Dressing up a new anvil for my son.
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2021
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I'm a lady blacksmith 😊. You are dead on about the price of anvils, as well as anything blacksmithing related. We are in Ohio and the price for things is outrageous here as well. We have coal and propane forges, but my son started with the top of an old barbecue, an electric leaf blower, and anthracite coal. His anvil was a railroad plate. That evolved into a disk off of a farm implement with welded on angle iron legs and a pot that someone gifted him, and by then we had found a source of bituminous smithing coal...we still use that set up for demonstrations. He then designed and built an actual coal forge. You will get to the point that if you need a tool, you make a tool. And once folks know you are smithing, they will come to you with old equipment that may have been from a deceased relative, speaking from experience here, we were gifted a beautiful 125lb anvil and a 5in leg vise. Just be patient, the tools will come. And congratulations on choosing an ancient craft! The heat, smoke and burns are worth the end result! ❤️ 😊 Keep on steady crafsmithing craftin!
I always wanted to go the coal and leaf-blower route... I was strapped for cash when I started though, so I went Japanese lol. That build project was as much fun as getting the first fire going!
@@SnowblindOtter yes! Let creativity be your guide! How cool! 😁
"Are you sober?"
"This anvil came up on the Mayflower."
When Crafsman is the first thing you see on the Internet... NOTHING like some Sunday morning Crafsman humor!! 😂🤪
Blessed we are 🙏
if you ever tried to buy an anvil you would run into the almost the same kind of thing.
The MayFlower bit is a killer
I don't know if you, dear CrafsMan ever read this, but I will leave this comment right hea... I've been a crafty person all of my life, but never had a direction: a little bit here, a little bit there... Then a few months ago, I started playing with epoxy clay and resin and by the grace of mighty power I came across your channel. It changed my life! No, no, not a figure of speech, it literally changed my life. I started to make my own pendants, then won a local competition, now preparing a collection for international competition in Italy, got orders, suppliers and so on... Your eye for detail, your ability to show all the sides of crafts, pushed me to 'grow a pair' and start to experiment with materials. Whoever you are and wherever you are, you must know that your input in this world is huge! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Kx
Little crafson with his hammer just gave me the biggest smile I've had in a long time.
Little craftson gives me the biggest smile.
Same. He’s adorable!
Blacksmithing isn't exactly a 'normal' hobby for most people. Yet somehow, it's very fitting for Craf-son to be really into that :D
I disagree, how is playing with fire not a normal hobby for males? 😂😂😂
You should see the interest created when we do demonstrations with our coal forge...haha! Try being a lady smith! I'm really an oddball! Lol!
@@jenniferbutcher8393 So you're a blacksmithing Butcher. That's metal.
You're right, it's a profession.
Especially considering Crafson’s puppet hands isn’t flame retardant.
CrafsSon is very lucky to have a father who believes in his dreams and backs him like you’re doing. I hope he appreciates the money, time and knowledge you are investing in him.
When you get to beating on that anvil it will ring loudly. If you want to quiet it down wrap some chain around the base. You could also stick some large magnets to it. It works.
I always wondered why my dad had so many magnets on his!
Hey CrafsMan, I know it's not exactly blacksmithing, but if CrafsSon wants to try making some armor, I have a ton of templates/instructions for it. He can have them all for free. Just let me know the ones he wants.
High quality stuff, Crafsman. If I had a place to work I'd make a few pieces of his armor myself.
Oh man, David! This is so very kind! Your work and your videos are TOP-NOTCH! You've got my interest! I believe it's something he would enjoy, and I would be absolutely glad to learn more. I don't always catch comment replies, so I'll give you my email address for your convenience: thecrafsman@gmail.com
Again, thank you so much!
Super cool of you David.
Hey CrafsMan, I want to tell you about my son.
We lived in Seoul for 2 years and during that time my son, through RUclips, became very interested in blacksmithing. When we moved back the states, with the help of a friend, we put together a charcoal forge from an old gas grill and a shop vac. He was only 13 at the time and once he started he was hooked. The first thing he made was a bottle opener which I still have. Mostly he made decorative items until he became interested in bladesmithing. That’s when the fever really hit. He was at the forge every weekend and most days after school. If he couldn’t forge he would learn from RUclips. At 18 he went on Forged in Fire and I believe he still holds the record for youngest champion.
Strange thing is that my daughter who is a couple years younger than my son had zero interest in his forging, but now she currently going to farrier school.
Just wanted to share with CrafsSon and encourage him in his blacksmithing. Also to let him know that he has a great dad.
PS. I grew up in Louisiana, Tony’s is in my blood.
