mike's next video should be 'learn to cook a meal with chef sam'.

Sgian Dubh is now top of my favourite things to say.

@tombreen8146

6 жыл бұрын

In case your pronouncing it wrong dubs should be pronounced duv

@nonautemrexchristus5637

6 жыл бұрын

Tom Breen "dubh" sounds like "doo"

@tombreen8146

6 жыл бұрын

+General Rommel as an irishman who has been learning since the age of 4 I know what I was taught

@jackmurray1613

4 жыл бұрын

@@tombreen8146 pronounced differently in Scotland

@angusmcgowan5985

3 жыл бұрын

Auchenshoogle is a pretty nice word

Mike has the right attitude, learn learn learn. He be some genius when he is old. Cheers Alec for showing him!

my right ear is lonely

@nateculver7050

6 жыл бұрын

Ckasp my left is lonely. Only my right speaker works.

@earlsworkshop

6 жыл бұрын

Only my left EAR works. The right has been hearing ringing for about 25 years. 8-)

@HienVu-ow7cy

6 жыл бұрын

Earl Yates So do you have tinnitus in your right ear?

@jordy2299

6 жыл бұрын

Ckasp u are lonely becouse you have 0 friends

@cobybarbas7075

5 жыл бұрын

Only my left works

Dirk = Long, Sgian Dubh = Short :)

@Scottish_Sasquatch

4 жыл бұрын

A dirk is a short sword and a sguan dubh is a dagger, I'm a scot by blood & Place of birth (the edit was me fixing an un-noticed spelling mistake)

@SkessaWuuf

4 жыл бұрын

Callum's random channel 2006 mate he/she commented that 2 years ago

@Scottish_Sasquatch

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkessaWuuf still I replied

@garethbaus5471

4 жыл бұрын

It is interesting how the dirk is basically a modern decendent of the bollock dagger.

Sound is left channel only at 2:00

@noconz0727

6 жыл бұрын

Well basically anytime Alec speaks...

@noconz0727

6 жыл бұрын

Fixed at 6:20

This collab was great! I have been binge watching his channel. Thanks for introducing him!

I bet the chips from milling in this video would make some amazing canister damascus.

"This little knife is a potential side-arm and self-defense weapon that is worn as a part of traditional Scottish Highland dress." Don't really know why that ha to be censured?

@xtramoist9999

6 жыл бұрын

Apparently they're key words for demonetisation... KZread...

@DuncanPlays-

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@u02cjk

4 жыл бұрын

Its not a dress or a skirt its called a kilt

@ikerissler4281

4 жыл бұрын

@@u02cjk by dress they mean clothes.

@yellowguy9606

4 жыл бұрын

@@u02cjk r/woooosh

I am Scottish and have a real skean dhu from my grandfather that passed away a few years ago. The coolest part about it is the gem on the end. The issue with this one is that it's not bent to allow the fit in a boot. I wish I was able to show you mine and see if you could make a demascus copy. I also see you build alot of hammers and wish you could build me a mosaic demascus sheet metal hammer with the leather disk handles. Love your videos and if I'm ever in Montana I want to visit your shop!

I think u should use the milling shavings to do up a canister billet as some of the Damascus u form has sexy patterns so shavings from 6 different billets in theory would give sweet imagery .

@randoprior4130

6 жыл бұрын

William Hart near impossible as getting powdered steel in the UK is very difficult

@christopherneelyakagoattmo6078

6 жыл бұрын

You could send a box full of Damascus Shavings to Green Beetle. He could make a knife and sell it for charity.

@garethbaus5471

4 жыл бұрын

@@randoprior4130 I hadn't heard that before, why would powdered steel be hard to acquire?

yaaaay new vid btw your mic is only working on one side

@mattio79

6 жыл бұрын

i have stereo sound from his mic. make sure your headphones are fully plugged-in and try again.

