Hand Carving a Stone Anvil Base

Hand carving a stone anvil base with Mr Chickadee. Upon the advice from master blacksmith Joshua Greenwood we decided to carve a base for our anvil from a solid stone block. The stone was split first using a cape chisel and wedges we custom forged for this type work. The block was rough shaped using a stone hammer/axe and finish faced with a quarry pick.
A variety of hand chisels were used to carve and smooth the top to accept the anvil in a solid and stable plane. Master blacksmith Greenwood had the idea to use a drift pin from the stone up into the square handling hole in the anvil base, which worked very well!
Mr Greenwood also sourced our anvil which is a vintage 300lb German Church Windows anvil.
This new set up is much more stable than any wood base, making the anvil a mountain of useful, immobile mass.
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/ greenwoodironworks
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[@mountainviews5025]

Amazing little shop people always ask me why I take so long to do things in my work area my answer is because this is where I will spend most of my life so I want it to be extremely comfortable and beautiful and you have done that you will definitely enjoy this for years and years and years thank you for sharing with us thumbs up my friend

[@shanek6582]

Those pyramids aren’t going to build themselves.

[@fred-san]

...Castors...

[@jonq8714]

Hilarious comment.

[@Banjo-lm2wl]

Seriously the the most creative man I've ever seen all your work is perfection and stunning.. wow you always amaze me. Hope your family is well sending greetings from Australia ❤️

[@denniswhite166]

Whoever pulls that anvil off that stone shall be King!!!

[@EliasFakenami]

That's very clever!

[@johnshoureas1629]

The County Officials have been wondering who has been taking the stone guard rail from County Road 21.

[@TheLoxxxton]

I came down to the comments to say the exact thing. Is he strait up stealing huge stones from the side of the road? My God a master thief using traditional tools. Who would have thunk it! 😳 Edit. What's on the next show? Gold cobble stone drive way using Fort knox bullion stolen with nothing more than a pickaxe and flintlock musket!!

[@bunyipdan]

It was suggested that I aquired my stock of rail track in a similar way (after a completely coincidental spate of heritage railroad diassasembies), sometimes people just can't help but think the worst of you (innocent! I bought them from a bloke I met at the pub). A bit supprised the let you line the edge of the road with the stones, what a score.

[@asunderco]

@@TheLoxxxton Turn on Closed Captioning. At the 7:00 minute mark he states how he allocated the blocks.

[@Worrsaint]

@@asunderco I did not know he did captions on these. I thought those were auto generated by youtube from the audio.

[@greenwoodsbushhogging6704]

@@Worrsaint dude.... you've unlocked gold for his videos. I seriously never knew that ye had captions for his videos. I just assumed it was for the deaf.

[@wazzyman2875]

Outstanding Brother ! There is so many people that you Inspired !! I am one of them. Simplified and stay Motivated. Your Dream will live on !! Peace Bro !!

[@msquared6324]

That's amazing work, as usual. Next assignment is take the other half of that sandstone block and carve a grindstone!

[@billybobjoe198]

A lot of what you do is my first time ever seeing someone do these things. Do you do a lot of research before hand, or do you just take your existing experience and knowledge and figure it out on your own? Nice work as always.

[@bronchiosaurus2766]

Iam curious myself, but if had to guess i would say he has experience in that kind of labour, it looked very well planned and executed to me!

[@alexhamon9261]

Check out his Q&A video. Someone asked similar question and some projects are also his first time doing that thing as well, recommends some books and other resources he's learned from. He's had some stone working experience over the last few years making foundations for other projects in this case.

[@xbox1974]

yeah like I wonder if it matters that his slots are a little like / / / instead of exactly like --- --- --- (1:46)? or if it unavoidably happens and you only need them somewhat in line. Like I have a hard time taking a really long time on projects because I fuss over every detail before I know if they matter because of so little experience. The way you get efficient is doing the critical stuff perfectly while getting the roughing done with enough slop to be fast at it. Especially moving between materials like going from machining to cabinetry to stone carving. my grandpa had a saying "measure it to the thou, mark it with chalk, cut it with an ax". And I always thought he meant the tendency for the government work bureaucracy (of which he was a part, he was kind of Ron Swanson type) to drive up costs through a kind of selfish inefficiency by caring about tracking and reporting numbers etc. But maybe it was a cautionary statement? Huh. I feel like there's a practical wisdom about life that comes from doing work with your hands. And that the abstract nature of the work most people do do nowadays, and the shear abundance that we enjoy and take for granted leads to us loosing some of that wisdom born of long term contending with life with your hands. I'm glad I don't have to toil in the dirt so much to survive, but maybe on some level that's what we were made for? I freaking love these videos.