Anytime I hear Crafsman speak a single word, my stress level drops by at least 15%, these videos are therapy for me. I feel like I'm hanging out with my cool and interesting neighbor while he tinkers in his garage shop. Thanks, Crafsman.
I feel exactly the same way. Craftsman’s productions bring me back to a safe place and I can actually smile and chuckle a bit. I’m indebted to his peaceful generosity. The world needs more Crafsmen and Crafsmamas.
I'm a Crafsfan of the Crafsman!
Yup- we all Crafsfans! There oughtta be a T-shirt....
We need to start a fan club... you just came up with the name!!
#Crafsfan
Ima #Crafsfan !
I remember when I was 13 my best friend and I decided to make a forge in my back yard. I built the whole thing myself and my friend and I started working on forging some swords. We got about 10% done when we ran out of charcoal. We quit for the day, and when my dad found out what we were doing he immediately ran out and bought more charcoal. Just joking, actually he immediately ripped me a new one for using up a $2 bag of charcoal. Good job on being a more supportive father than the one I had.
Haha that's terrible. Yeah the better response would have been figuring out how to do it better. But then, maybe you kids shouldn't be running around with swords.
Your dad was right tho...
The birds at the end of the video was crazy.
I for real thought that there was birds in my attic again.
"Where did you get that hammer?" 🤣🤣
I love how CrafsSon and you nod knowingly at each other. Subtle and awesome, as always.
My grandmother called lanolin "wool fat". It's versatile stuff! She'd put the tiniest dab of it on the ends of her girls' hair as she rolled it up in curlers. She'd put it on their heels when they were wanting to crack up from running around barefoot.
As they say, uh, "an angle grinder and paint makes an anvil what it ain't." ☺️
my sisters neighbors have a big heavy anvil in their garden as decoration. It makes me cry every time I see it.
9:58 That's so adorable my heart is literally melting
Thanks for being a positive influence for us and our kids!!
This means so much to me. Y'all are very welcome. Thank YOU ALL for watching!
Hey Crafsman, the part of the rusted metal in vinegar used to be a full video. Thats the video that got me into this channel. I know its gone now due to personal reasons, but still nice to have seen it again. Thanks for keeping it up all this time.
Hands down best channel on YT.
Those wire wheels ain't no joke. Thanks for reminding everyone to use eye protection. Those wires come out fast!!!
crafson is a lucky guy to have such a cool dad that supports his interests
Crafsman that's going to be the best dressed anvil at the ball. The Anvil Ball.
Love you my brother! Need a puppet for your wife now...
Yes! Would love to see the whole crafsfam!
I said that before too! Gotta get Crafsmama in on the fun!
my husband's a 3rd gen metalworker doing blacksmithing, foundry, welding, you name it. Best place we've found for buying anvils is either estate sales where the widow just wants the heavy stuff GONE 'cuz she's tired of looking at it and he never got around to using it much anyways, or when a metal working company is cleaning out their old shop. Always give the anvil a "ding" with a hammer to make sure it hasn't lost it's temper in a fire, and if you hang a long, s-shaped piece of iron through the punch hole and hang a upside down hammer from that, you'll muffle the sounds from working metal.
"That would not be good for your eyeball!" Wiser words have never been uttered.
I suggest a couple things. Round over those corners much more. A 4 pound hammer is too heavy to start with in my opinion. And definitely get rid of the fiberglass handle. Love this channel so much. If you have any questions I would love to help answer them!
Thank you for the feedback! I agree 100% about the 4lb. I would really like to start him out with a 3.5lb rounding hammer, but the ones I like cost more than the anvil. I have seasoned hickory laying around, and agree completely about the handle. (Not a fan of the non-wood handles either.) Sure appreciate you watching and taking time to give some suggestions!
@@TheCrafsMan does he watch Alex steel? keep on steadycraftin.
@@TheCrafsMan your channel has really helped me through some tough emotional times. I almost feel like I owe you. You're the man crafsman.
That lanolin should really help with the anvil’s diaper rash. Fix it right up.
Crafson is bringing the cuteness!!!
School days desk is cool!
Well that explains why you never see a rusty sheep.
Learn something new each and every Crafsman episode!
I love the old crafts. Have fun, CrafsSon! CrafsMan, you’re a very encouraging father!👏🤩
It's always a lovely moment when I see a new Crafsman video.
Now that’s a great dad right thur.
“…this anvil come over on the Mayflower…” I fell right out. Being from Massachusetts that was VERY funny! Anything old is an “antique” and (presumed to be) very valuable here.
Fellow blacksmith here, absolutely wonderful job.
