The Abandoned Anvil ~ DISCOVERY, RESTORATION, & REPAIR with a Custom Built Anvil Stand
Join me as I take you along as I DISCOVER this amazing anvil, fully restore & repair it, and finally build an AMAZING stand so I can put it back to work here at Salvage Workshop!
I'll show you that anvils CAN be repaired, ground on, and even welded on! As well as some of my creative ideas for an anvil base, how to quiet an anvil's ring, and MANY other tips along the way!
I recently discovered this anvil abandoned at an old farm, and the owners honored me by allowing me to bring it back to my workshop where I'll give it a new lease on life!
This anvil is a 305lb Peter Wright Anvil made in England sometime around 1909 or soon after. Over all it was already in VERY good condition for its age and lack of care its received over the last 50+ years, but there was still a great deal of room for improvement!
If you want to see the full discovery story, go watch Rescuing Old Iron Episode 2 here on the Salvage Workshop KZhead Channel, and you'll see just where this old beast was forgotten!
Please enjoy! I know I did!
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What's your favorite part? I'd LOVE to know your thoughts!
What is it about anvils that make them so incredibly expensive? That anvil where I live in NW Florida would go for over $1000
Just wanted to give you a little FYI that if you spray soapy water when welding it will prevent welding splatter so you don't have to cover up stuff you don't want welding splatter on not sure if that makes sense
Wirebrushing, love that transition from rust to raw shiny steel colour. Thanks for filming!
All of it! I just bought my first anvil. It is a 100 lb Colombian that is in pretty good shape. I’ll be cleaning it tomorrow.
From other videos I have watched. Get some strong magnets to dampen the ringing. I don't know why it works but it does.
Fantastic video! Fave part is finding your anvil. As a kid i lived pretty rural in the mid 1950s.... We didn't even have TV because the signal couldn't reach us! There was a really old man in my neigbourhood who'd a rough farm holding where owners brought their horses to live out their last days (that's what my mother told me but i later found out it was their last stop before heading off to the petfood factory)... The old guy was the area blacksmith, made and shod all the local pony club and farm hack horses. He'd a big falling down shed where i recall all the old tools, the dirtfloor , dust and the roaring coke fired (furnace) and a neat smell! He fixed anything & this day my dad took in the anchor off his boat that needed fixing. I remember the day so clearly because the blacksmith had one of his big anvils hanging in the air and a big section cut from old oak tree log that had laid outside for years under it plus a pile of fresh horseshit. My dad helped him hump the stump onto the pile and they lowered the anvil down following by lumps of chain that were laid around it nailed in with huge great big nails into the side the log with a really big hammer... I was fascinated as the horse poo squished down in the dirt on the floor.... and i recall the blacksmith dropping the big hammer on the anvil and say something like that feels real good... He was a character too, he drove a near new Desoto car, the one with big tail-fins and on the back of it cut into the bodywork was the vice, a coke furnace and swing out thing with an anvil and a trunk filled with tools... The car was really tail heavy but he traveled everywhere to jobs on farms with that car for years...
Your nuts and bolts collection is better than any of the home improvement stores.
Lol Ya, that's nothing compared to what I really have! I have been collecting them here and there for years! Saves a lot of time and creativity when I have stuff on hand!
There are damn few stores these days with square-head bolts…
An abandoned tool, lovingly restored and put back to use. Fantastic! For me, there is nothing like a blacksmith anvil. Depth of history. Great job.
I couldn’t stop watching once I started. That one has seen a lot good days. If it could only tell us some tales. The best part for me was you saw what that anvil was in its day, and you chose to return splendor to it and let it shine to tell its story. A job well done. Your work speak more than my words ever will.
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That is bad-ass! What a complete transformation. Great to see it being once again used for what it was designed for!!!
