+pixelpatter01 The funny thing about that is that ACME anvils were a real thing. According to "Anvils in America" by Richard Postman, ACME existed as a trademark of anvils made by the Columbus Forge and Iron Company and sold by Sears and Roebuck in the early 20th century. This is the same company that made the solid Trenton model, so it is likely that Wile E Coyote was at least using a reasonably decent anvil for his many traps.
Randomly Awesome Run to the gym. Pick up the weights for 3 hours. Then run home. If the gym is not at least an hour run do the run twice. Then your girl will look at you like that.
First go to a part of the forest where anvils are commonly spotted on trail cams. Then set out some bait. Some 1000° knives should do as there natural forging instincts will draw them in. Then when they are close enough hit them on the head with a short handle sledge. This will temporarily stun and confuse the anvil. And there you go you now have an anvil.
Frequently Asked Questions I did this once... It was a tough anvil. I had to stun it a few more times though. WARNING: the anvil will break your sledge every hit (make sure you bring extra sledge hammers). Also, get ready for broken limbs. THEY WILL ATTACK.
I asked my mom if she had an anvil or if any of her friends did. I've even dialed random phone #'s to ask if they have an anvil. I still haven't found an anvil
anon746912 Not at all, railway steel is actually rather more like mild steel rather than hardened steel as an anvil would, railway steel isn't close to as hard as you need for an anvil, not to mention it terrible rebound and would require a fair amount of work just to get it up to a reasonable size and weight with a flat face. The whole railway thing is an old myth they really make terrible anvils
Shazzkid they are pretty bad compared to a true anvil but one small piece of railway track got me into blacksmithing. If there's a will there's a way right?
This advice is amazing! It has literally been 1 week since I watched this video and I took your advice and I already have a 75lb anvil with a hammer FOR FREE!! Now I just need a torch and some steel and I can start whacking!
That is indeed a fine anvil!! I've got a small shop in a farming community, and anvil was offered about ten years ago, brought in, 150 for a 1917 Fisher, with a similar laminated hard face. It is chipped on the off edge, but as you say, and it's relatively flat, not worn out, and sound. I'm very pleased with it, as you say, made when men knew how to work and weren't afraid to. I think an age like that is coming on. I was considering welding up mine, but am convinced it's just fine, haven't even cleaned it, just mounted it and put it to use. Thanks for sharing this, enjoyed watching you fettle it up, and make er pretty. Semper Fidelis.
But where the heck do you get railroad track? Aside from cutting up gov't property and hoping to not get arrested.. I'll hit up garage sales in my area this spring.. Already got hammers, files and a vice from that.. Just need that anvil now..
I use the same thing. Got mine for free from a buddy who had a customer at his hydraulic shop that ran a recycling plant. He was even kind enough to cut for me.
hi just wanted to thank you after years of looking i finally found my anvil, using your tips I casually dropped the word Into every conversation and about 2weeks some told me I can buy theirs at a bargain now I have a 150kg monster
Wow, this video really surprised me. My father took up blacksmithing as a hobby about 20 years ago but later sold off a lot of the eqipment he had acquired even though his work was quite nice. He still has the anvil and now I must know what it is. And after this video I don't think I will ever let it go. I'm just a welding apprentice now but when I start to make some good money I want to learn about blacksmithing.
Thank you for the very practical advice! I use a similar technique to find old tools for my own use, or repurposing. I simply start looking for them, even to the point of asking total strangers. When I started restoring and sharpening old handsaws, I found a need for a set. Once I started looking for saw sets, they popped up like dandelions in spring. Ya gotta want it!
I decided that a mattock would be very useful for digging up blackberry thickets. Within a couple of weeks I found a very good mattock/pick with a five pound head that was being discarded by someone. I picked that up out of a junk pile for free. For 5,000 years of human history, people have been STRUGGLING to acquire the "stuff of life." Now the struggle is GETTING RID OF IT!
I picture the following conversation: "Yeah dude, just bought this $14,000 anvil." "Oh cool, what do you smith?" "Nothing man, I'm just afraid Wiley Coyote's gonna bust in on my shit."
