Forged with Steele

Alec Steele hits the forge and attempts to produce a Kris Blade: an asymmetrical dagger with distinctive blade-patterning.

Alec Steele gets to grips with the colossal Scottish claymore sword.

Alec Steele hits the forge once again to craft the primary weapon of the Roman legion, the gladius sword.

Alec Steele hits the forge to create the tactically decisive weapon officially adopted by the US military: the M9 Bayonet.

Blacksmith and swashbuckler Alec Steele crafts a pirate's cutlass worthy of plundering the finest booty.

Alec Steele takes on the Karambit knife in his Norwich forge.

Blacksmith and YouTube personality Alex Steele recreates a breathtaking array of historic weaponry, beginning with the iconic katana.

Alec Steele puts his skills to the test when he puts hammer and tongs to a Viking battle axe.

Alec hits the forge once again, this time to craft the African Hunga Munga throwing knife.

Coiffed craftsman Alec Steele puts his hammer to the Gurkha Kukri, a curved knife from the Indian subcontinent.

The bespectacled and coiffed blacksmith Alec Steele hits the forge to craft the legendary fighting blade: the Bowie knife.

Blacksmith Alec Steele challenges himself to create a Viking seax, a heavy knife wielded by Norse raiders and warriors.

Blacksmith and YouTube personality Alec Steele hits the forge, this time challenging himself to recreate Gendry's iconic hammer from Game of Thrones.

Blacksmith and YouTube personality Alex Steele recreates the iconic medieval spiked ball and chain - the morning star flail.

Alec tests himself as he creates a Falchion: a curved edge knife with a clip point blade.

Blacksmith and YouTube personality Alec Steele heads to his forge to create a frame lock knife.

YouTube star and blacksmith Alec Steele shows off his skills as he creates a classic and practical blade: the chef's knife.

YouTube star and blacksmith Alec Steele tackles the Basket Hilt Rapier, a weapon characterised by a basket-shaped guard to protect the hand.