As someone else pointed out, this is a "Horseshoeman's Forge", designed to be relatively portable. You are missing the refractory in the pan though. As you know, the pan is cast iron, and you'll burn through the cast at forging temperatures without a refractory. Vermiculite (yes, the plant food) mixed in with concrete and some rebar makes for a good enough refractory. I helped set up a blacksmithing program at the local Boy Scout summer camp because we found two of these with original squirrel cage blower motors still in good working order. Made the refractories for them, sunk a telephone pole into the dirt, built a cool building around them, anchored the anvil and went to town! It was a great learning experience!
My Great Grand Father had a blower like that. We as kids didn’t know what it was as he had passed away before we came along. We thought it was a type of siren or something. Loud! He also had a forge similar to that. My uncle hauled it all off for scrap some years ago. Thanks for video. Took me back to that time of easy living out in the mountains.
I have watched a ton of his videos and I can say with all honesty that he has, perhaps unknowingly, created a Tinnitus elimination video style. When I have one of these videos where there is no talking, these work sounds completely deaden my tinnitus!
Ok so let me get this right, you restored a forge, welded and surface ground an anvil, milled a log and made an anvil stand all in one video.....wow, some youtubers should take note, wranglerstar just about manages to get his tools out in one video. Thank you for the awesome video...love it, subbed. I have to admit i nearly cried when i saw you cover the grain of that Elm.
@@thatrealba He was always an insufferable blowhard. I'm baffled anyone watched him; with his reviews being so unobjective and biased. Only NOW after he becomes an outright shill for whoever will wet his whistle that you people care.
My friend, if I could, I would be a HUGE financial supporter. But my income from S.S. is just too limited to do as I want, but rather do what I must_ those pain-in-the-butt bills and such. But please note that your channel is my absolute fave out of the MANY I watch. THANK YOU SO MUCH for what you provide to this "Old-fart". THANK YOU!
Thanks for saving a piece of history. You are funny, knowledgable and inspirational. You and your videos are what keeps me sane, as I can not soothe my creativity with my own hands at the moment. Keep up the good work. I wish you all the best.
This was fantastic. You made me chuckle. Every time I was thinking, "Why is he doing that?" you would pop up a comment or do a demo. I almost fell over when you ran the grinder on the gallon of OJ. I thought, "he's reading my mind, I was wondering why he was being so aggressive and not using a wire wheel or something" and then you showed how gentle the grinding wheel was by running it over the OJ. Fantastic. Thanks for posting.
Thompson Mfg Co. Established in 1890. Incorporated in 1903. Survived into the early 1920's. Manufactured blacksmith equipment. My hometown of Grand Bay New Brunswick Canada. Grand Bay was a mere hamlet on the Saint John River back then.
I live in Grand Bay NB where that Forge was made! I have seen where that company used to be located... no sign of it now it only lasted into the 1920s, that is very cool and a beautiful restoration!!
Very. Interesting, I have virtually the same. Forge and anvil but mine are like new. I bought them from the man who bought them new. He still had the 1936 Montgomery Ward catalog that he ordered them out of. I got the anvil, forge and vice and tongs and none of them were ever used more than a few times. He showed me what he paid and he sold them for ten times what he paid for them, it was a a bargain! I couldn't buy a beat up anvil for his price. He was in his mid 80's when I bought them. Thanks for your time Bob Ordewald Staunton Virginia
I just discovered your channel about a month ago. Needless to say I've watched every video you have and most multiple times. Thank you for all your hard work good sir. I have a feeling you're going to start getting pretty big soon. Great to see a fellow Canuck do so well.
This restoration was so interesting i couldn't take my ass off the toilet seat till the video clip had finished lol. Great job and true determination to see it through to the end. Keep up the good work and best wishes sent from manchester england.
Awesome. Great video. We had an old farm, and in one of the adobe buildings, was the former owner's blacksmith shop. Great old tongs, hammers, proper anvil with hardy hole/tooling. I spent many years there making knives, hay hooks, fixing broken things off the tractors. A great way to grow up. Some of the older gents that came around called it a "cowboy forge".
