I Made A Panel Saw, But Does It Work?

[@ikswoli]

Big YES to the Damascus tenon saw build.

[@andigeliot6307]

Should do it then gift it to his dad.

[@Storyideas81]

Me too

[@okamiinukiba]

Also you should make a 2 man saw

[@upstreamstudios]

I’d buy the hell out of that

[@nastbaster]

I wonder how hard it would be to make it all bendy with all the carbon and whatnot.

[@MaxRide1]

Alec: using a router table as it's meant to be used - "this looks DANGEROUS" Also Alec: uses both a circular saw blade in an end mill AND an upside down jigsaw like it's just another Tuesday. "This is absolutely terrifying - I LOVE IT!" and "I should probably say 'don't do this at home'" (SO WHY ARE YOU DOING IT ALEC? WHY?) edit: LOVE the damascus tenon saw build idea.

[@Aikano9]

The circular saw in the mill is basically just a DIY slitting saw, not that crazy tbh. And the upside down jigsaw doesn’t look that much more dangerous than the router table

[@selonianth]

@@Aikano9 the upside down jigsaw, no not really, the sideways saw blade with absolutely zero protective barriers around it made every goddamn sphincter in my body pucker.

[@slithery9291]

'That is absolutely terrifying'. Yes Alec. Yes it is.

[@jackreeves3001]

Yes, yes, yes to the Damascus project!

[@RhynoD2]

To be fair, at first I thought he was about to mount the blade to the lathe and then something something something, so it's...better than that, at least?

[@Volt64bolt]

It’s just a slitting saw though

[@NicholasThompson1982]

It was terrifying to watch!!! "Is this the episode Alec loses a finger? Stay tuned to find out..."

[@gf1829]

" Absolutely terrefying... I LOVE IT! " hahaha. Put that on a tshirt 🤣

[@EyeBallGamers]

I’m a woodworker, I think of Paul sellers like a grandfather and it’s brilliant to see him mentioned in your videos, glad you could learn from him like myself.

[@TylerOfMO]

A Japanese style pull saw, in that amazing mosaic, would probably be a crown jewel of your wood working tools. It will also give you the ability to create a mirrored pattern that satisfyingly runs down the middle.

[@Thundermuffin93]

Second this!!! And think of the handle and the wrap pattern and the hardware that locks the blade in place.

[@BrockGrimes]

Japanese WhaleBack Saw

[@penngwinn]

As a wood guy, I'm glad there are metal guys. I'm a bit envious of the stuff you can do with metal, but wood is just so must easier to deal with. Anyway, nice wood work! You're a lucky guy to have access to so many shops.

[@henkweyers]

I love the idea of a demascus saw. How about a 2 handle saw for trees? Also I think you should give the saw to your wood worker friend. Keep on with the wonderful videos. All the way from the RSA

[@mgrahaminc]

I came here to write this same comment.

[@bok1080]

+1 (Damn beaten by 2 other people 🤯) I would definitely vote for the 2 person, old school, crosscut saw. 😎

[@Kuruqan]

It's fascinating the difference that a shop's floor makes. Your neighbor's woodshop? Gives such an amazing sense of.. woodiness. Simply because of that oakey yellow glow. Your workshop, with it's grey floor and grey walls, gives off a very metall-ish feel. I don't know *why* I noticed this but it's genuinely interesting.

[@jonathanvu769]

I have never seen Alec commit so many OSHA violations in 1 video 😂 amazing

[@Merennulli]

He came to the US to hide from the HSE, then when the heat had died down he fled back to the UK to hide from OSHA. 😂

[@LunkovichTromofski]

@@Merennulli Nah, in both cases they ignore his shop exists to save on the therapy bills of the inspectors they've sent. They find the poor bastards sitting in their trucks mumbling "And then he turned it on..." incoherently.

[@slithery9291]

OSHA doesn't exist in the UK. We have different standards.

[@saintchuck9857]

It's ok. OSHA doesn't exist in the US for self-employed workers.@@slithery9291

[@therealphilpac]

​@@slithery9291aren't you exciting at parties.

[@Kadda47]

Go for it!!! I miss a pure blacksmith content and lil bit bored of silly projects

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

Alec working with the table router was anxiety inducing. lol I thought for sure he was going to lose a few fingers. lol It's so easy to launch a part and pull your hand into it at the same time. I'm surprised he was able to hold on to it when it did finally bite. I'm glad he a decided to do the finish work on the sander instead. The handle turned out looking great. What a cool project!

