Forging an Anvil with Will Stelter

[@ThatWorks]

Soo good!

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thank you very much! Your channel is an inspiration

[@Everfalling]

Thanks for this. While it’s a small anvil this is the first video I’ve seen of an anvil actually being forced. You always hear about how anvils are forged vs cast but there are seemingly no videos of the forging process. Now I just need a video of a full size anvil being forged.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Yeah, some things there’s not much documentation on. And modern and historical methods carry widely. Thank you for watching!

[@johnpoffenbarger5103]

Appreciated you showing me around the shop the other day Matt! Your work is so cool! God bless ya.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Fantastic to see you again my friend! Thank you

[@andrewoperacz7427]

What an absolutely amazing video

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thank you for watching! Glad you like it

[@andrewoperacz7427]

@@MatthewHarrisStudio you’re absolutely welcome

[@charlesfaulk6084]

Awesome job, turned out great! Really makes you appreciate how it was done round the turn of the last century.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you!

[@blacksmith192]

Great video fantastic demonstration by Will.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Absolutely!! Thank you

[@Blaneyforge]

This video is epic!

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thanks so much!

[@jaspermurphy4465]

Awesome job guys ,

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thank you and thanks for watching! 👊🏼💥

[@MtPhillipMetalWorks]

What a great video, with a great crew!!! Amazing little anvil!

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

👊🏼💥👊🏼 thank you my friend!!

[@jeffl714]

Thanks for sharing! What a great vid 👏

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@scottprather5645]

Wow Very cool never seen an anvil forged before you guys got quite the blacksmith shop there. 🔥

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thanks for watching!!! Yep, a lifetime of collecting tools! 💥👍🏼

[@geneticdisorder1900]

7:29 your anvil looks very similar to one I just bought before Christmas 2023, one blacksmith I talked with told me my anvil was made somewhere between 1750 and 1780 . And it’s in very good condition, even with a slight belly bow across the face.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

So cool! Thank you

[@alitn588]

That was great 👍👍 I always wondered how they made a anvil especially those old and heavy one! 😉

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

You and me both!

[@bernardhill1622]

Incredible...!! I salute all four of you..!! DR. Bernard PhD. (Bl'd. Sci )

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thank you Dr. Bernard! Appreciate you watching and commenting

[@chuckpechan]

Very enjoyable to watch, you got me thinking....maybe I will try making a tiny anvil...

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

They are fun to make. A friend used to forge tiny ones from an 1” square cube

[@augustinep6193]

Looks good.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

It does! Thank you for watching, I’m glad you enjoyed it! Matt

[@Schpickle-g9k]

That final gleem! What a team in work.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Right on! Thank you

[@EdwardQuick-bv9oo]

Awesomeness

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thanks for watching!! 🔥

[@gordtemple764]

Good work 🍻👨‍🏭🇨🇦

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@410forge7]

That was a good time

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

For sure!

[@maheshwaranramanathan1235]

It's great one 👍

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@gbidrugchemist]

Great video. I made my way here from That Works video colab with Will. I do have a question tho. Back in the day, before power hammers, how was it possible to make an anvil without already having one? IE how did the first anvil ever made get made?

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Right on! Awesome question. I would guess that the first iron formed from an early iron furnace bloom was probably worked out on a rock. After that I believe “stake anvils” were the most common anvil used and it all grew from there. Awesome to think back that far to the real beginnings of the Iron Age though. Great question!! 👊🏼

[@evilweenie5743]

It would be a dream to own a power hammer!!!

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

They are game changers for sure

[@warthog02]

Do you ever plan to make a forge welded anvil like Joey Van der Steeg? I and many others would kill to see that

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

No, that's not in my current plan but definitely something I've thought about. The guys did that at our hammer in in the stake anvil video.

[@pdxeddie1111]

howd they do it before pressurized hammers?

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

By hand with many guys and sledge hammers. Look up. “Forging the big ring “

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

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[@BaconbuttywithCheese]

I'm really enjoying your content. More shop noise, music in the background please, makes for a more immersive experience which is the goal I think.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thanks for the feedback and for watching! 👊🏼😊👍🏼

[@fiberfritz8354]

Sweet

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

👊🏼🔥💥thank you for watching

[@ДмитрийЖуравлев-щ3б]

Супер! Лицо не наваривли? Закаляли?

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

It’s forged from tool steel. This one was left normalized

[@alitn588]

That was brilliant.. Just wondering how they forged those very big anvils?? Was it the same method as yours or different??

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Different. This was a one piece steel forging. The large ones were different blocks of wrought iron forge welded together, then a steel face was forge welded on the top for a working surface.

[@alitn588]

@@MatthewHarrisStudio it was a mystery for me, thanks for a explanation 👍🌺

[@Viralclown]

Id love to see how they made big ones totally by hand.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

You and me both! I often think that when I look at our 650 and 464 lb forged anvils! The radiant heat alone!

[@JosephPalmeri]

❤❤❤

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

💥🔥💥🔥💥

[@محمدرضامیرجلیلی-ح5ز]

ماشاالله به هنرتون😊

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Peace to you

[@ikosparintis8742]

🤝👍👍

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

💥👍🏼

[@mementomoriturside]

Nice - but why ruin the real sound with music…..🥶

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Editing is an art we are constantly trying to improve on. Thanks for watching and your feedback

[@doloreslacy5250]

I would like to hire a Stanley

[@mattharris5800]

Haha He's great!

[@carlnelson1050]

Start making those and selling them

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

I wish we could!!! Not our game full time though! Check out Oak Lawn Blacksmiths cast anvils. Really decent for the money

[@erikcourtney1834]

That’s no easy task making an anvil of that size from one solid piece.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

No its not! Thanks for checking out our channel Erik!

[@محمدرضامیرجلیلی-ح5ز]

Beravo❤❤❤💪💪💪💪👌👌👌👌✌️✌️✌️🤪🤪

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

🔥👊🏼🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥

[@SenorTucano]

Ummm it’s tiny. Is this an anvil for ants?!

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

😂👍🏼 No, the goal here wasn’t a full sized anvil. Thanks for watching

[@KNUDR1]

Good video, terrible musik

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@markspc1]

Will, the foreground music is so f@cking annoying, It is totally unnecessary and it distract from your work. Please dump it

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Hello there it sounds like your comment was directed at Will so just an FYI this video is not on Wells channel although it did feature him he tends to not use any music at all. I’m sorry you didn’t like the music but thanks for checking out the video. Have a nice day.

[@marklelohe3754]

Silly childishness put me off this video. Bye.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Safe travels

[@ЭдуардРожнив]

Шикарная коллекция, обожаю наковальни! У самого есть 4 самодельных наковальни, хочу купить настоящую наковальну.

[@MatthewHarrisStudio]

Thank you for watching! I am glad you enjoyed the video.