I am starting to become a blacksmith myself and I am wondering how I gan get something like that setup I have LOTS of iron and steel that are just waiting to get cooked up into beutiful pieces
Nice work, don't forget to radius the edges of your anvil, it'll reduce the risk of chipping on a missed strike and there's less chance of gauling your forged work on a soft edge
Great video! Just followed you, and I love your channel! you do what I do out in my shop! Same struggling with old odd bolts, getting covered with rust and grease, and winding up with some spiffy tools! But heads up! That type of forge is intended to be lined with refractory! Otherwise you risk cracking the cast iron pan. Forges that have a separate fire pot are the ones that can get away with not being lined. You can get some refractory cement, or use clay, and if you can't get clay, use the cheapest kitty litter you can find, it's clay. I like to use a mix of about 3 parts clay, 2 parts sand, and 1 part grass clippings or some other organic material, like oatmeal or rice. Then mix it as drive as you possibly can and ram it into the forge. As it dries it will crack, make a slurry and fill the cracks. Then once it's dry you can start a fire. It'll crack over time and eventually need to be replaced, but its very cheap and works relatively well. Goodluck!
I did one very similar to that one. The pan should have a refractory in it though so it doesn't burn through. I went to the garden store and got a large like 20 or 30" terra cotta saucer that fit in the bottom. Used a masonry wheel to cut out the hole in the bottom and finesse the edges so it sat in perfect. set it in with a little furnace cement and it worked perfect. Also the holes along the top edge are there to attach a sheet metal hood and smoke stack. It will help control your draft and keep the smoke out of your eyes. Nice job
High Heat paint... meh... got tired or re-doing it so now use header paint. Probably won't get used as much as my grill though... Another awesome video! Thanks for showing the products you use - very helpful. ps- you and Essential Craftsman are making me want an anvil
Söderfors anvils (Sweden) is VERY good quality iron/steel and very rare now these days and if I'm not mistaking there is a specific sound/ ring tone and rebound is fantastic in all of theirs anvils . You have 89 Lbs or 41 kg anvil, Nr.11..lower the Nr the price is higher on market . Söderfors factory now days is specialist for all kind of stainless steel . Nice job and keep up the good work :-)
I could watch your videos all day. This was yet another really good one with like 3 different projects in it. There's also always one thing that makes me laugh cause it's so out of place. Love your style man, thanks for being on UA-cam.
The Ball Bearing Anvil Test: Hold bearing in your hand over the anvil. Drop it on the anvil. If it bounces high enough to reach your hand again, buy the anvil! Maybe the Ball Bearing Test could be done over the entire top to determine the relative hardness of the top in relation to itself to see if there are softer areas in it. It is also possible to get an anvil heat treated again. I know for certain that it is done at Ohio State in Columbus OH. It isn't done until there are enough anvils collected together to heat treat all of them at the same time. The cost of heat treating one anvil is close to the same as doing a big group of anvils...
Hello Fellas. I just subscribed to your channel. I enjoy watching people who restore tools and equipment from days gone by. It gives me the opportunity to see the things my dad may have used. He was born in 1906 and to see the things he may have used in those early years helps me stay connected with him although he is no longer with me. I was wondering if you would be doing larger equipment like single furrow plows or other equipment that may have been horse drawn or operated by hit&miss engines or steam powered? I've seen only a couple of your videos but I intend to watch other ones you've got out. Looking forward to your next video. 😊👍
@5:12 I couldn't believe how orange that had turned. @15:05 The really big veterinary syringes at the feed/seed store (Grange Co-OP) are really helpful for this while inexpensive and disposable.
That anvil came out like you bought one! I'm surprised you didn't replace the bearings in the blower with modern ones or at least pack the old ones with Molybdenum grease. (Then again, maybe that's just me?) 2 thumbs up.
I remember playing with that same type of hand cranked forge on my grandfather's farm, he had all the equipment you needed to do blacksmithing, just wished he kept the farm because I would have loved to have inherited the farm but sadly he sold it when I was a kid and that would have been around 1980.
A suggestion: wear disposable gloves...you will save hours cleaning your hands afterwards. And, save a fortune in degreaser and soap! Plus, all those harmful chemicals do not get soaked into your body.
