I rarely recommend any repairs other than a belt sander. Remember, you only need a smooth flat spot the size of the hammer you are using. Most old anvils have a sway back and chipped edges. Several of mine do and I don't seem to find a problem with them.
Welding a new face on is tricky at best. Brazed on will be very soft and I wouldn't try it. The idea of an anvil is to have a contiguous piece of metal that has a hard face and softer body that will take the pounding. Nothing short of original will work in my mind, repairs are somehow almost always less than original.
Use the abused one.
HW- please take no offense. Your method seems quite good and would, if I were to repair one, be a method of choice for me.
Your mileage may vary.
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Spare Time? Is that like day off? I've heard of those...never had one of my own. Mark Schwenk- artist/blacksmith at Frog Valley Forge
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