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@nuggetchicken3873

2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@lodestone5482

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe

@nullsnaggle5198

2 жыл бұрын

Didnt you guys have an episode about copper where you used a ball mill?

@behemothswarden8862

2 жыл бұрын

Most of the trouble you had with the rock comes from not fully stabilising it. For reference you can look at the videos of the channel "primitive skills". The guy managed to get to the iron age directly from stone (I know, bamboo is a giant cheat...)

@Grandwigg

2 жыл бұрын

Could we get links to the blacksmiths? I wasn't able to get it from the screen easily. That said, great video, and am loving the series.

I feel like the biggest lesson of this series is that you need a community, that the most fundamental technology is cooperation. I love it when you bring in experts and help. You are amazing!

@feministadentata4041

2 жыл бұрын

Cooperation and trade are the motors of history. The idea that competition and war drive progress is so outdated IMO.

@n.g.s1mple29

2 жыл бұрын

@@feministadentata4041 there isnt just one thing that drives progress, both war and competition and cooperation and trade are just some of them.

@feministadentata4041

2 жыл бұрын

@@n.g.s1mple29 Sure, of course, all kinds of factors contribute. Yet for a long time this sentiment of "war/conflict/competition over resources = motivation for human development" dominated the field of history. And only now are we slowly seeing a change in perspective, that maybe that wasn't the case. You also see it here on KZread: many of the biggest history KZreadrs talk almost exclusively about war (Armchair Historian, Timeghost, Oversimplified etc. Not to say they aren't great creators btw, I even have a bit of a crush on Indy Neidel) Which is why I love HTME even more: it's history centered around technology and the improvement of human daily life. That's a different narrative and a really interesting one too. Crash Course's History series also is a good one, with a lot more than just wars.

@gavinli1368

2 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna be that guy relating things to Dr. Stone, but manpower was always a driving force of the series and finding methods to acquire said manpower. That’s why they created things like ramen, cola, and even a money system to help drive that desire and want to get people to contribute.

@cahallo5964

2 жыл бұрын

War is the reason for cooperation so your point just proves the thing you are trying to disprove even further lol

Step one: get anvil Step two: Use anvil to make anvil Step three: repeat

@sigmoidbeast7712

2 жыл бұрын

If he were to do this with a bronze anvil which is probably possible he would go through a ton of them to make the iron one.

@Cyrathil

2 жыл бұрын

Which is, in line with the spirit of the project. He's using the premade anvil to speed up the process since he's already cast bronze anvils. The whole process was iterative in history with small-ish improvements leading up to larger ones. With the stake and horn anvil, you can already kind of see how the big anvil came together. You widen out the stake anvil to get a larger surface area to work on bigger pieces, attach the horn which you shape into different angles and boom: you have the big anvil.

@R_V_

2 жыл бұрын

The same with so many technologies. Replace "anvil" with "computer" if you want. ;-)

@blaze1739

2 жыл бұрын

Y e s

@inbredbanana8156

2 жыл бұрын

Step one: get 3d printer Step two: print 3d printer Step three: repeat

The intro to this show asks "Can one man do it all?" and I think the answer to that is a definitive "no", the show is much more enjoyable with the whole team

@AtomykAU

2 жыл бұрын

I reckon Donny Dust could

@qwertyferix

2 жыл бұрын

Dobby and Bill are critical members of the team.

Anvils stones that have been identified as such typically weighed 5 or 6 tons. They were HUGE stones. Also made from Basalt not Sandstone.

@1forge2rulethemall88

2 жыл бұрын

basalt or granite would definitely be better, and a boulder in dirt would absorb impacts I'd guess. But I'm guessing the logistics of giant boulders would probably be a bit much for HTME, a simple anvil setup like this is probably a lot more practical though. I thought the same though when I saw them smash those poor stones on those logs.

