FlatLiner

I like it.

I was going to do something similar. I was going to use a sledgehammer head instead of a piece of track. I would assume that your plan would be fine.

Not out in my neck of the woods. But if you keep your nose to the ground and ask around you can find one for a decent price. My only "real" anvil is a 126 lb swedish London pattern that I picked up for $100 because the edges where dinged up.

On 9/8/2018 at 2:21 PM, BIGGUNDOCTOR said:

Hardening it will allow you to get maximum use from your S-7 block.

I haven't ever hardend or tempered S-7. Any idea how to harden it?

That is what I was thinking irondragon.

Picked up a block 5x5x7 of s7 steel today. Should I use it as is or attempt to harden one side to make a viking anvil?

Nice to know stevomiller.

Just picked this RR car knuckle up in a gas station parking lot on a work trip for free fifty free. I saw it and asked about it they said if you want it take it.

Good looking forge.

Most metal scrap yards out here won't let the public pick through them :-(

I would love to find a hydraulic breaker point.

I like your build. Looks like it works well.

Nice buy, my dream is to have a southern German double horn anvil.

I like it.

Last time I had to drop our heavy work Truck off to be worked on. I asked them if they had any broken semi axles. They let me dumpster dive for free and I walked away with 5 axles 4 with the bolt plates still on and I belive it's a main shafts out of a semi transmission. If you think outside of the box you can always find something suitable to be an anvil.

My family and I are also glad they didn't give up on me.

It actually is one of my many nicknames from an mma gym I used to teach at. I was teaching some fighters and I fell over dead of a heart attack. They did cpr for 20 min and shocked me 8 times with the paddles before I came back.

I use a technique that at work we call walking. I am used to moving heavy headstones but if you only lift one side and rotate it on end you can walk it to wherever you want. The problem is lifting the whole thing at once lol.

Looks good. Now I want to make one :-)

Here is my collection of improvised anvils. The fork lift tine anvil is made out of 2  forks that where 8 inches wide and 2 inches thick. My inspiration was the old mideval German hornless anvils mixed with Brian Brazeal. I wanted an anvil I could use in multiple ways, and I hadn't seen one made exactly like this. It weighs somewhere between 435 -450 lbs. It's final dimensions are the face is 8 inches wide, 2 inches thick, and 26 inches long, it is 12 inches tall. The Brian Brazeal style riser/ horn is 4 inches high. It is completely reversible. Total cost was $50 for the used tines and $25 for cutting wheels, flap wheels, and welding rod. Total $75. The post anvil is 20.5 inches high and 5 inches in diameter. I was told that it was the ram off an oil drilling rig and that it was made of some Chinese super steel that I can't remember what it was, it's weight is about 120 lbs. The rail road track is 19.5 inches long and is supported by a fish plate cut in half and bolted back on to help keep the middle Web vibrations down. I got the inspiration for this one from Moose Forge, it's weight is 136 lbs. I bought the post anvil and track from a blacksmith who was moving. The cost for these two where $62. I put my 125 lb soderfors in front of them for size reference.

Beautiful

I really dig your knives stormcrow. This one looks good like always.

Looks good

They look good. I liked how you put the double strand turks head knot as the guard when you use para cord handle wrap. I also like the rougher forged look, instead of a nice high polish finish.

I hear ya DavidF on the anvils on ksl. I was lucky and asked around folks I knew in Wyoming and walked away with one. I can't afford what's on ksl either lol. Send me a pm I might have something to help you out. Do you have any left over kaowool or anything for forge building?