Finding an anvil

[@Odood19]

If I learned anything from this, it's that people love their anvils.

[@ChuckBeefOG]

"We still use it." As it's covered in 15 years of weathering.

[@darklord2626]

+C Genious Thats how farmers are... you know that thing hasn't seen use in like 2 decades but they still refuse to sell it.

[@masonkane5884]

+Gilbert McGillicutty They never said what they used it for.

[@gob9333]

when I went to search for a anvil, i found an old lady whos husband had an anvil, forge and tools but she didnt want to sell it, it was never used :D like WTF

[@killman369547]

+Sigmund Smith. sometimes "sentimental value" can be a real pain in the ass

[@philochristos]

Maybe if I didn't have social anxiety, it would be easier to find an anvil.

[@brucewayne6841]

I know what you mean. The thing I focus on in that situation is the rush of accomplishment I get right after I deal with someone well. I try to be myself and just let a conversation naturally roll. Best thing to remember is basically everyone has some form of anxiety of some kind. If you're genuine and honest with them and yourself it'll work out.

[@leviblackwood3258]

Sam Harper buy one off ebay

[@slomotrainwreck]

There's so much history and good "stuff" squirreled away in those barns, good video.

[@-Honeybee]

"We still use it." What a load of crap.

[@masonkane5884]

+Sitric Brave They didn't say what they use it for.

[@graysonadams2485]

My dad is an Ironworker so when I wanted to get into black smithing it was easy. Already had proper hammers, an acetylene torch, tongs, welding tools to make a forge, and even an anvil in pretty good condition, not to mention all the power tools and skill with metal you could think of (besides smithing of course)

[@Klomster88]

Farmville and "the Anvil." He seems to have visited a silly place.

[@danz409]

so moral of the story. plenty of anvils. but nobody wants to sell. those who do. charge loony amounts. spend as much buying overpriced local than you would spend in gas going to strangers and asking. oh well..

[@craigstone4976]

The tool at 6:36 is for making chain links. FYI.

[@TheHotEndChannel]

WHY do people let these rot in the yard.... its a tool! they are $1000+ here in AUS and thats for one painted and sitting on the lawn..

[@BrokenRRT]

What a beautiful part of the world you are blessed to do this in! I really enjoyed this video! Here in the states for the most part it just wouldn't go this friendly for you.

[@Slic3R1]

Just got a sweet little 55 lbs double horned anvil at the junk yard today for only 25 euros one horn is rounded while the other one is square and it has a hardy hole too, great condition, while one guy was asking 100 euros for a shitty little (cast iron) anvil with horrendous grooves on the top

[@Karokash]

Oh my god I wish something like that would happen here. We have so many farms all over the place but they are small and no one even knows what an anvil is. I'd even be willing to pay them for it. But man finding one for helping someone out? That's awesome, should be more of that around. Good find.

[@GeneSimonalle]

We live in Southern Ohio and just found a Peter Wright anvil in great shape at a barn sale. $170, 122lb. Just started blacksmithing (my wife's the blacksmith) and I love being in farm country. Tools everywhere.

[@larryhull5645]

I can see Linnea swinging a 4 pound hammer, pounding on red hot steel and a blazing furnace. What is she planning to make? Nice old anvil and a good price. Have fun.

[@BarbaraChapmanFrenchEthereal]

Very cool! Hope you guys have a lot of fun creating all kinds of things.

[@bluestudio67]

You know, I'm a disabled guy (brain injury - memory, other not-so-pleasant stuff), and you've really got me interested in setting up a little hobby shop in my huge-ass garage. Gets boring watching the wife go off to work every morning, me doing general house upkeep, repair, and our car repair. I think men should be men, and do stuff for themselves. Yes sir... thank you! This is gonna be fun. (btw, I knew I kept the ol' brake drum for a reason. :)

[@1planters]

For years I've been wanting to make a machete heavy enough to actually be useful. The ones you can buy just don't have no backbone. Today I went to see a guy about an anvil. This guy is an antique dealer who hoards but doesn't sell. I looked at at least 20 Anvils in the grass and weeds. They ranged in weight from 50 to 300 pounds and there were Fishers and Wrights and some had no marking and some that had their wieght on them. He said the going rate in good shape was $4.00 a pounds for an A1. I worked hard to get a nice one that weighed in at 105lbs. It's got a name on it but I can't read it but don't care much about that. Paid &250.00 for it so I'm one more step closer to that machete I want. What's next I guess??? This guy had blowers to but rotted out in the weeds.