@australobuchia

2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this as soon as I realized it was sandstone. I'd like to see them try using basalt. (Note: eye protection is super important when hitting basalt or other igneous rocks, the chips fly off at high speed which is completely different from how that sandstone behaved).

@Dulaman107

2 жыл бұрын

that makes a lot of sense

@AdriannaDaFox98

2 жыл бұрын

They would also take hammers and hit the stones in certain ways so they could flatten them also Basalt and Granite are very hard stones unlike the soft stones they were using normally a smithing hammer for the copper-bronze age was actually a stone of one of those hard materials that they found was somewhat rounded :p

@EmilReiko

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdriannaDaFox98 polished stonsledges and anvils of basalt is still common in many parts of africa, even though they have modern anvils. they use them for drawing and spreading out

It's so satisfying hearing the clanging noises of metal clashing

@satakrionkryptomortis

2 жыл бұрын

sped up it just goes rapid mechanical keyboard noises...

@waran9560

2 жыл бұрын

Amogus

@Goose-wp7ls

2 жыл бұрын

Brow you need to grow a mustache.

@TheColdGrizzly

2 жыл бұрын

Finally a man of culture

@bigbird4481

2 жыл бұрын

I love how everyone one has just accepted your everywhere and doesn't question it anymore

The rocks; looks like you're using sedimentary rocks which will easily break under pressure. You need metamorphic rocks to use as an anvil. Please note that igneous rock won't do well either.

@crubs83

2 жыл бұрын

What's wrong with igneous?

@jeremyortiz2927

2 жыл бұрын

@@crubs83 it "kind of" depends on how felsic or mafic the eruption was. On the felsic side of the scale, the rock forms with too much gasses and silics trapped inside (very rough and will crumble). As you move towards more mafic, there's less gas pockets however, the silica content is still around 50% (makes it brittle). The best igneous rock would be ultramafic, but that is exceedingly rare and the last eruption that could be categorized as such was 2B years ago when the mantle was far hotter than it is now. I hope that helps. Have a great day. 👍🌋

@subliminalvibes

2 жыл бұрын

Igneous is bliss.

@VINCE-pp3es

2 жыл бұрын

that was bugging me as well

@MakhloufA

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah sure, I totally know what that is

Id just like to share that I am now a blacksmith, partly thanks to this channel. You made me realize anyone can do anything if they just try, so here I am covered in coal dust and burns.

@nickverbree

2 жыл бұрын

Keep at it! You'll get so used to the little burns that you won't even notice them any more

@Severalangrybees

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickverbree im happy to say about six months in now, I only notice when those big pieces of scale land on top of a hand or between the finger. Its insane how quickly the body becomes accustomed to the burns

@Kasiarzynka

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you're living a dream, it's always refreshing to see someone pursue a hobby they love rather than stick to the job that's slowly eating them from within :). I'd love to become a writer and publish books one day, and I gotta say, I found this channel due to my research on ancient/medieval technology to incorporate into my story. I want it to be as accurate as possible, and I do believe that understanding where tools, buildings etc. come from allows for a much better immersion, even as a writer, than just "he're the sword, nobody knows where it came from, deal with it". Like I was watching this one and asking myself "ok but where's the anvil?". I'm used to the idea of these big chunks of metal like the one they're working with. But when they said that an anvil was basically something to put under the metal you're working with, something clicked. Inserting a stake anvil and the little hook one into a log takes much less material and working time to create, and both are money. So if it works, it works. That's an important lesson to learn from past ages. A thing I noticed just this weekend, haven't been to a Roman-Celtic museum with an exhibition in crafts like smithing, woodwork, leatherwork, making yarn and fabrics, and much more. The tools on the exhibition don't seem particularly beatiful, and I don't mean like "this thing's old" kinda not beautiful but like "they didn't bother to spend a couple additional hours to make it perfectly even" kinda not beautiful. Also I've been watching several historical sewing channels for probably over 1.5 years now, and if there's one thing I learned, "piecing is period" - you'd run out of fabric, or have to put two fabric pieces together to get one pattern piece all the time, especially since apparently fabrics were historically narrower than today. Another interesting thing that contemporary garment proves is that, even as late as early 20th century higher class garment would often have unfinished edges if they could get away with it because they weren't visible and wouldn't frey. Again, time's money.

