Should Anvils Be Repaired?

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@HandToolRescue 6 лет назад

The one I did a quick restoration on has SEVERAL torch cutting marks on the face...Maybe the punishment should just be to catch an anvil shot out of a cannon with your crotch.

@jonalexander2859 6 лет назад

Come on now, you are going to waste perfectly good powder of such a lowly creature.

@bluenadas 6 лет назад

Just make them ride on the Cy anvil rockets

@robroy5729 6 лет назад

lmao

@robertqueberg4612 6 лет назад

Hand Tool Rescue Or as my dad used to say about people who mistreated their horses, “By God, nail their nuts to a stump, and kick them over backwards!” Tools are made for work and making things better. A lot of abuse of tools comes from short sightedness.

@duncandorris884 6 лет назад

Wait, your crotch can shoot an anvil from a cannon? Congratulations on that!

@schelsullivan 6 лет назад

Is this video really about anvils ? I find it analogous to my life in a profound way. I guess that's just the nature of wisdom.

@pendulousphallus 6 лет назад

This dude is like the blue collar poet laureate and I love it.

@Serialkoala 5 лет назад

Good analogy 😁

@JacksonDunnoKnows 2 года назад

⚒️🍻⚔️

@kengamble8595 6 лет назад

Probably the best advice that I received from my dad " gather all of the information you can at the time before making a decision, make it, and move on " ! Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍 👍

@igorspitz 6 лет назад

Thank you for that idea, kind sir!

@michaeligoe1356 5 лет назад

My dad always told me to"act like you know what your doing" I feel like somewhere between our two dad's advice is some invaluable wisdom

@prepperjonpnw6482 4 года назад

Michael Igoe Kind of like one of the many things my grandfather told me - If you can’t BE busy at least LOOK busy lol. I think that best served me when I was in the military lol

@ИванКовалев-г8к 8 месяцев назад

Армия везде одинаковая😀

@shawnbixby1 6 лет назад

The gentleman with the pipe at 0:38. Live action RU-vid! Also great pipe.

@bentoombs 6 лет назад

Mine is 100 pound Trenton anvil from 1902 made by Charles zulty. It said he's one of the best in the company .It has a lot of wear but I'm not going to touch it because that's why I bought it for the history, and serves me well.if I need sharp edges I'll buy a new one. I love the Soul

@wayneparris3439 5 лет назад

Or simply use a block with sharp edges in the hardy hole. The only time an anvil should be welded on is because if it is NOT "repaired" then it is only fit for yard art. In other words, total junk. It is hard to damage total junk. People who weld on anvils forget about the HAZ or Heat Affected Zone which is the base metal NEXT to the weld. It's grain structure is shot. It is weak and soft. Nothing short of total re hardening and heat treat can ever repair that damage.

@KD0LRG 6 лет назад

I would ask, is this a working tool? If so would the original owner fix it if it had a slight problem? Sure they would fix it, it is a tool that is to be used not a trailer queen. If you cut the cord off a $500 saw you would certainly put a new end on it. This disposable world today sucks! Learn to fix something people, it will put a huge smile on your face.

@shakdidagalimal 5 лет назад

or better yet, stop telling "everyone else" what to do, while you jump up and down on your moral superiority soapbox - the OP's video failed that 100%

@wayneparris3439 5 лет назад

A slight problem should be ground to a radius and left alone. Only an anvil fit for the scrap pile should ever be a candidate for welding as you can't hurt junk. Everyone forgets about the HAZ or Heat Affected Zone which is NEXT to the weld in the base metal. Welding will destroy all hardness and heat treatment in that metal with the only fix being a 100 percent annealing, hardening and tempering of the whole anvil. Grind away the stress risers and be done with it. Please don't weld on an anvil.

@prepperjonpnw6482 4 года назад

wayne parris Are you typing this comment out from scratch every time you go to the next comment or did you copy and paste? Lol I keep reading what is basically the same comment over and over from you lol

@wayneparris3439 4 года назад

@@prepperjonpnw6482 No copy paste though that would save time but not tailor a reply to each persons concerns.

