Berkley Wagar

On a different note, does anyone know where I could buy some good quality smithing coal in the central Indy area? I might switch to  coal, right now u use propane. 

I was not able to go, I came down with strep throat. 

On 3/20/2019 at 8:49 PM, Irondragon Forge & Clay said:

However if it's like most meetings, there will be some barking & growling. It looks like a wrought iron base with a hardened face forge welded on and someone who welded on the edges that didn't know what they were doing. Without some markings it's hard to even guess on the maker but it looks old from the pictures. How is the ring & rebound over the whole face? If they are good it is a perfectly serviceable anvil.

the rebound is around 75%, which fine by me. if there is anything i would end up doing to this anvil, it would be redoing the edges. the whole shape of the anvil, except  the horn, looks like a mouse hole forge anvil. but like i said, the horn does not match up. thanks for all your help!

On 3/21/2019 at 10:59 AM, ThomasPowers said:

I think I'm up to 3? anvil brands that had the cutout in the foot under the hardy (Badger, Southern,  ???)  all three had a cast iron body and tended towards FAT heels and short horns and not much drop from the face to table to horn---especially if they used a steel face-horn topper.  Seems like that one fits the general type.

Check the body and see if it's cast iron. I'd be surprised if it wasn't.

Anyway why does it matter what type---it's a "using anvil" so use it!  I own a number of anvils and when I chose which one I use on a project the maker has pretty much Never a factor.  (Save for the Fisher being "quiet".)  Size, weight, availability, thickness of heel, length of horn; all play a part in the decision---brand: nope.

how would i check to see if it is cast iron?

Ok, I might stop by. I actually took some blacksmithing classes there. I’m not looking to sell the anvil, I was just courious about where is came from. Is there any kind of fee for the meeting? I think the instructor for the class was bill. I don’t know his last name but he did a great job!

Ok, I live in Indianapolis Indiana. Thanks for the advise. 

it actually weighs 144 lb. probably 150 lb when it had the horn.

Hi, i recently got an anvil off a friend of mine and i was wondering what type of anvil it is. To me, it appears to be an american star anvil, but all the markings are rusted out. The horn is busted off and there are welds along the edges of the face. Other than that there is no really bad damage. I don’t know the weight but if i had to guess it’s probably around 110 lb to 120 lb. if you guys could let me know what type of anvil this is ( if you know) that would be great. thanks!