@Severalangrybees

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kasiarzynka this is the longest reply I have ever received but I am digging all this info on medieval clothing

@GlorifiedGremlin

Жыл бұрын

@@Severalangrybees Lol the same happened to me when I worked at a steel fabrication shop. Sparks just stopped affecting me. I managed to set myself on fire multiple times without noticing as well lol

I love that this video shows the hesitation and awkwardness of multiple people driving big hammers. Even with experience and familiarity, it usually takes more time and work than it should simply because humans are not perfect. This almost doesn't represent how big of a project even a small anvil is to make. Great Job!

This is interesting and all, but in the name of all that is holy, Secure your frggin' anvil properly to the floor! Seriously, there were several times it nearly tipped over, and several more where it almost made them drop the steel, or ruin the work they had just done.

@threeriversforge1997

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts. I had to stop watching as soon as that anvil started walking around. No excuse for something like that, and certainly not something you put on film for all to see.

@Severalangrybees

2 жыл бұрын

I was reading this right when the walking started. I used to work on a sketchy anvil stand but thats just ridiculous. Plus that sucka is easily heavy enough to take a foot should it fall

@TheElfsmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@threeriversforge1997 It's not the usual set up for forging in that shop, nor is it my or Joe's personal anvil. Stuff is moved around to accommodate filming, and we don't much have the right to permanently modify a shop that we don't own (said shop being Joe's workplace, not either of our home shops). You have no idea how much both of us would rather it be lagged to the concrete.

@VincentGroenewold

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheElfsmith Could've been at least mentioned on film though..

@TheElfsmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@VincentGroenewold I'm pretty sure we've brought up this wonky anvil before, iirc.

Blacksmithing is gotta be one of my most favorite arts in the world

I have said it before, I'll say it again, as many times as it takes. Anvil: The unsung Hero of the History of Fabrication

@liquidsleepgames3661

2 жыл бұрын

Idk those avils are singing pretty well.

@allstarwoo4

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention anvils are more common than we think. Most common example is the anvil on a stapler(the metal plate used to bend the staple close.)

@mountainwolf1

2 жыл бұрын

Well said Ahmed you killed it😆

@TheShire26

Жыл бұрын

History channel voice: “Now: ‘The History of the Anvil’ on Modern Marvels!” *music*

To this old man I’m just ultra impressed that any Internet personality would even care enough to try. I am so extremely excited to see a younger generation even try this. I realize there’s a good bunch of great KZread smiths and they are fantastic and they have all this old terd’s views. I wish you all the best!

super impressed with being a blacksmith and keeping those nails on point!

@GerhardtRoos

2 жыл бұрын

He should actually remove the varnish and cut his fingernails, because it looks terrible.

@andie_pants

Жыл бұрын

I'm certainly envious! I can't keep mine looking good and I'm a desk jockey.

@skeeskee8432

Жыл бұрын

Is bro Gay?

I feel like they were underselling the rocks. I mean, those rocks were terrible. Small, round, sedimentary. Did they not have permanent forges with a unit of a rock or did they travel around a lot and have to make use of what they could?

@lukesanderson7608

2 жыл бұрын

given that after a while a rock would shatter I think there is a limit to the amount of effort it is practical to use in getting a perfect one. (Think about all the work to mason a perfectly flat rock and then have it be chipped by a hammerblow and there is no real way to fix it)

@davidbucklen-blacksmith5402

2 жыл бұрын

I dont know about other cultures but I read that they have found giant anvil stones in place in Scandinavia. Through archaeology it appears that the smiths that used these just built a shop around the stone.