[@MidnightAmratha]

Maybe put your initials and the date on the base, just for reference.

[@David-fv7zg]

I like that idea.

[@soldtobediers]

Hmmm Rev. 2:17 indeed.

[@billwilson3665]

definitely worthy

[@JR-nw4to]

@@soldtobediers no

[@ariebenschop4632]

@@soldtobediers how did you even think of that, haha

[@peterfitzsimmons4805]

You should carve the date or at least the year on the base.

[@HiltsyAdventure]

Haven't seen a Church Window with a horn, that anvil is beautiful and looks great on that stand!

[@barlotardy]

Technically speaking, we just watched Mr. Chickadee have an 18 minute match with the rock...

[@MrChickadee]

The match actually took a couple days though ;)

[@jacobdubail]

@@MrChickadee I was wondering how many hours total. And is the base under the stone to bring the work surface to a comfortable working height?

[@leviathanmdk]

Best gess... spread the load on the floor and the ring of the anvil. Beeing rubber on wood.

[@jasonwcoleman250]

We got the highlight reel.

[@sigaso28]

and won!

[@badassfood5713]

Sooner or later you're going figure out how nice a 'kick' space under the edges of that stone is gonna be. Love the vids!

[@jeremywarren7424]

For those of us that don't understand, please explain like I'm 5 years old

[@CA-gy4qf]

@@jeremywarren7424 like on kitchen cabinets, having an undercut/recess at the bottom would allow you to comfortably stand closer to the anvil as your toes would have somewhere to go.

[@darioranft9148]

@@jeremywarren7424 If you want to stay very close to the anvil the base is going to be in the way for your feet which can be annoying

[@idontthinkso666]

The word is toekick.

[@aaronjoseph7573]

It's not a standing anvil..

[@leiflundquist468]

He is realy a handy man. He had a very soft stone, not like our swedish granit.

[@IanSlatas]

I was thinking the same thing. Sandstone looks like a dream to work. It looks like the difference between carving hard maple and basswood.

[@davidallen944]

As a skilled craftsman my self i cant understand how 30 people can give this a thumbs down, they must just be TROLLS that can do zero them self & get some weird kick out of putting down those that can. .

[@toddellner5283]

The youtube algorithms stop putting stuff you thumbs-down into your feed. If they watched the video and didn't do this they would get more of this content

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

Excellent use of the mounting hole! Most people don’t know it exists!

[@jackpshannonsr.1838]

I for one did NOTT know this. See! You can teach old men new things..

[@JDLarge]

“That’s the sound of the men, working on the chain... gaieeeang, That’s the sound of the men, working on the chain... gang. Oooh ahhh, oooh ahhh... “ Sorry but that song kinda came to mind while watching you make a little rock out of a big one😉 Youre one hard working brother, respect✌🏼

[@denniswhite166]

LOL good one!

[@robertlassiter5808]

When I watch these videos I completely unwind and relax. A very pleasant surprise to see a new vid today. Job well done. Simper Fi from an old Air Dale.

[@albertog5684]

Piramids mystery solved!

[@David-rx2to]

It is thought the Egyptians transported the granite and limestone stones hundreds of miles via the rolling logs technique Mr. Chickadee demonstrated and they only had bronze and copper alloy metal tools (much softer metals vs the steel our host has) to work the stones.

[@iotaje1]

@@David-rx2to Steel is already much softer than hard stone, and it was well known back then that you can saw stone with a toothless saw and sand in the kerf. For the most part the stones were transported by boat.

[@BrakhianSoldier]

@@iotaje1 Steel has a hardness of 7 on Moh's scale while granite has a hardness between 6 and 8 depending on the granite composition. Copper is 2.5 and bronze is about 3. I have seen tries to demonstrate the toothless copper saw cut on sandstone, using just sand and water, some of them are on KZbin if I'm not mistaken. It would take days, maybe weeks and kilograms worth of copper blades to cut through one block of sandstone. Quartz is as hard as steel ( a 7 on Moh's scale) and often used in egyptian work too so overall I doubt granite or quartz were ever shaped by copper or bronze tools, I don't even know how well such tools would work on sandstone, which is the softest. There has to be other answer to that which, so far, we have failed to find out.

