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Good to hear, John. I know that you have been thinking about that for awhile, now. Good luck. I really wish you the very best, my friend. Hey, now you don't have to take vacation time to make it to Stan's hammer-in. :)

WOW!! That's a nice set of stones. My dad used to have one similar, but nobody seems to know where it went. :(

WOW Thomas. Would you share with us how you did them with pennys, please? That sounds pretty cool. Did you thin the penny first and did you heat or form them cold? Thanks. :)

Glad to hear it, Steve. This is not good weather to be without power.....A/C. :)

Stay safe, my friend. My familly got straight line winds and it tore up the area east of you pretty bad, too, Friday evening. Luckily, my brother said they got power back at about 10pm Saturday night. Hope you get it back soon.

Good job, Mitch. Boy, looks like you used pretty heavy metal for that hat. I use some 18 ga sheet on mine. Works pretty well but you have to take it easy on the depression or you'll break thru. Looks good. I agree that the marks on the front don't detract at all. :)

Hey Jack. According to Anvils in America, that serial number was born in 1900. :)

Just thought that I'd put this here to bring the subject back to the top. Alan B has, at the request of several IFI members, set up a fundraising site that can be donated to for helping him get his shop rebuilt. He teaches scouts and youth groups, and if ever there was a good cause, this is it. Here's a link to the site. I hope that the members step up and help out with what they can. :) https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/1KNC8

Here's a link that will take you there also. I hope that the members step up and help out a little, if they can. https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/1KNC8

Thanks for posting that link, Alan. I'll be sending in a couple of days. Prayers still coming for you. Hope you can get everything back together soon.

Jerry, hurry back. Your input will be missed. Good luck with the therapy. I certainly hope that it helps you. You will be in our prayers here. Til later. :)

If you are going to be forgeing outside, I would not use the chimney. I don't on my coal forge when doing demos outside. The breeze will carry the smoke away just fine. On my coal forge in the shop, I have a hood and it's piped thru the roof. :)

Check out Danger Dillon. He's in the Atlanta area, I'm pretty sure. :)

By golly, you're right. Right there on page #%*! it says the H stands for Herby!! LOL. :)

Good job. Really nice job on the tongs. The rose is nice too. :)

In the book Anvils in America, Mr postman said that some of the Trenton anvils were marked with the initial of the last name of the man that made the anvil. Could be that, but I wouldn't swear to it. :)

If you check Amazon.com for the books, they are usually very inexpensive for good used books. I have gotten several from there and have been very pleased with the condition of them. Another really good book for learning is Mark Aspery's volume 1 called Mastering the Fundamentals of Blacksmithing, although it isn't as inexpensive as some of the others. But I believe it is well worth it. Also, Lorelei's book, DIY Backyard Blacksmithing is a good basic one, at less cost. :)

Welcome to IFI. There's a boat load of great info here. If you go to your profile you can type in your location so that the guys won't keep asking you about where you're located. :)

Hi Herby. According to Anvils In America, your anvil was born in 1915. The 8 or 2 doesn't matter. The clip on the side of the horn makes it a farriers anvil, just like my 150 Trenton. The price was right, at $2 per pound. Looks like a keeper. :)

WOW!!! Now that is a really cool looking trout!! I love it. Thanks for sharing the pics. :)

About a year ago, I bought a dozen hickory handles on ebay for $4.50. With shipping, it still came out to less than a buck each. :)

I agree. I have a 250 Trenton in my shop. It doesn't get moved around. But I'd go bigger if I had the chance. :)

Try Stamp Man on IFI, or Columbia Marking Tools. They are one in the same and did an excellent job on both of my stamps. :)

Thanks Stan. I'll have to get a set of them and may still look yours over, too. :)

Going by the serial numbers, and according to Anvils In America, for Trenton both numbers were born in 1924, and both numbers for HayBudden were from 1911. :)