters?

[@DavidGuyton]

Man I can't even clean up my tiny shop in 48 hours....

[@flykintoun]

Right? Mines only 36 sqm (346 sqft) and It'd take me a week to get it cleaned and sorted

[@tunerxofficial1725]

hes a monster whith metal on hand xD death serious xD 48 hour imagie whats he can do whith all time life xD

[@CullodenCowboy]

Relatable 😞

[@jordanforgedironworks6123]

Same here. I've been working on cleaning my 20/20 shop for two weeks.

[@williamknifeman69]

Even me

[@nathanaelwendel883]

"Ultimately, life is about doing little bits and bobs that you think is a little cooler than the other bits and bobs that you could have done." -Alec Steele. The greatest philosopher of our time

[@tahoemike5828]

Can you make a dagger in 48hrs, yes. Can you do it in

[@leonoyume8404]

You sir, have done an amazing job in 48H, because not only you've made it and it looks really nice, but also you took the time to film it and commented it. A huge respect for that

[@Zevonfan524]

I think the most impressive part of the video is how well trained your dogs are. Well done, sir!

[@JMPDev]

2:00 Dude! That subtle low-pass filter is so effective here for that slowmo shot! I can't get over how brilliant something that simple works there, and that no-one has commented on it. :D

[@MrDouglas180]

5:39 I wholeheartedly believed it for an entire second Comedy genius And handiwork keeps getting better!!! Keep up the good work !! Much love from Brazil!!!

[@rfjack3437]

15:31 if you ever loose something and are looking for it but can't find it anywhere. Look from right to left instead of left to right. we tend to skip over thing when we read left to right.

[@zyanidwarfare5634]

Whenever I see Damascus being twisted and stretched and folded I can’t help but think of it as hot metal laffy taffy

[@JoshuaBurniece]

It’s cool to think about so many blacksmiths, all around the world, all working on a similar project at the exact same time. Absolutely epic.

[@ff-qf1th]

You should challenge yourself to do stuff like this by yourself more often! if you got used to it, I bet you'd get way better at making projects fast. but maybe it's too stressful to push yourself that hard, I'm not sure, only you'd know that. great video, and beautiful dagger!

[@massey81]

Now for the second part of the challenge. You must all fight to the death with the daggers you gave made!

[@maverickpearson9212]

Your relatively simple design turned out absolutely fantastic! Definitely looks like a dagger that a sci-fi space pirate would use, very geometric and cleanly executed

[@markup2]

This guys optimism and cockyness are quite infectious, they make him very likeable... He's also bloody talented!!

[@Will-bh7kg]

2:26 Alec did you introduce your phone to the power hammer.😂😂

[@fireskydiver7]

Its a CrApple product, cheap quality breaks easy

[@bluesmasterelf]

3:48 your drawing is quite beautiful. A solid balance of precision and functionality. It isn't the product, it's the blue print, and that's clear.

[@matthewmata3630]

I think you were the only one sleeping lol. Still you made a beautiful dagger. The twist pattern, the holes lining up (lucky), and the simplicity. I hope you had fun doing it

[@firework5493]

I have also had so many times that I lost something in my workshop and that it is simply in the right place where I have already looked, others have too

[@danielstellmon5330]

I really liked the pattern on the blade. More importantly, WOW those dogs are well trained.

[@mattchilton4950]

When you were talking about clearance when cutting the taper on the lathe. You should be able to rotate the quick change toolpost separately from the top slide, loosen the nut in the center of the top of the tool post and you can spin the toolpost to get the right cutter angle. Spinning the tool post does not affect the angle you set on the top slide. Good work on he dagger.

[@valentine3403]

the most impressive thing about this video is how well trained your dogs are

[@theodorewestbrook268]

CAD is a great way to get quick measurements! I use it all the time on projects simply as a 3D calculator for my angles and measurements.

[@brianwaldo2642]

Hahaha, so true Alec, in many of your projects you were as fast as grass growing in a Canadian winter 😂. Frankly, I’m amazed you made it, although just barely. However, for a 48 hr project, well done.

[@juliaf_]

Lol if you looked at this year in Ontario I'd be tempted to say a Canadian spring

[@Wiseman501]

May I suggest a nice lapidary faceting machine for things like the "octagonalization" you have done. It makes these angles precise and repeatable on a flat lap surface. Excellent work all around, brother! Keep it up!

[@frankierzucekjr]

I hope to see that Will also took part in this. Cant wait to see what you made Alec.

[@Sztivmon]

I like how in blacksmithing, you go from square to octagonal to round, but in this method, it went from round to octagonal :) Beautiful dagger!

[@goatslayerwp]

Just happy to see something built in one episode.

[@kevintulak9987]

That was fun. It got be thinking about how did they make this kind of thing when they didn't have power tools, and what tools did they use? Thanks for sharing.

[@brioshoveit]

Waterpowered grinding stones, apprentices swinging sledge hammer, working the bellow and so forth. Same as we have today, but without electricity, in short.

[@kevintulak9987]

@@brioshoveit But no milling machines, micrometers and such.

