Tapper2

Moving stuff around...So much stuff, so little space

Thanks, upstate N.Y. = Lake George region. I dressed a couple sides and tried out. Made this from a "re-purposed" broken sway bar link from a car. 

So far so good. Fun to make.

Thank you very much. They're 2x10's glued, with all-thread. The lags are 3" and 4" (it's what I had around the shop). I just gently burned the outside with a torch to help seal. The treadle is at the rear of the stump, when using. I've not done much with it yet. I'll start dressing a couple edges and put it to the test. I work at my regular job a lot these days, so haven't been able to do much iron work

It's fine!  Don't want to get off on the wrong foot. I have not finished dressing the anvil, because I had just finished making the assembly, therefore, was just pointing out the usefulness of having the good edges, and that they haven't been beaten to death. I'll dress the edges as I go, for now I'll leave them alone. No sweat. I also didn't mean to insult anyone.....moving on....

A friend of mine has a nice swage block, and thought it'd be great to be able to rotate it easily on the stump. That got me thinking....

So now I'll try to help him. He's 70+ years young, and wearing down....

Thanks Flosty, I've been working iron and steel for many years. I've got several anvils, so I'm familiar with soft edges and usefulness of different surfaces. Thanks guy, for the input. I like to build/share stuff that could be useful to a variety of different blacksmiths. Saying sharp edges are almost never useful, seems quite odd. Have you ever made tongs? Sharp edges have their place. Kind of insulting for you to say ". I can't wait to see what you come up with after you've been smithing long enough to know what a good anvil needs". Since you know nothing about me. 

Glenn, thanks, I'll try to get some more pics in the morning. The whole assembly (including the "bad" anvil) weighs around 300lb. Upstate N.Y.

It was a piece of a toggle, from a rock crusher. It weighs 170lb, but lifts easily with my foot. It measures 7"x8"x13-1/2". 

I'm new here, but wanted to share the anvil I made with  you folks.