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@Levi-xo9un 5 жыл бұрын
all tools used in this project increased in price by $100
@SH19922x 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂 Somewhat true though because he almost welded his hammer to it
@deepdarkfried2562 4 жыл бұрын
His hand.?
@Urmel331 4 жыл бұрын
That includes the brick in the forge
@xxstealthxx508 4 жыл бұрын
The forge too
@sfyner 4 жыл бұрын
@@dylanmcvicker8330 dat a joke?
@anonanon2749 4 жыл бұрын
What I learned about forging gold from this video: - It’s phenomenal - It’s like butter
@kobejordan5518 3 жыл бұрын
It was heated
@ozkan576 3 жыл бұрын
@@kobejordan5518 Kobe come back
@kingbr3adbin239 3 жыл бұрын
Coz it’s gold ya nonce, try using steel
@kobejordan5518 3 жыл бұрын
@@ozkan576 I Will in time reckoning is coming soon.
@gogozeppeli9512 3 жыл бұрын
@@kingbr3adbin239 it's a joke you moody cheesecake.
@samstephens7388 3 жыл бұрын
The name "upsetting" for that process makes a lot of sense. To be fair, I'd be pretty upset if someone threw me in a fire and that ended up making me shorter and fatter.
@Breeze700 3 жыл бұрын
That's a golden comment! And so true.
@garethbaus5471 Жыл бұрын
Yeah.
@LittleGreyWolfForge 9 ай бұрын
@@Breeze700 dad?
@garrettwardell2403 4 жыл бұрын
My broke ass cried watching him sand that gold down 😭
@Darkstar..... 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah me too. Id be catching the sparks on my tongue.
@sempapegnie7820 4 жыл бұрын
he had a bucket under it catching all the gold doe
@sempapegnie7820 4 жыл бұрын
@clg632012 no he didn't lol, the sanders blows wind down cuz of the movement of the paper, meaning everything gets pushed in the bucket
@ghosthunter0404 4 жыл бұрын
@clg632012 the only amount probably lost was the gold that stuck to the belt in all actuality he wouldnt be that dumb to forget the bucket and if he was he probably swept the floor and collected it after by panning it out in water
@Jackofafewtrades 4 жыл бұрын
@@ghosthunter0404 You wouldn't pan it out in water, you would refine it using sulphuric acid, like they do in the jewellery trade. Workshops and jewellers generally clean their spaces either once a week or before swapping metals (mixing metals is bad juju) or even every morning, depending on how pedantic you're being. They collect the metal and refine it. I worked with an old man that rented a workshop that had belonged to a jeweller that died (or something) and he tore up the carpets and refined the gold in them. Used that to buy the majority of his starting tools.
@colinfurze 5 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the 1Mill Alex it's the hardest million to get is the first.
@AlecSteele 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Colin 🙏
@suburbanking9148 5 жыл бұрын
Colin and Alec should do a collaboration
@adamwilliams3707 5 жыл бұрын
Suburban King yeah that would be awesome
@suburbanking9148 5 жыл бұрын
i watch both every time they upload and love both of them
@toop4538 5 жыл бұрын
ayyy colin
@therichboy1012 5 жыл бұрын
Gold and Silver Damascus?
@zomboynkush113 5 жыл бұрын
TheRichBoy 101 that's like a 10,000,000 subscriber special
@scottg3192 5 жыл бұрын
you paying for it? TheRichBoy 101
@OneOfDisease 5 жыл бұрын
The silver might be too hard with pure gold but maybe with a block of 14 or 10k gold it might be possible.
@jamesschlup2609 5 жыл бұрын
Second
@Elesario 5 жыл бұрын
Well Electrum is a real thing.
@moncholm8170 4 жыл бұрын
Next video: Damascus Gold, Silver and Platinum knife.
@stforksandadream1985 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@SvenTviking 2 жыл бұрын
Why do they continue to call pattern welding “Damascus” when Damascus steel is Crucible steel? It was all a mistake in an American forging textbook.
@mrexists5400 2 жыл бұрын
@@SvenTviking and isn't the pattern from the chemical properties that were unique to where they got the metal?
@godleveleldritchblast5257 2 жыл бұрын
Not possible due to the melting points or each of the metals. Silver melts at 940 degress Celsius and platinum wouldn't even have become dull orange at that temperature. Also platinum is extremely hard to weld with other metals besides platinus metals. As for the gold/silver combo, the silver would melt into the gold over prolonged exposure to heat and you would get electrum.
@sander7165 2 жыл бұрын
@@godleveleldritchblast5257 the last part is incorrect, gold with silver Mokume gane exists
@Phahel7 4 жыл бұрын
I would cry with ever stroke of the file
@rallywagon261 5 жыл бұрын
Something you might consider doing with the shavings. Carve out a design in a handle, mix the gold into epoxy and fill the carving. Sand smooth and you have some beautiful gold inlay
@JDClark-cb6eq 5 жыл бұрын
carve your touch mark in the handle and do the gold inlay.
