Roy Honcho Gregory Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 http://www.cooleston...95/Anvils_Away/ I never did.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 CRAZY! It sunk so far into the ground, I would not not want to be that close, didnt think it would go so high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Anvil shoot??? Wierd!... :wacko:... I don't think Gay Wilson has ever herad of a hammer and forge... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 i have heard of them before but this is the first that i hav seen. thats a hoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 There was a whole hour show of the annual event (I believe it is in NC) this past fall on the Discovery Channel (I think) I do remember watching the show and these guy are serious about it. And I agree with MacBruce, I don't think the even know what a forge, hammer, tongs or anything else blacksmith related is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Gay does this every year at Country days in Farmington Mo. near me. I have never been able to make it but I am going to try this year. I want to see it. From what I here he has shoot them up about 150 ft. Cant watch the vid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Heard of them, and Heard them! Was at a blacksmith gathering in February that had an anvil shoot as well. Kinda loud, kinda dangerous, but is interesting to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Heard of a feller getting his hand messed up at one too and I saw an anvil at Quad-State that was cracked by shooting. Pushing the limits can be rough on people and things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old South Creations Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Anvil shoots have been around for quite some time...at least the mid 19th century. They do an anvil shoot at the end of each Southern Blacksmith Association Conference. I understand that ABANA frowns upon the practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Anvil shooting caused ABANA to change from chapters to affiliates. A few chapters refused to stop the practice, and since the chapters were insured through ABANA, they disavowed themselves from the chapters. Affiliates are only loosely associated with the organization. Yes, an individual who was involved with anvil shooting did remove some fingers while setting up a shoot. I have not heard much about him shooting anvils since. The only anvil shooting that takes place in my museum is people shooting pictures of the collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Lodge Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 That just seems wrong! And they said Jart's were dangerous :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Let me see, you put an indeterminent amount of explosive, black powder, under a large hunk of steel on undetermined structural integrity and set it off, what could possibly go wrong? Remember it is not the thousand times everything goes right that is going to cause you grief, it is the one time everything goes wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Not to mention that many anvils are made from WROUGHT IRON which does not have the structural integrity of steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I understand that ABANA frowns upon the practice. Yes they do. After a couple of near fatal and potentially fatal oopsies (one of which I witnessed) they reckoned it was time to shut it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 in florida dr ryan shoots and anvil every year he has his x-rayed. during the competition he lost a finger. Some members will not come to the confrence because of the shoot. it would make it a little safer if the used electric igniter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana7 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Just when I thought I'd seen everything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Does he x-ray it every year or every shoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 do not know but I will ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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