@lukesanderson7608

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidbucklen-blacksmith5402 Well you are probably a hell of a lot more qualified than me so I will take your word for it my dude

@davidbucklen-blacksmith5402

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukesanderson7608 ive seen pictures of them where they are worn with grooves and are chipped off from years of use.

@EanMoody

2 жыл бұрын

The bigger thing to me was not securing it at all. Like don't perch it on top of a log with no support. I'd think the best solution would be like a leather sandbag to rest it on. Then it won't travel as much, and it'll mean the impact is spread out instead of concentrated against the flat log surface. Simpler solution would probably be to put it on an earth mound or something?

"I wasn't even hitting it that hard" - - - - Is earlier seen one-handing a sledgehammer

Meanwhile Alec Steele is watching and glad he's got his power hammers lol.

@jacobt5720

2 жыл бұрын

I'm like damn it take forever for them to move the metal around.... guess we have been spoiled with the power hammer.

@Dylanschillin

2 жыл бұрын

i feel like a good 50% of modern blacksmiths have some sort of press, power or treadle hammer

@opforgeron

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobt5720 It took forever because they hit like beginners and with no coordination. Real master smiths would have forged it way faster even by hand. But overall, they had fun forging this and that's the goal :)

@tanavast4140

2 жыл бұрын

@@opforgeron having their anvil actually anchored to the floor in some fashion would have helped quite a bit as well.

@opforgeron

2 жыл бұрын

@@tanavast4140 you are absolutely right

You made me feel sad for rocks. Although they're not dead, they'll just become many smaller rocks. Sure, it might take awhile to smooth out again, but it'll be like the blink of an eye for the rock. I feel like I eulogized a ROCK. Strawberry Diesel is good shit.

@novaenricarter705

2 жыл бұрын

Strawberry orange and sour all my fav lol northern lights current grow

So you're telling me that Dwarf Fortress was right, and that you do need an anvil to make a new anvil? I am disappoint. I will offer a defense to the stone anvil, if you have a lot of experience working specifically with a stone anvil, that might help mitigate some of the problems with them, especially if you were using a particularly hard stone and could work with the exact same anvil for an extended period, or if you knew or had access to someone skilled enough in stoneworking to shape the stone better for your purposes. Now, I'll agree that a metal one is better, but just grabbing a hunk of what looked like limestone and using it straight up is unlikely to be representative of the stone anvils ancient smiths were likely to use, because while they might not face the comparison of working with a metal one, they'd still see most of the same flaws you all did with it and work on improving upon those, both with technique and improving the tools available to them.

@KainYusanagi

2 жыл бұрын

The problem is that the first rock was sandstone, and the second rock wasn't much better with its wonky shape balancing on a small log. They could have stabilized it by having it sit directly on the ground with the flattish surface down (or over some tough material so it doesn't scrape the flooring), and used knapping techniques to flatten the work surface as needed (or just use a flatter stone; anvilstones were chosen and kept in use for many generations of work, after all) to improve the effect, but it can in fact be used to make an anvil just fine. Also as was mentioned, iron blooms are basically anvils in the making, just needing to be hammered down to remove the sponginess from the iron, and provide a dense, flattish surface. Larger anvils like the one they used to make the anvil pair definitely take more work, though.

@The_Razielim

2 жыл бұрын

If there's anything I've learned watching Andy since The Reset, it's that so much of the progression of human history is basically using whatever was laying around to build shitty tools to help you make better tools to make better tools to make better tools... and so on. Like, half of this series has basically been "We need to make this, but first we need to make a rudimentary form of it to make the pieces that will make the actual thing."