@SonsOfLorgar 5 жыл бұрын
Or just use a clean soldering pen to melt the gold dust into the grooves before sealing it in with the epoxy
@rallywagon261 5 жыл бұрын
you could do that, but the problem with melting gold the applying it to the wood is that wood starts to burn at about 150 degrees C. Gold melts just above 1050 C. This isnt ideal as it will char the wood under the gold, which will give it a flimsy foundation and eventually lead to the inlay coming out. You might lose a little bit of gold in the sanding process, but when mixed into the epoxy, at least you dont need to worry about losing all of the gold.
@benjaminlorrig9299 5 жыл бұрын
Make less of the gold-epoxy-mix, put a layer of clear epoxi on top, lose (almost) no gold to sanding?
@xFlacksh0t 5 жыл бұрын
Now you have to enchant it with Durability IV
@redacenba2k199 5 жыл бұрын
xFlacksh0t sharpness IV and fire aspect II
@corwinweber693 5 жыл бұрын
And it still only lasts about four or five hits.....
@mwnciboo 5 жыл бұрын
Soul capture...
@thelegendaryarrox5559 5 жыл бұрын
Get the infinite enchantment plugin on a server and make it Unbreaking 1000
@corwinweber693 5 жыл бұрын
@@thelegendaryarrox5559 If you're going to go that route.... just cast it in tinkers and put five unbreaking mods on it. Then replace the blade with manyullyn to actually get some decent damage......
@noahhillis9185 4 жыл бұрын
Watching this on the 1st of jan 2020 and I’m still wanting him to finish this and make it look sick
@rachelg9873 4 жыл бұрын
Just watched the video.... was scrolling through the comments intending to go find the next episode after. Got here, and all I can say is, "Well, poop."
@_topikk_ 4 жыл бұрын
Gold prices have gone up ~25% since he bought this. I would imagine he offloaded it for some profit long ago.
@legionwermany 4 жыл бұрын
I don't think I can name any other KZfaqr who seems to be such a genuinely nice person. Alec deserves all the success in the world.
@jeravogel 3 жыл бұрын
Barnaby Dixon
@legionwermany 3 жыл бұрын
@@jeravogel I stand corrected. Barnaby Dixon is an absolute delight.
@FrenchGuyCooking 5 жыл бұрын
The malleability and - let's be honest - the incredible amount of satisfaction generated, really reminds me of play-doh. PS : Congrats on hitting 1M Alec !!!
@Tiedieking 5 жыл бұрын
Alex French Guy Cooking I love (and subscribed to) both of you. I can NOT wait to see what you do for your 1 million mark. Its gonna be hard to top this, but as usual I'm sure you won't disappoint. ;)
@PaladinFury 5 жыл бұрын
You have the greatest taste in KZfaqrs, Alex!
@ShaggyR1z1a 5 жыл бұрын
i hope its going to be special ramen with mozarella and homemade wine
@AlecSteele 5 жыл бұрын
Merci, Alex 🙏
@Andrebrum1 5 жыл бұрын
lets forge ... pasta. jk
@blahblahsen1142 5 жыл бұрын
i'm a blacksmith. no frigging way would i be hammering on 4 grand of gold like that. you sir have a larger wallet, and larger balls than i, and i salute you random brittish guy.
@highstrangeness2396 4 жыл бұрын
I don't see how people don't understand it's an investment to make money with ads and what not.
@JohnSmith-uo8fg 4 жыл бұрын
High Strangeness I am confident he lost money on this specific video....
@davidpatel5267 4 жыл бұрын
@@JohnSmith-uo8fg Yeah you make roughly £1000 per million views not including his sponsorships. So he'd have gained 2.5k off viewing ads and maybe more off sponsorships. This was a 3.2k piece of gold. But he's a sound guy he doesn't do it solely for money, he clearly enjoys what he does
@spencerwells1328 4 жыл бұрын
He has KZfaq and a shop
@karlo3219 4 жыл бұрын
He is not a random guy
@treyfreeman5992 3 жыл бұрын
I've never seen this level of enthusiasm from a blacksmith before, and I'm here for it.
@InformantNet 4 жыл бұрын
You haven't finished the gold knife, and it's been almost a full year.
@Kraang 4 жыл бұрын
Get called out for your antics Alec.
@dravenduncan4291 4 жыл бұрын
You really think he kept it? Gold isn't cheap, I'm sure he sold the knife right after to get some of that money back, that's why he kept all the dust he filed off. Just used it for this video. I could be wrong, I wouldnt blame him tho.
@serietta4394 4 жыл бұрын
Cause he is too occupied with shouting and screaming around pointlessly. Maybe if he would spend less time emulating a cocaine addict and more time actually doing stuff something worthwhile would come from it ...
@serietta4394 4 жыл бұрын
@Carlos Hipolito Fell free to stop reading.
