I Forged Pauldrons out of Diamond Treadplate

I never really go away, I just hide while I become stronger.
Today we're finally making some legit pauldrons, not made of shovels or knee pads. Materials used are 1/8" steel diamond treadplate, leather, and a whole lotta love.
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Paypal Address: [e-mail]
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/ y0urd0g
Music is almost all by Harris Heller, songs used:
Ambient Gold, Mood Swings, The Lights in the Sky Are Our Guides, Path Less Traveled, Green Leaves, Start Searcher
Other song is "In the atmosphere - Bad Snacks"

[@DavidGuyton]

Thanks for the shout out brother. By the way the official name for the minor armpit is "inbow" because it's the opposite of elbow. Maybe.

[@luissantiago5163]

Your content looks awesome. Hyped to binge it all.

[@ladle7751]

@@luissantiago5163 fuck yeah

[@plasmatyx8809]

not to be a smartass but the actual medical term for it is 'cubital fossa'

[@Sirdeathvids]

I’ve just called it an elbowpit

[@chaos_omega]

It's known as the "crook" of your elbow.

[@geraltofrivia323]

When this suit is complete, someone needs to take a scan of you and model this armor and that axe into a Skyrim or Fallout mod.

[@Sirdeathvids]

I could see someone making it replace a set of Brotherhood of Steel armour

[@loyalsausages]

This is correct.

[@MaximilianonMars]

! Fantastic idea!

[@sontypohnenamen5161]

The only question is what's gonna be finished first, this armor or ~~Skyrim 2~~ TES 6... Nvm, he can probably finish this and the next 5 sets of armor before that happens.

[@meem6227]

Imma try and recreate him in For Honor when he's done

[@theHacksmith]

That was awesome! I'm working on my Mandalorian armor right now (not nearly as complex) but I am loving this tread plate style!

[@ZNA_Productions]

Thanks man, glad you liked it. Hey hmu on whatsapp, I lost your number lol.

[@risenlegend9443]

oh nice hacksmith watches ZNA too! (Edit someone at hacksmith does)

[@theHacksmith]

@@ZNA_Productions you got the same number still? I was going to but then it said you didn't have whatsapp

[@theHacksmith]

@@risenlegend9443 nah its me

[@risenlegend9443]

0_0 Nice!

[@meem6227]

He seems like Michael Reeve's parallel universe version where he didn't do crack and became an upstanding member of society

[@nothingforyouhere418]

😂

[@_i_am_da_monkey_7958]

you made my smile so much it stopped my broken nose from hurting

[@usbgamers123]

I can imagine both of them working together, forging an actual death robot and bringing end to the humanity

[@Bean_Soup]

I thought I was the only person who saw the resemblance to Michael Reeves

[@alienblade2005]

Also bald

[@Antwon22]

THE KING HAS RETURNED HIS BLESSING UNTO HIS PEOPLE AGAIN

[@notnotagoodguy9600]

Beat me to it

[@LostCityExpeditions]

The Return of the King.

[@bsod4144]

im really glad he got trough his dark times he seems happier now and were glad we didnt lose him

[@2DKnight]

Hail to the king, baby.

[@hypocrite_of_america6315]

We'll lose him again for another month or so after this video though

[@afinoxi]

"He told me he was screaming and twitching , he didn't elaborate any further." I'm not sure if you want him to elaborate any further

[@FitzPenn]

Best not to question the possessed

[@Anino_Makata]

Honestly, I doubt if he even *could* elaborate any further.

[@tylertate3584]

“Crown, made of iron, gotta have somethin to throw at Jesus’ feet when he comes back” lit

[@connorwalker121]

"I survived because the fire inside burned brighter than the fire around me"

[@whatinthegoddamn]

THE TIME FOR TALK HAS PASSED

[@jcdentongaming1304]

@@whatinthegoddamn The Lord work must be done

[@geraltofrivia323]

*We can't expect God to do all of the work.*

[@EvilestMite77]

"Parry this, you filthy casual." ZNA making armor in a nutshell lol

[@jooot_6850]

*S h o u l d e r B a s h !*

[@rogerramiussergeialexander5541]

I like this version of the phrase. I'll take it.

[@chainman__8128]

We need more tread pplate armor and "junk armor" vids like this

[@baygon2993]

we just need more vids tbh

[@egAMDG361]

facts

[@aidanshepard6080]

Scrap punk/zeadnaught armor is so fucking cool

[@Masonjarislit]

@@aidanshepard6080 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙𝖈𝖍 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖚𝖆𝖌𝖊

[@aidanshepard6080]

@@Masonjarislit oh my bad man, I meant hecking

[@KrakenCasting]

Hey Eli, here's a suggestion: if you're going to continue forging diamond plate, use a wooden mallot instead of a steel hammer. The wood is soft enough it won't ruin the tread, but tough enough to bend hot steel.