[@brioshoveit]

@@kevintulak9987 milling machines, yes. Micrometer, yes, but not as accurate. When I was working daily with blacksmithing, in viking/medieval way (no electricity) i could feel if a piece of metal had same thickness and almost which thickness it had.

[@simon5538]

That dagger is actually two hundred times better looking than I thought it would be. The polish on it really makes the simple lines really stand out in the end. I really like it! :)

[@DjRhaahkin]

Hey Alec! When cutting those tapers on the lathe, you can rotate the tool post to get better access and/or you can come in from the back with the lathe running in reverse.

[@soupsock9743]

If you can make a sword in 24 there’s no way you can’t make a dagger in 48

[@joshuadouglass8225]

The sword was mono steel right? If I’m remembering right then that’s why he gave himself 48 hours for the dagger, Damascus and inlay means lots of extra work and potential to mess up

[@cooperbrahmsteadt5123]

@@joshuadouglass8225 he didn’t give himself the time

[@royfireball1]

@@joshuadouglass8225 he used some spare Damascus he had lying around, that the same length of time needed to have mono steel

[@alessandrorighetti21]

It is a NICE dagger

[@erikcourtney1834]

Was the sword ground with 4 bevels? I don’t believe it was. Not to mention he could stop the clock to move the camera, eat, break, etc. this challenge was a set date and time.

[@jameslederer7613]

Right hand cutter. You have the option of working on the backside of the part, or mounting the tool upside down, runnning the lathe in reverse, and working on the operator side of the part, depending if you want to go tailstock to spindle direction or spindle to tailstock direction. Remember that for the future. There's no rule that says you have to cut in one direction only and that your tools have to be mounted a specific way.

[@blkbrry4375]

Alec: talks about musical dagger _*Mighty Morphin green power ranger enters the chat_

[@frankierzucekjr]

Man your dog is trained so well. Very cool. The dagger came out great too.

[@ianharrison9729]

With regards to Octagonalising the handle, have you got an indexing chuck for your milling machine? Really useful piece of kit if you dont have one yet.

[@TheCraazeGamer]

On the lathe if you undo the large nut in the middle of the tool post you can adjust the tool so you do not have a clearance issue but your way works too

[@docschro6847]

Having done less than 1 day builds with leather work. I find this build incredible and very well done

[@bubbleyboy]

Really glad that you gave Chris Menges Cinquedea a little bit of screentime. That thing was gorgeous, and he had the extra difficulty level of NZ going into another lockdown halfway through the challenge.

[@Charley27T]

We need a video about how you trained dogs so well!

[@fabianm2819]

tip i learned for drilling curved surfaces, cut a bit off the end of the cylinder you wanna drill through the side off, drill through the end of it then use that as a guide to stop you damaging the bit on the curve

[@genisis53]

The dagger looks great Alec! Curious what you did with 16 hours on night 1. That’s an awful lot of wasted time!

[@RedmarKerkhof]

1:59 That muffle on the music during the slo-mo shot... nicely done, Jamie!

[@felixpelletier4296]

Wow, looks as if Alec finally got his speeds and feeds right, lol. Funny it had to be with G-10

[@karl_alan]

Very nice. I like the way you tied it all together with the holes & doing the angular guard, pommel, handle combo like that really worked nicely together.

[@digitaIgorilla]

Evening casuals Crocs-n-Sox. You know, with that hole motif, you shoulda gone with raindrop damascus. But easy for me to say 😂

[@Larry-325]

Awesome video and dagger Alec. Jamie needs an academy award for his NORD ad! 👍👍

[@alexhamon9261]

This sort of thing is a really good exercise in time management. Also really good to see your belgian malinois doing protection dog training, they need that kind of outlet.

[@lukegraham1945]

Absolute amazing effort! I love how bold the lower layer damascus is

[@Janne_Mai]

I just came here from the video of you teaching Tom Scott the basics. I have no idea what's going on here but this is a beautiful work of art.

[@MIAthe305]

I thought the title was “can I make a dagger in 48 parts” and I was like *yes of course*

[@_fabiosi089]

that´s ridiculously funny to be honest 😂😂

[@sarchlalaith8836]

You should consider only rounding the bit of the tang you intend to thread, there's zero need to round the rest, getting squared is actually better for stopping the blade from turning during use.

[@mgreene1409]

Now we need you to make a weapon that is also a musical instrument.

[@inedible6434]

Neels is an absolute legend, if you are in South Africa I highly recommend attending one of his courses they are great fun and you learn a lot!!

[@ricosuavejr1]

You worked for 5 hours, then took a 16 hour break and wondered why everyone else was so far ahead the next day... Besides that one critique, your knife turned out beautifully. I love the geometric designs and the damascus really makes it POP. You do amazing work and are a true master of the skill

[@namenamename390]

Oh, that's why you're in my recommendations, you're the guy that taught Tom Scott how to make a bottle opener

[@namae6637]

Yes you can, Alec. Yes you can. The real question is, can you make a nice dagger in 48 hours?