[@superdansilverman]

I would like to see a 10 hour directors cut of your stoneworking, thanks

[@mandyleeson1]

I did not think I would ever see beauty in an anvil. It's so good to be proved wrong. Thanks.

[@meisbepat]

I can't believe you didn't tap it when it was done so that we could hear it. Such a tease 😁

[@MadMulberry]

Yay! Another Mr Chickadee video. My day is made!

[@k9six185]

He is like 2 legged xanax for us

[@MedievalTrebuchet]

I was wondering how you were going to move the stone to the shop and put the anvil on top of it, but then you proceeded to do both in the coolest way possible with all the right tools and minimal exertion. Excellent job! Love the tackle blocks.

[@Marionetax]

Subtitles available 😂😂😂😂 Great video as usual.. Thank’s for sharing!

[@nfix09]

additional info without having to add voice over, love it

[@dougalexander7204]

Mario Paniagua... ha, just got it. Thx..

[@Denis-vk4vg]

I just discovered those are more comments. Add even more value to this movie.

[@yv6eda]

Functional art! Wow!

[@jakeleblanc]

A piece of art indeed again from Mr.Chickadee !!

[@tnmonty501]

For some reason this brings back memories of spending a whole day chipping away at limestone to dig a fox hole on a hill side at Ft. Campbell

[@TheDogsBox]

Knowing nothing about blacksmithing, my first thought is that this will put him uncomfortably far away from his work.

[@RuneLar]

Good thing I had the subtitles on or I would have thought that was poop...

[@agresticumbra]

Technically, it could have been. Poo is an ancient ingredient found in wattle & daub, kilns, pottery, mortar, etc.

[@briansilver9652]

with lots of fiber!

[@NelzNelzon]

It looks verry nice! But will the Vibration from hammering on the Anvil not shatter the Clay and the Sandstone?

[@chriscaahbaugh2246]

That's some soft stone you splitting could of just sawed by hand through it👍 nice job on the anvil...looks good

[@northernwoodsman]

What type of anvil is that? What was it made to craft? Has alot of angles.

[@mihacurk]

Northern Woodsman To my knowledge it is austrian/german, the sloped face was there to prevent the edge from chipping when a striker was working with heavy mauls

[@setdown2]

That anvil must be close to 400 lbs. Great base..any concerns about toe space..seems it may be a bit far..i thought you were going to turn it upsidedown...but I'm here and it's there so...again nice work !!!

[@kennycoye3907]

I heard him groan once! I dont know why, he's built like a.... Well, everything he's built! Lol. Great vid. Super smart dude!

[@BillB23]

That sandstone seems to work relatively easily. All it takes is a couple tools, patience, determination, and a bit more determination. Thanks, Mr. Chickadee. Best wishes to the Mrs. and assorted felines.

[@ferd.6779]

Well mr. Chickadee you did a very fine job again! Thanks for sharing.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

That was awesome! Really enjoyed the stone work! I’ve got all those tools that was my great grandpas and I had a pretty good idea of there use but know I know! Really like that chisel with the combed like end, got a few stones here that has that small pattern on them and wondered what chisel was used on em!

[@daveyjoweaver5183]

I have a piece of red sand stone just for this purpose. Since I lent my anvil years back and the person left with it, now I need an anvil. Yours is quite a beauty. I really like that slanted side. I'm sure that can come in very handy for some projects. Thanks Most Kindly. And Thanks for putting your Spirit in everything you do. This is truly an aspect of creativity that is rarely practiced today. Things with this kind of Spirit are true creation and connection with self and the Cosmos and with eachother. Your wife also displays this as well. Thanks Again and Blessings to You and your Family! Dogs and Cats included indeed! DaveyJO in Pa.

[@Jihala1]

