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Another question - I'll probably do any grinding prep prior to welding. I've read over Gunther's process, and I'm still wary of those cracks. My feeling is that I should grind down to the crack tip to ensure it's completely repaired, but that might be a long way into the wrought iron base. Is there risk from replacing too much wrought iron with weld?

Thanks for the inputs. I'm going to look for a talented welder to fix it up a bit.

Hi all - I just acquired this anvil with a bunch of other scrap steel from a retiring farmer for $50. It's obviously had a rough life - heal snapped off, cracks all around the horn, significant chip out of the face. The reason I bought it was so that I had another beater for my scout troop when we do blacksmithing - I didn't realize it was a mouse hole until I wire brushed it! The question is what to do with it. The cracks concern me the most - I don't believe they can be repaired; certainly not by me. Is the horn likely to snap off with continued light to moderate use? Last thing I want is a 40 pound horn dropping on a foot. Any suggestions on how to extract to most use out of it? Pretty fun to find a mouse hole in a pile of scrap, even in this shape!