Jeff Lodge

Well it looks like they've disabled comments on the video. I am also getting an error when trying to post a comment :)

Ted T said it best in his post, but I also wanted to thank you and Brian for the information you share. This goes for pretty much everyone on this site and I feel fortunate to have found it!

I agree with Countryforge. I wish I learned to weld when I was in school, but I am now just teaching myself with an arc welder. One thing I neglected to try while in school was machine shop. If your school offers a machine class as an elective I would sign up when you get the chance. This will give you the basics I am sure and give you some tools to play with. Not to mention you'll gain the knowledge of welding and fabricating. With this I think you'd be able to put together a nice hammer together within a year and probably at a very low cost.

Why not build one? You'll probably save a lot of money and have something that works as well if not better. There are a lot of forges listed here that should give you a lot of good ideas on how to build one that will work for ya.

They say they don't see any manufactures markings and it's about 150lbs. Between this one and a 166lb hay budden this one looks like it has the better face. I missed out on a 450# fisher for 300 this weekend :(

I found this anvil and its close to my house. I am going to try and contact the seller to see if I can look at the anvil to determine the maker. Here's a picture of the anvil. What maker do you think?

I understand that it's illegal and all, but it's such a shame to see all that potential just rusting away. I think we all know it costs them more money to remove it then it would just to leave it behind to rust away. The railroad near my house just replaced a lot of timbers and sections of tracks. They've since left the area and there's so much trash around the area it's kind of sad. I usually walk the tracks for a bit and pick up some odds and ends if I can.

Yeah, that is why I was a bit leery of buying it, but I figured well for the price its not all that bad and if I want in the future I can spend the time to restore the anvil by hard-facing it, but I imagine since this is really a starter anvil for me that it will suit me fine until I progress.

Well here are the photos I was able to get tonight once I got it out of my truck.

Well, it turns out the anvil weights in at 180lbs and sold for 150$ so 83 cents/pound. It should wourk out fine for what I need to start with. I'll try and get some pics up tomorrow.

True, I am kind of leary on this anvil. I guess I am having second thoughts about purchasing it really. There are a few chips in the face about the size of a quarter near the horn, but there seems to be a lot of good spots left. The edges are a bit used up and there wasn't much of a sharp edge left. I guess Hardy tools can be used to fix that issue, but this being my first anvil I am not sure if I am getting a good deal or not I guess worse case scenario is I buy it and fix it up at a later date.

I am looking at around 100 - 150 lbs. I got one lined up around the house here, but I am kind of leary. It has a few chips on the face that can be repaired and he's asking 150$ for a 100lb anvil. There still seems to be quite a bit of usable face on the anvil, but the edges aren't all that great.

I didn't get any of that... Let's see how a man's word stands in these days and times. However, he did tell me he has two other anvils at his families farm that he can't lift, so I might have to go help him out and see what he has there. I think the use of my time and truck might be able to land me another deal on one of the two left.

No he is holding it for me until Thursday. I get paid today and told him I would be back tonight to grab it. :)

Well it's not perfect, but there are still some decent spots on the face a few chips up near the horn and it still has a good ring and rebound. He's going to take 150 for it... was going to have some pics but my camera batteries died so I hope to have some up Thursday

Thanks for the information. I'll see how it looks and reacts today after work and hopefully I'll have an anvil to start working on.

I am just getting started and would be interested in a few pair. Any idea on the prices? Also, where are you located.

Are there certain things I should be looking for to determine if the face is in good condition other than the dings, dents, cracks, or a way to see if the face has been repaired? I spoke to him this morning and he said the face looked to be in decent condition. He's looking to get 200$ for this anvil.

I am going to look at an anvil this afternoon and the guy say's it has Wilkinson imprinted on the side and it weights about 100 lbs. Has anyone heard of these anvil's and if so are they cast iron? I don't have any pictures at this time, but it sounds like I can get some today and post them later.

I am thinking of going to Quad State. Just need to see how the money looks The guy sold this anvil for 40$ and I never got a chance to look at it cause he held it for the first person who contacted him. I am still keeping my eyes peeled for a anvil around Michigan, but they seem to be a bit rare up in these parts.

Found this one close to my house and hope to go look at it Thursday. Any ideas what it might be?