Salt Marsh 686: Anvil 122

Fresh from a Maryland tidal marsh.......Conserve conserve CONSERVE! WILL IT RUN?
BS is BS I guess................

[@marknovak8255]

NOTICE: This was an April fools joke, to those who watch regularly it makes sense. If you don't normally watch this channel, welcome aboard. You might learn something.....Just Sayin

[@1970bosshemi]

A fantastic dig at the “restoration” clickbait videos

[@Mauser304]

I honestly thought that you had gone too far down the rabbit hole.

[@PatRMG]

"Back when they made chemicals that'd turn your other eyebrow white." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PatRMG]

@Robert Taylor I'm personal friends with Mark. He's got family photos from way back that show him with one white eyebrow. Thus, the joke about chemicals that would turn your other eyebrow white.

[@TatsukiHashida]

@Robert Taylor bleach perhaps

[@WildRose_Weaponry]

@@TatsukiHashida Closer every day to an Albino genesis than you* or most ever will be 🎉

[@VikOlliver]

Eyebrows are optional.

[@shaneharrison4775]

Yeah that gag had me spewing my lifer juice acrossed the kitchen gotta love Mark and his 1/8 of a ton of pure gold antics.

[@kennethjohnson4280]

Just about died laughing when he said, "recover the choke tubes without messing up the patina."

[@kennethmackintosh4690]

The moment you looked inside and said, light surface rust, I hoped I'd found someone to buy my Alfa Romeo.

[@elsenor1579]

"But that fake ass guy with the cool music and rubber gloves could fix it with a toothbrush, and cold blue etc..." we've all seen the bullshit videos. Countless thanks to Mark and the team for all your actual hard work and sharing such priceless knowledge for the next generation of gunsmiths. And happy April fool's

[@amisheskimoninja]

I love how Mark subtlety increased the ridiculous. I mean, at first I was very skeptical. But about half way through I was like, this has to be a joke, right? And then came the checkering thing and I was finally sure.

[@parrisgeorge9708]

Mark's so darn good that he turned a rusted out Beretta into a beautiful blued Browning!!! AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

[@jarink1]

Truly a gun that was lost in a tragic boating accident.

[@ruleninetyone]

Ha, a weapon that ACTUALLY got lost boating. Nice Mark, real nice.

[@FixedWing82]

This was actually pretty hilarious And it took me longer to realize it was satire than I would care to admit

[@pdubb7591]

Yep me too watched it in its entirety to get the punchline. Hell the way Mark works he can take a turd and polish it into Damascus

[@Snap4590]

I wondered what the Hell you were doing until I remembered tomorrow's date....well done!

[@stephens2241]

Mr Novak : repeatedly hits fore-end with a hammer. ... Also Mr Novak : "There seems to have been a pre-existing flaw in the wood that caused it to crack." Hmmm...

[@warpedweirdo]

I was becoming very, very confused. The part about the customer wanting you preserve the patina on the choke tubes was a big "WTF?" moment. Like, what patina? And why are the choke tubes so important to preserve anyway? My biggest "WTF?" moment was seeing the wire wheel used on the action. I was appalled! Shelton stalls out the wire wheel trying to clear the screw head, and you look on with approval. "You think maybe we need a more powerful grinding wheel?" No! Oh god, no! Surely not! The WTFery in this video really had me going. "So here we have an amazingly recreated shotgun. It's completely done and filmed in broad daylight so you can see all of its hues and colors." Ha ha, now I get it, and I know there are countless hints I missed because I'm not well-versed in all this stuff.

[@tomtaylor6073]

Shoulda waited till Sat. (April 1) to release this.😀 You had me

[@dopefish93]

From now on I am ending all my remote meetings with the phrase: "CARBON BASED LIFEFORM SIGNING OFF!"

[@marknovak8255]

OUTSTANDING

[@nuckyduk15]

JFC Marks dry humor is top notch. "Storing your firearms in salt water remember to store them muzzle down". 😂😂

[@ohgary]

That’s what the cops in New Orleans did with confiscated firearms during Hurricane Katrina. Well, the salt water part, anyway.