[@ChapmanWW]

Yeah the router table was Will's power hammer drop levels of stress to watch. I looked away when he did a climb cut 🫣

[@michaelnieman6218]

I had a friend that was using a router and somehow feed his hand into the bit he didn't lose any fingers but it sure mad a mess of his hand and fingers surgery was able to put the puzzle back together

[@mudimba]

Yeah, table routers and people who don’t know what they are doing are a bad combo. I was thinking he had about a 50% chance of losing a finger.

[@ChapmanWW]

@@mudimba weirdly the drill/saw scared me less than the router table 😂

[@mudimba]

@@ChapmanWWAs long as he made the saw screw in the right direction, I’d 100X rather be around it than do a climb cut with that bit and no pushblock. I say that as a woodworker who spends a lot of time at a router table (so I don’t have an irrational fear of them or anything).

[@xxPenjoxx]

Duuuude, some of those work practices, shall we say, were bloody scary! My heart was in my mouth

[@TheLaensman]

The sight of that saw blade on the milling machine is one the most terrifying things I’ve ever seen 😮

[@lomicwind]

Not as much as the rounding of the handle on the shaping machine 😱

[@DrTako-wk7zj]

A saw blade on a angle grinder is crazy terrifying

[@TheLaensman]

@@lomicwind yeah I hadn’t gotten to that part of the video when I wrote the comment. I had to look away when he did the center hold

[@Sokar12345]

i was afraid hes putting it on the lathe...

[@SimJackson]

It's no different that using a slitting saw, just a tad bigger 😂

[@Grand_Arkavist]

15:30 You are a bold man Mr.Steele

[@federicomengoli5446]

Yes Alec, please make a damascus saw. PLEASE. And if you can do some fancy inlay in it, like the good old fancy swords!!!

[@Hebrewsforge]

Alec I love your videos. I am a small town blacksmith with no costumers. I don’t have much, just a little coal forge, an anvil and some raggedy tools that I made. But seeing your videos really inspired me, because I’ve watched your videos since the beginning. Thank you on behalf of all the small blacksmiths out there, and also for the ones that can’t afford your tools ahahah. Much thanks!! Sincerely, Braxton Tessneer

[@Gefionius]

The saw blade in the milling machine, your hands so close to the router bit and the upside down jig saw were all terrifying!!!!

[@Merennulli]

The milling machine was the one that terrified me the most. When I was young, Dad bought a weed eater (I think Brits call it a "strimmer") that came with a swappable circular saw head for handling thicker brush. Dad put it on, started it up, and the bolt unscrewed itself. The bolt dropped down and the saw blade hovered out like a flying saucer, then dropped to the ground and ran around the yard like Sonic the Hedgehog. Circular saws in that orientation are absolutely mortifying to me.

[@RobbieBeswick]

You’d have a heart attack in my workshop, I flush trim 10mm aluminium like he flush trimmed that handle.. still have all my fingers after 10 years

[@Merennulli]

@@RobbieBeswick I think Gefionius was referring to the chamfer bit in the router table, not the flush trim bit in the hand router.

[@Gefionius]

@@Merennulli correct!

[@brdude]

Every part of making that handle was terrifying. Kids this is a great example of what not to do.

[@jonnyqabbala5991]

That nervous laugh when putting the pencil against the saw blade made my day!

[@BlackHoleForge]

If you're going to make a fancy saw like that, may I please request that you put a small gold inlay somewhere?

[@jonathangarlinghouse]

I second that. I really enjoy seeing him use those tools and doing that finer work.

[@U014B]

As much as I'd like to see that, I'd also like the series to end before I do.

[@radarreally2110]

A very fine dovetail saw would look excellent with some Damascus and a little bit of gold wire laid into the handle... lol. $1200 saw incoming.

[@mulgerbill]

The Steele touchmark done as gold inlay would be twelve next levels of fancy

[@maililistaalterego]

I thoroughly enjoyed this whole series, please do make a fancy back saw next! For sharpening and setting, you probably should've done another quick round of filing after setting and then lightly stone the sides of the teeth to make the set even. It takes a few rounds of test cuts and fine tuning the teeth to make a saw properly sing. To be fair, you did pretty dang good for a first timer! Saw sharpening is hard.

[@b62boom1]

Massive YES on the tenon saw! Setting the teeth is a really precise art. A pair of proper Setting pliers is what you need. It ensures that every tooth has exactly the same degree of set, which produces a much cleaner and quicker cut. Great vid!

[@funkyspacecow]

As a long time, hand tool woodworker this series was a lot of fun (and a little horrifying) to watch! Great watching you learn all about handsaws and to find Paul Sellers as a resource. I'd love to see a luxury tenon saw build on the channel!

