I Took Over Alec Steeles Workshop

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[@WillStelterbladesmith]

Hey everyone, the "bees" were actually Yellowjacket Wasps.

[@j0hnn13K]

Good recovery there Will ;) Wasps are evil, bees our our friends :D Can't wait for your first projects, kind of hoping you'll figure out a wasp Damascus just for the fun of it hehehe

[@arkonwolves7192]

Nice clarification, but now I have another question. Has Alec stopped making stuff for his company? Seems as though this was the facility they were working out of but now you reside in it so I am left wondering where did all his production move. If it even did at all seeing as he doesn’t even sell his grinders on his website anymore. Just curious.

[@Volt64bolt]

@@arkonwolves7192yes, he stopped when he moved back to the uk

[@joachimfuchs7061]

Youre luck dude

[@GaisaSanktejo]

@@Volt64bolt Yeah, a combination of him and his wife wanting to visit their roots and the covid fiasco, which resulted in their settling down. I'm sure I am missing a LOT of factors we don't know about, but those are two I am aware of.

[@AlecSteele]

Good luck guys! The shop looks beautiful all cleaned up! Can’t wait to see what you make 🎉💪🏻

[@TheDevilWAH]

I do hope you will be visiting in person soon audit and insure the tennets are looking after it ;)

[@allinghamremovals4868]

I miss th barker st days. And will and alec together

[@Schoe345]

What happened to Sam?

[@markoconnell804]

Keep having fun with your England shop. Thank for birthing my interest in blacksmithing. Can’t wait to see what you all make. Both channels.

[@cocodojo]

@@Schoe345 Sam's got his own business as a farrier (he's done a few videos on his own channel re-shoeing horses from his truck), but yeah, I miss the Alec and Sam days back on barker st.

[@zacharyhamley4024]

If anybody should get Alec's old workshop, it's definitely Will. Looking forward to new projects!

[@zachary4706]

Miss the videos from this shop. Loved the two of you together

[@damedusa5107]

Best content from both of them was back then

[@XBullitt16X]

I'll be frank, Alec fell of completely after the split and the departure from the US. The content is hardly about actual blacksmithing anymore.

[@stubby_nub]

@@XBullitt16X If it was not for his personality, I would have stopped watching Alec's stuff completely.

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

I miss the old shop... really glad to see Will moving in. It just feels right.

[@cocodojo]

It does feel like they're passing the torch around doesn't it?

[@alecrabedeau4788]

Couldn't agree more!

[@ruiter939]

Just be carefull with moving powerhammers please, some are prone to fall over...

[@bartolomeumalfeitor]

*flash back intensifies

[@Volt64bolt]

Don’t worry, he’s forklift certified now. No more pallet jacks in sight

[@GD-rh2sn]

Too soon bro, too soon 😢

[@PenguinSharkHybrid]

​@@GD-rh2sn It has been years :D

[@jaredreid2661]

@@PenguinSharkHybrid still too soon.

[@joshschneider9766]

When Alec chose you among all the other applicants to work with him on his channel he chose incredibly well. Proud of you Will. Youre an inspiration young man.

[@inderik8064]

It's a pleasure see you coming back where I discovered you....best luck man!!!

[@drinkmorecocacola]

Remember when he dropped the p- Nevermind

[@Metaz]

Hear hear!

[@Robot.Prophet]

It's the ol' Steele/Stelter workshop! I can't handle the emotional roller coaster. Great to see it bring brought back into the KZbin world again. Will, I can't wait to see what you do with it (and make in it).

[@GhostSenshi]

This is honestly really nice. The content I enjoyed most from Alec’s channel was when it was you two. You taking over this shop is nostalgic and truly pays an homage to the good days. Glad to see you taking it over.

[@arkonwolves7192]

Who hoooo the shop’s been revived. Im so happy to see all that brilliant tooling being used again.