@serietta4394 4 жыл бұрын
@Carlos Hipolito Feel free to visit a clever come back course.
@RyoHazuki224 5 жыл бұрын
Alec I actually have an idea on what to do with the gold filings that you saved so that none is wasted. Try to get a little crucible so you can melt it down, pour it out in a long string (probably make a little mold) so you basically have a gold wire. And then make a standard wood handle for the little gold knife, and carve inlay into it and lay in the gold wire! I think that would be phenomenal!
@jommeissner 5 жыл бұрын
That was my idea, too. I hope he will do it.
@jacobteel2419 5 жыл бұрын
I really hope he does it
@santiagocuevas6237 5 жыл бұрын
Nice
@chrisosh9574 5 жыл бұрын
Truly a golden moment! Congratulations!
@randomrhec-ness6783 3 жыл бұрын
i just recently started learning the art of blacksmithing a few weeks ago, at the age of 16. my whole set up in total is worth about $20, (my angle grinder alone) but i use my school's anvil, hammers, cutting torches, and shop to practice with in my shop class. i dont yet have a forge, so im trying to make enough money to buy all the materials to build one with, but this art is an old and timely one that i could not be more proud of to be a part of thank you for teaching so many young blacksmiths, (like me) so much about the craft
@Egwos 4 жыл бұрын
what did you do with it? do you still have it? i wanna see the handle... or how do you call it in english? maybe with silver inlays... that would be a nice contrast.
@peterogers7561 5 жыл бұрын
There are lots of channels that have a million or more subscribers but none that deserve it more than you.
@donaldmccombs5566 5 жыл бұрын
Pete Rogers you are completely correct
@jettsioson2799 5 жыл бұрын
Except for CrazyRussianHacker
@rexczi6299 5 жыл бұрын
Jett Sioson he dont deserve that!!
@alexlutz2221 5 жыл бұрын
So true I'm so glad you finally made it! congratulations Alec!!! keep doing what you are doing, working hard and more than anything keep learning. I can't wait to see what you are capable of when you get to the two million subscriber mark which I Know you will and sooner than you might think.
@christopherdeoliveira714 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed wholeheartedly, it's not even his level of skill (not to under commend nonetheless), it's the level of love in his eyes. Love like that needs to find it's way into everybody's lives if I can say so myself!
@Sarin-Q 5 жыл бұрын
I'm ready for the 5M subscriber golden sword.
@kastisok 5 жыл бұрын
silver. to kill warewolves
@xblackdog 5 жыл бұрын
With gold guard and pommel, and a clean stag handle.
@photographymatt 5 жыл бұрын
Thats just dirty Blackdog, pure porn hehe
@manchinator97 5 жыл бұрын
gold silver mokume gane sword ?
@shayanirenberg3294 5 жыл бұрын
Sarin are volunteering to donate a million dollars worth of gold?
@rodanielsut 3 жыл бұрын
Alec, I'm absolutely loving your channel. The first video I watched was your katana build, but this one was a delight. The way you talked about the gold, it made me wonder if you would liken it to the playdo of the metal world.
@remi_skye1895 4 жыл бұрын
This guy’s energy is something I can get behind 😂
@adriandiaz4071 5 жыл бұрын
Gamestop would buy that for $50
@zragevii4705 5 жыл бұрын
Lol.. not even that..
@anuket7089 5 жыл бұрын
They will buy a game that I bout from them for 100$ for 0.29cents
@SupremeShuckle 4 жыл бұрын
TBS Fiery which game?
@valorix3385 4 жыл бұрын
@@SupremeShuckle the most rarest first copy of Pokémon red
@kingpinjunky0219 4 жыл бұрын
Not 50$ cash, 50$ store credit
@thomastsunami3422 5 жыл бұрын
it needs a clear acrylic handle, to show-case the entire blade, from tip to tang.
@theodorerex5511 Жыл бұрын
It is truly a joy, to watch you work and be so passionate about your craft. I love your content and truly wish you the best!
@Zelmel 2 жыл бұрын
I know this is many years later, but I love how much Alec is geeking out about the way gold reacts to forging in this film.
@Link9 5 жыл бұрын
Make a resin handle with the gold flakes in !!
@Link9 5 жыл бұрын
And congrats to 1m subs alecc!
@privateportall 5 жыл бұрын
That's actually a great idea! +1
@stonecoldcarebear 5 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@reaperrt1019 5 жыл бұрын
I like it. So u can see the gold inside the handle. Don’t hide it with wood.
@zragevii4705 5 жыл бұрын
@@reaperrt1019 he could do a wood base with resin and gold flakes on the outside of it so you have more gold... but.. you dont get to see the tang...
