Anvil Reviews by brand

I've got a 100# Hay Budden anvil. Serial# 11886. Ancient looking casting, face in grest shap. Bounce/rebound perfect. Any idea when made? Thanks

Hi everyone I'm a young blacksmith looking for a bigger anvil and have run across the JHM Compititor and I am very interested. Before I spend 1200 dollars I want to know how the rebound is. How quality the ductile iron is and how does the anvil compare to an anvil of equal size made by someone like Trenton Hay Budden or Peter Wright. And if anyone could be so kind would the do the rebound ball bearing test on the JHM Competitior. Thanks everyone Oh and by young I mean 15 years old. But I can comprehend a lot don't water anything down please treat me as a peer. I'm ready to learn

Hey guys I got this anvil for free a while back and I did some research. I found out that it is indeed a William foster (or at least that is what I am led to believe) but I can't seem to find much info on this one as the markings on it are scarce. Im not much of an anvil collector at this point in my life (I'm a youngin [21])as much as I'd love to be as I am building up my shop so I'd like to know a rough price on one of these as well. I got offered $4000.00 CAD for it, fair price? It appears as though the heel is broken off but on further inspection it seems to appear as though it was made without the Pritchel hole part of the heel. The side face of the heel is quite smo…

Grandpa & me today went to an Amish Auction in southeast Nebraska & he was a welder for years all the way up until he was about 74 or 75, xxxx xxx xxx! Well anyway he's got a real liking for these anvils & is smart enough to know they are xxxx hard to come by, so today he got a 150lb Trenton for $200. It's in okay shape not great but I don't see any USA stamp omit, the numbers on it read (hard to make out, you may not be able to see it) but it reads on the left "W 150" which we both presume is weight 150lbs. Then on the right it says "A410 18" there is a space between that 0 & the 18 does that last part signify the year is it 1918 you think? And he was won…

Hi. New member, first post. I live part time in Alaska and part time in Northern California. I'm currently building a welding/blacksmithing shop on a ranch in the Santa Cruz mountains. I've found an Arm and Hammer 350lb anvil for sale with serial number is27121. Can anyone here please help me date this anvil and how much would be a fair offer? Looks to be in great shape with no cracks. We are trying to replicate a blacksmith shop from 1840-1860 as this ranch was once a sawmill from that era. We also want it to be a working shop. Can I also get some advise on finding an anvil from the mid-1800's? We're they high quality from this period and would I want to p…

I have been blessed by the Swedish god of anvils lately. 1930 200 lb Swedish steel . I ended up with some treats this past Sunday . Other than a few torch nicks in the face and it looks to have been welded to a base and torched off slightly it is in excellent shape . It rings like a bell and will return a ball bearing from 12 inches to 11+ It has a slight crown in the face and really feels lively under hand . I'm very pleased and feel fortunate to find one this nice .

The Hay Budden I used was 135# or so, had good rebound. The horn size was perfect for many projects. The ring was very good, so much so that this anvil was used at demos in order to announce there was a blacksmith in the area and attract attention. You could kill the ring by bedding the anvil in about 3 inches of sand. The Hay Budden was a good size and weight and many projects were made on that great tool.

Welp, after about a billion years with the wire wheel, I was finally able to get off the paint and rust and muck in the cracks and crevices of the anvil, and rubbed it down. Ready for iron.

I wanted to update info on the Rhino anvil I bought from Steve McGrew of Incandescent Ironworks in Spokane, Wa. It was a no brain error as I live in Spokane and I was able to use of exercise before I bought it. However....I have been using it for over 4 years now and would say I have over 5 thousand hours of forging on it. It is still in fantastic shape and has no measurable wear or "saddle" forming. And yes I used a machine straight bar and feeler gauges. Honestly I feel like this anvil is under priced at $1260.00...knowing what I know now I'd happy pay $1500.00.

I found a "Powell" anvil for sale and thought i really NEED this since it's my name and all.... BUT i really like to know what I'm getting into. I can't seem to find any real info about them other than a member here has one with no heel. So... how old? how constructed?

