KRIS BLADE DAMASCUS DAGGER!!! Part 5

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My name is Alec Steele and I am a 20 year old blacksmith from Norfolk in the United Kingdom. I upload a vlog from my day at the workshop almost every single day. Lots of sparks, lots of making, lots of fantastic-ness. Great to have you here following along!
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[@soupfork2105]

Alec, if you keep making sword-sized stabby things, buy a commercial pizza oven. Big enough for tempering swords and making pizza at the same time. Win/Win.

[@eddoeseverything3919]

Have you considered purchasing a small vertical bandsaw? It would help avoid always going to the angle grinder...probably safer as well.

[@ClaytonwFirth]

Ed Graef I think the bailey has a vertical mode. Was wondering why he didn’t use that!

[@alanking7331]

If I was Alec, I would think about purchasing a used wire EDM.

[@michaelbergman8243]

Another awesome video! I’m a technician on boats and nothing beats watching one of you videos after a long day of work. I’m hoping to get into Blacksmithing and carpentry as more than just a hobby. I got Liam’s book and it is amazing!

[@Barneyrailway]

Hey alec, maybe a new project could be cymbals, something completely different. I think it would be interesting, since it doesnt really focus on looks but on sound! (I think it would enlargen your blacksmithing skills in general) good luck finishing the dagger!

[@josejesusiiivergara1011]

watching you work improve my english

[@larrypreston3826]

It is so refreshing to see 2 young professionals working to help each other out. I watch 3 you tubes regularly.....You, Liam and Samari. Love the collaboration. Great guys and great videos! Thanks.

[@Platypus2048]

I highly recommend making yourself a heat treating furnace! I made mine many years ago and love it... I think the post is still up on Bladesmiths forum and I know there's a few other posts there about making some. I made two, one for normalizing and hardening and one for tempering. They're both 120cm long and the hardening oven gets to temp (800 donegrees science) in under an hour and holds it +/- a couple of degrees over the length of the furnace. Love your videos!

[@mr.unknown6011]

Hey Steele, I have a solution for forging a meteorite, the way of forging it is not to kompress it until the cracks are gone, you have to make it flat, gently, an then put the ca 75mm to 1cm pieces on top of each other, you don’t need a weld if u use the traditional Chinese method of wrapping it in a towel and putting clay on it to prevent oxygen to get to it, then just hammer it down again and fold it a few times, this refines the metal till the cracks are gone, I saw this technic on a video called making a meteorite sword and the problem of breaking also appears on a fresh made steel, I hope it helps you if you still have the meteorite and I would love to see some more traditional techniques in the future, i am a great fan and I want to start making stuff like you in the future, keep up the awesome work:) (And the clay method is actually called tile stacking method, it is traditional japanese to reforge broken swords but is just fine for a meteorite, you see it on a video of the channel awe me where they made the sword of Aragon, hope it helps you)

[@mr.unknown6011]

I hope I explained it good enough, if not just ask

[@tomim7187]

Alec, great video. When I started out in construction, I always had a pocket paper pad to make notes and reminders. As I got into cabinetmaking, a more complete list of steps was developed. If you want to avoid making too many mistakes, start with a list on a whiteboard of the steps you need to make in the order you need to make them. HIGHLIGHT the CRITICAL steps and check the list after each step to see what comes next and to see if you missed a step or if subsequent steps are out of order. On the side make another list of materials and tools you'll need to complete the project. It removes a great deal of anxiety and helps the work flow go much more smoothly. Keep up the great videos!

[@Jrakula10]

half this series is making a curvy blade straight lol

[@Picardgolf]

Alec the shop is looking a little dirty. 15 minutes is all it takes.

[@johnjones6874]

Any one else watch the quench again, or just me? Awesome again Alec !!

[@Th3Cap3dCrusad2r]

I think the cold magnet bed is causing it to curve in that direction. Try turning it over, curve up.