@ian1988 5 жыл бұрын
Anyone else getting anxiety imagining how much each pass of the file is costing in gold flakes? Don't even get me started on the belt grinder
@tedclayton6913 5 жыл бұрын
ian1988 ikr
@rs-ut5wr 5 жыл бұрын
Lets take some money and grind into dust on the floor. SMH
@777Conspiracy 5 жыл бұрын
He caught the vast majority of the dust/ flakes. You guys did see the bucket right? The one with a large pile of gold dust in the bottom....
@TheMeyerchris7 5 жыл бұрын
Gold is $40 per gram. Gold is also extremely dense. Let's be very generous and say he was only removing 0.1g per stroke, that's $4 per file stroke or like 2-3 British Monopoly money. Per file stroke. Crazy.
@Muddy.Teabagger 5 жыл бұрын
Chris Meyer you will find the usd is the monopoly that's why it's worth so little.
@Personamedaniel 4 жыл бұрын
The fact that he’s so excited puts me in a good mood
@tsmspace 4 жыл бұрын
what an amazing career. forging gold is the stuff of legends.
@dbaker280 5 жыл бұрын
I can't believe you use a belt sander on solid gold! Could you weigh the knife in the next episode? I'm curious how much material came off in the process.
@scottg5771 5 жыл бұрын
If ever there was a time to hand-sand!
@Loud3n 5 жыл бұрын
He had a bucket to catch it
@jordanwright5430 5 жыл бұрын
I didn’t notice you beat me to the question by 3 hours. But definitely agree!
@Benzy670 5 жыл бұрын
louden bout even with a bucket, he lost material, he lost some on the anvil, too. But that’s just going to happen working with gold, he started losing some the minute he started working with it.
@markwilliams5958 5 жыл бұрын
Please put a clear epoxy handle on it. Maybe with some gold leaf suspended in the resin
@mtgoode66 5 жыл бұрын
He could use of the filings he saved
@stuffbywoody5497 5 жыл бұрын
Of all the ideas on here, this is the best 🖒
@ENRIQUEARUIZ-vw3de 5 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment.
@michaeljacobs9613 5 жыл бұрын
That is *the* best idea I’ve seen suggested! Nice one 👍🏻
@Ohne_Silikone 4 жыл бұрын
It seems to me that gold is a very good material to practice with as a novice, given the fact that it is so soft and handles heat so well. What hardness do you get after tempering?
@MrSaemichlaus 2 жыл бұрын
Soft, cold forgeable, light on the wrist. It really looks like gold is a good starter material!
@blksrsil 5 жыл бұрын
A breakdown of why you have 1mill+ subs, you're insane enough to forge a solid gold knife, but humble enough to save the castoff. Love your work man
@acrosstheacross677 5 жыл бұрын
Lemel. The filings are called lemel.
@pfcande 5 жыл бұрын
@@acrosstheacross677 Someone's snooty
@Darkstar..... 4 жыл бұрын
Humble. Lol hes not humble. Hes just not insane.
@adammoore251 5 жыл бұрын
Honestly, How many times did you accidently blow away the gold dust?
@boarbot7829 5 жыл бұрын
Adam Moore 120 likes and no reply’s. impressive
@Averageidiot44 5 жыл бұрын
i know i would have out of habit...
@Averageidiot44 5 жыл бұрын
he used the power sander too!? goodbye gold:(
@gowronmartok349 5 жыл бұрын
@@Averageidiot44 that what I was thinking. He must have lost a gram or two
@tikkidaddy 5 жыл бұрын
Thats some expensive blow....ing....wait?? WHATTT😁?
@anderslind8422 4 жыл бұрын
Just got a forge started today, little tough but it works
@gamervoyoger 4 жыл бұрын
is it possible to make 14-18k-gold and silver pattern welding? into a bigger chefs knife since you'll have lower purity you can afford more gold in weight, and its stronger + the material from the silver that hasnt alloyed but only fused.. also would it stick better if the 14-18k gold was alloyed with silver, thinking that silver sticks better to silver??
@daveg4028 5 жыл бұрын
Just casually shaving off hundreds of pounds....
@daveg4028 5 жыл бұрын
@Ethan Tyler Ungerboeck probably the WiFi?.
@webfactorysolutions 5 жыл бұрын
@@lowcarbintheuk you're trying to calculate the whole piece instead of just the shavings
@offtherailsminecart2378 5 жыл бұрын
I was a little bit confused because as I'm from america I thought you meant he was shaving off pounds as in weight... then I realized..
@doggo1098 5 жыл бұрын
If you're an American, shaving off pounds sounds great. If you're British... not so much.
@xaegius5349 5 жыл бұрын
But he put it in a bucket
@jaridkeen123 5 жыл бұрын
That knife is beautiful, But what if you added Silver designs to it with a Darkwood handle and Platinum boots holding it together. Then auction off the knife or make a really nice Case for it too. I know you cant use it bc it's to soft but it is surely a work of art
@johnbrown2163 5 жыл бұрын
I think if you sharpen it will hold an edge for short time?
@micahkrout3568 5 жыл бұрын
would make a nice letter opener.
