Tennessee Cattleman

Good looking anvil! Hope to see them on the market.

I wouldn't expect the price of old name brand anvils in really good condition to fall very much within the next 20 years or so. The Yuppies and Collectors will still be seeking them out, in addition to the Smiths. However it is a good possibility the price of old anvils in rougher condition will fall significantly with a softer anvil market.  If quality new anvils aren't selling very well, production will be cut to meet the reduced demand.  

If that big Fisher was mine, I'd be reluctant to heat and weld on it. That is a nice anvil with good rebound and a few, somewhat minor flaws.  You seem to be a experienced welder, your call.  

Nice find, looks great.

Oil, fan and a dehumidifier here in Tennessee.

That looks like a whole lot of saw for $60!

That big Parker is impressive and looks extra nice, congratulations.

Great videos on rebound, thanks.  

This is making something useful out of something not useful. Wrought iron anvil faces have a tendency to become swayed under hard use, even with a piece of tool steel laminated to the the face, with just weld for the face I would imagine this will be a problem on top of the low rebound problem, however this should be a good anvil to beat something cold or sharp that might damage a high quality anvil face. I'm curious how many man hours this project took?

You might want to put level or square on the face to see how straight it actually is and peck it a little with a hammer. If the price doesn't scare you, it sounds good and the face is close to being flat, I still wouldn't buy it until the paint was removed from the face to see what is there. We all know what a little makeup can do for faces! The hardy and pritchel holes do look a little rough for the face to be that smooth looking. I would go new for that money.   

This PW anvil is going to be expensive at the quoted price, you may be better off to go with a new anvil if you can get buy on a 90-125 lb anvil or keep a eye out for another used anvil.

+1 on silicone helping with the ring.

That anvil is very nicely repaired, looks like it has stood the test of time under the hammer. 

Could always square it up some with a abrasive chop saw.

Mark I've heard good things on the larger Scott anvils, you seem to like yours well, thanks. The Quad-State should be interesting, a little to far for me this year, I have a wonderful lady that is having some back problems that we hope to get fixed soon.

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+.

 I would like to know how the Mini Boy is doing under the hammer, it has a nice wide face for it's size but the face seems to be hanging out from the body some.