Jonathan William Perry

any opinions on Hay Budden vs Trenton

Thanks everyone

Hello everyone I'm a young blacksmith seeking advice I'm looking at a few ductile iron anvils. Any advice on these? I'm looking at the JHM Competitior the most. I'd like to learn details like ball bearing rebound test. Thanks for everything

How old are you little blacksmith

Hey @BIGGUNDOCTOR can you do the ball bearing test of your JHM journeyman?

My mouse hole won't sit in the corner but I want an anvil that I can use more care free I was not saying I'll abuse an anvil. And I want multiple anvil for a portable sake have been invited to half a dozen demonstrations where my items would be for sale and want a different besides my main forge anvil. @C-1ToolSteel Thank you @BIGGUNDOCTOR how is ductile iron is it superior to say a tool steel anvil Like an Emerson traditional. The same anvil used in Forged in Fire

Thanks everyone. I currently have a mouse hole anvil that was my great grandfathers I don't want to use/abuse this anvil. I'm interested in the JHM so that I won't need to purchase a shop anvil later and also as a versitile shop beast. You're hammer ratio would be about 40 to 1 so this will let me use any hammer I would want. If I'm not right on the ratio call me out. Also this will not be the only anvil in my shop I'm purchasing a 130 pound anvil as well I have several options including Hay Budden.

Hi everyone I'm a young blacksmith looking for a bigger anvil and have run across the JHM Compititor and I am very interested. Before I spend 1200 dollars I want to know how the rebound is. How quality the ductile iron is and how does the anvil compare to an anvil of equal size made by someone like Trenton Hay Budden or Peter Wright. And if anyone could be so kind would the do the rebound ball bearing test on the JHM Competitior. Thanks everyone Oh and by young I mean 15 years old. But I can comprehend a lot don't water anything down please treat me as a peer. I'm ready to learn