I have two 1927 Black and Decker drills that still operate. They're beautiful but could use restoration. Would you be interested in them? I love them, but they have been sitting in my shop. I know I probably won't ever get around to restoring them myself.
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By glueing the anvil down with silicone you don't need any other fixing system! Interesting idea the silicone! I wonder if it made the anvil quieter? An old method was to put a sheet of lead under the anvil to make it quieter when struck! Regards, Matthew
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As someone else pointed out, this is a "Horseshoeman's Forge", designed to be relatively portable. You are missing the refractory in the pan though. As you know, the pan is cast iron, and you'll burn through the cast at forging temperatures without a refractory. Vermiculite (yes, the plant food) mixed in with concrete and some rebar makes for a good enough refractory.
I helped set up a blacksmithing program at the local Boy Scout summer camp because we found two of these with original squirrel cage blower motors still in good working order. Made the refractories for them, sunk a telephone pole into the dirt, built a cool building around them, anchored the anvil and went to town! It was a great learning experience!
I came here to comment the same thing. The grate seems to be missing too
For a guy who doesn't speak, you're sure a good teacher. I've picked up so many tips from you. Thanks for the vids.
I think he doesn't need to talk, his visual comedy and quirky ways and amazing skill speak for themselves
My Great Grand Father had a blower like that. We as kids didn’t know what it was as he had passed away before we came along. We thought it was a type of siren or something. Loud! He also had a forge similar to that. My uncle hauled it all off for scrap some years ago. Thanks for video. Took me back to that time of easy living out in the mountains.
I have watched a ton of his videos and I can say with all honesty that he has, perhaps unknowingly, created a Tinnitus elimination video style. When I have one of these videos where there is no talking, these work sounds completely deaden my tinnitus!
Primitive Technology and Hand Tool Rescue released videos on the same day. What a day to be man is today!
Ok so let me get this right, you restored a forge, welded and surface ground an anvil, milled a log and made an anvil stand all in one video.....wow, some youtubers should take note, wranglerstar just about manages to get his tools out in one video.
Thank you for the awesome video...love it, subbed.
I have to admit i nearly cried when i saw you cover the grain of that Elm.
Its just Elm man, we burn it for firewood by the truck load
Cody is a hack and turned into an insufferable blowhard. You still watch that joker?
@@thatrealba He was always an insufferable blowhard.
I'm baffled anyone watched him; with his reviews being so unobjective and biased.
Only NOW after he becomes an outright shill for whoever will wet his whistle that you people care.
Wranglestar always talks about tools because he's paid to... He's not paid for content anymore
My friend, if I could, I would be a HUGE financial supporter. But my income from S.S. is just too limited to do as I want, but rather do what I must_ those pain-in-the-butt bills and such. But please note that your channel is my absolute fave out of the MANY I watch. THANK YOU SO MUCH for what you provide to this "Old-fart". THANK YOU!
At 20:00, nothing like a good pair of steel toed flip flops. Another remarkable restoration. Keep safe.
Thanks for saving a piece of history. You are funny, knowledgable and inspirational.
You and your videos are what keeps me sane, as I can not soothe my creativity with my own hands at the moment.
Keep up the good work. I wish you all the best.
Thank you!
That was an awesome restoration job. I just wish I could own that whole setup. What a great find. All of it is very very difficult to find these days.
I could watch your videos all day ... there is so much you can learn and the final result of your restorations is great every time ......
That Siberian elm looked so nice.. what a cool piece of wood!
+Zylon FPV It's surprisingly dark. My Instagram has a bunch of photos of it slabbed up if you want to see.
This was fantastic. You made me chuckle. Every time I was thinking, "Why is he doing that?" you would pop up a comment or do a demo. I almost fell over when you ran the grinder on the gallon of OJ. I thought, "he's reading my mind, I was wondering why he was being so aggressive and not using a wire wheel or something" and then you showed how gentle the grinding wheel was by running it over the OJ. Fantastic. Thanks for posting.
It's cool how you can see where the torch cuts have been filled in
I watch these videos for the sound. Awesome quality!