[@Pest789]

I have a feeling this was supposed to be scheduled for Saturday

[@shadow1231]

I'm still crying from laughter! That's not rusted through the barrel, that' a Maryland Magnaport!

[@Uncle_Bob_K]

"There seems to have been a preexisting flaw" will be my new excuse.

[@PatRMG]

Laughed the whole way through!

[@nerdycus6935]

Nothing beats the magical repairing hammer. Polished urethane hammer faces!

[@rouserrouse100]

1) Spray rusting agent on new gun. 2) Start filming "restoration video". 3) Attempt to cycle action to demonstrate damage. 4) Hammer pins and components apart (usually sped up with mice vocals). 5) Grind or soak components in evaporust. 6) Reassemble. 7) Shoot with gloves on. 8) Much KZbin profit and gunsmith learning.

[@mattmoore1311]

You know you're pushing hard enough when you stall the wire wheel.

[@halnywiatr]

... when the April 1st video posts early ...

[@BESHYSBEES]

Nice video brother thanks, I enjoy your sense of humour and have respect for taking on an apprentice 😂 without people like you willing to teach the younger generation the skills and knowledge you’ve taken a lifetime to Aquire would be lost forever

[@marknovak8255]

Sheldon is apprentice number 17 in 30 years

[@BESHYSBEES]

@@marknovak8255 i applaud you that’s very honourable Mark, I’ve watched the school kids videos with the model planes and running a turbo jet, I absolutely loved that they were so intrigued and have to ask were you ever a teacher or educator? I know you said you worked on subs in one video and just wanted to know a little history

[@marknovak8255]

@@BESHYSBEES Taught Mechatronics at the High School for 4 years.

[@mjay4700]

Gunbroker listing - "RARE. Only used 1 season. Blueing shows 98.7%." *Has Reserve*

[@ewathoughts8476]

Too early, April Fools is two days away. You just cannot fool all the people all the time.

[@theafro]

beautiful patina on that one, it's almost a shame to disturb it. Maybe you should have just hung it on the wall under a sign saying "NO!" just so you can point at it when a real basket-case comes through the shop.

[@nerdycus6935]

Aren't you worried that finger oils might damage the finish? It probably could've been salvaged if you were wearing gloves.

[@Tunkkis]

Definitely gloves, but only cellulose ones. None of that cotton garbage.

[@samvittoria9692]

I knew you were pulling my leg from the get-go. That made my day.

[@445cat]

Mark trolling a 12 min video is legit what I stay for😂

[@alex4alexn]

i love the acting, you guys were really selling it for a while there. I was laughing. Great vid!

[@Z7d3nR4]

Not only are these videos amazing to watch, but the dry humor is hilarious.

[@AltGrendel]

I would not have guessed it was only in the water 6 months. Looked more like a couple of years.

[@tbone9903]

looked like the underside of a 15 year old automobile from the rust belt

[@PhilGoldblum]

A bit of detritus... Solder on a new barrel. Awesome stuff. Thanks for the video Mark.

[@MrTruckerf]

Haha! Good parody of all the rusted relic rehabs on KZbin! All that gun needed was the wood replaced and a new receiver. Of course, a new set of barrels also goes without saying. In other words, there was nothing worth saving.

[@claireschneider9598]

The real joke is that Mark actually fixes the gun. That video will come out on April 1st

[@featheredskeptic1301]

As soon as he cracked the wood carelessly I was like: "This is a joke." This thing will never shoot again.

[@jamesgravel7755]

This was great. When he said we will see if it needs to be reblued was hilarious

[@selmevias1383]

Solid laughter, thanks Mark! (and the apprentice)

[@Otisthelesser]

Happy April Fools to you too Mark.

[@bigredjeepyj3436]

You had us in the first...um....16 seconds, and then we knew it was a ruse.

[@mikepxg6406]

What a great sense of humour.

