Blacksmith Tools Shop Tour Part 2 

He needs to get those metal worker magazines over to Keith Rucker to be scanned into his Vintage Machinery database.

It is kind of funny watching Andrew's amazement 3:50 at the "state of the art" of the 1800's with the planer. Meanwhile, what he is forgetting, or isn't aware of or thinking of are the centuries and likely millennia of clockmaking and instrument-making technology that the technology for the planer borrowed from. Some of the clocks from the great European cathedrals are from the late 1300's and can still be run more than 600 years later.

Oil oil I'm getting stressed out that old stuff needs oil and love I love what you guy's do thank you for preserving our past.

Initially I was aggravated how so much cool and useful items were being hoarded but this guy has a magnetic personality and truly loves this stuff. Hes clearly got gobs of cash to set this treasure trove up for everyone to enjoy.

The putnum grinding wheel would be used in the field and driven by a tractor tire on the wood wheel by lifting one of the rear wheels of the tractor off the ground and moving the grinder to contact the free spinning wheel. Used in Forestry for axe grinding but primarily for farming equipment, sharpening plow discs, wheat threshers. etc.

Excuse the bad language but is anybody else watching this videos thinking " holy F'n sheeet"! Amazing.... Just amazing!

I love it! what a character that Andrew is. Thanks for bringing us all along on the tour.

They were the best two videos I have seen for years, what a collection, very envious and very grateful that someone is preserving our history. Shows what can be achieved without computers, electricity or hydraulics, very inspiring. Have got to get me one of those vice anvils though. Thanks for taking the time to video and post this Adam.

Thanks for the tour Adam. Now I know where all the cool stuff goes.

Abom, I'm putting this on my top shop tour list. Andrew's insight and historical context made it even better.

ANDREW SEEMS LIKE HE HAS A 1000TERABYTE PROCESSOR UP IN THAT SKULL..ANDREW SOUNDS EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT HIS PASSION..ANDREW YOU ROCKMAN😎.

Thanks Andrew, For sharing a little of your passion with us. I'm sure you've heard it before, but I can't help myself. You are a man of many vices, large and small.

God Bless the craftsman who used these Anvils, and this Machinery to create wonderful things!

I'm not a machinist but sure do enjoy your show,thank you

Incredible guy. I don't care how he makes it all come together or what his angle is, I just love his passion and enthusiasm. I mean most of what he has there would be sitting in some forgotten corner of nowhere gathering rust n cobwebs if he didn't give it a home and some appreciation. Relics from the liberation of mankind from manual labour; before it went all weird and turned digital, hah...

What a shop. And Andrews knowledge. I could spend days in that shop and never get bored.

Gosh, no words to describe the collection he has. Andrew seems like one of the nicest guys you can meet and very humble. That Abom size grinding wheel is awesome. That little shaper had me smiling ear to ear. Would love to see that baby going. May have to join instagram to see the video's. I loved both video's. Picking up that Thor's hammer was quite a feat, The Abom hammer. Good times. Thank you Andrew for letting us in your shop, thank you Adam for uploading it.

I really enjoyed this shop tour. Andrew's passion for vintage machines is very contagious. I'm also impressed with his in-depth knowledge of every item in his collection. I can't see how Andrew could be married. I have a nice collection of machines (although minuscule compared to Andrew's) and my wife is always giving me grief about it. I've got to show her these videos. :) Last year I traveled from Los Angeles to Dearborn, MI just to see the vintage machines at The Henry Ford Museum. Most of them are restored and running, including a huge belt driven machine shop. Spent 5 days there and still didn't see everything. Well worth the trip. Going back soon.

That is so very cool. just can not say how much i would like to see all this myself. thank you for the video's

Great seeing you guys at Lindale. Thanks, Andrew, for bringing some of your pieces to the event for everyone to enjoy. Most folks didn't see the amount of effort you put in to getting the stuff there and back, with all the loading, unloading, loading, unloading, etc. Truly a great event at The Good Of The Land Fest #GOTLFEST and you and Adam helped make it really special. Thanks, Adam, for opening up the world to Andrews amazing collection. Cheers, Gary

Fascinating tour, watched part 1 as well, great that there are people that collect like that and people like you show us, thanks 👍

Amazing collection Andrew! That's some next level hoarding! Have to visit someday!

Glad Andrew can have such a great collection. Better than rusting in some forgotten junk yard.

Awesome collection. Thank you Andrew for preserving these tools and machines. I too am amazed by the engineering that went into the design and build of this equipment. These guys were brilliant.

Adam: "Alright, I get to play with my first steam engine!" 26:03 Vulcan Steam Train at Georgia Museum of Agriculture: "What am I? A joke to you?!" Keith Rucker: Shakes his head slowly and silently weeps inside.

I liked the tour, the old Machines and good choice on the music. My Dad would have loved the blue grass music. Awesome walk thru History.

WoW a second helping of really cool iron. Andrew is a hero for saving all that old iron. Thanks for sharing. regards from the UK

Outstanding! I thoroughly enjoyed both videos fellas! Thank you both for showing & sharing with us!

Wow! just frickin wow! So many projects, thanks for sharing guys.

As a Historian Mr. Alexanders collection is impressive, to say the least. As somewhat of a frustrated/ wantabe Blacksmith/Machinist, I am very envious.

The Machines That Built America! Very cool.... nice tour....

wow, thanks for the tour andrew and adam!