@melvinvandijk7816

6 жыл бұрын

mattio79 my sound works on every otter vid

@tristanask

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah there was some left channel right channel issues going on there with the mic

@pyro1324

6 жыл бұрын

Well there's your problem, this is not a video about otters..

@PoorCoyotee

6 жыл бұрын

Not working for me either.

As someone who speaks Scottish Gaelic, it's nice to see my culture represented in this video. Thanks guys.

Do a collaboration with Samurai Carpenter again. You should make some damascus chess pieces and Samurai a beautiful wooden board for it.

@mattdickson2

6 жыл бұрын

Productions of Children Children oh fuck yes

@dylannicholson950

6 жыл бұрын

Or alec do steel ones as black and samurai do wooden ones as white

@TylerDivelbiss

6 жыл бұрын

He could make Damascus, one set mostly steel that etches dark and the other set mostly steel that etches light

@davielbanister7952

6 жыл бұрын

YES

@addywaddy39

6 жыл бұрын

Productions of Children Children he already has. He got a chest of him and he make a massive chisel

the chemistry between you two is great, youre really funny together. and even though the production quality of your videos already is insanely high, the editing keeps getting better and better.

I genuinely love the energy that Alec brings to every project/video. It’s almost contagious.

I have watched about 30 of Mikes videos since yesterday, awesome!!

@AlecSteele

6 жыл бұрын

+Badgermatt75 2016 that's so epic!!!!!

Them : wears ear protection on both sides Me : near deaf on left ear (plz don’t feel bad)

Awesome video. Your instructor abilities really shined through, I can tell anyone that was fortunate enough to take a class at your previous shop really got their money's worth!

I am really enjoying your work with Mike Boyd, but I have one suggestion if possible. Can you do an extended version of these? The reason being is that all of the parts that you have fast forwarded are the parts where you are tutoring Mike and/or giving tips. I think these parts would be most advantageous to a lot of people who are not only beginners but veterans as well. I like watching your vids for the obvious entertainment value but also for the tips and tricks that I can pick up as a newb in the blacksmithing world. I think if the KZread thing ever fizzles out you have a promising career as an instructor as well as a blacksmith of course. Keep up the great work!

@AlecSteele

6 жыл бұрын

+Bob someone really appreciate the great comment and suggestion Bob Sadly Im not sure I'd get a proper return on the effort to make it viable to make this second video!

@kart1241

6 жыл бұрын

I too am starting to miss when it had more of an instructional feel. I understand adjustment, but I'm here to see smithing more so than flashy videography. The 30 seconds spent in the kitchen could have showed the steps in between laddered billet to almost completely forged knife. I can't understand why your viewers would disagree, but many very well may. I have the same problem with forged in fire. They skip so much of the actual process in order to make room for content aimed at people that aren't actually interested in the black smithing. In short, less yack yack, more whack whack! 🙂

The editing and cinematography just gets better and better, good job..

@coen8323

6 жыл бұрын

goldmagnet but the audio is on one side only

@KunamaElgar

6 жыл бұрын

It's brilliant - one of the reasons I subscribed after finding out about him from Mike.

Dirk is a longer blade, the Sgian Dubh is short in length.

@d.mcelhaney1425

6 жыл бұрын

Insert dick joke here

@monstercommenter9587

6 жыл бұрын

Gnarkill I was born with a sgian dubh😒😔

@d.mcelhaney1425

6 жыл бұрын

Lovely pattern. She wasn't impressed

@d.mcelhaney1425

6 жыл бұрын

Brought a sgian dubh to a dirk fight

@d.mcelhaney1425

6 жыл бұрын

Is the size of your sgian dubh relative to the size of your traditional scotish boot?

Beautiful damascus pattern even underneath the scale. Keep up the great work gents

Alec just seems like that one guy who is always positive and everyone loves

So glad you made this, literally have been searching for a video forging this type of knife!!!!!

