How to Mount an Anvil - Cool Trick
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6 жыл бұрынGreat trick for cutting a log off nice and square. Also a clean and detachable method of attaching an anvil to a stump. Fun anvil find here: • How To Find An Anvil
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@tapman1277 4 жыл бұрын
When I get to a point in my life where I have a "launching anvil" I will know I've made it.
@SamuraiAtlas 4 жыл бұрын
FourBitty right lol it’s hard enough to find an anvil to work on let alone launch one
@Adventure_fuel 4 жыл бұрын
With friend and family.
@abrahamharvey9730 Жыл бұрын
Yep
@ryanhight1076 7 ай бұрын
😂😂
@rjtumble 6 жыл бұрын
"this is my launching anvil" I think that's the test to know if you have enough anvils. :)
@richiedeffew3188 6 жыл бұрын
rjtumble haha good one
@aidanc4719 5 жыл бұрын
I love america.
@RovingTroll 5 жыл бұрын
Can we not gloss over the fact that bro launches an anvil over a hundred feet into the air, every Freedom Day?
@nicholaiivan491 5 жыл бұрын
If i catch it can i have it?
@technosaurus3805 5 жыл бұрын
@@nicholaiivan491 I think that's only if you catch it Loony Tunes style.
@Grunt49 4 жыл бұрын
Shooting anvils into the air! God bless America.
@DEmersonJMFM 4 жыл бұрын
I would of never guessed this guy would be crazy enough to launch an anvil.
@markhall7646 4 жыл бұрын
I can see how that would be a spiritually uplifting hobby for a man to pursue, and how he might obtain great satisfaction from such an endeavor.
@SenselessUsername 4 жыл бұрын
It's probably Cy. I blame Cy... just look at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eraWjcupst3WlnU.html ! He's a bad influence. Also: Poor anvil! Why not go to HF and get an Anvil Shaped Object instead? This is a usable anvil a lot of people would very happily work with.
@michaelhollihan1650 4 жыл бұрын
Right I loved it just seeing that made me subscribe lol
@SamuraiAtlas 4 жыл бұрын
SenselessUsername you are missing the point of launching an anvil the anvil takes none to barely any damage and what it signify is all that more Precious that anvil has a story a greater meaning to him due to those moments
@ICOWBOYIM 4 жыл бұрын
LOL, my brother burnt his face (2nd degree) on the 4th of July while playing around with black powder. It was so funny, a white man turned into a red men in a split second, LOL! 🤠
@zenmaster1979 6 жыл бұрын
After watching your videos I decided to clean my anvil up enough to read the maker and weight and was pleased to see the words "Hay Budden" 156 lbs. Thank you for all the wonderful videos. You've inspired me to make some big changes in my life. I hope one day to have the honor of shaking your hand. Again thank you sir.
@scottsarchitecturehildebra1761 6 жыл бұрын
Intelligence without arrogance, wonderful!!!!
@drd1924 2 жыл бұрын
I first read it as...."Intelligence without ignorance" Ummm what??? Duh haha
@punisherarmory1382 6 жыл бұрын
Why does a network not pick this guy up? Just baffles me they will invest in a tv show about people who make no contribution to society but yet this fella goes on his own to teach.
@GrumpysWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын
TV has a ton of problems and would totally kill most youtuber's spirits. If you want videos decided by committee, manufactured drama, and sponsorships out the whazzo, that's what you get with TV. Here, he's got freedom to do what he wants, how he wants, and can shoot it however he wants. There's no safety officer on set or producer telling him to knock it off with the anvils. Guys like Diresta have been on TV (go look it up, it was ... bad) and still get offers all the time. He declines them all because he doesn't want to give up creative control, and neither should EC. TV is dead.
@agedm3448 6 жыл бұрын
Sorta seems like TV needs EC more than EC needs TV. If he sticks with it I think he could have a pretty strong channel all on his own.
@rpnp2 6 жыл бұрын
Honestly television would probably ruin this channel. Producers and Lawyers would completely take over any creative control.