[@FDKMOGAR]

I love how excited Alec gets when things go smoothly, like he expects it to be extremely difficult but is so relieved when it goes right the first time

[@liamturner6424]

just a little heads up when using any sort of handheld router, at 7:20 you put the bit towards yourself and it looked kinda close to you/ your clothes, always good practice to have the bit go away from you whenever setting it down. i know it wasnt on anymore but the bits still spin for a little bit

[@jonathangarlinghouse]

Before you finished saying "mosaic damascus saw" I was saying "I want thayat." I think a full 24 to 32 part series on that kinda thing is what I and many others are here for, that and following your continued successes of course...

[@KevlasWelt]

I'm a mechanic and engineer and have always worked with metal. Just recently got into wood through a project and got myself a router like that. I really think these woodworking tools are the most dangerous tools there are. Like they don't just hurt but change your life forever if you happen to run out of talent for a second. I'm glad you seem to feel the same.

[@phillipstrauss6269]

A proper fancy saw and a new Alec in depth build series? Hell yeah!

[@LunkovichTromofski]

Mosaic Damascus is always a yes, frankly it really is something of your specialty. Hell you could probably do well selling Damascus blanks.

[@twitaw]

I am so happy that he still has all his fingers. Probably the scariest video yet.

[@benjaminjackson8713]

Old fashioned saws rarely had anything but an angled part at the back, no step like you did. They would make the slot in the handle using the saw before setting it for the first time so it's a perfect thickness fit. Maybe do that for the tenon saw and see how it goes?

[@MxCraven]

This is a beautiful crossover between my love for the things I don't understand (blacksmithing, fire) and the things I do (wood, hammers, saws).

[@OJBAYLEY]

another YES for a damascus saw, i like the idea of either a japanese pull saw, a 2-man crosscut saw for felling trees or a fancy tenon saw with an ornate trigger-style handle

[@georgeleffler]

We used to run a saw blade on a mill like that, it was known as the "wheel of death" in the shop.

[@jakewsquires8664]

I'm a bench joiner and we use the router with the guide wheel all the time for arch doors, windows, beads, and they do work a absolute treat, as long as your mdf template edges are spot on and have been sanded you get a clean edge

[@cralee6892]

Use a saw setting tool ,,,Hand saws sometimes have a taper ground so the front ,(teeth side)is wider than the back

[@katpocalypsemeow4554]

That circular saw rig was terrifying. Like deep in the gut terror. I haven't been that scared since Will was almost killed by the falling power hammer.

[@slove120031]

Broke all the woodworking safety rules in one video. Impressive.

[@kevinbernadet5365]

as a woodworker whos is amazed watching Alec blacksmith, its interesting to see him amazed at woodworking tools and techniques.😄

[@rasmis]

2:20 Alec: “I hope you can keep up, Jamie” 2:25 Revenge of the Jamie: Circus music

[@makinwaves8147]

Circus music? Naw man your messed up for that... that's traditional Spanish dancing music.

[@brettmuller4674]

Damascus Saw Yessssss!!!! A matching pair of brass back tenon and gent saw. With a custom Alec Steel medallion set into a figured maple handle. Use Fiddes wax finish feels good not slippery with sweat and easily maintained.

[@Noelia-Nedds-You]

Yes!

[@zachreynolds8903]

nothing would bring me greater joy than for you to go down a rabbet hole of besboke forged woodworking tools, please do the tenon saw. If you're up for a crazy challenge, maybe even a damascus hand plane. love the work!!

[@jono6379]

Damascus Japanese saw next? You could do a fancy wooden handle that way as well and it's a much simpler shape blade

[@morganhurst_redridge]

100% on the tenon saw! If you run into problems with making the tenon saw and don't end up with enough material you can also make a dovetail saw.

[@athicore01]

It's sooo nice to have a carpenter as a friend. If i would have someone like it in my friends friends list i would make so many projects in wood...

[@kylegabin3813]

Im really liking Alec's new series, how its made (kind of). see and the little nuances of how different tools are constructed is quite interesting.

[@MrMNRichardWright]

Absolutely would like to see you take on another saw project. Maybe even a cold with the GOAT of hand tool woodworking, Paul Sellers.

[@ardenchristophercapadocia7056]

The thought of Alec doing another blacksmithing excites me. Can't wait to see you wrestle with a chunk of bright orange metal again....

[@awyep4169]

Huge yes on the fancy gentleman’s saw! You should do a colab with your woodworking buddy from this episode to build it!