Just when I thought I couldn't love you more than I already do, y'all go and get into blacksmithing! Blacksmith videos are some of my favourite things to watch, I wish I could try it myself sometime. So awesome, I'm really excited for you and Crafsson! I wish RUclips had a heart button in addition to the thumb's up ❤
Skimming these comments and im so happy that this community is so supportive.! All this wonderful advice for crafson is sure to help! And while i don't know the most about blacksmithing, i do know that charcoal burning is the more eco-friendly option, since it can double as a compost burner when not being used for metals. Certainly very helpful on reducing waste! I wish crafson luck! :D
Greasy like a Sunday morning! Lanolin. Those camera clamps are lookin' good. What are they specifically called, or where did you buy them? Amazing work yet again, oh, and Crafson is some kind of super duper crazy adorable!!!! : )
Wow, 8 months ago. Times have changed. I think you found those photo clamps by now. B & H Photo in New York has about everything, including used gear. No state tax there I believe.
got into blacksmithing about 10 years ago, managed to open a small business, and the anvil-shaped objects i started out with were... let's say before i got my first "proper" anvil i would have *dreamed* of an anvil like this! ;D And congrats on the choice, this little beauty will be more than sufficient for all the projects you are going to tackle in the near and intermediate future, crafson and you are going to have a great time, i'm sure! I'd be interested in what your first forged object on this set up will be; mine was a fire poker, and no matter how much my forge has been changed, rebuild, improved and such, that little firepoker is always present to remind me how i started =D all the best!
Fantastic! Craftman JR gave me a big smile today watching his arms shake with that big hammer!!!
Man I freaking love the craftsman! I seriously wish the right person would see your channel. You should be paid to have your show on network television!
Unfortunately, I can only dream about doing 99 percent of these wonderful crafts. I watch TCMS for a multitude of reasons but I love that you are one of the smartest people there is and I love learning from you! Thank you for continuing to make videos. 🤗
Oh man...my husband has had...a couple close calls with the angle grinder. Let's just say....GLAD HE WAS WEARING JEANS!
:o
I've seen people on RUclips wearing flip-flops and shorts while grinding not a smart thing.
It's really not that dangerous, if you know what you're doing, but protection is always better, just to make sure.
Also no wearing gloves or any other stuff, that could get entangled in the grinder.
Hey CrafsMan, it's really cool that you're helping your son get into a neat hobby! For forges, I've been really enjoying the Whitlox forge my wife got for me. I learned on a coal forge, so I'm used to solid fuel, but charcoal/wood are easier to source than coal.
THANK YOU for mentioning this! I'll be looking into the Whitlox forge! Sure appreciate you. :)
@@TheCrafsMan My pleasure. Hope it helps!
I used to do demonstration Blacksmithing at a Historic House museum. I was a lot of fun had a little tent and a hand powered wood and leather bellows. A very good workout. A little 2 foot long piece of railroad rail makes a good starter anvil.
Yaaaaay! I love Crafsman Sundays!
Crafson appearance 😊This is why I love your videos ! You watch a great informative video, but there's always an extra special moment in there. I don't know how you keep coming up with these wonderful videos but thank you!
Props Crafsman for the mad skills on video and giving to your next generation. Been a metal monger and smithy for my whole life. I've come accross that "anvil" more than once. In " the craft" its known as an A.S.O. or Anvil Shaped Object. It is going to dent, mushroom, and deform. Prepare to preform a lot of maintenace on over time, grind and filing off deformed edges. And be careful, those bit have a habit of flying off when hit with a hammer. It will have other "characteristics" but best to discover them as a learning opportunity. Take care and thanks.
I appreciate this comment so much! Bigtime THANK YOU for watching, and for sharing your wisdom here.
@@TheCrafsMan you are most welcome my man. Its the least I can do these days. Take care. Any questions, gimme a holler.
As a good start a project of mokume gane would be a nice earning first use of that anvil
Just wanna say Hey to y’all Crafsman. I’m eagerly awaiting the next episode 👍
Hope CrafsSon enjoys learning to make that metal sing. I used to to play with metalworking a little too and its a great skill to have. Hope you an CrafsFamily are Blessed.
I'm a welder I freaking love metal ! Hope to see some of his creations !
Crafson hope you stick with it and love it the whole way.
Great video. I love how the anvil just looks like a hunk of metal but has all these features for blacksmithing. The first time I saw someone using the curved horn part or the square slot I was like Oh. You don't just hit stuff on it, you hit stuff on certain parts of it. :{
Good luck craf-son! With the creativity you got in your blood I know you’ll do great! Craf-dad, you rock as always
Ok..im losing it with this one. I laughed so hard that I woke ppl up & they came to see if I was ok.
