Irondragon Forge ClayWorks

A Google search brought up several places that have them, also called duck bill tongs. They are easy to make though. Posting links to commercial sites is not allowed though.

It translates from Slovenian to English as Blacksmith Village. I would love to see it in Slovenian too (The home of my ancestors). He has a good thread in introduce Yourself.

Frosty thanks for sharing that story with us. Now I have to wipe some tears out of my eyes. Abby has affected me posthumously what a wonderful companion.

I would be all over that, like a duck on a June bug. Up here the blower alone would sell for more.

Yep, got it nailed John. I did a Google search Norrisez anvil site:iforgeiron.com and got 63 hits on the forum. Here is but one thread. That's one anvil name I have never heard about, thanks. https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/49735-need-help-identifying-an-anvil/

Use it as is.

“Little corrections, always little corrections. With the little corrections, we avoid the big corrections.” Alexander Weygers ~ via JHCC

Welcome aboard, I always suggest reading this to get the best out of the forum. READ THIS FIRST It is full of tips like editing your profile to show your location and many others. A picture of the underside of the base may help with identification. In the pictures it's hard to see the writing due to reflective glare. A picture from a little farther away may help too.

Welcome aboard. Have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST It would help to know where in the world you are located, hence the suggestion to edit your profile to show location.

That's a distinct possibility also.

Welcome aboard Kurt, have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST It will help you get the best out of the forum with tips like editing your profile to show your location as so many answers depend upon where in the world you are located and many others. BTW: Nice looking anvil, it should serve well for many generations.

It's also in his earlier book "The Modern Blacksmith" available as a free PDF, a Google search should find it, I got mine from archive.org. "The Complete Modern Blacksmith" is available on Amazon cheap (under $20) or as a Kindle download.

Another way is to mount the leg in concrete. Our shop vise had the leg cut off to mount it lower for striking. We wanted it at a higher height and as it was mounted on a stump embedded in concrete, I made the form higher so the leg is held tight. Has worked for 30 years now.

It is not about what you have to work with, but how you work with what you have. ~ Glenn

Welcome aboard... One of the most important reads on the forum is this one. READ THIS FIRST It is full of tips on how to get the best here like how to do the most efficient search plus many others. There are several threads on making a compact portable forge set up. This is one of them. https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/46989-the-rolling-anvils-video/?tab=comments#comment-488462 https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/51534-the-rolling-anvil-project-update/?tab=comments#comment-570592

Get it HOT and Hit it, and learn from there. Different degrees of Hot, and different amounts of Hit, it's in there somewhere, you just have to find it. ~ John B

Welcome aboard, I always suggest reading this to get the best out of the forum. READ THIS FIRST It is full of tips like editing your profile to show your location, which is important to know because so many answers require knowing where in the world you are located. Other tips will tell you how to do the most effective search and some will help with flying under the moderators radar. Unless you are experienced in anvil repair, just set it aside. There are many threads on repairing/restoring anvils.

We are not allowed to post links to commercial sites, however the name is allowed so you can search for them. We found Pops Knife Supply to be a good source for belts. There is a section here for many knife suppliers (with links).https://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/151-knife-class-reference-material/

Now the last thing to do is straighten the handle. Bent handles bug me.

Welcome aboard Jay... Sadly Jack-O-Lantern hasn't been back on the forum since 2017, however your post will be read by many other folks and remembered.

Heat the lug nut or other stock and with a punch/drift open it up till it fits snug, it will shrink into a tight fit as it cools.

Yes buttering involves spritzing clean water on the insulation to moisten it.

I think that's called an acorn (or maybe I made that up) How much of the leg is missing?

Welcome aboard, I always suggest reading this to get the best out of the forum with tips like editing your profile to show your location and many others READ THIS FIRST

Here is a good thread about that, a great chimney and hood design.