[@samwallin9694]

3 things slitting saw is what you made with the circular saw blade, and can be purchased the router table has a cover to protect your fingies typically when using a router or router table you move counter clockwise against the rotation of the bit to prevent tearout

[@piraterubberduck6056]

A fancy tenon saw sounds great, but definitely get more adventurous with the handle too.

[@arynnightshade7164]

I say go for it, mosaic damascus is always fun to watch. A tenon saw would be neat, but might I suggest another option? Remember the damascus ratchet you made? Why not make up a set of sockets for it, and make a custom wood case to hold it all? This would be incredible to witness.

[@caleb-ray]

It's really funny to me to see Alec doing basic woodworking things that I do every day and be surprised and scared by them, gold.

[@NikolaHoward]

And that Mill-mounted saw blade is quite the most terrifying tool you have ever constructed!!! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@jeffbrown4382]

It's nice to see the application of your knowledge on the production of a common object. Function over form. Now...go forth and make it pretty!

[@daddouuuu]

10000000x Yes on the Damscus saw! Maybe ask mid-journey to make come up with incredible visual concept for inspiration!

[@cactusmanbwl1990]

That circular saw/milling device was terrifying.

[@StephenHughesJelen]

Yes please to the tenon saw! PS - what you created was specifically a cross-cut saw. The chisel-style teeth would make it a rip-cut saw. Of interesting note, a rip-cut saw can easily cut both rip and cross grain cuts, but the same does not hold true for a cross-cut saw. :) (Yes, I've been following P. Sellers for a long time... LOL!)

[@aserta]

I think you've done very well by this saw build. Nice work! Also, you can sharpen the cheapo saws, but you need diamond tools. I've sharpened my Bahco since the mid 00's. Haven't gotten through to the non-hardened area yet, but it's close. I'll probably make a bunch of scrapers out of it. Can never have enough scrapers in the shop.

[@jeanladoire4141]

hell yeah damascus saw ! Also maybe a very high carbon steel (but untempered) would last a long time without being too hard to file back to shape ?

[@ToraKwai]

for a saw of that length I'd have said it would be better suited as a rip saw, and a big yes to the tenon saw idea!!!

[@Brian-mp2mv]

8:09 that laugh made me bust out laughing... between the two laughing, my dog got up and left the room!🤣

[@typrice6042]

Not only build the tenon saw. But you could also make one for your neighbor Matt for all his wonderful help!

[@Glorfindel_117]

I'd love to see you make more leatherworking tools! Edge bevelers or stitching forks, or something slightly more mechanical like a stitch groover, which has an adjustable arm with the blade on it to set different widths. Maybe a metal strap cutter, which would be overkill but very cool.

[@nathanielsantana403]

3:28 Did Alec just cut a whole plank using the handleless saw with his bare hands!

[@UnstoppableTramp]

Amazing work Alec, thise panel saws are a beautiful part of joinery and big respect for making such a beauty. Lookong forward to the tenon saw build. Every household should own one of these saws, timeless 💪

[@koolBOY8323]

watching alec use a mill as some sort of automated radial arm saw was amazing. pucker factor 1000.

[@Jurie-o6j]

Yes on the Damascus saw! BUT, make a dovetail saw and attempt to cut some dovetail with it! That would be AWESOME!!!

[@chrisandrade-l8o]

amazing work as always Alec!! I think the next tool you should work on is making your own Fractal Vise. you always have some odd shaped item youre trying to hold down and that would seem like a "fun" challenge for you.

[@frasersteen]

the mosaic damascus projects were some of the coolest, yes to another one. Could you make the damascus look like wood grain with knots and branches?

[@kpatrickolivier2705]

Well done my friend, but my dad had about 7 or 8 different types of saws from crosscut to ripping saws and they were all very old. I remember being able to take the end of the blade and bend it back into the handle and when you release it, it would come back as straight as an arrow. But as I said you built a great saw there.

[@LauraKelsh]

We’re seeing some more woodworking and seeing Alec’s amazement at woodworking tools. We’ve already seen Alec Steele, are we going to see an Alec Wood(e) show/episode?

[@The_Slavstralian]

your comment about the upside down jigsaw also should apply to mounting a circular saw blade to a milling machine/drill press.

[@briancullen9171]

Hell Yes! Maybe do a mosaic back saw like Paul Sellers uses and send it to him. Even if it just winds up as a wall hanger, Paul Sellers is a LEGEND he built the desk in the White House.

[@ibag2494]

A damascus saw would probably be the best tool to use damascus for, since it has so much surface area to display the beautiful pattern. I'd love to see that :)

[@mikepettengill2706]

yes fancy saw! inlaid blade, mammoth tusk handle, the works. plus a fine leather case with a mosaic damascus tag on it saying something pithy like "saw you coming" or "would saw if you could".

