CAN YOU MAKE METEORITE DAMASCUS?

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@AlecSteele 3 жыл бұрын

Be sure to check out Patrick Adair's channel: kzfaq.info/love/J82SlfYWJag5794tE64ZZA

@JohnnyWednesday 3 жыл бұрын

Please make a Klingon Bat'leth. Qapla.

@toolman334 3 жыл бұрын

What happened to the mountain bike build

@HadleyCapeBreton 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Space Cow Damascus great call for naming it yup yup

@lastechocorp1841 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you Alec I have actually gone and bought myself a full face respirator for my grinding and power sanding. Believe it or not, NOT getting sparks in your eyes is quite pleasant when working 😂

@troublogaming3613 3 жыл бұрын

Please, please and a twist Damascus katana

@nathanprkr1138 3 жыл бұрын

You better be making sokka’s space sword with that

@pyromaniac2681998 3 жыл бұрын

yea would be great to see Alecs way of doing it. They made one at Man At Arms

@braiansingh9730 3 жыл бұрын

@@pyromaniac2681998 yes!!!!

@jesnderburns 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@ahmedelgabarty 3 жыл бұрын

AWE already made it

@techjblue 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@joelm5503 3 жыл бұрын

You guys should make this kind of video into a series called “Will it Damascus?”. That would be neat!

@jessemarshall7176 3 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there!

@NoLatitudeMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Ground up blendtech blenders should be next then

@MinscArendia 3 жыл бұрын

Is this GMM?

@lethalserenade6458 3 жыл бұрын

Or what about: "Will it Forge"?

@Teraylxn 3 жыл бұрын

Why doesn’t anyone like Tungsten ik this is random but I’ve never seen him try using it

@kirbo1619 3 жыл бұрын

"you haven't tried bending space earth have you?" "Thanks sokka!"

@MegaAudiofile 3 жыл бұрын

i dont think there's such a thing as space earth. if its from space its not really earth.

@myrdraal2001 3 жыл бұрын

@@MegaAudiofile he said "space earth," not "space Earth." Huge difference.

@kirbo1619 3 жыл бұрын

dude its a reference from the tv show the last airbender

@MegaAudiofile 3 жыл бұрын

Must you ruin everything?

@cacs99 3 жыл бұрын

At 12:48 Alec finishes explaining to the guys how the meteorite came to be on this earth with a stunning visual example. The crowd goes wild

@oliverhenkel8229 3 жыл бұрын

Now we wait and see if this becomes Sokka's space sword.

@Blockoidcube 3 жыл бұрын

Please yes 😂

@dyrich99 3 жыл бұрын

This is needed

@gheetza14 3 жыл бұрын

AWEme did it

@Officerhoffman 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I was going to post! Lol.. please make Sokka’s space sword!!!

@MasterBigBass 3 жыл бұрын

This would be incredible!

@EroticWatermelon 3 жыл бұрын

Alec: look at this pattern. Will: space cow! 😂😂

@159tb 3 жыл бұрын

Utterly 😂

@Merennulli 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine it as it originally lived, grazing through the mooooniverse.

@Sinpsycle 3 жыл бұрын

@@159tb *snort*

@krisandersen8695 3 жыл бұрын

Space Cow........ is that, perhaps, from a certain Restaurant located at the End of the, well, you know where it is, right? (thanks DA)

@Imthebeatman 3 жыл бұрын

what if its the cow that jumped over the moon? LoL

@Zunip182 3 жыл бұрын

Sokka's Mosiac Meteorite Damascus Space Sword would over the top.

@thiagotrentin7343 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the clapping when Alex dropped the piece, like THAT was the biggest fall that metal took...

@MrWinston1337 3 жыл бұрын

Sokka's sword! It's a Jian - a Chinese style straight sword.

@JP-qg2uq 3 жыл бұрын

I commented this on his squarspace page. It is a great show and very popular on Netflix, so it will bring in new viewers to the channel.

@JP-qg2uq 3 жыл бұрын

Ground Survival Study Gracie Garage Will made an impromptu Jian from the hook sword failure. That just means he could make this one so much faster. Lol Or Alec could do this one.

