Johnstown Bridge Anvil Restoration and History - Documentary
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- The history and restoration of A Johnstown Bridge Anvil. One of the most rare anvils in this country. Use my exclusive link cen.yt/TradeTh... to get $15 off your first three bags of Coffee. We visit the Center For Metal Arts in Johnstown PA to pick up our bridge anvil. There we take a look at the amazing facility at the Center for the Metal Arts and the historic Cambria Blacksmith Shop that has some of the largest power hammers currently set up that we have ever seen. H frame power hammers, Chambersburg power hammers that are original to the building when the historic blacksmith shop was functioning. We get a great history and break down of these unique bridge anvils from the CMA Director Pat Quinn. Pat is the Stuart of this historic shop and helps keep the craft of blacksmithing alive by offering classes and restoring the historic shop piece by piece. We then bring the anvil back to our workshop and restore the anvil as close as possible to original working condition. Chris even forges a new horn and we repair the broken horn and repair the edges of the anvil. This blacksmith documentary is one not to missed!
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So, I have a challenge for you guys. I want you to make a sword using only copper stripped from wires. I want you to collect thousands of wires and strip all the copper wire from them and then make a knife using that material. Not sure if copper is really good for this, so anything along those lines would be sick! Love the channel and what you're doing!
Impressive…now for an idea on the next build the blessed katana from the anime Blood C
@@elisha6137 why would we do that to ourselves? This isn’t Forged in Fire where we give each other ridiculous challenges just for the sake of seeing struggle
@@marinevet8853 we have had quite a few requests for that one actually
Could you try making the Kasubimaru (I think) from Sekiro?
It's the main characters sword, there is also the mortal blade, but that would be a hassle with how intricate it is.
So CRAZY!!! This is awesome. I love what Pat is doing and so cool to see you restore that anvil!! Very nice work guys!
Yea Pat is a one of one for sure and that shop is second to none as well!
Restoring anvils looks very tough. I feel like the used prices are so high, that I am just going to buy a new one from Alec Steele when I have my new shop
A real one right here ☝️ legendary
More restoration projects would be cool to watch. The added history of the items is also fun to learn.
We would love to. For some reason our audience doesn’t get behind these videos as much as big builds :(
Will told me to watch this.
Thanks Will
I'm curious, why would someone have cut the horn off of it?
Sadly it was so it could fit in the storage closet where it lived the last 50 or so years
@@ThatWorks Wow. I'm really glad it's in your care now.
I’d like to see an episode on how to make a crucible for crucible steel plz
Amazon
The formulas our available actually. We have direct tables showing what they used to make them. Could be interesting
Beautiful work guys👊🏼👊🏼
Thanks Jim!
This channel is something else. I’ll definitely show my pops this later since he takes an interest in this field. As always, y’all did a banger of a video.
Thank you! We loved doing this video and hope to do more documentary style vids soon!
I didn't even know how much I needed a bridge anvil. Until now. I love it.
Right? They are awesome pieces of history!
That’s pretty impressive, I’ll take a guess and say that’s probably the first time in more than 100 years that anvil has been in its 3 seperate parts! Power hammers were awesome,especially the one they walked through, what a monster!
You are prob correct. If I had to guess I would say about 80 years.
I noticed that one piece with the close up... On the word. Chambersburg... Right down the highway from me
Yes sir.... Wow... It's so cool seeing my Home... Where I call Home. Actually in a video, and a big channel at that...
I live 30 minutes from Johnstown... So wierd seeing the building and everything... People don't realize how this Country would be America, without the Industry of Pennsylvania. And what it has done....
That is so very true!
I was born and raised in Johnstown. This is really cool to see!
I live in Pennsylvania and to see a small piece of my home state to make your Channel THAT WORKS was amazing I'm hoping in a few years to maybe make a forge myself and to get an anvil that I could learn the skill of blacksmithing I find that it would be a very useful skill to learn, I enjoy seeing the work you guys do!!
Thanks Seth! We are so glad to share this with people who care.
If you all ever get the chance to visit the CMA in Johnstown... Do it! They have some amazing stuff in that place. It was a treat to meet all the folks there. Great job on the build guys!
I agree! Not only visit, take a class there! Life changing !
Awesome documentary and restoration ! Pleased my eyes (althgouh wasn't your metal bar slightly burnt at 25:16 ? I mean, I get it's for the show but seeing that overburnt piece of metal on the anvil made me giggle a lil bit)
Oh for sure it was!
I would love to see your boy make lever action switchblade knife!!!
hmmmm. sounds interesting. tell me more
@@ThatWorks I have collected Germany and Italian switchblades since a kid. They are beautiful, artistic and bad ass. If you ever seen the movie The Outsiders Johnny carries a lever action shell puller that I have been searching for about 25yrs now. It is the knife that started it all for me. It had bone or antler scales and the top bolsters were made to pull out shotgun shells from old guns. One side of the bolster was for 12g and the other side was for 16g.