@outdoorsgamerTv 5 жыл бұрын
Its amazing definitely just art
@sandyfordham8172 5 жыл бұрын
That's a brilliant idea but not to sell. It should be like a good fortune knife but defo a nice handle n case. I think a bone handle cos you really cant use ivory love to see what he's done with it
@Rinzler261 5 жыл бұрын
Use it as a butter knife
@HWolfpaws 4 жыл бұрын
If I may advise, cold forge the gold and anneal after 75 % deformation if alloyed gold. We use this process in goldsmithing. Anneal is actually done by quench while dull red hot. We usually use due to small pieces a hand held, propane torch with small diameter, and i prefer a older style torch with a mouth piece that let s you breathe oxygen into the flame to control the temperature. It does wonders for precise small items or just partial heating of objects. P.s. can you forge Tantalum? Ta73
@buggsy5 3 жыл бұрын
If you wanted to make something useful out of it, you could make a letter opener. You don't need or desire a sharp edge. You might be able to work harden it enough that the opener would hold its shape without bending when slitting an envelope. The biggest problem is keeping contaminating materials out of the gold. You need polished tools and working surfaces.
@NeelsVandenBerg 5 жыл бұрын
As a goldsmith, my wife had a heat attack when you put the Gold on your grinder ... lol ... she said you need a talking to ... ;)
@andmicbro1 5 жыл бұрын
Neels Van Den Berg yeah, I would think you wouldn't ever take gold to a grinder. With steel it's cheap and readily available, so using material removal methods save time. But with rare materials? Probably would use a different forging method to retain as much of the material as possible.
@NeelsVandenBerg 5 жыл бұрын
Anduril never is a really long time ... ;) I have done it and suffered my wife's 1000 yard stare as a result
@PaladinFury 5 жыл бұрын
Other option would be to gather up the filings (and the other contaminated material), wrap them up and mail them to Cody's Lab for some proper cross-channel-contamination ;)
@pr0faker 5 жыл бұрын
I think he did do that and since its gold its pretty easy to melt it back so a solid piece and removing the impurities. Still not the greatest way of going about it cause of the residue of gold on the grinders and what doesn't gets flinged in the bucket he had under it.
@evannibbe9375 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was thinking that it would be perfectly fine to make the blade entirely with forging and leaving all the residue of the forge and anvil on the blade. Besides, doing so could presumably make a harder blade and always make a larger blade.
@argentummoonjewellery3503 5 жыл бұрын
Gold does work harden, 24k however work hardens very slowly. If it is worked without annealing it will begin to stress fracture and eventually crack. Very entertaining:)
@j.shorter4716 5 жыл бұрын
Argentum Moon Jewellery reminds me of H1 steel
@billybmx9585 4 жыл бұрын
Never seen the finished product, that saddens me man... :(!
@1Deejay7 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool forging matter that came from a exploding neutron star
@buggsy5 3 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily a neutron star - but certainly from a supernova.
@earlfreeman2631 5 жыл бұрын
The easiest material to upset is known as "WIFE" but the problem is to get one will cost more than gold
@baneblackguard584 5 жыл бұрын
no, WIFE gets upset easily but it gets all bent out of shape. the longer you try to fix the problem, the worse the problem becomes. eventually you just have to accept it all bent out of shape or toss it out and get new WIFE.
@levidyer8042 5 жыл бұрын
and your soul
@slavicprincess 5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha 😂😂
@reneehamblin9148 5 жыл бұрын
Bane BlackGuard o
@corazzinatanner498 5 жыл бұрын
You also go to jail if you put it in the forge or try to cold forge it with a hammer.
@imaferretmaster 5 жыл бұрын
100 grams of gold? That's a $4000 mini knife, what a baller.
@angussmart2342 4 жыл бұрын
8000 stuff doubles or triples in material price once crafted
@SH19922x 4 жыл бұрын
@@angussmart2342 Thats highly debatable, depends.
@nono9370 4 жыл бұрын
angus Smart thats complete bullshit
@JustinTopp 4 жыл бұрын
angus Smart depends on tons of different factors
@Darkstar..... 4 жыл бұрын
Thats the pound. Like $7500 Australian.
@danielpaquette1597 3 жыл бұрын
Did you ever add a handle to this knife? Was there a part two (or more)? Keep up the good work!
@radzelimohdramli4360 3 жыл бұрын
Should weight the gold before n after forging into knife together with the gold dust from grinding n see how much gold loss.
@jordanbowes5707 5 жыл бұрын
Proud to say I have watched these daily videos since long before the silver play button was forged and happy to see you succeed in learning and growing. Your positivity is infectious. Keep it up Alec. P.S. My mother's maiden name is Steele
@Ddudoward 5 жыл бұрын
Jordan Bowes my god I remember that vid
@cameronmcpeak5183 5 жыл бұрын
You should melt the scraps into a small Steele logo pendant for yourself
@Zackmex 4 жыл бұрын
I watched this video when you were about to reach 2M. Congratulations, mate. It's incredibly how a very specific craft could be this popular, and that is just because of you. Keep going!
