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Heres some pictures Frosty its running about 10psi the small pipe on top I put to allow air flow can be blocked off.
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Thanks Frosty I will post in the forge section.
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Thanks Frosty,to be honest I have never really tried, always thought to forge weld you had to heat up to a point just below burning.Also now I got you is a blower worth doing?
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Made this to try out the new (old) anvil, only have a brick gas forge so welds are electric arc then re forged.
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Thanks Stan how's life in Australia looks like the economy is slowing haven't been down there in four years. I lived in Victoria for a year in the early 90s had a great time.
Yeah things still good here,I spent six months or so in Annandale VA early eighties nice place.
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I agree the blue one looks like a john brooks, good maker ,look up Gary Huston video `quiet anvil` he has one and shows a link to brooks company you can still buy a new one.peter wright spears for itself.
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Simple and very effective, nice collar
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We have the luck that a gentleman by the name of Richard Postman researched and published a book called "Anvils in America" and has gone on researching them, He also published one on just the "Mousehole Forge" and has been talking of doing an update as he discovers more makers. He often sets up at one of our major conferences doing anvil ID and documenting ones he hasn't seen before. (He's the one who put a name to the bottom half of an anvil I have using the configuration of the feet, the handling holes and the weight stamp to give a reasoned guess that it was a PW---it's part of my Wall of Shame abused anvil examples)
Mr Postman told me he had documented over 200 anvil makers in England. I have anvils from 3 English makers myself: Powell, William Foster and Peter Wright and I don't collect the things---they are all using anvils.
Thanks yeah I`m not a anvil collector either but I have been searching for the right one or two, think I got the"wright" one now.
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There were over 200 known anvil makers in England many of them making quite similar anvils as many of them trained in someone else's shop and then set out on their own.
Age: most probably Post 1820's and pre 1940's I'd guess around 100-120 years in general.
Thanks did not realize there were so many makers.As to the damage on the base area, I was once told some smiths use to test chisels etc on the feet of anvils.
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Here is the similar anvil that's clearly mark what I wanted was some idea of age,thanks.
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And what does the bottom look like?
Hi Thomas, can not see much on the bottom.Do have pictures of a similar anvil which is clearly marked as a peter wright although it measured a couple inches shorter.
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Didn`t want to put this in the peter wright section until its 100%.Anvil has no marking that I can see because of damage or miss use.Does have a H on the front r/h foot.I estimate the weight at 470 lbs.Total length is 3 foot 3inches.Height is 1 foot 3 and a half, face width is 5 and 3/4 inches, hardy hole 11/2 in sq. pritchel hole 3/4.
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Looks like you hit the jackpot there.
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There might be something in that Frosty , a few months back was at a house selling plants that my wife and I went to buy and while looking at the plants I see this big green thing at the back which turned out to be the 262lbs Wilkinson,Garden ornament.The paint was so thick it did not ring! If I keep coming across anvils they might start calling me Stan the lucky
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Some of them diffidently need to be turn into indoor variety.The sandstone blocks is this guy passion the anvil are ornamentation only, none have been work on.He sold two some months ago says I`m the first one who wasn`t going to put it out as a garden ornament.
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type "stone breaking hammer" into Google ad look at the images that come up…I just did, looks fairly convincing…or at least a lot of other people (manufacturers included) are making the same mistake!
Alan
See what you mean, some even have round eyes you seam to have hit the nail on the head.Sounds like hard labour.
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More pictures
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Just got back from a farm outside a little town just north of here. after see a small add in the paper for Garden ornaments/anvils. Old Tom had six anvils at this site another four at the back of his house that were not for sale at this time(the big guys are peter wright 450-500lbs).I have more pictures and close ups but this is probably enough for this post. I`m still excited!
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thanks Jim got this old tyre iron yesterday going to use that but not going to heat treat.
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Something like a stone or coal breaking hammer?
If it was for sheet metal forming I think it would probably have two different radii peens.
Alan
Hi Allan Its a bit of a mystery did not meet the guy who sold them but I think he might have been a farrier.Everyone says there hammers but the eyes are round not oval, Think the heads would twist on the handle.
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That's a nice bayonet, see what you mean about fitting the guard needs to slide over the blade the fixed to the end of the handle section.Maybe that's what that solder was original to retain the guard because it was directly under the guard piece.That blade don`t look easy to forge either, special tools required
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I would weld it instead of silver soldering. But then again, that will depend on what alloy you use for the blade, and your welding skills. Pinned, and soldered with a lap joint may work. It will only be as strong as the weakest point, so.......
Now what could be fun is to make it a folder..
Biggundoctor yeah I think you right , I`ll electric weld it and reforge it to size. If I use coil spring then just anneal back to blue.I think the look of spring steel would be more original looking than mild
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Well that is interesting, was the blade braised to the handle? I could see cost benefits for a turn of the century manufacture.
Hi Charles does seem to be some sort of coating maybe lead directly under the guard might just silver solder a blade on for looks only. Here`s a picture might be clearer
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Thanks guys, yeah maybe someones tried to do something with it.I was surprised to see that half round slot were the blade would have joined .I suppose it don`t really matter, if its display only, Question is whether I join a blade to it with electric weld then forge it in or try something like silver solder.
Peter Wright
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This Peter Wright 464lbs 3 foot 1 1/2inches has been sitting out here for about 30years condition is petty good.I bought its brother $900 guy said he would take $1000 for this one so if any of you Aussie are interested,close to two dollars a pound.