Blacksmith Anvil Restoration Part 2 of 2
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- In part two of the blacksmith anvil restoration we went to the river to film. We made a custom forge from scrap metal for this perticular project and set it up by the river. We also had a specialy made fork attachment that fit on the the trailer hitch of the truck in order to submerge the hot anvil into the river to cool down and harden. In order to harden the anvil we heated it to about 1600F to the point where the large magnet would no longer stick to the anvil indicating that the critical temperature point was reached. This meant that the anvil was ready to be quenched. We removed it from the river and used a grinder to get rid of the slag in order to see if the edge repair welds were in good standing. Fortunately for us the welds held very well and there were no cracks or any signs of weaknes of the repairs. We then had to temper the anvil by placing it back on the forge and used light heat to bring it to about 500 -600 degrees F. After this we put the anvil back into the river to cool down the same way as before. Finally we brought the anvil back to the shop and cleaned the face a little better and tested the rebound. The results were much better that we expected. We are happy to bring this anvil back to life for many years to come.
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you should be very proud. not very many people these days are willing to put so much work into perfecting something beautiful like your anvil. you are a good man, and not only that but you are an inspiration to more men out in the world today that have no idea what hard work and good living are all about. this generation needs more role models like you sir.
I'm a Farrier, although I don't shoe anymore I still love to Smith and work the iron. Found this video while surfing and I have to say that is and the first part combined is one of the best videos I've ever watched on youtube. Thanks a lot for posting, it makes me want to go out to the shop and hug my anvil.
John R. Graves 👍👍👍😀😀😀😀😀😀 ya just gotta love good tools of your trade!! 😍😍😍
You are a good man. You did a great thing here. The world needs more men like you.
You have paid the highest possible honor to the craftsmen who made this anvil and all of those who used it so far in it's working life. Hoping many more generations of smiths will use it and learn the craft as you have.
Salam from Saudi Arabia!
Awesome videos. I hope to start out with some amateur blacksmithing. I don't know of any blacksmiths in Saudi Arabia, so I get all my inspiration from people like you.
Thanks!
Well done ! From the sound of your hammer striking the anvil, it apeears that your work was well worth it.
Fine work. Great to see a man giving something back and leaving a legacy. Thanks for posting.
WOW! One of the more impressive things I've seen here on You Tube! VERY well done. Most impressive. You went to a lot of work to do it but in the end it came out beautifully. Nice ring and rebound. Great job!
The two videos are extremely impressive. Haven't seen anyone manage to actually harden and temper the anvil on youtube before. Using the river was a great idea.
Makes me want to try this with my anvil.
I am finishing the welds and grinds on my 1838 anvil. Will be tempering probably this fall, loved this video!
I have been thinking of something like that for my square block anvil.
once I build my second bellows, I'll take my anvil to the river one dark night.
I welded a tab on there so I can hook a bar to it, to give me lifting leverage. all manpower.
should be doable, its maybe 1/3 the weight of your anvil.
cool to see someone else having this idea and then actually pulling it off too!
To save a fine anvil like that is a wonderful thing!
Yes, it's very charitable of them. It's not like every man on Earth would give their kidney for an older anvil. The reason being now everything is made in foreign countries and they are bad at what they do, they cut corners, use cheap material, and just don't make good products. So to find a good anvil you have to find one made by white men, which means going back into history atm. :(
Great job and thanks for showing your process on saving that wonderful piece of history. It will make me think twice about passing up another damaged anvil.
That has to be one of the best videos I've ever seen posted on You-Tube! There are a lot of video's that show guys welding and grinding on an anvil and calling it "restored". I thought your video would be the same. Then you take the 300lb chunk of steal and harden it! Its nice to see someone else who appreciates things "done right". Nice work!
thanks much for this video. I recently bought a old peter wright in the same shape. glad to know it could be saved and used as new again.
I loved it. You have saved a wonderful tool and will put back to work. I have an old 1898 Fisher I need to do this to. Thank you for the inspiration.
Great video!! I fabricate stuff myself and I love watching some who is that passionate about his job and about metal. Thanks for posting!
Wow, I'm very impressed with this endeavor. I hope you are still enjoying your new anvil. Way to go.
Very well done my friend, I think it was worth the effort that it took to get in perfect shape, it will outlive us all many times over.
Nice job 👍👍
impressive doesnt seem to have to weight...
What an achievement!! you should be very happy with yourself!!!
Great Job! Looks awesome! Thanks for sharing!!!
Splendide
Merci de cette vidéo un plaisir à voir et apprendre😃
Amazing! Wow, I had no idea that that could be done. Thanks for the video.
I have to admit, i was skeptical at 1st, thinkin maybe a forge weld of a new top plate would be better, after resurfacin, but I'm Definitely impressed with what i see, & hear, in the end results. Great Job..
That was a very ambitious undertaking. Congratulations. I wish my 303 pound Peter Wright looked that nice. :-)
looks like you got somethin nice for the shop brother.
Epic!! Absolutely fantastic!
Amazing job!
great job, good to see that all the work brought success
Very good job! Thanks for your video!
Thanks chrisdel and george! It was a lot of work to repair the anvil but it was well worth it.
Please put an update on your anvil work since then
Excellent job !
Glad to be the 1k like and congrats 😄
Fine job restoring a treasure.
Good job, you are an inspiration, thank you.