[@fashionsoulsonlysouls5575]

When did the Giant Blacksmith get a KZbin account

[@TheBloodRedDragon]

I swear, Eli is gonna suddenly post a video and he'll be a bearded mountain man in full templar armor.

[@botiwasboughtbythischannel4623]

The woes of a blacksmith: you make a perfectly good Dan in your own backyard, raise him and take his apprenticeship, but then he goes off and shows his feet to the internet. Art is assuredly dead.

[@lakeside1168]

Am I retarded for asking what do you mean

[@botiwasboughtbythischannel4623]

@@lakeside1168 Eli birthed Dan from a garbage can, suckled him from his own breast, and trained him to make weapons worthy of kings. How did Dan repay him in turn? By galivanting across twitch without socks upon his feet? Woe! When a trained artisan would rather spend his time doing such things, it bludgeons the soul, my child.

[@lakeside1168]

@@botiwasboughtbythischannel4623 yeah that sucks. I did something similar i guess, I was flooring for a year and my family wasn't there for me. I met my boss in jail and he gave me a job when we got out and he taught me a lot. I was doing well, we made many homes a lot nicer and for a great price. I just didn't want to do it for the rest of my life, he spoke of how I could make it a real career and prosper in the future. I did walk away tho. It wasn't to dance on twitch but because I dont know what I want to do with myself. I do regret it and I am considering calling him back. This was a while ago idk. Kids these days are lost without fathers. Ive been lost from the start and that maybe why my generation is so flaky, bitchy and unsure of the world. Our dads weren't dads to us. Kids are not your friends they are your kids. His departure for profit is him not knowing how to value things like me. My boss helped me so much and I gave up on the entire trade because of my problems and he gave up on his boss for money. At least he's using those skills and still smithing. He can get more skilled and thats better than just walking away altogether.

[@botiwasboughtbythischannel4623]

@@lakeside1168 Damn, dude. I was just joking but that sounds like a real struggle. I hope things go well for you. Don't give up on what you need to do to be at peace.

[@lakeside1168]

@@botiwasboughtbythischannel4623 It be like that when you don't have your shit together. At least he's making money and still using the skills he learned from his teacher. He hasn't completely wasted his time I think.

[@michaelangelomaimone3181]

Every time you mentioned “big pauldrons” I found myself wanting you to upscale it further and become the space marine you were always meant to be

[@titanuranus]

The Emperor Protects.

[@lordcaptaingeneral5574]

He's already a battle brother

[@vbgvbg1133]

In the name of the God Emperor

[@jacobhoekman6865]

Not sure thats Jesus approved but..... okayee.

[@sirshotty7689]

Jacob Hoekman I've never seen omnissiah spelt like that before.

[@LeathermanSoftwash]

Karen: “YoUr NoT sUpPoSeD tO CuT tWoRd YoUrSeLf” Eli: “ have you herd of ¿sWaG?”

[@gorisenke]

Honestly I hurt myself way more when I cut away from myself. I was taught to be safe with knives, not my surroundings. 😅

[@ssholum]

This is because karens don't know how to use knives. Some cuts are more controlled (and thus safe) by when drawn towards yourself.

[@swagdaddydiego6643]

SWAG will always prevail!

[@chriscomeaux3354]

So anyways I started cutting

[@kailightfoot6599]

I remember seeing your vids back when you didn't even have a heater in your garage and you were working at chipotle it's great to see how far you've been able to come

[@80_eighty47]

“There’s probably some geometrical thing I can do but I’m way to homeschool for that” 😂😂😂

[@drawapretzel6003]

felt that on a personal level

[@imgoingberserk5918]

Facts. Math is an enigma.

[@ratwhocankickflip]

"stop not doing what you need to do and work, freaking do it." words to live by

[@florkiler6242]

The problem is when you just not good at that and you confused up how to do that

[@REBELBIRDDRONEOPS]

He did NOT need to flex this hard on us. Im sweating from the heat generated from this much amount of flexing

[@christianscamporino1826]

If a fallout apocalypse were to happen, this guy would be a raider boss for sure

[@geraltofrivia323]

A raider faction of crusaders decked out in handmade templar knight armor would be badass.

