At first I thought I could just grind the mushroom from the steel plate and just smooth out the high spots. It's only on one side. Then I read some ones comment how old anvils that have provided 150 years of service are desecrated by cleaning them up like that and thought he had a good point. It useable as is.
When I bought it I was told it was made between 1840 to 1880. So I'm going to try to get an age. If it is that old I'll use it for light work and find a newer one to work hard.
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At first I thought I could just grind the mushroom from the steel plate and just smooth out the high spots. It's only on one side. Then I read some ones comment how old anvils that have provided 150 years of service are desecrated by cleaning them up like that and thought he had a good point. It useable as is.
When I bought it I was told it was made between 1840 to 1880. So I'm going to try to get an age. If it is that old I'll use it for light work and find a newer one to work hard.