Hi, just bought my first real anvil yesterday after using a round crosssection of steel support for about a year. Found an ad on Craigslist and drove to the boonies to look at a peter wright. The guy knew nothing about the anvil. I bought the anvil from him for 380 which I'm sure is a steep price but the anvil market over here in Portland Oregon is tiny, plus it's a peter wright. The only thing is, I've never heard of a 82 pound peter wright. I took some pictures and was wondering if you guys could tell me a little about the anvil based on the stamps and whatnot. I'm new to this forum (obviously), and I know you guys hate new people making new threads. But I have found ne…

I have a 160lb Hay Budden Anvil with a serial number 183426, could someone let me know what it's worth please.

I recently purchased an ACME anvil, I believe it is 99 pounds since it has 99 stamped under the ACME, am not sure if it is a Trenton or Hay Budden. I have several photos. Also am a newbie so what would be a beginners size hammer to use on a 99 lb anvil. Also would anyone have an idea about when it was made?

$250 at an antique hoarder barn. Nice and ringy, 1" bearing bounced back to about 6 1/2" from 10" on the drop.

I bought a Peter Wright Anvil. I am curious about what the absence of certain markings mean. I have a picture that I will try to post. When was the mfg era? It rings good and rebounds good. Thanks for any help. Mule

I've been told I just found a Samson Anvil right down the street. Saved it from the scrap dealer. Haven't weighed it yet I'm guessing 200+lbs. What cananyone tell me about the supposed rarity of these Anvils

Picked up this GE anvil from my neighbor. 125 lbs. nice ring, ball bearing test. The anvil was never fettled, but has seen some light use around the clip shelf and heel. I started to sand down the face so there's less for the Blanchard grinder when I take it in. Started with a 40 grit sanding disc, and then my huge porter cable best sander w 80 grit. Seems to be working!!

Can anyone tell me anything about Thomas anvils?

I recently purchased a Peter Wright wrought iron anvil and after we got it cleaned up we noticed two A's stamped on the feet under the horn. Would these be a makers mark or something along those lines?

Hello iforgeiron! I started forging around summer 2016 at the age of 17 years old and I still am a total newbie at it. Luckily for me, with the help of my family, I recently bought a nice old anvil for a very good price. (It replaced my 20 pounds ASO. ) According to the writings, I believe it would weight 94 pounds: After looking at the third hole, which has a bottom, I do not really know its utility. If anyone know something about it, I would be very curious. As far as I see it, this hole easily traps all kind of dusts so it does not seem practical. (I had to clean it a little to see the inside) Thanks in advance! …

Hi All, I'm new to this site and I really wanted to share my story with you all. I've been wanting to get into blacksmithing for sometime now, so I set about gathering the basic tools. As you can imagine, living in Thailand, its very difficult to find blacksmithing tools and the ones that I did find are really expensive (antique dealers). Anyway, I found out by word of mouth that a guy was selling an anvil, so me and the wife took a drive out to his place. Upon arrival to his shop I saw this monster anvil on display. I couldn't believe my eyes, I pretty much knew what it was at first sight and got really excited. I've been searching for anvils in Thailand for ab…

I was pretty desperate for a new anvil this year and so I went shopping around. I wanted something squat, with two horns, with a shelf, and for a reasonable price. I looked at peddinghaus, NIMBA, and a few other brands and they either didn't fit the physical characteristics I wanted or where too far out of my budget. Eventually I ran across Jym's website and found what I was looking for, a nice 110lb anvil. something small enough where I can move it by myself while still being substantial enough to work on. The anvil is nice and squat which makes it act like a far heavier anvil, especially on a nice stand made of pressure treated 4x4s. The horn has a very nice curvat…

I was asked to post the pictures of the rebuild of my Fisher Norris anvil. While on a salvage hunt last year, found a poor Fisher Norris in the salvage yard. Bought it for $25.00 and brought it home. I don't have a picture of what it looked like then. Lets just say it was in terrible shape. The table was cracked, both edges were broken, chipped, and cracked. We ground out cracks (see the photos) and broken areas until it looked like a very poor boat anchor. My friends George and Bert grinding and watching to get to good metal. As you can see it was a real mess. I finished removing the tool steel table to avoid cracks in the future due to sepa…

It was an highly satisfying journey.... Paint removal, hours of wire brushing and finally some oil. She sings loud and gives 90% rebound. Aside from beat up edges near the table, she's xxxx near perfect.

Hello all, recently I bought a Ridgid Peddinghaus anvil, 55lb. So far the anvil is a workhorse! The rebound on it is perfect and it rings like nothing else! I'm working on my second Knife.