100-year-old Oak Anvil Stand

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00:00 intro
03:21 square edge
05:46 holes and rod
09:24 glue up
11:13 cut to length
13:48 hole drama
17:09 steel bar
19:47 glue up 2
22:39 oil
23:19 anvil
29:12 beginner blacksmith...

[MarkLeznik]

A video by an Englishman filmed in France swearing in German xD, perfect!

[TezBags]

I watch a lot of creators on you tube and I can genuinely say, that any video you post I watch from start to finish without skipping any parts. You are indeed a truly skilled craftsman Sir. Keep up the good work.

[RotesKleid]

Thank you for the fact that there is no music to be heard. I like it when you can hear your own noises, e.g. the kiln, the ratchet when screwing things together, all the machines. I can't wait to see what happens with the shepherd's wagon.👋👌🖖

[jeanletourneau]

One of the few channels I don't scrub through contents, Enjoyable from beginning to end. Thanks Carl.

[ironcladranchandforge]

I've been Blacksmithing for 30+ years, including for the National Park Service, and personally I think inserting the steel strap within the anvil stump was a work of genius!! Good job!! For future reference, to increase that 14mm hole to 16mm, you could have taken the broken 16mm drill bit and heated it in the forge to yellow hot and burned the holes to size. I've done that many times. It could have saved you some money.

[jimzucker]

so glad you don't edit off the mistakes. i can relate a lot more.

[henkvandebeek]

The way you said “it’s not my proudest moment” reminds me of almost every one of my diy projects!!

[threeriversforge]

Very nice! As a blacksmith, I wholeheartedly approve of your build. And, to be honest, those hooks you made are exceptional for someone who hasn't spent much time at the anvil! The only thing I'd suggest is that your finials always curl to the outside rather than the inside of the hook. This gives you a more "rational" appearance and doesn't clog up the space inside the hook where you want to hold things. What you've done is basically create a barb like on a fish hook and it'll always be grabbing at what you hang there, making removing things an aggravation.

Next step should be to forge some punches so you can forge in a depression to accept a countersunk screw head just below the leaf end you forged. This gives you two screws per hook and prevents the hook from rotating on the wall and scratching things up. Plus, it adds a little more topographical change to the shank and really drives home how this is hand-forged iron goodness!

There's no end to what you can achieve now that you have a forge and anvil. Just remember that we blacksmiths are called the King of the Trades for a reason. Honor that legacy in everything you forge, and you'll go far in life.

[MissQuite]

As a young girl I spent many hours watching my German Dad in his workshop. So hearing you swear in his mother tongue was priceless ❤❤ Love your work!

[simonrickard]

A tip for using an auger bit in a power drill - grind the threads off the lead screw so it won't pull the bit into the wood. Then you can pull out the drill to clear the chips while keeping it running. This style of drill was originally made for use in a hand brace where you need the help from the screw. They can also be sharpened with a file if you mess up the cutting edges . Good luck, great videos, thanks

[The-Daylite]

3:25
I don't care what happened in the video I was just happy to see that you came back and through the frisbee for the 🐶

[jeffrichards]

Oh FFS, now I'm off on a descent into anvils, big hammers & forging rabbit holes!

But as ever, thanks, an astonishing display of attention to detail and squareness.

[dominikbach]

When I'm watching your videos, I always have to think about the saying from John Butler: "He was a quiet man, an artist, a craftsman." Beautiful work Carl 😍

[MikeFoxtrot]

As a german subscriber I can assure you, your „Oh Scheiße“ was very outhentic and very well pronounced!

[meme]

I saw on another YT channel that a good way to check the solidity of the mounting for your anvil is to drop a ball bearing from a set height onto the flat part of the anvil. The higher the bounce, the more force is being transferred back into the ball bearing, and not being absorbed into the mounting/floor.

[richiejames]

it’s amazing how just knocking up a jig or a stand or a temporary bench to make doing another job easier can end up being a massive job in itself. but then doing it right from the start is always the best way, and your new anvil stand will last generations. and only get better with age! fair play for including your fouls ups with the rods too. fantastic video as always Carl

[tjbren]

Excellent! And thanks for showing how the work ACTUALLY went. All too often, these videos make things look fast and effortless - and that is simply not reality.

[paulamorris]

I’ve been hoping for a new installment and this did not disappoint! Is there no aspect of a build that you won’t attempt yourself? Your quick mind and willingness to show the missteps as well as the successes help make your videos such a joy to watch. And Rafa is indeed a very good boy!

[msheart]

Beautiful work you did on the reclaimed oak stand, it's gorgeous. That anvil look mighty heavy
not that the stand isn't. I liked that you chained the anvil on, and nice black smithing on the hooks. Thank you.

[raymondpenn]

Tips from a Blacksmith.
You don't need a really heavy hammer. Lifting a heavy hammer is very tiring. A hammer two thirds the size will be much easier to handle and will only require a tiny bit more work time. You might have noticed that blacksmiths appear to strike the anvil rather than the piece of steel being forged. This also helps reduce strain on the arm. Moving the hammer sideways away from the work and letting it fall on the anvil means the anvil takes the shock rather than bone and muscle.
Quenching steel hardens it and makes it brittle. If the steel is much more than a couple of millimetres in thickness, prepare to go through lots of drill bits. Just letting the steel cool gently overnight will make drilling far easier.
I definitely like your chain strap. The chain will stretch over time and the threaded loops will address this perfectly. Well done.