I got a 100lb anvil for $10.00. I was a runner at an auction. I noticed some of the good old boys going out back and looking at something. When they went back in the auction barn. I went and looked at what they were looking at. It was an old 100lb anvil in the weeds. I picked up and brought in. I set in front of the auctioneer. He asked for bids. The old timers were going to steel it. Well there were so angry they refused to bid on it. So I bid $10.00 took it home. I still have it.
Hahaha.. I'm m sorry, but that stink bug walking on the camera WAS HILARIOUS to me. And agin when you replayed it on this one. Haha love it. Your face, priceless. You thought it was a ghost haha behind you probably. Very funny. Laughing with you, not at you.
Stink bugs are little demons. They crawl into any where they fit. Whether that be a chainsaw, string trimmer or a pressure washer wand. You think they stink when you smash em. Get 20 in your string trimmer muffler and fire it up. Good videos. Your camera work is first rate. The shots on your mill really impressive
I know this comment is late to the mix, but, I just watched the video. #57 stone is a mixture designation by ASTM (American Society for Testing & Materials). Specific sieve sizes are designated for this aggregate. This, along with other tests, help to assure uniformity in the production of concrete. These tests are utilized by engineers to produce mixtures to certain compressive strengths.
I found out a good way to take out the stink bugs and a lot of other insects. Get a spray bottle fill it with water and put a couple of squirts of liquid dawn dish soap. Mix/shake the bottle and spray about 2-3 sprays per bug and they will expire within 30 seconds after spraying them. Its a good way I have been protecting the homestead and plants over the last couple of years without using some poison / toxic chemicals.
All those pieces that slabs that are no good for big projects are outstanding for guys that like to make kitchen utensils. I see a whole truckload of spoons, spatulas, and the like hiding in there.
Love the videos. Long time subscriber but recent binge watcher. I watch these and just can’t help but smile when I watch. Very good description of that log and what the outcome would be.
Nathan, Black walnut while beautiful it splits VERY easily. You mentioned red oak, that would be my choice for something that will need to absorb a lot of impacts- Tyler
Nathan / Tyler - If I might weigh in on the support wood selection for the anvil stand, have you considered using some well-seasoned maple as it will absorb long-term pounding better than most woods?
While I do not disagree on Maple (I am originally from Vermont) Nathan mentioned Oak that he had? Maple a little harder to come by (am in Missouri) red oak is also far lower price than walnut or maple.@@mstrdiver
My choice if using Oak would be White Oak. It seems tougher than Red Oak and doesn’t break down as fast here in East Texas. Another tough Oak is Post Oak which I would take ahead of Red Oak for an anvil base.
Once again, thank you for the lesson on sawing, I'm woodworker and love cherry I'll be more observant the next time I buy cherry. Thank you, I always learn something when watching your channel.
White oak stump, debarked. If you can get one with a bit of swell to the base so it won't want to tip. To prevent splitting put on a metal band. You might even try hot banding it if your forge is long enough to get the band hot enough to be pliable for the wrap. I saw where several folk suggested Osage orange/Bois d Ark, that is a very dense wood and very hard. Don't usually find logs large enough for lumber but a stump for the anvil would be awesome. The yellow/orangeish color would look good as well. We use the branches and saplings as fence posts now a days. They use to use it as wheel spokes, very durable and rot resistant. Not easy to split which would work well for your anvil base. Nice looking hunk of metal, enjoy it. Good luck and have fun. Be well Sir, May the Lord bless you and yours all the days of your life.
White Oak inside not out side exposed to the Weather!!! Octagon base, Big enough to walk around so you pound on the anvil from more than one side/angle.....Tall enough so you do not have bend over but strike from back to shoulder if need be... ???? Great Multi Locking Wheels so easy to move from wall area for storage to work space in the middle of the floor!!!! Great Luck!!!!!!
The northeast does have some fabulous H A R D Maple, but the rest of the U.S., I don’t t h i n k, has the good luck to grow species with such a fabulous characteristic. Most other locations produce much softer Maples. Your harsher winters I think contribute to a better end product.
I'm glad you've got your anvil, you were looking forward to it so much! It looks a fine one. Thank you for explaining ths way you were cutting the cherry log with the sweep. It makes really good sense!