@badlandskid 6 жыл бұрын
That is a horrible idea. To think that some out of touch, snot nose, Hollywood writer could add anything to the quality of this channel is ridiculous.
@victorcastle1840 5 жыл бұрын
All these replies are pretty accurate and the reason, this old man stopped watching TV years ago. It has turned to liberal crap and are all about either huggie, feelie ,lets cry together or ass kicking 105 lb. women throwing 6'2" 225 lb. all muscles men, all over the room, like paper dolls.
@maathimself9024 4 жыл бұрын
You had me at "Launching anvil", subscribed..
@JDizzle1391 6 жыл бұрын
Love the random launching anvil bit 😂😂😂
@jeffbuller6708 6 жыл бұрын
I love hearing Cy holler! Makes me smile every time.
@1musicsearcher 6 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't like watching a hundred pound anvil launched straight up?
@JDizzle1391 6 жыл бұрын
1musicsearcher Word
@Volcker1929 6 жыл бұрын
Nothing says America F$&k Yeah! Like blowing stuff up!
@xcwedgecx2436 6 жыл бұрын
it would suck if it hit the house tho
@toonybrain 4 жыл бұрын
“Launching anvil”! LOL The unsurpassed, unbound joy of living rural.
@longcaster 6 жыл бұрын
How to mount an anvil, from the rear of course. Now those bent bars you screwed into the wood, they will rip your leg (shin) wide open if you are not thinking about sharp metal sticking out of the wood. Cover them with something, leather, wood, sheet metal or whatever. Just cover them. Or you could turn the anvil 90 degrees so the horn and heel line up with the brackets. You are less likely to get close to the horn and heel as you are to the sides.
@VIDEOEPPO Жыл бұрын
I am 43yrs old and after seeing this vid... I am missing my grandpa.... He used to teach me so many things.
@jberkhimer 4 жыл бұрын
I feel like this channel is basically what I would've learned from my Grandpa if I grew up around him.
@jrmym2 6 жыл бұрын
Concave the bottom of the stump with a grinder; stops any wobble.
@shaunybonny688 6 жыл бұрын
I work with my hands on a daily basis and I love this channel. Great knowledge being spread here, entertaining, and honestly comforting. It's like going and talking to a good neighbor, reminds me of spending time with my dad as a kid with other mechanics, machinists, and other skilled men. Nothing like it.
@oldschooljack3479 4 жыл бұрын
Never picked up a hot drift punch... But when I was a young lad I was watching my grandfather cut a piece of wood with a saber saw. The blade broke and fell to the floor. Wanting to help grandpa I immediately reached down and grabbed the piece of broken blade... Instant education. And that little lesson has stuck with me for years.
@ExTess 6 жыл бұрын
5:52 "This is my launching anvil, where I blow it into the sky for the Fourth of July!" YOU *_WHAT_*
@mxcollin95 6 жыл бұрын
America needs a lot more dudes just like you! Well done sir...great channel! 👍
@heyitsmecarl1 6 жыл бұрын
Haven't touched a real anvil probably since metal shop in middle school many moons ago (I don't think the small one on my Craftsman vice in the garage counts?) and now I am one of many who will automatically watch any video with EC and anvil in the title-keep up the good work sir! (Now off to my Anvils Anonymous meeting ...)
@aaronm4706 4 жыл бұрын
*Scott* This is my launching anvil. *Me* Cool, I wonder what that means. *Scott* This little guy takes about 150 foot vertical trip in a couple of seconds. *Me* Wut... *Video* BOOM, PING... Woooooooooooo! *Me* Oh, oh my....
@Zooooch1989 3 жыл бұрын
This is my new gold standard for showing the difference between Canadians and Americans :)
@courtneyhall7140 6 жыл бұрын
i am an old retired auto body repairman,old school. in my day we repaired just about everything.however in the early 1980's they went to hss and hsla steel as i am sure you already know.you are extremly well versed in metal and it,s propterities.i really enjoy your channel.keep up the good work.
