warthog02

I'm hoping to practice more welding this summer so I can see how using the horn would be nice for making big rings.

No you have a point, I've mostly just used it as a fuller too, though I've only got about 5 years at the anvil. It is quite nice for bottle openers though if you don't have a huge drift.

I'd seen lots of posts by Thomas, I only just read that he passed. I do have another little anvil if I need sharp edges luckily. Despite its age it has proven to be a workhorse in what little time I've had her, though i have yet to do a big project. And the round horn is quite nice, I hate oval shaped horns that you'd find on cheap anvils today.

The rebound is decent, around 75 to 80 percent by eye and no delaminations. Most of the edges are pretty rounded so not the best if you need a sharp corner. Overall it doesn't have much pitting on the face but it does have a couple deep ones. The horn wasn't bashed in so that was nice.

I've seen a few things on the anvil maker I Hill but very little of his father R Hill. One website I found says R, or Robert Hill was the father of Isaac Hill and operated in the 1770's. My anvil is 211 pounds, marked R Hill, and lacks any cutting plate or pritchel hole and has a very minor fifth foot if it can even be called that. I'm wondering if anyone new anything more about Robert Hill anvils.