Great job! Totally worth almost blowing an o-ring dragging that puppy from its rusting place to its new home. It’s a fine addition to your workshop, and I love your attention to detail! Thanks for taking us along brother✌🏼
Imagine the history of blood, sweat, and tears that this has seen. How many hours and projects has this thing been a part of? Amazing. Mind blown.
Not that many.....
For a 105 pound anvil, I doubt it so much of anything.
I grew up with anvil, forge, and tools on the farm and loved working with it all. Thanks for doing these restorations!
The finished product is a work of art. In fact, it's a masterpiece!
Stunning work by a true craftsman with passion for what he does. 10/10
Keeping your shop that clean is an art in itself
First class rescue and restoration. You've given new life and purpose to an anvil that will live forever. Great workmanship!
Actually destroyed it
I watched just to see what could be done beyond rust removal as it looked fine at the start. But, boy! You really did a number on that beast! Beautiful stand! Nice work.
Lots of ways to mount an anvil! I have another on a stump! Did you see that video?
I agree! The stand is beautifully engineered and made!
The old ones are so special.... the stories they could tell. Just surviving the anvil apocalypse makes this one very special.
I would LOVE to hear the stories my old tools and machines could tell!
@@SalvageWorkshop So, there was this guy, he really didn't know what he was doing. So to make his day a little more interesting, after he changed my blade, I decided to teach him a lesson. I waited until he wasn't paying attention and cut the tip of his finger off. Just the tip mind you. It worked, he pays full attention now when he uses any of us.
Fantastic job! My wife asked what I was watching, that had me smiling so much. It was this restoration! 👍
Gonna nerd out for a second, but imagine the kinda of residual magic that gets imparted on a blacksmiths hammer and anvil while creating a magic weapon. In a way, i think anvils have this already, as another commenter mentions the blood sweat and tears this anvil must have seen in its years of service.
Well done! For some reason I can't explain, I found watching you restore this anvil to its past beauty and usefulness very, very satisfying. Again, "Well done!"
Thank you for giving Anvil life for next 100 years.
Bringing a shine to that old anvil. I remember you finding it and loading it! Would have been cool to see it getting milled flat but you did a great job!
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What a wonderful gift this video is to all of us who have a deep attachment to man's unique desire to create and build such substantial implements while realizing the tremendous worth of the rescue and restoration of a tool whose very linage predates antiquity. The rescue, restoration and tender, loving care of this magnificent anvil insures, for the time it may remain in the care of this craftsman, that it very well maybe in service generations into the future. But only if there maybe artisans, craftsmen and men of such desire and knowledge, as the Master Craftsman who produces 'Salvage Workshop', and only those who follow who may instinctively value this anvils innate worth in the scheme of things.
Such a beauty. I like the corner of the anvil with the radius, instead of welding them sharp all around like people often do in restoration videos. So much more useful with that large set of radi.
conautiver isnt that what the horn is for though?
Your hard work, creating a superb stand for such a deserving anvil has earned my subscription. Keep posting your unique take on things.
I've got a small anvil I inherited from my father, he bought it at an auction when I was a boy. The top from the end all the way to the hardy hole is rusted down a half inch, but the rest seems to be in good shape. A maple tree fell down in the last windstorm, I can use part of the butt to make a stand. Your video has inspired me, I'll clean up the anvil and set it on a stand!
You need a more flimsy and dangerous table for this job.
I'm sure I could come up with something along those lines!
Dude u should of just left it in top of the forklift forks and done the grinding there lol
And wear roller skates while handling heavy objects
Life threatening, but a really nice job since he survived it.
@@SalvageWorkshopmaybe find an abandoned table? 🤷♂️
At first, I thought that's a little insane to put that much work into a hunk of iron. Then I looked and realized that a brand new anvil weighing 280 lbs. and shipped FOB would cost over $1500.00. Incredible restoration of an little piece of history. Very cool.
They're more than just a hunk of iron. Old anvils used to be forged out of many parts forge welded together. And a separate steel plate was welded on top, that way it could be hardened for proper work.
