Absolutely right about the CL anvils, prices are out of sight!

Clicked on this thinking you found some warehouse hoard, then was like Holy Cow! that's where I buy my coal!...about 20mins from me. When I was getting started he spent like an hour explaining things, giving tips and invited me to their Tuesday night hammer in and all I was buying (that day) was one pair of tongs to get started. Second time I was there I met a full time blacksmith that's been helping me out pretty much weekly every since. AWESOME shop, AWESOME folks! That's Texas Hospitality! Thanks for featuring this!

That is a great deal, but there's no roadrunners where I live nor high cliffs so I have no use for an anvil.

It is truly disgusting what has happened to the used anvil market!!! Nice video.

A few years ago I bought a 220# fisher that has a great face for $150 on Craigslist. Two weeks ago I got an awesome old craftsman floor model drill press for $80 from Craigslist, keep looking because deals come up.

I ran into this shop about 17-18 yrs ago one time comming back from the Range... I bought a set of tongs and some coal in a pile outside that I paid for by the pound.. shoveled it into a bucket I had in the back of my truck and got started... I haven't been back in several years as I ended up moving to Dallas and in an apt... I'm back out on a small patch of land and going to set up once again... started looking at vids on anvils and so glade I clicked on this one... 😎

Wow! I've been away from the anvil market for 20 years or so, and it's crazy what's happened to the prices. My most recent anvil purchases have been 55-lb HF anvils -- for use by beginners. Face so soft you can cut it with a file -- but good enough to teach beginners on. Meanwhile beginners should remember that you don't need an anvil - you need something to USE as an anvil. Get a few heavy (50-lb +) chunks of steel and hammer away on those. Forklift tines are highly rated, but there are lots of other choices. Tool steel will last longer and not ding up so badly, but a heavy hunk of mild steel may work for you too. And with the latter, you could always SuperQuench it -- but make sure you have LOTS of SuperQuench for a large chunk of steel. Professionals should invest in high-quality tools. Amateurs should start with cheap stuff and learn something about the craft before spending much money on tools.

Ive got 3 dreams in life, owning a huge 500+lbs anvil, doing a restromod mustang 69" body with a 2005 engine and interior, and moving to Florida to be a annual pass holder at Disney World. Odd set of dreams but all doable.

Wish I had a local shop with so many options for knife scales.

I didn't even know a store like this existed. Thank you!

Awsome deals! Might be able to replace my dads anvil cheaper then expected.......i sold his needing money a few years back for good money and regretted it si ce as i like to dabble in blacksmith too. My dads been gone almost 6 years now. That dodge of yours can handle more coal then that! Used to haul a ton on my 1/2 ton and 2 ton and 1/2 palets on my one ton cummins. Dodge is often underrated!

I live 10 minutes from this place and I can say they have everything you will ever need friendly folks too!

I'm tempted to hop in the pickup and drive to Texas just to see this place As good a reason for a road trip as any. As if I needed a reason

I used to run a small fleet of pickups, and sometimes drove one myself, I loved to put 300-400 lbs in the bed right on top of the axle, made those pickups ride like a Cadillac.

Been shopping at Texas farrier supply for years. One of those 'best kept secret' places but awesome folks that work there and good prices too. Often I just go there to hang out

5$+ a pound is not cheap, even for brand new anvils. As a matter of fact, it's a mid-range price of every other new anvil. Craigslist has a plethora of nearly pristine anvils ranging from 3-4$ a pound. Don't rush a big purchase like this and wait for a good anvil to show itself on Craigslist or Facebook. With Facebook, though, there are almost exclusively bots running fake ads or scammers wanting you to wire them money before they ship it.

my old truck never drove as good when it did loaded to max+ ... rode nice, stopped nice and a great stance !

Great price on anvils.. 30+ years ago it was $1 a pound for anything half decent. $5 a pound for a new one is pretty good. Thank you for the video, Justin

I used barbecue tongs. Just used on heating and bending… No crucible heated stuff… Simple bend and shape.. Got them new and free from store promoting their barbecue grills…

I checked the link in the description. Lotsa stuff in there. Definately worth a good look. Only issue I have is the descriptions on the products aren't very in depth, bare minimum. For example the anvils only have the dimensions. No info on the brand, wither or not it is cast steel or drop forged steel, or the hardness, or the size of the hardy and pritchel hole etc. Makes me very wary on ordering from them.

