We need a follow-up to this where Jamie is forced to edit a video within a 1 meter circle that shrinks to a 1 foot circle over the course of the editing period while Alec steals his equipment.

@joepiejaapie

9 ай бұрын

no standing desk allowed, and the chair has to be stolen

@howardrichburg2398

9 ай бұрын

Sounds fair to me.

@Codebreakerblue

9 ай бұрын

Oh man, seconded

@konun4852

9 ай бұрын

on a laptop so you can also steal the desk

@michaelcherokee8906

9 ай бұрын

I second that motion!

OSHA (and the HSE) is not very happy with this new arrangement 🤓😳😂

@sprinkleLPs

10 ай бұрын

Luckily, OSHA has no power in the uk. Unluckily Health and Saftey is worse

@a.s.j.g6229

10 ай бұрын

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Reminds me of the hand-tools-only knife build, one of my favorite video series you’ve done. Love the simple, constrained style of working.

Awesome demonstration of not only the space necessary, but also limiting yourself to a essential list of tools

This is the best video Alec has made in ages. Fun simple premise, a focus on process, project complete in one episode. Delightful.

@silmarian

10 ай бұрын

Agreed. It felt more like a making video and less like a music video.

@6872elpado

10 ай бұрын

No wait, 65 parts projects is his signature man 😂

@breyghtonfilms4058

10 ай бұрын

I really liked the recent Crescent wrench series though

@pinheadlarry9495

10 ай бұрын

His content isn't what it used to be for sure. Sure, the camera work and video editing is good. But meh.. content has been suffering for years

@Aidos185

10 ай бұрын

​@pinheadlarry7663 I agree, the content is no where near like it used to be. It feels like he's now chucking ideas out to simply upload a video rather than really putting his energy and creativity to work. What is his workshop actually for day to day?

Next time he tries to sabotage you, you might want to remind Jamie that you're making a knife not a pillow.

@MisterRose90

3 ай бұрын

Underrated comment 😂

"I want to see if I can make a knife without stepping out of this circle." "How do we start?" "I have to step out of this circle." Just pure Alec Steele

ngl, i'm shocked at how perfect of a circle Jaime drew under those conditions...

I love how helpful and supportive Jamie is.

Jamie is just a metaphor for life in this video.. No matter how many times life tries to throw Alec off his game. He finds a way and he keeps forging on. Keep forging on you lunatic.

Now let's see if it can be done in the largest shop available with the tools spread out on opposite corners of the shop.

I was really hoping that you had forgotten to put epoxy to hand so you would have to rivet the scales on. But no, you decided to do it because you liked the rivets on the vise grips you built. Riveting is kind of an essential smithing skill so it was so nice to see you use it.

@mrkiky

10 ай бұрын

He clearly chose rivets because he didn't want to wait an extra few minutes in the circle 😂

I've always heard of a blacksmith's triangle, but never a blacksmith circle. Very cool idea. 👍

Fantastic episode! I'd like to see every 3-5 episodes being something different like this.

@booshmcfadden7638

9 ай бұрын

Forging a knife while hanging upside-down. Blindfolded. With one arm.

Cool challenge, now you can test the knife on Jaime for being a giant pain..😅

Man how funny would that have been if you had square space as the sponsor of this video seeings how you’re working in a circle.

@Duane_Grabert

10 ай бұрын

Ooh. Next build. Knife in a square space and vid sponsored by them.

@Merennulli

10 ай бұрын

CIrclespace outbid them this time, I guess. 😂

5:03 is my favorite part.😂

I want to see a video of Alec using the same setup but making a blacksmith hammer with a carpenter's hammer

As someone who does all of his forging in a small shed, this doesn’t seem that difficult, but I’ve never had more, so I don’t know how else it would be.

@piccalillipit9211

10 ай бұрын

I spent years woodworking in an 8' x 10' shed

We need to get together and do a "teach a farmer to forge" episode! And then turn it around and do "teach a blacksmith to farm". We're only 4 hours apart! 😎

I needed to see this video. Crazy you can do this with far less space than i ever thought

Now you've done it, Alec, with a forced forfeit, I think Jamie should have to have a go...

I think this goes to show that if you are passionate about something, there may be a way to make it happen. You could even start with less than this. Don't hold yourself back because you can't do it like someone else.

That is a sweet little EDC knife. I like these videos much better than the "let's do something not every hobbyist smith out there can do" like vice grips and ratchet wrenches. I like being inspired to make something by what I see. Granted, a $5000 sword is also nice to see being made, but "back to the roots" videos are always cool.