You guys have great synergy with your can do positivity! Thanks for sharing this process and your interactions. Amazing seeing a Master Teacher and a Master Learner work together. The videography is really improving! Nice of him to show some of the work that goes into it. I'll bet those who have never done this sort of work have no clue how much effort you are putting into your camera work and editing. Very glad you have your lights sorted out and working for you too. Quite the production studio you have!!

came from Mike's channel, your energy is contagious, subscribed AF

the voice is only coming out of the leftside

I love seeing people learning new skills, especially ones that could be very useful in life. Well done Mike :)

the sound of then power hammer starting up is awesome

Awesome collab, Alec & Mike! Teaching is your bread n butter, thanks for taking us along...

I like the guest. It gives you an excuse to explain stuff as if to a beginner.

Alec, you should make a clear acrylic block with the scrap metal from the milling machine into a handle for the knife that the scraps came off of.

OMG 7:12 had me laughing for ages thanks Alec

Jeebs ... the music and the visuals work together beautifully. So freakin cool to watch!

Thanks for introducing Mike's channel to me - I've enjoyed watching his videos!

@AlecSteele

6 жыл бұрын

+dannyboytoon that's awesome! Been SO happy to see so many people enjoying his content!!

@dannyboytoon

6 жыл бұрын

Alec Steele keep doing what you're doing my friend, you have something special.

Love the channel! Love the enthusiasm! Thanks Alec.

A matching dirk out of the same billet would be a fantastic addition to your formal set.... maybe a kilt pin as well

Mike seems to be doing an awesome job!! Keep up the good work guys!!

These vids are sooo enjoyable to watch...love the collab...specially Mike's face and mouth as he's concentrating :)

after the last view videos ive noticed, your a really good teacher, looking forward to seeing what else you do

@AlecSteele

6 жыл бұрын

+Kaijuu Yum thank you my friend!

great job mike!cant wait to see you finish/handle your sgian dubh!

@AlecSteele

6 жыл бұрын

+Jered Phillips tomorrow episode is another great one!

Great video. Such an opportunity. The Sgian Dub would be what I would want to make if given the chance to work with Alec.

Pretty sure that a "traditional scottish knife" is a broken beer bottle.

@morkovija

6 жыл бұрын

Savage!!Daaaaaym!=)

@danlamont7133

6 жыл бұрын

Scottish. Can confirm

@DuncanPlays-

5 жыл бұрын

You buggar XD

@tristanberke8759

5 жыл бұрын

fun fact for any non scottish people. the word whisky is actually derived from the scottish gaelic phrase "uisge-beatha" which means "water of life"

@OK-xn7kj

5 жыл бұрын

But the words, 'Scian Dubh' is Irish. It means, "black knife"

You're so encouraging. I'd love to take a class with you as a teacher.

1:46 my left ear did not like this

Would be quite cool to see a canister damascus made with that load of shavings off the mill. Lots of good steel there.

First I heard about that knife was in a book by Desmond Bagley, Running Blind. First published in 1970. Very cool book. Thx for sharing.

@Frits van Schuttingen hmm. Small typo. Again should be ago. Somehow KZread hates me and wouldn't let me change it...

Potential project idea: Similar to making a leaf, you could make some Broad-head archery tips. The challenge would be to either make them threaded for use on modern arrows with screw in inserts or to make them for more traditional archery shafts with either a tapered tang or a socket to fit to wooden arrows.

Thanks for introducing me to Mike Boyd, great collab.

Really enjoying your collaboration videos

We need teardrop Damascus!

Holy Sgian Dubh Moly! Beautiful. Great work by all of you!

No Audio/ voice in some parts on the right side... Strange when you Listen on headphones...

Dirk is a small thin sword. usually in a battle held in the same hand as the shield used to slash out for side protection so your average Scots knight would have the claymore, dirk, and sgian dubh.

At 7:20 Mike, Alec seems to be one of those guys that get about 36 hours in his days. Great work Alec!

The editing is crazy awesome

Cinematics on point!

I'm loving the increase in collabs.

The milling machine is soo satisfying

What's the song playing at the 8 minute mark while milling?

