Bacchus

I have a idea for you take a peace of 1" or 1 1/2" braded cable and heat it to a forge weld heat flux it realy good and dip it into the molten brass several times it will come out great. You can also dip it in some light acid to get a better color in the cable.

Hello Patrick I only know of one place to get coal and i have heard that people from texas get it from this group http://www.saltforkcraftsmen.org/Tailgate.shtm
You do have to be a member to buy coal from them but its $140 a ton.

You might check out this site. http://www.saltforkcraftsmen.org/Tailgate.shtm#coal

that looks a lot like my wilkinson but a little more weathered and i paid $400 its in the 200 pound range

Hello I wasnt sure by your post if you are willing to buy your ore there is a pottery supply that has magnetite for sale and they have distributors in ohio and they sell from there web site to. I checked out there prices and it looked very good they have realy good discounts. I will add the web links I found.

http://www.axner.com/magnetite-granular.aspx

http://www.lagunaclay.com/distributors/


P.S. I hope this helps someone out there

Wilkinson, Queens Cross, Dudley (the crossed ovals are a give away) Traditionally forged english anvil would be marked in CWT for weight.

Good brand not as common an import in America as the Peter Wright or Mousehole; but not uncommon either.

Here are some pics of my anvil I got it yesterday for $400 I am not sure on the maker but on the back it has 1 2 12