Electrolytes for rust removal is brilliant . Easy , super efective and dose no damage
Thompson Mfg Co. Established in 1890. Incorporated in 1903. Survived into the early 1920's. Manufactured blacksmith equipment. My hometown of Grand Bay New Brunswick Canada. Grand Bay was a mere hamlet on the Saint John River back then.
I live in Grand Bay NB where that Forge was made! I have seen where that company used to be located... no sign of it now it only lasted into the 1920s, that is very cool and a beautiful restoration!!
Very. Interesting, I have virtually the same. Forge and anvil but mine are like new. I bought them from the man who bought them new. He still had the 1936 Montgomery Ward catalog that he ordered them out of. I got the anvil, forge and vice and tongs and none of them were ever used more than a few times. He showed me what he paid and he sold them for ten times what he paid for them, it was a a bargain! I couldn't buy a beat up anvil for his price. He was in his mid 80's when I bought them. Thanks for your time Bob Ordewald Staunton Virginia
I love the small bits of comedy in your videos, there not often, but they make things better, it shows personality without dialogue
Have always wanted a mill. Nice shop. Really enjoy and learn from videos.
I just discovered your channel about a month ago. Needless to say I've watched every video you have and most multiple times. Thank you for all your hard work good sir. I have a feeling you're going to start getting pretty big soon. Great to see a fellow Canuck do so well.
I was the kid on the forge, turning the crank while the Ferrier made the shoes. Enjoyed this one. Regards, Solomon
Nothing better than a transformation love your videos. Omg the mig looks so cool
Thank you!
This guy is probably the coolest dad ever.
I'm (not) sorry to say, but the fluffy cloud of a doggo at the end was the best part of the video, give many pats for me
Thank you for all your hard work creating this content. Solid videos my dude.
This restoration was so interesting i couldn't take my ass off the toilet seat till the video clip had finished lol. Great job and true determination to see it through to the end. Keep up the good work and best wishes sent from manchester england.
+Ian Thompson Thanks. I'm responding on the toilet right now.
Awesome. Great video. We had an old farm, and in one of the adobe buildings, was the former owner's blacksmith shop. Great old tongs, hammers, proper anvil with hardy hole/tooling. I spent many years there making knives, hay hooks, fixing broken things off the tractors. A great way to grow up. Some of the older gents that came around called it a "cowboy forge".
Love your videos. I watch them all. This one is really awesome because I live less than an hour from Grand Bay. Nice to see it getting fixed up.
All the emotionally distance garbage you have strewn around, I think you leave it for effect. You are an amazing guy!
Bravo on the removal of that internal pipe.
This one hits home! I'm a back yard blacksmith and love it!!
+dale wood Glad you enjoyed it!
I am starting to become a blacksmith myself and I am wondering how I gan get something like that setup I have LOTS of iron and steel that are just waiting to get cooked up into beutiful pieces
Great job as always. I've got to fill and face mill my anvil. This might have pushed me to buy that stoody rod and get it done!
You probably are the guy who speek the less but the best to explain. I love you'r video!!!
2024, what wild shit has happened between now and when you posted. Awesome channel
Another great restoration. Thanks for sharing the video.
I Love That Tiny Old Wrench You were using!! i need and want one Now!
This one is my favorite so far! The dog at the end, love it!
Marvelous job; thanks for sharing your video. Congrats!
thats a fluffy pupper ya got there
you guys wouldnt know a wittle fluffer woofer if it bit you on your butt
Definitely a fluffy dog.
Dave Redman im sorry maybe a fluffy doggo but no idea what you are getting on about
Nice work, don't forget to radius the edges of your anvil, it'll reduce the risk of chipping on a missed strike and there's less chance of gauling your forged work on a soft edge
Encore une excellente restoration impeccable 👍👍👍🤘🤘
Both is always a win win, nice work really enjoyed watching
Great video! Just followed you, and I love your channel! you do what I do out in my shop! Same struggling with old odd bolts, getting covered with rust and grease, and winding up with some spiffy tools!
