Gold Rush Blacksmith, Gold Crevicing Tool!

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2 жыл бұрын

The Blacksmith at Barkerville, the historic gold rush town, invited me into the blacksmith shop to make a custom made crevicing tool. So of course I took him up on the offer and brought my cameras along to share it all with you!
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@wd9dau Жыл бұрын

I live in a western suburb of Chicago. There was a blacksmith shop near my home. In my teens the blacksmith passed away. The owner of the property closed the shop and as far as I know it is the same as when it was closed. All of the equipment is untouched. What a time capsule!

@Matt-dc8lp Жыл бұрын

Seems like a potential opportunity for the right person with the talent and gumption

@dawndixon402 Жыл бұрын

That is wild.

@dawndixon402 Жыл бұрын

@@Matt-dc8lp I was thinking the same thing

@francisschweitzer8431 Жыл бұрын

Blacksmith work is making a comeback… I’d go see about getting your hands on that equipment.

@robertpetty4427 Жыл бұрын

Might be able to swoop in and grab the property for a great price..should be able through the county to figure out who holds the title for the property

@chrismaverick9828 Жыл бұрын

It's always interesting to see skilled craftsmen at work. Thank you Dan for working so diligently to become famous and to be able to share this with those of us who may never get to go there in person.

@MegaRazorback Жыл бұрын

Every time i go to the Perth Royal show in Western Australia i spend a couple of hours just watching the blacksmiths in the building that was set up permanently for them when the grounds first opened in 1834 due to it mostly being a cattle/equestrian show back then.

@infinus5 Жыл бұрын

all of my sniping tools, pan and pick were done for me by the fantastic guys at Barkerville Blacksmiths! They have found me many a course chunk, be it in bedrock or in the bottom of a creek bed. I cant stress enough how good their toolsmithing is!

@robinblackmoor8732 Жыл бұрын

My father did blacksmithing. It is part metallurgy and part magic when it is done correctly. Dad specialized in making wrought-iron railings for the front porch on homes in town. Dad has passed on, but his railings could potentially be around close to forever.

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@phred5048 Жыл бұрын

Mr O' Connell is amazing to watch. Spend many hours on the rail watching him. We are lucky enough to have many pieces of his work. Great video Dan highlighting a great guy.

@caribooskidoo3997 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Phred. Great seeing you at the grocery store a couple weeks ago!

@rickgraham9737 Жыл бұрын

What an amazing craftsman, that tool will last a good long time and bring you many pickers and nuggets. Thanks for an awesome video.

@zierwonraynz8869 Жыл бұрын

This man clearly has over 10,000 hours of blacksmithing in his cap, what a pheromonal watch.

@jaratt85 Жыл бұрын

pheremonal? auto correct? Did you mean phenomenal?

@Constantine_Cvl8 Жыл бұрын

@@jaratt85 well no freakin duh

@caribooskidoo3997 Жыл бұрын

Hey zieron. Mr. O'Connell here. Thanks for the great compliment! After I read this I tried to estimate my blacksmithing hours. Although I"ve been metal working since I was pretty young, I've only been smithing for eight years, and I think I'm at about 5000.

@BongoWongoOG Жыл бұрын

Very talented craftsman. Its super when someone so knowledgeable can talk through the process. Dan, great video, just as you'd promised :)

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@cameronfisher9001 Жыл бұрын

As a blacksmithing in north Florida I can really appreciate this video. Hats off to Mr O'Connell and to you as well Dan. Thoroughly enjoy all of your content. See you in the next video!

@JerryPaulTreeCreations Жыл бұрын

This was fantastic, Dan. What an awesome, and useful, piece of hand forged art. I can't wait to see you put it to work in your videos! I'm really enjoying the videos of your visit to Barkerville. They seem to have taken a moment in time, frozen it, and set it on repeat. Those, to me, are the best kind of museums. Way back, when I worked on a show called "The Re-Inventors", I was lucky enough to be on the crew when we visited the Sukanen museum, in Saskatchewan. We spent an entire day at the blacksmith shop, filming for one of the episodes. (lol, I can't remember which one) It was fantastic to watch the process and learn about the skills a person had to know back in those days. I have to say though, the blacksmith at the Sukanen museum, didn't wear a epic top hat like Mr. O'Connell's. He's one classy, and talented, blacksmith! hahaha Thanks again, Dan. Cheers!

@dawndixon402 Жыл бұрын

Well said

@caribooskidoo3997 Жыл бұрын

Hey Jerry. This is Mr. O"Connell here. Thanks for the kind words. I do love my top hat. I don't always wear it while I work but felt like I had to for Dan's video.