[@Trollsky]

I agree with You in 100% mate - I bought 300 lbs anvil in great condition for about 70$ and bottle of booze . I found it in the contry scrapyard in the middle of nowhere :) Also found there old hammer with old logo , I mean hammer that was made by blacksmith, not by machine. Have a nice day !

[@karmacide1891]

I've been watching your videos off and on for a couple weeks now, I didn't clue in that you're from Nova Scotia until i seen my Father in-law (the man who didn't need your money - haha) in the video! Now i'm a subscriber! Keep up the good work!

[@BBC12oz]

Hello Dan, picked up a small anvil yesterday from dad that he scrounged from somewhere. He actually had 2. One he got for free and the other for $10. So they are available if you keep your eyes open. He also picked up an old forge and a couple hand crank blowers. I really enjoy watching your videos. I hope you're doing well and that you will have some time for an update soon. Regards.

[@modernblacksmith]

maybe a little of that is happening, but around here the farmer mindset says "everyone seems to be looking for one of these, so maybe I should hold onto it...though I don't know why (maybe I'll need it some day)"

[@solouroboros]

That one you weren't sure about, it looks like it's made for either starting a split in a chunk of metal or for punching rough holes. It's a neat looking set of tongs, either way.

[@TombstoneHeart]

The Anvil, what a great name for a pub. They might have missed an advertising opportunity though. "Go to the Anvil.......... and get hammered!" lol

[@willcullen8415]

Holy frig i was watching this, and i couldnt really tell where you were from. Then all of a sudden youre walking into the anvil in wolfville. If you are looking for anvils in nova scotia, theres an old guy named russ that lives in west dover. Hell sell you just about anything, but he does know the value of anvils and hes got a few laying around (i think upwards of 10)

[@bigtits4831]

Will Cullen you know when any are laying around for cheap?

[@DenverMcHaggis]

That countryside is beautiful!

[@kekiskhan2725]

If you can find any foreign/german, polish, scottish tools usually some of the best, civil war era forges are desirable. I got to use one, worked like a dream

[@1pcfred]

I have a London style anvil that was my grandfathers. I've no idea where he got it from. It is not in the best of shape. The corners are really rounded off. But I did manage to flatten the top of it on my mill. I trashed all of the inserts of my carbide fly cutter doing it. So it is harder than coffin nails. Someday I'll sell it when I move. Because I'm not moving it again.

[@OrionFyre]

three weeks ago I was out riding in the country on my bike on a cool day. I stopped and helped this old man load a bunch of stuff into the back of his truck. It was some good hard labor. He asked what he could give me for the help and I made an offhand comment "well, do you got an anvil?" "oh sure." buried in the back of the barn was this 300 pound beast. Gave me his number and said I could come get it whenever I wanted it! "aint been used for a hundred years I wager, mighty shame"

[@StutleyConstable]

I found my anvil and my leg vice in an antique "mall" where various people would rent booth space. I have seen many anvils at flea markets. A lot of those were worth the price asked, but many were worn beyond usefulness. I suggest being patient and keeping your eyes open. Also, spread the word that you are looking for an anvil. After I purchased mine and bragged to a few of my friends I learned there were two people who might have been able to get one for me sooner if they had known I wanted one.

[@masonkane5884]

LOL. Go to ebay. I feel like the cost of shipping an anvil would make it cheaper to have one made locally. Also, Joe is one cool dude to answer all your questions like he did. So many people would see it as bothersome, but he seemed to really love talking about it.

[@nclark557]

I have that EXACT anvil that was sitting in that guys yard on the rock, it was my 4 greats grandfathers and he purchased it in Ohio along with his bellows, which I still have as well but they are in horrible condition, before moving to Nebraska/Kansas and he was the first blacksmith to setup shop in NW Kansas.