A comment is on some of the things you deal with ... The bending of the beams is not only aesthetic because the arch has a higher bearing capacity. The door is due to the wide gap between vertical beams, where a stronger horizontal support is also required !!! People worked with "silent" instruments and heard their own thoughts better and thought about what they were doing! Everything had a purpose in particular. The decorative elements of the houses also distinguished individual villages, farms or regions, and were repeated, for example, on the needs of the day and on clothing, which was related to the search for potential partners :-). One village was mostly several relatives of families and they knew that marriage was not good. Wood construction was suitable for earthquakes or strong winds, when something broke, it could be simply repaired and replaced !!! Half-timbered houses with crossbeams and stone-worked panels were used in areas around the Mediterranean before the time of Greece and Rome. Construction tests have shown that it is a type of home, also very resistant to shocks. It collapses only partially, because the wood absorbs shocks and usually spills only part of the walls. Then civilization has forgotten this type of , and once again these buildings were hung in the European part in a mild climate and burnt or unburnt bricks were used as a filler. You can see many of them in France, Holland, Germany and in the Czech Republic. It is very healthy to live in wooden houses without concrete foundations. In the gap between the floor and the soil were put or beech leaves in our country, because it hates mice. When the water flowed through the house did not resist it, on the contrary, allowed the water to flow freely between the stacked stones without mortar and pipes. I worked alone to save some very old wooden houses. My sister lives in a timbered house that is more than 200 years old, which I also worked on, so I am interested in these things and MR CHICKADEE makes me very happy with his work! I also like this channel ... https: //kzbin.infovideos

[@RickStewart1776]

If only I could remember to turn subtitles on the first time I watch a video.

[@shanek6582]

I’ve watched all his videos and just recently found out about the sub titles.

[@gratien69]

@@shanek6582 He only started to put the subtitles like a month ago but, me too, I'm not used to it and I always forget to turn them on :)

[@mihacurk]

You get used after a couple videos:)

[@idontthinkso666]

that's standard practice with Josh's videos.

[@Kolajer]

Walk _the stone_ like an Egyptian

[@Majoofi]

It's gorgeous. Why did you put the stone on a wooden base rather than directly on the brick?

[@MrChickadee]

Needed some height

[@Cody_Ramer]

Mr. Chickadee ha don't want to be bent over too much while swinging the forging hammer! Thats a good way to have back problems.

[@oheebatch_algorytmu]

@@MrChickadee i always thought they are on stomps for sound dampening. But i never saw anvil on Stone. In east europe. At least.

[@maryalicestevens2664]

iF YOU HAD A $5 BILL FOR EVERYTIME SOMEONE ASKED WHAT KIND OF STONE....

[@tombrown879]

One of the most beautiful things I have seen in a long time. I love stone anvil blocks. the only thing better in my opinion is a stone anvil.:) love the channel keep living the good life sir.

[@ronmack1767]

Enjoyed the video Josh. As you said that base is much more stable than a wood base and will last. Thanks for taking the time to produce the video.Y'all take care and God bless.

[@michael_k_aus_S]

For me as a craftsman it is so enjoyable to watch your videos. And while I learned only one masterprofession, you are about to gain master knowledge and skills in a whole bunch of professions! My respect, Mr. Chickadee 👍

[@zzzires5045]

ok i love this. my only concern is it ringing like a bad bell.

[@theatomizer3684]

The subtitles are very helpful, thanks for adding them in the new videos.

[@Madlintelf]

Nicely done, it's like a sculpture to hold your anvil, looks great and I love your techniques for moving it!

[@Krisszhu1990]

I would love to hear the sound difference of the anvil with and without the stand. That base must be decreasing the sound quite a bit.

[@Shambala_G]

I think I have just found my favourite KZbin channel 👍

[@thomasmichouxwright8922]

Sunglasses? So disappointed to realise this guys isnt fully from the year 1875

[@wolfsurge1]

Can’t wait to see it all in operation!!! Have watched it 4 or 5 times already!!! Keep up the outstanding progress!!! Kudos!!!

[@soberlivingwithbrianfrankl8254]

"Subtitles available" lol.

[@PumpkinsAmongUs]

The subs are for giving detail to what he's doing, not actual subtitles. Kinda like Primitive Technology's subtitles.

[@thomasarussellsr]

Move stones like an Egyptian. Great looking stand that should hold up well past your lifetime, for sure. Nice work, sir.

[@jean-marcschwartz2525]

It's wonderful made. Aquestion: what about the base of the stone ? Are these bricks ? Or...?

[@MrChickadee]

just some wood to give height

[@tkjazzer]

Thank you. Wondered about adjusting height

[@Avendora]

Nice Church Window Anvil there! She's a beaut!

[@WINCHANDLE]

One can do a limited amount of "carving" granite with an acetylene torch.

[@trevorbaugh1335]

This looks therapeutic as hell. Like one could become a more balanced person through the activity.

[@ToastbrotRaver]

Next video will be digging for ore and processing it to steel and forging the anvil. All by hand obviously.

