Otterbank

Thanks for the input guys. I will get the old guy set up when I get round to setting up the workshop in the next few months. The face dosn't seem to be in that bad order and I'm sure it will put up with the work I have planned. Guess it weighs 70lbs or so compared with the small Brooks at 56lbs. I also have a 1.5CWT Brooks in the line up so they can all take turns. No doubt there will be more calls for help as I get started, in the mean time I will continue to read as much as I can on here, loads of info to digest. Thanks again great site. Michael

Hi all Was given this anvil a good few years ago from a guy that said my father had loaned it to him many years earlier. This was a few years after my father had died so it was nice the guy looked me up to return it. My father was born in 1909 and was a self taught engineer/ mechanic and ran a small workshop on one of the islands up here doing repairs and fabrication etc, so no real idea how he came by it. Any ideas or thoughts on it would be very interesting to me because of the connection to my father. Only mark I can see is the '8' Hopefully here are some pics with the baby Brooks. Thanks for looking Michael

Hi guys, been having a look around for a few weeks now and have to say it's all very interesting. I am located in the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. Been interested in blacksmithing and knife making for some time but until now have not done anything about it. Finally dug out my dads old anvil from the back of the shed, will post some pics in anvils to see what the thoughts are. Just trying to gather some bits and pieces together, which I have to say is all part of the fun. I have been heavily into woodturning for the last 15 years and have helped out a silversmith up here when he wanted to add timber to his pieces. Will continue to look around here and gather as much information as I can and with a bit of luck will be heating up some metal before too long. Great place to be. Cheers for now Michael