@kadeneal3361 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking!

@nothingtoseehere6404 3 жыл бұрын

I came to comment this i want to see this more than the end of 2020

@ylohammer74 3 жыл бұрын

Can't do Sakkas sword. It was forged in a single day, by a guy who'd never forged a thing in his life. Then it would have to be dropped from a blimp.

@mikkohernborg5291 3 жыл бұрын

There's a Ukrainian knife maker's channel called 'Shurap' that does a fair bit of canister-welded damascus from all kinds of crazy components like bike chains, cables, washers, etc. The trick he uses is to have a canister fully made from stainless steel, combining the mild canister and foil into one, which he then zips off the sides of with an anglegrinder. He also douses the cans, which he puts a little pressure-release hole in the lid, in a mix of kerosene and flux to really help that powder bond. From what I understand, the slag runs into the space between the billet and the canister when it gets hammered on. Might be worth a look? @Alec Steele

@pr0xZen 3 жыл бұрын

This needs further exploration 👍 Sidebar; does "manual" @ / at'ing, work in KZfaq comments? Doesn't seem to make a visible tag, so don't really know if there's any effect. And cannot @ myself anyway for testing.

@gheetza14 3 жыл бұрын

@@pr0xZen Only if i reply to your reply. If I write @pr0xZen it doesn't do anything. I know it works in video descriptions though.

@ehsnils 3 жыл бұрын

Shurap seems to be at least a decade ahead of Alec. But here we see all the mistakes too, which we all can learn from.

@mikkohernborg5291 3 жыл бұрын

pr0xZen I was just testing it out, seems it doesn't do anything. I know video creators can @ people in the description of their video or something like that, but I guess the spam would be too much if us plebs got access to that.

@dannydethanos6994 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s the basis of canister damascus as far as I know no one has just popped off the tube before angle grinders if you did canister Damascus you just used a chisel it confused me when tried to just split it

@LPOband 3 жыл бұрын

I love how when Alec dropped the bar he immediately looked up in utter embarrassment and then the camera cuts to the clapping workshop audience

@PQ6CD 3 жыл бұрын

i love the sound it made almost like a bell ...

@mrbuttocks6772 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if it just SHATTERED right there.

@a7xmaNga 3 жыл бұрын

I also clapped😂❤🐾

@Matthews_Media 3 жыл бұрын

What you did with squarespace is one of the best ways I've seen any youtuber really engage the audience in the product... Well done 👍🏼

@HappyEndingsAreDead 3 жыл бұрын

You should recreate Sokka’s Meteorite sword from Avatar the Last Airbender! What better thing to make with a successful meteorite Damascus steel?

@mrspleebgaming7939 3 жыл бұрын

SPACE SWORD!!

@terrylambert8149 3 жыл бұрын

They exit already, there are seceral in museums in japan

@strykerk992 3 жыл бұрын

Either that or make stormbreaker axe from Thor

@mbrunson1985 3 жыл бұрын

I second the creation of the Space Sword!

@allmybasketsinoneegg 3 жыл бұрын

SPACE SWORD!

@dryzala5580 3 жыл бұрын

So with the popularity of Avatar: The Last Air Bender coming back to life. Why not give your hand into smelting a meteorite into a solid ingot, then forging that ingot into Saka's 'Space Sword'

@itsecco2585 3 жыл бұрын

Well, practically speaking it wouldn't work all that well to purely use a meteorite as the sole material for the sword since meteorites are mostly mild steel and wont harden.

@Hydraklin 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe if they just use this damascus since he tried forging meteorite and it was mostly rock

@KenTheTrul 3 жыл бұрын

It really irritated me that he didn't smelt the first meteorite. And since is a milder steel you get from meteorite, you could layer it with a harder steel. For a badass Damascus.

@Anino_Makata 3 жыл бұрын

@@itsecco2585 Not to mention, cast steel for swords is pretty garbo. Melting steel changes it's structural composition, and makes it too brittle to be used for something like a sword. This is why steel tools and weapons have almost always been forged from processed iron.