Came across your channel by accident and i am glad i did that is some stunning work on the anvil throughly enjoyed it thank you,, happy new subscriber
thank you for taken the time, cleaning this tool and making it like new. then putting your touch on it. you have a god given talent. keep up the good work. GOD BLESS
I have been looking for one of these for years ! Beautiful job restoring the "soul" to that old anvil !
Why is this so fascinating.....I have absolutely no need for an anvil but now I want to buy one..!! 🤣🤣🤣
Same 😂
I actually have one almost exactly like this one and NOW I HAVE TO DO THIS TO IT! Like I don’t already have enough to do.
It's absolutely stunning. If a piece of inanimate iron could purr contentedly like a fat tomcat, that old anvil would be doing it now. I *love* the stand, the colors, and all the design features as well. All in all, 5 well earned stars. (Who are the people who dislike this, and why do they hate superior craftsmanship and attention to detail?)
Nice score. Many owners don't know what a Peter Wright that size is worth and imagine minor surface rust to matter. That's an impressive stack of money to cash in one day.
I like to see old things brought back to their original state. Great job.
For 105 pound anvil, he easily took off 10 pounds of metal just shaving it. Such a disgrace to the original manufacturer.
Brilliant job on the anvil I really enjoyed watching you. Had a few giggle on the way and very relaxing satisfying video. Greetings from Australia ❤️😊
What a beauty! I'm glad it found such a good home!
Absolutely stunning. Your love for the anvil came through!
You are a very talented man. I enjoy watching all of your videos thank you for putting them out. The work you do can only be described as beautiful. Stay safe and God bless you 🇨🇦
Great job on making it look brand new. My father has one that is a bit smaller than it. I need to get it. The thing is moving it. You know that better than I do. The best part I liked about the video is when you found it inside the shed. The stand that you made is a great idea. I enjoyed the video. The stories and equipment that was made on that anvil would interesting.
Percussive adjustments, for the win!
thank you sir! For renewing this piece of beauty to some thing so wonderful! With out ever meeting you my hats off to you and with deep respect! Again, THANK YOU !!!
Any of you ever seen that compition that has these big guys, picking up an Anvil by the snout then carrying it from point A to point B?The Anvil wasn't quite that big,but still one handed by the snout. Very impressive, almost as impressive as this gentleman's video. Good job !
Every part was great. I felt like I was there doing it with you. Great Restore on the Anvil and wonderful stand for it too.
Wow: liked the English Hundred Weight System - learn something new every day. Thanks for today's lesson
Great to see someone still knows how to use an arc welder . I love them for big steel . Awesome job ! Loved the video . Cheers !
Thank you for posting this restoration, I did one myself on a similar sized anvil a few decades ago and I remember what an honor I felt it was to have found an old heavy rusty and worn anvil to restore much the same as you described your own feelings, I was lucky enough to have had access to a giant surfacing grinder at that time and was able to reface every surface on the old anvil back to better than new. I think that anvil must have weighed well over 300lb, it was all I could do to lift it with my brothers help at the time and we were both very strong back in those long gone days
In case you don't know it, those old beauties are going for about 5 to 7 dollars a POUND now.300 pounds times 5 bucks is 1500 bucks.........new ones are even MORE.
Love the little Hamburger Helper Hand on the stick to point out the divets and holes. Nice touch!
Thank you my friend! If you enjoyed this video, I'll bet you'll enjoy some of my others! Thanks for watching & supporting the channel! Lots more to come!
The quality and attention to detail you put into your restorations is a true pleasure to watch. I'm glad you didn't give up on getting that anvil out of the barn when you were wrestling it into the van.
What a magnificent beast! Now, it can sit proudly among its brethren ready to work again as it was originally intended. 👍
The part where you welded a face, was probably made specifically for the workman to put his rivets. It’s an admirable finish, with a sturdy stand too. Great stuff.