@oleran4569 Жыл бұрын
Picking up the hot punch simply accelerates one's punch assessment skills.
@1musicsearcher 6 жыл бұрын
That's a great technique for leveling off the stump. Thanks.
@wari-bateshwar7461 Жыл бұрын
I don't think I'll ever use an anvil. However, like most men, I love to watch a genuine craftsman talk and work. However, I follow your teachings on ladder-safety and manual handling on a regular basis.
@billqqq 5 жыл бұрын
Scott, I come from a long line of carpenters and craftmen. I was about 3 when dad started taking me to his shop, and the first "project" I built hangs on my shop wall nearly 60 years later. You are the genuine article, and do the best channel on youtube, hands down. Your work and contributions are deeply appreciated.
@ZONIAN955 6 жыл бұрын
A man who walks the Earth gracing it with his presence and us with his knowledge.
@joscram1129 4 жыл бұрын
You know you're in Murica when a guy launches an anvil up in the air
@phooesnax 6 жыл бұрын
Your delivery so polished and content so worth watching. Thank you!! Jim
@canoelicker 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, the channel is awesome. Many thanks for all the posts. I know my son & I have reaped the benefits of it together many times.
@craigmckinney2219 6 жыл бұрын
I really like your channel, always interesting and enjoyable. I love your old tools. The tool you used to take off the bark is another tool that is nearly lost to time. We would call it a bark spud down here in the middle of North Carolina. Keep 'em coming. Love the anvils by the way!
@billsargent3407 6 жыл бұрын
I just found your site. I have a 425 lb Fisher that's about to get repaired because of you. I also really dig that tie down. Not that my anvil wiggles much...I love seeing the little guy running about absorbing this. Nicely done!
@Xammed 4 жыл бұрын
I just started blacksmithing today! This was 100% what I needed, I will build it tomorrow. Thank you so much.
@Clarkehighwheeler 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video - a trick my grandfather told me (2nd generation blacksmith & coachbuilder) is to place a sheet of cork between the anvil and block . This enhances the "ring" quality of the anvil and makes the sound when striking the anvil with your hammer so much sweeter ,
@ryank1398 5 жыл бұрын
I like seeing how you work, how you solve problems, how productivity is accomplished. Thank you!
@christopherbrennan4858 6 жыл бұрын
Serendipity. I laid my hands on a couple of stumps just the other day. I love the eye bolt set-up! Thanks for sharing and all the great videos.
@alasdairmunro1953 4 жыл бұрын
I think we need a video devoted entirely to the science / craft of shooting anvils! 😀
@nickduffy2361 5 жыл бұрын
Man I love this guy he speaks so well. I work in construction so this guy tickles my fancy. I have never even considered blacksmithing but now I'm Intrigued. Keep up the great work and great material.
@brianfalls5894 3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for a very instructional video on how to mount up an anvil on a stump. I am getting ready to do this very thing in a couple days with my own anvil and it sure does help to see how to level the stump. Many thanks!
@johndias6614 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I have a large oak stump waiting to get squared up for my #110 Trenton. Your video was a great help. I plan on routing a one half to one inch deep recessed pocket for the base. Love the chain tension hold down.
@USNERDOC 6 жыл бұрын
Ask and you will receive ... I had just watched one of your anvil videos and requested a future video on mounting anvils because we have a neat old Mouse Hole Forge anvil to mount in our barn. Lo and behold the next video is this little gem. Many thanks Scott. Love your channel and content. God bless.
@calebcooper2645 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your videos. Man, those grandkids i hope know how lucky they are to have a grandpa like you. Sure wish you were my neighbor. Much Love to you and your family!
@ZONIAN955 6 жыл бұрын
This video just gave me a great solution for the mounting of a small anvil that I have been pondering over for a very long time. Thank you.
