Hahahah true!

Yup Lol

It's gross you touch yourself to that movie

@@TimTrOn3000 Well at least we know who is the child here. nobody said anything about touching themselves.

What's funny is as clean shaven as will looked, he's probably still getting some taken off with that razor. I barely grow facial hair and my face felt noticeably smoother after a straight razor shave. My best man got me that as part of his wedding gift. I swear it was a gag gift, but a nice experience none the less.

One day Will's channel will be sponsored by Alec Steel Co and then the circle will be complete

The circle is never complete. It's more like a wave anyway. If it were a circle then the people who Will shows his technique would not pass on the knowledge

@@sargon4037 It's a Möbius strip ;)

@@3nertia good analogy

Isn't the spine supposed to wear as you sharpen it? That's a rhetorical question. You are supposed to let the spine wear. As you sharpen a straight razor, the width of the blade gets shorter. Say if you start with a 7/8 blade, it might be at 6/8 after it's been sharpened over years. If the spine doesn't wear, your edge bevel will get steeper and steeper, and that will cause it to not perform/cut your hairs. So you need to wear the spine down to flatten out the bevel as you sharpen it each successful time. I'm shocked you didn't know that as a self-proclaimed "razor enthusiast."

@@littlejackalo5326 Yes and no. Generally, and in my personal experience, the spine wears fast and creates a flat surface due to honing, which reduces the angle between the spine and edge, lending to poor edge geometry. I prefer to tape the edge, prolonging the use of the blade, and also it looks better aesthetically, especially on this beautiful Damascus. I own a razor from the mid 1800’s, and it must have been taken care of very well in its past 3 lives, as the spine is still round, but there is hone wear on the blade and heel. Thanks for the respectful question!

@@foihdzas I was just replying to you.

@@foihdzas so how do you prevent the bevel angle from becoming to step?

@@littlejackalo5326 unless you hone out 1/8” off the blade, you’re just fine. If you’ve honed that much off, the blade would start to be unusable, as the hollow grind would start to get compromised.

This

Same

Wow great call

Came to say the same, glad I'm not the only one

Yep! Was waiting for it.

That’s the second national treasure reference I’ve seen on KZfaq today. I think it’s nearly time for Nicolas cages final transformation

@smouch101 Same here, and if asked, I don't know if I could really put my finger on what about Alec's stuff has kind of left me uneager to watch them.

Will's videos are much more real and comfy. Alec is more about strict proffesionalism, videography, editing and business, which makes you feel more discontented from the content

Same here. I started watching Alec, and I still watch his videos, but I appreciate the calmer nature of Will's videos and the fact he doesn't split everything up into a dozen parts.

@@Egeslean too commercialized?

You guys all need friends and hobbies, or need to get a job and get out of moms basement. Sitting here discussing your favorite metal carver on KZfaq or whatever, get a life!!!!

Nice to see other channels supporting other channels. 🤟

You reaaally gotta trust your barber not to slice open your throat though

@@superpedro7295 Just another day of men of culture being nice to each other

It’s amazing to see blacksmiths I’ve watched for years talking to one another I’m geeking out lol

If you wrote that with all As it would look like this “Aaa aaaa aaaa!!! Aaaaa aaa aaaaaa! Aaaa aaaa aaaa! Aaaaaa aaa aaaaaaa!” Pretty… coooool

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Heard story’s of him going out of his way helping people at the blade show just because he’s that kinda guy

I agree but I wouldn't consider the barber as "old" per say but I guess that's up to your interpretation🤷‍♂️...

Will is an old soul!

He is more passion about smithing and less click bait about getting views and selling Merch. Love it.

@@noahdemarigny OP *did* preface it with "for lack of a better term". 'Twas just for convenience, my fellow commentor.

He sounds great. Thanks for sharing this 😊

I was told the same thing as a young man. lol it makes for fond remembrance when you get your turn on the next generation. Thanks for sharing

I was going to say the same thing! Alec has gone more like main stream I like how will is very creative and explains what goes on!

I think Will leaving was part of it but also Alec seems to have lost focus. It's his channel though so i can't say what he should or shouldn't do. Either way, I hope Wills channel gets big because he does great work and seems like a nice person.

Alex is still pretty good without Will but I totally agree

@@knifethrower9733 to be fair, Alec's channel was great before Will, too. Will was a great addition, though. I think Alec has seemed to lose focus recently because he wasn't planning on being back in England for so long. He's kind of stuck there, for now, and has only recently built up a relatively complete shop

@@ChadHadsell I actually love em both and think there just better together, Alex has moved back to UK and can't get back to USA coz of corona so I think Alex is doing pretty good ALL things considered

I thought the same thing!

I thought wizard

Yeah. I was thinking of a Treant or something akin to that.

Same

yeah, I've commented a few times on Alec's channel since he's moved back to the UK and Will left that his content isn't anywhere as good as the glory days back in Montana with Will

@@120Liviokay, thats kinda a jerk move.

@@JacktheFireEater It's not a jerk move, it's literally telling a creator that they've lost something somewhere along the line. It's criticism, and I think rightly given. A spark is gone, especially when you compare his videos now to his earlier ones, before he moved to Montana. Like..I can't even put it into words myself what that lost spark could be, but it's lack is felt every time I watch one of his videos.

@@Egeslean it’s a point of opinion. Alec has so much more energy, his new project is 🔥 I’m glad to feel the glory days of Alec being back in his home forge! I felt Will held Alec back for a while, but he definitely upped his game. It’s cool to see Will working in his shop, the mic levels need adjusting, and this videos pace went slowly for me. I’m excited to see what they make when Alec comes back over to Will’s shop (something hinted at).

