Blacksmith Anvil Restoration Part 2 of 2
In part two of the blacksmith anvil restoration we went to the river to film. We made a custom forge from scrap metal for this perticular project and set it up by the river. We also had a specialy made fork attachment that fit on the the trailer hitch of the truck in order to submerge the hot anvil into the river to cool down and harden. In order to harden the anvil we heated it to about 1600F to the point where the large magnet would no longer stick to the anvil indicating that the critical temperature point was reached. This meant that the anvil was ready to be quenched. We removed it from the river and used a grinder to get rid of the slag in order to see if the edge repair welds were in good standing. Fortunately for us the welds held very well and there were no cracks or any signs of weaknes of the repairs. We then had to temper the anvil by placing it back on the forge and used light heat to bring it to about 500 -600 degrees F. After this we put the anvil back into the river to cool down the same way as before. Finally we brought the anvil back to the shop and cleaned the face a little better and tested the rebound. The results were much better that we expected. We are happy to bring this anvil back to life for many years to come.
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you should be very proud. not very many people these days are willing to put so much work into perfecting something beautiful like your anvil. you are a good man, and not only that but you are an inspiration to more men out in the world today that have no idea what hard work and good living are all about. this generation needs more role models like you sir.
I'm a Farrier, although I don't shoe anymore I still love to Smith and work the iron. Found this video while surfing and I have to say that is and the first part combined is one of the best videos I've ever watched on youtube. Thanks a lot for posting, it makes me want to go out to the shop and hug my anvil.
You have paid the highest possible honor to the craftsmen who made this anvil and all of those who used it so far in it's working life. Hoping many more generations of smiths will use it and learn the craft as you have.
You are a good man. You did a great thing here. The world needs more men like you.
To save a fine anvil like that is a wonderful thing!
Fine work. Great to see a man giving something back and leaving a legacy. Thanks for posting.
Salam from Saudi Arabia! Awesome videos. I hope to start out with some amateur blacksmithing. I don't know of any blacksmiths in Saudi Arabia, so I get all my inspiration from people like you. Thanks!
Well done ! From the sound of your hammer striking the anvil, it apeears that your work was well worth it.
WOW! One of the more impressive things I've seen here on You Tube! VERY well done. Most impressive. You went to a lot of work to do it but in the end it came out beautifully. Nice ring and rebound. Great job!
I have been thinking of something like that for my square block anvil.
Great job and thanks for showing your process on saving that wonderful piece of history. It will make me think twice about passing up another damaged anvil.
Great video!! I fabricate stuff myself and I love watching some who is that passionate about his job and about metal. Thanks for posting!
I loved it. You have saved a wonderful tool and will put back to work. I have an old 1898 Fisher I need to do this to. Thank you for the inspiration.
The two videos are extremely impressive. Haven't seen anyone manage to actually harden and temper the anvil on youtube before. Using the river was a great idea. Makes me want to try this with my anvil.
Nice job 👍👍
That has to be one of the best videos I've ever seen posted on You-Tube! There are a lot of video's that show guys welding and grinding on an anvil and calling it "restored". I thought your video would be the same. Then you take the 300lb chunk of steal and harden it! Its nice to see someone else who appreciates things "done right". Nice work!
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I am finishing the welds and grinds on my 1838 anvil. Will be tempering probably this fall, loved this video!
Thanks chrisdel and george! It was a lot of work to repair the anvil but it was well worth it.
thanks much for this video. I recently bought a old peter wright in the same shape. glad to know it could be saved and used as new again.