darthdave22

Maybe we should start a thread on anvil related diseases! I just spent 10 minutes laughing : ) Anyways mmthomas you can never have enough money to buy other tools anyways so enjoy the crap out of the anvil!:D

I think it will be fine just as it is! I have a mid 1800's anvil beaten nearly to death but you will find that you will get used to the imperfections and use them to your advantage. Anyways now that you have gotten into all this blacksmithery business you will always have your eyes peeled for another anvil. Its called anvilitis, the inability to pass up a good deal on yet another anvil!

Thanks Guys for the info but can anyone confirm that this is an american star?

I dont mind if it doesn't ring I have a small railroad anvil and it is deafening. I was wondering if I could stick weld onto the edge of the tool steel to build it back out any suggestions? Am I foolish to try or should I leave well enough alone?

Heres what I know......Its really heavy. The person I bought it from said 220 lbs. From looking at it I personally would have said no way. But after picking it up it is so heavy I believe him! It is far heavier than it looks like it should be to me anyways. The rebound is fair but i wonder if the rust buildup is absorbing some of the rebound? My 2lb hammer came up 8 inches from a 10 inch drop. It also doesn't "ring" like I would expect it to but i suspect the rust is the culprit as well. I want to clean it up this afternoon. It is pitted on the sides, i think it was a yard display for a long time....The top has alot of wear on one edge from use I guess. but overall I think its OK and I paid 200 bucks for it. I dont think I got a killer deal but I am happy with it. The guy I bought it from said he bought it from a friend of his who's great grandfather named John Edward Nelson Brown used it in Hyannis, Mass for the Cape Cod Railroad in the 1870's. He also says its an American Star from Trenton NJ. BUT I couldnt find anything about a depressed star like this one has. All the pics of the American Star Anvils I say Were raised stars! So in conclusion to my reallllllly long post does anyone have an Idea what kind of an anvil and also if its any good? Also any ideas for repairing the face would be very welcome! Thanks!

Hi guys I bought this old rusty beast after asking all you fellows if i should and here are some pics!!!

So im going to pick it up tomorrow night! It doesnt have any markings but the fellow that has it said it was used by some other guys great grandfather who worked for the Cape cod railroad so I thinks its a nice one. It hsa some face wear but not too bad I will post pics soon.....

I am located in Strong Maine not 20 minutes from New Sharon aint that funny.....I think its a fair price for the area there is a Peter Wright somewhere else in the state for 230 and i think its 119 lbs so a 220 lb anything for 250 sounds good to me.

Wow I guess I will jump on it and go buy! Thanks for all the advice guys. I will get my info updated right off too. I am really excited about getting good at blacksmithing in general and its good to have help : )

Hey guys I am new here and I was wondering if anyone could identify this anvil from a pic. It looks well used with a slight slump in the middle you can see it in the photo. Its 220 lbs and the people are asking 250 bucks obo should I risk it? I know its a forging anvil because the mass is in the center and its what I am looking for. I am a beginner and im still tooling up and not forging much because this is the one thing I dont have yet anvils seem to be very very hard to find in Maine.