@SvartaGolfen 6 лет назад

I like the friendship you have, he sits and smokes a pipe while you work, but it's good with mental support :) .....Greetings from Sweden

@djangodoescomputer 5 лет назад

I believe that is his father, but im not certain.

@prepperjonpnw6482 4 года назад

Wait did I miss something? I didn’t see anyone smoking a pipe

@aaronr3637 6 лет назад

At 3:05 I thought you were going to say "Do you feel lucky".

@nubreed13 6 лет назад

Roy Underhill has a mantra for repairing old tools. Remove the abuse but not the use. I never restore my tools to like new condition. Partially since it would take forever and also because if I made it look brand new I'd never use it for fear of messing up the finish.

@mattberg6785 6 лет назад

Good advice from a very talented man

@gongetya.9244 6 лет назад

I neither have an anvil or forge anything but this video was very relaxing for some reason.

@fishhuntadventure 6 лет назад

Liamggbb123 .....probably because of the respectful, honorable way The Essential Craftsman approaches, life, tools, and people. (That is something mostly missing in the current world that embraces Monster energy drinks and “5-Hour Energy” as a way to “perform their best” while they spend 12 hours a day being over busy doing nothing that has any lasting intrinsic meaningful value.)

@melgross 5 лет назад

It’s also because he speaks in a soft, relaxing way.

@oliverstylianou3484 6 лет назад

Thank you for these videos ,people like you are what got me into blacksmithing, Much love

@billythebake 6 лет назад

You really addressed the whole thing up front: is it for work or show? Speaking in sweeping generalities... IMO, not fixing a tool, machine, firearm, motorcycle, etc. so that it is at its most fully functional state generally relegates it to 'poser' status. A 1911 that's had the rails welded to repair it to proper function > a pretty one that no slide is ever going to fit correctly on; XLCH cases with welded up transmissions > museum display bikes that can't hold oil and will never see the road again

@frostcb2 6 лет назад

I’m a carpenter turning blacksmith and I keep telling everyone about you and how you speak my language! Carry on fellow Oregonian

@ChristCenteredIronworks 6 лет назад

Great thoughts on this oftentimes tricky and touchy subject! Have a great weekend

@andrewostrelczuk406 6 лет назад

I've been watching your videos going 2 maybe 3 years I got into Blacksmithing more Blade smithing since 2014. I've watched more videos than I can count, and more in winter here in Michigan for obvious reasons... heating the shop and banging on hot metal go hand in hand with my Hay-Buddin Anvil. I aquired it from a local scrap yard and paid .40 cents a pound for it... (1-1-3-8) if I remember correctly. The bad edges I rounded off and using a flap disc I surfaced the face pretty good. My question is what kind of welding rod you used? I may revisit some parts of it this year, particularly the Table has deep gouges from cutting what may have been cable as well as 3or 4 groves on the horn. Keep up the Great work and I fully understand your sentiment about an old anvil. Have a great weekend and come Monday. .. Keep it LEM (Low Expectations Monday ) LOL

@wayneparris3439 5 лет назад

You did the correct thing. NEVER weld on any anvil that is not fit only for the scrap yard. EVEN a perfect weld will destroy much more than what you are trying to repair. The metal NEXT to the weld is the HAZ or Heat Affected Zone. You will destroy all hardeness and heat treat as well as the grain structure of the metal next to the weld. The only repair then is to 100 percent anneal, harden and then re temper the anvil.

@hoilst 6 лет назад

Love the firewood armrest you've got...

@phooesnax 6 лет назад

Always great to get up and find one of your videos. Your work is always worth watching and listening. Each has good council and a treasure as a collection. Jim

@EweTubio 4 года назад

Great advice. You’ve decided for me to just clean mine up and leave the dents and chips. I have a 10 kilo Joshua Wilkinson. Only question I have. Does it devalue when filling and complete restoration please?