@bryanancy 6 жыл бұрын
Dear Essentialcraftsman. After watching many of your great videos on anvils I have been on a hunt for one for my so called shop. Well I found one in Oregon. Once I get it cleaned up I will shoot you a picture. I want to do some research on it. Thanks for bringing back the importance of working with your hands and getting back to the basics of manual labor. Love your channel and all of the information you give to all of us. Bryan
@sweatnsawdust 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite channel on KZfaq. Thankyou for sharing your wisdom with the world.
@MakeEverything 6 жыл бұрын
Your knowledge is always appreciated!
@81MrKMan 6 жыл бұрын
Ironically the day you posted this video I was already trying to think of a good way to cut off some logs level and mount my two anvils. After seeing this I decided it was a good idea and finally got around to it this weekend. Worked great, Thanks.
@paulbales3513 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved this video! Love that you work simple/ smarter not harder!
@morrow.m 6 жыл бұрын
That seems about the simplest and quickest way to get that mounted down tight. I like it.
@speedxdreems 6 жыл бұрын
Dropping the torch into the pritchel ... all star maneuver. Thumbs up and thanks for the time you spend on these videos.
@andrewschell6536 5 жыл бұрын
I want a launching anvil, this show and the Montana Englishman metal working channels are awesome. Thanks for doing this.
@arielroberts3768 6 жыл бұрын
Yet another amazing way of doing something. Thanks for sharing so much of your wisdom and experience, we younger guys appreciate it
@anonymousSyllabic 5 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic, wholesome, high value channel you've created. Thank you for sharing.
@ronyalake9989 6 жыл бұрын
Love the Bob Villa style, one foot up on the block, pose at the end...sure to be classic soon
@adameckert1627 5 жыл бұрын
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@naclcube6558 4 жыл бұрын
Had my subscription at "this is our launching anvil." XD Excellent Info for me as a starter, thank you!
@HelenaOfDetroit 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I struggled trying to get a level anvil stand. Now I know how to not only make a good stump, but also how to tightly attach the anvil to it. I've tried some methods, but they just didn't work well for me.
@livelikekings8968 4 жыл бұрын
I admire how you have adapted to today’s world, keeping skills alive using a modern format for the world to see, I really appreciate your hard work and efforts in producing this channel, lotsa of appreciation and support from an ol school FNQ Carpenter in Sticky hot Australia 🔨👌🏼👍🏼
@Neal_McBeal Жыл бұрын
You are using KZfaq like an OG, documentary television channels. Very informative, entertaining and hearthwarming broadcast :) Bless you sir.
@James-mv9qx 2 жыл бұрын
As an Australia, watching you take the bark off makes me wince. Down here there's always a surprise lurking beneath the bark waiting for you
@robertgoss4842 4 жыл бұрын
Your channel is a great find! Glad we met!
@howardwtaylor 6 жыл бұрын
I've been planning to do exactly this for a while now. I really like your attachment mechanism. I'll give it a go. Thanks!
@danhickling3565 6 жыл бұрын
Love your videos and I've just bought my first anvil at age 30 after watching your videos. Maybe I'll have a collection like you one day! Thanks Dan Leicestershire UK
@siryizzir 2 жыл бұрын
That outro of you walking out of your shop is the kind of life I dream of having. Beautiful. One day!
@MrDanimal42 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Just found your channel, been watching only a few days, but trying to catch up with the ground you've covered. I like your style, and I appreciate when you say we have a lot of territory to cover. Looking forward to listening and learning from you.
@BADMUDDERPLUCKER 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I have been trying to determine how to best mount my anvil. This is going to work out perfect.
@swierkupitok7264 3 жыл бұрын
need to mount my new anvil and this idea with hooks and chains looks very useful and elegant. Thanks!
@frankbamber5905 6 жыл бұрын
Truly love these videos! Long may they continue!
@GalenCop9 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting!
@HAVILA65 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, I love all the tools you you have in your shop.
@ZSugarDaddy 5 жыл бұрын
You're like the dad we all wish we had! Thanks for the great videos!
@childz22 6 жыл бұрын
Just mounted my anvil using your method. Thanks.