@swaswa1 4 жыл бұрын
You should have made a letter opener out of this because I mean that would be pretty dope and you can use it on almost any box because o gold ripping through clear or masking tape would be kind of dope
@illagevidiot8254 5 жыл бұрын
The whole time I was thinking, "don't take it to the belt sander, don't take it to the belt sander... please don't take it to the belt sander" and he did it the madman.
@mitchwebber8715 5 жыл бұрын
iLLaGe ViDioT he had his gold collection bucket hahah
@illagevidiot8254 5 жыл бұрын
1001101 yes but i guarantee he lost an assload to airborn particulate.
@mitchwebber8715 5 жыл бұрын
iLLaGe ViDioT this is very true. I too was actually shocked when taken to belt. I thought he'd hand file
@ndw2m 5 жыл бұрын
First the music on this episode was on point. Second seeing you hammer with that tiny hammer was hilarious and third I can’t wait to see a handle on that knife.
@korbiniansteger2665 5 жыл бұрын
The music is awesome! BTW, dows anyone know the track at 7:43? Is it Darude - Sandstorm? :D
@janzehnder1787 5 жыл бұрын
A Tintanium handle Maybe or Wolfram ????
@ndw2m 5 жыл бұрын
It definitely needs to be African Blackwood with a domed copper pin
@andyross4377 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely want to see you work on allouminniuhm
@neuralwarp 3 жыл бұрын
It'll be interesting to see the platinum knife. Or maybe a damascus knife with rhodium or palladium, etc.
@TundraTactical 5 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that you actually went out and did something special for your milestone on 1mil! You are a genuine blast and one of the most entertaining people out there. Keep up the great work sir! Cheers from America!!!
@TundraTactical 5 жыл бұрын
south Canada, Also known as Minnesota :)
@TC-bq5ri 5 жыл бұрын
lol
@SoundWorxxXProd 5 жыл бұрын
Imagine how meticulously ancient jewelery was made. Pure insanity
@Darkstar..... 4 жыл бұрын
Piece of piss by the looks of it.
@ghosthunter0404 4 жыл бұрын
Was melted down and poured into molds they didnt forge it lol
@GoblinModeKnives 3 жыл бұрын
@@ghosthunter0404 upond some light reading on the subject it seems the mesopotamians were definently forging gold so...
@buggsy5 3 жыл бұрын
@@ghosthunter0404 Nope. There was some casting, but most items were made by working the gold with tools and by soldering pieces together.
@NortheR2301 7 ай бұрын
Can you hammer weld two pieces of gold together? Cold or not is it possible to hammer two pieces of gold and they stick together?
@nihang8422 3 жыл бұрын
The Egyptians also made a gold knife and same size steel knife. Was placed in a pharos tomb. Just shows how much they valued steel, as equivalent to gold.
@ImportZodiac 5 жыл бұрын
For a tang, you should use apoxy with the gold shavings inside it.
@codo8584 5 жыл бұрын
1 million! A few months ago when you did your collaboration with Mike you had only 400,000. It's crazy how fast your channel has grown!
@jphzazueta 5 жыл бұрын
Codo8 that’s when I found out about Alec. I had just started following Mike Boyd a couple of days before. I didn’t take long for Alec to become my favorite youtuber.
@codo8584 5 жыл бұрын
Juan Pablo Hernandez Z Yeah same, that collab made me love both of their channels
@TheSupermarineman 3 жыл бұрын
I wanted so much to see the finished product
@ThePirateburke86 3 жыл бұрын
You know, I was hit with a sudden depression episode about an hour ago and only discovered your channel like, 2 days ago. anyway, I jumped on KZfaq and saw you "forging platinum" video on my suggested videos and watched it because of how excited you are about everything. the video definitely helped me smile and pull me out of my funk
@kai_johnsonn 2 жыл бұрын
I have been feeling the same lately my friend. Depressive mood swings, and it's nice when you can watch channels like this to lift your mood
@TroglodyteIsaac 5 жыл бұрын
This is the day you become... Alec Golde
@AlSmaq 5 жыл бұрын
Golde*
@maggikari2836 5 жыл бұрын
*Golde*
@kyleshepperd7420 5 жыл бұрын
Golde
@andrewevenson7798 5 жыл бұрын
You should send the dust and objects contaminated with gold to Cody’s Lab and ask if he will refine it!
@jacobshepherd3997 5 жыл бұрын
Andrew Evenson yes
@flurgerbla7609 5 жыл бұрын
i very much agree
@MaDDog90 5 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! Send him the grinding belt and I bet he will get some out of it
@Tsunande4 5 жыл бұрын
yup
@braiansingh9730 5 жыл бұрын
Thatsa very good idea
@googleassistant4070 4 жыл бұрын
Also Enchant it with Fire Aspect II
@dej00r 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love watching this guy!
