Anvil Restoration in Russia

Pretty interesting video to restore anvil etc.

Winters are long in Russia!! Just like here!

Watching this work kind of a lost art of metalworking .
then blacksmithing is a lost art in itself .
Remember my granddad taking his double bit ax up to a blacksmith in a little town in WI , asked the guy to sharpen and thin it , fellow said he would have it done then next day.
So granddad goes to pick it up and it's sharpened with a file and marks are still on it.
Asked him if he remembered the other part of thinning it . The guy stood with a blank stare - so granddad asked if his forge is hot - yes it is ,
So he takes ax head puts it into forge , heats it , then hammers the area behind where cutting edge is , reheats and does the other end , hammering down in thickness again - then reheats and tempers it - this all the time the blacksmith is just watching .
Then granddad says - I could have filed it myself but thinning it makes it so it chips wood and not just acts like a wedge . Now what do I owe you for use of your forge .
REPLY - NOTHING - I should be paying you for the lesson of a skill I just learned .

Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel.

I too have several hand made hammers. One I made 55 years ago when i worked in a blacksmith shop. Still lots of tools in my tool box made at that time that are still in use.

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Alberta Phil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Points: 3918	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alberta Phil Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Anvil Restoration in Russia Posted: 04 Apr 2020 at 9:45am
	Pretty interesting video to restore anvil etc. https://youtu.be/cablDS4Z04M

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mhankins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 19 Feb 2019 Location: Arkansas Points: 134	Post Options Post Reply Quote mhankins Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2020 at 10:22am
	Interesting.He must have a lot of time on his hands though.

Alberta Phil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Points: 3918	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alberta Phil Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2020 at 11:14am
	Winters are long in Russia!! Just like here!

Unit3 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 17 Oct 2009 Location: NC Iowa Points: 5596	Post Options Post Reply Quote Unit3 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2020 at 11:19am
	Way to fancy to use now. That is art and needs to be moved into the house instead of the shop.
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Coke-in-MN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Afton MN Points: 41979	Post Options Post Reply Quote Coke-in-MN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2020 at 11:36am
	Watching this work kind of a lost art of metalworking . then blacksmithing is a lost art in itself . Remember my granddad taking his double bit ax up to a blacksmith in a little town in WI , asked the guy to sharpen and thin it , fellow said he would have it done then next day. So granddad goes to pick it up and it's sharpened with a file and marks are still on it. Asked him if he remembered the other part of thinning it . The guy stood with a blank stare - so granddad asked if his forge is hot - yes it is , So he takes ax head puts it into forge , heats it , then hammers the area behind where cutting edge is , reheats and does the other end , hammering down in thickness again - then reheats and tempers it - this all the time the blacksmith is just watching . Then granddad says - I could have filed it myself but thinning it makes it so it chips wood and not just acts like a wedge . Now what do I owe you for use of your forge . REPLY - NOTHING - I should be paying you for the lesson of a skill I just learned .
	Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel.

Thad in AR. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Arkansas Points: 9653	Post Options Post Reply Quote Thad in AR. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2020 at 7:06pm
	That is an awesome video. I have a few hand forged hammers that I’ve spent a lot of time on. Polishing and making handles. I love this stuff.

Alberta Phil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Points: 3918	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alberta Phil Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2020 at 8:42pm
	I too have several hand made hammers. One I made 55 years ago when i worked in a blacksmith shop. Still lots of tools in my tool box made at that time that are still in use.

Alberta Phil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Points: 3918	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alberta Phil Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2020 at 8:45pm
	With the prices that good old used anvils are going for at sales, it makes sense to restore one as that fellow did. New ones these days are usually just cast iron and useless.