Lou L Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 It's absolutely enviable. Your anvil is the dream anvil for almost everyone here. Congratulations on obtaining it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I bought this one for a conversation piece. 90 lb. Fisher from 1885. I think she'd clean up nice if I decided to put her to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Looks clean enough to me, just be careful not to jam the spike in the hardy hole. It's an excellent traveling anvil size. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Frosty said: Looks clean enough to me, just be careful not to jam the spike in the hardy hole. It's an excellent traveling anvil size. Frosty The Lucky. Just set it in to show the hole size. Not sure if she'll see use or not. I have a slightly larger Peter Wright I'm using now, but I'm searching for a shop size anvil, something around 200 lbs. or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Olson Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Tungsten. Where did you get that beast? Post some pics with something to give us anvil envy drooling smiths a reference to it size. Like a soda can on it. She is beauty. Good score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkearns Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Got a #100 Vulcan today. It was joined by the small hardie hot cut and bottom swage. Very clean edges and face. Only a few dings that will work smooth with hot iron. Paid 100$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 That's a sweet deal nkearns. I would have grabbed that one in a heartbeat. Enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 My new anvil I just bought. It is a Brooks 141 lb, not sure about the age maybe someone will know. It has one chip about the size of my thumb. but nothing else and is a level as a snooker table. also got all the tools shown and a post vice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 That's awesome.. nice find.. How much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 SWEET! Looks like the previous owner was a tin knocker, no wonder the anvil looks almost unused. That little chip will go away if you radius the edges which I recommend you do. Sharp edges are not desirable on an anvil but not a particular problem for sheet metal work. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 This picture shows the chip. I am hoping that doing the radius will reduce it further. But I am so happy with it either way. It was smoggy that gave me the heads up and I really owe him one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Yeah, that's a little worse than it looks from the side but still not bad. I'd work around it rather than try grinding it out. You owe Smoggy one? One what, an anvil or a chip? Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 A good turn. I will probably try working round it and work the paint off then get a better look at the face. The edges are pretty rounded, but I am not sure if they need a little more. I want to avoid taking a grinder to it if I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDrew Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 3 hours ago, Zeroclick said: My new anvil I just bought. It is a Brooks 141 lb, not sure about the age maybe someone will know. It has one chip about the size of my thumb. but nothing else and is a level as a snooker table. also got all the tools shown and a post vice. That's a fantastoc find! Happy Forging ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDrew Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 5 hours ago, LeDrew said: That's a fantastoc find! Happy Forging ! I should really activate my spell checker when typing with my phone. **fantastic I'd work around that chip unless you have an idea for a specific benefit from grinding it into a smooth shape (as minimally as possible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blokman Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 A few of you guys will have seen my big Joshua Wilkinson Junior anvil Weighs in at 1365lbs, made in Dudley in the UK in the 1890s and spent it's life in a shipyard in Northern Brazil Now back home.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foundryman Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Now that's an anvil, and in such good condition too! Seriously impressive! Also I can't help but notice there seems to be a slight cosmetic crack in wall of the building those guys are standing in front of in the last photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 That does horrible horrible things to my Anvil Envy. I hope it gets lots of host steel pounded on it as it deserves no less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDrew Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 That's amazing, and awesome. I hope you have the time and resources to put it to good use. Of course, I have some anvil envy ... but it really just makes me happy to know someone has this and can help it keep working the way it was meant to. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 SO jealous. NICE anvil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Blokman, while you are super sexy standing near that anvil.. some more of the anvil would be nice.. Love the historical pictures also. Foundryman,, That's where they made it.. The building sank as they forged it out.. So, glad there are still some of these giant hand forged anvils around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 You know you have a big anvil when it sits on a horizontal stump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 If that's a Junior, I can only imagine the Senior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 This anvil deserves its own thread! Simply awesome. I think you could use my 150 pounder as a hardy tool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Awesome, especially having the old picture of it. Hopefully it sees a little action every now and then. If not at least it has survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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