@sandyposey8074 Жыл бұрын

That was so fascinating to watch! How cool! Imagine if you happen to lose that tool and someone finds it and thinks they found an artifact from the 1800's!

@jesstreloar7706 Жыл бұрын

If found at some archaeological dig in a hundred years, having used the period steel to forge the tool would make dating it to anything other than 1868 almost impossible. Unless they had this video also. Then the question remains - Did they have video recorders in 1868?

@MisterUnconcerned Жыл бұрын

Awesome vid! I'm a colonial relic hunter, and one of my favorite finds is a large 1700's hand forged clevis used for oxen or a coach. It was forged from two pieces of scrap, and can only imagine the time required to meld and shape it.

@DubskiDude Жыл бұрын

This is great content, I hope you can visit places like this more often. Getting a good look at how they did it in the old days is quite a treat!

@Kakiro_Miro Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness. My two favorite things. Blacksmithing and gold finding! Wahoo. Thank you letting us watch.

@RyanDCH Жыл бұрын

Love these history extras between the panning videos. You know what we love! Keep up the great work Dan and thanks to Mr. McConnell! What a craftsman!

@scottgriffiths9315 Жыл бұрын

I love your back and forth showing how each miner would have preference and work with the blacksmith to get the perfect tool for them

@JVX347 Жыл бұрын

"Just like seasoning a frying pan" Such good explanations from both of you.

@tristandaley6358 Жыл бұрын

The biggest thing is to let the hammer do the work. And never hit cold steel. It's awesome to see someone work a coal forge.

@danielburgess7785 Жыл бұрын

Would you care to see the dozens of small burns on my arms? Apprenticed to a farrier when I was a boy. Pain can be a great motivator to get things done properly.

@tristandaley6358 Жыл бұрын

@@danielburgess7785 I am an ex pipeline welder, I know all about the tiny little burn scars over both forearms

@MadMarlin1964 Жыл бұрын

That was a cool episode, and a cool Mr. O’Connell. Functional art is what he produces. Just awesome.

@thebigshmoog Жыл бұрын

As an amateur bladesmith and blacksmith... I love seeing pros at work.

@incorporeal3793 Жыл бұрын

Always cool to watch a blacksmith make items from what was a piece of scrap.

@NumisCanadawithBruce Жыл бұрын

Well now that I have seen these last two videos I now have a new destination on my bucket list. Thanks Dan.

@landonferguson7282 Жыл бұрын

Nothing better than watching a skilled person do work.

@VendettaProspecting Жыл бұрын

Two Toes makes some awesome tools!

@buffalokrisgoldprospecting Жыл бұрын

Yes sir

@48thstateprospecting Жыл бұрын

That was all I hoped for and more thanks Dan and congrats on the coolest crevicing tool since 1868. Thanks for sharing see you on the next one👍🏼👊🏼

@bobweiss9138 Жыл бұрын

That was sweet and thank you for sharing a little bit of your life with us 😊 ❤️ ♥️

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!❤️

@thetrudark9027 Жыл бұрын

I love the hobby of old world blacksmithing

@roseannecarratkinson4271 Жыл бұрын

When I owned my horses, my farrier would heat and bend the horse shoes to fit my horses perfectly. This was such fun to watch.

@crystalhayes5342 Жыл бұрын

An original one and I love it. It’s a keeper!

@swissforge8627 Жыл бұрын

Blacksmith from Switzerland here. Obviously I enjoyed this episode a lot! Love to see traditional craftsmanship getting some attention. And you were well informed about the technical details. Great as always, Dan! Thanks for sharing your adventures

@takinastabatit Жыл бұрын

This is one of my skills, too! I've actually been thinking about forging myself one of these haha. My setup is not nearly as cool as hi, however. Beautiful tool!

@cutthroat2273 Жыл бұрын

being a prospector by hobby and a blacksmith by trade, this was ideal!

@paulawilliams7562 Жыл бұрын

That tool looks amazing! Enjoy getting lots of gold with it!

@raxicity Жыл бұрын

Ok, this blacksmith clearly knows what he's doing... Impressive.

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@robertevans8024 Жыл бұрын

I learned how to do that kind of black smithing, and arc welding, when I was in junior high school in 1979 in Tulsa Oklahoma. I made a metal address sign that I could push down into the lawn next to the mailbox. It was a lot of fun ! From Philadelphia PA. But lived in Tulsa for three years as a teen. Nicest people I have ever had the privilege to know. Went to Anderson junior high. Great place to live. The movie "The Outsiders" was filmed near the house I lived in.