[@sauljapuntich]

Anvil hunting...grab your truck and sneak up on them. Gotta get your license and tags..go to farmville.

[@t.curran8243]

They ain't hard to sneak up on.

[@clockguy2]

6:55 looks like a saw set for a cross cut or large circular saw . I think the tooth goes in the slot and you push the handle down to bend the tooth. The bolt is the stop perhaps?

[@philochristos]

Today I drove through the neighborhoods of four different small towns in west Texas surrounded by farmland and didn't see a single anvil. :-(

[@Eatthisname]

Gotta love living in NS. Stuff left outside stays where you left it. lol

[@BlainePistolle]

your videos really do help man, thanks (:

[@dogcat865]

Little question where would be a good site to grab an advil and what size do you recomend because the one i have can be tossed around with one hand. P.S Great video people in Canada love this

[@mikedelam]

Thanks! Your MIG vids helped me, too!

[@gman77gas]

Thanks for the info. I got my eyes on one that is as rusty as the one you show. It has a 1/2 moon gouge in the top about 3/8" deep 6" long and about 1 inch in from the end. It will need to be sandblasted and resurfaced. Think its around 150 pounds. It is pitted with rust. Must be sitting outside for 50 years. Any Idea of value?

[@elmerjfap]

Finding somebody with one who'll sell it is half of the problem.

[@elijahfeit3845]

Lmao, me watching this from northern NJ less than 20 min from NYC. I got no farm country near me.

[@Trailsideworship]

How long have you been blacksmithing?

[@aerk1594]

Ha! dat myth busters intro!! XD

[@MegaMalek95]

do you know ,my name is "Haddad malek" i am from tunisia ,in arabic "haddad" means blacksmith, my family got the name "haddad" because all our grandfathers and predecessors were working blacksmiths , so this job was Inherited down along hundreds of years till now "haddad" family still the best blacksmiths in all Tunisian south , me too i really love steel

[@JesusvonNazaret]

a farmer near my home gives away his anvil for free if you are able to lift it with bare hands, the problem is that it weights about 250kg, pretty huge thing

[@Obot1121]

Always know some people you CAN trust others not so much, country places that are open space mostly people know each other so you're pretty safe, anywhere else you blink and your precious items are gone.

[@cajun812]

Wow, what a waste of a prime tool implement that could be used to create so many things that will never be created so a guy could let it sit on his suburban yard rock. Gawd!

[@jameslandon4126]

True. At least it is staying in his family and maybe somewhere down the guys lineage there will be a younger family member who's into blacksmithing and the anvil will be put to use once again.

[@roscoe3517]

I found Anvils to very hard to find , I Never did have a Chance to check around up in the Farming Country Up were you are i presume I'm Down the South Shore Of Nova scotia (shelburne) i was Really lucky to buy mine form a local blacksmith Hayward Misner who i take lessons with ,Good Video!

[@ajaxmule4994]

That long skinny thingy with the screw stop and kinda shaped like a spoon with little slots in the underside--that's a tool or setting lever for setting the teeth on a circle saw or crosscut saw. I have one like that.

[@MRSketch09]

You know in this video.. it reminded me of something, a study. It went something like.. 'If people could get ahead in life.. another words they gain 100 dollars, or they could stop their neighbor from gaining 200.00.. they would go out of their way to stop their neighbor.. well the majority did that in the study.'

[@geraldschilli8870]

I wouldn’t leave something like that out in the open. Things like that disappear rather easily.

[@3larryhunter]

That one tool with patten No.# is a old Cross cut Saw Set.

[@familyjuels]

What happened to the AMA that you were going to do on reddit. Saw it pop up on there but never saw you answer anything.

[@reggy698]

Not often a video makes me laugh. I need to find an anvil myself

[@XCritonX]

I wouldn't part with old family tools either.

[@ZerqTM]

I got a neat little lightweight anvil someone made from a bit of railway track... Haven't tried it out yet though.. (not a really good anvil but I'm planing on trying out blacksmithing this summer as a hobby.. working on a little portable home made forge until can work outdoors again)

[@pidner]

I got a RR track anvil also,mine has even has a horn on it,but its the small track,a cop gave me mine.I had bought a 75 lb.cast iron anvil from Northern,works in a pinch but wouldnt sell my RR track anvil for nothing.I like you am going to give blacksmithing a try and make a couple of Damascus drop point blades,and barn door hinges.Good luck on your go at it..

