I live in a western suburb of Chicago. There was a blacksmith shop near my home. In my teens the blacksmith passed away. The owner of the property closed the shop and as far as I know it is the same as when it was closed. All of the equipment is untouched. What a time capsule!
Might be able to swoop in and grab the property for a great price..should be able through the county to figure out who holds the title for the property
Mr O' Connell is amazing to watch. Spend many hours on the rail watching him. We are lucky enough to have many pieces of his work. Great video Dan highlighting a great guy.
It's always interesting to see skilled craftsmen at work. Thank you Dan for working so diligently to become famous and to be able to share this with those of us who may never get to go there in person.
Every time i go to the Perth Royal show in Western Australia i spend a couple of hours just watching the blacksmiths in the building that was set up permanently for them when the grounds first opened in 1834 due to it mostly being a cattle/equestrian show back then.
Dan......... I watch all your videos, but rarely comment. Usually because someone else has already said what I was going to .......... LOL But anyhow........ This video was absolutely amazing to watch. This blacksmith knows his trade very well. The crevicing tool he made you was a true work of art I'd say. I bet Pioneer Pauly is ring your phone off the hook......... DAN....... Where's mine? Did you get me one?? LOL
all of my sniping tools, pan and pick were done for me by the fantastic guys at Barkerville Blacksmiths! They have found me many a course chunk, be it in bedrock or in the bottom of a creek bed. I cant stress enough how good their toolsmithing is!
My father did blacksmithing. It is part metallurgy and part magic when it is done correctly. Dad specialized in making wrought-iron railings for the front porch on homes in town. Dad has passed on, but his railings could potentially be around close to forever.
This was fantastic, Dan. What an awesome, and useful, piece of hand forged art. I can't wait to see you put it to work in your videos! I'm really enjoying the videos of your visit to Barkerville. They seem to have taken a moment in time, frozen it, and set it on repeat. Those, to me, are the best kind of museums. Way back, when I worked on a show called "The Re-Inventors", I was lucky enough to be on the crew when we visited the Sukanen museum, in Saskatchewan. We spent an entire day at the blacksmith shop, filming for one of the episodes. (lol, I can't remember which one) It was fantastic to watch the process and learn about the skills a person had to know back in those days. I have to say though, the blacksmith at the Sukanen museum, didn't wear a epic top hat like Mr. O'Connell's. He's one classy, and talented, blacksmith! hahaha Thanks again, Dan. Cheers!
Hey Jerry. This is Mr. O"Connell here. Thanks for the kind words. I do love my top hat. I don't always wear it while I work but felt like I had to for Dan's video.
As a blacksmithing in north Florida I can really appreciate this video. Hats off to Mr O'Connell and to you as well Dan. Thoroughly enjoy all of your content. See you in the next video!
Your carpenter hammer analogy was funny. Carpenters rarely flail away at full force, that would be stupidly unproductive. Hardening is not tempering, the blacksmith showed some grace in his explanation that corrected your statement. The smith made the project look easy, craftsmen do that. You make panning look easy, technique is everything.
Hey Dan and Dan fans! This is Mr.O'Connell here. I had a lot of fun working with Dan in the shop. He's a great guy and we had a lot of fun. I hope he comes back soon for more tools. I will be replying to comments and answering questions also.
Blacksmith from Switzerland here. Obviously I enjoyed this episode a lot! Love to see traditional craftsmanship getting some attention. And you were well informed about the technical details. Great as always, Dan! Thanks for sharing your adventures
That was so fascinating to watch! How cool! Imagine if you happen to lose that tool and someone finds it and thinks they found an artifact from the 1800's!
If found at some archaeological dig in a hundred years, having used the period steel to forge the tool would make dating it to anything other than 1868 almost impossible. Unless they had this video also. Then the question remains - Did they have video recorders in 1868?
I learned how to do that kind of black smithing, and arc welding, when I was in junior high school in 1979 in Tulsa Oklahoma. I made a metal address sign that I could push down into the lawn next to the mailbox. It was a lot of fun ! From Philadelphia PA. But lived in Tulsa for three years as a teen. Nicest people I have ever had the privilege to know. Went to Anderson junior high. Great place to live. The movie "The Outsiders" was filmed near the house I lived in.
