I blacksmith a little, not for a living, 2 lb. hammer max and no shoeing. After 35 years of mostly using a railroad rail I would like a good anvil, hard to justify the $$$ for a 100 lb+ anvil, tired of looking at used and abused anvils that's priced like new. I like the wide face on this anvil, most new anvils with a 4" wide face will be 100 lbs+ and run $650+.