[@obeyancedekat9898]

Actually, from what i have learned from watching videos of master blacksmiths talking about anvils is that RailRoad is a good replacement for a high dollar anvil and are much better than the anvils you can commonly buy.

[@pidner]

Obeyance Dekat I would love to find one with the newer,large track with a horn,but I would likely have to pay as much if not more than anything in its weight class.In my humble opinion,they make fine anvils,and are works of art in their own right.

[@ChuckCanada1]

Obeyance Dekat Railroad rails are very hard metal and quite heavy. You can take a piece of rail and stick it in a 5 galon pale and fill it with cement making the railroad raile work even better. Although still not as good as a nice anvil but it is probably second best. I would rather use that then a really shitty fuckin anvil like a 25pound mastercraft.

[@superdome65]

i was about to say, where i used to live in the mountains, you could leave your car runnin, walk into the store to grab something, come back and you see people walkin by it not even noticing its on....

[@TheAtHamptonDotCom]

cool i live in that kind of area, i'll ask some friends if they know of any anvils kicking around. p.s. that cobra was swwwEEEEt!

[@marcuspinson]

go to a scrap yard and ask for a billet cut off or a billet drop off usually you will get i GIANT piece of solid steel. Either square or round. Will definitely do the job, no horn tho.

[@mikefletcher9662]

Majorly unrelated to the video, but.. What kind of ship is the Kippewa(?) ?

[@norwegianfire511]

6:40, that looks like a set of horse shoe pliers, but I could be wrong.

[@lytken]

i have been trying for years to find a video about really good anvils are made, but even with the millions of videos here on YT i can't find it, do you know of any ore maybe you could make one some day, i bet there are many that would like to see how they are made and thanks a lot for all your great video that you kindly are sharing with us all :-)

[@jpwatkins08]

Coolest intro ever!

[@jeremiahshine]

Crackheads stole my 155 pound anvil for scrap while I was out of town.

[@PvTLink234]

you have your safety glasses on! Good job! XD

[@marcelstjean]

never hert's to ask. very entertaining video.. cheers my man.

[@OCoptimusconvoy]

I wonder hiw they actually made the first anvils in medieval times.

[@MichaelPMc]

The anvil is a great place to eat, Popular spot for firefighters during the FDIC Atlantic Annual Conference held in Wolfville, NS

[@JustinTopp]

6:45 those look like box tongs but for holding the metal 90 degrees to the tongs.

[@immortaliserwow]

Those ppl are still using them anvils...proabably a good idea is to look in a big metal shop- the kind of places they make armature for houses, all kinds of metal bending/metal plates for covering etc...my father has one of these palces and I happened to have an anvil with a forge and all the tools tehre...just random stuff, alongside a boat and a carting car lol, I know, right :D Anywasy, if ppl in the county side keep thjose and havent sold them to collectors or for old metal they are probably using them

[@obeyancedekat9898]

I think the clamps he held up and was asking what were are called a "Box Clamp"

[@slimlithedwarf]

Its beautiful up their

[@vborg001]

Very interesting video

[@luisermert]

I had a giant 400kg in the shed of my graddad so that was easy for me :D

[@Elvirth24]

As someone who's trying to get into some amateur blacksmithing, I have to say it's absolutely infuriating to find out that people put nice antique anvils that STILL COULD BE USED in their fucking yards. I say, if you're going to be that much of a twat, go buy a cast iron Anvil Shaped Object, and let the real deal go somewhere where they will be loved on by a smith.

[@grindstone4910]

+Elvirth24 You could be less of a dick. If you listened, it was owned by his 94 year old uncle. It's a family heirloom. I have many old tools, many made by family (some even carrying family name as a brand) that sit on display. It's a sentimental attachment. As this video shows, there are plenty other anvils to find. So stop being a douche.

