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hammers from a hammer mill, great anvils.

blaschek smithing cole,rite tere in pa,burns good.

i just cant stop

have anvil in patten.

luv making tools,what a challange.

yup,columbian,i think.

6" grinder,cutoff wheel dont take long at all.

i have a staghandle kbar likeyours markk,belonged to my dad. 40s father died,49.

195 lb. dont know what make

i think ironwolf has it right doit.

if your grandad is anyting like me just the fact your using it is enough ,best to you bbs.

lots of blacksmiths,all over could help,hard to deal with 007.

have done a couple of these,they work just fine.

tongs have been used since the first smith,if it aint broke why fix it ?

pound iron all will fall into place.

most fishers are well marked,eagle on the side,fisher on the front at least my 50 is.

why cant we just learn by trying,taught me a lot.

i lost my fatherinlaw,and son in sept,tough month use the anvil if only for the memories.

crimper for old phoneline connectors ,see thema lot here.

i made a swageblock,from a chunk about that size works fine.

use as is look for a better 1

i built 1 this summer,find it handy like a portable anvil with tools.

here it would b high ,looks ok.

if we dont pass it on ,it will be gone.

30 yrs in and out,finaly have a shop and time.luv retirment.