@itsecco2585 3 жыл бұрын

@@Anino_Makata I figured most people that watch channels like these knew that by now but, I could be wrong haha. I also didnt want to be that guy that just dumped a huge wall of text out of nowhere so I opted out lol.

@Jonny.B. 3 жыл бұрын

Been a sub for a few years with notifications on and KZfaq decided after 2 years to notify me you put a video up.. Good thing is, I have a lot of vids to watch but I'm not happy, I haven't seen a notification in 2 years and forgot this channel was in existence... Awesome to see so much intelligence in blacksmithing especially these days when the younger generations don't want to work, but what you do isn't easy at all but it just shows your passionate about your work because blacksmithing isn't for everone, its a sweaty and heavy-duty job, but you make it look like so much fun.. I also agree you have tools to make blacksmithing a little easier than it used to be but its still a very laborious time consuming art, so thank you for your love of blacksmithing its really awesome to watch....!!! Much love from the covid states of America...

@guchydivancouv6857 3 жыл бұрын

A few hundred years a go, Indonesian people has already used meteorite to decorate and made different kind of beautiful patterns on the blade of their weapon. The weapon is called Keris. Beautiful blades.

@litmonk847 3 жыл бұрын

This is what sokka watched while making his sword

@johnbargeron5807 3 жыл бұрын

Awe me or man art arms made sokka's sword

@jasonrinaldo8872 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! He must make a Jian sword! Lets all get behind this project! I can't imagine the design Alec and Will would come up with the hilt. Talk about a really fancy blade!

@MrThorp1 3 жыл бұрын

i love how quick they were with the clap when he dropped it.. those are good friends right there. lol

@rickt151 3 жыл бұрын

"3 Montana men dismissed after making fun of their boss", but indeed, good friends they are. I, luckily, am sure all of my colleagues and both bosses could do this with each other, as should be the case in every relationship

@PsykoFlounder 3 жыл бұрын

The look on Alec's face when that happens should get this channel flagged and demonetized. That's the most flagrant "f you" face I've ever seen.

@General_Maximus 3 жыл бұрын

Some restaurants have a kind of induction where anytime a new busser or front end staff would drop a dish on the floor, the shattering sound would immediately cue the whole kitchen staff into a round of applause, cheers and whistles to embarrass the new guy.

@InMediasRes_vo 3 жыл бұрын

"F me"

@ibanezleftyclub 3 жыл бұрын

I think a replica of the meteorite dagger found on King Tutankhamen would be a fitting project.

@HansPacker 3 жыл бұрын

The layering in the meteorite material is really cool. So neat that you can just see that and turn it into something.

@itsyaboi4326 3 жыл бұрын

Alec: "This is powdered 1080 steel" *me staring at a container of labeled 1084* Love you Alec!

@TheSuperMisterious98 3 жыл бұрын

yhea, that is the commercial name for nVidia 1080ti powder steel

@LegacyFTW 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@kkuhn 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSuperMisterious98 Actually, it's the AISI designation that means plain carbon steel with 0.80% carbon, a hypereutectoid composition steel. The reason it is used in poweder is likely because of the formation of cementite along grain boundaries making it relatively less ductile and thus easier to grind into a powder.

@TheSuperMisterious98 3 жыл бұрын

kkuhn well i was making a joke but i' m glad that i learned something. thank you so much gentleman.

@encyclopaedia4853 3 жыл бұрын

@@kkuhn r/woooosh

@justlooking3572 3 жыл бұрын

You should make a copy of the original, King Tutankhamun's meteorite dagger

@86red-ch 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent idea pharaon’s dagger! And perhaps a Stargate to go with it?

@sashapopovic3320 3 жыл бұрын

86redferret hell yeah! Hahaha

@DoodyDraws 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I’m Egyptian an I didn’t know about that dagger!! Sounds epic

@jansenrogers3969 3 жыл бұрын

It might be impossible to get a heat treat and make a functional knife since the meteorite is composed of so many different materials, but a purely cosmetic dagger would be epic!

@piranha031091 3 жыл бұрын

Or the Iron dagger of Alaca Hüyük!

