BrokkrArg

On 6/14/2021 at 10:25 AM, Goods said:

BrokkrArg,

Forge the hardy with a tapered shank, then rotate it 90degrees often while fitting it to the anvil. The end result will be an odd bent square taper (like the “bent pyramid” in Egypt). It may rock a little when force is away from the bend direction, but for most tools it won’t be a big issue.

David

I'm gonna try that! Thanks a lot! Took me a while to notice that it starts in square, but ends in rectangle to the side. By the way... it would look incredibly awesome if the hardy tool had a touchmark in the bottom that could be shown to the side when you put the hardy in the anvil.. just something that crossed my mind

On 6/7/2021 at 9:36 AM, Rojo Pedro said:

That is a very nice looking anvil. how about some more pictures. 

looks french? I am especially attracted to the pig styles.

It's 80 kg. The small anvil in the 2nd picture is my old anvil, probably around 10kg xD

Hello, nice to meet you. I have a question about an anvil that I just bought in an incredible offer. It's pretty old, and the hardy hole is placed in a different place, plus it's curved to the side of the anvil. How can I forge a hardy if the hardy hole is curved? I think that I should curve the square section in the horn and then hammer it into the hardy hole, but your opinions will be taken into consideration. Thanks for your time