Here in NE PA the stink bugs make a dash to get in all at once. I started using Bifen IT and spraying the house and garage. Literally 100's of dead stink bugs. The stuff works great for a multitude of bugs/insects. Worth every penny.
Your skills on leveling out gravel with a skid steer is getting much better Nathan. Hope you video you working your forge. I would love to have a forge to play with.
You can thanks the Ladies of Lumber Capital Logyard for talking nice about after the trip to OHIO. I got curious and came to check out your channel, and I like it so far. subscribed on their word
Home Defense Max will keep them away. Get a gallon from Walmart and spray it on everything especially the ceiling and walls of the saw shed. It will keep every bug and spider out of the shed. I have a open metal carport like that that I keep all kinds of stuff under and a shed roof over my porch that's open on two sides. I spray everything under both with that stuff every 6 months and it works. Also spray it heavily on the top 6 inches of my foundation where the house meets it and around the windows and doors every 6 months too and I have no bugs, ants, or spiders in my house.
For you anvil stand just do like some people do and cut a nice log to size and level both ends up and flip it up that makes a nice stand when the bark is peeled off!!
Just got a note from my Brother's wife that they just met you at the Pauy Bunyan show. Very cool, coincidence that I was just watching your latest video. And that stink bug scared me too! I thought I was seeing a ghost.
For the new anvil, I'm thinking a combination of walnut with oak as an accent to give it a two tone look. Don't stain the oak !! Leave it natural. Just a thought.
57 gravel size is a mixture of size 5 and size 7. The reason for the mix is compaction, do not use on bare ground .. Put down geo textile mat, cover with #2 , pack down, put down #6, pack down, cover with waste, pac down. Do ground prep so the road is not a waterway and washes away your gravel.
Dinner - venison stew from the front shoulders of this year's first deer. As for the base for the anvil, pick a great round of wood, cut it to your perfect height for you, and wrap it so it doesn't split. Unless you want to turn it into an art project or something you want to put time into just because, there is no positive outcome of sawn walnut for the base, because you will have to replace it. Typically, all of our anvils are on pecan or oak cut out rounds. One of the anvils still sits on a round that is at least 70 years old, because I have pics of my dad using it when he was a wee lad.
Well seasoned white oak for your anvil's base. Set the log several feet deep into the dirt floor of your forge, and trim it to the height that you ultimately decide on the working height of the anvil's top surface.
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I was going to suggest Oak...then I thought of the old poem, so how about Chestnut?? Under a spreading chestnut-tree. The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands;
Australian river red gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis . Incredibly hard wood used in railway sleepers and still good after 50 to 70 years .Probably near hard to get maybe western states. Look it up if you have time. Great videos Thanks
Exactly! Who uses 8' cherry anyway? When I haul a "banana" log to the sawmill to be sawed, that is what I ask of them. Lay it on its side and slab it. Then, I'll take slabs home and straight line them. But first, I might cut them into 2 shorter pieces at the bend so I have less waste, only the sapwood. I have built a lot of cabinets in my years( I'm 72) and most pieces that go into a cabinet or a piece of furniture are less than 4'.
When I read the headline I got angry someone would violate a property like yours. Yeah i get it. Stink Bugs are here on the eastern shore of Maryland in drives. My garage workshop is full of them! Dinner? Simple shepherds pie. In a cast iron pan, The layers are Burger on the bottom, Green beans, Diced tomatoes and plenty of mashed potatoes on the top. That's a fall dinner right there.
The ability to happily laugh at one's self, without being self-deprecating, is a fine art and a highly admirable quality. Good stuff Nathan!
That stink bug lens reaction is priceless.
The look on your face when you noticed the bug was priceless.
Great stuff!!!
😁
My grandfather, a blacksmith, used hickory and ash for his anvil bases.
I got a 100lb anvil for $10.00. I was a runner at an auction. I noticed some of the good old boys going out back and looking at something. When they went back in the auction barn. I went and looked at what they were looking at. It was an old 100lb anvil in the weeds. I picked up and brought in. I set in front of the auctioneer. He asked for bids. The old timers were going to steel it. Well there were so angry they refused to bid on it. So I bid $10.00 took it home. I still have it.
Hahaha.. I'm m sorry, but that stink bug walking on the camera WAS HILARIOUS to me. And agin when you replayed it on this one. Haha love it. Your face, priceless. You thought it was a ghost haha behind you probably. Very funny. Laughing with you, not at you.