@SAIFDNH 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how good this would look on a katana

@General_Maximus 3 жыл бұрын

The secret to Alec's energy and mood revealed! 7:53

@jenksify 3 жыл бұрын

An egyptian dagger like that one found in TUT's burial chamber. It was determined to be made from a meteorite as well.

@kkuhn 3 жыл бұрын

Because iron and steel had not been discovered in Egypt

@jenksify 3 жыл бұрын

@@kkuhn true

@jasonrinaldo8872 3 жыл бұрын

Hey now! That's not a bad idea either! Tut's dagger or a Jian sword would totally make this billet into something exotic!

@juliangoble2503 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@keithyinger3326 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking a small dagger myself also, but this idea.. Yes!

@AngelMendoza-um8pm 3 жыл бұрын

Alec: drops steel Me: dammit this is why we can't have nice things

@keithyinger3326 3 жыл бұрын

Well he has to make sure its not going to fall apart the first time you drop your knife or hit something with the hammer he makes from it now, lol

@Freelink117 3 жыл бұрын

Alec! Please do Sokka's space sword from Avatar the last Airbender. It's a Chinese Jian, but the blade is made of meteorite in the show.

@matthewsploded3501 3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see Damascus Damascus where you combine multiple different kinds of Damascus. Or perhaps even Damascus Damascus Damascus?? That would be very cool

@silasweaver8268 3 жыл бұрын

Meteorite Damascus Sokka’s space sword when?

@andrewzamora2689 3 жыл бұрын

AWE already has a video making sokka's sword

@silasweaver8268 3 жыл бұрын

Andrew zamora Yes, but Alec doesn’t

@chasenk00019 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm didn't Superman have a sword in a couple comics?

@Zam8P 3 жыл бұрын

SPACE SWORD!!!

@scrawnyclownsnatch9656 3 жыл бұрын

@@silasweaver8268 yea, but they made theirs entirely out of meteorite, like it should be. I say if Alex does it as well, he needs to do the same.

@XalconKugelBlitz 3 жыл бұрын

"Meteorite sword" My brain: space earth Sokka: a new sword!

@leed7951 3 жыл бұрын

This only makes me appreciate those guys and gals that went on Forged in Fire, and attempted canister Damascus for the first time under a time restriction and the pressure of seeing others progress while they struggle. By now means a professional but I've seen others use the "canoe" method canister to get a more distinctive pattern. Impressive work.

@fosterblacksmithing6827 3 жыл бұрын

That round of applause for Alec dropping the billet 😂👌

@itachi112059 3 жыл бұрын

I would say you should make the meteorite sword from avatar the last air Bender but I don't know if there will be enough material on the billet

@Zachmman1997 3 жыл бұрын

Just make a scaled down one. It would be just as cool

@coalsauce4457 3 жыл бұрын

You can always use it as a jacket for a core steel

@Ashmurtagh100 3 жыл бұрын

I'd say he could manage it if used a different steel for the handle

@itachi112059 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ashmurtagh100 wasn't the handle of the sword made of brass or bronze?

@gheetza14 3 жыл бұрын

AWEme did it

@montecrysto33 3 жыл бұрын

There definitely was progress since the last "Can you forge a meteorite" video 😊

@mndlessdrwer 3 жыл бұрын

He's gotten a lot more experience forge welding unreasonable materials since then.

@darrenstead3008 3 жыл бұрын

And his last cannister was made with bird shot only, no powdered metal, and the shot was already scaled

@AdamofSpades217 3 жыл бұрын

Only Alec Steele OG’s know that video

@darrenstead3008 3 жыл бұрын

Love how the channel and business as grown. Just waiting for the announcement of sponsorship from a certain hardware store 😉

@seekingsomethingshamanic 2 жыл бұрын

the level of excitement that rushes through me to see another blacksmith in montana is insane, definitely a new fan : )

@specialservicesequipment393 Жыл бұрын

Forge that into a nice Egyptian Kohpesh sword, and you'd have one heck of a weapon against the supernatural since it has non terrain iron in it.