[@whyarealltheidstaken]

Yes on the saw! I've seen fancy versions of a lot of tools, but not a saw.

[@PropheticLincoln]

Yes to the even bigger damascus saw, but make it a two person cross cut logging saw! That would be insane.

[@YarHarFD]

The sanders being in a dedicated sanding room, and you wearing a jumpsuit with papr is why I chose metalworking over wood lol

[@TheGt5ive]

I really enjoyed watching these series of KZbin videos where you made a slightly longer saw out of 10 saws 😅. I reckon that will be the first and last time you attempt to make a saw 🪚

[@RobbieBeswick]

I’m a carpenter and Paul Sellers js a master of hand tools and the best woodworker I’ve ever seen, definitely worth a subscription

[@darthnerdist4694]

You should make the Ullikummi Lucis saw from Final Fantasy 14

[@uriqomas99]

Yaaaaa, that catch at the router table, you were making a climb cut. When routing small parts like that, I prefer to use a double-screw style clamp to hold my piece and a push pad for downward pressure. Just keep your hands farther away. Stay safe man.

[@samanreza7196]

I’d honestly watch a series of videos of this guy organizing his workshop

[@TheBigburcie]

I'd love to see you figure out a way to cut the teeth in using the mill. Tilted head and a stepped incremental feed to not only notch but bevel the teeth accurately. On the router table, I suspect you were also using a bit that was too much material for one pass on oak. Start off with a smaller roundover and make a couple of passes with incrementally bigger bits. The grain direction makes a difference on the corners so you might have to feed into it in different directions to avoid tearing.

[@zagrososhkosh6105]

Alec, I'd love to see you do a mosaic damascus saw, it'd be a joy watching you do it

[@BIOStheZerg]

Old-school German saws were made with square teeth and no set, but instead the entire body of the saw tapers towards the top, so your teeth might be at 1.5 mm but the spine at 1.0 or something. No set needed, easier sharpening!

[@j0hnn13K]

It would not be a Alec Steele video if he did not rig up some deadly contraption to fix a problem that could be solved by hand tools, gawd i love this guy.. lol

[@str4wb3rry13]

If you do a Damascus saw, you gotta do the handle justice. Take a look at the antique and expensive hand saw handles. Those handles alone are works of art.

[@ironhammer3734]

Absolutely!!! There's no point in building a saw UNLESS, you're making it special..... Making it the old way, or making it the Alec Way....😎

[@musicalsteve]

Absolutely Damascus! I was thinking to myself for the videos 'Shame he didn't do this Damascus instead. Love your work Alec!

[@simonash9486]

1.) Alec rigged up a slitting saw. 2.) Alec’s Bridgeport mill would’ve been a better choice than a jigsaw. 3.) Alec never ceases to amaze me.

[@bereketterefe829]

Jamie btw. We all notice the fire music you always have on these videos. They go unncessarily hard and we appreciate you.

[@Jusdin057]

Huge yes to moziac damascus tenon saw. With a bog oak or tasmanian blackwood handle 👌

[@coen555]

I'd love to se a Damascus cross cut saw. Big two person one for you and Jamie to use!

[@IanLGagnon]

Picks up Hitachi jigsaw: "BOSCH!" 😀 And a good practice for large radius cutters on the router is to take a small cut to start and work up to the full cut. It's safer to handle, and you stand a much smaller chance of blowing out the grain/chipping/burning. Additionally, it can save you from setting the bit a little too high and routing a shoulder or lip into your part when the 90-degree corner at the max diameter of the cutter comes in contact with the part.

[@alexturner2126]

Massive YES!!!! To a damascus cross cut saw, BUT if youre really going to go all out you have to do a taper ground 26 inch cross cut saw in the early 20th century tall blade style, sandvik made beautiful saws back in the day and they cut incredibly, the taper ground means you can have little to no set in your teeth and still have no binding so really aids in the finish of your cut, once you've used one that is sharp and tuned to perfection you may start to find yourselves making boxes out of black walnut in your spare time. Ps. I have a fascinating tool called a saw set that you can borrow for your next saw, you wont put a bend in your blade next time

[@juulonly5504]

Alec breaking multiple OSHA regulations in one video>>>>

[@scoobtoober2975]

Mr sellers also shows you can run a flat file parallel on the plate to smooth the set down. Basically filling the whole side lightly. If you blade cuts more one way or the other. Drift. Sand the side to which is it moving.

[@mackobun]

Turned out great! How about an old school two-man lumberjack saw? That would be a cool project