Alec steel

Bored of the 9-to-5? The commute to work? The computer screen that lights up your face?

I have a huge love of forging, making videos and entrepreneurship. This website is the conglomeration of these 3 passions. Let me tell you a bit about myself! I made every penny of that count, investing in more tools for the shop! Some you see in use today in my YouTube channel. My passion for blacksmithing was set a flame at the age of 11, when, on a muddy and rainy July day I watched in awe as the local blacksmith hammered at yellow hot steel, making a stunning leaf pendant at a county show. Immediately, I got to work fashioning my own backyard smithy.

Alec steel

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Hammering away at a blacksmithing event!

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Alec Steele was born and raised in England. His birthday falls on 16 November Steele got interested in forging metals at the age of He saw a blacksmith during a local country show for the first time who made a leaflet pendant from yellow-hot metal. After that, Steele started heating metals from a charcoal forge in a hole made in his backyard. He gradually developed the skill to properly use a hammer and construct shapes with the yellow-hot metal by watching YouTube tutorials. Then at the age of 16, he left school to pursue the art of crafting metals professionally. Next, he started selling his creations and eventually made a business from his passion. At the same time, Steele also gave beginner-level tutorials on blacksmithing through online websites.

Alec steel

I have a huge love of forging, making videos and entrepreneurship. This website is the conglomeration of these 3 passions. Let me tell you a bit about myself! I made every penny of that count, investing in more tools for the shop! Some you see in use today in my YouTube channel. My passion for blacksmithing was set a flame at the age of 11, when, on a muddy and rainy July day I watched in awe as the local blacksmith hammered at yellow hot steel, making a stunning leaf pendant at a county show. Immediately, I got to work fashioning my own backyard smithy. With a very primitive, hole-in-the-ground charcoal forge, a section of railway track kindly given to me by James Spedding, the blacksmith at the show and a crazy energy, I forged for the first time. As I practiced and experimented more, the hobby became the focus of every free moment!

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The commute to work? December So aged 16, I left school to pursue blacksmithing full-time. You might be interested in. Immediately, I got to work fashioning my own backyard smithy. I hope you also see that the projects I make are attainable by anyone with a strong enough conviction to work seriously hard and dedicate yourself to the end goal. I started this as an 11 year old kid with a bag of charcoal. History of the Ancient Olympics. I have a huge love of forging, making videos and entrepreneurship. That didn't last long as I ran out of stuff I knew enough about to teach. The same joy I got from making things, I received from slowly building my business and working out how I could provide value in the marketplace with my passions for creating. Hammering away at a blacksmithing event! Most Recent. The year-old lives in Norwich and has his own YouTube channel uploading a blacksmith blog nearly every day to more than 30, subscribers.

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Keep Reading. Fortunately, I discovered that documenting the journey of learning things out of my comfort zone was something that hundreds of thousands of people wanted to watch. Alec Steele. Me aged 11 or That didn't last long as I ran out of stuff I knew enough about to teach. Let me tell you a bit about myself! The commute to work? With a very primitive, hole-in-the-ground charcoal forge, a section of railway track kindly given to me by James Spedding, the blacksmith at the show and a crazy energy, I forged for the first time. My passion for blacksmithing was set a flame at the age of 11, when, on a muddy and rainy July day I watched in awe as the local blacksmith hammered at yellow hot steel, making a stunning leaf pendant at a county show. You see my mistakes, stupidity, joy, excitement and love of creating and learning. I made every penny of that count, investing in more tools for the shop! About Alec Steele. As I continued through school in my early teenage years and my desire to create increased In each episode, the forgers demonstrate how they create new blades and share their knowledge on the item they have made. Below is episode one featuring year-old bladesmith and YouTube star Alec Steele.