I can't resist commenting. My paternal g'father was an actual working blacksmith and until he couldn't do it anymore, I would follow him like a puppy dog and watch him work. He had me stand out of the way. He kept it up until I was about eight years old and I was too immature and young to have him teach me. I did learn some from watching. Not enough..I do remember him picking up two plowshares with one hand though. He was about 6'7" according to the funeral parlor. RIP Pop
This is the second of your videos that I have seen. I noticed in the comments on the first one (making a 2x4 jack) that someone noted subscription earned. I wish i had included that in my comments on the first video. I think what sold me from the get go is that you approach this as though we are not stupid but yet we don't know. The details you provide as if two friends chatting on the back of your truck are priceless. I find it awesome that you are so generous with your learned knowledge, common sense and tips. Thanks. Subscription earned... the first time.
I think it's about time you had that talk with your son that you have probably been dreading. He's at that age where his father needs to take him aside and explain one of the more unpleasant facts of life. It's time you tell him that he has a thing called "Plumbers Crack". It isn't bad now but it will get worse as he gets older "and fatter". Though he has "Plumber's Crack" it isn't the "end" of the world. Explain to him gently that if he is really careful, buys the right trousers along with a very strong leather belt, and is always mindful that he has "Plumber's Crack" especially when bending over or on his hands and knees lost in his work, then he can avoid those embarrassing moments when, friends, family, customers, and the ladies look away behind his back with that disgusted look on their faces like they just walked up on a dead dog and smelled it all at the same time. He has probably noticed that a few people who he was working with suddenly had a completely unexplained change in their demeanor that he cannot understand. He has thought about talking to you about it "butt" was too embarr-assed. One minute everything is friendly and the next it is like he has cooties or something. Take the lead, be a father and break it to him gently and most importantly, let him know that "Plumbers Crack" doesn't have to ruin his life. Brought to you by: the Fellowship To End Unsightly & Disturbing Plumber's Crack. Plumber's Crack, We may not beat it in the end but we're doing everything we can to cover it up.
I too have seen the ugly side. It was my old boss, a great guy, but every time the work was within 3 feet of the ground I was overtaken with a nervous feeling. I knew what was coming next. I insisted "let me get down there and do that!" It had no effect as he was a big show off. It was around this time I noticed, he had again forgotten his belt on this day. The image still haunts me, and the questions still remain, "how can a man's ass be so white, yet so hairy?" I have since learned to cope with this pain but it is contagious, that is why I always have a spare belt in my toolbox.
What a great thing to be al to share this with your son. I married a little late and although I’m 56 my kids are 16 and 18. This is the stage in life where they seem to me almost like strangers. I mourn for my 8 and 10 year old kids; the happiest time in my life.
"Hello. Time Warner? Yes. Um, I was just calling with a question about my December cable bill. By the way, you don't know anybody selling an anvil, do you?" Notice how I worked that in there? Slick eh
I stumbled across this video by accident and was a bit skeptical at first but now I'm hooked and have watched all of your other videos. Looking forward to the next one.
It is always a treat to see your videos! It is even more of a treat to see your excitement and enthusiasm for the trade. Many thanks for taking the time to not only video this process but share it. Congratulations on your trenton find! I have a 203lb trenton and truly love the narrow face on the anvil.
I've been fortunate to own an anvil for the last 34 or so years. My oldest son, Brian, is a machinist and spent a ton of time in that shop in high school. When he graduated, the school was closing. His Shop Teacher knew that I was a shop nut, woodworking, welding, fiberglass work/etc. He asked Brian..."would your Dad be interested in a free anvil?" Answer was a quick...YES. The teacher said that everything would be going into or had gone into the dumpster. He'd rather see me have it that the custodian or a dumpster diver. There were 10's of thousands (over 100, 000) cloth back disc sanders that I have been using for a long time. Brian was able to rescue 3,000 of them from the dumpster for me. The rest were unusable as oil had been dumped all over them. I couldn't believe the waste. I'm still using some of those same discs and still have the installer tool for that. Those 100,000 pieces had been donated by somebody (manufactured in Canada) and most were just dumped. Hard to believe the waste.