Oh my goodness, the dog is adorable. It's so nice to see you explaining things to us while the dog is listening and watching the whole time, even on the table.

10:09 "I've never used a hacksaw in a one-foot circle." You still haven't. That's a junior hacksaw.

Always love the back-to-the-basics and hand-tool-only videos. They’re some of the bests and probably good to refresh on from time to time I’m sure

This set up reminds me a lot of the old Barker St shop, little more than a shed, really, but where I learned so much of the basics from Alec

I’m so proud to say I’ve been following you since you were just a kid on Facebook and I was an aspiring blacksmith. Amazing where life takes us. You carried on and became an amazing craftsman. I had an accident that altered my path, but set me on a new journey. All that to say, and I don’t know if it means anything, but I’m proud of you.

I found this to be a great return to your roots back in the old dirt floor original shop which was a big part of why I enjoyed your videos enough to subscribe originally. Not only that but this is a great example for folks with limited room to stop spouting excuses. So well done all around!

Every time i come back to this channel its the attitude that i appreciate most. Good on ya Alec

0:27 i was half expecting you to make a skit where you just directed jamie to bring you the things you need so you dont have to leave the circle

Glad to see you going to traditional projects!

Love watching you do crazy and fun things. I laughed way to hard at your disgust at pickles while I'm eating fried pickles

This video for some reason reminded me of the live streams with Sam all those years ago. I would post up and watch as if it were the big game! beers, snacks etc. The "dropped tool drinking game" was excellent

really god video, brings fond memory back from when you was in that really old garage with the big green door and you startet out here on YT, i kind of miss those old style videos you made back then

This week on "Jamie finds new ways to stay entertained at work"

This was my favorite video of the day! I'm working out of town right now and don't have access to my tools. It is killing me not to make knives, but watching you make one is the next best thing.

throwback to the days when you were still in the super small workshop in England and had no more than 1 meter of free space to work in

YES we need more of these typa videos!!

Loved it great video

"I feel like im just making a knife in a chimney pipe at this point" lmao That was pretty accurate and funny. Well done tho, very nice blade

Beautiful...i love this video as it gives some encouragement to beginers. However i am still set on another folding knife.

Honestly if you want to start making knife subtractive is the way to go, and you could do that on a balcony no problems ... Just a grinder, a piece of flatbar, and lot of fun ! As soon as you add forging the complexity goes up (but so does the fun)

@MisterRose90

3 ай бұрын

Pfff no skill

I miss these kind of videos. Glad to see a return to this type of video.

What an awesome O Shapped cell! Rreally taking the U shaped cell to the extreme!

I was waiting for a taskmaster style edit where it showed alec's toe a milimiter out of the circle in the very end... Great job on the knife!!!

Jamie, being a menace, the whole episode is amazing. 👏

Oh Yeah!!! Thanks Alec!!!

Loved this fun little vid guys

see it shows you do not need a huge shop. awesome blade. keep up the great craftsmanship an hard work my friend. Forge on. Fab On. weld on. keep forge lit. keep making. god bless.

Love the channel and videos as always Alec but I feel like it's becoming much more a machinist channel than a blacksmithing channel. Very VERY happy to see just a good old fashioned blacksmithing video

Great challenge Alec. Well done buddy. I'm proud of you. 😁👍

i say let jamie have a crack at that setup and alec be the camera man ... now THAT should be a challenge both of endurence and how manny times does alec have to step in and help

I have a coal forge and homemade anvil that have to sit outside, a tiny shed that I stand in the doorway of to do my forging and everything else is done with files etc so I think you had that pretty easy there, indoors, belt grinder to hand, having said that you have proved all the fancy tuff is not needed and was a fun video, would love to see more back to basics stuff

Returning to your channel after years and seeing your face with hairs is amazing😂

Throwback Alec. Love it!

I had been working in a 2.3 x 3.5 lean to shed for a long time, just built a new 3.5 x 6.5 shed 😊👍

In the industry of manufacturing, that is referred to as “A Cell” in more cases It is a right to Left operation in a U shape. Each tool and materials Needed should be right in front of you as you move to your left. There Are others who keep your area stocked with the products needed to keep The “Cell” moving. Very productive. When a product is finished it is tested, inspected, and available to ship.

I really enjoyed this concept, great video!

You should have been able to go out, because it's like a tiny shed in your back yard that you use as the forge, and you would have a house to go into or some bushes outside to go in. Also, you need to find a better friend.