@curtwhite876 6 лет назад

Great video, great information and a beautiful sentiment at the end. Nice.

@joshuarowe3845 6 лет назад

This channel is what I've been searching for, blacksmith forums are great for information and meeting new people that enjoy smithing, but most people don't seem to care about what there using as long as it works "which I understand" but I still want to know the history, it's special and means alot to me.

@wayneparris3439 5 лет назад

As you indicated, simply grind out the chip and smooth out a little on the face perhaps and put it to work. I am retired now but one of the hats I wore in industry is that of a weld inspector. Even if you made a perfect repair weld, the surface was pre heated, the weld was perfect, the anvil was wrapped in a blanket to cool down. You still have the HAZ or Heat Affected Zone. This is the base metal next to the weld that soared in temp to just below melting. The heat treatment is shot, the metal is back to annealed and it will always be soft unless the entire anvil is 100 percent re heat treated. Chips and nicks if the anvil is solid should be ground to remove the crack and the stress zone rounded to remove stress risers. It was worked hard to get those marks, let it show them off .... don't try to weld them in because in most cases you will do more damage than you are trying to repair. Just one persons viewpoint.

@ИванКовалев-г8к 8 месяцев назад

Совершенно согласен. Собираюсь сделать для своей наковальни полностью новое лицо. Приварить его к наковальне и закалить. "Hardening anvil" по вашему.

@FullSendPrecision 6 лет назад

Love all of your videos. Much appreciated.

@bliviont 6 лет назад

Another great video on anvil repair!! I finally got around to grinding down the welds (wearshield 44) that i put down on my vulcan anvil and it turned out pretty good!

@SuperMonkeyman90 6 лет назад

As always another great episode. I often find myself thinking of what you say and reflect on the life lessons. Cheers

@PhillyRacer121 6 лет назад

I think the question you posed transcends anvils or even tools in general, i think anyone who embarks on a restoration project needs to ask those questions of themselves.

@jeremybaldree8269 5 лет назад

I want to work for someone like you. So much I could learn from you. Men like you are few and far between.

@timbrosnan9372 6 лет назад

It has totally made my day (and possibly my year) by discovering this channel for the first time today, Exactly the kinds of skills, know-how, and common sense which I normally find far too lacking. Thanks EC!

@altonriggs2352 6 лет назад

Who is.the vintage gentleman with the pipe?

@africanelectron751 5 лет назад

We need people like him in office!

@jakerogers6562 6 лет назад

You are a good man Scott, I have learned more from you in the last few months than I have learned from anyone else in years

@alanwatts8239 5 лет назад

I like how blacksmiths are poetical about their work, how they feel that their job is something more than payment at the end of the day. Perhaps they are scared about the idea that their craft is dying out in some ways, perhaps they just wake up from some kind of revelation, the art of work...

@shalormckee2784 6 лет назад

I really wish I had a better understanding of how to repair an anvil. I go to a vocational school and the anvil there is a small 100 lb that needs a lot of tlc. It's been used by high school students for years so theres chips, ball pein hammer marks all over it, torch marks, and so much else. I've gotten it to be a little better than it was with a little grinding but it still needs a lot of love

@patrickhance7348 6 лет назад

Spot on Nate.pat from Belgium 🔨🔨👊

@HWPcville 4 года назад

LOL.... When you referenced the old Clint Eastwood retort....I immediately thought of "Do you feel lucky, well do ya?". :-) I have an 1830's mouse hole anvil which is my work anvil and the edges had been beaten clean off. I welded them up with hard facing rod then ground them square and it looks and works (for me) lots better. It is sway back also which I intend to build up at some point in the future. It sits outdoors under a roof but with our high humidity it is perpetually rusty. So I painted it battle ship grey up to one inch below the working surface and horn. It looks sharp to me but 50 to 75 years from now if the new owner wants to wire brush the paint off they will be welcomed to do so. Thank you for your thoughts and view point on anvil repair.

