good looking anvil Jeff.i dont have any way of posting a picture.the anvil im using is a224lb double bick vaughan.i have buried a 12x12in timber 2ft in the ground and chained the anvil to it.its very stable.

140-150# unnamed London
70# Vulcan
250# cast steel gear

heres my anvil and forge:D

Jeff, did you heat treat that RRR anvil? Instructions in Weyger's book "The Complete Modern Blacksmith".

MlMartin15, do you have a picture of the underside of that anvil---we might be able to put a name to it if so, (does is the underside of the heel show the hammer blows from the powerhammer---if so it's probably an Arm and Hammer)

thats a greath book btw, a real good source of info

I was going to put a picture of my big anvil, But it is a vary common one. I just finished this RR Rail anvil so here you go.
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GREAT looking rr anvil. I wanta make one now LOL. What did you use to cut it a torch or bigg plasma?
How long did it take to make it aslo? How long of a rail did you start with? how Heavy is it? Do you use it alot?
Thanks,chris

There are some anvils posted on the IForgeIron Gallery on March 31, 2008

Ok. Here's mine. A 100# Fisher. It's been cleaned up a bit since this was taken.

This is my main anvil of unknown make. 269 lbs.
$65 at a barnsale in Holland N.Y. 2001.

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Don't mess with that anvil, it's in lovely shape! I'd round off the damaged edges to a nice smooth curve and use them for fullering.

If you have to have a dead sharp edge make a hardy tool with one; however in blademaking a sharp edge will often be the cause of a cold shut that you will regret greatly!

Dan post a picture of what the bottom of that anvil looks like and we may be able to help with the make of it.

Jsteiner, Why not just post the images in the IFI Gallery and duplicate the post here?
Here is how it is done

Blade forums and the like are 'denied access' sites for a lot of "politically correct, scared of terrorists companies" so please post a picture of your stuff here. Thank you. It is so simple to post here too. Thanks Glenn

the site let me in to read only. best way to ruin a good anvil is to take the advice offered on how to remedy the edges on that site.

"Nice grab! Get some hardfacing rod and weld those corners up and she'll be good as new!"

Edited June 24, 200817 yr by irnsrgn

This is my main forging anvil. 246lb Dudley

Stuart, was that Dudley made at the Doright foundry?
Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Mike , I have wondered that myself.:D

two of my favorites, my continental and early colonial (early London) pattern anvils.

Edited June 25, 200817 yr by Jymm Hoffman

heres mine..
its my starter anvil so its a little bit dinged up but not to bad...(dont mind the claw hammers its an old pic....
110 pound vulcan.

Well here's my little guy.... 5" x 5" x 14" pc of 1045 burried 8" into a chicken feeder using sand screening (that fine chalky gravel stuff) Works well and is really quiet so I don't disturb the nieghbors at night... lol.

Rick

I snagged this anvil off craigslist for 80 bucks.






This is a repost for those with facist firewalls

130 lbs Fisher dated 1908

Edited June 25, 200817 yr by Jsteiner

Well here's my little guy.... 5" x 5" x 14" pc of 1045 burried 8" into a chicken feeder using sand screening (that fine chalky gravel stuff) Works well and is really quiet so I don't disturb the nieghbors at night... lol.

Rick

I love the chicken feeder anvil stand, it's the first one I've ever seen.

Nice piece of steel for an anvil as well, all the depth of steel under the face would really move metal for you.

Nice working setup all round; it shows how a little organization will make a small area work efficiently.

Frosty

Frosty, You mean to tell me we're supposed to be organized?

I didn't actually mean to tell anybody anything. I was just making a wistful observation that a LITTLE organization seems more efficient.

Of course now I have an engine hoist and can move heavy stuff organization is less important. (no sense fighting a proven disability now is there?) :cool:

Frosty

Ya, the shop looked like that for a day or two... That pic was taken the day I got my Grizzly grinder and made that new anvil holder. I also put up the plywood dividers that day... so ya, I had to clean up. Funny how it feels like I do less work when my shop is clean... perhaps its because I'm more apt to take the time to put things away... lol.... for a little while, atleast.

Thanks guys.
Rick