drliamski

So here are some updated pictures after a quick wire brush and belt sander over the face. More than happy with the rebound and ring. Just need a bigger stand/stump

Wow, well i have cleaned it up some more, and given it and oil. Ill get some photos up tomorrow,

is that due to the feet / steps?

Thanks about the Peter Wright did not know it was only wright anvils that have a step in the feet. A better image I found this specifically Hardie holes in German style anvils. Hardie holes placed near round horns on some European anvils. The hardie hole on a German style anvil is placed near the round horn so that tools placed in the hardie hole will be positioned towards the left of the hammer when the smith is working on the face of the anvil. This is in contrast to the London pattern or American pattern both of which place the hardie near the heal of the anvil. Placing the hardie hole near the round horn instead of the tail of the anvil, moves the hardie tooling away from the hand-grip of the hammer and allows the smith to continue to work the iron on the face of the anvil without having to waste time removing the hardie between tasks. The German and Swedish and Czech anvils place the hardie hole near the round horn but the English anvils such as Vauhn/Brooks do not.

Any particular reason? honestly i dont think its german.. mebbie a brooks ? Any particular reason? Maybe a german style vauhn /brooks? German style two-horn anvils often have very distinctive features. The hardie hole of modern German style anvils is placed near the round horn of the anvil rather than near the tail of the anvil, and the hardie hole is positioned inside the area of the feet or base of the anvil. Placing the hardie hole inside this base area offers more support and mass beneath the hardie and the anvil is subjected to far less bouncing and shaking under the heaviest hammer blows. The German anvils place the horn right up next to the workface of the anvil, omitting the cutting block that is normally associated with the typical London or American pattern anvils. German smiths are taught to either cut only partially through the metal and finishing the cut off the edge of the anvil, or to cut over a iron plate placed temporarily on the anvil. The cutting block would have taken up valuable workspace on the anvil and moved the useful drawing area of the horn farther away from the support of the main body of the anvil. So maybe german style brooks or vaghn?

I really feel quite :wub: about this pattern!

Hello and good morning, So being new to blacksmithing and I needed and aso and found this nearby in London, Fairly happy with it but would like some info on manufacturer? Think its German style but no stamp other than the C. 32 in long, about 180 lbs. What do you guys think? All the best Liam