Rojo Pedro

Nice stuff. I need to do more of that. Taking time off work that is

Wow. Nice anvil I agree it looks brand new

File is a good idea but I would probably take a flap disc to it being careful not to take too much off the face. Looks good and have fun.

Tools and tooling is my favorite. Sometimes its more fun to make the tool you need for a project than the project itself. I rather like sculpture and art pieces but I have a hard time with the vision.

Copper. Chasing, repousse and braided wire bracelets. That sort of thing. I still use my plumbers torch to anneal however. There can be a lot of hammer work. Next best thing to forging.

Heres is another angle. 12’x 12’ under cover. It is almost perfect for 1 smith. 2 works but its tight and 3 is a crowd for sure. there was a monster 12’ diameter prickly pear with a pack rat nest in the middle in this spot when I first moved out here. Took 2 truck loads and a weekend to clear it out.

I would think peen first and than a leather mallet to scroll ??

Thats cool. Hopefully they named it 'The Barclay' I will have to look up dishing anvil but a picture would certainly help others like me to understand what it is

Nice. Whats the twisted ends for?

The raised horn reminds me of the french style. That horn and anvil are totally awesome

Super cool Ted

For me it has been a relatively cool and very wet summer. Only about 50 days over 100 so far this year but I have had about 18.5” of rain since June 22. (average 12” per year) by far the wettest monsoon season I have experienced. I have worked outside in the desert SW my whole life so I am well acclimated My hydration routine is lots of water followed by hops infused water containing beverage(s)

You may find it fires up easier when mounted in the forge. Mine starts right away but runs a bit wonky for a few seconds until a little heat smooths it out. I also like to warm up my forge with the doors mostly closed but opened once it gets hot. Your results may vary I think the flame looks pretty good and I would mount that bad boy and heat some steel - good luck and have fun

Yes good score for sure. Looks well used and very serviceable Have fun and thanks for the pictures

Nice work

Thanks everyone. It has been a great space and a source of much sweat and relaxation. Stay hydrated I do.

Started smithing 4 years ago with some craiglists scores and a washtub forge. a year later in July 2018 got tired of the SoAz sun and added some shade. I was using a rivet forge which is in the back covered with a tub and bucket. fast forward to this morning and I am well settled in. I almost exclusively use the gasser I built a couple years ago and now have a big coal forge that I should really learn to use needless to say I am bitten and really would like a big boy shop. Thanks for looking

Hey Greebe Did you get that anvil? How about some pictures! I will show you mine....

The only issue I have run into with my square hole at the horn is when I got the anvil new, I radiused the edge near the horn and transitioned back to sharp about half way down the face. Ended up if I had a tool in the hole, I could not use my biggest radius on the edge. I eventually radius most of the edge and mostly in the middle where it would not interfere with any tooling. My rookie experience with a new anvil.

Those hinges look factory made. I like the little nicks on the sides. Is it some type of reproduction?

I like it. Is that a piece of the starting stock? What size

I hear what you are saying about the unsupported hardies. I had no tooling when I bought my anvil so all hardies are made to fit and are completely supported. Have fun and let us know what you think after using it ahwile

Still some day light when I got home so I punched a couple holes using my crude sucker rod punch. I works good but I have to keep it cool and redressed. It is only normalized and I may try to heat treat but will probably find some different material

It looks to me like an upside down 5 being used as a 2. So how much does it weigh?

Look for a turkey fryer regulator. They are 20-30 psi