Forging a Stake Anvil from a Rusty and Abused Sledgehammer

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  • čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
  • Transforming an old sledgehammer from a flea market find into a new blacksmithing tool for my workshop. In this project, I forged a stake anvil using one half of the sledgehammer. The result is a flat stake anvil designed for delicate and precise forging work. While the functionality is there, the shank's appearance leaves room for improvement, particularly in terms of centering. My attempt to forge the side of the hammer toward the center proved more challenging than expected. Nevertheless, this experiment provided valuable insights, and I look forward to refining my approach in the next iteration. Stay tuned for the creation of the second stake anvil!
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    0:00 Material Preparation
    2:45 Forging
    5:04 Grind and Heat Treatment
    6:21 Result and Test
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Komentáře • 56

  • @Techmaster7032Official
    @Techmaster7032Official Před 5 měsíci +30

    Even after cutting it that still took a few hard hammer strikes... That must've been a pretty damn good weld job.

    • @rottentomatoes5171
      @rottentomatoes5171 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Was about to comment on that until I saw yours, lol . That was some amazing welding

  • @Vikingwerk
    @Vikingwerk Před 5 měsíci +18

    To everyone asking “why, can’t you do all this on the main anvil?”
    The small anvil allows for specialized dressed edges, and is much easier to keep dressed to a mirror finish, so it is useful for clean, crisp precise finish work, and can be more easily modified if a specially dressed (shaped) edge is needed.
    One can think of it as a semi-disposable tool to be modified for special situations, rather than modifying the edges of the main anvil.

  • @ericstoever9577
    @ericstoever9577 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Clever and smart reuse of the hammer. Seasons Greetings!

  • @brysonalden5414
    @brysonalden5414 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Thank you, you've inspired me to turn an old wedge I have sitting around into a stake anvil.

  • @tomswindler64
    @tomswindler64 Před 5 měsíci +4

    You had your work cut out for you.nice transformation as always.just keep doing what your doing and keep putting out great videos.great video 😎😎😎👍👍👍

  • @Heuroya
    @Heuroya Před 5 měsíci

    Necessity is the mother of innovation.😊

  • @killerkane1957
    @killerkane1957 Před 5 měsíci

    Good thing you had a sledgehammer! Great reuse!

  • @Peter_Monti
    @Peter_Monti Před 5 měsíci

    Hello from Australia 🇦🇺 wow 😮 very nice, thank you

  • @Amekdalaz
    @Amekdalaz Před 5 měsíci +5

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @user-xq2jm2op6i
    @user-xq2jm2op6i Před 5 měsíci

    Merry Christmas Black Beard Projects and have a nice day and enjoy the holiday. 🇮🇹🎄🎁🎁

  • @MASI_forging
    @MASI_forging Před 5 měsíci

    Very nice mate. Such a beautiful restoration 😊😊

  • @bernardhill1622
    @bernardhill1622 Před 5 měsíci

    Excellent idea/principal also for making tooling for Presses whether it be for Hydraulic or Fly-press and also Swade Blocks..thank you much appreciated ❗👍🏻🙇‍♂️

  • @krimorouabha7628
    @krimorouabha7628 Před 5 měsíci

    Wow, this is amazing 👍

  • @vinceianni4026
    @vinceianni4026 Před 5 měsíci

    Good job well done

  • @jasonsummit1885
    @jasonsummit1885 Před 5 měsíci +2

    So it's a small anvil for your hardy hole. A stake anvil is one that would have a spike at the bottom to be pounded into a stump.

  • @nathkrupa3463
    @nathkrupa3463 Před 5 měsíci

    Great video sir

  • @darrengriffiths2372
    @darrengriffiths2372 Před 5 měsíci

    Hi sir👍👏thats a clever ida my friend 👍🙏i like that lol.

  • @Stroke2Handed
    @Stroke2Handed Před 5 měsíci +7

    Very nice! I use the same thing for the small amount of forging that I do. I'd love to have a big anvil, but I really don't need one.

  • @mjo326
    @mjo326 Před 5 měsíci

    You are very talented. I really enjoy your videos. Merry Christmas!

