Inside Britain's Oldest Running IRON FOUNDRY!!!

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My name is Alec Steele and I am a 21 year old blacksmith from Norfolk in the United Kingdom, now living in Montana in the USA! I upload a vlog from my day at the workshop almost every single day. Lots of sparks, lots of making, lots of fantastic-ness. Great to have you here following along!

What do I make? LOTS of Damascus steel, knives, swords, axes and more and of course, I always love hearing your suggestions for future projects in the comments below!

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Alec Steele Blacksmith 2019

[Mike__B]

Man that was a guy who didn't mess around, he seemed to be answering most questions before Alec finished asking them.

[jamsand]

I love his passion, even 3 generations in you can see how much he lives for what he does. Also RIP his inbox after saying he needs more people to work in the foundry XD

[alexgaskin]

If you're making a series out of this kind of thing, you should come and visit the John Taylor bell foundry in loughborough, working from the Loughborough site since 1859, its the oldest bell foundry that still operates to this day! They've cast some of the largest bells in the UK, inculding the 'Great Paul', the heaviest chruch bell in the UK. They also do a great tour of the site for general public!

Would be good for them to get a bit more publicity as they’re having to restore some of the building as it’s started deteriorating, and as it’s a grade 2 building, it’s going to be a difficult and costly repair.

[swimspud]

Very cool, I bet these guys were stoked to have someone touring who actually knows a bit about their trade. Keep em coming!

[Jisbill]

Thanks for coming to our foundry Alec, it was great to meet you.

[denniswhite]

BIG Thank You to East Coast Casting Co. or allowing us to take a virtual tour of their facility.

[MakeNCreate]

Amazing video! Would love to see more like this.

[ToraKwai]

I'll bet Alec was also a very rewarding person to show around as he's just as keen. The passion and interest from both of them was so clear. Great to see two people so invested in their field

[SizzleCorndog]

I love videos like this where the point of the video isnt to be in front of the camera but instead its two peers, for lack of a better word, just talking shop and getting into the super niche and technical stuff what just goes completely over my head

[codyclaxton]

I feel the owner was excited cause Alec was able to have intelligent conversations about all situations and showings. This makes for good content, it shows the connections between two people that enjoy the same things, great video

[alexanderreich]

This is a wonderful episode. My grandfather used to own a large tool and die shop in Wisconsin. This episode brings me back to my childhood. Metal has been in our blood for three generations. It is stuff like this that excites and motivates myself to continue the practice in the media I have come to respect and cherish. Thank you Mr. Steele

[tyduschl]

This is one of the many reasons why I like watching your channel Alec. I am very interested in blacksmithing but I work in a foundry. I work at Charter Steel in the USA, we make high quality steel mostly for automotive, aircraft and more. Our mill does 60 tons an hour through the melting division.

[Kris_Hagen]

I worked at an aluminium factory some years back. Made car parts for Mercedes, Ferrari, Rolls and others. I was in the sand core mold department, so unfortunately I never actually got to witness the pouring of the alu. Made the sand cores, sent them off to casting, got them back later in the day and put them in "The Vibrator" to shake out the sand before sending them off to grinding. Was hella work. Mad restecp to these lads!

[smev]

Promoting a British steel foundry, this is what built Britain in the industrial revolution, and now, it will rebuild Britain again. Thanks, great vid.

[forgotn]

This was so dang cool! It's always incredible getting to watch someone who has been practicing a trade for decades talk about what they do, but my favorite thing was definitely how excited he got every time Alec figured out how/why something was done.

[martinsmith]

Been driving past this amazing place for 15 years and never new what an amazing place it was. Massive respect to them and Alec for showing it to the world!

[victoriaeads]

This gentleman not only knows his STUFF, his well-earned family pride also shows clearly. I love learning about places like this. I truly hope that his descendants are still giving tours like this in another 100 or 200 years!

[AutoBrawn]

I used to work for a company that had an aluminum foundry on site. Whenever I had spare time I was over there watching molds be cast or metal poured. Love it!

[garyevans]

Love it
Love it
Love it
We need more of this. It's so desperately sad that we losing so much of these skills in the UK.
East Coast casting are to be congratulated for getting new blood into the industry.

[frankierzucekjr]

Such a nice humble guy that's excited about what he does. Love it. You can tell he loves what he does. Very cool fellas