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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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?
Back in day, he'd have an apprentice operating the bellows and other chores around shop. If a kid smart, he'd try to get an apprenticeship, helper position with guy, Blacksmithing is still a valid career, especially in more rural, farming regions, craft fairs, even custom auto, motorcycles....the fewer people out there that do, the more valuable the trade
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
Nice video, very enjoyable although at home here I have a forge where, when work doesn't get in the way, my apprentice blacksmith daughter and I forge our own crevicing tools. We don't sell, just make them for our own use. We use VG10 for crevicing hooks which is indulgent, but has terrific corrosion resistance and at the hook end, keeps a sharp edge. It has a Rockwell rating of 60/61 HRC which is perfect for us.
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.
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'm not sure if you're aware of it but if you install a offset counterweight on your flume setup so that after you get it going it will keep going for quite a while without having to actually pump the handle you might actually enjoy it it would give you time to work your metal and not have to worry about fofing the fire
Ok, this blacksmith clearly knows what he's doing... Impressive.
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Yes sir
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
Holy shit that guy is awesome.
As an amateur bladesmith and blacksmith... I love seeing pros at work.
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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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.
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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
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.
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!
I would love blacksmithing
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Thank you for taking us with you Mr. Hurd. I do enjoy adventuring with you but I particularly enjoyed today's adventure. 😎
An original one and I love it. It’s a keeper!
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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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!
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.
Masterful hands. Cool episode.
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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Thanks Dan hurd. A wonderful video. The art of blacksmithing is a treasure in its self.
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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
What an amazing craftsman, that tool will last a good long time and bring you many pickers and nuggets. Thanks for an awesome 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!
Right up my alley, I'm a blacksmith
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That was sweet and thank you for sharing a little bit of your life with us 😊 ❤️ ♥️
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Oh my goodness. My two favorite things. Blacksmithing and gold finding! Wahoo. Thank you letting us watch.
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.
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.
That's awesome!!! thankyou for everything DanMan!!!!!
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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.
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
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.
An apprentice could learn so much from this man.
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Nice tool thanks for sharing
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That was a cool episode, and a cool Mr. O’Connell. Functional art is what he produces. Just awesome.
Very cool, you will get +15% more gold for sure
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The tip of the metal rod is red hot and 12 inches away the blacksmith is holding that metal!
Loved it Thanks for sharing 👍 😀
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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!
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.
Hopefully we get to see this tool in use in future videos
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Great video Dan!!! Thank you!!! 👍
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Nothing better than watching a skilled person do work.
Always cool to watch a blacksmith make items from what was a piece of scrap.
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Luck on you Dan Hurd
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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.
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.
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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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.
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!
"Just like seasoning a frying pan" Such good explanations from both of you.
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.
being a prospector by hobby and a blacksmith by trade, this was ideal!
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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Great video!
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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 love the hobby of old world blacksmithing
Nice. I hope you do more historical videos about mining.
Love the video Dan! Very cool to watch this process from beginning to end with the good explanations!
Back in day, he'd have an apprentice operating the bellows and other chores around shop. If a kid smart, he'd try to get an apprenticeship, helper position with guy, Blacksmithing is still a valid career, especially in more rural, farming regions, craft fairs, even custom auto, motorcycles....the fewer people out there that do, the more valuable the trade
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.
That was great, thanks highly educational
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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.
A very Cool tool, great episode, thanks for the excellent content!
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Wonderful piece of Canadian history, love it, thank you 🇨🇦
Super excited for the video Dan
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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Great as always Dan Thank you
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This man clearly has over 10,000 hours of blacksmithing in his cap, what a pheromonal watch.
pheremonal? auto correct? Did you mean phenomenal?
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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.
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!
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!
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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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.
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 :)
very cool Dan, I am always interested in watching a good blacksmith doing work
Well now that I have seen these last two videos I now have a new destination on my bucket list. Thanks Dan.
Very cool Dan!
Love the old tools and the work
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 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👍🏼👊🏼
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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Beautiful. Truly beautiful metalwork.
GREAT Vid Dan. The Blacksmith creating the Crevice Tool was very cool.
It was different but also Gold related. I loved it verry verry much, pls more like this.
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
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.
Let's get this tool in use ! Great video , thank you gentlemen .
That tool looks amazing! Enjoy getting lots of gold with it!
Very cool vid! ⛏️🇺🇲
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Nice video, very enjoyable although at home here I have a forge where, when work doesn't get in the way, my apprentice blacksmith daughter and I forge our own crevicing tools. We don't sell, just make them for our own use. We use VG10 for crevicing hooks which is indulgent, but has terrific corrosion resistance and at the hook end, keeps a sharp edge. It has a Rockwell rating of 60/61 HRC which is perfect for us.
What a place . Great show. Really nice deals on the hand forged stuff
Look forward to seeing this on videos.
Love blacksmith work, and prospecting for gold!!! Awesome vid dan!
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 😄
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.
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That was amazing to watch, thanks for sharing Dan
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
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I'm not sure if you're aware of it but if you install a offset counterweight on your flume setup so that after you get it going it will keep going for quite a while without having to actually pump the handle you might actually enjoy it it would give you time to work your metal and not have to worry about fofing the fire
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