@robertevans8024 Жыл бұрын

An apprentice could learn so much from this man.

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@tyjames9921 Жыл бұрын

I haven't been up there for years Dan..brought back memories, I remember loving the drive so much especially right after you turn off the highway

@nancycowell-miller4321 Жыл бұрын

So cool! You've inspired me to add a Gold-Rush Adventure Trip (to Columbia, California - far more manageable for me) to my Bucket List 😄

@_Julie_Bee Жыл бұрын

Wonderful piece of Canadian history, love it, thank you 🇨🇦

@wghead Жыл бұрын

Love the video Dan! Very cool to watch this process from beginning to end with the good explanations!

@cathyatwood6430 Жыл бұрын

The tip of the metal rod is red hot and 12 inches away the blacksmith is holding that metal!

@jengalloway4961 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I have always enjoyed your content. But this was awesome as well. We have a friend that also does Blacksmithing here in Indiana. He does it on the side at a couple of small shops that open for other events and local classes. He let us come in one day to try it out. I absolutely loved doing it and my twist hook came out awesome for a first timer. Love your videos Dan.

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@landonashby2029 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking us with you Mr. Hurd. I do enjoy adventuring with you but I particularly enjoyed today's adventure. 😎

@kennardchristensen4303 Жыл бұрын

Right up my alley, I'm a blacksmith

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!❤️

@dawndixon402 Жыл бұрын

😁👋👍👍👏👏💕🙏🏻 What a great episode. I have always been fascinated with blacksmith since the 1st time I saw them in action.. Mr. O" Conell was great

@Camstro80 Жыл бұрын

So cool, I have 2 of his steak Turner's, and a big fire stoker when my parents went, unfortunately my Mom is no longer with us but I will be going there next year and have another made in her memory,

@caribooskidoo3997 Жыл бұрын

Mr. O'Connell here. I would love to make a new poker for you. I could put your Mother's name on it or a special message.

@therustyshoe8958 Жыл бұрын

very cool Dan, I am always interested in watching a good blacksmith doing work

@nickmurray3137 Жыл бұрын

Holy shit that guy is awesome.

@johnramirez5032 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan hurd. A wonderful video. The art of blacksmithing is a treasure in its self.

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@patrickbriody2980 Жыл бұрын

Great video! My maternal great grandfather was a blacksmith in PA and his shop was moved to a heritage shop, interesting story, he had a device that would hit on the same spot on his anvil. When they moved his shop, they picked up the anvil and it split in half because of his device.

@madelinerose5326 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in an area where the blacksmith shop from days of old was under an huge tree located still today in the middle of the main thoroughfare in Belvidere NJ.

@justweirdfun978 Жыл бұрын

It was different but also Gold related. I loved it verry verry much, pls more like this.

@upnorth6722 Жыл бұрын

Let's get this tool in use ! Great video , thank you gentlemen .

@hilariomartinez8220 Жыл бұрын

Love the old tools and the work

@mulepowerforge Жыл бұрын

I’m a hobbyist gold panner, but blacksmithing is my absolute favourite thing to do. I mostly do edged tools/weapons, so it’s cool to see the other stuff made in the old days of smithing. Now that summer is coming to an end and fall (and hunting season!) is around the corner hopefully I can get back into the forge and make some knives or something.

@BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm Жыл бұрын

That was a very enjoyable video. And extremely educating. 👍

@beez1717 Жыл бұрын

That was so cool! I had no idea how much work goes into making one item by hand. The crevice tool is going to last you far longer than the stuff you can buy today.

@ddf414 Жыл бұрын

Nice. I hope you do more historical videos about mining.

@backtoiron Жыл бұрын

Been watching you for quite a while now.

@minibigs5259 Жыл бұрын

First thing I learnt - that there's a method of clamping to an anvil! Never really thought about it until now.....

@caribooskidoo3997 Жыл бұрын

It's called a holdfast. Carpenters also use them on their benches.

@jadeevenstar8545 Жыл бұрын

Masterful hands. Cool episode.

@michaelfowler8289 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if you're aware of it but if you install a offset counterweight on your flume setup so that after you get it going it will keep going for quite a while without having to actually pump the handle you might actually enjoy it it would give you time to work your metal and not have to worry about fofing the fire

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!❤️

@crownharris1973 Жыл бұрын

Super excited for the video Dan

@ScottishGoldHunter Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t mind one of them in my bag👌🏻 Thanks for sharing Dan⛏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@caribooskidoo3997 Жыл бұрын

Hey Dan and Dan fans! This is Mr.O'Connell here. I had a lot of fun working with Dan in the shop. He's a great guy and we had a lot of fun. I hope he comes back soon for more tools. I will be replying to comments and answering questions also.