Where he welded is soft mild steel to be used when cutting metal with a chisel. The top big face and more than likely the horn is some form of tool steel so it very hard and will chip, like the edges from missed hammer blows. Had a few of those chips in my arm
I wish he had welded the hardy hole back to size when he puts tools in there they are going to flop around. Great job though
What a amazing peice of work well done
They usually chip out much like the edges when you make me square again.
You really raised the bar on this one! Outstanding job! I don’t think many people realize just how big that beauty is! 😃👍
Thank you my friend! Ya I tried to include the baseball for scale, I was all out of banana's! It's definitely a big one!
This is the best restoration I have found yet. Thank you for sharing and showing the respect that this tool deserves.
Thank god someone found it that values it and it didn't end up as scrap. Amazing original piece.
CONGRATULATIONS - Your restored anvil is an absolute treasure. Good job !!
Now that's a proper stand for that fine old anvil. Oh and I'm really loving that little forklift.
A PROPER stand was the goal! That little forklift has been SOOO useful, especially because I work alone most of the time, and it's small and can go almost anywhere in the shop! Thanks for watching , LOTS more to come!
Salvage Workshop - what kind of forklift is it? Make/model? Where’d u score it? I SO need one! 😄👍🏼
That Peter Wright anvil sure found a good home. All around outstanding job my friend. 👍🏼
A work of art..never thought Anvils were worth much, till I tried to buy one. Very handy tool on the farm..
I caught myself closing my eyes every time you struck an arc!
Knocked this one out of the park! I knew you'd do a great job, but man, the attention to detail on that stand is impeccable!
What is the strip of wood for or did I missit?
Great job. My 3 uncles on my mothers side were all iron and foundry.workers. And another uncle by marriage had a welding and fabrication shop with a pretty big forge with an electric blower. The shop was right down the street from my boyhood home. I use to spend hours in the shop just watching them build stuff. Like fences, fancy gates, columns with those fancy castings, yard furniture, and much more. I never welded anything, but my uncle gave me a welding mask so I could watch while they were welding. Watching you build the stand and restore the anvil brought back some good memories. Thanks a million!!!
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AMAZING Craftsmanship. What dedication to restoring and 'silk purse from sow's ear' magic. My hat's off to you, sir.
Gorgeous! Love how you used the wood and copper paint to break up some of the black
Thank you my friend! Accent colors make a BIG difference!
It's amazing these are still being found. I wonder how many are rusting away out of sight. It sure looks beautiful after your work.
There are plenty of anvils about. I needed to 'price' a 100 lb. anvil I was selling, so I looked on the 'national Craigslist' page. I found over 40 for sale! There were even a few larger than this one.
I got mine about a year ago from my grandfather who got it from his father.
@@rogerdevero8726 not in the south. Sherman broke the horn off everyone they found.
@spicy spice how many did you find in ga.that date before .1870 they are rare .
@@onewordhereonewordthere6975 That sounds like a story. Sure he burned and pillaged, but good lord, breaking anvil horns? That would be way too much work for the benefit.
That’s now a beautiful anvil! Well done on saving a small piece of industrial history and putting it to use!
I remember watching the video when you found that one. Looks great!
That was quite a journey, a most fulfilling one. Thank you for the vicarious pleasure of seeing a forgotten rusty beast turn into a shiny beauty. It is a work of art. All it needs now is a display case.
La pasión por restaurar se disfruta de gran manera, no correr ni apresurarse se demuestra al limpiar hasta la parte más difícil y recóndita
After watching roughly 20 of your videos I don't mind saying, you sir are a true master magician of metal and a magus of all things mechanical - and it is a real pleasure to watch you work your magic on the dead, the dying and the discarded. Current book price for this exact model of Peter Wright 2 and a half hundred weight anvil £1,250 GBP plus shipping ... shipping would be £750+ what you have acquired a priceless bargain!
I truly appreciate that my friend! I do enjoy bringing forgotten things back to life! I'm glad you enjoy the channel! Lots more to come!