[@agulag]

Can't wait to see Matt's own spinoff channel and company in a few months/years :D

[@cocodojo]

Matt a few years later : Hi everyone, my name is Matt and I'm now back in the new, old, old shop that used to be Alec and Will's where I've taken over ownership from Will so he can go back to his other Montana shop, while Alec sets up a new one in Australia... because he's taken a fancy to damascus steel boomerangs.

[@isaacangelo435]

You have no idea how happy I am to see that shop put back to work

[@ryeguy556]

Will, please use this shop to make videos like you and Alec did in the old days. I miss that so much. Make unique stuff in 14 part series again. I always looked forward to each new episode. If you did that I have no doubt your channel would grow tremendously. That's what attracted me to Alex Steele in the first place.

[@VODZ]

Nice to see you back in the old shop, keep up the great work!

[@Guywhomakesthings]

This is the best thing I have ever seen opening youtube. Insane! So amazing to see you where I first found out about you

[@ccconsulting]

So happy seeing that apple product go in the bin

[@motor2of7]

This just feels right. Congratulations Will.

[@jlbknives5722]

Man this is a sad era to see ending lots of great content created here I remember back when you first visited Alec In Europe for the sword collab what a great many years it’s been to see you two develop. I’m sure the new adventures to begin here will be excellent. You two are largely part of what got me started making custom knives.

[@Arkie80]

Nice to see the old place again. Glad you're going to be putting it to use again. I definitely miss the Alec Steele/Will Stelter Era. You guys were one of my favorite teams on all of KZbin. I hope you guys can get together again once in a while. It'd be nice to you tag team something once more.

[@thijsdeboer389]

Man i had no idea Alec still had the shop in the US including all the tools, weirdly nostalgic to see it again after 4 years

[@robert.brokaw3829]

Glad to see that space not go to waste since Alec had to close down the operations. I will be looking forward seeing what the company produces. Stay safe.

[@DustAndGraceASMR]

Yeeeees!!! I haven't watched Alec's channel in years but it was so much fun seeing the shop still set up mostly how I remember it. But also refreshing to see it being rearranged in a practical way 😂 praying the business endeavours go well for you guys!

[@Rouverius]

1:54 Will calls on his inner Ron Swanson in 3.. 2.. 1... Seriously, glad to see you in this space. Great memories we all have of watching you and Alec together. Last but not least: Hey, Matt. Welcome to the channel.

[@xPlayfulSuicidex]

Glad someone else got the reference but it still hit to see him throw away a computer.

[@MiGWar82]

Yay!!! Back in the old shop!!!

[@s1gne]

Steak knive, pairing knife, i like that.. And when you said someone from the Netherlands had won i was a bit hoping it was me but congrats Reusink.. gefeliciteerd! Netherlands is between U.K. and Germany by the way. We have a lot of American history too.. Harlem, Brooklyn, Wall Street.. New York used to be New Amsterdam. If we hadn't traded it with the English for Surinam you'd be using Metric and would speak Dutch 😆

[@charliebecker9391]

Congratulations Will. Great to see the New Old Shop back in operation. Looking forward to future videos of the items you choose to create and manufacture, in the New Old Shop. I enjoy the Knife Making videos, however; looking forward to a variety of steel projects in the future as well. Best wishes and "Good Fortune" with your new business. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@imherkhan]

Good to see the Apple product properly stored

[@justinbanks2380]

6:20 love how you guys have a whole hardware shop upstairs (at least for anything your shop could need) I strive to have an area for all parts for projects, but currently space is too tight, so I'm forced to run to a big box store several times every project, lol

[@donaldneill4419]

Great to see you back in the old shop, Will! Good luck with the new endeavor.

[@sudo_nym]

Who misses Alec & Will videos? 👍🏻 or 👎🏻

[@charliebecker9391]

🎉

[@sarchlalaith8836]

Helpful thought. Put the office upstairs And all the tolls on the ground floor, heavy cutting and grinding one room for the mess But the other room is also a contained unit. Fabrication area for fume extraction

[@johnnardozza5291]

What an interesting comment regarding Europe. I suspect that there's an incredible amount of European in each of your bloodlines. All the best in the workshop.