[@DorFritzsch]

I'm a computer specialist and i have nothing to do with blacksmithing or anything like this. But your vids just shacle me. Every one ist just awesome. Great work Alec. Please keep going. Thank you very much and kind regards from germany.

[@shawncampbell6824]

Alec you need to make a longer FORGE!!

[@jelly591]

What I like the most is that his upload schedule lines up with my work schedule :D so I can always get that charisma boost before work

[@NoFear0109]

One book, two oppertunitys: 1. Learn something about forging 2. Get better at english Greetings from germany! You make awesome videos!

[@ulasgursoy2838]

*opportunities

[@carlbraganza7712]

Can't wait to see this thing finished. The "feathered" pattern should look quite cool. I think you should make a Damascus COMB next, so you can Damascomb your hair with it!

[@ColtaineCrows]

8:13 is that clutter I see there? Have you been cleaning your workshop Alec? Have you? Hmmmm?

[@mr.grinch1296]

Idea for a project down the line. A two handed flail! Imagine a wooden handle, forged chains and pommel, and a ridiculously large business end, like something out of a video game

[@evaderknives]

I saw on Instagram you finally used the horizontal attachment for your grinder.... I have been trying to get you to do that for over as year....AWESOME!!!!

[@leopichler]

'The Tempering Oven' AKA where Alec cooks his Tesco ready meals after a long day of hard work!

[@lester2879]

Alec, here's a tip. Coat areas that you want to build up less scale during heat treat with a bar of soap.

[@MisterG1610]

"Don't want to break this." ... * promptly fflips in air as walking into grinding room. LOL Awesome! Love your work.

[@jacklougheed120]

That is too bad, I can’t believe he messed up with angle grinder Fishing for people that read the comments before watching the video😂

[@gritz8927]

Jack Lougheed ohhh boi. You got me

[@tsoll8520]

You got me too😂

[@robocheetah1188]

Jack Lougheed I just hit read more before I believed it

[@zarethd]

You got me lol

[@MonsterPumpkin]

Hahahaha you didnt get me because I wasnt doing what you said but you really made me laugh when I clicked read more 😂

[@peterhknot]

Hey Alec, I really think your next addition to the shop should be an electric heat treating oven. I think it would simplify the process of hardening the long blades you're currently making. The heat would be much more consistent and it would provide more granular adjustability.

[@Jonny0926]

You can correct that bend with a fine rosebud torch tip. Carefully heat on the proud side right at the shoulder. Initially it will go even more proud. As it cools, it will settle into a less proud position. It may take a few tried to get it as flat as you want. I used to use this method to straighten shafts. I know it's counter-intuitive, but it does work.

[@daeldo1]

Alec, have you considered setting up a horizontal quenching trough, so the whole length of the blade can hit the quench at the same time? This will help prevent warping. Also moving the piece around in a figure 8 pattern while in the quench will help keep the quench rate of the piece consistent. If you just dip it in and hold it stationary, pockets of heated quench surround the piece and lengthen the time it takes to cool, which lowers your overall hardness. Just take care not to hit the sides of your quench container while moving the piece around, as it is very brittle during the hardening/quench phase. Best of luck in the future, love your work.

[@Freizeitflugsphaere]

I would appreciate, if you put the links to the non-copyright music you use into the video description. Awesome projekt as always!😃

[@BreyonnaMorgan18]

Alec is the type of person that would write over the word limit when taking a standardized test.

[@DaleBernardoQueLio]

I love the the look of the kris thus far. The integral guard is marvelous. With regard to the keyhole, I've found it much simpler to cut my radii with a mill before cutting/grinding away the supporting material. Then I use a burr to remove the little remaining stock before finishing with other abrasives ;-)

[@DougWyman]

Alec, good show supporting the book. (imo) It shows that you're more of an artist supporting other artists and craftsmen.

[@ahildreth24]

OMG ALEC UR THANK GOD UR BACK!!! it’s sooo hard having to suffer the weekends without ur vids. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! UR AWESOME! 👏👏👏

[@jayque300]

Youre truly on your way to being a master of your craft Alec! Im impressed with everything you do!

