zsteve

the BKs are great Anvils, they are made from cast steel and generally ring like a bell unless bolted down by the two holes in the base. While we all want our Anvils to be in good order, it is easy to focus on their imperfections. Id be tempted to just get a flap disk and round over a bit on the side with the damage - and use the rest of it thats fine and see how you go. My 224 BK is fairly thick out at the heel near the pritchel hole and its not a place where you belt it too hard anyway. I'd just live with the gouge as I don't think its really a concern apart from it visually being there... can we have a pic of the entire anvil??

Thought it was either a BK or Swedish with those bolt lug/ mounts on the base - but couldn't see the side of it properly. Nice anvils those BK's good size too.

Hi Rusty, Nice looking anvil, is that a Swedish anvil? Has it got any markings on it. Cheers

Nice anvils to use. Would agree re bolting them down, without it they ring like a bell

I have used a few different gas forges ( including those of a well known knife maker ) each with the burner angled to supposedly get the circulating flame, however it just creates a hot spot on one side of the forge and cooler spots elsewhere. I guess that can be useful? Although I tended to find it annoying with multiple bits of metal in there at one time I just built a gas forge an have the burner vertical as I figured That I'd rather heat the metal than just the side of the forge. But like Frosty said you need to experiment to see what you like. Gees, thought I had more posts here than that... Sure of it, been a member since 2011.