So cool, I have 2 of his steak Turner's, and a big fire stoker when my parents went, unfortunately my Mom is no longer with us but I will be going there next year and have another made in her memory,
Hey zieron. Mr. O'Connell here. Thanks for the great compliment! After I read this I tried to estimate my blacksmithing hours. Although I"ve been metal working since I was pretty young, I've only been smithing for eight years, and I think I'm at about 5000.
Awesome vid! I'm a colonial relic hunter, and one of my favorite finds is a large 1700's hand forged clevis used for oxen or a coach. It was forged from two pieces of scrap, and can only imagine the time required to meld and shape it.
That was so cool! I had no idea how much work goes into making one item by hand. The crevice tool is going to last you far longer than the stuff you can buy today.
I’m a hobbyist gold panner, but blacksmithing is my absolute favourite thing to do. I mostly do edged tools/weapons, so it’s cool to see the other stuff made in the old days of smithing. Now that summer is coming to an end and fall (and hunting season!) is around the corner hopefully I can get back into the forge and make some knives or something.
Great video! My maternal great grandfather was a blacksmith in PA and his shop was moved to a heritage shop, interesting story, he had a device that would hit on the same spot on his anvil. When they moved his shop, they picked up the anvil and it split in half because of his device.
Great video. I have always enjoyed your content. But this was awesome as well. We have a friend that also does Blacksmithing here in Indiana. He does it on the side at a couple of small shops that open for other events and local classes. He let us come in one day to try it out. I absolutely loved doing it and my twist hook came out awesome for a first timer. Love your videos Dan.
I’m no blacksmith, but I am a fabricator and I’ve always loved traditional smithing, Dan you’re awesome for sharing this and I just might have to purchase some items from the shop :)
Would you care to see the dozens of small burns on my arms? Apprenticed to a farrier when I was a boy. Pain can be a great motivator to get things done properly.
Dan, what a fantastic video! I love watching every bit of it and learning the history of this town is so interesting. You have some of the most wonderful fascinating videos out there and I’m sure I can speak for a lot of people that we so appreciate you sharing this experience with us! As always be safe you and your family.
Let's face it, this guy makes more money from youtube than all his days prospecting combined. Ladies and gentlemen, this is what society creates when u can do what u love and still make money to live, just from UA-cam. I love gold and UA-cam.
This is one of my skills, too! I've actually been thinking about forging myself one of these haha. My setup is not nearly as cool as hi, however. Beautiful tool!
I grew up in an area where the blacksmith shop from days of old was under an huge tree located still today in the middle of the main thoroughfare in Belvidere NJ.
It's so cool to be able to walk up to someone and custom order a tool, even giving little adjustments here and there on the fly. That level of service is just unmatched. Granted Im sure custom orders were rare in the day
I love the videos that you’ve done set in Barkerville . This was so informative and fun to watch I can’t wait to see you using your new crevice tool when your out and about on your adventure Dan xxxx
Hey Dan tell the blacksmith he's doing a heck of a job I wouldn't mind going up to him and do a little business of making one of those for me but I'll be a while but hey I love the man's work let him know that thanks
I live in a western suburb of Chicago. There was a blacksmith shop near my home. In my teens the blacksmith passed away. The owner of the property closed the shop and as far as I know it is the same as when it was closed. All of the equipment is untouched. What a time capsule!
Seems like a potential opportunity for the right person with the talent and gumption
That is wild.
@@Matt-dc8lp I was thinking the same thing
Blacksmith work is making a comeback… I’d go see about getting your hands on that equipment.
Might be able to swoop in and grab the property for a great price..should be able through the county to figure out who holds the title for the property
Mr O' Connell is amazing to watch. Spend many hours on the rail watching him. We are lucky enough to have many pieces of his work. Great video Dan highlighting a great guy.
Thanks Phred. Great seeing you at the grocery store a couple weeks ago!
It's always interesting to see skilled craftsmen at work. Thank you Dan for working so diligently to become famous and to be able to share this with those of us who may never get to go there in person.
Every time i go to the Perth Royal show in Western Australia i spend a couple of hours just watching the blacksmiths in the building that was set up permanently for them when the grounds first opened in 1834 due to it mostly being a cattle/equestrian show back then.
