David L Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hi all, new on I Forge Iron, recently my father and I got into blacksmithing, and we needed an anvil. All we had was a square block of iron. No horn or anything.. well anyways we picked one up off craigslist today and its in decent shape, minus the base. It looks like it was cut or broken at the waist, and a rod was welded to it, and drilled down into the stump its sitting on. The guy made a wood block to fit around the bottom. Anyways, the things has gotta be near 200#. It took us both to move it in and out of my truck with difficulty. Theres no name or weight on it, and its about overall 28½ inches long, 5¾ wide, the horn and table is about 10¼ long. Hardie hole 1¼ wide. Any ideas what is is, age, etc? Thanks. Any help or ideas that point me in the right direction for research would be greatly appreciated. Here's some photos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 If you could post a close-up pictures of the two sides, we might be able to better help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I have no idea of the make of this anvil but it reminds one of the Riveted Anvil from Yesterday on this site. two different approaches to the same problem. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David L Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Thanks for the replies! Here's the close ups of the sides. Sorry about the lighting on two of them... If you want any other pics just ask.. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David L Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 I have no idea of the make of this anvil but it reminds one of the Riveted Anvil from Yesterday on this site. two different approaches to the same problem. Interesting. Yeah your right. It does look like that one. But I wonder what it is though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Failed at the top/bottom forge weld. I think I'd make that into a honking big stake anvil myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Still hard to tell what make it was originally. As long as it is solidly attached to the base, it will work. If there is play or a rocking motion when struck, some carefully made wedges between the anvil and the wood base might help. Or take the anvil out of its base and grind the bottom flat, and weld it to a better base. I have seen worse. With a bit of creativity, it could be a user anvil again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David L Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Yeah the guy said he did it, and has used it that way for 20 years. He was getting old (about 75) and had a lot of medical problems now. But he says the welded rod goes to about 2 inches away from the bottom of the stump. It doesn't really rock at all. But for now it basically does what we need... And the guy was kinda sad to see it go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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