Re: o.d. 25:35 😂 The camera, too, was trying to tell you it was time to go to supper!! 😉👍
For the anvil, a nice solid log of Ash would be sweet. After the Emerald Ash Borer, Ash Wood is disappearing.
Stink bugs are little demons. They crawl into any where they fit. Whether that be a chainsaw, string trimmer or a pressure washer wand. You think they stink when you smash em. Get 20 in your string trimmer muffler and fire it up. Good videos. Your camera work is first rate. The shots on your mill really impressive
Liked everything in this video. And it's exciting to see Mama cat upclose for the first time without her walking away from the camera.
rare occurracne
I know this comment is late to the mix, but, I just watched the video. #57 stone is a mixture designation by ASTM (American Society for Testing & Materials). Specific sieve sizes are designated for this aggregate. This, along with other tests, help to assure uniformity in the production of concrete. These tests are utilized by engineers to produce mixtures to certain compressive strengths.
I enjoyed the stink bug's gag. That little stinker. Enjoy your time ar Bunyan.
Thanks for sharing with us Nathan, will catch you tomorrow when you finish the milling on this cherry log. Fred.
I found out a good way to take out the stink bugs and a lot of other insects. Get a spray bottle fill it with water and put a couple of squirts of liquid dawn dish soap. Mix/shake the bottle and spray about 2-3 sprays per bug and they will expire within 30 seconds after spraying them. Its a good way I have been protecting the homestead and plants over the last couple of years without using some poison / toxic chemicals.
It blocks up their breathing holes.
Liquid Marseilles soap diluted I use diluted on my roses to get rid of aphids and other laundry and household cleaning. 👍
That was very interesting on why you would or wouldn't cut a log a certain way.
The verbiage was a bit too technical for me to follow, but in the end, it all made sense all of a sudden!
hi good show , good weekend , john
Didn’t get my water
big smile when i read this . it is a long and funny story , great to see you again , john @@OutoftheWoods0623
All those pieces that slabs that are no good for big projects are outstanding for guys that like to make kitchen utensils. I see a whole truckload of spoons, spatulas, and the like hiding in there.
I don’t do that much woodworking anymore, but poplar was always one of my favorite species of wood for easy cutting and nice finishing.
The best anvil base is a stump on Iron Bark !No question.
Oak with a black walnut strip
Love the videos. Long time subscriber but recent binge watcher. I watch these and just can’t help but smile when I watch. Very good description of that log and what the outcome would be.
Awesome! Thank you!
Enjoyed the longer video & lesson on how to get the most out of a log. Thanks
Loved the explanation on how you planned to saw that cherry with the sweep.
White oak will work well enough for an anvil stand!
Nathan, Black walnut while beautiful it splits VERY easily. You mentioned red oak, that would be my choice for something that will need to absorb a lot of impacts- Tyler
Nathan / Tyler - If I might weigh in on the support wood selection for the anvil stand, have you considered using some well-seasoned maple as it will absorb long-term pounding better than most woods?
While I do not disagree on Maple (I am originally from Vermont) Nathan mentioned Oak that he had? Maple a little harder to come by (am in Missouri) red oak is also far lower price than walnut or maple.@@mstrdiver
My choice if using Oak would be White Oak. It seems tougher than Red Oak and doesn’t break down as fast here in East Texas. Another tough Oak is Post Oak which I would take ahead of Red Oak for an anvil base.
@@TheRedhawke I picked the red oak as brings less $$ but you are correct on the hardness of white & post oak
Great video Nathan ! Liked all the content. What I really appreciate is your clean language !!
I appreciate that!
Once again, thank you for the lesson on sawing, I'm woodworker and love cherry I'll be more observant the next time I buy cherry. Thank you, I always learn something when watching your channel.
Red Oak for the hammer slammer.
We call it 57 here too
Wow I was right about the anvil!
Oh that's where you was going Thursday. Long drive. 👍
I learn something from your videos every time, RB, Nova Scotia.
White oak stump, debarked. If you can get one with a bit of swell to the base so it won't want to tip. To prevent splitting put on a metal band. You might even try hot banding it if your forge is long enough to get the band hot enough to be pliable for the wrap.