@@ThatWorks please let me know if you have anymore questions or I can send pics of a few as an example
Man that thing was in a sorry state. Looks great now.
Yea! Prob better than it ever was honestly
I really like this kind of "functionnal restoration" ! It's pretty, it works perfectly, yet you don't have to be afraid of scratching it when you use it.
Perfect level of restoration for my taste ! This is one PRETTY anvil ! :D
Exactly! We didnt want to make it too nice and then be afraid to use it.
It's so kool to think that you guys even know of this area of the world... No one knows about this area
Beautiful anvil restoration and nice to see a piece of history come back into working condition!.
It felt so good finally putting it all back together and moving some hot style on it!
Would like to know which hard face rod did you use? Thanks Jim Riddle.
I grew up just south of Johnstown, seeing a very interesting piece of the local history get another chance at life is really cool. Awesome video as always
Thank you Nathan!!! Means a lot
Man. I love the dynamic in That Works, much more than I ever did with MAA:R, and that’s not to knock Man At Arms, but the style in this environment is just different. The more intimate talks about techniques, history, function, etc., the way we get to see more of Matt’s journey here, also seeing Ilya help Matt along that journey, just pure passion and good vibes all around. Love it here.
Thanks Ethan! That means the world to us! Really ! Truly !
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Sad but true. They really have wrecked this platform for artists that don’t do clickbatey fake restorations…
I love seeing old tools being brought back to life and given new opportunities to be used!
That is Chris’ passion
That thing is awesome, great video!
Thank you Steve
The center for metal arts is truly something special!
Breath taking all around ! A true portal in time !
You wouldn't find any marks... Any dates... Any special Marks...
These Anvils were used day in day out... Eat, sleep, and dream iron works. . . Period.
It's just what they used to make food on their table.
That poor anvil has seen some serious abuse, I bet it's happy to be back in the hands of capable, professional craftsman.
We like to think so.
A friend has one that's very similar to this (the feet and arch look basically identical, minor width differences) except for the face, which is all swage block and nesting holes with a small full section behind the horn. Taller in the face too, about ~10 cm more material than this one and it has a less pronounced tail(?) (we call it balcony, but dunno what the exact english nomenclature is).
Neat restoration, it trully deserved to be back, these are so rare, that i think this might be my third (internet stumble upon) with only two ever seen in the wild, and i've seen so many anvils over the years it's not even funny, considering smithing is not even a hobby for me, more like utility necessity. :))
Thank you! It felt really good getting this back to working condition
Ah, never put a dartboard on the back of a door, lads. Think about it
Mmmm k
I live in Johnstown. That’s pretty awesome
Man.. I need a table like that.. how u guys make it... It's a nice table
Great video as always!
I'd love to see you guys take on forging and or fabricating your own sawyers anvil!
We could do that for sure!
Why would someone torch cut a anvil horn ?
To fit it in storage…that was their solution
You guys should do some sculpture with Chris. I'd love to see his process for making metal sculpture.
We will! For sure! We did a video way back of him making a sword stand sculpture
HEY YOU GUYS WERE IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS AND DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!!!
Video production has definitely improved, good work
Ty ty ty ! We are getting there! New camera time!
Wouldn't it have been better to use 7018 or a nickel rod to repair that horn? I know some hard hardfacing rods have nickel in them for increased toughness or whatever, but they're not really meant to join parts like nickel rods for cast iron repair and such.
This wasn't Iron
Same principles apply, though. I only mentioned cast iron to give context to the type of rod. Regardless, they're meant for joining parts (especiall for cast iron Or steel), unlike hardfacing. I'm not knocking the job, I'm just curious as to the thought process. Which I'm also not knocking.
Loved the video and the anvil! As for what I'd like to see you make next, just follow your inspiration, and make whatever you feel like doing! I'll be there to watch!
I love this! Thank you
Thank you !
That's me in the green shirt in the background at 5:18! : D Very nice job, it was a treat to see it come apart and go back together.
You were very focused that day!
I was just a few weeks ago back at my friends little shed where he has his hobby-forge and I was thinking to myself why I wasnt enjoying the forging as much as in my little shed, the answer was only becoming clear after a few more hours of forging my knife there. His anvil is not from hardened steel, or at least not as hard as my old and big one, I got mine from an old german smith master, now I see why it's so good, brings your hammer right up to work height after each hit, just give it a little extra and your hammer and anvil are doing their deed. Thanks for a view of those great american smith-shops and anvils... just awe inspiring, I still havent used any power-hammers and such so I can only imagine the oomph behind those. Keep up the great content guys, I always want to move some steel when I see your vids.
Do it!!!