@Leon063406 3 жыл бұрын

I’m sure this is everybody’s first thought, but I would love love love sokkas sword from avatar:legend of angg cartoon

@gheetza14 3 жыл бұрын

AWEme did it

@QYXP 3 жыл бұрын

More like Conan the adventurers sword.

@xhugod 3 жыл бұрын

aang*

@andyfog7444 3 жыл бұрын

So, I know everyone has already commented this, buuut... sokka’s meteorite sword hmm?

@rasmis 3 жыл бұрын

“Airbender” sounds like an endearing term for a flight attendant. (I'm gay, I'm allowed)

@andyfog7444 3 жыл бұрын

rasmis as long as I’m not overstepping my bounds, that’s honestly pretty funny 😄

@Eveseptir 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly that is a great idea Andy. A nice heafty design that will show off the meteors and have enough cross-section to keep it in one piece.

@andrewlapointe3508 3 жыл бұрын

Bump

@_spacegoat_ 3 жыл бұрын

So, basically a jian sword. Maybe they should make Sokka's boomerang, too?

@amonjohnson1876 3 жыл бұрын

Man, the freaking production value has gone through the roof. I love it!

@SFoX 3 жыл бұрын

So happy to see Alec trying new things again (even though he's done it before)

@BrandonW2220 3 жыл бұрын

How about Sokka's sword from Avatar: The Last Airbender in that beautiful Han dynasty style?

@picklechill 3 жыл бұрын

That is the first thing I thought of whe I heard meteorite.

@jordenzuidhof3079 3 жыл бұрын

Thats a really good idea!

@jamesaapollock 3 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I just submitted on the website!!!

@mrkiky 3 жыл бұрын

not sure it would make a good blade though, because there's a high chance some meteorite is gonna end up on the edge. Maybe a sword guard, or if they are gonna make a blade, then weld a clean piece of high carbon steel that will become the edge.

@Blockoidcube 3 жыл бұрын

Yessss

@joshuacoulton2412 3 жыл бұрын

funniest thing ever "ok, we wont distract will"

@GunnCarter91 3 жыл бұрын

Colab suggestion: Alec/Will, Colin Furze, Michaelcthulhu; Warhammer 40k Power Armor. Colin can figure out the exoskeleton needed to move while wearing it, Michael can do the armor plating that would be mounted to the exoskeleton, Alex and Will could do the detailed embellishment/ornamentation.

@souleater19999 3 жыл бұрын

i think a forging hammer would be supper cool "THE METEORITE HAMMER"

@greatnate3816 3 жыл бұрын

That idea is out of this world Yes this was a bad joke

@gretchenmorfea5988 3 жыл бұрын

Nathan Greenway no it wasn’t

@RedRacconKing 3 жыл бұрын

Booooo

@jademarie156 3 жыл бұрын

I think it was a fine comet

@greatnate3816 3 жыл бұрын

@@jademarie156 nice

@F0NZ13 3 жыл бұрын

I liked it. I'm a pun guy😁

@soupfork2105 3 жыл бұрын

“We have cracked a little bit. Which is good. Good crack.” - Alec Steele, 2020

@nooneyouknowhere6148 3 жыл бұрын

Or craic

@FaakedLillebror 3 жыл бұрын

Well, if he comes to Ireland, he can have some good craic

@khajiithaswares4147 3 жыл бұрын

Cobolt calcium idoine neon

@munchythefox1520 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@hamzahabugosh 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else waiting for the final thing?

@RedDawn430 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see some canister Damascus made out of different chunks and cut-offs of various types of Damascus patterns!

@williamirwin4154 3 жыл бұрын

Okay, well of course you have to make Sokka's meteorite sword from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

@raudrviking 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@gheetza14 3 жыл бұрын

AWEme did it

@johnsmith2797 3 жыл бұрын

nobody cares about some fake anime kids show.

@williamirwin4154 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith2797 well, I care along with the 66 people who have given my comment a thumbs up so far, so it looks like you're wrong, dude. I hope your day gets better.