I saw where several folk suggested Osage orange/Bois d Ark, that is a very dense wood and very hard. Don't usually find logs large enough for lumber but a stump for the anvil would be awesome. The yellow/orangeish color would look good as well. We use the branches and saplings as fence posts now a days. They use to use it as wheel spokes, very durable and rot resistant. Not easy to split which would work well for your anvil base.
Nice looking hunk of metal, enjoy it.
Good luck and have fun.
Be well Sir, May the Lord bless you and yours all the days of your life.
White Oak inside not out side exposed to the Weather!!! Octagon base, Big enough to walk around so you pound on the anvil from more than one side/angle.....Tall enough so you do not have bend over but strike from back to shoulder if need be... ???? Great Multi Locking Wheels so easy to move from wall area for storage to work space in the middle of the floor!!!! Great Luck!!!!!!
Great instructional video!
Great video. Love that huge nice anvil. I would think walnut would make a great base. Nice logs you got on that load. 👍❤️
Thanks 👍
use maple for the anvil stand, it is what everyone in the Northeast uses. very hard wood with good end grain impact.
The northeast does have some fabulous H A R D Maple, but the rest of the U.S., I don’t t h i n k, has the good luck to grow species with such a fabulous characteristic. Most other locations produce much softer Maples. Your harsher winters I think contribute to a better end product.
Little extra work, you could blend a combination of cherry, walnut, and Red Oak glued together, doweled or bolted.
Seems like the oak would be best for durability, but it's your shop. 👍🏼
Wow. Love the way you move those logs on and off of the saw mill. Pro!
Great advice to reach out to others for suggestions, no matter what the task.
57 sounds like 0.5" to .75". That range in the mix. Good size. Black walnut might be the ticket - beautiful and tight grain.
I had stink bugs visiting during the Summer. Quite the stunning stink.
I read a article that said you can use cedar oil spray to get rid of stink bugs ticks and other nasty critters.
I vote red Oak for the Anvil base. Hey Nate, you might want to plant some grass so you can keep up with Mike M. lol Thanks for the video :-)
Good call!
I'm glad you've got your anvil, you were looking forward to it so much! It looks a fine one.
Thank you for explaining ths way you were cutting the cherry log with the sweep. It makes really good sense!
It's always interesting to learn about the wood you mill. Thanks.
We have those bugers outside on the screen porch mess here in Chattanooga
Walnut is too nice for an anvil stand. Seems like Oak would be the right choice.
Here in NE PA the stink bugs make a dash to get in all at once. I started using Bifen IT and spraying the house and garage. Literally 100's of dead stink bugs. The stuff works great for a multitude of bugs/insects. Worth every penny.
Black Walnut.
If you could get some bois d'arc that would be cool too.
Your skills on leveling out gravel with a skid steer is getting much better Nathan. Hope you video you working your forge. I would love to have a forge to play with.
I'd go with white oak. It'll be there for Brunos grandkids!
You can thanks the Ladies of Lumber Capital Logyard for talking nice about after the trip to OHIO. I got curious and came to check out your channel, and I like it so far. subscribed on their word
definitely black walnut for the anvil stand!
Very interesting thanks Nathan
red oak and steel look good together
Sycamore is the traditional wood for anvil stands.
Home Defense Max will keep them away. Get a gallon from Walmart and spray it on everything especially the ceiling and walls of the saw shed. It will keep every bug and spider out of the shed. I have a open metal carport like that that I keep all kinds of stuff under and a shed roof over my porch that's open on two sides. I spray everything under both with that stuff every 6 months and it works. Also spray it heavily on the top 6 inches of my foundation where the house meets it and around the windows and doors every 6 months too and I have no bugs, ants, or spiders in my house.
For you anvil stand just do like some people do and cut a nice log to size and level both ends up and flip it up that makes a nice stand when the bark is peeled off!!
Brats for dinner. I just had a concrete slab (18' x 16') poured and they used 57 under it and in it.
Bill
Just got a note from my Brother's wife that they just met you at the Pauy Bunyan show. Very cool, coincidence that I was just watching your latest video. And that stink bug scared me too! I thought I was seeing a ghost.
For the new anvil, I'm thinking a combination of walnut with oak as an accent to give it a two tone look. Don't stain the oak !! Leave it natural. Just a thought.
