Chelonian Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 That makes sense. Thank you for the response! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW513 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/24/2021 at 8:23 PM, jlpservicesinc said: 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. I'm glad that actual blacksmiths get nervous using certain anvils too. I don't want to use my what i think is a 300lbs Hay Budden until I get more experience under my belt. I've actually got good hand eye coordination from working construction, but its in such nice shape I don't feel right using it. There are a couple small chips on the edge but thats it. I can't wait until i buy a church window anvil.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Good Morning JW, You will learn to not draw a taper in the middle of the Anvil Face. Hold your material close to the far side, so the edge of your Hammer will be 'OFF' the Anvil Face surface. Forging this way will help not to put Notches in your Anvil. K.I.S.S. Keep It Stupid Simple!! Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I have a 469# Fisher anvil with a huge fat horn that is really nice to draw on. It's effective and doesn't leave deep troughs needing careful work to blend in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris MMW Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 just received this 100lb double horn directly from Holland Anvil. Haven't had much time on it yet so I'm still figuring out my technique for working with it. It's my first real anvil and it sure beats the piece of railroad track I was using before! Now just gotta make a proper stand for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Wow, beautiful, congratulations. First one of the Holland anvils I have seen. Have fun with it...I'm sure you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris MMW Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Thanks, it's been a real treat so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philb86 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Just got a great deal on a Fisher. A gentleman that my daughter is in Taekwondo with his son knows I make knives and have recently gotten into forging, approached me and asked if I wanted an anvil. I said of course Im interested, how much would you like for it. Says nothing, Its sitting in my sisters basement and was fathers and Id rather give it to someone who can use it and will use it, but he also said I have no idea what kind it is. Low and behold when I go to pick it up, its a Fisher. I myself have not figured out what its weight is or when it is from, but its a little beat up, but Im not complaining. Still need to build a new base, the stump its on is too short and wobbles terribly. Any one have any idea how old and how much it weighs? The second one is my ASO that I just recently started forging with. Built a steel stand with hammer and tong holders built into it. It is a large roll for a turning machine from a job I had previously had that they were tossing because it had a crack in it. It is hardened 4140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Good Morning, It is just broke in, ready to help you make whatever. Don't clean it up with a Grinder, Clean it up with Hot Work. Take a look at it in 6 months or a year, before you decide to adjust something!! Play Hard, Play Easy, whatever, Play every Day you can!! Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Nice anvil. Love Fishers.. Also like the ALO.. that has plenty of heft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Ahh the date is cast on it: 1886? Also the other one is NOT an ASO, an ASO is something that looks like a london pattern anvil but can't be used as one due to it being made from low grade grey cast iron. What you have is an "anvil" or an "improvised anvil" and a beautiful one at that! Even hardened! Can we get it added to the Improvised Anvil thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philb86 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I'll look that one up and post it up there. It sure is heavy and has great rebound without any ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Foster Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1917 Trenton. 198 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Nice anvil you have there Jim.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Foster Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 My 36” Wiley and Russell cone mandrel. Wish I had the top insert, assuming it had one. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Looks great. No cracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.G. Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I got tired of chasing my 100lbs Trenton around the shop, and picked up something a little bigger. Hopefully with a decent stand this one will not want to run away as easily under the hammer. I found this on the List locally. And have had a few interactions in the past year with the gentleman that imported it. When I saw it posted I knew that my 2x72 purchase would have to be put off and I would end up spending countless hours hunched over various work pieces with files in hand. But I would never "NEED" to buy another anvil. This forged double horned south german pattern with upsetting block weighs about 282lbs. She is perfectly flat with what look to be factory edges (minus the couple of minor chips on one side) She shows no signs of welded repairs on any part of the face, or edges. Has excelent rebound, looks like roughly 80 to 90% return on a steel ball bearing if not better. The only stamps are the 128, kilo note. And what looks to be a double stamping of "ARH" above the kilo weight stamp. If any one is familiar with this stamp I would love to hear about it. But as I understand it may forever be a mystery, as I was told this is to be a War time anvil where the makers marks were negelected..?? I am looking forward to doing some heavier work on it in the near future. Next is to set up a temporary wooden stand, while I source the material to fab up a steel tripod throne. Here are some shots of the move and some of the finer details of the new anvil. Then in the last shot is the stack of all my anvils minus a couple of extra cake sized drops of 4140 that get used occasionally for beating on. 100lbs. Trenton 282lbs german double horn 240lbs non hardened tool steel drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Well that there is a spectacular example.. Congrats.. Many years of forging will ensue.. As far as chasing the anvil.. sometimes even with a good stand the anvil will still move around.. The only way to keep that from happening is to bolt it down or give it it's own pit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 The “ARH” stamps mean it was made by pirates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 JHCC lol. Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Beautiful, I'm jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Nice tool. I'm envious. I'm hoping my little accaio anvil will attract other anvils like a duck decoy attracts ducks hahahaha. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.G. Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Thanks guys, it's kind-of hard to beleave that just a year ago I didn't even have a space to hang a hammer, let alone a full workshop set up for blacksmithing. Thanks for all the encouragement and inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 That's a beauty, SWEET score! If you don't wish to bolt it down you can wipe a THIN smear of silicone calking on the bottom of your stand and let it dry BEFORE you turn it over. It will NOT slide, you'll need your engine hoist to move it. I'm NOT suggesting you glue your anvil to the floor. Nice engine hoist it looks a lot like mine, one of the best garage sale items I've ever bought. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.G. Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Thanks for the tip Frosty. Don't be fooled, the hoist is about as rough as they come. But it will do the trick for anything I have in my shop, for the time being ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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