I've come to the conclusion that Jamie is a bastard! That really does look like a paring knife, but it's a top tier paring knife- great build! Also, I wanted to see the pee bucket.

So nice to see some pure hand forging every now and then!

This video made me like my 10ft x 12ft shop much more!

and i really like this challenge style of video, id love to see some more

This reminds me of painting in VR. It would be cool to have an accurate blacksmithing VR experience

@skilletborne

3 ай бұрын

As a full time illustrator/animator and hobby smith, smithing has a lot of romantic aspects you just can't capture in the same way as painting The smell of hot steel and coals, the heat on your hands, the tension in your forearms, the magic of seeing metal move like clay, and the joy of having created a real tool at the end. I've chased a lot of creative paths, got good at a few and made money from some, and nothing has given me a sense of fulfillment like blacksmithing

Cheers, nice knife Alec

I have a challenge for you: Using a chimnea and an angle grinder make something cool (that's all the stuff I got)

I would love to see you try and make a set of woodturning chisels. I have recently been given a wood lathe and have made myself some really rough tools from some old chisels that were lying around and would love to see a professional doo it😊

a cool video like the old time finally .. long tme no see... well done

I love the derp dog

I do find it funny how he mentions space as a stopping point and recommended their grinder, I think the thousands in tools is the issue for most people, not space :D

That was hilarous. You guys are bonkers.

If you're up for a challenge, can you make a single bladed cigar knife that cuts cleanly through different sized cigars?

Beautiful doggo ❤

Having the tip of the knife curve upwards as you think down the edge is something I never would've thought of, but makes a lot of sense once you pointed it out; super neat!

YES! More Like this please

How make people stay while making a product placement: put a doggo on screen. Genius 👌

Who needs a alarm when u got Belgium Sheppard loving the content!!!!

This makes me wonder if the radiant heat would have been a bit nicer with a solid fuel forge such as a coal forge. I have a challenge for you Alex. I've wondered if you can use feed corn as forge fuel for forging a san mai knife. I believe it's possible but I'm not sure of the potential difficulties associated with corn as a forge fuel. Fantastic video man.✌️

I made my first two knives today. Partially thanks to you, forged in fire, and black bear forge

Love it!

Ooooo id live to see him make a vise, then maybe a fractal vise. When he went to clamp the knife in the vise is what made me think of it

next challenge: making a knife while suspended from the ceiling. The floor is lava. I'm sure Jamie can help you with the ropes

Good times nicely done 👍

If I were to set up a small workshop, I'd actually set up 2 small areas. One for forging and quenching, and one for tempering and finishing. The forge and anvil would be right next to each other where it's the lowest safety hazard (in a corner near the escape door, or outside even), and some ten feet away I'd have a work bench with a grinder, a tempering oven, files, wood working tools and what not more in a large toolbox with drawers. One circle for hot work, and one for cold work. But as a former crafter (guitar builder) I know it's never that easy, I had a tiny work bench in the middle of the room, and would keep going back and forth between tools, materials and drawing, and before the day was half over everything would be everywhere 😂

Alec Steele in: "Making a knife so i can stab my unhelpful cameraman"

I really expected Alec to just grind the bar into a knife shape with so little space to work

So the best BS shop set up in my head an was once close to making is very similar. Mine had a work stool in the center which I sat on to forge. That let me make hanging shelves to hold supplies and had a fan blowing straight down over my head (pointed away from forge and anvil) to keep me cool. Keeping cool is a must in south Texas.

Great video, but huuge missed opportunity of making the space 1x1m and having the sponsor be squarespace 😂 Cretit to Will for the idea.

Love it next challenge make full set chef's knives (chefs knive,carving knife, boning knife,fillet knife and paring knife ) in your circle,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

Lovely video!

Crazy is beautiful!!

Never had I thought I'd ever hear Alec speak the name JonTron. You should reach out to Jon for a collab in making a weapon from the game!!!

You should try leather working again, it would be great to see some more custom sheaths like you did with the bowie knife. And how about a new and improved and overengineered forge.

This was awesome. I would LOVE to see you do this again but with a sword and maybe a 2x2 meter or 3x3 meter circle (i don’t think it would be safe to make a sword in 1x1)

Good video and all, but i do feel that jamie shrinking the circle moved it from the realm of cool and funny into the realm of dangerous.

Suggest you rename the video to, "Can you create a knife in a shop the size of a New York City apartment?"

I would have picked up a piece of metal, grinded an edge on it then walked away..... Technically it's a knife. 😂

Your videos always brighten my day