Not a blacksmith nor edged tool maker, just a woodworker, but this store is making me crazy! Thanks for showing it. All those beautiful hammers and tongs. And ANVILS! And just a few words from that store feller, and I know its a good place. Hot dog! L

I have been looking locally, but it seems everyone thinks their anvils are worth their weight in gold. Shipping is pretty reasonable for the 30lb. Thanks for the link.

My son and I were just there on Friday, great shop!!! See y’all in a couple weeks!

In high school we made our own forge Tong's out of two railroad spikes

I thought the thumbnail picture of the rusty anvils was a part of the supply for cheap anvils. Good to know a new anvil can be a lot cheaper than Craigslist or Kijiji pricing.

LOL, had no idea you were in Texas. When you were walking around I thought, that looks like Texas Farrier Supply. I love that place and I haven't been in a while. Time to go back. Thanks for the reminder!

I have been saving for a new anvil. Either from these guys or Holland Anvil. The price for old anvils almost exactly matches brand new ones, maybe shy 100 dollars a so. Which is ridiculous. Unless I find a smokin deal on a decent old anvil, there is almost no point.

The Hardware store deserves to get along in life, no greed and they look after their customers! Something very rare tgese days! I'm looking for a mini anvil, just to work stainless steel eire etc on but can only get low grade soft steel mini anvils! Brilliant video my friend 👍 😆 👌 enjoyed every second 👍😎👍

For Craigslist it depends on what you're looking at. I'd rather have a somewhat beat up old Made in USA vice than a new Made in China one of the pricing is around the same. If I wanted an anvil the same would apply.

I wish I was in Texas to see the store in person

God I love shops like these, unfortunately they are becoming harder and harder to find in Australia. I can spend hours and many bucks in these places

we git the older anvils because they are hand forged and they are cool pieces of history

I’ve been to that store! Right down the road for me. Really cool guys and great stuff! And when I went they had forges outside for classes.

Brakes to merge!!! Lol glad I’m not the only one that gets irritated at that

These are good for dropping on Coyotes. Pianos as well.

I need to take a trip down there some time and invest in a good anvil.

wow that is an amazing deal for an anvil. If shipping it to Australia was not as expensive as shipping something to Mars I would buy one.

That place is like my kind of candy store.

Wish I had shops like that locally. Great vid

Ok I have a serous question, if they do or ship to residential places then where can I get my anvil shipped to?

$350.00 is not a cheap anvil, that is pretty expensive especially if you don't have a crap ton of money laying around. I found a used 70 lbs. in great condition for $100.00 from just asking around my area on facebook

Buying coal in a bag... Dang, I guess I'm spoiled. Living in West Virginia we get ours by the ton in the back of a dump truck!

The price for their anvils would be a good price if they are forged.. If they're cast, they're not worth having. There's a lot more to anvil construction than you think. Nothing beats an old Peter Wright made in the 1800's, if it's in good shape.

I watch a lot of KZfaq. But I must say that your Chanel is now my fav. It is not only inspirational and fun. But you are the most down to earth and real man I watch. I wish I could be more like you. Thank you for doing what you do. I wish I had the words to express my feelings better. I have a ton of health problems, from my back, to quad bypass on my heart and a pacer. I say that to say that you make life more bearable. I wish I could come hang out with you for a day or a week. Good luck and keep doing the great work. Special thanks to Steven Cox for letting us know about you.

Es una tienda muy completa donde se encuentra Ya quisiéramos una así en México Saludos desde tarimbaro Michoacán México

Just gotta find a good deal on Craigslist. I got 150lb PW in pristine condition for $200. Just a matter of finding a deal.

I bought a 150 lb anvil from them. Great anvil. Fairly certain the metal is ductile cast and not steel but it’s still a great anvil.

I lived in Rendon, next town south of Kennedale. Was a member of the VFD there for a while back in the 90's.

I just found your Chanel and subscribed thank you for puting me on the trail to get a new anvil. After mine was stolen by steel scrapers I was heart broken.

Holy smokes I'm only 45 mins from that store !! Heck yeah !!

Do you want to see merging with the brake on visit El Paso

I wish i lived in the US. We get scammed on price for everything up here in Canada due to shipping costs.

Nine of these stores exist near me. In Fargo nd

It's a farrier shop 8 miles from me imma check it out.

That is awesome. It’s literally right down the road and I never knew it was there. Thanks!

The closest farrier supply shop of any company is hundreds of miles away in Canada and I live in the USA

Man!!! That's a Top Notch Find! I'll have to drive up and check them out. I have family that live in Fairfield... Not a bad drive at all... Thank You for the Heads Up!

