Turning Nails into Nail Clippers!!!

[@bradleykiff5193]

I can hear it through the ether... Will Stelter coming in at the end of the video, "I guess you can say we nailed it!"

[@DriftDesu_]

Don’t make me cry like that

[@RobinDuckett]

Aw cmon man that's not fair.

[@fieteferrum3441]

Good times

[@TarEcthelion]

Somebody who's job it is to turn solid material into individual nails somewhere in the world is crying as they watch this...

[@tazdpwns]

Gotta be a machine right?

[@psmirage8584]

And the nails themselves were made from recycled worn out nail clippers.

[@Hiakura]

circle of life

[@gavingraziose8012]

@@Hiakura hakuna matata

[@Mynameischef]

@@gavingraziose8012 you know what they say

[@feelthepayne88]

"I can't believe how well this project is going!" Expected the next cut to be him scrapping the parts and starting over.

[@renealbrechtsen9743]

Same. I wonder if this is some sort of imposter or something 🤔

[@lyulf0]

you now have 69 likes, you're welcome lol

[@tsoll8520]

I wonder when he’ll release the uncut version and show us how many extra messed up parts he made in the process 😂

[@kaiirossbaird7623]

mood

[@bensbuilds4732]

I like how Jaime has started to take on a "chaotic evil" role 🤣

[@mikepettengill2706]

He totally nailed that moment.

[@Corvidae65]

If he like Red Dykem then he's the perfect villian!

[@joestoffer8212]

His time away from Alec must have been truly difficult for him!

[@andie_pants]

Yeah, he's seriously got some little brother energy. 🤣

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

Come on Alec, we are running out of daylight for this shot........

[@hagenspringtrap9431]

I would like to see "turning an entire anvil into forging tools"

[@flippknight3298]

Unfortunately you can’t as most of the anvil is cast

[@arceusmaster91]

@@flippknight3298 will made a kukri from the horn of a defective anvil. As long as it's cast steel, not iron you're good to go. Take for instance my soderfors. The entire thing is top quality Swedish tool steel. If I wanted to(I wouldn't dare), I could make some kick ass tools out it.

[@shaggy_e210]

But forge a broadsword from an anvil

[@SUPERMAR10312]

Or the reverse

[@silviokoch7434]

I want to see him making damascus out of a anvil

[@Ohio_etsu-masu]

This new direction you're taking, from making "your own" historical inspired weapons to making copies as exact as you can of day to day item, is a good one. This is something people told me to focus on for industrial design studies. Also Adam savage talked about that.

[@pfridjonsson7021]

"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!" Priceless.

[@timbongers6463]

1:14

[@Maccoye]

1:08

[@MrScaramanga16]

That bit made me laugh so hard, it broke me

[@CodyT362]

Loving the less cinematised videos, getting a bit of power hammer and real forging sounds in there! The project went surprisingly well for an Alec Steele project LOL

[@Chris-cc3sj]

Alec- “I’m going to make nail clippers!” Proceeds to make a 4 pound billet of steel 😂

[@cbriangilbert1978]

I was wondering about that myself.

[@DanielWillems1995]

He has a pet elephant hidden away somewhere that needed a manicure

[@bochapman1058]

he will most likely use the rest of the billet for other projects.

[@reinenruud390]

Please Alec make a FOLDING KNIFE! When the makig goes as well as these clippers you are golden!

[@tyreldalzell1489]

He made 2 or 3 already him and will has videos from a few years ago

[@rupertmiller9690]

Rivets, pivots, levers and jaws, that was some damn fine work, from both you and Jamie.

[@gsmith8098]

Walmart nail clippers $2.29 Alecs' clippers.. Materials $27 Shop supplies $16 Video production cost $160 Satisfaction of making them yourself.. PRICELESS!

[@shipwrek8465]

Who else wants to see Alec do a steel project with his Dad?

[@rimoncohen162]

Yes

[@epauletshark3793]

Make woodworking tools with dad.

[@Brenon65]

It is a absolute pleasure to see such a young EXPERT at work. The experience gathered for future generations, the youthfull exitement and energy. You are a MARVELL (not a comic superhero) but a real superhero. I applaude you.

