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  1. George there are a few old videos on you tube probably from back in the day where they refer to using whale oil and I am sure it probably was. Ofcourse some of these videos are probably pre 70's so makes sense they were still using it. Interesting stuff.
  2. Didnt mean to offend anyone as I was trying to come across as nicely as I could I think. I was primarily just saying look for some more answers/possibilities then just this one thread. I cant claim to know everyones experience. Sometimes ones experience can be outdated or limited in a certain area as well. The way I see it though in this area where the damage is at even if the fix failed it would be back to where he is at now so couldnt hurt that much (unless the end fell off and hit his foot or something).
  3. I would suggest since your not in the area of the hardened face to go to a welding forum and look up info for welding cast iron. If you think about it just because someone collects anvils doesnt necessarily make them a good or knowledgable welder, and just because someone knows about welding doesnt mean they know much about dealing with HT on some metals and retaining the hardness. However since your working on the horn I would say go for it.
  4. Yeah your right vaugn. I should have examined it a bit further.
  5. Looks like originally a sawyers anvil but I have never scene pics even of one that bad off.
  6. Box of sand with a steel top works wonderfully for me. Kind of a cross between the steel stand and sand mounted stands. I dont perceive any flex in the stand.
  7. I really enjoy my 200lb soderfors. It is a 1928 one as well. They will ring like crazy however I have mine on a hybrid stand of metal and sand. It is securely attached now with bolts and a chain. Gets rid of the ring so now its a dull thwap. So much quieter. Wanted to add it has very good rebound. The edges have a few chips in them but someone long ago slightly rounded most of them so they hold up pretty good now.
  8. My first guess with that flat bottom and the chipping is a swedish anvil. Does it seem like solid steel vise a top plate. Second thought would be a hay budden because of that weld line at the waste. Not sure who else does that and I cant remember what the bottom of mine looks like. Were there any remnants of numbers on the front foot at all.
  9. Thanks Frog, I was just going off pictures as I scouted around. I could have sworn I saw a few pics with the feet like that but could have been mistaken which ones they were from.
  10. Do you have any more pics and how much does it way. I am just guessing but the heel and nose look more vulcan but the feet more arm and hammerish. That line at the waste is more vulcan to me also. That would be my first guess but I could be wrong. Vulcan had raised cast inisgnia and arm and hammer were stamped if I remember correctly. If its a smaller arm and hammer it could explain why the heel is thicker looking then some of the larger ones Ive scene photos of. The larger ones the heel thinned out considerably.
  11. If you dont mind me asking what were you making Ben. Just curious. Also what made you purchase a Yost anvil. Saw your other post about that. Good looking anvil by the way.
  12. If they are medium carbon then quenching in water may get a little more hardness then oil. Would have to experiment obviously. Great find.
  13. Thanks Frosty hopefully be around for a bit. Having too much fun trying to find time to beat on hot metal. I cant remember the dates for the estimates for the first london patterns but Imagine like anything else it was a progression of a style or whatever you wanna call it, and that it ended up catching on once it got to a certain point. I know I tend to group the london pattern and double horn germans and what not in similar groups but do understand they are different and alot of that was due to the influence of the people in a area and what they made or even more simply what they liked as a group. The london pattern was brought over to the US if I am not mistaken and once it was being produced there probably wasnt much reason to change it except for certain applications with the exception of the saw makers anvil. Lots of the specific applications were just slight modifications of the london pattern which makes sense since it is far easier to cast an extra hole in a anvil then redesign the entire thing then hope that people will catch on to the new look. We all know how people like change haha. Then with all our industrial revolutionism where we moved to large equipment that could do the work of the 4 or 5 guys pounding on a anvil together well that kind of made the progression of different anvil styles a dead end road. Ahh well just thoughts and being tired.
  14. One thing I see is that everyone that seems to think the third world way of doing stuff is the bees knee yet just about everyone saying that is working on some nice sized london pattern anvil, and not because they cant find something else but because that is what they sought after. Not saying anything against anyone here and not wanting to start something, Ive just kind of realized that several of these threads seem to all end up having the same repeat pattern. I can understand that yes work can be done on all kinds of things from rocks and chunks of large steel from who knows what and I will admit some of those rock crusher things look pretty cool. However lots of the people recommending that or saying the london pattern isnt that useful yet they have 2 or 10 or 40 of them sitting around the shop. Kind of just an observation so dont break out the pitch forks or anything :D
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