That's a good score, I managed to get 2 good scores last year where I paid $1.50/# for a 500# Trenton, and $0.38/# for a 120# Fisher, both were in good to great condition and rescued from going to the scrap yard. I'd love to find one in a flower bed. I'm happy for your good score!! And that your son was there, always good to have the kids along
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your channel has inspired me to start my own tom foolery in blacksmithing. Found my first anvil last month (not an easy find on Oahu) and recently secured it to a nice stump of Keawe wood. Your videos are the perfect blend of lesson, passion, and good old fashioned life advice wrapped up in common conversation. What a welcome relief in this world. Please dont take this the wrong way because I mean it as the ultimate compliment: i love watching your videos because it feels like hanging out with my grandpa in his shop. Id give anything for one more afternoon of that.
I picked up a Peter Wright 128 lb anvil in near new condition while buying a welder. It’s late 1800s and looks as though it was barely used. I noticed it in a corner while we were loading up the welder and asked if he would like to sell it. Picked it up at a good price and everyone was happy.
Scott, I was visiting the fam the other day and I heard about your youtube channel. I find it quite enjoyable. I wasn't very productive last night, but I did spend a lot of time watching you be productive, so that's something. Plus it's just cool to watch someone get so excited about an anvil. They've always frightened me, probably from all the cartoons I watched as a kid. Amy (Pitt)
Collectors. There's no accounting for them. Back when pedal tractors were hot, I watched a real, running Farmall M tractor sell for $1000. A little bit before that, a pedal tractor M had sold for $1500! At an auction last year, there were empty John Deere 55gallon drums from the 60's. They sold for $2000! More dollars than sense. How many people paid thousands of dollars for beanie babies that are now worth nothing? That anvil will never forge again, until it gets sold away from the collector....
I don't even use that... I use one of those railroad foot plates that you can just pick up anywhere by the side of the tracks... I have 4 or 5 of them dating back to 1901 that I use for all sorts of purposes. Straigtening out metal, as a plate for a kickstand of a motorbike on soft ground, and other things.
Thank you for not being one of those people who is too afraid to use a wire wheel on stuff. I see a lot of people who get offended if you were to use a wire wheel on something like this, as if this massive hunk of hard steel and iron is going to get ruined by the softest of steels in the form of small wires.
Old rich folks running around paying $400 for these anvils. Run up the price and are the reason my young folks can't find one when they want to get into the hobby. I've been looking for 2 years Every time I find one the owner is some 80 year old woman who thinks she has a nugget of gold. One lady wanted $300 for a 100 pound anvil that had been broken in half.
I saved an anvil about 10 years ago. I was working for a farmer that was moving and he had an anvil completely buried in scrap, and half buried in the ground outside his shop. I asked him about it and he said he was just gonna haul it to scrap. With his permission I took it home. Don't know much about it, but it's probably 50 pounds, maybe more. He said he had never used it, it was just something that had been left on the farm when he bought it. I'm not a blacksmith, but I watch alot of blacksmithing videos. maybe one day....
This is an amazing anvil! I know I remember seeing one in someone's garden when I was a little kid. It was a huge anvil. Now I just have to remember where that was. lol
Just pulled a huge anvil from an old barn yesterday probably in the 250lb range, haven't looked for a maker's mark yet but will tonight! Now to find someone to buy it!😁
Nice find! 👍 Here in Big Sky Country a used anvil goes for 4.50 and up for used, I looked for two years and finally bought a new Nimba Gladiator. Thanks for the great video👍
I was looking at this minute at a Kohlswa Swedish anvil in Sweden for $800 120 pounds I have seen a lot of anvils when I was younger but never thought about it but now when I got older and you thought me about anvil I will have my eyes open. I live in Northern Sweden above the arctic circle.
I rebuilt a blacksmiths house here on Kauai in 1992 after hurricane Iniki. The gentleman had made all of his own beam hardware and it was awesome. I was at a vendors house which was behind the Blacksmiths house and I heard that he had passed away and his anvil is sitting in the backyard after the house was having a remodel after 25 years. I'm going to go see if I can get it.
On craigslist, FYI, you can set up a notifier so that when something that passed your search criteria shows up, you get an email right away. Found it very helpful in the past!
As soon as Amazon starts drone delivery in my area, I'm ordering an anvil.
its probably not as funny when it happens to a person and not Wile E. Coyote
Sam Ride amazing series of comments guys!!! ahaha
This made my morning!
lmao
Sam Ride they might need a heavy duty drone
I heard that there is a coyote out New Mexico way that has big stash of anvils .