He… he’s not taking over… he’s continuing his work that got limelighted by a popular content creator. They still have plans to work together.

The clattering comes from two parts hitting together! You can sort of see them when the camera pans out while they're using the hammer. It sounds great in my opinion 😁

I've been sharpening knives for about 20+ years, and I have a TON of sharpening supplies, but I just can't get a straight razor shaving sharp. I have a really nice antique Henkles that I just can't sharpen enough.

@@littlejackalo5326 What have you tried using? What kind of stones, grits etc?

I don’t see a problem with this

How's that a problem? With very few exceptions, that's all I've been shaving with for several years now.

Using a straight razor even with replaceable blades is exponentially cheaper than using a bic or Gillette. 8 bucks for 100 shaves as apposed to 30 bucks and you left nut for a pack of 12 razors. Also inmy opinion it gives you a better shave and have never gotten razor burn from a straight razor

Why? Before I grew a beard I shaved with a straight razor. If it’s sharp, no problem. I make knives and made two (only) straight razors. I did a test shave with both of them. No problem at all.

@@kmadigan1347 that was my logic when I switched from the Gillette to the straight razor.

Shame his guests hardly did

Need to make a leather honing strop. Dont have to fully resharpen after just a few uses.

@@stoffers6419 well, yeah, but that massive beard of Will's surely destroyed that edge.

@@DasBootsDaddy might need to make a whole new blade 😉

Asking for a friend? jk ;)

@@Wiromax3 Nope. Just noted that tongs came awful close to getting whacked and wondered if it ever happened. A power hammer is something dreams are made of around here.

it only causes impotence and infertility....so yea better breath every little bit in you can

I just love that you're not Alec.

Trying to create dispute between brothers are you???

@@kaustavbarua1035 no shit right?

@@Tobi_Wan. Borax =/= boric acid.

"seasoned" sounds so much better than "the old guy". 👍

@@saginawdan Definitely.

@@saginawdan Someone can call me seasoned as long as I’m not on a dinner plate. 🤣

I'm more than happy being "the old" when teaching "the young", but I think seasoned sounds good, too :)

@@mattsadventureswithart5764 I totally get that, haha.

Yep, great tools but always need to be treated with respect. When things go wrong with even a small grinder they go really wrong before you can blink.

@@treeherder42 meh, I've had 5" cutting wheels explode on me, not so bad. My 9" scares the crap out of me every single time. I love it.

I was terrified it would catch his t-shirt

@@F0XD1E I came down here looking for someone else as concerned about that as I was

I was just cringing watching that scene.

Just like to be the one to call you out for being an arm chair blade smith... I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say.. I'm guessing... Just maybe, this guy knew what he was doing with the hammer and copper

@@NerdFightThis even the highest experts don’t know everything. No need to be so denigrating to someone just giving some advise, that’s how people never learn something new. It’s up to will himself to choose if he follows the advise.

The pivot wasn’t copper, it was steel. The washers around the pivot were copper. They also make wire wheels in stainless so this isn’t an issue.

Glad I'm not the only one that noticed that.

Here here 😊👍

yes he makes nice forge welded patterned steel but calling it damascus is a lie

@@mobiousenigma I would say nomenclature changes as times change. "Damascus" is simply what most people these days call pattern welded steel. Not so much a lie as just using what is most common and accepted terms. When someone says "Damascus steel" it's widely accepted that what they are referring to is pattern welded steel.

@@SilverloafCustomRazors here here....again :-P

@@SilverloafCustomRazors pattern welding is pattern welding and damascus was a CRUCIBLE steel like wootz. as a smith knowing the difference between the two and knowing calling this process damascus is a lie! what people call it is a matter of ignorance much like the difference between cement and concrete .the effect of forge welding and etching steel with different carbon contents is SIMILAR to the grain structure created by wootz steel which is as close as we can recreate the actual damascus process. to be actual damascus the ore would have to come from sallah adin 's mines containing the proper trace elements and be processed in an oxygen free environment while at a fully liquid state and going through proper heating cycles...but im not a smith or a metallurgist or even a historian...i do know cristies or southerbies would never put that blade up for auction as "damascus" anything...

Was looking for this comment.. Same here.. if that shirt got in there 🙈

I believe so but it wasn't just a banjo. I heard a Dobro and a mandolin too. Also guitar and double bass in the background.

it is "Gospel Special" by Carl Story's

Pattern welding is still 'real' Damascus, it's just a different process. If you're referring to the the process folding/welding/upsetting again and again, I would also like to see Will do that for a project. It definitely would be best for a smaller and more practical use blade, nobody's using swords these day's. But a straight razor will sell faster than the cure for blindness 😆

I sent a link to a fascinating video discussing wootz ' origins and composition to Alec while Will was cohosting on his channel, hopefully they both saw it at some point. it'd be awesome to see these "kids" attempt such a process.... also, meteorites. I've seen others actually forge those massive iron crystals into a usable billet, so it's possible. I bet Will could do it.

@@RN-du8wr meteorite revisit would be cool. But the unknown impurities will always be a hard obstacle to overcome

It's worth learning. You can't get a closer shave than with a finely honed straight razor. It gives the shaving experience a ritualistic almost spiritual feel. Stock up on something to deal with nicks for when you first start. You can also practice on balloons. Shave one without popping it and you should be fine.

One of the nastiest smells on earth.

I kind of felt like vomiting just watching them cut it. Bad memories....

It's nasty! I have cut it before