@mikearmstrong7830 6 жыл бұрын
It makes me happy to see you turn your ratchet 360 degrees. It's handy to have a ratchet for tight spaces, but I always see people cranking on them when spinning is so much faster.
@richhalmuth160 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great video Loved the launching anvil sequence
@bengunn3698 6 жыл бұрын
Well done and the speed at which you work is phenomenal.
@dakotadakota273 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your videos, they have inspired me to take new routes in my work!
@dcsensui Жыл бұрын
I have been very, very fortunate to have been given a 204-pound anvil and will be mounting it onto either a log or a based made of laminated sections of logs if I can't find one large enough. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
@charleywalker2982 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.
@kaceesavage 6 жыл бұрын
I love it! Simplest is most often best. Thanks for another great video!
@simonrenecle3469 3 жыл бұрын
What a good bunch of folks!
@JedidiahShultzIrishCraftsman 6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic tip Mr. Wadsworth!! I appreciate every video!😊😊👊👊
@rvb01 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great idea for leveling a stump! Great video.
@johncasor9698 4 жыл бұрын
now this is Another Great Video... thank you for taking the time to make this...
@heinoobermeyer7566 5 жыл бұрын
Love the bit about picking up hot punches. Did that probably the second time i was forging... Kept a water bucket around ever since
@mattberg6785 5 жыл бұрын
Holy cow I just saw the launching! WOW! Being a carpenter I knew you weren't always so calm!
@corefiveseven9037 6 жыл бұрын
man i just bought my first anvil and i get it this monday Aug.14 i'm so excited. thanx for the vid man this helps out alot
@00RONDOR00 6 жыл бұрын
Man! That log squaring trick. Thanks!
@EJRYON47 4 жыл бұрын
We need to see the launching of the anvil! We need MORE ANVIL! Great video!
@edwardwuestman7098 6 жыл бұрын
you just showed me a neat trick on where I can put my torch when using my anvil, tks ,can't believe I didn't see it myself !!!
@michealdchastain3637 3 жыл бұрын
How to 'square' off a stump! That's awesome!
@keithkimsten5111 Жыл бұрын
Back in the day I looked for swamp elm for my anvil stand.. It's a very fiberious wood and it's tough as nails. Used it 15 years and it was as sound as that first time I used it all those years later. Thanks for the forge talk, I've missed it as its been a long time sense I've seen a working shop. Samuel Yellin was my inspiration back then. I met his son decades ago and he was a great host showing me around he and his dad's still working forge in Philadelphia.
@JorisKoolen 6 жыл бұрын
Johnny Staats just gained a new fan, that was some great picking to accompany a great video!
@510BIGD 6 жыл бұрын
The only video out of a couple dozen that should me on how to figure anvil height. Thanks
@ryan00101101 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Will be using this as soon as my anvil gets here also mounting Dad's properly as well.
@orangetruckman 3 жыл бұрын
I wish I was your neighbor. I got a great start from my father in learning things, but soo much was left unfinished in his understanding and left me with a lot of gaps to fill that I’m still working on. Love your channel sir 👍🏻
@IISocratesII 6 жыл бұрын
I hope i'm half as well rounded as you some day, good stuff Scott
@alittletexasingeorgia 6 жыл бұрын
Keep up all the great work you do and the effort you put in to your videos. really informative and great to see how things are done the right way with the right attitude and with a hands on ability.
@hughjohnson4071 6 жыл бұрын
Anvil cannon, get her done.
@alex-pc7dz 6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely lost it at the launching anvil, great video.
@jimh3500 5 жыл бұрын
First time I’ve been here. This guy seems like a good man and he has terrific skills
@d.od.3463 6 жыл бұрын
Very nice instructional video...Thanks!
@mattmiller7499 5 жыл бұрын
I'd love to work with you for a week just to learn. I know it probably won't happen, rather use the words as encouragement. You've taught me quite a lot in just a few videos, thankyou so much for sharing your inisght, and wisdom