ACME anvils?
+pixelpatter01 The funny thing about that is that ACME anvils were a real thing. According to "Anvils in America" by Richard Postman, ACME existed as a trademark of anvils made by the Columbus Forge and Iron Company and sold by Sears and Roebuck in the early 20th century. This is the same company that made the solid Trenton model, so it is likely that Wile E Coyote was at least using a reasonably decent anvil for his many traps.
He used good materials and tools, just not much of an engineer.
I'm a little scared of ACME anvils, I've seen so many times that coyote used them with disastrous results!
tony butcher I contacted him, There not for sale he said he's trying to kill a road runner or something with them?
I wish my girlfriend looked at me the same way this guy looks at that anvil..
Like how he wants to take a grinder to it and find out what's underneath, or looking forward to hitting it with a hammer? ;-)
rivahkillah, fecking brilliant
Time to get a new hammer bro
I just chuckled at this hard enough to wake up my dog.
Randomly Awesome Run to the gym. Pick up the weights for 3 hours. Then run home. If the gym is not at least an hour run do the run twice.
Then your girl will look at you like that.
First go to a part of the forest where anvils are commonly spotted on trail cams. Then set out some bait. Some 1000° knives should do as there natural forging instincts will draw them in. Then when they are close enough hit them on the head with a short handle sledge. This will temporarily stun and confuse the anvil. And there you go you now have an anvil.
Frequently Asked Questions ok that was funny
Frequently Asked Questions I did this once... It was a tough anvil. I had to stun it a few more times though. WARNING: the anvil will break your sledge every hit (make sure you bring extra sledge hammers).
Also, get ready for broken limbs. THEY WILL ATTACK.
Damn, somehow I need an anvil in my life RIGHT NOW!
get married.
wtf, i LOVE anvils now!
I asked my mom if she had an anvil or if any of her friends did. I've even dialed random phone #'s to ask if they have an anvil. I still haven't found an anvil
Rusty Harvey your doing it wrong...get your phone book out and start writing letters to the address after the name.
You found me man. I know a guy with a anvil.
Never forget the great anvil genocide.
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why am i wathcing this
lol I'm a musician and i'm in the wrong corner of youtube
thanks XD
lol i know right ?
>Last name Smith
Why wouldn't you watching this?
John Smith
deep hidden love of heavy metal?
When I was a kid , I thought anvils purely existed to hunt roadrunners with
Gixer750pilot They don't purely exist for roadrunners. They also help blacksmiths or something. But mainly for roadrunners
Best comment award! You just got it!
as kid, I didn't know they were real since I only every seen them in cartoons
ACME products rule!
That was good!
Look for the "Free Birdseed" signs beside the highway in Arizona, usually there is an anvil close by.
bunberrier 😂😂
I want an anvil. But, not for $14,000.
Get a piece of railway - the steel is similar enough to perform basic anvil tasks.
anon746912 Not at all, railway steel is actually rather more like mild steel rather than hardened steel as an anvil would, railway steel isn't close to as hard as you need for an anvil, not to mention it terrible rebound and would require a fair amount of work just to get it up to a reasonable size and weight with a flat face. The whole railway thing is an old myth they really make terrible anvils
Shazzkid they are pretty bad compared to a true anvil but one small piece of railway track got me into blacksmithing. If there's a will there's a way right?
More important to get into the trade, starting small.
I think maybe you can weld a piece of hardened steel on top of the rail.
I think Im old watching anvil rescues instead of porn !
buru kenge haha
Just don’t google “anvil porn”.
I watch both
The future is now old man
Same here.
That 1911 reference :P
That's another EC channel that I'd follow!
My favorite pistol of all time
I’ll take anything from that year
This advice is amazing! It has literally been 1 week since I watched this video and I took your advice and I already have a 75lb anvil with a hammer FOR FREE!! Now I just need a torch and some steel and I can start whacking!
You can see the shine on a man's eyes he gets himself a new anvil.