Some people will say I'm stupid, but you have done a beautiful job on her, back to her former glory, I was a blacksmith when I left school in Liverpool, 👍👍👍👍👍
Inspiring. There’s an old lemon press in my garden, if I can move it going to try this.
If you are willing to try, i believe you can do it!!
Salvage Workshop I will.
@@liamhemmings9039 don’t give up, I want to see the lemon press!
Hey mate, I admire your tenacity starting from the near impossible retrieval through to the thorough resurfacing throughout. The mounting is the best one I have seen, sure beats throwing a length of chain around the neck. One small criticism: It is meant to be a functional tool and when you had the welder in your hands it would have been a good move to fill in the gaps created at the edges and give a true straight edge to the top and the edges of the Hardy hole. You could have used the hard casing electrodes that they use to re-tip heavy duty mining equipment. That would have given a beautiful, functional and strong work surface throughout. Be that as it may, I still give your work a 5/5. Well done.
Love the passion you put into your projects!!
Sensational stuff - what a fabulous workshop! You are a bloody genius!!😀
Hello, really enjoy watching your videos, my friend a fabricstor welder has just retired, and in the back of his workshop was this huge anvil, he had forgotten all about it. He wrapped 2 lifting straps around it and picked it up with his forklift and lowered it into my trailer. When I got it home it had stamp marks on it, 4 - 0 - 9. Which = the old English Weights Marking which is 457 lbs. At the moment I don't know if it's a Peter Wright or a Mouse Hole anvil but its huge, I cannot lift it, only move it will steel bars. It has 2, 1-1/8In hardy holes and NO prichel hole. Metric weight its 208 KILOGRAMS. Will post more sizes soon ( dimensions) Geoff Lewis, Wales, UK. 🏴🏴🏴
That is INCREDIBLE! I would LOVE to see it!
So nice to watch! Favourite part: building up with welding. Thank you 😁 But minor correction: not 35mm tall... That would be 350mm or 35cm 👍 But I really appreciate your effort to try to include the metric. I wish everyone would 😁
You did an AWESOME JOB here, BRILLIANT move with the varied RADAII. I don't think you'll be changing it. Filling in & fixing the cutting table was an ABSOLUTE MUST or it couldn't function properly. LOVE THE STAND!!!!! There are countless blacksmiths smiling down on you for this labor of love. PEACE
I'm planning to make a anvil out of wood. I got really excited seeing this anvil be restored.
That anvil is a beast. I thought your other one was awesome. This blows it out of the shop!
Ya the one from the first video looks like a toy next to this one! I'm honored to have both!
Well, that was truly a labor of love! That came out spectacular. Well done.
Stunning. And I’m glad you kept the anvil and the baseball together. 😊
Had to laugh at the mm thing.. Great to watch a lovey old anvil get reborn and look so good. A thing of beauty. Well done.
The stand both looks amazing and functions. What more could you really ask for?
The skill to use it properly!
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At first I was quite sceptical as to why it would take nearly 40 minutes to restore an anvil... It’s one piece!! It doesnt even have one moving element to it! You have given me a profound appreciative respect for the anvil... Well done sir ! keep up the good work.
DUDE!!!! You are a real life hero for making this video!! just pick up my grandpa anvil - he was a blacksmith fra 1920-1960, an are going to restore it to show the rest of the family.. It's an old Skoda anvil fra 1930 (tjekaslovakia EU, 130 kg) SOME MANY THANKS for your video - I know how to make them proud!!!
Where should I start from! I was expecting that rescue but did not expect such a wonderful job! Don't take me wrong! You always do masterpieces but this was out of my mind! Starting from this heavy duty base till the anvil! You are not only gave back a long life to it. You make it look better than the manufacturer did long time back! Lot of sanding , lot of grinding! I know you like it 😃 Great job my friend. Thabks for sharing! *looking forward to see the restoration of his small brother😉
I noticed a couple of things: you’re a pretty good welder, so you could reface that top if you wanted, and that bouncing ball bearing in the end resembled a fast yo-yo. Very nice job, and I’m jealous of your shop!
