WestfordForge

Hi John B - at the moment I am just looking for some mild flat, round, square and a little bit of box section really. Just some baseline materials to get me started on a range of projects.

Thanks for the tips re: locations.

I might take you up on the offer and pop down, I'm actually in Welly, so you're only 30mins from me tops. Cheers for that!

 

8 hours ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said:

. BTW: great find.

Huh, would you look at that. Thanks for the tip!

ThomasPowers - it's the English Dictionary "greatest hits"

JHCC, hey you know what they say: "Curmudgeonliness is next to holiness "

JHCC - perhaps '@'ing is what I was looking for. Noted, and thanks.

Cheers Daswulf. My thought's exactly! One for the kids (and probably grandkids) that I've yet to have! 

6 hours ago, JHCC said:

Welcome! Good to have you here. If you haven't yet, please READ THIS FIRST!!!  Don't do anything to that beauty except go over it with a wire brush and some oil.

Thanks! I have read the guidelines now

Received re:wire brush! Good to know that people think it was a good find, it's the most expensive tool I have bought at £250 GBP, so it means a lot that the experienced guys think its a good looking anvil.

Good to know about the metal stand. If it's not the right height, I'll try and alter it rather than use a stump. Can't wait to get going in the shop now. 

Don't suppose you guys have any idea of rough age/provenance ? The nerd inside me is dying to know, but the current owner does not. 
Thanks for the feedback

5 hours ago, JlBlohm said:

What a great find. I wish i could find a beauty like that around here but old double horns are a hard find! Congrats!

Hey thanks! I got quite lucky, but I understand that we Brits have a slightly better time getting decent second hand Anvils. Paid roughly 152c USD/lb, which i guess is quite pricey, but the best I've been able to find within reasonable distance.

Great shout JustAnotherViking, there are some small->medium scale firms around which I'm sure are worth hitting up. 

Thanks for the advice, especially the bottle-opener pal grease idea!

Hey all SouthWest Smiths! Total newbie to smithing and the site. 

I live near Taunton, and I'm struggling to find stockists who aren't either a rip off (internet national suppliers mostly), or only want to deliver by the ton. 

All recommendations in the SW welcome, I have a van so not just looking for delivery! 

Cheers

Ross
WestfordForge

Hey guys!
This forum is awesome, some really great reads and advice (thanks to everyone who contributes and maintains).
I just bought my first anvil, pick it up in a couple of weeks, so I've got some time to get the shop sorted.

So, heres a couple of pics of the anvil (which needs some cleaning with a flapper) and its stand. 

Anyone got any ideas what it might be? I think its roughly 100kgs from what I can see of the englishweight on the side.
Would you guys keep the stand, or do you think wood is better for dampening ring? 

Cheers

Ross