[@joshuashope5488]

Meanwhile I'm the background making a matchlock through all those shenanigans 😂

[@bubbacade6787]

The first few seconds of looking at that weapon I thought, Mark isn't Jesus and that shotgun isn't Lazarus...

[@FlyingKSports]

Absolute best April Fool’s video I’ve seen. Thanks for the laugh.

[@ericmckinley7985]

Everyone needs to be giving Sheldon a big round of applause. Steady hand and a dream apprenticeship,.

[@joearledge1]

Further proof that guns are frequently lost in boating accidents

[@Z7d3nR4]

😂🤣😂

[@scottgellerman8554]

Looked like a Stoeger... if so, it wasn't "dropped" overboard, it was thrown! Should make an excellent tomato stake! 😂

[@ratride1]

When I saw the apprentice working on it I knew it was a joke.

[@kenweiss8565]

Love the humor! That mess can be useful for "practice" without the worry of messing up a fine firearm. Well, to a degree.......

[@StonyRC]

Amongst the FINEST content anywhere on the interwebnets - Many Thanks Mr Novak. You're Magnificent! Peace & Easter Greetings from the UK.

[@Ronsonic]

Any repair that starts with Percussive Maintenance has my attention.

[@mckwilly]

"Looks like we turned this into an acryglas video" ! 🤣

[@beezo2560]

Hilarious. Loved every minute of it.

[@sethbracken]

“We’ll just solder that later….”

[@Mr2ndAmendment]

To the haters: Mark is a master. Watched all his videos, starting when I was still in the Army, and it really helped me out as a gunsmith just 3 years in now. Also, you're mad at a dude who simply doesn't care that you're mad haha. Considering his body of work on KZbin, and all the knowledge he has, and all the work he's put into passing along that knowledge and experience -if you don't like it, go take your shitshow somewhere else. Or not, nobody really cares what you guys do.

[@davidnixon5832]

...and you did that whole 12 minutes with a straight face, until the end...you're tha best...

[@TheGeekiestGuy]

Only a hammer with an extra fine polish job will fix that thing. 😂 Thanks for the content, guys. 🤙🏽

[@flatmoon6359]

The skill of using a big ball pien gently isn't taught anymore

[@o2wow]

"...light surface rust..." 🤪

[@azeraelleft5331]

I spent this whole video saying there's no way😂😂😂 Mark your bloody carbon based legend 🍻

[@RyeOnHam]

I did a Winchester Model 12 that had been in the water for about a week. Fresh Water and cold fresh water at that. The stocks were the most work. Dried them out for a few months and then fixed a few splits. It's not 100% now but there was no pitting on the exposed metal, so the metal is near 100%.

[@sonparabailar]

Should've posted this on April 1st 🤪

[@OttoTheWeim]

Kroil is the best!!! Any product where the warnings on the can take up more space than any branding or product info and comes with an MSDS is good for me. I swear by the stuff.

[@SteveinMississippi]

+1 on that. I use it all the time in industrial maintenance and repair. Great stuff.

[@misery13666]

Now the ATF will know guns can be recovered from boating acidents. Noooo!

[@koltray8576]

Waiting two more days to post this video would have been the best April fools youtube prank since the “vortex/hornady bullets with cameras” video put out a couple years ago 😂😂😂

[@ethanphillips8637]

I could taste the rust through the screen.

[@warrenharrison9490]

Owning jeeps in New England, I'm very familiar with what that tastes and smells like.

[@kylemerrick6572]

You had me up until about 75% through the video. I was saying "I know he's talented but, dang!" Bravo guys! Happy (early) April fools lol

[@caesius248]

Saltwater Gunmites are voracious eaters. If left undisturbed, a colony can consume up to three pounds of gun in just one year.

[@neilgillam9919]

this conent is absolutly gold. i have been waiting a long time for a rusty rescue like this and oh boy did you deliver. bravo.

[@mrbyamile6973]

Thought this was an April fools joke a few days early.

[@lrae1100]

Even in the hands of a master, swamp thing, alas remains

[@Hibrass]

Nice little shot across the bows, on some the Utube gun restoration videos! 😂

[@RemingtonArmy-]

With tongue in cheek and cigar in mouth, Mark just treated us to a steaming crock of Glock for April Fool's Day. Well done, indeed.