Wow again, just fabulous.

Thank you for these two videos showing his collection

Cool would say that's cool! Thanks once again Abom for the best videos

Fascinating! thank you guys.

Great video and great collection. I have a fondness for anvils and vises myself, so can appreciate how excited you were seeing these treasures.

It’s an amazing shop! Enjoyed watching.

Like Andrew, I’m fascinated by the story of tool development. The genius behind those early machines. They were a lot smarter than people give them credit. Good videos.

I could spend a week there and probably not see everything!! I am definitely going to make plans to pay Andrew a visit and hopefully bring home a few items! Thanks for that one Adam... Razor!

Every single piece is beautiful! I hope hope he will be able to share the collection with everyone!

Amazing.Hard to believe.Thanks to Andrew and Adam.

Thank you to you both for sharing the tour of the collection Truly enjoyed it !!!!! Merry Christmas

Andrew - You have a beautiful shop, The tool collection is great. Great tour - thanks

Every video is like a visit from an old friend. Thank you, Adam.

Thanks for doing a part two! More awesomeness.

“Zipper burn” hahaha love it.

Wow! Great tour!

A Fantastic pair of vids 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻well done to all involved..

Adam his shop tour is so awesome. I bet the value of his collection is unreal

just amazing stuff there, thanks for the tour ,,, nice ,,

Freaking incredible, I'm so jealous!

I just wanted to say, WOW!!!

That guy owns so much cool old iron. Awesome. Thanks for the tour of his place!

This was the era of beautiful heavy Iron. I would love to own some of that and get it working again. Thanks for showing all this Adam.

Awesome. Thanks Adam for sharing your travels in these videos; This collection & the steam museum in Mississippi for example would be unknown to most of us otherwise.

Bless Andrew and his passion for saving these old machines and tools from being melted for scrap.

Absolutely love the show! And the music too.

I just added another item to my bucket list!! Too cool for words!!!!

That is a nice collection that man has there. Thanks for the tour.

Great machines shop and video. All the best Abom.

Absolutely amazing👍 great video

That man as so many vices he never get out of rehab, great video great shop.

That big chunk of steel outside is not a slug. It's what Abom uses to tap that last thousandth when he's chucking stuff.

Man that is some collection I wish I was closer so I could visit his shop very impressive . Thanks for the tour.

All I can say is WOW!

I'm watching ALL THIS again for the First Time.. Thank You AgAiN, for the TOUR..

Great Collection Thanks For The Tour

Astonishing collection!! Thanks for sharing that! :-)

Thanks so much for sharing this, this was amazing. Maybe someday I can make a trip to Texas to see all this in person. Already planning a trip up to Greenfield to see that museum since I'm currently living in Massachusetts. Thanks for bringing attention to great stuff like this Keep up the great content.

I don't know what I'd need first. That 300# Ajax hammer was really nice but that camelback drill would be worth the money! Never seen one with a table/vise combo like that! Awesome vid. Makes me glad to know there are guys out there who are willing to step up and take care of all that glorious machinery. The history is something we just can't afford to lose. 30 minutes of amazing content. Made my day!

I can't believe this Abom video is out for two days and I'm just getting around to see it

I found myself having to keep wiping the saliva from running down my mouth while watching this.....awesome history!!

A Great set of vids worth watching both all the way through.

than you for saving all these treasures. that you andrew

The sunshine is killing a spectacular video. Glaring light or deep shadows, I love the equipment.

Andrew has a problem, an addiction. I'm glad there are people like Andrew in this world.

awesome, thank you for making the videos

Wow - what a collection - some of it looks like a machines that were used in the predecessor to the (now) engineering shop; it is now the Honda engine sales outlet, he has a version of the inverted leaf spring hammer that we saw in the video. Hey, I LOVE old iron; a lot of it came from the 'States (and the UK back in the 1800's) as there really wasn't the local manufacturing capacity here in Oz.

Awesome Tour

Unbelievable awesome

Many, many thumbs up!

Machines that play tune's and a solid ingot of raw steel and so much history those machines have

Just amazing!

I really enjoyed the tour of all the old tools. People don't understand what great leaps were taken in the industrial revolution.

VERY COOL Adam!!!

Wonderful place... I love the bench planner;

This fellow bleeds love of machines ! very good to see this style of life ! To think, corporate trash , down size close up.

Your collection is amazing, I wish I could see it.

Hey Adam, enjoyed your Blacksmith Tools Workshop Tour. I noticed your comments about flame cutting (or oxy acetylene cutting). You said about how thick you can cut with gas... There is a flame cut slab of steel in the Boilermakers Shop at our local TAFE (Technical & Further Education or probably Trade School in the US). It is at least 3 feet (1meter in our language! 😋) thick! It was done some years back here in Newcastle at the old BHP Steelworks using oxy-acetylene with a special multi bottle setup.. If you were interested I could see if I could grab a few photos. I saw it a few years ago when I was doing some machining courses in the Machine Shop next door..

Another great video....he has one cool collection

Thanks Adam. its nice to see not all the fine machines went to the ww2 scrap drives. Bob

O man great machines love them all

That Keller camlock vice is the coolest thing to me... Would love to have a piece like that.

And I thought I was the only one with a Avey drill press. Every thing is big in Texas Wow factor.

That’s wicked awesome I could spend all day in a place like that

wonderful tour !

Thank you!

AWESOME VIDEOS....thanks for sharing

So much cool stuff