yesteryearforge

Yes the flange is welded

Heres several photos of other styles. ---   .

90 Degree hardy bick that I made a couple days ago
Made from 1' X 1' sq hot rolled    ----l

What I usually do is brass brush it untill you are satisfied with the finish and when you get it just where you like it ( Quench it ) and it will remain at that state of finish.

Some time I will let it set there a few minutes and watch the color transformation and quench it to stop the color where i think it looks the best.

I usually shoot it with clear laquer instead of the beeswax mixture

I have put a one inch square hole thru 2 inch thick hot roll before

Drilled a 7/8  hole

Heated the 2 x 4 x 10 inch long bar to a yellow heat

Me and a striker the drove a pre forged 1 inch square drift with a long taper  made from A36 thru it in two heats

we were making a brian brazeal type anvil for making hammers

Welcome to Iforgeiron

Nice job all around

What jmcustomknives said

Peeled back to the Basic definition

If you smite the Black Metal  you are a BLACKSMITH

Nice Job

Welcome to Iforgeiron

I punch Hammers with the handled punch that I got from Brian on my Iron Kiss in just two heats and its only the 50 # Iron Kiss

These start out as round stock but dont finish up as a rounding hammer

My personal opinnion Is you would be hard pressed to find a finer anvil no matter which one you choose.

I have a # 9 and a # 58 but both have the side shelf.

Welcome aboard

Im a Low tech man in a Hi-tec world

Ive noticed that in the majority of students that come thru the school are I T people

Its like they woke up one day and realized that there is something on the end of their arms and they can use those things to MAKE THINGS.

I attribute the surge almost soley to the internet and videos.

I have a website

I also use etsy and Ebay a lot

I used to be on ( the face of the ME generation book ) ( facebook ) but couldnt take that any more so I deleted that.

The website has links to it from my ebay listings and etsy is just kinda there..

As Hwooldridge said

I always heard  that design refered to as a Chop Fuller

I have one and use it a lot

Welcome to Iforgeiron

There is a wealth of information here

Look around ,ask questions , post answers and enjoy

Very nice Anvil

ETSY is pretty much useless

I think you have a pay to bring your items to the forefront or it remains burried so deep no one will ever find it.

Ive been on there a couple years and even I cant find my items unless I go to my storefront

Thats pretty good if under 10 minutes for a pair of tongs.

If it was 9 minutes  thats about 4 1/2 minutes per side

Thats FAST

my fovorite method is ordering them online

nearly 2,000.00 a ton is a little high dont you think ?

I fired two of Wallaces guns in 1969

Also had the Colonial Williamsburg gunsmith demo for us here and he hand forged a section of rifle barrel. and part of a lock and buttplate.

Amazing stuff and gives you a whole lot of respect for what can be accomplished by hand

Thanks

I had never heard of it and think i'll search it out and give it a try

I googled PPG breakthrough but couldnt tell if it was available in spray cans or in clear

Bigfoot please define Breakthrough

Mike

Nice Job

Peter Is an exceptional Smith and it looks like you executed the design very well