@johnsmith2797 3 жыл бұрын

@@williamirwin4154 sorry i was just trolling for nothing

@Snowmunkee 3 жыл бұрын

The guy i bought my wedding ring from makes damascus and Mokume Gane out of meteorite. I couldnt possibly afford that option so i had my jeweler inset a small piece of meteorite into a stainless damascus ring. Its a very special meteorite that also contains gemstone grade peridot crystals, so my wifes ring contains the gems and mine contains the iron from the exact same meteorite.

@Snowmunkee 3 жыл бұрын

@Clayton Cronk thanks! We thought it was a cool way to connect them

@SBG420 3 жыл бұрын

The whole time u were pounding I was thinking just cut it, think many more people than Isaiah had that idea lol

@buggsy5 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. If he had taken the grinder to the corners after consolidating the contents, the jacket should have fairly easily peeled off.

@epauletshark3793 3 жыл бұрын

But kudos to Isaiah for actually saying it.

@dmen89 3 жыл бұрын

I think that forged patterns are best when shown in a sheet or plate steel like shape, that way there is so much pretty steel to look at. Thinking on this I'd suggest you make a Voulge. It's a medieval (about 13th century) polearm with a spike, a hook and bladed portion and more then enough surface to show off that sweet space cow pattern

@michaelprice9053 3 жыл бұрын

Make Sokka's sword from The last Airbender or a lightsabre.

@quillclock 3 жыл бұрын

love how the meteorites have little damascus pattern of their own.

@carazy123_ 3 жыл бұрын

Whatever you do, when you make the Damascus more complex, try to make sure the resulting pattern highlights the striations in the meteorite! Only meteorite can create grain like that!

@andrewbreslin3421 3 жыл бұрын

If Will were the one to drop that billet, it would have broken.

@brianphillips4008 3 жыл бұрын

I think a chefs knife, or even a sword/dagger made from the “space cow Damascus” would be amazing

@torsken7301 3 жыл бұрын

i doubt meteorite would keep an edge well

@torsken7301 3 жыл бұрын

The cutting edge would have to be made from something else

@cole3848 3 жыл бұрын

"The power of forge welding. Something special indeed." *Contemplates the universe for .1 seconds "Anyway"

@MongooseForm 3 жыл бұрын

Much as I love me some airbender, would love to see something that hasn't been done yet. Darksaber, anyone?

@XboxUnitD77 3 жыл бұрын

This is a classic case of leveling your smithing skill to unlock new abilities. Before you didn't have a high enough level to forge meteorite, now you do.

@MeteoritesAustralia 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll be interested to see how this goes being made into something. Iron meteorite is effectively elemental iron/nickel and not steel plus it’s not as homogeneous as you might expect. They often have small silicate inclusions (usually Iron Sulphides) which can cause issues when trying to work it. Canister was definitely the best way to go (only way actually) and the pattern should be awesome. That pattern in an iron meteorite is actually called the Widmanstätten pattern and is totally unique. It can’t be replicated on Earth as it’s the result of iron cooling in the core of an asteroid over millions of years.

@monroe8458 3 жыл бұрын

That's fascinating

@jolioding_2253 3 жыл бұрын

thanks to you my dude I found an awesome ring making video I've watched last year in which some dude made a ring from a meteorite and was also talking about this pattern

@brandonnavarre3360 3 жыл бұрын

i love these long science comments cos then you can hope people actually know what they're talking about lol

@MrWinston1337 3 жыл бұрын

I have actually seen a video where it was worked without a canister but it was days and days of work. Forging it out thinner and thinner till it broke along the inclusions then grinding the edges of the pieces to remove whatever impurity caused it to break. Then doing it again with each piece. Then stacking it up on sacrificial steel and doing it all again. Then finally stacking it in pattern with high carbon steel and hoping it was clean enough.

@sanstheskeletonman6403 3 жыл бұрын

Username checks out

@knowchops 3 жыл бұрын

Use the meteorite to recreate a dagger that was found within King Tut's tomb. It was said to have been made from meteoric iron, so this project would be kind of perfect.

@Tallslimchris 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see you take a chunk from each combo Damascus’s like the different metals you have mixed,

@dr.weaver6011 3 жыл бұрын

The one thing that I love about the meteorite is the grain in the metal it was super heated and and cooled off in a zero gravity environment and it looks like a mosaic piece of Damascus steel but it’s natural.