Hi Alec. I asked my father in law about your milling machine. He told me, he used to use that back in the day. He knows how to use it with his eyes close. He told me you got a good machine!

No way! I was just thinking of twisting for a cool Damascus super cool how you did it right after I thought of it

Here from Mike Boyd, you've got yourself a new sub!

@davinwilliams3130

5 жыл бұрын

Same

What a beautiful blade

Alec, what do you use to flux when you forge weld? I've never seen you use anything, like borax.

I really wish I could have as much energy as you do.

I want to see all these pattern welded chips made into a canister billet with some powdered steel

Alec I'm not sure if you know it or not, but a ski Doo is a jet ski and you just called a scottish knife a piece of water craft lol you make my day!!!!!

when he was talking about the power he said "I cant believe how much that can Dubh" AHAHAHAHAHAHA puns

You should try using a hole saw in a mandrel with no pilot bit and put a bunch of different sizes circles in the billet and then hammer it out.

The "How KZreadrs Take a Thumbnail" was really cool.

Wow! Good stuff!

Nice video, Mike and Alec. You talked about "DIRK" what about the SGIAN ACHLAIS (also known as "the sicklecholch"), which the Scots have worn under the armpit until the 17th century, as a tool and eating utensil, but also as a secret weapon, which has been carried quickly and quickly little longer than the Sgian dubh. The Skean achlais is a further variant of this body worn small daggers. I hope you make the handle of the dagger black, because that is tradition. Because 'Sgian Dugh' The name is Gaelic and means "black dagger", which is not sure what black is referring to. It is true that most handles of the Sgian dubhs were indeed black, but it could have come from the wider meaning of black, namely hidden or hidden.

Love this channel so much!

Look at Mike running the Pilkington like a BOSS!

Yes I wear a kilt and yes I carry a Sgian Dubh in my sock, right side. It has a blade about 3.5 inches long and a short handle that is mostly flat on one side so it lays against the leg. The Blade is in a simple leather cover held in play by the Flashes/Sock Garters. Oh, and the blade is thin.

Hi, which steels exactly are you using and which would you recommend for a kitchen knives? Is this combination in the video any rust free? It doesn't have to be a stainless, with little care and protection it should work, but I don't want the knife to be rusted just when I put it in the watter. btw nice knife :-)

Would love to see your take on raindrop Damascus. Great video keep up the good work!

Two great youtubers..great collab..great video..enjoyed this video so much.. so much fun..

@AlecSteele

6 жыл бұрын

+Brian Jeffrey Thanks Brian!

Great video, awesome work!!

What I've learned from watching Alec and Mike work together: If you asked Alec to speak Scots and give a high five at the same time, he'd likely have an aneurysm.

Best blacksmith quote ever. "If you make a mistake you fix it with a hammer" -Alec Steele

@AlecSteele

6 жыл бұрын

+byrysh always!!!

How small a sword could you forge? Could you forge damascus swords for Warhammer minis?

I love your Channel!

Any way yall would consider tig welding a barbeque with forged or wrought iron spit for some texas style backyard que?

Alec you would be so good on forged in fire (a tv show)

So with the milking do you ever save the shavings to like melt down to make something

Look forward to the next one.

I find myself wondering how long each piece is kept in the forge or set out to normalize. Is there any way you could start putting times for these things? I know that's just more work but I've been curious about it.

This is why a backup audio source in a great idea.

Hey, where do you get most of your tool steel and nickel steel from that you make Damascus with?

I really want one of those

The video editing on this was was awesome - Jaimie is on fire! ^_^

Just wondering what kind of pattern you would get if you reforged you milling shavings. Most likely (I'm thinking) a kinda junk bar. But still think it would be interesting if it is even possible that is.

You should look at making a Dirk as well as a Sgian-Dubh both would be worn with traditional Scottish dress, although the Dirk was more used more for less formal occasions.

I love the editing

It’s amazing that such a large billet gets forged into such a small knife.

I love the blue chips, what can you do with them.