[@steelscooter]

If Michelangelo was an odd job man... 😁

[@PixelBytesPixelArtist]

ok so i thought someone was shooting a gun in my backyard but maybe it’s just this dude getting some rocks

[@Khellendros_]

It's a great video but a stone base goes against everything I've learned about blacksmithing (I. E. That the base should be soft to absorb the movement of the anvil) I know you do a lot of research before doing things, why did you go for a stone base rather than a more common stump?

[@MrChickadee]

It was the advise of Master Blacksmith Josh Greenwood. You see, some of the best anvils ever made came from Germany back around 1900 or so, and what they also used often were cast iron anvil stands. Mr Greenwood has been using these cast iron stands and finds them much better than wood. Stone would behave in a similar way in his opinion.

[@bunyipdan]

@@MrChickadee The motar base was also an interesting solution, guess it ensures a more complete connection with the stone base allowing for even vibration and shock transfer......would have liked to hear the ring tone of the anvil before and after installation. Would also like to know some details aboit your anvil....supose that might come a bit later.

[@charleshettrick2408]

1. Reference Newton's third law of motion. The bigger the anvil the less it will move, thus hammering up on the work. The greater the base mass, the more energy is transferred back to the work on the face. BUT, only when the anvil is fully intergal with the base. The rock (sandstone) base is an excellent choice to increase mass. The key is connected mass between the anvil and the base. (See #3) 2. Soft woods absorb energy so are less efficent reflecting energy back to the anvil and the work. Again, stone significantly wins over softwood. Stone fails due to fretting in industrial settings. But should last a hundred years in this usage. 3. The mortar and wood peg in the tooling hole are adequate. But will probably loosen over years of use and possibly differential expansion/contraction. Although not time period correct, JB Weld is almost permenant and works exceptionally well. Time period correct would be hide glue reinforced with horse hair. But it suffers from low temperature fractures. Possibly pitch? 4. Ringing: A well anchored anvil does not ring annoyingly. Increasing the mass lowers the tone so it is not annoying. 5. Conclusion: Congratulations! You will have many enjoyable years blacksmithing on that excellent anvil and stand.

[@E.lectricityNorth]

Thank you for this, and for all that you do and share with us. What a steady hand you have, with all manner of tools and equipment. The anvil base, on its own stands proudly as a work of art. What completes it is the addition of the stunning anvil, (crazy viking helm?) married so skillfully to its foundation that the entire assembly becomes far more than the sum of its parts. Can't wait to hear it being hammered on. You are an inspiration.

[@j.l.foster8572]

If that doesn't work out the old time Smiths would bury a stump a few feet into the ground of their forge. Then level off the top so their anvil was solid and stable.

[@dasMordschaf]

A stone as base for an anvil? Why do you think all blacksmiths uses wooden bases? 😉

[@idontthinkso666]

Because they were too lazy to carve a stone base like Josh did! Or, if you wish to more generous, they may not have had access to large stones suitable for a base.

[@nosaltiesandrooshere7488]

👍 Good evening Mr. Chickadee! Wasn't this kind of stone-iron compound cast with liquid lead in the past? Greetings from Austria and all love and good luck, happiness and health for the new year 2020!

[@bradley200711]

A lot of work to prepare your anvil base. But look at all the other work, making a block and tackle, forging chisels, taking a trip to Africa to get wood...

[@RedmarKerkhof]

Interesting. I never would've thought to make an anvil stand from stone. It is not known for its ability to transfer percussive force. But who am I to question the word of a master blacksmith. I'm sure Mr. Greenwood knows what he's talking about. Beautiful work and a beautiful anvil.

[@waynelewis881]

Redmar Kerkhof , why would you want to transfer the force?

[@MrChickadee]

He has been using antique German anvils sat on custom Anvil bases for many years, and says they are so much better than wood.

[@OldNew45]

@@MrChickadee how so, and what drawbacks? I'm terribly intrigued. Before I make a whole new wooden one for my anvil. Pretty please.

[@Cody_Ramer]

They are better at absorbing the force because they are very heavy. Probably 1.5-2x the weight of the anvil. You don't have any give which means more force gets transferred to the piece being worked on.

[@RedmarKerkhof]

@@waynelewis881 So that the anvil doesn't ring and doesn't lose energy in unnecessary movement. Of course, ideally, you'll want all force of your hammer to go into your work but energy just flows like that. The more you can get into the ground, the more it is like the entire earth is your anvil base. But I am always open to learn new things. I'm very curious to see Mr. Chickadee forging in his shop when it's fully set up.