@markadams7597 5 лет назад

Great vid. Ty. I appreciate your points, but don't agree about patina (I would repair a Colt revolver).

@DriveCarToBar 5 лет назад

Could you get a new piece of 3/8ths plate and put a new top on? Obviously there is the work of getting the old face perfectly flat and making sure the new face is flat, but would that be a way of saving a good working anvil? Sure it's not original anymore but I don't think twice about sharpening the old chisels or flattening the soles on planes my grandfather left to me. Tools are meant to work.

@Hydra572HQ 6 лет назад

I just subscribed the other day, and I've only seen maybe 10 videos so far, but I wanted to say thank you and that I've really been loving your content

@swazeyyy 6 лет назад

Hydra572HQ better get watching. There's lots to learn!

@Blueshirt38 6 лет назад

You're in for a fun ride. Every video on EC is darn near a masterpiece.

@ScottyBrunton 4 года назад

I didn't watch this video because of the commercials at the beginning! Thumbs down!!! NO MORE U-TUBE COMMERCIALS!!!

@LTT.Official 6 лет назад

From 5:45, is that Oregon? Talk about natural beauty, I keep looking at it over and over.

@animalmother556x45 6 лет назад

........bro is just hanging out smoking a pipe.....I can't wait until I have time to do that....every day...

@1pcfred 6 лет назад

I had to cross this bridge with my anvil. It was all pitted up. So I decided to fly cut the top of it. It was harder than a coffin nail, let me tell you. My carbide inserts did not like chewing into it at all. But I got it done. The edges of it are still all rounded over. After all the trouble I had machining it I never did anything with them. The flat top surface is still a nice improvement for me though.

@Lawman212 6 лет назад

Thanks for showing that example of an enlarged grain structure. That was a useful lesson.

@combzcombz 6 лет назад

Is it possible to get the top surface machined down (mill or planed) to take out divits and indents as opposed to grinding down or filling? I have a great anvil and tried grinding it out but the entire surface is now not level because of the grinding and there is no foreseeable way to ever get it level. It's very hard and grinding it for hours is not working. Let me know if you've ever done it!

@JustinTopp 5 лет назад

Mine has cutting torch marks I plan on repairing it it also has pitting that’s real annoying. Obviously was heavily abused.

@davidleary823 Год назад

I have two Hay Budden anvils, 300 and 154. The 300s been repaired and milled, the 154 is rough. I use the 154 quite a bit but it works just fine. I’m not a smithy either. I just use them for anything and everything in my shop.

@tonyturner487 5 лет назад

Probably one of the top 5 morally responsible gentlemen on RU-vid. Thank you sir, there are not near enough of those types of people

@priestleyharker4046 5 лет назад

I have a beautiful old english anvil, a Wilkinson's Dudley. It's wrought iron and has a really lovely bell and rebound when struck, it weighs 100kg or there abouts. Unfortunately it's horn is completely missing, the face is well used but reasonable. Should i fix it? Or leave her as is? I'm only new to blacksmithing but i like you just adore used and worked tools. But I'd also like to put her to work because thats what she's made for

@davef6673 5 лет назад

How about Fisher anvils? I live in South Jersey and they are common around here. Perhaps my best lifetime score was a 400 Lb. Fisher purchased for 100 at an auto scrap yard. It was excellent. I sold it but I still have a 100 and a 300 Lb. Fisher.

@melgross 5 лет назад

So, considering that the surfaces, at least, are hardened, if welding it is a good thing, what would you weld it with? 70S is fairly strong, but soft. 90S is a lot stronger, but soft. Would you use one of the hardfacing wires? Some are chrome moly, used for machines that take a lot of pounding. That’s seems like a good choice. Any suggestions?

@daylilygardener6558 4 года назад

I have my great grandfather's Peter Wright anvil. Now I am keeping it as a family heirloom with plans to pass down to a son or grandson. Should I do anything to it in terms of storage and maintenance? Currently stored in garage in Phoenix AZ...so generally low humidity. Not badly rusted and all markings are readable.