No need to replace the top! It was forge welded to the wrought iron and you probablyREALLY don't want to ruin that nice Peter Wright. Many old Peter WEright anvils get a bit sway backedwhich cab be a good thing. Clean up the edges a bit and use it!
I wouldn't call him a very good welder tbh.. I'm really sorry, but most of his welds were full of pores and that will not be good for a face that's going to see constant beating the next few years.. He can just milled the top off a tiny bit to get a flat surface. Taking the thing to a machine shop and get the thing face milled in 5 minutes would probably cost less than refacing with welds.
I actually LOVE the giving another life to old steel. You did a marvelous job on this nice Peter Wright production. Nice video too. Worth the second watching, (put youtube on 2x through the making of the base)
Amazing how it turned out, beautiful work of art that you do. Wow, all of your work was my favorite part. Thanks for the video.
That's not a tool. That's a piece of functional art!
It turned out pretty nice! Have no fear, you'll see me USE it in the future!
It really is!
@@SalvageWorkshop Look forward to it! Subscribed! BEAUTIFUL restoration & INCREDIBLE stand build! I just purchased my 1st anvil this week...rescued a 158 pound Hay-Budden! This vid gave me GREAT incentive to get her into shape! THANKS for sharing, & keep up the GREAT work!! Greetings from Oregon!
@@SalvageWorkshop I will try to check in later to see if you * actually * use it.
Could you have made it any sexier! the music the lighting the the camera angle there at the end. I just about lost it. Wife thinks i'm a freak, hell i think i'm a freak. Well done Man. Hard to pic a favorite part, but i do like finding really cool stuff in old places. And that happy ending AWSOME!!!
I'm a bit crazy myself! I appreciate the compliment! Lots more craziness to come!
As long as both your hands stayed on the desk while watching the final light show, you are not a freak! ;)
Those were the largest c clamps I have ever seen and you did a fantastic job restoring that old anvil got it looking almost new......
I was mesmerized but I saw two anvils. I need to watch it again. Outstanding video.
Dude - that is the sexiest fack’n thing I’ve seen in a lonnng time. I really enjoyed your videography. Still cannot BELIEVE you just found that thing buried under trash in a busted down old abandoned dairy farm. Fav parts include the leather-dampened anvil clamp, the lettering, the escalating rebound tests - oh, and the karate chopping of the steel plate was super bad ass. 😄🤘🏼 WELL done, brother. Stripes earned!
Lol... I'm glad you enjoyed it! I agree with you, but I'm a bit biased! I was just as BLOWN away by the find as you, maybe MORE! I'm glad you enjoyed the journey this old anvil & I have been on! I truly appreciate the support, lots more to come!
@@SalvageWorkshop loved the leather dampener as well as the tool holders.
Never wanted an anvil until now 😂😆
That Peter Wright is amazing but that stand is absolutely awesome! You could sell those things all day.
As the newest care taker of that anvil, I say you gave it a life. Just Imagine if a scrapper found it rusting away on its stump in a old shed.
That's the first time I have ever seen an anvil on a steel stand I always saw them on wood even in metal shop in high school our anvil was on a wood block
That is the size of the anvil I inherited from my Dad, which he inherited from his Dad. Just over 300 lbs. My Dad said grampa could carry it in one hand by the horn and Dad was known for NEVER lying.
Damn, i would hate to get in a fight with your Grandpa.
@@hernanpizarro8383 he passed away over sixty years ago. I never new him, he died before I was born. He was a blacksmith and wagon wright in late 1800 to early 1900.
Musta been a huge guy! If only back in the day their was more photos
The Anvil will serve you many years to come, or even out live you! great job man.
What a sweet find. Labor of love to bring it back to beauty. Now good for another 100 years.