wow cool
thanks for your fast reply.
i was hoping you saw my post, anytime i look up a anvil on google the 1st post in there is this site and you posting in it lol.
so from what iv read forged base is a good thing.
and wow how cool it is to own something from 1898
i picked it up on my way to work so when i get home ill give her some love, just some wd40 and wire brush the face.
i dont have the hart to take off all that lovely patina ''rust'' she spent so mush time working on.
i read to give her a hot linseed oil bath.
but what about if i seed it like you do to a cast iron pan, olive oil and bake it on with a weed burner?
taking care not to get the anvil to hot as to lose the temper ect, just to where the oil burns in.
has anyone done this?
this is what i did to my home made forge it came out sweet looking.