@Danhurd Жыл бұрын

Hey! Great to see you on here! Thanks again, had a blast!

@mewsli Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Truly beautiful metalwork.

@johnpawicz2297 Жыл бұрын

Very cool! I've always wanted to try using coal for my blacksmithing.

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!❤️

@njdeadtrailtrekkers4719 Жыл бұрын

I’m no blacksmith, but I am a fabricator and I’ve always loved traditional smithing, Dan you’re awesome for sharing this and I just might have to purchase some items from the shop :)

@damonzilliox2751 Жыл бұрын

Very cool Dan!

@dennisbinyon9023 Жыл бұрын

thanks Dan for an interesting change of video cheers from australia 🇦🇺

@Bill11191 Жыл бұрын

I just got one of these from that shop a week ago, love it!

@kirabarsmith9353 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate real world skills now more than ever, great video.

@timdavis8486 Жыл бұрын

Dan, what a fantastic video! I love watching every bit of it and learning the history of this town is so interesting. You have some of the most wonderful fascinating videos out there and I’m sure I can speak for a lot of people that we so appreciate you sharing this experience with us! As always be safe you and your family.

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@brianhobbs772 Жыл бұрын

That’s the good stuff!

@hawnsl100 Жыл бұрын

That was fun to watch.

@penttijuvonen3257 Жыл бұрын

Great! Thank you! 🍻🇫🇮

@josephcormier5974 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video outstanding content now you have to show us when you are using it five stars my friend thank you for sharing

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!❤️

@crownharris1973 Жыл бұрын

Wow that is awsome I'm going to get some things from there

@midwestmonsterhunter6034 Жыл бұрын

That's awesome!!! thankyou for everything DanMan!!!!!

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@ncprospectors Жыл бұрын

Awesome....a handmade custom crevicing tool. Nice. I'm going to the web site right now. Thanks Dan. ❤️❤️❤️

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!❤️

@stevenralstin7141 Жыл бұрын

Dan great video. I learn more with every show. Keep up the good work.

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!❤️

@lunayahwitch Жыл бұрын

Super cool Dan!❤️🙏🏼🇺🇸

@jwade4684 Жыл бұрын

Love blacksmith work, and prospecting for gold!!! Awesome vid dan!

@angrydingus5256 Жыл бұрын

It's so cool to be able to walk up to someone and custom order a tool, even giving little adjustments here and there on the fly. That level of service is just unmatched. Granted Im sure custom orders were rare in the day

@ILike2Tinker Жыл бұрын

Look forward to seeing this on videos.

@AmericanPatriot_420 Жыл бұрын

That is so kewl Dan, I have to visit there when on the way up to alaska. Love anything Gold mining Related. just awesome. 😃😃😃

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!❤️

@BillMulholland1 Жыл бұрын

Great video Dan!!! Thank you!!! 👍

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@4seasonspix Жыл бұрын

That was great 🥰

@MrAnderson4509 Жыл бұрын

Luck on you Dan Hurd

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!❤️

@murphymmc Жыл бұрын

Your carpenter hammer analogy was funny. Carpenters rarely flail away at full force, that would be stupidly unproductive. Hardening is not tempering, the blacksmith showed some grace in his explanation that corrected your statement. The smith made the project look easy, craftsmen do that. You make panning look easy, technique is everything.

@justpassingby-iz9ku Жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Thx for the contagious positive energy!

@mikehunt1418 Жыл бұрын

Great as always Dan Thank you

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!❤️

@timb5962 Жыл бұрын

Loved it Thanks for sharing 👍 😀

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@NorthWestOffroadAdventures Жыл бұрын

I went to Barkerville as a kid.... Looks like I'm going back 😂😂

@Mrjoshuasjourneyzzz10420 Жыл бұрын

Very cool Mr Dan Hurd, thank you!!!!

@stevefairchild3337 Жыл бұрын

That was great, thanks highly educational

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@bobdobbs4525 Жыл бұрын

I would love blacksmithing

@amytaylor1054 Жыл бұрын

Hello there 👋how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day ?God bless you!!!❤️

@rogerdudra178 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from the BIG SKY. Very good score.

@susanturcotte3176 Жыл бұрын

Loved this new tool made the old-fashioned way! I'm going to check out Barkerville's website. Thanks Dan for showing us the past and future! You rock!