I would love to just go and hang out with this guy for a few weeks hunting around, tinkering and listening to stories. Great video
That is indeed a fine anvil!! I've got a small shop in a farming community, and anvil was offered about ten years ago, brought in, 150 for a 1917 Fisher, with a similar laminated hard face. It is chipped on the off edge, but as you say, and it's relatively flat, not worn out, and sound. I'm very pleased with it, as you say, made when men knew how to work and weren't afraid to. I think an age like that is coming on. I was considering welding up mine, but am convinced it's just fine, haven't even cleaned it, just mounted it and put it to use. Thanks for sharing this, enjoyed watching you fettle it up, and make er pretty. Semper Fidelis.
I wonder how many coyotes were killed by that anvil
Dude, your son is really lucky to have you around. I’ve watched many of your videos. Keep it up!
My poor man's anvil is a 1 foot section of railroad track rail. $10 at a yard sale.
But where the heck do you get railroad track? Aside from cutting up gov't property and hoping to not get arrested.. I'll hit up garage sales in my area this spring.. Already got hammers, files and a vice from that.. Just need that anvil now..
Look on eBay. I bought a 14" piece of rail for $35.
Those are great anvils don't feel bad, I actually fabricated a legit anvil from a large heft of railroad track and it works great.
I use the same thing. Got mine for free from a buddy who had a customer at his hydraulic shop that ran a recycling plant. He was even kind enough to cut for me.
Jokes on you, my anvil is a bake stone on a log. Just bounces around after every hit.
hi just wanted to thank you after years of looking i finally found my anvil, using your tips I casually dropped the word Into every conversation and about 2weeks some told me I can buy theirs at a bargain now I have a 150kg monster
Fantastic!!!!
Wow, this video really surprised me. My father took up blacksmithing as a hobby about 20 years ago but later sold off a lot of the eqipment he had acquired even though his work was quite nice. He still has the anvil and now I must know what it is. And after this video I don't think I will ever let it go. I'm just a welding apprentice now but when I start to make some good money I want to learn about blacksmithing.
Use your library 'interlibrary loan ' to get the book. Anvils of America. Google the book.
Thank you for the very practical advice! I use a similar technique to find old tools for my own use, or repurposing. I simply start looking for them, even to the point of asking total strangers. When I started restoring and sharpening old handsaws, I found a need for a set. Once I started looking for saw sets, they popped up like dandelions in spring.
Ya gotta want it!
I decided that a mattock would be very useful for digging up blackberry thickets. Within a couple of weeks I found a very good mattock/pick with a five pound head that was being discarded by someone. I picked that up out of a junk pile for free.
For 5,000 years of human history, people have been STRUGGLING to acquire the "stuff of life." Now the struggle is GETTING RID OF IT!
I'm in love with how much you love anvils.
You know you've aged when you start watching anvil videos and find them a thing of beauty! Hahaha!
$14K... Am I the only one that thinks thats insane?
and it will last 10-20 years not a 100+ like anvil.
Joe Gray mm
Ya that's stupid expensive. I use a section of train rail. Before that I used a section of I beam. Both were free and work pretty damn good.
yeah that doesn't make any sense to me. I'm no expert in metal pricing, but wouldn't it be cheaper to cast a brand new one?
Hunt craigslist and facebook. Me and my brother got one in somewhat rough shape for a few hundred but it does the job
Step 1. Get a coyote.
Step 2. Wait for an anvil to fall on his head.
S. SESTRIC
Step 3 ????
step 4 profit
I picture the following conversation:
"Yeah dude, just bought this $14,000 anvil."
"Oh cool, what do you smith?"
"Nothing man, I'm just afraid Wiley Coyote's gonna bust in on my shit."
fpsmatthew1 Dope ass comment bro! That Wiley Coyote shit had me dyin'!
I will mount it on the STUMP I paid $15,000 for.
I can't resist commenting. My paternal g'father was an actual working blacksmith and until he couldn't do it anymore, I would follow him like a puppy dog and watch him work. He had me stand out of the way. He kept it up until I was about eight years old and I was too immature and young to have him teach me. I did learn some from watching. Not enough..I do remember him picking up two plowshares with one hand though. He was about 6'7" according to the funeral parlor. RIP Pop
The sound at the end of the video! Oh my. That is a beautiful sound.
Ha! This video got me choked up... The hunt and the prize. It never gets old.
What happened to anvils in WWII?
Scrapped/recycled for tanks,boats,shells anything that used steel/iron.