Dan......... I watch all your videos, but rarely comment. Usually because someone else has already said what I was going to .......... LOL But anyhow........
This video was absolutely amazing to watch. This blacksmith knows his trade very well. The crevicing tool he made you was a true work of art I'd say.
I bet Pioneer Pauly is ring your phone off the hook......... DAN....... Where's mine? Did you get me one?? LOL
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Ok, this blacksmith clearly knows what he's doing... Impressive.
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Two Toes makes some awesome tools!
Yes sir
all of my sniping tools, pan and pick were done for me by the fantastic guys at Barkerville Blacksmiths! They have found me many a course chunk, be it in bedrock or in the bottom of a creek bed. I cant stress enough how good their toolsmithing is!
My father did blacksmithing. It is part metallurgy and part magic when it is done correctly. Dad specialized in making wrought-iron railings for the front porch on homes in town. Dad has passed on, but his railings could potentially be around close to forever.
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This was fantastic, Dan.
What an awesome, and useful, piece of hand forged art. I can't wait to see you put it to work in your videos!
I'm really enjoying the videos of your visit to Barkerville. They seem to have taken a moment in time, frozen it, and set it on repeat. Those, to me, are the best kind of museums.
Way back, when I worked on a show called "The Re-Inventors", I was lucky enough to be on the crew when we visited the Sukanen museum, in Saskatchewan. We spent an entire day at the blacksmith shop, filming for one of the episodes. (lol, I can't remember which one) It was fantastic to watch the process and learn about the skills a person had to know back in those days.
I have to say though, the blacksmith at the Sukanen museum, didn't wear a epic top hat like Mr. O'Connell's. He's one classy, and talented, blacksmith! hahaha
Thanks again, Dan.
Cheers!
Well said
Hey Jerry. This is Mr. O"Connell here. Thanks for the kind words. I do love my top hat. I don't always wear it while I work but felt like I had to for Dan's video.
Very talented craftsman. Its super when someone so knowledgeable can talk through the process. Dan, great video, just as you'd promised :)
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As an amateur bladesmith and blacksmith... I love seeing pros at work.
What an amazing craftsman, that tool will last a good long time and bring you many pickers and nuggets. Thanks for an awesome video.
Love these history extras between the panning videos. You know what we love! Keep up the great work Dan and thanks to Mr. McConnell! What a craftsman!
As a blacksmithing in north Florida I can really appreciate this video. Hats off to Mr O'Connell and to you as well Dan. Thoroughly enjoy all of your content. See you in the next video!
Oh my goodness. My two favorite things. Blacksmithing and gold finding! Wahoo. Thank you letting us watch.
Thank you for taking us with you Mr. Hurd. I do enjoy adventuring with you but I particularly enjoyed today's adventure. 😎
Your carpenter hammer analogy was funny. Carpenters rarely flail away at full force, that would be stupidly unproductive. Hardening is not tempering, the blacksmith showed some grace in his explanation that corrected your statement. The smith made the project look easy, craftsmen do that. You make panning look easy, technique is everything.
Hey Dan and Dan fans! This is Mr.O'Connell here. I had a lot of fun working with Dan in the shop. He's a great guy and we had a lot of fun. I hope he comes back soon for more tools. I will be replying to comments and answering questions also.
Hey! Great to see you on here! Thanks again, had a blast!
The tip of the metal rod is red hot and 12 inches away the blacksmith is holding that metal!
Blacksmith from Switzerland here. Obviously I enjoyed this episode a lot! Love to see traditional craftsmanship getting some attention. And you were well informed about the technical details.
Great as always, Dan! Thanks for sharing your adventures
That was so fascinating to watch! How cool! Imagine if you happen to lose that tool and someone finds it and thinks they found an artifact from the 1800's!
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What a great episode. I have always been fascinated with blacksmith since the 1st time I saw them in action.. Mr. O" Conell was great
"Just like seasoning a frying pan" Such good explanations from both of you.
An apprentice could learn so much from this man.
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That was sweet and thank you for sharing a little bit of your life with us 😊 ❤️ ♥️
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That was a cool episode, and a cool Mr. O’Connell. Functional art is what he produces. Just awesome.