@StillLivinginthewoods Год назад

I recently inherited a steel building that I am cleaning up to move my woodworking tools into, and I found a big old anvil. After watching your video I realize I was overthinking what to do with it. I have welders and grinders, etc.. but I am not really much of a metal worker at all, and I will never use it for anything close to forging. So, I'm just going to clean it up, make a wooden stand for it, and keep the welder away from it. Then someday, when someone who will use it as intended comes into possession of it, they can do what needs to be done to it without having to clean up my mess. Thanks.

@Hunter-ym2kk 5 лет назад

Ok, Ty here. I am going to use my Hay budden.. for small tool repairs. Chisels, etc. I worked wrought iron before I went off to Vietnam, and have never owned a true anvil till now. I'd like to have found a perfect anvil, but I have this smaller HB, and it is perfect for me and my needs. How can I find out if the face is a two piece or not? I have plenty of experience in metallurgy, welding, etc. I have more than ample skills to get this anvil back to service. Do you have a web page or blog site where I can get in touch with you?

@tomjeffersonwasright2288 5 лет назад

Lots of tool restorations on RU-vid. I suspect they buy a used tool, bury it in salt for a week, then do a video about "restoring" it. The emphasis is usually on appearance, not function. Where I live, a common description of extreme stupidity is the saying, "He could fvck up an anvil". I agree with you that a craftsman is careful not to damage his tools, but lives with the wear, as long as it does not impair function.

@daveh1819 4 года назад

At what point does something become so old that it should no longer be repaired? If u buy an anvil that has a quality repair done 60 years ago, most would call it history, but a quality repair from 10 years ago would be frowned upon... what about 60 years from now? Would your repair work be considered historical? I personally feel its a bit disrespectful to a tool to take it out of service when it could continue to function, because it ceases to be a tool at that point and becomes decoration. Everyone who worked those anvils way back and the people who made it lived in a time where you fixed what you had and made it last a lifetime. And I would expect they would want these tools to kept up and do the best work they could do forever, not sat in a corner because no one wanted to erase the "history" of missed hammer strikes and torch damage.

@RememberTheSlapFilms 6 лет назад

Cutting torch near the anvil? - That's a paddlin'

@218philip 2 года назад

I can’t imagine you answering this question for someone that isn’t paying for your whatever level, but does it make sense to repair an anvil by welding? A new face on it. I bought an anvil at a school auction many years ago that is pretty dead on the rebound. Maybe it is just a heavy hammering surface. I am not a blacksmith, life has me past that point.

@kenroberts6557 5 лет назад

I don't think I would be using those grinders without safety glasses. Even a flap disc can cause something to fly off and come get your eye. I have seen too many eye injuries, 40 years of being around welding grinding and forming.

@decoy2636 5 лет назад

What does one do about the punch and chisel marks on the feet. I know some apprentice learning how to temper his work was only checking his points and blades. I wouldn't do anything unless the damage rendered it unusable at present. Buying one requires floating a loan these days and if you aren't using it you probably just have an ornament for the shop. Good for rust and dust lol.

@buckbuck9225 6 лет назад

If a tool needs a repair of course .or if its rusted...but ts an affront to take a wire wheel to an old Stanley plane to make it pretty.and call it a rescue.

@massachusettsblacksmith9295 4 года назад

You almost mad me cry there man at the end because I’m a first generation blacksmith and I was just given an anvil to start out with by my grandfather. We had it on are land for over 100 years and hasn’t been used during the time and I’m pulling it out and putting back to work

@aaronm4706 5 лет назад

I have an old anvil that belonged to my Great Grandfather. It's seen a LOT of use over the years and has some chipping on the edges, a few gouges on the face, and the face is not quite flat any more. I'm torn between leaving it as is, or bringing it back to a more usable condition.

@lincolnsadler9089 4 года назад

Thanks for the Capital Offense comment. I just purchased a Hay Budden and sure enough some goober used a cutting torch all around it and cut up the heel and dug into the corners with splatter all around. So here I am researching restoring it. Anvils have to live a long time. I am glad this one came into my hands to look after and restore. I hope I do a good job.