[@agrt5689]

We are not huge fans of europe here... Few minutes later....the Netherlands, where that may be🙈 .....And guess what!! The netherlands here😂

[@XBullitt16X]

Good to see the old shop and equipment not going to waste.

[@sixdegrees6434]

Hey Will, I bought that Hedley & Bennett cheap chef’s knife you recommended a while back. I bought it as a gift for my step father who cooks a lot for my dear old mum and he absolutely loves it. We live on struggle st so I have no chance of ever getting a great knife but I wanted something that you would recommend and I’m shocked at just how good it is. Thank you for the great tip and awesome content.

[@codybrooks8519]

Little "build a knife" kits might be a cool easy revenue stream for you guys. It would be cool to be able to have a high quality knife that we assemble. Everything looks awesome guys, keep it up.

[@mine6312]

That’s awesome to see this space get back in action

[@justinbanks2380]

14:46 that knife could be modified a bit to be a marking knife for woodworkers. So could probably also sell those to other makers. Just an idea. Excited to follow along with your new venture!

[@garychaiken808]

Great job guys. Thank you 😊

[@sanctusre4l]

Excited to see where this is headed guys! Best of luck in the new workshop.

[@zex69]

As someone who followed Alec's journey in these two workshops across the world ... this makes me feel old ...

[@codybates2419]

Glad to see you take over the old shop. It’s very fitting. Looking forward to see what your company produces

[@BrandonRideout135]

It's so nice to see the Chambersberg back in videos always loved that thing.

[@warrell36]

It's sad knowing the shop has been empty this entire time. Last I had heard it was making anvils, grinders, and then clothes... then he visited home, then was going to do a shop in the US and UK, then heard nothing... just the UK videos. I never knew the shop was just a storage spot for tools that were no longer used after lovingly being repaired. Just a forgotten bit of the past... waiting to rust and die. It's nice to see you leasing the old space Will. I know you have a lot of memories there, and had a lot of fun times. Isn't it a ways from your shop though? Are we not going to be seeing many videos from here once it's up and running?

[@eastoforion]

glad to see the old shop back in action, can't wait for production updates!

[@axelleaxl.5315]

My gosh soooo many good memories in that place !!! So nice to see it again !

[@Bayle_Bune]

I'm super stoked to see the old Steele shop getting used, again. I hope it turns out to be a profitable endeavor for you, Will! Managing two shops should be interesting

[@Joe-fi4hv]

Always great to see young guys working hard and succeeding from it. Always cheering you on!!!

[@Michaela_Ish]

Oh man, its so good to see the workshop again!

[@emb647]

This gives me such warm feelings of nostalgia. Oh how i miss the Will and Alec days. Its sad to see this once busy and vibrant shop, collecting dust.

[@xeode]

oooo exciting times, good to see the old place going again and left wondering about the commercial reasons behind it lol

[@marcclapton]

Can’t wait to see more vids. So stoked the Alec Steele workshop back up and running!! I knew you weren’t done in that shop Will.

[@michaelleduc9469]

So glad to see you back in the old shop.

[@nickrusso8612]

Stoked for you guys! Looking forward to checking out the new old shop!!

[@hartwigblacksmithing480]

Thanks man!

[@WillStelterbladesmith]

Give a follow to the Stelter MFG co. Instagram 🔥 instagram.com/stelter_mfg?igsh=MTJvZWw0YWRwNW53eA==

[@samuelmartin865]

NAILED the music and vibe on the clean out montage

[@ZodiakAU]

So exciting to see you back in this shop!

[@theclamslam9373]

ik alecs power hammer means so much to him painting it with ms steele, hope one day alec will have it shipped to the UK so its safe and sound incase something happens to wills "new" shop

[@waynecarlson8689]

Can't wait to see what comes out of the shop !

[@tekkno.logist]

This is such a beautiful evolution in the narrative!

[@BalticBlades]

Hell yeah, just makes sense with the MKC tour video, from where else they gonna get their damascus. Love to see montana business growing!

