Rojo Pedro Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Austrian 7kg from Oldworld anvils. Forged on it a bit and it works real well. Early birthday present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 That is a great bench anvil.. Happy birthday.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Thanks JLP. I really like the shape of the offset horn. Would love to forge on a big anvil with that style horn. Looks very useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davor Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Looks great, I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 At some point I am going to make my own anvil. I have a design in mind that will offer me everything I have come to love with the different anvils I have used.. Based loosely on the Swedish pattern, with side shelf with a rounded face and raised horn.. Once the shop is operational many of the things I have been putting off will take place.. I love the horn on that pattern.. I have only seen 1 other example of the horn I am talking about.. Wish I had taken a photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelonian Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 That sounds really cool. How are you planning to make it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Originally I wanted to forge a hunk of material.. 4140, S7 or the like, Then I priced out the materials and it's outside the cost ratio.. Cheaper to buy a completed anvil. I might hit up Holland to see about getting one cast out of H13.. But if all else falls.. Then I will do a fabricated one (super easy since it's basically just a 4.5" thick 1018 and then hardface it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Those anvils are was in my class back in school and I think they are called JEB acoroding to some manufacturer. Those are just shorcuts for his name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 An anvil finally found me. Theres no markings and it weights 87 lbs according to the bathroom scale, but its a fibber.... I had an electrician over to do some work and it was in the back of his van. Time to find a new home for the ole chunk of rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelonian Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Looks very nice! I see the markings of a Hay Budden on the side. Does it have a face plate, or does it have a solid steel upper half? Also, there should be a serial number on the front foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Man am I blind. It went right into the basement and sat. I thought it was all hammer dents, wear and tear and scuff marks. I'll dig out my packed away wire wheel grinder and see. This is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I cleaned it off and you are right. I don't think the numbers on the base are legible though. The top looks like one piece. Not sure. Shame on me for not looking closer... I guess I better start reading the anvil section more now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 That looks like one with the steel faceplate. Looks in good shape too, congrats. Btw, you could just hang onto the rail for a bit. You may find uses later. But if you choose to pass it along that's good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I'm moving Das so I can't take to much extra stuff. That rail needs to find a new user. That stuff is everywhere if you know how to find it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Ah I see. Yeah it is. Good luck with the move. Keep close ties to that anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kexel Werkstatt Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 ~150 pound Hay Budden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Hay Budden anvils are my favorite.. Congrats to you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 A 130 lb columbian found its way to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 columbian are very nicely made anvils.. I own a 200lb.. Good cast steel anvils. The faces can be a little hard, so be gentle on those corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW513 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 80lbs 5 foot colonial anvil (5th foot is on the other side) 221lbs what I believe is a mid to late 1800s Peter Wright I believe this is a 300lbs Hay Budden from 1890s with a monkey bouncing on it Also got an anvil made out of a railroad track with a horn, an 18 inch or so piece of railroad track and a section of railroad track 12 feel long or so we found on a job excavating last year i stupidly am’ going to buy a Holland Church window anvil soon. I want a portable anvil and 141lbs is easy for me to move around. The 221lbs Peter Wright I can pick up and move relatively easy but I still prefer not moving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Nice anvils JW513, I also would like a Holland church window, I really like his Swedish/South German pattern anvil. When I get enough spare change that's the one I'm getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I used to walk around with my 165# anvils a lot. (HB & PW) Now I tend to load the closer to 100# anvils when I go teach. Nice to have a range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Not me.. when I go to demo I just grab the 460lb and go.. this coming season I might use the 175HB though.. Was getting good enough not to worry about hitting it with a hammer.. Have to see once I get forging again. Few months off now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelonian Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 For the type of forging you do, do you prefer your 175lb HB over your larger HB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I like 2 things in an anvil of which are rare to find.. I prefer a crown to the face of the anvil, and like a high spot or ridge in the horn on top.. Most Hay Buddens came with some sore of crown on anvils over 150lbs.. At least this is what I read in a flyer from them years ago. Because I grew up using the 175lbs and having that crown, the metal does not bounce around as much and it keeps the spot I am hammering in contact with the anvil.. I also used the HB everyday for 6-10hrs a day for years straight and it looks as good today as it did the day I bought it. I used up to a 16lb sledge on it and all hardies and such were forged in the anvil. So, the question you pose is a difficult one.. I do prefer the HB 175 as my favorite.. But there are features with the Refflinghaus that is a hard package to beat.. If the Refflinghaus had the crown down the face and in the horn, I doubt there would be anything I would want to be different. I love the Refflinghaus for the double horn aspect and when needed can just work narrow stock over the tail section. I like the side shelf for scarf making.. The best way to answer is I really enjoy both.. If you go back and watch the early fork and spoon videos and even the hinge videos the metal moves really well and there is little wasted energy.. the Refllinghaus bounces the metal around more.. The Peddinghaus bounces the metal the worse.. I could write a whole book on nuances of different models.. I might be able to answer this better once I get the shop up and running and can spend time on the both of them for the same given project.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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