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Suggestions, I am owed some steel from a machine shop I worked out of... I am looking to pick up some high quality tool steel, maybe a tungsten alloy or bainite grained... for tools, chisel, knives. and 4340 cr-mo for shaft material...to be case hardened. Am I on the right track regarding tool steel selection for forging? Cheers

Merci for all your replies. I am looking forward to re-organizing the shop around these two specimens and I am confident they will help me do good work. I am wondering if any of you bother to repair the tables of your anvils. The hornless one has a gauge in it that goes to the soft core beneath; is it worth forge welding it back up to prevent further crack propagation? Thanks again!

G'day All, I am very pleased to have joined this community to share in metallography! I purchased two anvils recently, one of 135lbs. london Style with all parts intact; the second is a london style 200lbs. however is missing the horn and has damage to side of table (interesting to see its interior construction though). They both ring out nicely. The 135 pounder I got for 200$ CDN. The 200 pounder I got for $100 CDN. . There are weight markings on both, however, the manufacturer's stamps are next to impossible to make out. I oiled up a rag and tried to make out inscriptions but alas surface rust and wear...nada. Here are a few images, I will try to take some of better quality tomorrow. If anyone knows a little more about these two, it'd be much appreciated! Cheers from Montreal