[@unclebuzz6913]

THANKS FOR THE FUNNY ,ON SUCH A DARK DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY. I KNEW IT WAS BEYOND REPAIR. YOU STILL HAVE THE GREATEST JOB ON EARTH.

[@MicMc539]

EVERY day is a dark day in American History.

[@314299]

You know April 1st is tomorrow, not today.

[@johnmcmorris1170]

Beyond redemption. Well done.

[@travissmith2211]

I'm beginning to think that the Grand Carbon Based Lifeform is getting a bit irritated by the youtubers that are "restoring" globs of rust.

[@mannys9130]

I'm watching this well after April Fool's and I have to say Mark, my opinion of you is so high that I thought it was legit until the very end. 😂 You're a magician, so can you blame me? Lol.

[@jonhaynes1577]

I was thinking the same thing, Mark is a master wizard in his trade.

[@dw5523]

Gundalf the Greased.

[@brentforward910]

Wat an awesome sense of humor you have. Best episode ever.

[@REXOB9]

Love your deadpan delivery. I was thinking if anyone could bring that shotgun back to life, it is Mark Novak.

[@ludercoarms]

LMFAO!!! The sad thing is I have had customers bring me a job like that AND think it should be around a hundred bucks to do. Nope, not gonna touch it, sorry not sorry!!

[@michaelgriggi1784]

You need a sponsor get that Cigar Company to sponsor you

[@dougc314]

8 minutes in and I think I'm sensing an early beginning of April prank. ...

[@aankivbay6668]

@ ANVIL - Mark Novak and @ mannys9130 . . . . Mark got me too ! Even though there were a number of hints, along the way, like . . . . "because I think, were probably gonna have to re-blue this !" ( 9:00 ) . . . . and, just prior, a remark about, any time you store your gun in salt water ! Also, I think Mark has presented 'April Fools' episodes before ! But, once again, as mannys9130, pointed out, Mark's repairs are so good that it's easy to fall for his antics. This channel is always enjoyable ! Thank you for the enormous time you must spend making these videos !

[@adamfierstine]

Im so happy you made this episode!!

[@ryanward8039]

Repairing a firearm in this condition is surprisingly easy. Simply throw it away and buy a new one.

[@michaelsiegmund1789]

Damn you Mark novak you made me piss myself laughing you my man have caught all the hack "Restorers" of firearms on youtube and made fun of everyone of them. Your the best LOL

[@felixthecat265]

Fabulous.. the miracle worker does it again!

[@anomalouswoof2554]

Oh yeah, Mark, that'll buff right out! 😂

[@craighansen7594]

Are you now doing the hopelessly rusty restoration videos? I'll bet if you boil it about 10 minutes 95% of the blued finish will come back!

[@marknovak8255]

No, no we are not. Just sayin........................

[@slowhand1198]

Ha! Ha! Ha! The Type I VW goes under all 18 wheels of a semi. "Aw, that'll buff right out."

[@MrPlankinton]

When the wood busted and it was Amber Glass time, I finally understood it was all just B.S. lololol 🤣

[@chrispock2768]

Two months early with your April Fool's day video?😀

[@PatRMG]

Mark texted me pics a couple weeks ago. No April Fools joke. 🤣🤣

[@jerrymartin5100]

Mr. Novak, you get the damndest projects, kudos to your knowledge.

[@sw_tower8530]

Poe's law in full effect lol. I love the internet. Bravo sir. Bravo.

[@marknovak8255]

Thank you kindly

[@BeefaloBart]

Thought from the start it would be an April fools joke lol. Still want to get you to refresh my Sweet 16. She has been in the family since new and thats been easily over 60 years.

[@randallmunson9909]

That shotgun reminds me of a Winchester 94 in 25/35 that came into the shop encased in tree roots. It's a lamp post now ....

[@greg-L3902]

I laughed from the beginning…. Hillarious