Hibby

Thanks for pointing that out. I've been so busy I hadn't even noticed.

Here are some additional photos. No identifying marks that I can see. It appears one foot is a little broken. What in your opinion would be a can't pass up price?

Thanks much. I spent way too much at last year's quad state

Daswulf, I appreciate your advice. If rebound is decent, what kind of range would you say is reasonable? $200-300 or somewhere above $400?

well done. How hard it the metal?

A friend of mine (non-blacksmith) found this anvil in a barn. It is 158 lbs but has no apparent identification marks. Can anyone discern from these pictures what brand/maker it might be? He wants to sell it to me and I have no idea what the value is. Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide. Hibby

That looks like a lot of work

Wayne, how is the Metrikote applied? Is it powdered and you mix it with water?

This is the same forge I purchased. I mainly use 1 burner in it and have refractory bricks filling up the void where the 2nd burner would be hitting so I have effectively made it a smaller single burner. I am brand new to this so I haven't yet done anything that I felt I needed both burners on.

Thanks. I’ll take these points into consideration.

Steamboat - that's a great restoration. I have been looking for wheels (and brackets) like yours to weld onto my post vise stand. Did you make the brackets or purchase them? Any idea what I should be googling to find them? Thanks much. Hibby

Sorry, I thought this was ‘show me your vise’. 5-1/2” jaws 80 lb either 17.5” or 41” post (not sure where to measure) i paid $200 and think I did ok. In any event, I’m very pleased with it.

Here’s mine. I picked it up at Quad State 2018. It’s an Indian Chief from Columbus Forge & Tool in 1903. I built the stand but the vise was in good clean shape when I got it. There must have been over 100 of them to choose from. A great place to shop.

I’m in east central Ohio - closest towns are Newark, Thornville, Hebron, Heath. I’m about 30 miles east of Columbus. I’ll look into wraba. I’ve taken a class at the Southern Ohio School of Blacksmithing. I’m scheduled for another. I’m just looking to hook up with other folks and learn all I can.

I did watch 2 demos