Wouldn't they have still needed anvils for manufacturing other stuff for the war effort?
Essential Craftsman your videos are great and your family is awesome. never stop hanging out with each other.
How many anvils died in the WW2 anvil genocide? How many survived +-?
Essential Craftsman Thank you! I enjoyed the video.
This is the second of your videos that I have seen. I noticed in the comments on the first one (making a 2x4 jack) that someone noted subscription earned. I wish i had included that in my comments on the first video. I think what sold me from the get go is that you approach this as though we are not stupid but yet we don't know. The details you provide as if two friends chatting on the back of your truck are priceless. I find it awesome that you are so generous with your learned knowledge, common sense and tips. Thanks. Subscription earned... the first time.
My uncle once owned an anvil that was haunted.
Are you sure that the ghost didn't just have a corner of his sheet trapped under one of the feet?
Zak Bagans 2 spooky
are there dinosaur goasts
oh yeh
I guess its all good if the ghost can produce something good. Take the day off and let 'em work.
I love this man’s enthusiasm about anvils. It’s so wholesome.
This got me wonderin what our old anvil is..after some brushing .& searching..Found out its a 156lb Hay Budden..
has a great ring too..
Nothing but respect for your passion.
I think it's about time you had that talk with your son that you have probably been dreading. He's at that age where his father needs to take him aside and explain one of the more unpleasant facts of life. It's time you tell him that he has a thing called "Plumbers Crack". It isn't bad now but it will get worse as he gets older "and fatter". Though he has "Plumber's Crack" it isn't the "end" of the world. Explain to him gently that if he is really careful, buys the right trousers along with a very strong leather belt, and is always mindful that he has "Plumber's Crack" especially when bending over or on his hands and knees lost in his work, then he can avoid those embarrassing moments when, friends, family, customers, and the ladies look away behind his back with that disgusted look on their faces like they just walked up on a dead dog and smelled it all at the same time. He has probably noticed that a few people who he was working with suddenly had a completely unexplained change in their demeanor that he cannot understand. He has thought about talking to you about it "butt" was too embarr-assed. One minute everything is friendly and the next it is like he has cooties or something. Take the lead, be a father and break it to him gently and most importantly, let him know that "Plumbers Crack" doesn't have to ruin his life.
Brought to you by: the Fellowship To End Unsightly & Disturbing Plumber's Crack.
Plumber's Crack, We may not beat it in the end but we're doing everything we can to cover it up.
I too have seen the ugly side. It was my old boss, a great guy, but every time the work was within 3 feet of the ground I was overtaken with a nervous feeling. I knew what was coming next. I insisted "let me get down there and do that!" It had no effect as he was a big show off. It was around this time I noticed, he had again forgotten his belt on this day. The image still haunts me, and the questions still remain, "how can a man's ass be so white, yet so hairy?" I have since learned to cope with this pain but it is contagious, that is why I always have a spare belt in my toolbox.
@@essentialcraftsman just remember, kids: crack kills!
"Cleavage," not crack!
Dumbest comment ever .. good job
The caution sticker on the back of the truck made my day.
"The anvil genocide of ww2" That gave me a chuckle:))
What a great thing to be al to share this with your son. I married a little late and although I’m 56 my kids are 16 and 18. This is the stage in life where they seem to me almost like strangers. I mourn for my 8 and 10 year old kids; the happiest time in my life.
"DANGER engage brain before operating machine" should be on everyone's automobile.
The literal dad of UA-cam. I'm so glad to have found your insanely helpful channel, thank you!
I could watch you talk about anvils all day long. Enjoyed this very much.
Rumor has it there is a Coyote living somewhere in the US southwest that has been buying them all up!
Nice find! But @1:25, we also see “plumber’s crack.” 😂😂
I wanna be part of some anvil finds/ anvil transactions :( Need to start including anvil in everyday conversation.
A wealth of information, as usual. A veritable gem of a clip.
If you can't find an anvil, will a piece of railroad rail be a decent substitute?
I have a Wright anvil and a foot of track. I use both, but since the track is more portable, I probably us it more.
Who makes shit anvils?
Wouldn't shit be kinda soft to use as an anvil?
Well, shit anvils do have a sort of Gallager effect.
