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Not quite in the league of Danger Dillon or RoryMay,and more fabrication than smithing,but nevertheless a fun job exactly to the customers specs. The finished product weighed almost 150kg (about 320lbs) Done together with a collegue in our spare time.

Simply because no manufacturer would make inscriptions on the face. It is more likely a picture of the side or body of the anvil.

Are you sure this is a picture of the face?

I would be inclined to take it. From the poor quality picture it does not look too bad and even if it is, so what. Peter Wright anvils are good and a grinding disc will fix most things.

Crunch, No fans or extractors, just the heat of the fire and, I think, the length of the stack. Regarding the smokey-ness of a side draft vs the hood, I was of a similar opinion as yourself until I built this thing. In fact even that delightful smell of green coal smoke has been eliminated from the shop now that I have a side-draft. I also think that Glen from IFI must get the credit as it was to his specifications that I build it. It seems to be that all the respective size ratios are spot on and we have indeed come up with a super sucker. Kevan

Bill, The smoke stack is 12inch diameter, the hood/extractor is 14 inch square and 32inch long or deep. The hood is slightly off level so that any rain water will run to the back and out of the hinged flap at the rear. The chimney is 14/15 feet long and extends at least 4 feet above the roof.The air pipe from the squirral fan is positioned about 3 or 4 inches ahead of the bottom lip of the hood. When the chimney is hot and the fan is fully opened, the flame from newly added coal "bends" into the hood for about a foot or so. The draft is so strong that if you light a match at the mouth of the hood, it will not burn. Regards, Kevan

Clinton, Just off the picture,against the last rung of the ladder is a 1 inch solid bar hammered into the ground about a foot or so.......I know what you mean, been there , broken that...thanks for the comment. ;)

For anyone interested, a few pics of my conversion from hood to side draught. The best workshop decision in 19 years. My revamped shop is now smoke free, as are my lungs. Thanks to site members for their comments and advice.

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Terrific anvil and very nice shop too>

Having neither the skill nor the confidence with heat treating and needing a pair of hammers, I took two club hammers, a cutting and grinding disc, a few hours and came up with these. I thought they turned out OK.

Neat shop!

Why can't I see the pics?? Or rather, where are the pics?

Harold, I feel your pain but trust me, you are not alone. Probably the worst of the many I have had was the steel work in the gardens of Oprah Winfrey's exclusive school for girls in South Africa. We cut all the main posts for the walkway arbours about 400mm short and only realised it after they were planted in the ground. As luck would have it, the landscapers decided they wanted to raise the pathways and apologetically asked me if I could please lift the height of all the already planted steelwork by 500mm for which they were happy to pay premium rates. We pulled up all the posts, added 900mm, replaced them and everyone was happy. The old addage, measure twice, cut once comes to mind. Kevan

What a terrific shop. One of the highlights of this site for me, is the opportunity to see other shops. From experience I know how much work goes into reorganising and getting the work space to look as neat and clean as you have yours. Well done! I too have the Anyang 88 or C41 and what a great hammer it is. I certainly "envy" that 165 you have. Regards, Kevan

The reason you have received the responses that you have, is simply because of your attitude. You will go a long way in life with the attitude with which you have been blessed.

What a lovely story. Kevan

About the same as the anvil.

Michael, That is seriously impressive.......... Another photograph of the bike , perhaps? As one motorcycle enthusiast to another. Kevan

Well I think it is fabulous!

BCB, Thanks for the pics. They are a tad large and one has difficulty seeing the perspective, plus I would like to see a bit more of your shop which looks most interesting. It is possible that somehow I can resize your pictures? I am a bit of a computer fossil. Kevan

Is it not ironic that your location has not been entered? :)