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Mod note: the discussion of the effectiveness of JHCC's treadle hammer has been split into its own thread:

Let's just say that a doubled sibilant would have put him in violation of our language policy.

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MOD NOTE: The language of the last two comments, while technically not in violation of the IFI ban on cursing, was inappropriate for this forum. Keep it polite, or this thread will be locked.

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stevomiller, the “garbage” referred to was the excess quoting by Kane, not the content of your comment. I’ve edited the mod remark to reflect that. The spam was part of Kane’s subsequent comment. 

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MOD NOTE: Thank you all for keeping this discussion confined to information about the anvil and general marketing advice. If the OP wishes to actually list this anvil for sale here on IFI, he should post it in the tailgating section and follow the rules posted there. 

As fascinating a discussion as this might be, it’s getting pretty close to the kind of political content that is forbidden by the IFI TOS. Let’s get back on track. 

CAUTION: This thread is getting very close to turning into a political discussion, which is forbidden under forum TOS. Let’s bring it back to blacksmithing.

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Criticism of other cultures is unacceptable political content. This thread is now closed.

The following was split out of an "Introduce Yourself" post from Buick455guyy:

I picked up an anvil from an older lady I did some work for and I'm having trouble finding really anything out about it so I thought maybe you guys could Lend a helping hand. From what I can tell there isn't a pat. Date or any other markings that I  can make out. There is however a few numbers stamped on the feet, I'll attach some pictures and would greatly appreciate any help identifying it. 

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8 hours ago, Dielonx5 said:

Could cat litter be used as a substitute for the 1/3 clay to 2/3 sand?

No, the cat litter IS clay. 1/3 cat litter to 2/3 sand is what you want.

The discussion of an A&H anvil for sale has been moved to the Tailgating section.

MOD NOTE: This thread started well enough, but has now veered too far into a political discussion, in violation of the TOS. It is now locked to further comments.

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Apologies for not attending to this sooner.

3 hours ago, Charles R. Stevens said:

Sound idea Charcold, their is way to much bad advice out there we need folks like piddler spreading  good advice and best practice. 

As i I have said, IFI is a peir reviewed resorce. Real experts will chime in to get the best information out there. 

@Charcold‘s comment to which @Charles R. Stevens is replying has been split into its own pinned topic under Reference Materials, as “Advice for creators of YouTube videos“.