[@wlehtola]

Holy Moly about time... all these mini vacations drive me batty. Plus tidying up around there couldn't hurt anything.......

[@Tjita1]

Hey Alec! I work for a company that builds custon high temperature ovens. We could easily build you a heat treating oven that fits any size project you could possibly need to heat treat. We can also make it a multi zone oven so you can choose how much of it you want to use. Max temperatures available from about 12-1300˚C upwards of 18-1900, although generally speaking every 100 degree increase in max temperature doubles the price. We can also build ovens for 2000 degrees, but that's a very special and very expensive application.

[@charlemichelleke]

Your my perfect break for when I'm studying for my exams.

[@seacucumber6768]

Charle Michelleke I feel ya

[@youngsurvivor5487]

Hey Alec, if you find yourself in Texas ever again you should go shooting with mat from demolition ranch. You two would be entertaining to see together.

[@JessHines]

Love how well you handle things going wrong, I've definitely had projects that it seems like just didn't want to come out right. And I just ordered Liam's book yesterday!

[@evaderknives]

The keyhole came out real nice...I'm just wondering why you didn't use as smaller end mill and mill away the bulk of the material, then work up to a larger endmill.... You would of had to just take maybe an 1/8" or so at a time but at east you could of gotten more practice with the mill....then finished it out with the belts...

[@BradGryphonn]

7:04 As it went into the oil. That visual was trippy as.

[@1320crusier]

Clean up your shop! You really do need a longer forge or at least something with an extra burner that you can add on when needed.

[@tybertimus]

Alec, you mention the holes getting unavoidable scale...with a coal forge and the right quenchant, you can bring the scale rate down to a negligible amount!

[@williamhochella8897]

For all of the invesments you have made, you really need to consider the thermal side. Heat treating furnaces are not cheap by any consideration but knowing the temperature from which you quench makes a big difference in hardening outcomes. A kitchen stove is a great tempering oven if is big enough and you mitigate the on/off heating cycle. I don't temper long objects so I can get away with a pan of sand as the medium and I always use a thermocouple to check my temperatures. Anything heated to non-mgnetic is not hot enough.

[@Adameoable]

I use these videos as a reward for doing my homework on time.

[@owainrichards4372]

Hi Alex two quick things 1) you’re braver than me using a 9” angle grinder I refuse to use them they scare the crap out of me and 2) the decals on the cutting disks want to be the other way don’t know if it’s the same with the disks you use but ones where I work are shaped for the screw to sit correctly when decal is up just FYI if in future get disks like my work shops ones

[@dimann9049]

A scroll saw or belt saw thing would have been good for cutting the key hole 👍👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾👍🏿

[@jeremiemoon1748]

Alec, you fail to realize, that for a couple of minutes during the quench, you can look down the blade, see if there are any warps and, with the vice, bend the blade slightly to take the warp out, before the blade cools completely.

[@Evipicc]

Get a miter saw and put a grinding disc on it, gives you a lot more control over angles and whatnot.

[@rjd72577]

it dawned on me at the 10 minute mark ...flip while cooling .. the mag is cool it will shrink the side touching it

[@cameronthorpe4755]

My favorite one of your projects so far. Looks meticulous and especially satisfying! And my god is that keyhole beautiful

[@BelkinFahri]

I don't understand why you do not build another forge. I think that for larger projects you can use the forge with three fireburns and for smaller projects you can use the current forge. I'm sure it will not cost that much but it will make life easier. Otherwise amazing video like always!

[@KajiyaMorgan]

That first quench is the coolest effing quench shot ever

[@fishisyum]

Alec, you should make some Damascus armor for your legs, so you don't have to worry about breaking an angle grinder disc.

