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This is the first thing that I have done. Pretty sure that I was supposed to heat treat before sharpening, but I got excited with the bench grinder. I only have some ancient tongs, so I couldn't get a grip on it after I cut it off to do anything to the handle. So I just put it in the vise and bent it the way it looks. Is it too late to heat treat it since I sharpened it some or can it still be done. Also just some general pointers and advise. Thanks

It's ugly and crooked, but it'll do until I know what I'm doing.

Thanks guys. I'll build stand for it.

I did a little digging and the SS number on the Anvil belonged to a Paul Stallings from the Knoxville area. Born in April 1912, died August 99.

When does one use the post leg vise? I have found a 100 videos on youtube of people restoring them, but I never actually see them in action. I restored a 6" Iron City vise, but I have not mounted it to anything yet because I really don't know when it comes into play.

Is there a donation button somewhere or is purchasing merchandise the correct way?

haha, I don't even know what the spike is for. Anyways, the stars are finally aligning. I have an anvil, hammer and my 1 burner Hell's Forge gas forge is supposed to be here next week. What would you guys suggest a newbie begin with?

You can make out the H part of the L and the E pretty good in this pic

I think I can make out a H LE under the 09. Maybe a mouse hole?

It weighs 93.4 or 94.3 on the scale. Can't remember now. Still don't see any other marks after a wire wheel. What else could 0.3.1 or U. 3.1 mean? Type of steel perhaps?

hmm, okay thanks. I'll try to clean it up a bit and see if any other markings are on it. There is no pritchel hole.

Well, I run across this today. Hopefully I did better than the cast iron anvil It's in rough shape, but looks plenty usable to me. The numbers as far as I can tell are 413-09-449 8 It also has a letter U some . . and possibly a 17. Feels like 100 lbs to me. I don't have a ball bearing for a bounce test, but it does ring nicely. Anyone know what it is? Lady found it in a barn in speedwell TN

You might be right. Thank you

Thanks everyone for the info. My grandmother has located her dad's anvil at one of her nephews house. He said it was a number 5 anvil? Not sure what that is, but it should be old. Hopefully it will be what I need.

Found this axe head in my grandpa's basement. (southeast KY) Has a triangle heart marking on it. I can't find anything on Google about it. Anyone on here know anything about it?

That handle looks awesome.

Ok, I only gave $150 for it. I am just starting, so hopefully it will be good enough to learn on, and then I can upgrade. Anything that I should not attempt with it? Thanks for the info.

Got a blower, and some vises off my grandpa after he passed. I decided to clean it up. The first pictures were after scraping off about a 1/8" of grease. The last pics are of it with two coats of rust converter and gold Rustoleum spray paint I did with a small brush for the letters. I ordered a gas forge, but plan on building a coke forge later. It works perfectly as far as I can tell.

Ok, I'll have to find me a ball bearing. I was doing a test with the weight of a hammer bounce.

I just moved to TN from KY. I inherited a bunch of my grandpa's old stuff, and I decided to restore it all. (Post leg vise, bench vise, Champion 40 blower.) While I was restoring everything, I decided that I wanted to try my hand at forging. I picked up a 100 lb anvil yesterday and ordered a small one burner gas forge that will hopefully be here by next week to play with, . I just wanted to say hello, and if anyone lives close to New Tazewell TN, I would love to come out and learn a few tricks. You can only get so much info from a youtube video.

Brought this Iron City 6" post vise back to life. My grandpa got it off one of his worker's dad's back in the 60's. I cleaned it up with a wire wheel and put two coats of corroseal rust converter on it. I also cleaned up and painted the other vise pictured. I don't know what brand it is and the only markings on it is (20 7)

I am completely new to all this, but it seems to thud more than ring. The rebound seems to be good going off my limited knowledge of it.

I picked up this sears 5162, 100 lb anvil yesterday, and I am having trouble finding any information about it online. Does anyone know the age and quality of these anvils? The old guy I got it off of said he bought it in 1981 or 82, but didn't know anything else about it. Thanks