Every shop needs a good vise and space to work. Scraps to the rescue! Thank you Diablo Tools for your continued Channel Support! http://www.diablotools.com/recip?bram=aoat A few months ago, my friend Craig, blacksmith at The Barefoot Forge, flew up to Seattle to help me get my blacksmithing shop set up and functional so we could forge Damascus steel together, Craig's specialty. First things first: We needed to build a vise stand for my antique blacksmithing vise so we could twist some Damascus steel! In this video I show how we built a post vise stand using mostly found and recycled materials from around the homestead. Craig taught me how to mig weld a whole lot better than I had been in the past and I'm really pleased with how the stand came out. Craig and I had a fabulous week together and made a lot of other cool fixtures for my blacksmith shop too, all of which I was able to bring with me when we moved to Nashville so I'd have a head start on putting my blacksmith shop together here, so make sure you stay tuned to see them all in action in my new blacksmithing shop here in Nashville soon! Craig's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN-fXrCAnXPZUCqg4ztTZUQ Craig's website: https://www.thebarefootforge.com/ Diablo Products I used in the video: Metal Cutting Circular Saw Blade: https://diablotools.com/products/D0748CFA?src=aot-2004-22 Abrasive Grinder Disc: https://diablotools.com/products/DBD045250701F?src=aot-2004-22 Flap Disc for Grinder :https://diablotools.com/products/DCX045040B01F?src=aot-2004-22 ------------------------ I'm Anne of All Trades. In NASHVILLE, I have a woodworking, blacksmithing and fabrication shop, a selection of furry friends, and an organic farm. Whether you've got the knowledge, tools, time or space to do the things you've always wanted to do, everything is "figureoutable." I became "Anne of All Trades" out of necessity. With no background in farming or making things, I wanted to learn to raise my own food, fix things when they break, and build the things I need. 8 years ago I got my first pet, planted my first seed and picked up my first tool. Get a better roadmap of how to grow deep roots and live the life you want subscribing to this channel and look for NEW VIDEOS EVERY WEEK! Help Support this project and others! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/anneofalltrades Merchandise - null Other places you can find me My website - https://www.anneofalltrades.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anneofalltrades Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/anneofalltrades My goal is to learn and share traditional techniques and skills while showing my peers how to get from where they are to where they want to go, how to do the things they are passionate about, and what can be done TODAY to engage their own community and grow deep roots. Whether it's carving spoons, making my own hand tools, restoring my antique truck or growing heirloom tomatoes, the farm and workshop definitely keep me busy and support- whether financially through Patreon, through shopping my affiliate links, through buying merchandise, plans or project videos, or even just liking, commenting, and sharing my content with others helps me GREATLY to keep producing quality content to share. You can also support me through your purchases. By shopping my affiliate links, at no additional cost to you, I might earn a little extra if you click and there's a sale. Check out my Amazon Store- shop all my favorite items from business building books and resources to tools I use in the shop, to products I use around the farm! https://www.amazon.com/shop/anneofalltrades