[@Corvidae65]

Alec: We don't have any metal powder. Grinding room: I am nothing...

[@loganhuwe9458]

maybe with a magnet....

[@harrisonwilkinson4986]

@@loganhuwe9458 Hell I’m doing something like that at my forge. Though I’m doing it with the intent of smelting it all down in a furnace.

[@Spiralem]

Those are a great way to ruin your bar.

[@kusanag1698]

Dust from grinding is contaminated with lots of other stuff like the grit of the belts and other dust, this makes it no good for forge welding.

[@moonboogien8908]

Eww

[@12gageshot]

I really like this one. Simple yet effective. And elegant. To have made ones own nail clippers is pretty awesome

[@skoitch]

Nickel plated nails would make a really cool Damascus pattern!

[@GiraffeFlavored]

You should see Green Beetle and Shuraps work then if that intrigues you 👀

[@traildaze1895]

You nailed this one Alec

[@PedroCarvalho-bk4yn]

Alec: *has an idea for a project* Project: *goes way too smoothly* Alec: *confused*

[@aeriumfour6096]

If you want "free" metal filings for filling in gaps, just use your catcher bucket at the bottom of the grinder. Get a very fine sieve of even a cloth filter (tshirt or something), and filter the water out from the filings. You can use that to fill in gaps when trying to amalgamate nails or other pieces during forging. I've done it a couple times, and it's a decent alternative to steel powder.

[@Orion3603]

Alex: *carefully adding nails to be neat* Jamie: *dumps all the nails in because he’s a minion of chaos*

[@ralmslb]

I'm always impressed lately on how easily Alec works with steel. Well done sir.

[@jefferybilby378]

Good to see you back in the forge , hope to start seeing more coming , seems like really long spans between content these days ! Enjoy your work !

[@06pyroman]

This is probably the only thing I’ve seen you make that not only looked cool but felt like I needed to buy lol

[@bawdydog176]

From the "How Ridiculous" sword to nail clippers. The man is versatile.

[@matthewsaunby9056]

Really enjoy these 1 day (or, 1 video at least) builds. Still enjoy the 3201 part builds too, but these are very satisfying to see you create something from start to finish in just 10 minutes.

[@cadit002]

You can’t fool me with that red dye at the beginning! 😂

[@nanaki-seto]

LOL I smooth out my nails with a sharpening stone though works great really

[@MurkyWaters677]

@@nanaki-seto I use an angle grinder. /s

[@sodiumchlorid]

the effect on my skin was very real........

[@guskiedaisch5078]

@@nanaki-seto i just cut my fingers off

[@alec1575]

@@guskiedaisch5078 why even deal with the nails, right.

[@davidoliveira1256]

Hey Alec, I'm your biggest fan, I'm from Brazil, and I love you and the people there, congratulations for all that talent !! I'm always rooting for you brow. be alright!

[@whocares43003]

Been watching for a long time and have enjoyed watching your successes in perfecting your craft. One thing that I would like to see you make is a chess board with pieces. I think it would be a brilliant piece of art.

[@MikelangeloPhoto]

This might be the absolute smoothest build I've seen... love it.

[@tinopflugl9212]

Alec: I dont have any steel powder also Alec: *literraly owns an entire room dedicated to making steel powder*

[@GiraffeFlavored]

Making steel powder involved specialized equipment, it's much much finer than you're imagining. He can make forgescale and metal shavings, but he cannot make powder

[@twilightsparkle75]

@@GiraffeFlavored idk i think the grinder that turns metal into dust requiring you to wear a respirator would do pretty good at making metal into a powder. dust is pretty close to powder.

[@GiraffeFlavored]

@@twilightsparkle75 Like I said, it's finer than you imagine. The finer the better for steel powder, the grinder makes something more like sand while steel powder is like flour. It doesn't seem like a huge difference but the amount of air that gets trapped in an irregular shape like grinder scale is massive. Plus, it's all going to be oxidized and basically useless for anything quality. Steel powder needs to fill in the gaps in a billet and add strength, random rusty scrap dust is going to make a poor quality rusty piece of junk

[@Everendlesss]

Cheers! Always a better day when I can watch an Alec Steele video.