Chris, thanks for sharing the journey of getting the bridge anvil functionally restored and back to work! Great job with the shims! Glad to see Pat sharing the history the bridge anvils! 👍👍👍
THanks DW ! We did our best on this one
This video is amazing. Fact someone renewed and saved American history... Think of the hammer hits the stories this thing told the products it helped make. This is from a era where it was actually made to last made to actually be worked...
exactly! That's why we didnt remove all of the little hammer dings. Those marks are add to the soul of the anvil.
That coffee: "I AM VENGEANCE! I AM THE NIGHT! I . . . . need more coffee!
B E C A U S E I ' M B A T M A N !!!" 🦇🦇🦇
You gosh darn right batman
I’d love to see a vid with some voice over of the larger machines. Looks like a really cool place to visit.
Perhaps soon!
@@ThatWorks that’d be awesome. Just imagine all the stuff those old machines have made.
If only I could convince my city that a forge in my backyard does not violate zoning rules... stupid rules.
Forge on! Make the city something ! After you do that they tend to look the other way
You are very lucky, Very envious im ashamed to say. Being from Johnstown thank you for sharing this.
You are quite welcome !
Looks like the original anvilwalker
AT AT ANVIL
Dear That Works. I just found you on youtube for the first time. I have watched you create, and I want to say that you are fantastic craftsmen, possessed of great talent and skill. If I may toss an idea at you, future project-wise, how about a klingon bath'leth or mek'leth from star trek? Or a Dak'tagh?
WE have made one but not on this channel. I would love to!
A great video, what an amazing piece of history. Well done all around.
Thanks dude! It means a lot to do this work and have people appreciate it !
It's always so sad to see an anvil that's been poached for its horn. :_(
S M H
Man that anvil is awesome...I have a 1930's Vulcan I'm about to restore and this video gave me some good info on how exactly to do it...so thank you and great job on the restoration
Be sure to look up exactly what it made of before welding or anything with heat
What an epic restore!!! The back story of this bridge anvil is so awesome. What Pat is doing in PA is amazing for the blacksmith community. And as always Chris you are the man. You matt amd illiya are alway at the top of your game always pushing the envelope to be the best at your craft. Amd thank you for doing what you do for the maker community!!!! Much love!!!!!
Thank you so much Andrew! Happy new year !
@@ThatWorks you’re absolutely welcome and happy new yr to you!!🤘🏼
It would be cool to see you make an Anvil in the shape of a cybertruck 😂
Uhhh ok…sure
That works again! 😂
Wamp wamp
Wow the size of those anvils R massive I love places like that the history
Yea everything there is huge and mind blowing
That is a beautiful restoration. So wonderful to see a piece of history preserved.
Thank you Drinking Buddy
It's not a showpiece, you say, but it might as well be. The true beauty of such an utilitarian piece shines the brightest when it's all clean and ready to use. I'm sure even the anvil is happy to be in such good condition and back in service 😆 Smithing is fascinating and I'd love to learn more, but i've got the aproximate total body strengh of a chicken 🐓 and the repeated impacts are probably not good for the hands if I'm aiming to be a surgeon 😆 I'll stick to the theory, and get my smithing fix off you folks.
Yakko Warner would be proud of it, boys!
Also, have you thought about making some teeny tiny anvils that could maybe work as keychain decorations or Christmas ornaments?
Yea man! We didn’t quite get there for Christmas but we will by the new year!
Fantastic. Maybe Chris should design and forge a working anvil for a video
I think that you are right ! It’s time !
Was that a Sandlot homage at that start...
Your gosh darn right it was !
Loving the industrial history!
Yea we felt this one deserved not then a physical restoration! It needed its story renewed as well!
Thats realy pretty, hard work, well done.
Ty very much
I grew up near there. So cool to find this! My grandfather retired as a crane operator from Beth Steel
Oh man it would be great to talk to him
I said it once and I'll say it again y'all do some amazing work. very ingenuitive very good resourcing and thank you for sharing the bed about the air hardening steel to repair a with.
H13 I amazing stuff
Awesome restore of a piece of blacksmithing and American history.
Thank you! It really felt great doing this one
Such a beautiful anvil pattern and such an amazing place. Thank you so much for taking along for the journey!!! Merry Christmas.
To you as well Donal
I took a class there very early on a few years back. I love that place.
It’s amazing right ?!
Seems almost disrespectful to want to have one of these anvils for myself. They belong there.
I agree.
@@ThatWorks i still want one though. Hopefully they'll get that big tooling up and running again and can forge more of these.
Comment to help the channel. Good to see some appreciation for PA and its industries that changed the world
Thank you for your support
Very impressive restoration of the anvil 🥳😊😎
Thank you Robert !
ВСЕХ С НАСТУПАЮЩИМ!
Will people in 2121 restore the stuff we have now?
yup....well must of it is garbage so maybe not.