[@l0sts0ul89]

@@geraltofrivia323 Raider God- The Protagonist has to become liked by him to gain the Treadplate recipe

[@rhett3104]

Ashur type beat

[@lovkidsfrolov2128]

"we'll be right back" one finger later

[@joelcockerham5144]

How is no one talking about how good this editing is?!? The memes, the audio, the cuts, they're so good. Also the dry humor is perfect

[@carlospittet8530]

yes yes... the best editing I've seen on youtube

[@snuucreations1202]

Best on KZbin

[@jlee7811]

“I survived because the fire inside burned brighter than the fire around me.”

[@metalworker7925]

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down ,yea, we wept, when we remembered zion

[@DjmRdr]

The editing is spot on, and the memes fit super well, nothing feels forced. Truly good video, keep up the good work.

[@chrishansen1293]

"We can't expect God to do all the work."

[@frostbite7553]

ah yes a reference

[@therandomwanderer2507]

Back from Zion?

[@notafurry8460]

Jesus Christ, that’s Vegas baby

[@grayson7677]

Been watching this dude for years and I swear he gets more and more funnier each day

[@BigBobbyWetto]

The beginning and the ending of the video had me dying of laughter man

[@bobrobmarc.-.966]

I loved his xmas stuff that shit killed me

[@sirshotty7689]

It seems like the quality of his builds are correlated to the quality of his content.

[@florkiler6242]

More like each half a year lol

[@mr.mcplaysalot2307]

Longer time in between posts means 1 of 2 things. 1.) A high quality post is coming with good humor and sweet builds or 2.) He makes a high quality post which ends up being corrupted so he has to do something else which takes longer as he works harder to make that one better than the one that was corrupted. Either way, it's always worth the wait.

[@athensarfaras1466]

😂😂😂😂 bro I literally died laughing when you said ”don’t worry, I don’t care”

[@chasemccanna9022]

"Gotta have something to throw at Jesus' feet when he comes back." My heart brother.

[@jakeshower]

I can't wait to see this armor finished in it's entirety: boots, legs, stomach, chest, shoulders, wrists, helmet.

[@midgetman4206]

PP guard

[@bath.fingers]

Pp guard

[@ACowboyHat]

Peepee guard

[@vbgvbg1133]

PP guard

[@applegoose413]

PP guard

[@plasmatyx8809]

one day i wanna see him in a full suit of treadplate armor

[@JohnArceane]

Your chance will come, soon enough.

[@Monkey-dg5my]

that would be lit

[@dogdog357]

Treadplate codpiece when 😳😳

[@calebb5106]

soon brother, and when that day comes *WE WILL TAKE BACK JERUSALEM*

[@sirshotty7689]

Treadplate horse armor when?

[@undeadspartan3611]

When you do a full suit up we better still get that idea of the bowl of communion wafers as cereal. I wanna see that so bad

[@TheDeadmanstrolling]

Not only is this funny and incredibly dripful, this is also inspiring for fantasy writers. Imagine a knight in a sci fi setting somehow like this.

[@nuxtheunkrakible9324]

Gotta defend agaimst those micro meteors and rocket bullets somehow.

[@SurvivalLilly]

truly epic armor. now the zombie apocalypse can come :)

[@cockadoodledoostudios2778]

Whoa I didn’t expect to see you here, I’ve been a fan for a few years now

[@megajamess1947]

Hey chechmark

[@Doe312]

Heyyyyyyh Lilly😀😀😀

[@lumiliyabnaapoy4283]

No pls

[@Casedilla73]

IT ALREADY HAS DEATH IS UPON US

[@natep2809]

The gorget was a good idea. Actual knights would’ve attached their shoulder pieces through what’s called an “arming doublet”. It’s essentially a shirt with leather points that pass strings through the rings of the chainmail, and then the shoulder plates would be secured by tying the string into the holes made in the shoulder plates themselves. Very smart design, props to you

[@molonlabe5090]

Based Treadman, Based Stickman's protege, develops his equipment for the next Battle of Berkley, 2021, Colorized

[@atlasshrugged9093]

Quote of the day: “Crown, gotta have something to throw at Jesus’ feet when he comes back”

[@NicerDicerSmart]

2:31 when you´re getting home drunk and find a cold pizza from yesterday in the fridge

[@Steve-iv7kt]

"The armpit minor" Didn't know we were getting all technical.