[@namae6637]

Update: I offer you one kidney and half my liver for that dagger. Dear lord it is gorgeous.

[@sumplais]

I'm surprised you didn't do the handle and pommel on the mill, but perhaps This Old Tony has giving me a false sense of the speed at which the mill works. BTW, the dagger looks great and I had a wonderful time watching this video. Thanks.

[@LynxDisc0133]

There may be a time restraint, but thats NO EXCUSE for Red Spray Dykem!

[@iambecomejeff]

Matching the process to the music was just *chefs kiss*

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

I plan my entire day around sleeping and pooping.

[@hanneswinter3621]

The amount of discipline that your dog has is amazing. Great job on the dagger Alec! I'm looking forward to the finished Shamshir Scimitar...

[@billchesser1475]

Puppies are happy that “dad” has his priorities right and took time to play.

[@SoulXample]

Love that Damascus pattern and the holes on the blade to collect the blood of your enemies inside. Would be interesting to see how much more detailed you could make the handle with more time. Great job

[@ethannarrow5209]

“You’re a blacksmith, Harry.”

[@davepomerleau7250]

Nice to see a full build in one episode and not 52! Looks great!

[@brandoneich2412]

I'm surprised that you are allowed to use an existing piece of Damascus. O.O Awesome job though!

[@seyeruoynepotsuj]

Where's that gif of the power ranger blowing music through his dagger? Wish I could learn some smithing. Amazing work, Alec!

[@2dcutout]

'21 hours have passed' is the moment we all knew there was no way Alec would produce a winning item! It's a nice dagger, but time management is clearly not his forte and you can see that with the finished product vs other peoples finished products. Great entertainment as always though (I've been watching for 4-5 years now).

[@EmberTheShark]

Yeah, i also got the feeling He wasnt taking this seriously. Going Out with the dogs and such ... Also this is Not much time, so 5h sleep would be my Personal Maximum.

[@doxastoel]

That is a great dagger and all but holy cow that free handed circle was satisfying 4:53

[@cavetroll]

Neels is a god of a man heh heh. A true scholar and gentleman. That reminds me.. I owe him a wooden cigar case

[@robertr4193]

Hay Alec. Have you ever taken the scrap pieces of Damascus or pattern welded steel cut them up to fit inside of a canister added powdered steel to fill in the gaps and then forged it out into a blade. I'm suggesting that if you have some off cuts of ladder pattern, cable, twisted, any other pieces that are not big enough or did not turn out as you wanted and just add them randomly in to a canister and just see what you get to use to make a blade.

[@brett2themax]

Bro, get a sponsor from one of the many phone case manufacturers that will protect your phone. Also, it started with a count up timer and ended with a count down timer.... its sus.

[@NikolaHoward]

You do know that phones can run more than one timer at once don't you...

[@berringervids]

that damascus is insane! As an OCD-person it rings all my bells! :D Did not see the others but you should do good in that "competition"!

[@Joe___R]

The reason most others are so nice compared to yours is because they didn't sleep or take a break to play with their dogs. It looks like you ended up making a dagger in about 28 hours instead of 48 since you took so many breaks.

[@ryan_layne]

I love that you trained your dog all those commands… i did too 😋 Only mine is a stubborn norwegian elkhound. So recall is essentially untrainable.

[@ollybrowningg]

i haven’t been here in a while😬

[@lukeriley5480]

He never went anywhere bro haha

[@ollybrowningg]

@@lukeriley5480 i know that but i forgot about him damn

[@prdoyle]

Words to live by at 4:00 - "Ultimately, life is about doing little bits and bobs that you think is a little cooler than the bits and bobs you could have done"

[@MaxBettsUK]

I haven’t kept up with Alec in a long while ever since he moved but damm am I happy I found this video what a awesome blade

[@bencarns3737]

all those holes you can make parts to add to it to give it a hand guard or possible make the blade longer

[@reaganbadzinski5350]

The sound design and quality in these videos is so perfect and well thought out

[@3ddrew691]

This project turned out really nice. Was a blast watching you against the clock to make another beautiful piece

[@quill9648]

There's something about how he edits the videos, that makes them incredibly enjoyable

[@FeedMeSalt]

I find beauty in reduction. The less something has while maintaining its function the more beautiful. A clean steele hatches with a basic ash handle. Sublime.

[@TheUnvarnishedTruth-]

That is an absolutely incredible looking dagger! It's beautiful, powerful, and medieval looking! You have some awesome skills! Thanks for the video!

[@zedfragg4134]

I dunno what's more impressive, the work with metal you do or your puppers...

[@bearsrodshop7067]

Crazy & cool coming together,,,Had to share with friends and my grandson that is 13 and has dreams of becoming a top knife maker,,,Thx Alec for TX,,,Bear.

[@cityslickerbushcraft9643]

The things these KZbin blacksmiths and knife makers make are absolutely exquisite. Makes me wonder what I could achieve if I had all their tools to my disposal.

[@gonota72]

Your dagger was very clean. The pattern on the blade was amazing.well done mate