What if you just want to anvil shit?
Chris Brewer
Yes.
Your advice rings true i keep asking and i finally got a 150 lb arm and hammer anvil. Thanks for the advice you have a great channel
11:08 That's where the saying "That has a nice ring to it" came from.
I didn't know Anvils could cost that much. I learned something new today.
"Hello. Time Warner? Yes. Um, I was just calling with a question about my December cable bill. By the way, you don't know anybody selling an anvil, do you?"
Notice how I worked that in there? Slick eh
I stumbled across this video by accident and was a bit skeptical at first but now I'm hooked and have watched all of your other videos. Looking forward to the next one.
Will this technique work with "how to find a bear trap?" Thanks.
It is always a treat to see your videos! It is even more of a treat to see your excitement and enthusiasm for the trade. Many thanks for taking the time to not only video this process but share it. Congratulations on your trenton find! I have a 203lb trenton and truly love the narrow face on the anvil.
can someone explain to me whats the big deal about an anvil? new to this channels and its contents
Colonel Angus watch the video on his channel called 'the blacksmiths anvil', you will become a believer
natwad207 alright
ok wth i want one now too, i'll prob rarely use it but want one for the history
I've been fortunate to own an anvil for the last 34 or so years. My oldest son, Brian, is a machinist and spent a ton of time in that shop in high school. When he graduated, the school was closing. His Shop Teacher knew that I was a shop nut, woodworking, welding, fiberglass work/etc. He asked Brian..."would your Dad be interested in a free anvil?" Answer was a quick...YES. The teacher said that everything would be going into or had gone into the dumpster. He'd rather see me have it that the custodian or a dumpster diver. There were 10's of thousands (over 100, 000) cloth back disc sanders that I have been using for a long time. Brian was able to rescue 3,000 of them from the dumpster for me. The rest were unusable as oil had been dumped all over them. I couldn't believe the waste. I'm still using some of those same discs and still have the installer tool for that. Those 100,000 pieces had been donated by somebody (manufactured in Canada) and most were just dumped. Hard to believe the waste.
Can you please make a video on the cannon Cy built
That's a good score, I managed to get 2 good scores last year where I paid $1.50/# for a 500# Trenton, and $0.38/# for a 120# Fisher, both were in good to great condition and rescued from going to the scrap yard. I'd love to find one in a flower bed. I'm happy for your good score!! And that your son was there, always good to have the kids along
I like throwing anvils in Carmageddon.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your channel has inspired me to start my own tom foolery in blacksmithing. Found my first anvil last month (not an easy find on Oahu) and recently secured it to a nice stump of Keawe wood. Your videos are the perfect blend of lesson, passion, and good old fashioned life advice wrapped up in common conversation. What a welcome relief in this world. Please dont take this the wrong way because I mean it as the ultimate compliment: i love watching your videos because it feels like hanging out with my grandpa in his shop. Id give anything for one more afternoon of that.
I never considered that I needed an anvil. But after watching this, I find, that I DO need an anvil. And I need it now.
I picked up a Peter Wright 128 lb anvil in near new condition while buying a welder. It’s late 1800s and looks as though it was barely used. I noticed it in a corner while we were loading up the welder and asked if he would like to sell it. Picked it up at a good price and everyone was happy.
THAT ANVIL IS A GREAT FIND ,BUT YOU ALSO HAVE ONE HECK OF A TRUCK TOO MAN .
Scott, I was visiting the fam the other day and I heard about your youtube channel. I find it quite enjoyable. I wasn't very productive last night, but I did spend a lot of time watching you be productive, so that's something. Plus it's just cool to watch someone get so excited about an anvil.
They've always frightened me, probably from all the cartoons I watched as a kid.
Amy (Pitt)
$ 14K for any anvil is stupid . I got all of mine for under $100
Collectors. There's no accounting for them. Back when pedal tractors were hot, I watched a real, running Farmall M tractor sell for $1000. A little bit before that, a pedal tractor M had sold for $1500! At an auction last year, there were empty John Deere 55gallon drums from the 60's. They sold for $2000! More dollars than sense. How many people paid thousands of dollars for beanie babies that are now worth nothing? That anvil will never forge again, until it gets sold away from the collector....
Never thought about Anvils before, now i want one..
