Travv801

Looks like an awesome build, David. Since I'm close by, I might have to steal it ;). I'm looking to build my first forge too. I'll definitely be following your build. 

7 hours ago, BIGGUNDOCTOR said:

If you are set on a London pattern anvil look here for some options anvilbrand.com I have a 125# JHM and it is a nice anvil. 

801 Utah, so Salt Lake area? Look for a scrap yard, heavy equipment repair or rental yard, tractor repair, etc and look for old forklift forks, large bucket pins, hydraulic breaker points, large forgings, steel castings, etc.. I am in Southern NV, and was werkin in LaVerkin for a bit. With all of the mining, and other industry in these parts you should be able to come up with a suitable anvil, and yes, it is an anvil, just not a London patterned one. 

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I have considered getting forklift tines and making an anvil out of that. I heard they ring quite a bit though. Need to research into that.

Worst case scenario, I'll get by with an improvised anvil until I find a keeper. 

I reached out to the owner and his bottom number is $750.  The search is still on! 

Thanksfor the help guys. 

A local is asking an astronomical $800 for this anvil, I know it's not close to that, but I'd like to know what I should offer for it. Supposedly it's a  118# Peter Wright, looks to say 106 on the anvil, so I assume that's the weight.

I don't see decent anvils available in my area on a regular basis. I've been looking for a month with no luck. This anvil has been up since I started looking, figured I'd at least talk to the owner this week and see if they'll accept an offer.