Forging a wrought iron anvil

[MyLidas]

Do you know what type of metal i need for forgning Knife?

[joehosie]

@MyLidas get a truck spring, they make good knives. if you really want to get into making good knives look up damascus steel. good luck!

[bigaxe87]

do you guys put hardy holes in the anvil?if so how?it has to be hard as hell to punch a square hole clean through an anvil lol

[prokopto]

imagine the work and skill that went into making an anvil in the 14th century and before the invention of power hammers.

[dbrandow]

@prokopto Keep in mind that they didn't make anvils in the form that we recognize them today in the 14th century, they were considerably different, and more primitive, and smaller, back then.

[dbrandow]

@prokopto Also keep in mind that power hammers have been around for hundreds of years. They just haven't always been powered by hydraulics or electric motors, the earliest ones were mostly powered by water. But they existed nonetheless.

[lalachris1000]

does anyone notice at the end the wooden shaft of the hammer catches on fire ohh and great job

[richyearle007]

Thanks for sharing this process

[oldanvilyoungsmith]

Pictures of the finished anvil? I would love to see those.

Thanks, oldanvil

[millerj3066]

thats a mark of pride for a smith for sure..." What did you do today honey?" " Ohh nothing just forged a 2700 degree anvil, nothing special" haha

[mannhorn34]

what is the cost of such a fine piece?

[cruncut]

@mannhorn34, there are 3 already made about 15, 35 and 50 pounds, and the price for these start at aobout $500. For a custom one like what we're doing in the video, the cost will vary depending on size, obviously, but rough guess would be $2500-3500.

[mannhorn34]

@cruncut I work for Studio Iron out of Apache Junction AZ and I always am into fine craftsmanship.

[ArtistBlade1972]

VERY nice!

[elsocioyepeto]

how much is one?

[MrThahey]

that is amazing.

[MrThahey]

@MrThahey is this a chainmakers anvil?

[cruncut]

@MrThahey, not necessarily. Camlann is a 14th century village, and we tried to make it in the style of the period as best as we could research (thus the use of wrought iron)..