Holy shit that guy is awesome.
Nothing better than watching a skilled person do work.
If found at some archaeological dig in a hundred years, having used the period steel to forge the tool would make dating it to anything other than 1868 almost impossible. Unless they had this video also. Then the question remains - Did they have video recorders in 1868?
I learned how to do that kind of black smithing, and arc welding, when I was in junior high school in 1979 in Tulsa Oklahoma. I made a metal address sign that I could push down into the lawn next to the mailbox. It was a lot of fun ! From Philadelphia PA. But lived in Tulsa for three years as a teen. Nicest people I have ever had the privilege to know. Went to Anderson junior high. Great place to live. The movie "The Outsiders" was filmed near the house I lived in.
So cool, I have 2 of his steak Turner's, and a big fire stoker when my parents went, unfortunately my Mom is no longer with us but I will be going there next year and have another made in her memory,
Mr. O'Connell here. I would love to make a new poker for you. I could put your Mother's name on it or a special message.
I love your back and forth showing how each miner would have preference and work with the blacksmith to get the perfect tool for them
Right up my alley, I'm a blacksmith
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Thanks Dan hurd. A wonderful video. The art of blacksmithing is a treasure in its self.
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Always cool to watch a blacksmith make items from what was a piece of scrap.
This man clearly has over 10,000 hours of blacksmithing in his cap, what a pheromonal watch.
pheremonal? auto correct? Did you mean phenomenal?
@@jaratt85 well no freakin duh
Hey zieron. Mr. O'Connell here. Thanks for the great compliment! After I read this I tried to estimate my blacksmithing hours. Although I"ve been metal working since I was pretty young, I've only been smithing for eight years, and I think I'm at about 5000.
An original one and I love it. It’s a keeper!
When I owned my horses, my farrier would heat and bend the horse shoes to fit my horses perfectly. This was such fun to watch.
being a prospector by hobby and a blacksmith by trade, this was ideal!
Awesome vid! I'm a colonial relic hunter, and one of my favorite finds is a large 1700's hand forged clevis used for oxen or a coach. It was forged from two pieces of scrap, and can only imagine the time required to meld and shape it.
First thing I learnt - that there's a method of clamping to an anvil! Never really thought about it until now.....
It's called a holdfast. Carpenters also use them on their benches.
I would love blacksmithing
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This is great content, I hope you can visit places like this more often. Getting a good look at how they did it in the old days is quite a treat!
Masterful hands. Cool episode.
That was all I hoped for and more thanks Dan and congrats on the coolest crevicing tool since 1868. Thanks for sharing see you on the next one👍🏼👊🏼
Nice. I hope you do more historical videos about mining.
Hello Mr. O'Connell from way up in Nunavut. We hope to come see that wonderful town some day!
Hello to you! Mr. O'Connell here. It would be great to meet you here in Barkerville. Hope you get to visit someday.
Love the video Dan! Very cool to watch this process from beginning to end with the good explanations!
That was so cool! I had no idea how much work goes into making one item by hand. The crevice tool is going to last you far longer than the stuff you can buy today.
Excellent video outstanding content now you have to show us when you are using it five stars my friend thank you for sharing
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Well now that I have seen these last two videos I now have a new destination on my bucket list. Thanks Dan.
Wonderful piece of Canadian history, love it, thank you 🇨🇦
I’m a hobbyist gold panner, but blacksmithing is my absolute favourite thing to do. I mostly do edged tools/weapons, so it’s cool to see the other stuff made in the old days of smithing. Now that summer is coming to an end and fall (and hunting season!) is around the corner hopefully I can get back into the forge and make some knives or something.
Great video! My maternal great grandfather was a blacksmith in PA and his shop was moved to a heritage shop, interesting story, he had a device that would hit on the same spot on his anvil. When they moved his shop, they picked up the anvil and it split in half because of his device.
That's awesome!!! thankyou for everything DanMan!!!!!
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That tool looks amazing! Enjoy getting lots of gold with it!
very cool Dan, I am always interested in watching a good blacksmith doing work
Great video. I have always enjoyed your content. But this was awesome as well. We have a friend that also does Blacksmithing here in Indiana. He does it on the side at a couple of small shops that open for other events and local classes. He let us come in one day to try it out. I absolutely loved doing it and my twist hook came out awesome for a first timer. Love your videos Dan.