A easy way to apply lanolin is to dilute it in half with 90% isopropyl alcohol and spray it on. This is how some reloaders lubricate brass cases before resizing and produces a thin fast drying coat rather than a thick sticky coat of lanolin.
I appreciate knowing this, William! Thank you!
Now that's a gift that never crossed my mind for my welder/ fabricator/ crafter nephew. An anvil. I wonder if my brother who works smelting iron could actually make one for him. Shipping from the midwest to the west coast, oh UPS would hate us. My nephew thankfully is like me and asks for practical gifts an anvil is totally something he use. Probably hasn't asked because of cost. Great info, thanks
Oh my gosh, I love this! I hope we get to see more of CrafsSon on his journey with blacksmithing. Maybe he too will have his on YT (and Patreon) channel some day 🤓🤓🤓.
2:38 was just ultimate mind melting visual poetry 😍
I mean the whole run up and this was the plot. Just so extremely satisfying.
Hey crafsman! "Fluid Film" is basically lanolin in spray form. I use it on my anvil and cast iron table saw top
The patina from working the anvil is going to look great!
hey crafsman. so, my dad and i used to always watch you. we loved your videos, watching each video every time they were posted. after around late november of 2020, my dad slowly stopped watching you, and i did too. he started watching more stuff about politics. more, and more, and more, and more. after joe was elected, he got REAL deep into politics. after a while, it got worse and worse, then he took his own life. i just want to thank you for making us laugh and give us good memories. seriously, i always liked watching you with him, and we always tried out some of your stuff. we weren't usually successful, but it gave us good memories. thank you. thank you so much.
Nice! I got into blacksmithing about 10 years ago. It’s a great hobby!
Dude, this guy warms my heart SOOO much!
Noticed the same thing myself with 'em. We're fortunate, the two or three that we had on the blacksmith shop on the farm (been here 200 years) are still with us. Dad tinkers with blacksmithing, and went through a spell where he bought a couple before they got too expensive. One has an odd little side spur, but I can't remember what that's for.
Oh mannn, that sounds nice! It's always a treat to be around an old shop or farm where they have those anvils like that. I can't help but just to study them. :)
@@TheCrafsMan you'd love many of the tools we use in the bronze foundry (dad switched gears pretty drastically when he stopped milking cows in the 90s). The tongs and etc. Were all made by my great great uncle, who was one of a few smiths in the foundry.
i hope this means a CrafsSon mini series on amateur blacksmithing. if you're looking for episodes to film, you and he could totally work your way up in stages with say a coffee can forge and then get bigger. could also lead into some casting? of course all with your wonderful take on things. grats to your son on his new anvil.
Thank you, Will! I actually want him to make a coffee can forge at some point, just for the experience of it. (And I personally like the LOOK of a simple little can forge. :D ) We can go with refractory or even use one the DIY mixes. Exciting stuff.
Another joyful video brought to us. Thank you Mr Crafsman, wish CrafsSon much joy in his endeavors!
For some work you can use a non traditional shaped anvil. Like it costs way less to take a length of old railroad rail resurface the top so it's dead flat then weld a working surface of hard steel to that. Your big investment is in time.
Go on CrafsSon! You go craft somethin' with that shiny new anvil. 😊
I look forward to see what Crafson would make and I would imagine with you there, blacksmithing would be a fun thing for you as well.
Thanks for the kindly introduction to anvils.
That trick with vinegar was crazy cool!
Crafman! If you only knew how much you make me smile and brighten my day! Much love your way my brother! I hope crafson enjoys steady craftin like his daddy!
For basic work in the field, Townsends' sells a stump anvil... They also sell a leather apron.
CrafsMan estate sales are the key to buying an anvil. 100-200lb 1880s anvil show up at estate auctions ALOT, and generally the seller doesn't want to pay to store or move it long enough to find a blacksmith buyer. Here in Richmond we've got a guy who buys them at estate sales and sells 100+ year old forged anvils for $1-$2 a pound.
I love that little 808 beat you got going there.
Crafsman this is awesome! I’m 16 and I just started blacksmithing around a month ago, it’s really a good time!
Holy cow. That was beautiful. 👍👍👍
Great tips! This makes me want to dress up my anvil in the basement. I have and old railroad rail that was cut into an anvil, it was from off of my grandfather's farm. It needs some love, and definitely done lanolin.
Tell your boy to Keep On Steady Smiffin!