  • @josephcormier5974
    @josephcormier5974 Před 5 měsíci

    Interesting video thank you for sharing this six stars

  • @pukinpaja1974
    @pukinpaja1974 Před 5 měsíci

    Merry Christmas! 🎁🌲🎅🏻👍🏻🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

  • @user-brobdingneg
    @user-brobdingneg Před 4 měsíci

    Всё думал, думал, что же такое происходит то! А оно вот оно чего вышло то значит 😮 Понятно! 😊

  • @claudio6164
    @claudio6164 Před 5 měsíci

    Broke the sledgehammer 😊

  • @JohnSmith-gs4lw
    @JohnSmith-gs4lw Před 5 měsíci +1

    Curious how you determined that a water quench was the way to go. Did you know what kind of steel it was?

  • @therationalanarchist
    @therationalanarchist Před 5 měsíci +2

    If you were going to cut the head of the sledge in half anyway, why go to all the trouble of pounding out the remnants of the handle?

    • @andy4an
      @andy4an Před 5 měsíci +1

      Maybe he thought it would be fast and easy and simple?

  • @Kingpahlavi1
    @Kingpahlavi1 Před 3 měsíci

    You must participate in forge in fire ❤

  • @seanbrondstetter2987
    @seanbrondstetter2987 Před 5 měsíci

    neeeed one

  • @PadSan
    @PadSan Před 5 měsíci

    2:14 mas se já ia cortar a peça em duas, por que tanto esforço pra tirar a sobra do cabo?...

  • @nathancase6485
    @nathancase6485 Před 5 měsíci

    I guess i don't understand why this piece is needed cause you can do all that without it. I'm bot a blacksmith tho and don't know much. It has ''mad hatter'' vibes cause it flared out on top. I hope it does everything for you that you hope it will.

  • @aldomendoza5265
    @aldomendoza5265 Před 5 měsíci

    What did you end up doing with the other half?

  • @Faller31
    @Faller31 Před 5 měsíci

    what cutting disk are you using ? diamond one ?

  • @Flying0Dismount
    @Flying0Dismount Před 5 měsíci

    I would have upset that stake a bit more a so that it would be a snugger fit in the hardy hole..

  • @how2shorts540
    @how2shorts540 Před 5 měsíci +2

    What's the point? It's nothing that you can't do actually on the anvil?

    • @biggiecheese7559
      @biggiecheese7559 Před 5 měsíci +9

      sharper corners and angles you cant get normally i assume

  • @evloev..
    @evloev.. Před 5 měsíci +1

    👍

  • @georgem1134
    @georgem1134 Před 5 měsíci

    Something tells me that was a homemade power hammer Now it gets to be a new tool it is hard to say how many hands that hammer went throw

  • @geraintjones9274
    @geraintjones9274 Před 5 měsíci

    what was the point in that

  • @Kleiner_Lutz
    @Kleiner_Lutz Před 5 měsíci

    can't you do all the work you do on it on the big anvil too? i just don't see why you need to add a smaller anvil to the one you have...

    • @Vikingwerk
      @Vikingwerk Před 5 měsíci +1

      Sometimes you need to work on a piece in such a way that both ends need to hang of the anvil, so having a small insert like this is helpful.
      Also sometimes using a small anvil like this helps keep from cooling the work piece so fast.

  • @BlackIronCollector
    @BlackIronCollector Před 5 měsíci +19

    oh this hurts my soul. no sledgehammer should be abused.

    • @LittleGreyWolfForge
      @LittleGreyWolfForge Před 5 měsíci +9

      The fucking welded on tube made me die inside

    • @weekendstuff
      @weekendstuff Před 5 měsíci +8

      Being (ab)used is its only purpose. Isn't it?

    • @T_B
      @T_B Před 5 měsíci

      @@LittleGreyWolfForge same here!!! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @GeorgeMihaiCazan
      @GeorgeMihaiCazan Před 5 měsíci

      True bro. Same here.

    • @LittleGreyWolfForge
      @LittleGreyWolfForge Před 5 měsíci

      @@T_B If I saw that I would track down whoever did …

  • @harmarka5462
    @harmarka5462 Před 5 měsíci

    Not sure what the point of that is

  • @_-BK-_
    @_-BK-_ Před 5 měsíci +2

    Well that thing looked like crap lol

    • @dylbonez
      @dylbonez Před 5 měsíci +1

      I know right 😂

  • @redrover1565
    @redrover1565 Před 5 měsíci

    I feel sorry for your vise; it took a lot of abuse.

  • @user-en2ht3vp9e
    @user-en2ht3vp9e Před 5 měsíci +2

    Зачем кувалду сломал?

  • @user-ve6cz9qz8p
    @user-ve6cz9qz8p Před 5 měsíci

    как запороть кувалду