Aspen Forge: Micah Darwin
Aspen Forge: Micah Darwin
Welcome to Aspen Forge! I am a 23 year old college Texas A&M graduate living in Canyon, TX with a passion for blacksmithing, old tools, and everything in between. Check me out on Instagram @micahdarwinblacksmith for regularly updated news on projects and videos. Thanks!
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that man is the BOSS right there...not even Popeye could light his pipe off the hot glow of forged steal
super 🔥🔥👍👍
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Hay budden from lac peltier Saskatchewan?
Excellent
Watching that old blacksmith light his pipe from the axe he was forging made me chuckle. Because it would be something I would likely do.
I remember watching a man at a local park blacksmith once, and he lit a cigarette by pulling out a piece of charcoal with his tongs and lifted it up to his lips to light it one handed, and I asked would it burn his face, and he said “I’m more concerned with the lung cancer than the burn”
Nice anvil and great story. Thanks for the show and tell.
Great video . Really like the video and the history . You have a really nice anvil . I have a 250 , 200 , 175 farriers anvil and a 135 black smith hay budden. I picked up a black Jack yesterday its about the size of yours. It is in pretty good shape wish I could send you a picture .
Good way to lose a finger splitting the kindling!
“Pioneer Axe” is the title of the documentary (here on KZread) about the blacksmith shop that had most of the power hammers, grinding tools powered by water. Visited the site, only the ruins remain next to the Messalonskee Stream, Oakland, Maine.
Love it, i play the guitar a little. As a smith i play in the fire alot more. Would love to get the tablature , and do a rendition for some of my knife and tool making videos.
This, the chemical workers song, and some sea shanty’s give you a glimpses into the past and how it looked
This is great!
I have been wanting a anvil for years, the opportunity never presented itself until yesterday. I did some cleaning to see what it was and that led me to this video. Mine is a Black Jack Solidwrought made in 1907 and weighs around 90+ lbs. This video was very helpful, thank you for sharing it.
Congratulations! Always happy to hear this info is helpful to others
Brilliant piece of work 👍
Much appreciated!
Just a damn great song.
Mine is missing the lever, and the lever ring that attaches to the valve. Could you send me a pdf or ? of the scans you have? thanx
Just bought one in great shape for $100
What's the circumference? Measure around the bell?
My grandpa was a blacksmith
If you don't mind I'd like your permission to share this with my smithing teacher and the rest of the pupils at my next class in a weeks time. I'm pretty sure none of them have heard it before, but they would appreciate it as nothing like it has been played during our lessons before.
I bladesmith with annealed barstock. If I heat and hammer, heat and hammer repeatedly for the textured look, Do I need to Normalize after?
Howdy Roger. You didn't say whether your barstock was high carbon (as opposed to mild steel), but I'm assuming it is. Especially since you'd be heat treating the knife, you'd always want to anneal it before quenching and tempering. Not annealing the knife (textured-hammering or not) keeps the grain structure very large (bad) and increases the risk of cracking during heat treat or while in use. Hope that makes sense! Best of luck, and thanks for the support
I would like to purchase this from you. Name your price.
I have one if you are still interested
@@raining2973 I am interested.
I love the blacksmiths
Just subscribed so I could be subscriber number 190
Much appreciated, man!
Dang, now I want one lol
That thing is gorgeous on air. I’m sure it would sound real good on steam though. Nice whistle
Thanks Matt! Yeah I pray for the day I can get it hooked to steam
Why not make one you are a black smith are you nt
Been looking for a different way to make a cross , may try one for my wife
Glad to help, hope it turns out well!
love the history. keep it comin
Nice 👍
super cool. Love the design. simple, yet unique.
I appreciate it!
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Приветствую. Вроде ничего лишнего.
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
that's a really cool old find.
This showed up on my feed today. Miss you bro! 😊
Interesting oil cap. What exactly is that? It looks as if its an old oiler from a small hit and miss engine perhaps (??) These would have originally used either a pipe plug or a spring loaded brass oil cap. These blowers have a semi sealed gearbox that holds about one pint of light machine oil. Once its in there, there would be no reason to add oil like you would other brands of blowers which were intended to allow oil to seep out around the shafts and bearings.
Howdy Scott! It’s an oil cup that I found inside a large box of tools I purchased a while back. My assumption is that it was from a hit ‘n miss. The seal on this blower was pretty deteriorated, so any more than a steady few drops will flow out pretty quickly. I appreciate the info!
@@aspenforgemicahdarwin3171 take the gear box off and reseal that thing. I use rope from the hardware store. That is what was originally used . I add a bit of sealant to the rope when I install it on the groove. What makes these blowers better than others is the sealed gear case and no ball bearings to rust and make a loud grinding sound. These will not drip oil like many others do. Unless of course you turn it on its side and allow the oul to run out around the fan shaft bore
Good work man 😁 where did you get the cast firepot
I appreciate it man. Got it from Laurel Machine & Foundry. Great people to work with and the firepot is definitely a beast
@@aspenforgemicahdarwin3171oh nice man
Wowsers that definitely is a amazing find. makes a amazing sound. Keep finding cool things and tools. Can't wait to see ur next videos. Because you never know what it holds. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Keep making. Keep finding. God bless.
Appreciate it, man! God bless
Beautiful
Really good job. It turned out very well there. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Keep making. God bless.
Thanks for the kind words, man! Will do, God bless you as well
I just acquired my first real anvil, hay buddon 145 in super good shape. It is a three piece. The only thing is it does not have a serial number. Any idea why?
Congrats man! Mmm, it definitely should have a serial #. Sure it doesn't look like it's just eroded away with age?
Pure awesomeness 👍
Much appreciated!
Blooby fool
Insolent chowder
@@aspenforgemicahdarwin3171 I'm going to use this now
Was awesome u turned this poem into a song, I like the blacksmith smoking a corn cob pipe
Howdy! Great video, $20 in 1908 would be about $1700 nowadays, which is more expensive than a cast steel anvil this size today, so I guess we live in good times
Love boiled linseed oil, makes everything look great. (I used it on my rusted truck) 👍👍
Oh yeah, great stuff man! Although I've gotta say, even though I still use BLO to finish things I forge, I've started using Fluid Film to cover my restored tools in. The initial smell isn't great, but it's incredible for rust prevention and really brings out the black in steel.
My first anvil I bought is a Black Jack. It looks a bit different though. It is three pieces. And if I recall, per the serial number, was made later than your. Which doesn't make sense.
I have this same Hay-Budden anvil and it is marked, no joke, "ACME" -still out of Brooklyn, NY. Love it!
Cool info. Thanks