[@1pcfred]

+Elvirth24 The anvil I have used to be a yard decoration for years at my grandfathers house. I'd use it occasionally right where it sat out in the yard too. So take your smith love and shove it.

[@Uatemysoul]

That first guy is really annoying. 500$ nope won't part with it. Is he using it for anything? nope. A anvil is a tool not a lawn ornament if you have one and like the looks of it cuz it's old and you just like it. get a fucking anvil shaped object and give your anvil to a blacksmith they will be happier then a pig in shit, hell they might even make you something cool to replace your anvil. So yeah curse him what a waste. if he was in my town I would go to his house at night and steal it out of spite.

[@Uatemysoul]

don't write like you know anything about me because you don't . I prolly wouldn't steal it even if I did live anywhere near there. I would tell the guy as a history buff and a smith I hate to see the horrible waste that you display on his front lawn that is all. Stealing might be wrong but it is less of a crime then leaving a anvil on a stump in your front lawn to rust away and never be used. It is a piece of art and a tool meant to be used by a smith. My anvil is my baby and this guy mistreats his.

[@JayArr96]

Toothygrin You're probably from the north as you don't know what family values are or the importance of items handed to you from family members. I do which is why I am defending that man and his right to do whatever the fuck he wants with that anvil of his and you are of no position to judge or make the decision for him. My dad got his first gun when he was 16 years old. It's a 410 break-action shotgun made by H&R back when they were based in America rather than China. He gave it to me on my 16th birthday. I may only fire a few rounds out of it every now and then but it has value like no other gun because of the story behind it and who gave it to me. I wouldn't trade it for the world, just like that man and his anvil. So, shut the fuck up, control your "blacksmith/historian" boner and sit back down.

[@markward5521]

actualy pig keep a separte corner for the bathroom. the correct saying is happyer than a pig in a sty

[@Double-Par-Golf]

What do you think about an anvil that has the back of it broken off, opposite of the horn?

[@luisermert]

That would worth basicly nothing.

[@JustinTopp]

The heel? It’s still worth having for a beater anvil. Still very useful without a hardy or Pritchel hole

[@naplzt4k]

farm country must be a nice place to live...there's nothing stopping someone from coming after dark and taking that anvil :)

[@rocketguyandtompan07]

hehe

[@grindstone4910]

+naplzt4k Except 300 pounds and a loaded shotgun.

[@tylorchaffey9990]

Where is this at ?

[@KeeperofTheMountain]

There is a Tattoo parlor near where I live called "Flying Anvil Tattoo".

[@Lukus2009]

Dude... Scotian!

[@andytheguy5076]

My step dads friend let me borrow his grandfather's anvil. He said I could use it all my life. He also is letting me borrow his grandfather's coal forge. He says that he used it to shoe his horses on his farm

[@MiLewisProductions1226]

Amazon actually has some cheap but can get the job done

[@pickles71789]

yeah that is what happens to me all the time but i have had a farmer pull a gun on me when i went up to the door

[@texasroots]

Nice search. My how times have changed.

[@dagabedaho3513]

you can always con them in to it

[@troutaddictnl7696]

that cobra at the end is actually a kit car..

[@dolanduck5319]

Excuse me sir but do you know how an AMA works?

[@denniscotey8182]

So, did you get the tongs or what?

[@kaisaerpren]

the "half tool" is a saw set

[@Zarlocke]

you live in virginia :D I live a bit farther east of you :) In Hampton roads area

[@Neceros]

If that were America you'd get yelled at to go away.

[@robertjmcgregor6413]

how about showing us the anvil?

[@phlipinsweet]

the peter wright anvil, why wouldn't you put heat on it?

[@nikko97144]

The vikings used stones, is that a bad idea?

[@thewalnutwoodworker6136]

I can't wait to steal an anvil off some guys lawn

[@coffeefish]

cool

[@Troest87]

good job Dan.. thanks

[@behumanxxx]

Thanks for sharing this man

[@bluestudio67]

oh, the "brake drum" comment is going to be my forge... If my welder still works

[@bobjoe3079]

Can someone explain to me what Firrrrrrrm cunchreh is?

[@cinnamanstera6388]

+Bob Joe lol