rustyshackleford

I'm in a similar boat with Justin in that I am skilled at woodworking, sewing (machine and hand) and almost any other 18th-century skill that I can imagine. If I don't know it, I want to!

Hello all, finally joined here after some years of lurking. Glad to be among you all! I'll submit some photos later and post them to this thread showing my setups and other things. One of my first questions was what can anyone tell me about a "USA" ~45lb anvil cast in Alabama? That's about all I know on it, and I know "Bunky" a reenactor in an alabama guild owns one as well. the USA is cast on the side, and the material seems pretty soft. if someone knows a little, they might be able to tell me if it would be worth it to weld a new face on it. My larger anvil is a peter wright, I forget the weight though. It was purchased missing part of the steel face around the hardy and pritchel hole, which was repaired with a peice of lead spring. I would love to touch the face up a little, either by sanding down, or building it up as the pitting from its previous owner leave much to be desired on the finish of my steel. i'm using a blower-vac attached to a lightweight forge, and that does the job. Have a few vises, one 3" (poorly-mounted), one 6" (not mounted) and one 3" "wagon-tongue" (not mounted) Not much other than that, but it gets the job done for a few things that I am making. I am looking to expand and begin a business out of it all, but I know that some improvements must be made to my rig before that can happen.

I flattened my rake out somewhat, and kept it perpendicular to my handle (twist 90 to the bottom per your picture), but other than that almost identical! mine was quickly made from a cable spool tie, and I am rather fond of it

great editing