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New Vid: Steel! Featuring Matt & Ilya of "That Works" (Patreon)

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2019-04-12 15:11:00
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2026-06
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Oh MAN this is exciting. Not only do I get to talk about a cool topic, but I get to discuss it with the guys behind Man At Arms: Reforged, one of my favorite shows on YouTube. (Shoutout to DEFY Media for going bankrupt and locking their channel...)

Matt and Ilya from Baltimore Knife and Sword have started a new channel called That Works and were super happy to jump into this episode to discuss the history of Steel from ancient India to the modern day, and I'm insanely thankful to have had this opportunity to work with them.

I've learned a lot about metalworking from them and I hope you have a chance to do the same!

Next in line is something very near and dear to my heart —  Historical Christians arguing with each other. So get ready for another POOOOOPE FIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!

-B

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History Summarized: Steel (Feat. "That Works")

More from Matt & Ilya on "That Works": https://bit.ly/2D0A6qk More about steel from Shadiversity: — "When Was Steel Invented" https://bit.ly/2uSwcvh — "The Riddle of Steel" https://bit.ly/2G6TB28 — "The Oldest Steel Sword" https://bit.ly/2VvWVZZ CORRECTION from 12:10 — The back of a Katana after differential hardening process is a lower-carbon STEEL, but it is still Steel rather than Iron. My mistake. The higher-carbon content Martensite forms the cutting edge, and low-carbon steel forms the spine. PATREON: www.Patreon.com/OSP MERCH LINKS: Shirts - https://OverlySarcasticProducts.Threadless.com/designs All the other stuff - http://www.Cafepress.com/OverlySarcasticProducts OUR WEBSITE: https://www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com/ Find us on Twitter @OSPYouTube!

Comments

Benji Gutsin

I squealed with joy when I saw this oh my goodness yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jon Dalbon

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!! My two favorite YouTube shows doing a collaboration? Best day ever!!

Erik Eldritch

It's a fun cross-over. Since you do a lot of videos about China, I'd love to see a well researched video about Ancient Chinese metallurgy. They did some very unique things like jade halberds, bronze longswords, and went straight to cast iron and blast furnaces without bloomeries. I've tried to look it up (for free) and it's always difficult to find resources in english. (And my gods, the crossbows! Triple bowed siege ballistas! Repeating crossbow! Rocket arrows! So much cool!)

Bill Lemmond

... Can't ... dig ... all the .... way ... down ... to how to college. ... But seriously, thanks for creating that mini series. I couldn't go back to college until I was 42 (my favorite number, because Adams made it funny), and was finally over 30 years of clinical depression. By then, I'd learned and practiced all the things you suggest, and avoided all the things about which you warned.

Bill Lemmond

There is one other thing, though, that I'll suggest. Because of my disabilities, I really had to focus first on staying in my happy place, to be productive. For me, that meant never taking a full load of classes. Because I also changed majors in community college, and added the University Honors program at VCU, I ended up with close to 200 credits, which is one reason it took me 10 years to finish with a bachelor

Bill Lemmond

's [Darned placement of Return key] in economics, and a minor in computer science. But I was never stressed out. And I had a GPA somewhere above 3.8. I also advised one younger student to cut back on classes, after he complained about sleep loss and stress. He said it made a wonderful difference. Maybe he graduated a year later than he would have, but now I see him, every year, when his employer sends him to a computer security conference, hosted at VCU, for which I volunteer. He's doing great. So think about taking fewer classes. My doctor of 20 years described the typical VCU student experience as "All students: line up to drink from the fire hose!" ... because a full load is so much too much.

OSP
>>21851648

That's a very important story, thank you for sharing it! Although it was somewhat outside of the scope of that video, I've said in other places that it's crucial to recognize what paths are or are not for a given individual. The 4-year college is not a hard-and-fast rule. A friend of mine is taking a gap year in the middle of grad school because it makes more sense to take it slow then to crash out. Again, thank you for sharing, and congratulations on a well-earned degree :) -B

Caro Schulz

Did I hear Pope Fight? I can't hardly wait xD

Bill Lemmond

My roommate likes ... what is that show on The [formerly] History Channel, that I had assumed would be a historic look at blades, and turned out to be just a game show that uses a time limit to ensure only crap blades are ever produced, and not much is learned.

Bill Lemmond

Sorry to read that a real history of blades is gone. I've sent myself an email about this, to look up what there is on YouTube, tomorrow. Right now, he's watching nature programming on BBC America, and at least it's not just more cartoons.

Gob Hobblin
>>22021511

Forged In Fire, and it is an excellent...excellent show. It's like Chopped for bladesmiths, so all the contestants are seasoned blacksmiths fashioning historical weapons. This show...will please.