keithgartner

I believe the Mousehole anvil pic you posted was made prior to, 1820 as, that's when they started adding pritchel holes. Also I wouldn't be as worried about the "sweet spot", as I would be that the edges are so radiused, and you'll need somthing square, to make weld scarfs, necking down, etc. I have a PW with chipped edges that I going to weld up and grind square.

And dont sand blast or glass bead blast, grit will get inside, use a wire brush, or soda blast. ( dry ice chips )

Inquiring minds want to know!

Good repair and you have an anvil for yaers to come.

Yes you can, I have for twenty years. I have a Peter Wright anvil in the shop, but I've also got a 5 foot piece of track with three legs welded to it, (like a tricycle), The straight leg about 6 or 8 inches back from one end, ( You may want to make a horn, I never did ) the other two like a saw horse at the other end, brace. The long piece comes in handy for straightening stuff. I've also got a 2 foot piece on my truck as I do alot of field work. You'll also want to wrap a chain around track anvils as they really ring and will cause ear damage.