[@iaminyourwalls2211]

Joshua Graham (known formerly as the Malpais Legate, and in folk legends as the Burned Man) is a Mormon missionary, co-founder of Caesar's Legion, and its first Legate. Graham led Caesar's troops to a humiliating defeat in the First Battle of Hoover Dam. Afterward, to show that failure was unacceptable regardless of rank, Caesar had Graham executed, ordering him to be coated in pitch, lit on fire and tossed into the Grand Canyon. Graham survived, however, and left Caesar's Legion behind him. He is the acting leader of the Dead Horses in 2281.

[@williambendell3224]

A nostalgic re-visit to the little Eli turns into a revelation that him and the hacksmith himself are personal buddies

[@emperorbunnybun7513]

Me: Dang, its 12am and I got work tomorrow, I better go to bed. Eli: I mean, new vid, lol.

[@user-un5xj1wl6p]

0:01 "I survived because the fire inside burned brighter than the fire around me."

[@lord_saggerton7016]

The time for talk has passed, the Lord's work must be done

[@asherhockersmith8271]

"We can't expect god to do all the work"

[@wigglyworm95]

ive been watching your channel for a couple years and i love to see the progress you've made in learning new techniques and sticking to your passion for making things. you are an inspiration to me man dont ever stop

[@lukeheaney1701]

This is just such a great video, perfect amounts of humour and learning and cool slow music making stuff. Sometimes I forget how much I love watching your stuff

[@antoniocialfi77]

Ah, I see, more armor preparation for the battle with the anti-claus...

[@doomgod314]

Pro tip: To protect finer details and bend the overall body of heated metal, I shape using a wooden mallet, not steel

[@GarageKnight]

That's a very nice design! Glad to see you back on making armor!

[@kingdave4927]

Been here for years and I’m glad you still have passion for your work. Keep up the good work👍🏻

[@drew5262]

Can we say screw that one person who’s disliked

[@Crippled_datasCommentingChanne]

Yes

[@JimTheKid]

yeah

[@drew5262]

JK all love but can I just say it made me real happy to see how excited Eli got when he put the whole set on

[@noahkidd4674]

I want to like your comment but you have 69 likes so i cannot.

[@sirshotty7689]

Heathens deserve death!

[@jacobhug6903]

When’s the ZNA Fitness channel coming?!

[@Nibtarr]

Glad your back. Your videos brighten my day Eli.

[@julesgillam6974]

love your work, so many years of watching you grow and so hapy to see you flourishing

[@notme9128]

That's really amazing honestly the effort you put into making it is just crazy

[@gabehern.219]

12:04 Me when someone coughs on my exposed shoulders due to lack of sleeved shirts.

[@penumbraaeterna1140]

When I saw the Dark Souls death screen pop up I legit almost spit out my coffee, wasn’t expecting it

[@NintendoWizard24]

Glad your videos are back! I was missing your comedic genius of editing!! Cant wait for more

[@spudmuffin2688]

Who doesn’t love the preparations for the empires intergalactic crusade?

[@taylorhoffman6660]

The last time I was this early, Eli still had hair

[@Sazan_Jackal]

Same

[@Melmaster3]

@Biff The dip He made a pretty great video about it a while back. Pretty sure he just likes the look better :)

[@dontfallyoumighthurtyourse4694]

Punished Eli

[@Azzmodeuss]

0:00 THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND THE MIGHTY MASK MAN also that armor is SICK! i love it

[@OutcastAngelV]

Your editing has seriously become top tier. I was cracking up the whole video. Definitely using a lot of these techniques for building a set of Mandalorian armor, and RenFest armor! Great video as always

[@jesliey2526]

papa eli pls i am begging you please give us full suit drip one of these days... my family is starving and my crops are withering only the pure, unfiltered drip of treadplate fashion can save them

[@facelessjack442]

"The finest weapons and armour"

[@bobsyouruncle8203]

I found him preparing to reclaim the Memeland when I was 11, and now we're ever closer to fight for Harambe at 16 years of age. Thanks for all the epic memories and laughs my man, rock on.

[@bigbossgreek]

Based zoomer

[@mitchellgdahl]

Glad to see you still working and making amazing videos, use to watch you so long ago when you were first starting, still love the vids man ❤️

[@Idefkmahn]

5:57 This guy really made a Small Soldiers reference in 2021. I respect that

[@johnpaul4807]

Nobody: ZNA Productions: I AM STARTING THE NEXT CRUSADE!!!!

[@rogerramiussergeialexander5541]

If he heads a crusade, it will be a complete inversion of the original crusades, and I absolutely adore the idea.