@mobspeak 5 жыл бұрын
If any channel deserves a million yours is definitely one of them.
@Lechanan 5 жыл бұрын
mobspeak here here!
@benjaminbaber2114 5 жыл бұрын
now you are going to clean your work shop very well😂
@VinlandAlchemist 4 жыл бұрын
@AlecSteele Hey, can nordic gold (85% copper, 5% zinc, 5% aluminum, 1% tin) hold a sharp edge and be used for blades (sword, axe, knife, chisel, etc.)?
@ColeMilesThe 4 жыл бұрын
You should do a pure marble handle for the gold chef knife
@PotatoesAssistant 5 жыл бұрын
Plz try and forge aluminum
@edible383 5 жыл бұрын
im pretty sure that the fumes of it are pretty toxic...
@seanbush5313 5 жыл бұрын
Dan 53s you might be thinking of zinc, aluminum doesn't fume
@edible383 5 жыл бұрын
yeah, you are right... sorry :D
@wijione8083 5 жыл бұрын
Where do you get aluminum?! Is it next to the aluminium store XD
@seanbush5313 5 жыл бұрын
Wijione you shut your mouth XD
@philipcecil7469 5 жыл бұрын
You should talk to Cody's lab about doing a collab forging gold
@hardkrash 5 жыл бұрын
And gold recovery from the sanding belts and files...
@Scp716creativecommons 3 жыл бұрын
Could the 'stickiness' be a slight electron exchange with the anvil. Or is that just going to be moisture?
@tomtinkersrezlife278 3 жыл бұрын
Did u ever make a vid doing the handle on this would love to see it all done up
@ejbeerbower5166 5 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, the stickiness of the gold is it welding to your anvil.
@dccracker7922 5 жыл бұрын
EJ Beerbower cold wielding
@ejbeerbower5166 5 жыл бұрын
shane Flood Nope, the wold welds itself to the steel because it has very little oxidation on it’s surface.
@spaceybard1655 5 жыл бұрын
I'm almost certain it is doing that because of the borax left over from the original pour
@ChristCenteredIronworks 5 жыл бұрын
Ohh yeah by the way send your filings and grinder dust to( @codys lab )...he can consolidate it back into a billet for you :-) just a thought for collaborating. God bless you on your journey to another million!
@drumprince91 5 жыл бұрын
Christ Centered Ironworks this is a great idea! Cody's is another channel that I enjoy. Congratulations, Alec! You deserve it!
@chdmorrison 5 жыл бұрын
Was going to comment this also. Awesome colab
@denniswingerstad9424 5 жыл бұрын
My thoughts to
@ChristCenteredIronworks 5 жыл бұрын
drumprince91 yep Cody is awesome and even know I don't understand half of what he is saying lol... I still enjoy watching everyone of his vids! Alec/Cody collab for sure :-)
@rblangr1047 4 жыл бұрын
I think I've always wanted to see this, cheers for putting the money in
@MikeFilippello 3 жыл бұрын
Your video was amazing. You’re a Very Talented Artist! I’m sure your Fiancée wears that ring with so much pride knowing that you made it just for her. Congratulations!
@MarkBlack1831 5 жыл бұрын
Alec, I don't normally comment on videos. That said, you've inspired everyone in my house to start exploring crafts like blacksmithing where we were all sort of do-nothings before. I'm going to start building a forge, forge some starter tools, and try my hand at making things for my family and friends. May even change careers if I get gud. Congrats on one millon subs and keep up the great work!
@constructionworkerjasonarm3559 5 жыл бұрын
Mark Black same here dude. Fully inspired daily.
@discostu9585 5 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't you feel privileged to get stabbed by that 😂
@frostywolf8670 5 жыл бұрын
Disco Stu it would probably just snap or bend
@Jack1rules 5 жыл бұрын
It’s FrostyyyWolf Gaming you’d think but it’s still a matter of Metal vs. flesh
@asktheetruscans9857 5 жыл бұрын
Ever been with a smokeshow fkn hot narcissist? Same principle. So NO, but you're really funny.
@savag67 4 жыл бұрын
Clearly privileged to be able to afford to grind gold.
@Lvoa-C 4 жыл бұрын
@@savag67 seems like you're jealous
@mackenziekirkpatrick5103 3 жыл бұрын
Would the gold actually scale or would it just alloy with whatever it picked up from the anvil?
@d4rmp01g3 4 жыл бұрын
I love how you can just work doing what you enjoy, not many people can do that.
@evaderknives 5 жыл бұрын
The knife came out AWESOME... It's 3,500 worth of gold, but I would bet, you could sell that for twice as much, maybe even 3 times... To have a 1 of a kind Alec Steele Gold Forged knife.... People pay crazy amounts of money for stuff like that... hahaha.... Have a great day... the hardest working guy on KZfaq, here is to another MILLION!!!!