@KainYusanagi

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_Razielim That's close, but also not even close to accurate. Lemme explain: Tools weren't just upgraded wholesale with a tech unlock, sorta like how it's done in Minecraft or other similar crafting games, where you get a material, make a tool, get the next material, smelt it in an easy to make, all-purpose furnace, and repeat until you reach the end of the upgrading-materials tech tree; it's very much incremental change and teaching things from one generation to the next, with small iterative changes over each generation as they take what they inherited and improve upon it slightly. Sometimes there IS a tech breakthrough where something is discovered that fills a gap needed to upgrade current processes, like the discovery of coal coking did in making the much more common and easily available, low-quality bituminous coal, into a fuel that was on par or even better than that of charcoal or anthracite coal, since that also dealt away with needing massive volumes of lumber to convert into charcoal for smelting and forging purposes, which slowed down things in tree-sparse regions tremendously. However, things like this are still very incremental, with small discovery and experimentation towards solving that problem working towards a final result until they eventually succeeded in resolving it. That's what Andy means when he says that everything is built on centuries of innovation in the title sequence, really; unfortunately, he also has the habit of treating it more like Minecraft unlocks rather than incrementally improving his tools and skills, which is why doing things like he has been in the past few videos, about improving his tools and bettering his tool usage, has been so nice.

@agentsd3428

2 жыл бұрын

nah, just use a crafting table

That rock looked like sand stone! Metal is always gonna perform better but you could also get decent results from stone using a basalt or even granite.

Oh hell yeah, Aidri! They're the best!

they need to stabilize their bases losing alot of energy but nice work

@linecraftman3907

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah just fix it in concrete

@PKMartin

2 жыл бұрын

I did wonder whether the rock would be any better in a pit of sand or something which could absorb some of the impact without it rolling all over the place, but it's never going to compare to the iron anvils on surface finish (and ability to be hammered without breaking)

@novaenricarter705

2 жыл бұрын

@@PKMartin I bet the sand would be good. Like a kinda thick sand to hold it still

If you are ever in the Phoenix AZ area and still want a stone anvil, we have a lot of diorite. EXTREMELY hard stuff!

Big effort! I wish I could have been there to help with the anvil making, which I have studied. In my latest videos you can see me forge anvils start to finish, like they used to be.

@TheElfsmith

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I did say I'd like to have a nice stake anvil set of my own, so y'know, if you're ever in Minnesota! Really though, I think it ended up alright for one evening's work. The lil guy's really a pleasure to work on, believe it or not.

@JustinTopp

2 жыл бұрын

Andy needs to fly to the Netherlands so you guys can make a proper anvil together! That would be a fun video to see

@davidbucklen-blacksmith5402

2 жыл бұрын

I have recommended your videos to them before. Such fine craftsmanship!

@petertalalight7340

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! You need to colab

love adri hope they are in more vids 🥺

@ZedaZ80

2 жыл бұрын

I've always been enamoured with the idea of being a blacksmith, but I'm trans femme and so naturally that's off the table, but seeing Adri... now I have to seriously consider this cause that's goals right there 😅

@SaraBearRawr0312

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZedaZ80 Ngl, ive been binging these episodes the last few hours to find more Adri videos because im also trans femme and I felt a click with Adri and wanted to know more about her.

This series has been so intertaining! I’ve been watching for about a year and have learned a lot. Great job with this series!👍😃

@novaenricarter705

2 жыл бұрын

Intertaining XD

Once you have the ability to forge theres not much a person cant make... I have always romanticized blacksmithing... Need a new tool? Make it... New set of forming dies? Make them... New knife? You get it... Keep up the great work!

As a blacksmith I love how it looks and am excited to see where it goes

16:50 "i never want to work on a rock again" .... and then their face!! I laught so hard!!!

I love watching the anvil move across the screen as u speed it up. Shows the force y'all put into it

I'm getting into urban forging and watching you guys taught me alot

Im happy to see progress being made. This video gives proof that anyone can forge!

I absolutely love watching a skilled blacksmith work

I am so happy that you don't give up and continue making these awesome videos. Thanks a lot!

I love watching people blacksmith. I’m not sure what it is about it but it just makes me so happy and it’s so fun to learn what they are doing.