But heads up! That type of forge is intended to be lined with refractory! Otherwise you risk cracking the cast iron pan. Forges that have a separate fire pot are the ones that can get away with not being lined. You can get some refractory cement, or use clay, and if you can't get clay, use the cheapest kitty litter you can find, it's clay. I like to use a mix of about 3 parts clay, 2 parts sand, and 1 part grass clippings or some other organic material, like oatmeal or rice. Then mix it as drive as you possibly can and ram it into the forge. As it dries it will crack, make a slurry and fill the cracks. Then once it's dry you can start a fire. It'll crack over time and eventually need to be replaced, but its very cheap and works relatively well. Goodluck!
2022 1st watch... such a good vid. AND you understand the importance of scuffing the simply orange before drinking, not many are savvy that way.
I did one very similar to that one. The pan should have a refractory in it though so it doesn't burn through. I went to the garden store and got a large like 20 or 30" terra cotta saucer that fit in the bottom. Used a masonry wheel to cut out the hole in the bottom and finesse the edges so it sat in perfect. set it in with a little furnace cement and it worked perfect. Also the holes along the top edge are there to attach a sheet metal hood and smoke stack. It will help control your draft and keep the smoke out of your eyes. Nice job
that warms this Black Smith's heart. I love the rings in that Siberian Elm.
definitely the best welds ever seen on youtube, 10/10! tell weld.com guy he's out of business.
High Heat paint... meh... got tired or re-doing it so now use header paint. Probably won't get used as much as my grill though...
Another awesome video! Thanks for showing the products you use - very helpful.
ps- you and Essential Craftsman are making me want an anvil
Söderfors anvils (Sweden) is VERY good quality iron/steel and very rare now these days and if I'm not mistaking there is a specific sound/ ring tone and rebound is fantastic in all of theirs anvils . You have 89 Lbs or 41 kg anvil, Nr.11..lower the Nr the price is higher on market .
Söderfors factory now days is specialist for all kind of stainless steel .
Nice job and keep up the good work :-)
Great setup. The dog is beautiful.
I could watch your videos all day. This was yet another really good one with like 3 different projects in it. There's also always one thing that makes me laugh cause it's so out of place. Love your style man, thanks for being on UA-cam.
thats a mighty good pupper, glad I stayed til the end.
Thanks! I´m quite new here and i hope to see more of your videos soon!
I have never seen an internal pipe wrench! I like
That dog is ridiculously cute
Amazing and awesome work. Very pretty dog as well.
I see here you did use the high heat paint I was asking about in the earlier video. I guess that's what I'll do as well. Sweet setup! Love your dog!
One of the best channels on youtube
If the dog comes with it? I’ll take the whole set-up!!!!!! Beautiful dog. Oh, the forge is nice too!!!!!👏👏👊🏼
The Ball Bearing Anvil Test: Hold bearing in your hand over the anvil. Drop it on the anvil. If it bounces high enough to reach your hand again, buy the anvil!
Maybe the Ball Bearing Test could be done over the entire top to determine the relative hardness of the top in relation to itself to see if there are softer areas in it.
It is also possible to get an anvil heat treated again. I know for certain that it is done at Ohio State in Columbus OH. It isn't done until there are enough anvils collected together to heat treat all of them at the same time. The cost of heat treating one anvil is close to the same as doing a big group of anvils...
Must have cost you a lot of money to hire that beautiful model for the closing shot. Nice work.
Hello Fellas. I just subscribed to your channel. I enjoy watching people who restore tools and equipment from days gone by. It gives me the opportunity to see the things my dad may have used. He was born in 1906 and to see the things he may have used in those early years helps me stay connected with him although he is no longer with me. I was wondering if you would be doing larger equipment like single furrow plows or other equipment that may have been horse drawn or operated by hit&miss engines or steam powered? I've seen only a couple of your videos but I intend to watch other ones you've got out. Looking forward to your next video. 😊👍
Sleazy shot Lebanon be promised forcible dohody. A T.GgF. pichalkni
Grand Bay NB, not far from my house! Cool piece of history thanx for saving it
Well that there is the goodest blacksmith that ever was.
love the Smiley Sammy next to both the finish projects, we have one too.
I am looking to get into this kind of thing as soon as we move up to north FL
@5:12 I couldn't believe how orange that had turned.