@codmon1 5 жыл бұрын
Dave Erving Evader Knives I'll bet he lost at least $1000 with all the loss from grinding and filing. But all the same, it could be worth twice that because of the novelty.
@evaderknives 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know about that, didn't you notice the bucket catching everything under the grinder & all the post it notes filled with gold dust? $1000, if you convert 3500 pounds to dollars, it is about $4600. So that would be almost a 1/4 of the bar... Once he refines all the dust he shouldn't lose too much, all the abrasive dust should burn off... maybe a few $100, but I spend that in belts and materials anyway, hahaha
@aehink143 5 жыл бұрын
Hey, I can help with some input from the jewelry and lost wax casting industry! Reclaiming precious metals is also a rather costly process, but super common for every business or even single artisans that deal with gold, silver, platinum and palladium. Lots of chemicals, lots of testing for reclamation percentages, and lots of labor. In the end, it's not a 1 to 1 exchange rate when dealing with dust collection, but comes very close. Another annoying aspect: The 'dollar' amount of gold fluctuates so often in a single day, that most shops doing this service give you a fixed rate in terms of what they find as the 'cost' of gold, and often times, they won't even touch it if its not of a certain troy ounce amount!
@evaderknives 5 жыл бұрын
Allan Harwood Awesome thanks, I wrote another comment talking about Cody's Lab(don't know if you watch him or not), he does a lot of fine metal refinement. I have absolutely NO experience with it. I think the closest I've come to gold, was driving a guy to the coin shop to sell his collection, hahaha...take it easy...
@aehink143 5 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, Corys Lab gave a WONDERFUL demonstration on the process. And honestly, it's nearly similar, but with additional testing mid refinement to make sure allotments were in specs. We'd test samples in house, send a sample to the clients testing of choice, as well as a third party blind testing, multiple times. Range of purity always within 0.5 to 2.5%. WICKED close. Losses needed to be very carefully explained. Honestly despite all those annoyances, I loved the work. Minus the hazardous chemicals. I was always more a lover of the lost wax casting process. SCIENCE SIDE NOTE: Potassium cyanide makes yellow golds REALLY shine. Just a quick 60 second dip does wonders.
@olalvlien7664 5 жыл бұрын
I think you should melt the gold, and then pour it in your logo on your work. You will have to make the logo a little deeper, and then just fill it with a little gold. It would look awsome and make your work unique. Imagine a steel or whatever you use hammer, with an golden "S" on it. Please leave a like if you agree so Alec sees this:)
@nanaki-seto 5 жыл бұрын
not sure about this gold but yeh using some gold (or silver) to infill the makers mark wold look damn nice esp on some of his fancier more exotic blades.
@TheChoncho212 5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking neodymium, but gold on some of his prouder works would be nice.
@firedathan 4 жыл бұрын
Should have made leaf ring with it, that would be really cool , beautiful and useable.
@godleveleldritchblast5257 2 жыл бұрын
Alec the flaking and cracks occurs due to over forging the gold, happens with silver too. Its because you have created micro cracks in the metal. The only way to remove that is to remelt the gold, you can't weld it back together like you can with steel. When working with soft metals like gold and silver, you anneal it when you start to feel resistance from the metal or those cracks will occur. With the hammer you are using, after three hits you would need to anneal.
@0KOrbU0 5 жыл бұрын
Gold and silver damascus?
@korvanon8832 5 жыл бұрын
0KOrbU0 if it's possible that would be stunning
@hanelyp1 5 жыл бұрын
Gold, silver, and copper all melt at close to the same temperature, so forge welding them together should be possible. Experimenting with silver and copper is probably a good way to work out the method with less costly materials.
@Burden82 5 жыл бұрын
its called mokume-game and it is possible
@bas17h4 5 жыл бұрын
needs to be done
@angerybert679 5 жыл бұрын
I remember when you used to do the live show in that tiny shed of yours, when you and Sam made videos, when you went on to make your first sword. And now look at you! Look how far you've come! Congrats Alec. Keep on being awesome! Edit: Spelling
@jameswebb8162 3 жыл бұрын
Crossing the 1 million mark. Wow, that was a while ago!! You have come a long way man. Keep up the great work!!
@die-patentschmiede424 3 жыл бұрын
i will try it too
@kingpolo86 5 жыл бұрын
every push with the file, 50 bucks . . . 100 bucks . . . 150 bucks and then sneeze
@desmondmoonbear4143 5 жыл бұрын
One *RING* to *FORGE* them all
@CoolGuy-dg9nf 5 жыл бұрын
Gandalf's voice... Epic
@uboxer 3 жыл бұрын
2.28M now.. this channel deserves more I mean that. I enjoy every second of your videos. Thank you.
@gittehansen5951 4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations!! Exactly 1 yr and 4 days later you have 2.443.805 subscribers. Well done. Love your work.
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