Great comparison demonstration.

You should look for the opportunity to get the core of a huge tree from people who removes trees from people's yards. The core of a tree is very strong. If you cut it into a block with the anvils burned through, it will hopefully make your setup more stable.

My prayers have been finally answered. I'm so happy that you've finally got the tool you need. I'm sure sure this will be a great help to future projects and safer.:)

Nice to see Adri The Elfsmith again.

Adrian is a fantastic teacher! That was a very informative episode.

Well done! I was waiting for this for so long. You are going to make so much more progress and love your work that much more now that you have an anvil.

Anvils are fun, but the most important part is the blacksmith. Keep on pumping the vids out!!

AN ANVIL!!! Finally!!

This honestly reminds me of a heck of a lot of lessons between the shop,the garage, the kitchen, and my grandma's sewing room, a flat firm work top, that doesn't slip and can handle changes in force and temperature is as important as whatever tools you are using. Stable work surfaces always create more refined work.

@keithjohnson281

Жыл бұрын

I think that if they had turned that second rock anvil on its flat left side they would have had more success. instead of laying it on a round side and beating on another round side

Great content as always! Thanks!

excellent to see the difference

8:26 Damn, that's some serious dedication to getting some b-roll.

Sweet! I’m here for it. It’s so hard to find good anvils.

Can you put the smiths who helped you in the video description?

Can't wait till we get to the point where you can make a open bolt smg lol

Given that you're in the iron age now, a clogger's knife might be helpful for shaping timber and giving wood projects a smooth, clean finish! It's basically a larger version of a paper guillotine but the pivot is higher such that when brought down, the blade is perpendicular to the cutting surface with the edge smoothly contacting the surface along its entire length. It's definitely taken a lot of time off my own primitive woodworking!

Anvil. Ingredients: anvil.

ugh i love everyone that's ever on this channel :3

Minnesota sandstone is not known for its competence. Thanks for making this video!

@jessicalee333

2 жыл бұрын

Sandstone is a delight for rough stone carving, because it's SO easy to break with a hammer... but that's not exactly a perk here.

Thanks again that was owsom to see keep up the good work we love you

alt title: "an elf and a pirate make an anvil"

@tacticalultimatum

2 жыл бұрын

Gay elf*

@eliotdaoust3765

2 жыл бұрын

Whois the elf and who is the pirate? Also who is gay? Did you sk adrian if they want to share their orientation before saying that?

@calebkennedy771

2 жыл бұрын

@@eliotdaoust3765 nope. don't care either because its just a comment. now quiet down twitter warrior.

@thewiseturtle

2 жыл бұрын

@@eliotdaoust3765 You don't need "permission" from anyone else to have, and express, your own opinions about reality. Please don't let anyone else dictate what you can and can't think and say. We don't need any more authoritarianism in the world.

@timfondiggle2582

2 жыл бұрын

dude i was halving a hard time telling if it was a dude or a girl, like honestly, looks like one who transitioned to the other tbh

It is worth keeping in mind that the Neolithic was considered the age of ground and smoothed stone. The mastery of stone shaping was as highly developed as it would ever get. Even the remarkable stone vessels and objects of Bronze Age Egypt and Crete for instance were almost certainly made without metal tools. The biggest drawback to stone, if yo pick the best kind, is that it lacks the mass of iron. You just have work harder, but a well crafted stone anvil can present a flat surface, though it will be easier to damage. There are archaeological examples from Europe that are deliberately hammered to a flat surface. And, stone anvils were used up into or past the Renaissance in some areas of Europe and the British Isles.

FINALLY. Seeing you pound on that rock was driving me nuts.

It's amazing the things you think are so simple, they almost never get included in the Grand Story of inventions, and yet they're super important and useful. One such thing is the wooden wedge or shim. Jam a few in under your log to get it to stand level and stable, or under your rock. Rocks can also be placed on the flattest side down, and they can also be hammered - even just with another hard rock - to smooth the flattest part into a level, stable surface. Seriously, stable work surfaces are really helpful, and people have been using them throughout history. The Wood Age and Stone Age still have a lot to offer, that would make your journey much easier.