@15:05 The really big veterinary syringes at the feed/seed store (Grange Co-OP) are really helpful for this while inexpensive and disposable.
Holy smokes, what a gorgeous dog!
How many Litres of WD40 do you need every month? ;)
I mix it with Metamucil every morning to stay healthy, so probably 15L.
I usually make my coffee with WD-40 instead of water. It's a good way to start the day off right.
Congratulations! Your job is beautyfull!
SBronson u
y de KH7? xDD
I love all that you do on this site. Thanks so much!
Parabens. Teu serviço é excelente. Dar uma nova vida a essas peças é incrivel. Abraços do Brasil.
Carlos Hoch BR BR!
And a doggie rescue! Multi talented indeed you are...
"converts rust to primer" I didn't even know that was possible! *brain explodes*
That anvil came out like you bought one! I'm surprised you didn't replace the bearings in the blower with modern ones or at least pack the old ones with Molybdenum grease. (Then again, maybe that's just me?) 2 thumbs up.
Nice job and your pup is great.
I remember playing with that same type of hand cranked forge on my grandfather's farm, he had all the equipment you needed to do blacksmithing, just wished he kept the farm because I would have loved to have inherited the farm but sadly he sold it when I was a kid and that would have been around 1980.
I was having a crappy day, then I saw you uploaded. Hand tool rescue to the rescue! This shit is better than therapy!
+Emily Daniels Glad I could help!
P.S. I agree with the other commenters that we need more footage of the Fuzzy Ball of Charisma.
If you plan on keeping that anvil, be sure to radius those edges before they break off.
If you don't plan on keeping it I'm definitely interested in the forge. That is one sexy momma.
Metal workers doing woodworking, funny, woodworkers doing metal work, hilarious! 😉🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for sharing.
I have seen a few "anvil repair/resto" videos... theirs no longer "sing" after the repair, yours still "sings"... Job well done
A suggestion: wear disposable gloves...you will save hours cleaning your hands afterwards. And, save a fortune in degreaser and soap! Plus, all those harmful chemicals do not get soaked into your body.
I have two 1927 Black and Decker drills that still operate. They're beautiful but could use restoration. Would you be interested in them? I love them, but they have been sitting in my shop. I know I probably won't ever get around to restoring them myself.
Formidabile. Gran lavoro e grande inventiva. Eccellente
Been in that same situation with having to chisel a pipe out. Damn it felt amazing when it spun free.
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ОрАнж прописка 🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷
good idea 💡 with water for the dust, the screwdriver and hammer 🔨 is the best option to remove old screw
Love the steel toed sandals.
Note your forge needs a castable ring around the clinkler grinder. It makes a heat sheild.
You do beautiful work!!!
Thanks!
Came for the tool rescues....subbed for the doggo.
Your dog looks soooo happy at the end! :D
What a happy puppy at the end
Now make some leather tubing and its perfect!
Great work, as a kinda hobby smith myself (simple knifes and stuff) I really like this setup!
Pretty cool to see something like this from NB, I’m here in NS just across the bay.
Söderfors Sweden? That´s cool!
By glueing the anvil down with silicone you don't need any other fixing system! Interesting idea the silicone! I wonder if it made the anvil quieter? An old method was to put a sheet of lead under the anvil to make it quieter when struck! Regards, Matthew
Another old more common method was to wrap heavy chain around the base of the anvil.
Very cool, they may not have cared to clean up the casting where their name is back in the day, but you did.
What about the part where you clean off the juice :D
It's the only way to make sure the pulp is evenly distributed.
Oh, okay. Thank you for reply :)
Hand Tool Rescue were you turning the wrong way on the very first bolt of the episode? It sure looked like you were lol
What do you mean Hand Tool Rescue? I didn't get it. Pulp? Sorry, english is not my first language. (Was it a joke? Haha)
He was joking, although when I first saw that part, I was saying to myself "Now what the heck is he going to do with that orange juice?" lol
That's a nice set you got there. Go ahead and ship it to my house.
gosto muito de ver seus videos de restauração de coisas antigas, seu canal é nota 10. #abraços