Super! Ingenioasa metoda de calire! Romanian style!
Great Vid. Thats the great part about the country. Here in Arizona, If I tried to quench an anvil I just heated to 1500 degrees at Saguaro lake's boat dock, I'd probably go to jail.
+Will Baack : Why?? Is there a law against Blacksmiths in your State ??
@@BrassLock
Bet you are a bit of fun at a party! Arizona is 87.5 % desert. That particular boat dock usually has a 'hang time' of about 5 minutes between uses. Although at night, you can get away with 15 minutes before really pissing off the long line!
@@stanervin6108 After your hilarious explanation about boaters choosing the desert for their hobby, I can understand the need for a Private Penitentiary System to cope with _disoriented evil doers._
Boating enthusiasts in Australia wisely live on the ocean's coasts and river systems to enjoy their hobby, thus we need only a few prisons around the country. Your brand of humour is top notch by the way, enjoy your next party.
Nice job well done, enjoyed watching the video.
Good job , God bless
Well done! Thank you for sharing!
This video is great. I just got a huge anvil that was in a barn fire and have to do the same process to bring it back. One question: you skipped over the second heat quench process, what was the second temperature you would reheat ?
superb ring means great job!!!.
Excellent job and great video! thank You!
Top demais!!!
After using the anvil for a year now, will you let us know how well the anvil has held up. thanks.
Good job, really sings when hit.
🎼🎶Well, you ain't got a thing, if you don't have that zing! 🎶🎵🎷🎺🥁
wowww! great job you guys!
Very nice a friend had his shop burn down and this may help him out.
well done! Great tool.
How do you treat an anvil to keep it from rusting? I was thinking of using wax or paint? Thanks
your spanish accent is very very thick that it is awesome!
great video well done from a aussie boy from the country that anvil wuold look great in the country pud my fiancee and i have built
I love the way this guy thinks. He is a 21st century renaissance man.
great video, i just had a idea hit me, and someone may have already mentioned it but what if while its cold you attach a nice section of log chain to it. rent or borrow a mini escavator or regular tire or track hoe and at critical tempature, use the arm of the hoe to lift it out of the forge, swing over the water and swing it back and forth through the water. just a idea in case you do it again. i think it would give you a even better initial quench. keep up the great work.
Some blacksmith in Alaska did just that.
I normally dont like videos but this was great, I would have liked to be there.
+Baron Ockslite why are you on youtube if you dont like videos XD
great job looks wonderful, but I think it would look better in my shop lol
good job well done.
Hey, Stelian. Great job on restoring a beautiful anvil! I am a beginning hobby smith in Dunn, about 45 minutes south from you and I was wondering where you get your coal from. I didn't know if you were able to find a local source or if you had to order it like I have done. Thanks again for posting the video.
Crazy Acres Forge get outta here, Ray
You KNOW you can't even smell this good man.
Thanks.
Great video, I too have a PW I have restored. How long did the heat take before quenching took place at the river
This is the kind of immigrants we need in our country!
thanks great vid
Bravo!
i would suggest to anneal it to a good yellow or a light purpile.... anyways, its better to have an anvil that is a little to soft than to have two parts of an anvil that was a little to hard....
I'm going to have to make a pilgrimage down there some time. Do you guys do this on a regular basis?
I wish you hardness tested it before and after. I've seen and heard of people doing this, and understand the physics behind it. But I've seen no evidence that it is of any benefit to material that is already hardened to begin with in a factory that has a better control of temperature than a fire by a river.
Did you get any boiled fish out of the deal?
As you probably know, if you attach a magnet to the side of it, the loud sound will be deadened.
That anvil must have done some work throughout it's life, just look at the horn
Top man..
Why do You don`t put it into the water immediately with handler?
you are a beast
incredible
I'm a Popa up here in Northern Michigan
He's Romanian. He does have a very cool voice.
Muito bom....👍
i got a peter wright with a bent horn tip help please
What was the fuel source that you used in the forge? Charcoal?
It burned more like bituminous coal
If only I had a dollar every time this guy said "you know"
ai forjato prea tare este posibil sa se rupa cind o sa lucri pe margina , prea otel
I am working in Indian. because one think how many tapes of iran stell with tampracher in hetting narmal stage
That's scale not slag, also without a carbon source you'd be sucking out carbon like crazy at 1500. Also if you welded steel on top of the anvil it's not 'one piece' now you were nowhere near a weld heat and one weld heat for such a large slab, no. Just no. And you should have hardened the loose plate before welding it to the anvil rather than doing what you did.
@bashpr0mpt
Watch part one please before you apologize. Thank you sir.
That's buckhorn river
esti roman?
the weight***
In Soviets Russia anvil restore you.
whats it to you? im a blacksmith. say im not.
nice polluted water...
+Denny Arcano Ummmmm what? he put hot metal in and pulled cold metal out and that is pollution? don't respond... Pretty much anything you say is just going to make you look more stupid than you already did. This guy is very resourceful. if he had done it in his shop out of public view where do you think the water would have ended up at?
no. read again. and again. and one more time! i speak about the river. i didn't told nothing about the experiment! i suggest you to read better before to speak, the real idiot here is you, now.
+Denny Arcano That's pollen in the water, not pollution.
Thundercats Aroar!!!!! Lmfao ....Dude your a dumbass!!!!
that anvil sounds fucking horrible
I thought the same,