New Harbor Freight CAST STEEL Doyle anvil review

Videography by Dan Bailey

[konkret]

Every once in a while I come across a YT video that I pay zero dollars for that is priceless. I walk away feeling incredibly grateful to people like you for taking the time to share this with me!

[TheWackyWiggles]

You may be the best product reviewer that I've ever seen. I could write several pages on how and why that is. You're knowledgeable. You're thorough. You're insightful. You explain to the layman. You do this all without youtube filler or fluff. You're a damn masterpiece and what other YT people should strive to be. This 15 minute video is nothing but perfection of education. Just wow man. Well damn done.

[gailmrutland]

*Learned more in this15 minutes then in all of last week! KUDOS and THANKS!*

[pcfred]

I don't even forge and I have an anvil in my workshop and it's a handy item that I use for cold working things fairly often. Sometimes ya just gotta bash stuff around some. When you do an anvil is the best place to do it on.

[rafterL]

Good review. Thanks for not being an anvil snob and realizing who will consider purchasing these. I like your attitude

[floridadad]

Memories coming back. I bought the "Russian Cast Steel" anvil from Harbor Freight almost 20 years ago. I remember it being about 80 lbs. It was just fine for a hobby knifemaker.

[charlesroman]

$140 is pretty low-cost versus things like a grinder, power-hammer, press and so forth. If you are going to forge, you need a forge and something for an anvil. Vevor has a sub $100 forge (and many options under $200). For $250, you can be forging. Thanks for doing these low-cost reviews. A lot of us are new to the hobby, and don't have hope of sales to offset some of the cost.

[robertmarlow]

I had a 419lb fwds German double horn made in 1909 5 piece forge welded. I moved to North Carolina and I gave it to a buddy and the rest of my stuff forges tire hammer press hand tools etc was stolen when I was bringing my first trailer to the new place. I recently started building up my tools again and I got the Doyle anvil and I will say I’m very impressed with it. Normally I always went for name brand stuff in everything. Makita or Milwaukee. Since losing everything I stuck with harbor freight for now until I can get back what I had and I’m very impressed. Aside from my welder. All my tools are harbor freight at the moment and from what I can tell they pack more of a punch then Milwaukee. And I use the shit out of them. So as I am surprised about the anvil, I’m not because they definitely stepped there game up.

[billybike]

Clicked on to see the anvil review but totally got into your black smithing skill. My first ever video of this type. Great job, I’ll be back!😊

[annasdad]

I have to say, I have been quite happy with the vast majority of the tools and other items i have purchased from Harbor Freight.

[charlesharper]

I remember this from Jr high.
We made chisels and hay hooks.
Good ol days. Lots of fun.

[glennroesler]

I really enjoyed this video. I am a beginner and being a "fixed income retiree", I must keep my tool purchases modest, and well researched. Thanks very much!

[dylanschmidt]

This guy hits harder than most power hammers

[jeffMinnesota]

I love seeing somebody who knows what he is talking about and is good at his craft. It is a joy to see you pound out that steel. Thanks for sharing...

[Bradalck]

Great video man, really love that you review entry level stuff, and give us sound advice on these tools. Thank ya.

[cgSS]

Really appreciate everything you do to help us folks trying to get into knifemaking!

[davidt]

One of the best parts about watching blacksmith work is when it’s time to work, you go to work. No messing around. No wasting time. It’s BOOM and you’re off to the races. Great review sir and now you’ve given me a new tool to spend money on that I don’t have.
Looks like I’ll have to drill out some mounting holes.

[jamesyoung]

If you can find one used, Harbor Freight at one time sold a ~110 lb "Central Forge" brand steel anvil made in Russia and the one I have rings LOUDLY when you hit it with a hammer and although I've not done a ball bearing test, the hammer rebound is very good. The odd thing that makes it easy to ID is that the 1" hardy hole is diagonal to the axis of the anvil and the horn is completely unfinished.

[bikerbobcat]

I want to get started in the smithing as a hobby and to add to my art practice, so this is a great video to learn from. If all goes as planned I'm buying a forge and starting this fall. Definitely followed for sure.

[oliverseamus]

I use my 551 pound Swedish antique anvil for blacksmithing. The harbor freight anvil works great for the jewerly making and smaller stuff