[@UnderfundedScientist]

Next : screwdriver made from screws Love the content, keep up the great forging 💪

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Wowers that's a very interestin and beautiful process. Love seeing blacksmithing being done. Can't wait to begin forgeing. Can't wait to see more videos. Beautiful keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Keep Making. God Bless

[@DanielosCompaneros]

Alec's wife watching him grinding his fingernails on a belt grinder be like: I married an idiot 🤦‍♀️

[@jay_max9484]

Bro that looked painful

[@iron7744]

I've done it. Granted.... I'm an idiot.

[@johnathanltablet]

I'll have you know this man is a genius!... Sometimes

[@danielrawlings9927]

Was no one else horrified when they saw that?? I’ve done that to my finger before on accident and hot damn does it hurt! It takes fucking forever to heal too

[@DanielosCompaneros]

He should've used higher gradation belt and lower speed 😝

[@janbernad4729]

0:58 - 1:15 this is pure art

[@TheMeditron]

I really was hoping to see the clippers acid etched and see what the clippers pattern looked like, but then realized they were all the same type of steal so no pattern anyways.

[@nicrodel]

I wondered the same thing. I guess since there wasn't the steel powder you don't get any pattern?

[@barenthanson3408]

@@nicrodel I think that the steel powder is a different type of steel so when it is etched the acid eats at the different types of steel at different rates making the two types of steel defined.

[@Novur]

I expect there would likely have been a sort of woodgrain looking pattern to it, as the surfaces of the nails welding together would have caused a slight differentiation in grain structure

[@VTRAddict]

There would have been a pattern, but it would've been very faint. Similar to cable Damascus. Not the distinct black and silver you'd get with 1084 and 15N20.

[@Novur]

@@VTRAddict the black and silver is down to how you finish it; 15n20 still blackens in etchant, it just doesn't corrode away as fast as 1084, so after an acid bath the 15n20 sections are sticking out of the surface, meaning they're touching whatever you're polishing it with before the 1084 sections. Both materials come out black. That said, when you weld metal together it affects the properties of the joining surfaces. It's subtle, but you can still get the welds to show up on the surface etching in the same way you can with dissimilar alloys. Alternatively, if you take it to a high enough polish, the light will catch the different grain structures, in much the same way that japanese smiths finish their swords

[@homemadetools]

Clever! We've seen homemade nail clippers before, but not made from actual nails. We posted this video in our homemade tools forum this week :)

[@ivarkrabol]

I've seen you create a lot of things, but for some reason, nothing has impressed me quite as much as this one. It just seemed like it would be so fiddly, and that it would be very easy to get everything just slightly wrong - just enough for it not to work out. Huh.

[@andreasnijenhuis5735]

Nailing the nail clippers to the nail Well done sir 👍 Can't wait for the next project! A ku-mai comb, razor or something?

[@Maccoye]

Alec is going to have a baby ? "here come's the airplane!"

[@JETWTF]

My first thoughts as well.

[@timm1139]

The episodes of “Making a damascus crib” could be a hint...

[@arg8763]

I assumed as soon as the rush to the UK happened that was the reason. If you are born in the U.S. then you are a U.S. citizen, and get to pay U.S. taxes (albeit much reduced) regardless of where you live. Being both from the U.K. (or at least Europe) I thought they probably wanted the child born there.

[@josephpeterson277]

Was thinking the same thing 😂

[@TomOConnor-BlobOpera]

100% what I thought!

[@de04609]

Oddly satisfying, I like the random item build. It would be cool to see Alec forge any and every random household item like these clippers, maybe a utensil set, who knows. Either way great job!

[@darrenstead3008]

Now your back in blighty you need to make a British Heavy Cavalry sword.