@kirkendauhl6990 5 лет назад

It should be said that an epileptic person needs to be warned about this video. I’m not epileptic but the flashing from the welds make me nervous for anyone who may have epilepsy.

@costsman24 2 года назад

I guess if you own it you can do whatever the hell you want grind it ,use it as a cutting table or a welding table personally I own a 18 ft bow rider looks like it would make a perfect anchor ⚓

@mitchyoung5599 6 лет назад

...Did I just see a round concrete stake? I guess they are useful!

@jraschke 6 лет назад

Wear some ear-hole pluggers while you're grinding if you want to be able to hear your grandkid's laughter over the tinnitus.

@JohnDavis-yz9nq 6 лет назад

I would have to sharpen the point of the horn. I can’t stand to look at mushroomed horn on the point of the horn. It’s really not a matter of skill but a question of how lazy am I. Do I feel energetic enough to fix the face and horn of an anvil. I have restored many of them. The main thing when welding on an anvil is do not get them too hot.

@gregoutcalt6773 6 лет назад

Love to see somebody else smoking a pipe, not many of us pipe smokers left anymore. His pipe looks like a Nording freehand I have.

@paulco4145 6 лет назад

I'm finding it funny that it should be punishment for those who abuse an anvil with torches, yet shooting them up in the air is fine, lol...

@chuckthebull 10 месяцев назад

Are you welding with hard facing rod when you do those repairs? and any heat treatment after??

@swayback7375 2 года назад

I don’t think the new subs are watching a lot of these older vids. If so they’re missing out big time

@Florida239 Год назад

If you wanna use the anvil repair it don’t remodel it..there is a huge difference

@Regdiggs 5 лет назад

Aren't Peter wright anvils supposed to be solid wrought iron?

@oscarsoliz781 6 лет назад

I'll like to get a brand new anvil and use it and pass it down to my children and hope they pass it

@caveofskarzs1544 6 лет назад

Cutting torch gouges are the worst! I saw a 300 pound anvil once, a beautiful beast, which was unfortunately marred horribly by some numbskull with pyromania. Not only were there gouges in the horn and cut into the edges, but there were deep chunks out in the middle of the face! It hurts me even today.

@inspectorsteve2287 5 лет назад

What are you doing when you rub a marker or something and then torching the anvil?

@HappyHands. 6 лет назад

Machine it down to a smaller anvil????

@waragainstmyself1159 5 лет назад

Man I love this friggin channel

@pvtimberfaller 6 лет назад

They sway & chip from work, not always abuse.

@terryblishak9782 6 лет назад

Do you have a recommendation for for a welding rod for anvil face and edge repair?

@RougemontForge 6 лет назад

My anvil is a 115 pound Fisher Norris. Someone used to use the thing as a surface for stick welding I believe. There were some deep pockets along the corners and some pitting on the face. I rescued it at an auction and my neighbor helped me repair it with some high carbon rod. I love Fishers for the cast iron bodies, it doesn't ring like anvils with forge welded faces, and even though the horn is probably cast too, it seems to be holding up very well.

@KevinsDisobedience 6 лет назад

Anyone else see the guy in the background at 2:55 with a pipe in his mouth hovering over the oxygen bottle? Probably no big deal, but still--yikes!

@JB-td3hm 4 года назад

I have my great grandfather's anvil . that I use . it is a old Fisher

@P226nut 6 лет назад

I knew you were a gun guy, I recognize one of my own kind lol. If your into antique tools it’s hard not to be into old guns too, they do together like anvils and hammers.

@zacharyzurfluh8057 5 лет назад

Capital punishment for those who torch an anvil.

@northmanlogging2769 6 лет назад

There be an auction in warshington st, with 2 anvils, and a swage block today... and I cant afford too go :(

@angrynerd2128 6 лет назад

weird question but what pants does he use in this video?