[@MapBot11]

Alec, your magnetic fixture may be acting as a heat sink to that side of the knife. By sucking heat away on one side of the piece, it's linear thermal contraction is happening faster, resulting in an internal stress that causes warping that would be consistent to what is shown in the video. I saw on the first attempt that you had another block on top, I assume to combat uneven cooling, but unless it was a similar material and size to the mag plate, you would still have an uneven cooling profile. In my previous career we had to balance in-mold cooling rates for iron castings. With any kind of thin web geometry, we would find warping if we didn't make a heat sump somewhere to ensure it didn't cool significantly faster than the rest of the part. Just a thought. Love your content, keep up the amazing stuff.

[@nethanial]

I came for the forging but i stay for the mistakes hehehehe really enjoying this bravo alec

[@alliedchucker]

hey Alec i've been watching for a while now and i just wanted to say i work with industrial magnets everyday (Blanchard grinding) so i know what im talking about when i say you really dont want to do that with your surface grinder magnet. 1. you dont want to leave the magnet on for extended periods of time with no coolent on the magnet. it will cause your magnet to heat up and that can fry the copper spools inside the magnet. which leads me to the 2nd issue. 2. heat is the biggest enemy of an electromagnet. it can seriously damage the insides of your magnet. do not put hot pieces of metal on the magnet.

[@Gaetor]

Just a reminder that I want you to do a damascus version of the God of War Leviathan Ax? That Kriss is looking great. Also is there a risk of messing up your magnets on the surface grinder by putting a hot blade on it. Enough heat will destroy a magnet.

[@sloppyfroppy9273]

You know I think this stuff used to be boring but you made me like this kind of stuff thanks

[@garrywaters7190]

would have been easier to make the key hole on the mill. remember "do it right the first time"?

[@1300rider]

This was my thoughts exactly wouldn't the mill be the correct tool for the job

[@LouieS-PH]

same thing came to my mind

[@Dman0001]

easier does not mean right

[@MrRyanAlmighty]

As soon as you pull it out of the quench just whack it in the vice and straighten it manually :) that usually works from alot of the videos I've seen elsewhere.

[@R4N6ER]

@alec if your mag plate is room temp and the steel is hot from the oven it's going to differentially cool. the side of the blade that is on the plate is going to be colder faster due to the heat loss into the plate. The blade will shrink faster on the side faced toward the plate causing the other side of the blade to warp away from the cold as the blade cools. I think a clamping fixture in the oven is the right way to go after another normalizing cycle haha. I love the keyhole handle btw.

[@beppepacemercieca733]

So is the blue stuff used to just scribe lines into the project

[@AlexA-yj9ft]

Yes

[@DBSSTEELER]

Alec, You should heat treat with a coal or charcoal forge. Less scale.

[@kevinwoodhouse7065]

Have you ever considered doing a canister demaskus using bits of swarf and bits of steel from around the shop big enough to to make a matching set of panel beating hammers and dolly's?

[@Devastatin777]

Doesnt Maglocking the blade introduces heat differential between both sides so one cools faster than the other. Blades will warp the way you mag lock it

[@A_Mechnaical_Design]

Viewer from Trinidad here , this has to be one of the best channels I've ever subscribed to , Hopefully soon i can get a CC and support your channel more by buying some Merch!

[@jonshank9572]

Alec, gotta say, just about my favorite you tube channel. You make me laugh my fool ass off every video and I learn a ton most videos, but at least something every video. Love it brother, please keep it up, errors and all. If I ever get off my ass and start my own channel I promise I will show my mistakes as well, something you've inspired me to do and I hope you continue. Love it, keep on keeping on!

[@ThrowingItAway]

You really should make a sword forge soon. It might be boring but it will help you heat treat your blades. Also if you learned any thing from your rapier, it's that you need to pre-bend it if you're ever going to get it straight.

[@chasetuttle2121]

two views, 32 likes, nice ratio Alec

[@Kevincbunch]

Awesome video as always Alec, I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos.

[@nicholasmartin8534]

Hey Alec, you probably have the handle material picked out already. But I thought I'd make a suggestion of African bubinga. Really beautiful wood.