[@llwellyncuhfwarthen]

Alec Steele - You needed steel dust but you have a plethora of it, take a magnet into the grinding room and just get a bunch from where you grind, including the water bucket.. that would give you grand dust to work with (it might require some time to dry since you have it in water, I suggest rinsing it with acetone and then drying) get yourself lots of dust for the next box weld item you try! (I think this would be a cool re-use of the grinding dust and small fragments you have .. bits from the mill, the grinding wheel, the drill press etc)

[@petergoestohollywood382]

Alec: “I used the nails to defeat the nails”

[@noname-yq1gs]

lol i had the same thing in mind

[@NorthEastCoins]

Always a pleasure to watch Alex the fun that you seem to have brings a smile to my face thank you

[@justinr5425]

I was almost thinking you were gonna turn toe nails into clippers. Like turning water into wine, almost like the Forge Jesus

[@MrNiceFlupke]

Oh please, you really messed up the chance to Name it "Forgesus"!

[@justinr5425]

@@MrNiceFlupke haha you win sir! But we all know we were hoping for a different type of nail

[@kanewalton-bell310]

I was thinking I had done something wrong not to see any of your lovely content for a while, as always love it!!!

[@GiladBarad]

Alec I dare you to make a sword without any Power tools

[@desertsmeagol7073]

Yes time to go back to medieval times

[@ianroberts5683]

Alec i dare you to make a power tool without any swords

[@kassiog.6595]

@@desertsmeagol7073 Back to the time when smiths had water wheels and windmills to power tools and cheap human labor ?

[@Duane_Grabert]

Hand hammer and coal to forge weld. Hand file instead of grinder.

[@TheChristCenteredCraftsman]

The perfect project for when you need to clip your nails sometime tomorrow. Looks amazing

[@JJoker687]

Belt grinder, that's a man's clippers there. Unless you have got forged Damascus nail clippers. I suppose that's fairly manly.

[@mathieulavoie8113]

Thanks for the wonderful can drawing Alec!!

[@thebusbums2825]

Hello friends 👋 That belt grinder clip... was... 😬 hope you're just good at acting

[@TheSpeep]

Now this is the kind of mad idea I like. Next make a bottle opener out of bottle caps! (its something ive been wanting to try myself for a while but i lack the tools and experience for the time being)

[@hgbugalou]

I feel all your finger nail cuticle damage. Mine are actually all healed at the moment but I'm sure they'll be busted up next project I do.

[@alexandrobrin2891]

I BOUGHT A 66 LBS ANVIL AND MADE A PROPAIN FORGE I'm 17 and have been dreaming of doing blacksmithing since I was 12 when i and bought my first sword. Is it wasnt for you amazing videos I would have never been inspired to get into black smithing thank you alec

[@ChrisShipway]

So when you use this can technique, where does the gas actually *go*? You mentioned the gas moving around in the first few minutes, but didn't answer the real question; does the can fart? It has to, right?

[@ForteanEnquirer]

I think it may combust with the heat, after all oxygen is part of the fire triangle

[@Dudeinator]

The air can compress a lot, also as its being worked small cracks are probably opening up in the welds allowing gas to escape, as well as some reacting with the heated steel.

[@joshyingling]

Usually you would drill a tiny hole in the can or know that the porosity of the welds would vent the gas, if you don’t it can be quite violent when they burst

[@sourisnathan3747]

Love that logical progression you had at the beginning

[@kobywealcatch7282]

get a metiorite again, melt it, and make a SWORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Oliver-rh5bv]

I really like to watch your videos. Those nails are a useful thing and they can still be used. Wouldn't it be a better idea to maybe order a container full of scrap-metals and upcycle them?

[@silenttraveler2710]

We miss Will 😞 Awesome video though...

[@gnproductions5565]

Man i like this new alec much more. Its really subtle but theres more jokes, less professional, much more fun to watch

[@douglasharrington3003]

I heated nails once just to blacken them and they got too soft to use and couldn't reharden them

[@schizeckinosy]

Not surprised. Unless the nails are for masonry, they are not hardenable. Alec’s nails look common, so I am surprised he used them for a cutting tool, except for the lulz.

[@georgepotwin9025]

Miss my Alec Steele fixes. Loved chair with Dad episodes. What a cool Dad! When are you coming back to states? I wanted to talk to you about something @AlecSteele

[@ShadowBlade-ye5nh]

Cameraman: puts in a handful of nails Alec: **confused screaming**

[@lts1682]

Congratulations Mr. And Mrs. Steel.