[@calebb5106]

*DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT!*

[@mesophelioma]

You know we here AS SOON as the notif goes off

[@Snipers-ec1dh]

You already know

[@Gniggaaa]

Yeah

[@drztech5095]

Man Eli I've been watching you for almost 11 years now you've been through so much on this platform but man that smile still brightens up my day hoping that you get everything you deserve and more.

[@McNipples3030]

ngl dude, been watching since like 2013. The quality of your videos has improved so heckin much, everytime i get the notification i smile you know why??? because you put quality and effort into your craft. thank you for blessing the internet with your content and your patron is worth every penny

[@A_Shadow87]

I can't believe I found someone that appreciates Diamond plate as much as I do!

[@DylanPowell1125]

I need a picture with all his armor on at once

[@Oliver_Elam]

your videos are one of the few that i re-watch because i enjoy them so much

[@Thecasualgamer-pp5wc]

2:22 the sickness, very accurate to the shrugging with the armor 😂😂

[@RIVERAEDGE]

DUDE IVE NEVER BEEN SO H*CKIN EARLY. IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE NEXT SPAULDERS FOR AGESSS *I remember the shovel spaulders, the kneepad spaulders, and then all the uno.. homemade weapons part 123etc*

[@davidwilson6577]

you censored 'heck'?

[@RIVERAEDGE]

@@davidwilson6577 *Good ol zna fashion. Dont you dare say h*ck without censoring. All my real ones know.*

[@davidwilson6577]

@@RIVERAEDGE ah. I'm off to the corner of n00by shame. :(

[@RIVERAEDGE]

@@davidwilson6577 Nah bro, we a family cuz, cmere and gimme a hug

[@ethanos2577]

Where’s the anti clause sequel

[@somerandomguy2316]

Right?!

[@fudaldeath]

Missed you dude. Fantastic editing. Great quality. Way to do the work

[@hhypernovaa]

Cant wait for a display video when he has a Full suit of Armour

[@jesusvaldez3168]

2:22 Get up, get down with the sickness of how cool this looks

[@Alex-ow6hk]

“Just freaking do it” Last uploaded 2 months ago :I

[@Kingdomkey123678]

He did have to do two different projects in that time

[@Soop96]

Glad to see the channel is doing well, been watching since your pvc bow and always loved when you’d freeze in the geerage

[@ryanlong8179]

I have sincerely missed your videos my dude. I hadn't seen them showing up for a while, but I appreciate your content, Eli. Thanks for being you.

[@jamieshoemaker9986]

You have put an an unbearable grin on my face within 2 minutes

[@jordandeshan8020]

If I hadn't already liked, I would've after you told me to. That was the best "smash that like button" I've ever seen.

[@cytherina]

awesome to see how much you've improved over the years! Sick Armor!

[@KingWolfgang]

I'm always so happy when you upload bro. It's so he*king relaxing.

[@OmegaSai]

I was LITERALLY crying from laughing in this video my god 😂

[@justiceforjoggers2897]

You're laughing. Man had that double drippy, and you're laughing!

[@nickmcp8634]

the dang truly we waz kangz killed me

[@trowel7365]

The king has returned

[@jaimegechanove]

Dude, I love so much your taste of humor, always on point.

[@Youzack1]

Great upload bud. Outstanding job on the armor and the editing.

[@electricboogeyman5855]

"I'm way too homeschooled" lmao!

[@mattsacer335]

The quality on them are absolutely amazing and I always find it hilarious when you get so excited wearing your armor

[@jackeyjamey2885]

Honestly brought a smile to my face seeing Eli happy with his armor!

[@gfnekowo]

These videos make me so genuinely happy. Like I spent the entirety of this video smiling.

[@syncroslicer]

been watching for a real long time!!! you're the man, always put a smile on my face

[@desmondtop9323]

*Sees notification that Eli posted a video* *IMMEDIATELY taps on it*

[@Thomas-jc3bv]

Idea you've probably heard a million times: studded knuckle dusters that integrate into the gauntlets.

[@bohdanpurple436]

Hey bro, today was a rough day at work, but comin home and watching this vid really helped. You make great content! Thank you, bro.

[@KegaB3]

"not only do i have to shoulder the emence burdon of these heavy heavy shoulders"

[@henning1901]

Petition for a new Parkourse video once the whole armor is finished

[@stephenwhite9758]

Imagine having a apocalypse and you face a guy in full armor made of treadplate.. and you don't have a gun. You could jam a blade into the gaps of the plate(if there is no under garment, like mail or fabric armor) or hit hard enough with blunt weapon, unless the guy is invincible.

[@masonperhach195]

I remember beanpole ZNA, now he’s a brother in arms💪🤘 stay swole folk