Blacksmith here; more specifically, i make medieval armor:
My advice for anyone starting into blacksmithing or armoring is that anvils will be priced normally anywhere between 2-7 dollars per pound. However you can make do without one by using one of the cheap harbor freight anvils (cheap, temporary, solution) in the meantime, or by using rail road track (better option).
I dont know what crafson will be doing for blacksmithing, but i might be able to help out some.
Man i really love the outside working. I havent seen a forest in forever.
Regarding the Forge type you were talking about, it's worth noting that gas forges burn hydrocarbons, and that means some water is actually produced in the burning. Now for most things that's not going to be an issue, but it does effect the metal ever so slightly. Charcoal on the other hand is practically just carbon, so no water is produced that effects the metal.
I love you Crafsman. Keep on keepin on.
Another great video crafsman. Some nice angles indeed. And that bit about the sheep, I did not know that. Thank you for sharing your time and making these videos that give me a little moment of zen before I go get to my projects.
I've heard that ACME sells quality anvils.
My mom got me something like that smaller anvil! She also got me a tiny little clamp-on table vice, and I am INCREDIBLY satisfied with both of them so far! It's great that Crafson has taken up an interest in blacksmithing, and I wish both of you luck and safety in his adventures!
Always a pleasure to see you. After seeing all the cool things you do. You would real like 3D printing. It would go along great with alot of your project.
Crafsman, when I saw you open up that Dragonframe box, my heart rejoiced! I can't wait to see what crazy things you'll be making!( I'll also break out my box too )
Glad to hear that, Jordan! :D I just went to your channel to see if maybe you had some LEGO animations up. :)
Excited for you to get going on animation too!
@@TheCrafsMan All righty, time for me to break out the DSLR!
Man, I loved that blue color! Mayflower? That anvil came over on the United Planets Cruiser C-57D.
Either way, that’s a nice anvil. Hope Crafson makes som amazing things with it.
Congrats on the extreme camera angle btw.
Crafsman, I've done this before myself! I can offer some very useful and helpful advice! Build a Side-Draft charcoal forge, powered by Fuigo box-bellows. Trust me:
1: *Side-Draft charcoal forges are inexpensive to build, they work well, and can be built and torn down quickly and easily.* You already (presumably) spent a fair amount of money on the anvil. Get you some fire bricks, clay, and a one-inch diameter Black-Iron(or nothing with zinc) pipe. Might want to protect the end of the pipe in the charcoal fire with clay, mine melted off when I got up to temperature pretty fast. You also don't need charcoal, just add wood you're good.
2: *Japanese-style Fuigo Swordsmith bellows offer the best value for money, and are completely silent.* I built mine in a single afternoon for about 30 dollars with some 1-inch plywood, a few deck screws, a couple of wooden dowels, a metal cabinet handle, and some felt fabric strips for friction, and was melting and welding steel the same day. They're very easy to use, and very easy to make well enough that a kid can power both sides of the stroke with ease, and they will give him all the control in the world to do everything from just heating up metal to smack it, to welding steel together, to even heat-treating. You can also mount hooks and other things on the bellows to hold his hammers, tongs, and other odds and ends so he doesn't lose them! They're also so quiet that Crafson won't need hearing protection if the anvil is quiet too; he'll be able to hear the fire, and believe me, hearing the fire breathe when you pump the bellows won't get old for him. I melted the bricks in my first forge just pumping air through it to listen to the way it sounded because I was mesmerized, he'll feel like some kind of sorcerer and he'll love it. Heck, he'll probably spend as much time playing with the bellows without a fire going than with one going, I know I did.
Have fun moving some metal, crafsson! It’s a blast!
I love you too craftsman
Give ya boy a lil elbow to the ribs from Australia
This right here means so very much to us.
Crafsman, Bastion of fantastic content and good vibes.
Love the bird audio coming in again. Great video as always. You got me thinking about blacksmithing!
You the man Crafsman. Keep up the good work!
i’m really interested in dragon frame but it is insanely expensive. but i think my skill is ready for it
I started out with cheaper (and free) options, and after finally getting Dragon Frame, I can say it has spoiled me. It didn't take long for it to become intuitive enough that I can use it without having to think too hard or fiddle with the program. Really smooth. I hope you are able to get it one day, because I know you will like it.
OH, and I started with the demo! That's what SOLD me on it. (Plus I needed to be sure it would run on my computer.)
oh awesome! i didn’t know there was a trial! thank you so much for the convo! ur probably the most wholesome youtuber rn!
Crafsman low key excited crafson is getting into blacksmithing. “Hmm, the traditional charcoal forge setup or a more efficient propane forge setup? Hmm… No Crafslady don’t worry about it. No it’s not for me, it’s for Crafson…”