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I’m no blacksmith, but I am a fabricator and I’ve always loved traditional smithing, Dan you’re awesome for sharing this and I just might have to purchase some items from the shop :)
I love the hobby of old world blacksmithing
So cool! You've inspired me to add a Gold-Rush Adventure Trip (to Columbia, California - far more manageable for me) to my Bucket List 😄
It was different but also Gold related. I loved it verry verry much, pls more like this.
The biggest thing is to let the hammer do the work. And never hit cold steel. It's awesome to see someone work a coal forge.
Would you care to see the dozens of small burns on my arms? Apprenticed to a farrier when I was a boy. Pain can be a great motivator to get things done properly.
@@danielburgess7785 I am an ex pipeline welder, I know all about the tiny little burn scars over both forearms
Dan, what a fantastic video! I love watching every bit of it and learning the history of this town is so interesting. You have some of the most wonderful fascinating videos out there and I’m sure I can speak for a lot of people that we so appreciate you sharing this experience with us! As always be safe you and your family.
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I haven't been up there for years Dan..brought back memories, I remember loving the drive so much especially right after you turn off the highway
Let's face it, this guy makes more money from youtube than all his days prospecting combined. Ladies and gentlemen, this is what society creates when u can do what u love and still make money to live, just from UA-cam. I love gold and UA-cam.
This is one of my skills, too! I've actually been thinking about forging myself one of these haha. My setup is not nearly as cool as hi, however. Beautiful tool!
I grew up in an area where the blacksmith shop from days of old was under an huge tree located still today in the middle of the main thoroughfare in Belvidere NJ.
Cool video Dan, very interesting content in the blacksmith shop. can't wait to see the crevicing tool put to work.
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Loved this new tool made the old-fashioned way! I'm going to check out Barkerville's website. Thanks Dan for showing us the past and future! You rock!
Wouldn’t mind one of them in my bag👌🏻 Thanks for sharing Dan⛏🏴
Great video Dan!!! Thank you!!! 👍
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Luck on you Dan Hurd
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Nice tool thanks for sharing
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It's so cool to be able to walk up to someone and custom order a tool, even giving little adjustments here and there on the fly. That level of service is just unmatched. Granted Im sure custom orders were rare in the day
Awesome....a handmade custom crevicing tool. Nice. I'm going to the web site right now. Thanks Dan. ❤️❤️❤️
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Let's get this tool in use ! Great video , thank you gentlemen .
Loved it Thanks for sharing 👍 😀
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GREAT Vid Dan. The Blacksmith creating the Crevice Tool was very cool.
That is so kewl Dan, I have to visit there when on the way up to alaska. Love anything Gold mining Related. just awesome. 😃😃😃
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Love blacksmith work, and prospecting for gold!!! Awesome vid dan!
Super excited for the video Dan
I love the videos that you’ve done set in Barkerville . This was so informative and fun to watch I can’t wait to see you using your new crevice tool when your out and about on your adventure Dan xxxx
That was great, thanks highly educational
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Very cool, you will get +15% more gold for sure
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Awesome Blacksmithing , Great Show Dan ❤ 🥳👍
Very cool Dan!
Love the old tools and the work
Hey Dan tell the blacksmith he's doing a heck of a job I wouldn't mind going up to him and do a little business of making one of those for me but I'll be a while but hey I love the man's work let him know that thanks
Thanks for the compliment. Mr. O'Connell here. You're very kind.
What a place . Great show. Really nice deals on the hand forged stuff
Great as always Dan Thank you
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thanks Dan for an interesting change of video cheers from australia 🇦🇺
Been watching you for quite a while now.
Great stuff! Thx for the contagious positive energy!
Very cool! I've always wanted to try using coal for my blacksmithing.
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A very Cool tool, great episode, thanks for the excellent content!
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Beautiful. Truly beautiful metalwork.
Super cool Dan!❤️🙏🏼🇺🇸
Hopefully we get to see this tool in use in future videos
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Dan great video. I learn more with every show. Keep up the good work.
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