I am going to try to find an old oak tree stump large enough to to cut to height. Thank you for the advice on this, and that I was thinking on the 110lb. Nothing bad enough to transfer into the work. I for the most part have been using hammers in the 2 pound range, and I've missed a blow or two along the way, the face is holding up well, after about a year of forging on it ounce or twice a week, there are some minor depressions in the surface. I don't know where he gets that information, but I've made a few hammers from 1045 and the characteristics seem similar. Hickory Forge has a video and mentions there possibly made from c45 / 1045 steel. They aren't horrible, there is that sweet spot between the holes that gives pretty decent rebound. and you get tired, and your smashing something with a 4 pound hammer useing all your might and you miss a blow it will dent these anvils. Because if you are still a little green when it comes to smithing, and your hammer control isn't so good, and your forging something a little to cold. The advice I see given by the old timers is get a chunk of steel and make an improvised anvil. Prior to that my wife wasted several hours trying to pay with a pre-paid debit card and it just would not go through. I was able to place an order in just a few minutes.
Vevor is a different kind of company, the purchases have to be done on line.
This might just be a sale that pops up my area, and it seems to only be with the 132lbs/60kg model.
#110lb anvil plus#
Plus the the second "132" lbs Acciaio I purchased that actually weigh 126 to 127 lbs was only $226.00 shipped to my door. If I wasn't confident in my ability to fix that ridiculous round hole it probably would have been a deal breaker for me. I'm considering one of those anvils myself, but I'm not in a hurry. The surface could only be described as "nominally flat" and doesn't have a lot of bounce. I had to replace about half the face with hard surface rods back when those could be had for a reasonable price. My anvil was bought by my wife's grandfather from an sugar plantation auction. One of my favorites when I was doing some improvising offshore was a large boat bit. I've used shipyard gantry rails (like RR tracks but a little larger) and other random hunks of metal. I probably wouldn't buy a HF anvil shaped object, but if I had one and didn't have anything else I'd sure as heck use it.
#110lb anvil how to#
The weird pritchel can be gotten around, but that is half the fun of smithing! Figuring out how to do stuff. In our engineering group at a major oil company we used to say "I can get what you want fast, good or cheap - pick any two." The cosmetic issues that I have seen (admittedly, only online - always suspect) had nothing to do with the function of the anvil. I will drop a link to the review video i found as well.Link removed due to advertising I am on limited funds, so any advice would be welcome. (i also seen the another review on here, and though the name is different, he seemed to have the same issues.) So VEVOR, good anvil for starting out with, or do I avoid these? I have a Harbor Freight Anvil, and already know not to use that. most complain about the location of the Bolster hole, and most i have seen have to clean up the hardy hole with a file. Although they have found some Bondo covering minor casting imperfections. The reviews roughly put it between 50 and 55 hardness.
I am looking at the 110lb Anvil, On the Reviews it shows just about everyone stripping off the paint, and reshaping the horn, as well as dressing the edges. I found a few reviews on but as I am new to this and know next to nothing about Anvils, I am asking before I buy. the Prices are right for my budget, but I worry I am going to get a Lemon.
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