And thus the first anvil came to the world from the The First Anvil to create all anvils thereafter.

@SwapPartLLC

2 жыл бұрын

What came first, the anvil or the anvil?

@woodslore8537

2 жыл бұрын

Hence forth and forever it shall be known as, The Anvilfather, or respectfully, The Mother Anvil

I think I have a crush on the guy with black nail polish. He looks so cool and handsome

The guy in the brown Apron didn't miss one hit! He's a better blacksmith than me.

You can definitely see the difference between amateur blacksmiths and complete beginners with how solid and uniform strikes were in comparison

I might have to look into getting one of these sets. I'm still using a wood open pit forge and a round of mulberry as my anvil. It's hard work because of the lower temperatures; the metal doesn't move as much and if you want to see your heat, you can only forge between dusk and dawn. Even still, I love the challenge and experience. It just takes a weeks worth of clear weather to finish a piece.

@KainYusanagi

2 жыл бұрын

This is actually why even in summer, forges were mostly enclosed spaces; they kept them fairly shaded from the natural light, so they could see the fire and the colour of the metal better. Even outdoor forges benefit from some form of enclosure, even if it's something as simple as an awning or other such roofing as can be arranged, like a corrugated metal roof (which doesn't have the same burn risk an awning would, especially a modern one).

@dhawthorne1634

2 жыл бұрын

@@KainYusanagi My "forge" is literally a hole in the ground and my lungs are my bellows. Sometimes I'll break out a piece of cardboard for a thicker piece of metal or a leaf blower if it looks like the weather is about to take a turn. I use this pit for campfires, cooking, making charcoal and a bunch of other stuff as well. I wouldn't want a roof over it.

@KainYusanagi

2 жыл бұрын

@@dhawthorne1634 Doesn't have to be something hard and permanent, like coring holes and dumping concrete in, and then plowing pipes into it. A simple tarp set up over some poles like a tent to shade the area when forging would help, and it's easy to take down at other times, too.

@dhawthorne1634

2 жыл бұрын

@@KainYusanagi No can do. My septic lines run right under it and there is a 240V 30A cable buried somewhere through there, no conduit.

@KainYusanagi

2 жыл бұрын

@@dhawthorne1634 That's why I said that you DON'T have to do something hard and permanent, lol. A simple tarp set up on some poles would work just fine to make enough shade that you can see the temperature of the metal much more easily.

finallly new video

i do blacksmithing as a hobby and i also use a leather apron but i also use leather shin guards

@crubs83

2 жыл бұрын

He was smithing in shorts to show what a real man he is.

@LoveShaysloco

2 жыл бұрын

@@crubs83 um i took red hot steel shrapnel to the leg from a not known void not fun so yep come talk when that happens to you

Finally got your anvil made nice

Some times your videos are super good it scares me

"I want one of these for when I'm traveling" The TSA agents will definitely have a story to tell lol

Was wondering when this would be made

If you wanted to use a stone anvil you could make a box, fill it with dirt, make an impression for the stone (using the stone), and pack dirt around the stone to about 2/3 up the side of the stone. That would practically eliminate the movement of the rock as well as giving some limited protection against the stone splitting as easily. I would also start off with a very hard tough stone and peck and grind to make one surface as flat and smooth as possible, though you would have to resurface it periodically. Just something to think about using technology that would have been commonly in use when the first metal was forged.

I must've been forged on a rock because I am not straight or stable.

"i probably want one of these things for traveling" ah yes, my favorite thing to travel with, an anvil

@TheElfsmith

2 жыл бұрын

My 140lber is, in fact, one of my least favorite things to haul around for demos and classes.