Enjoyed it much! What a lucky anvil!!!
We will ! Every day!
Congrats on the awesome find!
My father was the plant blacksmith at the American Smelting and Refining Company's lead smelter in East Helena, Montana, for over 30 years. He would have loved to see this smith shop, with all its array of air hammers and other smithy tools. Thanks so much for this video.
I love your power point presentation. Hahaha
Keep em comin
Uhhh thank you
What note does it play if you hit it as a tuning fork?
High C
Damn, that's an impressive collection of forging tools at that museum. On the matter of your restoration of the Anvil, I confess that I cringed when I saw what you did, but the end result is all that matters. Good job.
Why? We did it by the book!
@@ThatWorks Forgive my ignorance on this, but it is my understanding that when one uses a welder on the working surface of an iron or steel surface that the end result, even after sanding/grinding down, is in general not a good practice as the weld surface may be softer or weaker than the initial material. That is why I cringed. I'm no expert on metallurgy so I really do not know, I'm simply an old vet with some acquired disabilities that likes to learn and watch skilled craftsman at work creating functional art.
All in all, the end result is all that matters here. The piece turned out well as well as functional. Keep up the good work as I enjoy watching the videos with your slight touch of levity. Thank you.
@@franknunally8098 Hey Frank thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it! We used High Abrasion/High Impact Welding rod , we didn't film it but I smashed the brand new metal with a sledge hammer trying to break it and I couldn't! Its back to usable condition which was the ultimate goal!
Nice.
@@MtPhillipMetalWorks After doing some research, I must apologize for publicly printing my doubts. I've learned that welds can indeed be stronger than the material being welded together. Such welding can be the founding of 3D printing with metal, for example, there is a company 3D printing rocket parts to make a whole rocket for Tesla.
It looks great!! Looks a lot better with the tip of the horn back on it!!!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Thank you Oneshot
@@ThatWorks You're welcome and keep up the great work!!
awesome job on that sweet anvil what temps did you pre heat to before welding thanks i have a haybudden that needs some restoration work that shop in PA was amazing seeing those massive power hammers very cool
we used a 400 degree marker
@@MtPhillipMetalWorks very good thank you for reply appreciate it happy holidays Mark
Yo research mudfloods and Tartaria.. That building has that old signature from the ancient Empire.. Great video and thanks for the knowledge you guys give!
Just saw this episode and thoroughly enjoyed it. That is a fantastic anvil and you did a great job with it except for one mistake. The way you welded that horn on was very incorrect for an anvil. The material in any anvil has to be completely homogenous or in the case of welds, 100% welded. For the anvil to have any spring back and behave like an anvil it has to be this way. Forging material over that horn is going to odd because forging over the welded on part isn't going to give you the same material movement per strike as it will over the part that was still the original anvil. It's easy to fix, though. If you cut the previously welded part back off, regrind the bevel so your first weld bead is a solid circular weld with no unwelded material left in the center and continue laying beads of weld until you reach your required dimension you will have a completely solid anvil horn again and will perform like it should. Otherwise, I loved how it came out. Keep up the great channel.
congratulations, such a beautiful video with an awesome anvil!!!!!!
Thank you Dany!
That’s awesome!
Very beautiful anvil, and the community blacksmithing project is an amazing way to use these old industrial spaces. Inspiring!
Thank you for sharing, what welding rod do you recommend for repairing an anvil, I want to fix the sweep in my peter wright anvil. I definitely want to visit there some day and get some classes.
Make Geurk Eliarov of Tbilisi, specifically figure 176 from A Study of Eastern sword
Excellent work, nice.
Thank you Mark!
Nice documentary. Please keep them coming.
We hope to do many more!
great video and amazing anvil.
Thank you Hoot
Just double-checking, but you guys checked to make sure that yellow paint wasn't the old stuff they made from uranium oxide right?
Absolute awesome Anvil. I would kill for that kind of Anvil. But in Germany they are harder to find than a wild Thompson Gazelle in Detroit
A bit rough looking but hey, it's a tool not a sculpture. May it help forging more awesome stuff in the future!
The working surfaces aren’t rough. Chris felt like removing every Nick and hammer mark would be like removing it’s history so we left as much as we could.
Make sense if you think about it like that. It would be easy to just polish the whole thing with a hand grinder but also horrible
Congratulations on grtting such a historical anvil. That thing sure is sweet, but those power hammers, their very impressive.
Awesome video! That center is cool. I wish I had something like that around me. Thanks for sharing!
It truly is an amazing place.
I am a big fan of the show and a full supporter and would love to see ilya make the family airlume sword and sheath from American Samurai......?
What a layout, beautiful !
It really is mind blowing and inspiring to see!
Where are the bridge anvil t shirts? 😊
Right? Wish we thought that far ahead