Quenchant Tarantino

Exactly what I tell all my girlfriends.

You're a stud!

Any idea what the "55" means?

Bottom line up front: What can you tell me about this anvil? I was recently given an anvil (there IS a God), so I thought I would try to find some info on it online, but I've pretty much struck out so far. It appears to be marked "Village Forge." When I googled that, I did not seem to find anything about anvils, so I figured I'd come here. Other markings are "125 1940 55" I assume that means 125 lbs, made in 1940, 55 kgs (bathroom scale says 128 lbs). It appears the strike face is a separate piece of steel welded on. Judging by the scars on the horn, it appears to have been used a bit, and the minimal scaring on the strike face seems to indicate (to me at least) that it is substantially harder than the horn. Can anyone help me confirm this is not an ASO? Also, what materials/manufacturing process was likely involved in its construction? Finally, where does Village Forge fall on the continuum of quality?

I guess I can't blame you for not getting points, the forum pixies deleted three of the four lines you needed! What I wrote was the lyrics to the 1890s song, "Good Morning To All," (the tune Happy Birthday is based on), but replaced the word "children" with "blacksmiths." I guess that's what I get for trying to be clever. I'll try again without linebreaks: "Good morning to all. Good morning to all. Good morning dear blacksmiths. Good morning to all." Ps. Henry Ford? We pixies edit because we deal with grown up topics here and while game playing is allowed, it is not a good start for an introduction to be posting the look at me stuff with only one line of a real post included. Some members here pay for bandwidth so repeats do get removed automatically

Good morning dear blacksmiths Hello, I'm brand new, as in less than a week, to blacksmithing. I'm planning to stay at the hobby level, mostly just for fun, and maybe making gifts for friends/family. I find the pursuit of ancient skills fascinating, and I like making things, so blacksmithing was a natural interest. Im self/internet learning because I don't know any smiths. I'm sure I'll never be a master, but I think basic competence a worthy goal. I'm sure I'll learn as much from you all as I do from my own hammer. (bonus points if you understood the opening 4 lines) Duplicate lines of text deleted