@shootymcshootfacekoff7972

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheElfsmith hey, at least you don’t have to travel around with a “portable “ riveter , welder kit , and gunsmith tools

Not sure what type of rocks you're using for this but I've done a fair bit of blacksmithing work with a charcoal fired campfire and larg granite boulders that were already partially embedded in the ground. I've never broken one of these rocks, though they definitely suck a lot of the heat out of the projects. When the rock disintegrated it almost looked like the way sandstone or limestone crumble.? I can't imagine a worse rock to use as an anvil, maybe this requires some more research and experimentation. Also wonder if putting a binding around the rock would help it not split.

Ima check out this channel in the next 30 years to see the new Industrial Age tech stuff

yes finnaly another video

Hey, later in your series could you make a flintlock gun or primitive firearms?

@mathiasjulian218

2 жыл бұрын

That boy gonna become a menace to society

@tuurelindstrom1238

2 жыл бұрын

Is that even legal?

@epauletshark3793

2 жыл бұрын

YES PLEASE!

"Now we're going to make the same thing on the anvil." Yeah, but what is it?

@user-lv7bo3bc8d

2 жыл бұрын

Adrian said later that it was a "rake". I don't know how it's a rake

@saltysalt397

2 жыл бұрын

I think it’s to move the hot coals around inside the forge

@TheElfsmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@saltysalt397 This is correct. Coal rakes are used to arrange coal in the forge's firepot for proper insulation of your work, and to pull more coal into the pot from the table as time goes on and your coal burns down.

@hedgehog3180

2 жыл бұрын

oh right the hook is for hanging it I assume.

A good modern solution might be a splitting wedge, driven partway into a large log or stump. Portable, too.

In all fairness, they shaped the stones so they were stable and they also were way bigger, but yeah iron/steel anvil > stone anvil

6:25 "My milkshake brings all the boys in the yard, and damn right, it's better than yours"

I love how that man swung an eight pound sledge effortlessly. Bravo

The indecision of right to left reminds me of my family playing Monopoly.

Now that you have an actual anvil, does this mean we get more tools after? :D

@cathrine3021

2 жыл бұрын

i hope

THAT MAN (maybe i could be wrong) IS ADORABLE

@lunasills8031

2 жыл бұрын

They go by they/them pronouns mainly, though I'm not sure what type of terms they'd prefer (being called man or woman, or something more neutral)

@PersonCalledErin

2 жыл бұрын

@@lunasills8031 From personal experience, I'd say probably just "person" lol.

9:33 the forbidden banana

I like the blacksmith dude. He’s has fun vibe555555

pretty sure they didn't have anvils to make the first anvil

@tijlaerts

2 жыл бұрын

Hence the rocks, half-forged blooms & bronze anvils they mentioned in the video. Cast iron would also fair similar to bronze.

@rasmusteros1136

2 жыл бұрын

Who said this was the first anvils maybe they did the second anvils lol

@ArthurMarrero

2 жыл бұрын

After they forge the first anvil they probably used it to make other anvils

@talullah1065

2 жыл бұрын

i was disappointed in this episode for that reason, the hammers too, like he didn't build those and are those even the tongs he forged???

That anvil communal smacking moment was so d'oh

With the shaking rock, it seems like the thing to do would be to have it settled into some earth. And maybe bigger and different material like some of these other comments are talking about

The three hammers can be bypassed with a welder and a bottle jack. Nothing like a few tons of force to move some glowing metal.

How do you find a pre iron age blacksmith? Look for the place with the best gravel roads.

FINALY!

hell yeah

nice bro

It would be so funny to see Andy attempt to make a good Japanese chefs knife with the things he already has.

I did a stone, years ago. Just because I heard you could. Put it in a big box of sand, much better. No jumping around,

Had the rock been seated in cob so it was secure and didn't move it would add a lot to the forging experiance

the last time i was this early i wasnt early

How to make an anvil. Step one: get an anvil. Step two: get a large piece of steel. Step three: heat it in your forge.