[@Goryus]

I remember when he made cool swords on this channel.

[@saginawdan]

The good old days...seem to be gone, I don't get excited anymore when there's a new video.

[@irorules]

for a minute there i almost forgot i was watching a new video. the shots pulling the steel from the forge to the powerhammer in the new old new shop, feels at home

[@120Livi]

not sure the channel is doing as well since Will's departure and Alec's return to the UK. Definitely feels like some of the spark has gone 😥

[@craigsudman4556]

Looks like you nailed it Alec. Great video, thumbs up.

[@JustcausePro]

I still stand by the fact that the editing is sublime in these videos

[@Duane_Grabert]

You're not wrong.

[@ohdubwest7533]

That was absolutely insane. I applaud you good sir.

[@brittanieoconnell5570]

I’m kinda digging the dainty little projects. Miss the multi part projects too but these are fun.

[@ΠερικλήςΤσεβάς-υ6δ]

Good job Alec. I would like to see a part 2 in which you would add a small blade on the nail clipper

[@Dominic.Minischetti]

That was freaking cool!

[@arceusmaster91]

4:24 that is the most medieval British thing I've heard in a long time

[@moonboogien8908]

What I thought would be a difficult 23 episode series build, turned out to be the most effortless Steele video yet.

[@BlackHoleForge]

I have a video idea for you. I've been reading a blacksmithing book from the 1980s and they talked about a cutting saddle. It's a piece of Steel that slides over your Anvil so you don't scare up the surface.

[@SamTheBalerMan]

Alec, could you use a mixture of plasterboard screws which are hard and nails which are mild steel and make a kind of ‘fixings Damascus’?

[@BombedNevada]

Hard to have a bad day when you see Alec banging on some steel.

[@cobusdavids898]

That intro boggled my mind, how Alec, how did you do that? Funny as hell.

[@TimothyHall13]

Oh Yeah!!! Thanks Alec!!!

[@michaandrzejewski8445]

Those small projects are so cool to watch

[@AmazingDailyWorks]

Your project is so amazing as well as your anvil.

[@wildernessworthy]

Don’t know if you have two separate people between filming and editing, but if you do. They are really good at their jobs!

[@tarsiousmunalembohol]

The most awesome project.

[@HMS1Blake]

Great to see the power hammer squishing hot steel. And the ‘fingernails / belt grinder’ tribute to the new Saw movie.

[@geffreimaudeleyne6041]

Love the welding mask.

[@keats182]

And just like that, Alec made a $1,000 nail clipper! Seriously, they turned out great.

[@HuslWusl]

I think you should do this more often: replicating every day items. Bonus points for making it out of several of the same object (maybe a knife made of knifes) or from what they're intended to do (like nail clipper from nails). How about a swiss army knife next?

[@JacobCanote]

You "nailed" it! Love your face. Best of luck!

[@Serviceboxmafia]

You should try using the chips and dust from your grinders and chop saw to use them as steel dust for cannister damascus as dust for wild projects like this

[@jamesbaumann1180]

Who knew? A forge, power hammer, mill and lathe and I can make myself a nail clipper! Good stuff here.👍👍

[@Samuel_Lipscomb]

Those are actually badass!

[@FISHERKILLER999]

HEY ALEC you really nailed that buddy XD

[@agentstache135]

Genuinely impressed with this one and how smoothly it went, tbh at first I thought the thumbnail was photoshopped

[@gregiep]

3:32 such a good forge papa

[@forcemultiflier1746]

I have to admit, I found the whole concept to be "nail bitingly" impossible, but you "Nailed " it, and quickly to, you went along at a good "clip" !!!!

[@safetylast911]

What are the plans for the Montana shop? Plans to go back? Going to move your equipment back to the UK?

[@georgesmith2171]

Anyone else want @Alec Steele to make a set of kitchen Knives from Damascus and it be complete with scissors. I know I really do, since he made a kitchen table and a chefs knife. I had really hoped to see a Knife set on his website.