@richbaumannsingersongwriter 6 лет назад

I appriciate the knowledge tempered by the choice folksy wisdom that you share.

@brettparsons6221 6 лет назад

If I may ask what welding rod do you use on the anvil?

@clappercl 6 лет назад

Brett Parsons He has another video outlining his technique for anvil repair. I'm going to go looking for it now actually. If I can I'll post a link here for you, no promises though. My computer phone skills are a bit lacking ☹

@clappercl 6 лет назад

Found his vid, it is titled "How to Repair an Anvil". Go figure! He uses a Stoody Build-Up LH electrode for the edge repairs. Have a good day!

@melgross 5 лет назад

Ah, I thought he would use something like that. I’m still concerned about drawing the temper out of the steel surrounding the weld. I can’t think of a practical way to avoid that.

@glennwiebe5128 6 лет назад

As many know, anvils are a touchy subject - period. Personally, I see them as a tool and should be treated as such. If it requires repair then have it done correctly and promptly (no sense in a crack/chip being allowed to collect rust or grow). While it's an inanimate object, they have been imbued with everything from supernatural powers to cannon fodder and if someone purchases it they can do with it what they will. I say repair and put it back into service. Those who collect anvils and demand outrageous prices will have to answer for it in this life or the next. Thank you, Scott, for the great perspective.

@trezsr 6 лет назад

So, in other words, do what you like.

@tropifiori 6 лет назад

I have a pre 1820 Mouse Hole that is wrought iron. It was swayed back with a few chips. I ground it mostly flat and it is workable. I am debating have it surface ground.it is usable but I could get it perfect. Not sure what to do????

@imout671 6 лет назад

Is there a website to research anvils?? I've got a 200 pounder I was told was British when I bought it 15 years ago. The hardy hole is an odd 1 1/8 or 1 1/4 Size as well

@rolfbjorn9937 6 лет назад

Great video as always. Looking forward to the House build videos though. On the subject of repairing vs leaving damage, I am of the school of thought that an object that serves a purpose (intended purpose when fabricated, or related purposed discovered later) looses its purpose when damaged, and therefore needs to be repaired if the damages detract from it. Antique tool, furniture, car... to me, they all need a real good craftsman to repair and care for them. That is for me what respecting it means. Damage =/= character to me. old crappy barn wood that is not dry rotted or rotted will be sanded down and re oiled or varnished. I won't have a rusty chipped tool left alone to gain more "character" because it belonged to my grand father's grand father. Old movies could be redone better with respect to the original? Go ahead. Do we say that a house, bridge or other structure has character when it's old and degraded? No, it's.. degraded and needs restoration. And I won't pay more because someone or a large group of people declared that it's "classic" nature makes it more expensive.. even though it's damaged. I should add however that an antique or older piece of furniture or tool, that was made back when quality mattered, that it is an established fact of that specific object, may have value above a newer version. A solid wood library should be worth more than a particulate board crap... on the other hand, if people give it a value closer to zero... I'm more than happy to rid them of their "thrash" ;)

@fart306 6 лет назад

I think You just saved me from Mig welding small chips on my 155 lb peter wright. But the 1/4 inch angle grinder slit on the heel sure pisses me off.

@markarmitage7411 6 лет назад

What rods were you using?

@z777luck777z 6 лет назад

Always secure heavy objects in an suv/crossover/wagon.... it's frightening how a hard braking event can toss it through your vehicle like nothing

@jonanderson5137 6 лет назад

I developed a keen sense of ownership. I like my tools to be functional and if they can stay good looking to me, even better. I've cleaned things up to look for cracks and just for fun. Hell, sometimes I clean them up to see how my use or abuse will make them look over time.

@mossyhollow3732 6 лет назад

Repaired anvils can be great! If you are worried about damaging your anvil, you can temper your hammer. Once the anvil has been used for years and work hardened it is almost certain that it will start to have micro cracks and chips like the striking end of a chisel or punch. Your hammer will work harden too but is usually easier to replace.