You can order traps on line to help with the bug issue or use fly strips to do the same thing.
Yes. Get the one which is used in a horse barn. They are very big an last the longest.
@@billkurek5576 We used to use the super traps for cutter bees
@@billkurek5576 Do they make one in an ultraviolet configuration
Anvil stand should be Hard Rock Maple.
57 gravel size is a mixture of size 5 and size 7. The reason for the mix is compaction, do not use on bare ground .. Put down geo textile mat, cover with #2 , pack down, put down #6, pack down, cover with waste, pac down. Do ground prep so the road is not a waterway and washes away your gravel.
Reference the bad logs you get: couldn’t you cut the bad part off and saw shorter boards rather than throw it all out? Just wondering.
The whole piece was rotten. It looked worst at one end but the other was going.
Dinner - venison stew from the front shoulders of this year's first deer. As for the base for the anvil, pick a great round of wood, cut it to your perfect height for you, and wrap it so it doesn't split. Unless you want to turn it into an art project or something you want to put time into just because, there is no positive outcome of sawn walnut for the base, because you will have to replace it. Typically, all of our anvils are on pecan or oak cut out rounds. One of the anvils still sits on a round that is at least 70 years old, because I have pics of my dad using it when he was a wee lad.
Well seasoned white oak for your anvil's base. Set the log several feet deep into the dirt floor of your forge, and trim it to the height that you ultimately decide on the working height of the anvil's top surface.
As usual, great information Nathan! Well done Brother!
Nathan another great example of how to make 🪵 into beautiful 🤩 boards always a pleasure watching what you’re going to do on the homestead ❤😊😮
IMHO, it would be a waste of walnut. Red or White Oak would get my vote (if I even got one 😂)
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White oak
The stink bug and the camera made me laugh. The look on
your face.
Hi Nathan, Why do you want an anvil? And why a new one? Eastern Tennesse must be full of unused anvils rusting away in old barns.
there is a light made by Raid that kills flying bugs
Walnut for me. That anvil is nice!. Love your vlogs
Love that machine
Oh man, nice anvil. I got a Heybud from the Brooklyn Navy yard.
I was going to suggest Oak...then I thought of the old poem, so how about Chestnut??
Under a spreading chestnut-tree. The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands;
Find some Osage Orange for the anvil
Hi Nathan, well you just taught an old dawg a new trick with the way to saw for grade on a nanner log. thanks! John Toccoa GA
Great video!
Always informative. Great video
Appreciate it!
Thanks for sharing.
You bet
The anvil could be on a black walnut stand. Plenty of strength and a great look.
Have my own mill near Seward Alaska.
We have the same stink bug problem here in Ontario Canada too.
Make the stand out of oak. A strong anvil atop a mighty tree 🌳
Nothings more poplar than poplar!
Locust for the stand for the anvil. It will last forever. Maybe not as pretty, but very hardy! If no Locust then us solid Red Oak!
Those costumers and tree trimmers could also join Pateron
Australian river red gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis . Incredibly hard wood used in railway sleepers and still good after 50 to 70 years .Probably near hard to get maybe western states. Look it up if you have time. Great videos Thanks
Exactly! Who uses 8' cherry anyway? When I haul a "banana" log to the sawmill to be sawed, that is what I ask of them. Lay it on its side and slab it. Then, I'll take slabs home and straight line them. But first, I might cut them into 2 shorter pieces at the bend so I have less waste, only the sapwood. I have built a lot of cabinets in my years( I'm 72) and most pieces that go into a cabinet or a piece of furniture are less than 4'.
Holland makes a nice anvil
I just Googled rainbow popular lumber. Looks awesome.
Beautiful anvil! Definitely a hardwood base: Oak or Walnut.
I am curious why you do not put fresh logs on dunnage wood to keep them off the ground and seal the end grain ?
An old hickory stump makes the best anvil stand.
I think black walnut is a good choice. The walnut will add value to the price of the anvil set!
When I read the headline I got angry someone would violate a property like yours. Yeah i get it. Stink Bugs are here on the eastern shore of Maryland in drives. My garage workshop is full of them!
Dinner? Simple shepherds pie. In a cast iron pan, The layers are Burger on the bottom, Green beans, Diced tomatoes and plenty of mashed potatoes on the top. That's a fall dinner right there.