[@dcallan812]

dont forget the first aid kit. 🤣 Its nice to see the old-new shop back in bussiness. 2x👍

[@scsi_wuzzy]

An Osama Bin Laden, Dr. Steve Brule, AND a Borat reference all in the same video. Genius at work!

[@TylerBellMakes]

Stoked for your new endeavor here! Rooting for ya

[@WillStelterbladesmith]

Thanks Tyler!

[@dantuck5552]

Welcome back to town!

[@nicgurkweitz389]

I'm actually excited to see this and what comes next because I've been missing the crazy damascus builds from this shop.

[@bobh64]

Glad to see the shop in videos again.

[@KayWhyTee]

Such a Great shop, great to see it on screen again

[@MrCrispinEnterprises]

Not keen on Europe? Don't let your landlord hear that!

[@Freeman-Dl70]

Alec should understand that his country is currently under siege by completely evil morons.

[@VinceW187]

Happy to see you knew exactly what to do with the apple hardware

[@Chris-ux6up]

it is absolutely incredible to see the old workshop. lot of good memorys in that time

[@BeckTools]

so proud of you. Welcome to the MFG family. :)

[@b2bogster]

Well done guys! I can't wait to see what ya'll make

[@Roninx1980]

Glad to see Matt! I was wondering what happened to him. He is from my home town!

[@Freeman-Dl70]

I for one, can't wait until i see this shop, back up and running.

[@keiphillips7648]

Yes Guys! I’m well excited for this.. this is gonna be so sick to follow along. Can’t wait for the vids

[@Jrakula10]

very cool to see this space again!

[@Bill_Hartnett]

Gefeliciteerd Reusink!

[@jandastroy]

I want two! One for steak and marking wood, and one for marking wood and steak. I wish you guys all the luck with this because this is a really cool and ambitious plan

[@jeffquales6806]

Looking forward to seeing new projects from there stay safe moving equipment and setting up the shop

[@buckwildblades5476]

NOT THE BEES!!!!! Looking good, excited to see some more content in the new place!

[@markfergerson2145]

This is great news, and I remember Matt- welcome back man. I smell more good things in the future there.

[@lukelave8615]

Imagine if MKC starts buying your dama steel for their knives!

[@WillStelterbladesmith]

👀

[@kennethomeara9848]

Congratulations gentlemen. Looking forward to the content.

[@freew67]

Simply loved the view from that shop. Glad to see its still in the family. Granted, Im sure Will gets PTSD anytime he tries to move something there. :)

[@ACKY_JR]

😂

[@HartFio]

The glove asmr and the art was a realy nice stelter touch on the whole production progress

[@tomkearns1463]

The linkage between you and Alec is always enjoyable to see

[@markcockerham646]

Can’t wait to see those knives, I want one!

[@hulkthedane7542]

Interesting news. Good luck with the production 👍👍🤣

[@gratmccall]

Dang man... I miss the Steele/Stelter or Stelter/Steele under one roof times!

[@alexlock3176]

This is so great...really look forward to seeing what you do w/ the space!

[@alanwordley5977]

Amusing when Americans talk history and 1492. We have a pub that was 200 years old when Columbus discovered America, its still open.

[@Arcturious-No_More]

Man, I wish I had one of those Anvils - Saw that stack in the beginning of the video and started drooling.

[@erikcourtney1834]

I must say you both are pretty smart business men while staying friends along your different journeys.

[@kzarnold3678]

Interesting stuff 🤔. And exciting news 😄

[@ThatworksTwo]

Awesome to see you expand!

[@leopichler]

so excited for you will! best of luck!

[@MaximumNewbage]

This workshop is so much more spacious and brighter than your other workshop. I wish you would make more videos here. The best era of both your and Alec's content was when you were in this workshop together imo. The videos also just looked better due to the brighter footage. Same goes when comparing the videos made in this workshop to those Alec's making now in his current workshop.

[@Yarkspiri]

You can get modular L shaped desks that fold up, which is nice if you need to store them latter. I believe I bought mine on Amazon a while ago. It's the best desk I've bought to date, and I've had a lot of stuff on them.