Logan6988

Thanks for the advice. I will be able to build up money. I have a $10 an hour job. My struggle isn't that I couldn't get money, it's that I have other things to buy. I think that if I can't find an anvil before quad-state, I'll buy one there. Thanks for your time and helpfulness.

I'll try to respond to everyone on here in one post. This is going first to last, in order of time posted. In response to the first, I did commit the beginner sins. I have read a few of the threads, and I did ask a question that's been answered, however, I only started a new one that was more location dependant. In response to the second, thanks for the advice, I'll have to look through that. In response to the third, I have had that idea previously, and I'm thinking that's the best way. It is however, hard for me to go and do things like that, since I can't drive. In response to the fourth, I apologize for the mistake of confusing the London pattern with the cube pattern. The only reason I disregarded the cube, is because in all the searches I've done, I haven't seen a single one of those. I wasn't questioning their ability to be used. I was hoping to check barns, but old warehouses and factories in the city as well. Thank you for the information about the blacksmithing conference, I hope I can go. I will have to read more about that and the quad-state round-up. Thanks to anyone who gave time to comment, I will try to use this advice.

Hello to anyone reading this. I'm a beginner blacksmith. As in, I have almost no materials yet. I'm almost done building my forge, so I think it would be a good idea to acquire an anvil. I've read a decent amount of articles and other forum discussions on anvils for starters. I know some people recommend a piece of railroad track, or a small, square piece of steel, but I want to get an anvil. I think an anvil is the better choice, because it will last me farther on down the road ( feel free to give any persuasive advice on this). I've scoured the web, trying to find an anvil at a price I can afford, but I haven't seen any. My maximum price is only about $100. The reason I came here is to see if anybody had an old anvil that needed restoration work done to it ( Or possibly could point me to someone who does?). I'm located in the Dayton, Ohio area and I can't travel very far outside of there. Thanks for your time, God bless.