Saw a Hay Budden 170# with a beat up face on CL today. Guy was asking $1500 for it. He'll probably get it too...I just don't get it.

Holy crap, I'm right next door in Ft. Worth! Time to take a drive!

Great! This may be what I’m looking for! Oh. Texas. That’s only 2100 km away from me. Oh well

I would certanly not call $5 / lb "dirt cheap", but its reasonably priced by todays standards.

on craigslist you pay extra for all the work that went into beating the crap out of it.

You just earned them a customer

Having seen several spectacular and mundane crashes in my life. At least one viewer wants you to put your belt on every time before you start rolling. Also always carry a belt cutting window striking tool on your rear view mirror.

They also do hammer in s occasionally.

Would rather spend the extra money and get a quality made anvil than pay china to give us an anvil that's hyped up as good quality when in fact are cast junk that ends up cracking due to lack of quality control in the manufacturing processes and materials

These guys are local to me and I never knew about them, I'll definitely be there Monday.

I'll have to give em a look

The Texas Farrier Supply anvils are undoubtedly the best bang for the buck you can get in an anvil. They are cast in a foundry in Texas, are 52-54 Rockwell hardness and have an excellent rebound. (I have a 150 lb "Blacksmith". Among others -- got an anvil problem...) I got mine from Nature Farms Farrier Supply in Norman OK. They're sold elsewhere, but higher priced and more expensive shipping. Clyde

Right on! Support the farrier biz....

Texas farrier Supply, and where is this stuff manufactured? Is it made in China out of inferior Chinese Steel? I have an anvil it's an old Arm & Hammer made in the USA, really good quality.

Thank you for posting this.

I got mine on craigslist 175lb for 175$ and it had no damage

Wow, I wish i had a place like that around me. The closest farrier supply i can find is a little under 300 miles away from me.

What the hell! There’s a actual store that sells blacksmith tools including anvils? Holy cow.

It might just be me but I can't find much on the website. Can't find any of the belts but I really wanted to see what kind of tongs where available and nothing guess it's time to take a road trip

The rolling coal bit was a good ending haha.

Let's put sarairn wrap on these anvils to protect them !!!!!!!

Live like 20 mins way from them had no clue they were there. Thanks!

Awesome to see this I've never been to a ferrier shop

A 70 pound anvil isn't worth the time or money unless you're working tiny stuff. I wouldn't work on anything less than 150 pounds minimum. When it comes to anvils, the larger the better. Material moves much faster with the same effort on my 300 pounder than my 150 pounder. Also, I wouldn't give a plug nickel for a London pattern anvil any longer. German style double horned is the way to go. London pattern anvils are narrow at the waste where you need mass the most whereas German style anvils are thick with lots of mass under the striking surface. Once I tried working on a German style, I never looked back. My London pattern anvils just sit unused.

Cool place. I'd love to wander in it. I know what you mean about the weight in the pickup. Mi e rides like an '87 Chevy K-10 shortie. Cause that's what it is ha-ha. But I throw 400 or 500 pounds in there and she rides so nice.

Dude, some'bout this video makes me want to watch more of your videos. 😎 Good job!

Have fun, stay safe, Be cool.Regardless of what your wife says, Your head is NOT the hardest thing out there. LOL

I don’t remember this shop at Disney world

Looks like a great store mate, pity it is in the US. Here is OZ we have limited stores and prices are nuts.

Dam looked like Christmas in there

Muito massa as bigornas aqui são muito difíceis de achar uma bigorna boa

Wish we had something like that here in the UK...

Bookmarked Texas Farrier supply. Liked and subbed.

Have you considered making charcoal, instead of buying coal? It might make an interesting addition to the museum. Not as smelly, and no clinker.

Nice store!

Man I absolutely love this store, I'm like a kid in a candy shop when I go. And their coal is so fucking cheap!

*""36 dollars, a amazing good original made souls anvil is what I saw on the web""* if it's cheaper at your store, I will be investing in the near future for fun.

Wow. That thumbnail set off all my alarms. Hahahhah

I literally drooled 🤤 lol

Why, would you buy a blacksmith tool? That is a bit like walking up a set of stairs to use a leg exercise machine.

Ok, where is this place? I don't, and won't do any online purchasing any longer due to being ripped too many times. I will however, drive to a place if it's a good days drive or less.

Well my Peter Wright came off Craig's for 200, and surely don't considered it a piece of junk.

Shipping to MN would be expensive, luckilly we have RT Duggan out here. Similar story. They sell JHM anvils, up to 250 lb, great resource, pretty decent prices.