@michaelslaughter5826 3 жыл бұрын

Make sokka's sword! That would be amazing!

@mtpocketbuilds4286 3 жыл бұрын

Egyptian style dagger, they believed meteors' were a gift from the gods.

@harrisonh9558 3 жыл бұрын

Is the part 2 episode out for this yet? I really want to see what they make out of that block of meteorite Damascus

@dennishein2812 3 жыл бұрын

Seems like the foil wouldn’t stretch out so it would allow the mild steel tube to stick to the Damascus. As graceful as Alex is in some of his videos I’m surprised he has all of his fingers. I enjoy these videos. You’re always trying out something new.

@benmol_ 3 жыл бұрын

A chef's knife with the "space cow" pattern could be fantastic I think

@aaronhays2866 3 жыл бұрын

A space cow boning knife

@1014p 3 жыл бұрын

How about a space cow damascus butter cheese knife?

@aaronhays2866 3 жыл бұрын

@@1014p I mean that's probably a better option, I just always tend to think of meat when I think cow

@taylorowens3721 3 жыл бұрын

Please make Sokkas Space Sword from Avatar!!!! ☄️🗡

@andrewzamora2689 3 жыл бұрын

Check out AWE, they made one already

@joepoydack7536 3 жыл бұрын

You should do a reproduction of King Tut's meteoric iron dagger.

@badbas100 3 жыл бұрын

I have been liking every comment which suggests Sokka's space sword from the last airbender. Mainly because it is a perfect idea. I think everyone who has been home with a lockdown, has rewatched this series. So it's fitting tot do one when things look a bit better

@0froid 3 жыл бұрын

When Alec dropped it Will should have said “hey, a falling star, make a wish”

@xxEmmankunnArt 3 жыл бұрын

How about Alec literally dropping anything

@jonathandavis9458 3 жыл бұрын

It was a meteor shower

@neelo420 3 жыл бұрын

@@xxEmmankunnArt but it was a actual star

@xxEmmankunnArt 3 жыл бұрын

@@neelo420 you mean a space rock....

@chrisnorris3641 3 жыл бұрын

@@neelo420 No. its meteorite. Stars are made of Gas and burn at thousands of degrees.

@PatrickAdairDesigns 3 жыл бұрын

That’s already looking better than I ever hoped it would! 😍 I can’t wait to see it transform next episode!

@MagusSenpai 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a follow up video to this? I couldn't find one. I'm really interested in seeing how folding the meteorite works out, even if it doesn't work out.

@ehsnils 3 жыл бұрын

Tip of the day from me: Zip-tie the tool for the angle grinder to the electric cord at the plug. That way you will know where it is and you will unplug the tool when you are changing the grinder disc.

@Torm_tuleb 3 жыл бұрын

It’s just amazing what people like Alec can make with just a piece of Steel

@papirojo4228 3 жыл бұрын

That’ll be epic when he comes back announcing that he’s going to be a daddy.

@juliangoble2503 3 жыл бұрын

Make an Egyptian dagger that like the one found in King tut's tomb cos they were worth more than Gold because they could only get meteorite for steel and weapons

@mr1880 3 жыл бұрын

Alec dropping the billet and everyone else passive-agressively applauding him for it is one of the most American things I've seen on this channel.

@happycebu 3 жыл бұрын

at 7:50 without going back and watching the video with Steve S., I remember he oxidized the foil with a torch, not an oven. This could be the source of your troubles getting the billet out of the can.

@1jimmarch 3 жыл бұрын

Alex, There is a very old theory that says the first really high-end iron age weapons were made out of refined meteorite. There's a bunch of really old legends about swords being handed down from the gods. I think you need to explore this theory by doing a sword of a really really old pattern. A pre-roman Celtic Leaf blade would be a good example of a bronze age patterns that might have been first made in meteorite iron.

@larsstrohmeier2320 3 жыл бұрын

that would be absolutely wonderful!

