Making a stake anvil holder (for my gorgeous new blacksmith tools)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- After recently buying blacksmiths anvil stake tools, I needed a way of holding onto them so this video is my attempt at making an adaptable and interchangeable hardy hole stake tool holder.
In this video I use some home-made beeswax polish to seal the metal helping to prevent rust.
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This is a follow on videos from when I bought a job lot of large blacksmith tools.
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Nick, you are so damn ingenious! An interchangeable stake stump. Those jeweler guys in S.E. Asia that have one stake hammered into a stump would be envious. ...as am I. 🤪
Thanks for that Monty, my stake stump needed to be interchangeable considering I’m in a small workshop and now having an abundance of anvils to play with. I love watching Asian artists at work on UA-cam very inspiring how they are so adaptable and versatile … N
Ugh! Two weeks ago before seeing this video I sent all my used brake discs off to be recycled. I had a feeling I should have kept one.
yes very nice material to work with, thought I would never be able to drill one … happens to be quite soft and workable. shame they’re a bit too big to fit on my lathe … N
If anyone does this you should also seal both ends of the log with a wax, this will make the log dry much slower through the sides instead of drying very quickly through the ends, this will prevent splitting and checkering
You seal it after de-barking and before putting/drilling anything on it (melted wax or other stuff)
And if you drill something, then maybe pour some melted wax into the hole drilled (maybe pour it in, then flip the log to get the excess out if you poured alot)
thanks for your suggestion, makes a lot of sense I’ll keep it in mind for next time … N
It is very satisfying making a tool from an originating idea, and then following though with the process to an end result.
Like I said before. A Journey.
And then deploy that tool over and over again, within your creativity.Cheers Nick.
Very nice multiuse tool holder!!
thanks Anita, A bit rustic and makeshift, but have had great use of it so far … all the best … Nick
Very wise, thanks 😊
thanks for that Canela, this video looks old now … cheers … Nick
great idea nick! the the idea of being able to switch between different anvils.
as for you question about the brake disc; it's usually made of cast iron.
Thanks Henrik, I had to try and make something multifunctional considering how many anvils I was fortunate to purchase as a job lot. I hope it stands up to the pounding it might get if it is made of cast-iron. Appreciate your insight … Nick
@@Nickscreativestuff yes let's hope it withstands the vibration. If not, then it's a lesson learned and experience gained. The brake disc may be brittle but considering that you have another type of metal covering the disc on top the impact will be distributed more or less evenly and then vertically. I think the tree stump will absorb most of the shock from impact.
Being a hobbyist it’s definitely lessons learned, experiences gained and lots of fun on the way.
Thanks for sharing your understanding and perceptions … Nick
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Nice one mate
Hi Scarlet, these gorgeous tools deserved to be held respectfully … Nick
Definitely did mate. The history of the tools is in good hands
Nice vid, a couple of constructive observations if I may. The brake disk is cast iron, it is heat treated (annealed) because white cast would be far to brittle.
The brake disk is also bit unnecessary, clearly it gives more height, but you could have gone straight to the plate you fabricated and made more space under the stake by tapering the log with your chainsaw.
If you knock the inside corners of the plate back to something like the angle of your stakes, it will be a bit kinder to the taper of your stakes, which are more tinsmiths tools than blacksmiths tools. Tapered stakes aren't the best for an anvil hardy hole. Tools for a hardys are best shouldered to transmit forces into the body. You can do a lot of damage to a blacksmiths anvil by hammering on a taper in the hardy hole, not least of which is breaking the heel off, particularly on forge welded anvils.
hi Andy thanks for your tips and recommendations, great advice not to put a wedge in the hardy hold of an anvil or risk damage. being a hobbyist I didn’t really know what I was doing when I made this, I was just having a go at making something as multifunctional and adaptable as possible after buying a job lot of different sized stakes and bick irons … cheers … Nick.