"This was made by men who were not afraid to work and knew how." - what made western nations amazing once upon a time.
Nice- I found a 225 Haybudden in a barn. I had placed an add for "anvil wanted" in Craigslist
I like that table! Did you make it yourself?
I am so damn jealous! Not just of the anvil. The shop, the truck, and the projects! Thanks for the video and best of luck in all your work.
Seems to me just a foot to two of common railroad track would do just about most stuff a generic garage mechanic might want an anvil for.
I don't even use that... I use one of those railroad foot plates that you can just pick up anywhere by the side of the tracks... I have 4 or 5 of them dating back to 1901 that I use for all sorts of purposes. Straigtening out metal, as a plate for a kickstand of a motorbike on soft ground, and other things.
I used to be in the residential and commercial glass business.im new to metal work but I'm fascinated with it
Thank you for not being one of those people who is too afraid to use a wire wheel on stuff. I see a lot of people who get offended if you were to use a wire wheel on something like this, as if this massive hunk of hard steel and iron is going to get ruined by the softest of steels in the form of small wires.
I am always amazed at your depth of knowledge on many, many, many subjects. Thanks for passing along a portion of your knowledge - its appreciated!
Old rich folks running around paying $400 for these anvils. Run up the price and are the reason my young folks can't find one when they want to get into the hobby. I've been looking for 2 years Every time I find one the owner is some 80 year old woman who thinks she has a nugget of gold. One lady wanted $300 for a 100 pound anvil that had been broken in half.
I saved an anvil about 10 years ago. I was working for a farmer that was moving and he had an anvil completely buried in scrap, and half buried in the ground outside his shop. I asked him about it and he said he was just gonna haul it to scrap. With his permission I took it home. Don't know much about it, but it's probably 50 pounds, maybe more. He said he had never used it, it was just something that had been left on the farm when he bought it. I'm not a blacksmith, but I watch alot of blacksmithing videos. maybe one day....
14 large for an anvil...did jesus cast it or something?, nice find on your little baby by the way
14 grand. 14 large would be $1400
This is an amazing anvil! I know I remember seeing one in someone's garden when I was a little kid. It was a huge anvil. Now I just have to remember where that was. lol
How To Find An Anvil?
just stand under a mountain side while being Wile E Coyote.
I love your love for anvils -- and I like that you believe others will want to join your cause. #FINDTHEANVILS #SAVETHEANVILS
Please ... In future videos can you avoid showing males wearing female jeans?
that moss was sublime
1:24 dat ass
Just pulled a huge anvil from an old barn yesterday probably in the 250lb range, haven't looked for a maker's mark yet but will tonight! Now to find someone to buy it!😁
Something about the ringing of an anvil that I love
Never thought I'd see someone so happy to see an anvil.
never before has a video for a anvil captivated me so much
Thank you for taking the time to put these videos together. I am west of PDX and am still kicking myself for missing that anvil and forge set up.
I loved how you tied the year to the Colt 1911.
It's 5 AM, here I am watching a guy restore a anvil
Nice find! 👍 Here in Big Sky Country a used anvil goes for 4.50 and up for used, I looked for two years and finally bought a new Nimba Gladiator. Thanks for the great video👍
I was looking at this minute at a Kohlswa Swedish anvil in Sweden for $800 120 pounds I have seen a lot of anvils when I was younger but never thought about it but now when I got older and you thought me about anvil I will have my eyes open.
I live in Northern Sweden above the arctic circle.
I rebuilt a blacksmiths house here on Kauai in 1992 after hurricane Iniki. The gentleman had made all of his own beam hardware and it was awesome. I was at a vendors house which was behind the Blacksmiths house and I heard that he had passed away and his anvil is sitting in the backyard after the house was having a remodel after 25 years. I'm going to go see if I can get it.
Yep, that's definitely Oregon. Look at that green moss sidewalk. Nice find on the anvil.
When i was a kid they droped them on tv every saterday. I got to get one.
Wow. An original 1911. I like your attention to detail.
On craigslist, FYI, you can set up a notifier so that when something that passed your search criteria shows up, you get an email right away. Found it very helpful in the past!
many things I enjoyed(& learned) watching your little film especially when you mentioned the year the piece was manufactured,again thanks!