@DH-xw6jp 3 жыл бұрын

Its not really a theory, its fact. Atlia the hun's "sword of mars" and king Tut's dagger are both meteorite metal. There are also suggestions that othe legendary swords such as Excalibur were as well

@anthonystrunk5360 3 жыл бұрын

It would be cool if you make a short sword with the meteorite Damascus as the core and 15N20 wrapped as the cutting edge.. that'd be sweet!

@kingshadowlord9701 3 жыл бұрын

I had a similar idea but instead canister damascus made of titanium and steel core and a meteorite damascus cutting-edge.

@thewritingchroniclesofbloo873 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your videos have been super helpful as I research sword-making for the book I am writing.

@MrDanielOrtizA 3 жыл бұрын

A Karambit would look so darn amazing with that Meteorite Damascus pattern

@TechnicusJoe 3 жыл бұрын

That's beautiful! I'd be intrigued to see if you can hammer those meterorite cut outs into wafers, then stack those up to forge weld a new billet.

@mkseed9188 3 жыл бұрын

Just got done playing a lot of Minecraft and read “Netherite Damascus”

@pandoratheclay 3 жыл бұрын

As a terrarian,I was more interested in meteorite. I mean,space gun and meteor armor combo

@mkseed9188 3 жыл бұрын

Pandora TheClay been trying to get into Terraria. What do you play on? I have it on my phone and don’t know if it’s cross compatible n junk like mc

@pandoratheclay 3 жыл бұрын

MKSeed91 I play on mobile (a tablet specifically),when the 1.4 update drops you might be able to join someone who plays on computer. But you can’t have Minecraft and terraria play together for all I know.

@mkseed9188 3 жыл бұрын

Pandora TheClay lol. My bad. I should have been more specific. I didn’t mean I was wondering about Minecraft and terraria cross play. I know that won’t happen, as they are two completely different games. I was wondering about the crossplay-ability of terraria itself on separate consoles... like if I had terraria on my phone and say you (for this example) had it on pc, would we be able to play together. I know you can get terraria on pc and other devices, but I don’t know if one person and another would be able to play together, using different devices.

@EvilSl0th 3 жыл бұрын

did you ever consider smelting the meteorite into a more solid piece before working on it? might clean up the grain a bit.

@bradleyholcombe6114 3 жыл бұрын

I could watch that a million times and still get a smile from it. I love watching air hammers roar to life.

@clarebearr5357 3 жыл бұрын

Alec: drops the steel, potentially causing irreparable damage Me,, as a Brit: “Wheeeeey!”

@turtle7792 3 жыл бұрын

unrepairable, how?

@goldenknight578 3 жыл бұрын

I thought irreparable damage only happened if Will is the one who drops it.

@mybackhurts7020 3 жыл бұрын

Make a knife like the one found in King Tutts tomb

@Algebrodadio 3 жыл бұрын

@Alec Steele - your music choices for these videos are top notch. Great work.

@michaelmello7729 3 жыл бұрын

Your video on forging the meteorite is what brought me to your channel. Been watching you ever since

@Blue_eyed_Tigger 3 жыл бұрын

Finally another Alec forging video.

@PangitBear 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone picking up on the American accent Alec is “forging”

@astormofwrenches5555 3 жыл бұрын

Noticed that too. But, we are glad to have him.

@sudo_nym 3 жыл бұрын

Nooooooooooooooo!

@dickyyy116 3 жыл бұрын

He’s putting on the accent slightly that’s why. No one in Britain speaks like this, it’s just something presenters, hosts and others like to do. I went to aus for 2 years, my accent turned the the more BBC accent due to that literally being the only thing I see

@sudo_nym 3 жыл бұрын

Remember your roots, Alec! ❤️🇬🇧

@davemingle6743 3 жыл бұрын

What poor guy just joking all

@nottelling2976 3 жыл бұрын

12:49 It's the Alec Steele drinking game for the OG's. DRINK!

@swaggarican315 3 жыл бұрын

Try experimenting with chains! Maybe a large Cuban link necklace made out of this Damascus. It will be interesting after the final etch is done and it would be cool to see large links of layered steel!