[@thelegendaryturtwig]

Don’t forget your 15 minutes everyday man!

[@lawdtur10]

Make yourself a platen with a radius face for concave grinding.

[@whosay1043]

I always love the make the tool you need approach!

[@CruxCrusis]

Hey Alec maybe you should try a salt water quench that may help get a better heat treat

[@evalenoyer]

While in the forge, the blade looked so much like a snake sneaking out of the flames... Don't you think? Is it just me? Oh well... Can't wait to see you straighten it for good! 😊 bisous de France 🇫🇷 😘

[@rodder6]

Now if they only made a saw so that you wouldn’t have to use an Angle

[@Bugsey35]

I wish there was an easier way to cut this, he says, as he walks past the band saw into the grinding room. O_o

[@Darkover92]

Hi Alec! Do you follow "Men at arms: reforged"? In the last video they uploaded just today their blacksmith was talking about oxidation and how to prevent it by using a coal forge. I don't know if it could be useful to you with your scaling problem, but anyways...there you go ;)

[@Texwalker55]

Love your work mate makes me look forward to lunch breaks even more.

[@playlist15402]

Alec you really need to invest in a scroll saw. It is a lot easier to cut fine detail with than using an angle grinder to cut out the key hole.

[@rjweed]

Just watched video and I'm happy to say that I'm going to blacksmithing lessons twice a week and I'll make sure to get the book

[@AlecSteele]

That's awesome to hear!!!

[@sjonkers96]

heat treat with that coal forge, will give you a lot less scale because it is a very dry flame.

[@bansiksski1456]

maybe you should put a metal plate on top when you have it on the magnet so it cools down from both sides :)

[@Duke00x]

As many people have said you need to make a longer forg. Also clean your shop.

[@fallinghammerforge3296]

All those fancy machine tools and no heat treat oven!

[@cleamilner6894]

Your hair's looking properly forged today, Alec.

[@AustinConrad]

Alec! You were on outrageous acts of science!!! :D That's awesome!

[@andrewlohr1563]

Austin Conrad what one??

[@AustinConrad]

Andrew Lohr it was season 9 episode 3, "Owned it". They showed off the Damascus machete

[@TekedixXx]

I feel like a bandsaw would be the best tool for the job of cutting out that keyhole.

[@Draco301293]

Most people look forward to the weekends...I can't wait for them to be over so I get to see more whack whack!!

[@kairunelastreeper]

The mag plate may be fighting you with that warp. My thinking is that if the plate is efficient at absorbing heat it may be cooling one side faster than the other, causing your warp. I am already aware that the warp may be from of the first steps of this process or the imperfections in the material itself but pointing out uneven heat warp due to resting surfaces is a testable possibility.

[@istoOi]

Hmm, maybe it warps 'cause the side towards the magnet cools faster? Maybe try putting it the other way around on the magnet after next heat treat

[@ArclightZRO]

You really need a long forge with ribbon burners!

[@nikolas1516]

Thanks for the videos you make alec you make awsome stuff and make me laugh and smile and it really help right now cause i just lost my 13 year old sister to a car crash

[@lockness1001]

On the clickspring channel he dose a paste coating of boric acid and then wraps it in soft iron wire to heat treat without oxidizing

[@thezombiefiles462]

Dude! Keyhole is awesome! Nicely done! Looks great!

[@strakoferno5963]

hey Alec! Maybe next should be some kind of spear? I'd love to see that on your channel!

[@TimothyHall13]

Awesome! The challenge continues! Thanks Alec!

[@eduardobarbabosa4846]

Hey Alex, just here to remind you, 15 mins a day is all it takes, haha =) cheers man thanks fotr the vid.

[@toxicated3622]

An old guy i work with was cutting off a bolt that he had to kneel on the ground to cut. Disk broke and got tangled into his pants only thing that saved his thigh was being totally mangled was its cold here so he had double layer pants on. Needless to say the pants didnt make it but somehow he wasnt hurt just shows ya how quick things can go south