Introduction to the Anvil - Blacksmithing 5

This is a quick introduction to the anvil and some of the parts of it and how it is used. Lots more blacksmithing vids on my channel here, check for my blacksmithing playlist. And more blacksmithing stuff on my website: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm

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Howto & Style

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• blacksmithing
• anvil
• farrier
• swordsmithing
• sword making

[guradao]

ThePritchel hole is also used for hold downs. You can make tools that go through there and us your foot to put pressure on an item giving you a third hand almost, very handy for riveting items together

[epicfantasy]

@guradao thanks, thats neat. So the tool goes all the way down so you can put pressure on it with your foot?

[lysemads]

watched a few of ur vids, then i went outside and made myself a knife from an RR spike. :)

my forge aslo looks alot like urs but its from an old steel drum i cut, and i use an old vacum cleaner, in reverse to generate the air flow.

[epicfantasy]

@lysemads Thats cool! Do you have any pics of the knife? Great idea too, I might give it a try.

[blackmath8]

Can you please keep making videos about blacksmithing? You've got me really interested and now I'm even thinking about trying it myself, YOU'VE DOOMED ME!

[epicfantasy]

@blackmath8 I have more blacksmithing videos coming! Will be making a knife soon, then eventually be making a sword.

[snickers763]

hey will tell me what you think of cast iron anvils i always hear rants about them but something in the back of my head really tells me that if you can bust a 7 inch chunk of solid cast iron than you must be very abusive of your tools just wondering what your thoughts are because you seem to have allot of common sense and good ideas

[349duffman]

@truthisyesu any size will work, but the bigger the easier

[Flyinghammer1]

@epicfantasy I also use a loop of bicycle chain through my hardy hole. On the floor, I use a foot long 3/4" round with a 1" slightly open eye. To hold down hot projects I just step on the round bar. THis chain works for many shapes other than just flats and squares. Necessity is the mother of all invention, Blacksmithing is full of custom invented tools to get your projects done. Remember, It's not supposed to look perfect the first time, Enjoy the process of fine tuning your projects.

[MrGodOfWarful]

my dirty mind said me "glory hole" "bitches hole"

[DrD0000M]

Where is the Laurel hole?

[guradao]

yeah just us a rod that fits through the hole and goes through the anvil. weld a dished circular piece of metal to the top of it dish side down and then drill a hole in the end of the rod that goes through the anvil and make an S shaped foot pedal with a hook that fits in the hole. a bicycle chain works too although it doesn't go through the hole.