[@jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103]

Omg 😲 wow. I didnt know you could work a stone like that...im new. Rocks and geology became my first love before traditional building and tech, which you also do. You're awesome man! P.s. loved the interview video you did with Chris and your ideas for future tutorial videos of your own. But the captions do fine for now 💖💖💖💖💖

[@billiondollardan]

Wow this is really great! I love all the woodworking but this was amazing too also what was that mud stuff he used to seat the anvil?

[@carlosdeahuis]

Am extremely surprised you’re not using horses for transportation..

[@idontthinkso666]

He's not a luddite! Besides, Josh and his wife care about animals. Using a horse as a slave is so unevolved. Think of the others in your life and what their wishes are, not just your needs.

[@hillbilly24]

A man who works a horse fo his livelihood does not treat it as a slave. He treats it as a partner. If you are that ignorant of such subjects then you should remain silent on them.

[@m.schlaumeier7339]

is it advisable to use a stone as a base? wouldn't wood be better?

[@stihl888]

Fantastic! I'm off to buy an Anvil now!!!

[@ahti29]

Now we know how the pyramids were built😉

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

If you research the Lewis jewel in free masonry, it was used to lift huge stones, sometimes called ashlars. The square hole in the bottom of the anvil made me think of this. :.

[@ginglyst]

I'm guessing the clay grout also helps with the sound deadening of the anvil. Does it ring much when you hit it?

[@SteveCole73]

I think the grout is creating a flat surface that he could not create by chipping the stone. As a side effect, yes I am sure the complete contact between the bottom of the vice and the stone will create a deading effect.

[@thathandtoolguy]

Damn fine work as always Mr. Chickadee.

[@paulseale8409]

Our ancestors in England moved stones for Stonehenge just like this from Wales to the Salbury plain.

[@kelving.6678]

Did.... ammm... Did you steal that rock from a local park?

[@MrChickadee]

No, that is my land, and my rocks, I explain this in the subtitles

[@advforops]

Awh proper planning leads to proper performance. Beautiful work!

[@dport4779]

That is so freakin awesome brother!! You definitely went all out! She’s coming together mighty quickly now.

[@genegoodman5233]

At 4:15 the sound of hitting the little wedges changed, 30 seconds later we could see the crack. Good work Mr Chick, I love the precise nature of your work. Stay safe

[@geraudgazal5360]

Thanks for sharing your hard work, your fundamental methods : you've got golden hands.

[@therealamerican99.76]

I see anvil I click.

[@petegodon8938]

My Dad was a stone mason. He did a lot of hammer & chisel work dressing each stone. Instead of marking them with a pencil he used a broken off piece of a vinyl record. As in A 33 or 48 or 78. He found the line made from them to be much better lasting.

[@kennethsimmons5235]

Okay...lol. What was that fibrous binder in that mud you used?........ I hope the cat survived...lol.. Semper Fi.

[@AllenFletcher]

Лайк от СНГ комьюнити like from Russia community

[@McN4styFilth]

according to tsoukalos you must be an ancient alien lmao. Fantastic work!

[@youngmatt79]

Ah, the ol’ Chickadee hammer drill.

[@gonebarefoot69]

That turned out amazing! Cheers from Colorado

[@freepress8451]

No noise of power tools, your skill with the tools is very satisfying to watch

[@idefyu23]

Well I'm glad that subtitles were available lol. Great work as always.

[@anitamoolman168]

I’ve just watched some of your videos and thoroughly enjoyed them however ever where do get your wood/ timber from?

[@vincentthomas495]

Another great illustration from Mr. Chickadee.Man he sure has the patience of Jobe

[@nicholasdomitraschuk1689]

OK. That is alot of Camera work and Editing. AWESOME.

[@brianmiller4207]

OMG what do you eat for breakfast?! Lions testicles and Black bear blood?!? Are you Thor's cousin!!!...... 314 likes 0 dislikes...... ^__^

[@philippedegroote1619]

Toujours une patience incomparable dans la réalisation des projets, ce qui engendre un travail bien fait et d'une excellente qualité technique et esthétique. Bravo et merci M. Chickadee.

[@davegraham9932]

tappa, tappa, tappa. incredible work! loved this. also, why use Blackwood versus an iron plug? curious.

[@MrChickadee]

Honestly, I just had the wood already that dimension, and why use up charcoal and iron when I don't need to?

[@davegraham9932]

@@MrChickadee makes sense to me!

[@brockshields9336]

The white stone, black anvil...... beautiful contrast. Functional Beauty.