ThomasPowers Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 The face was welded up from several slabs and it looks like the heel weld and the face plate slab weld were aligned making it more prone to failure at it. TONS of life left in that anvil and a great price to boot especially in an anvil poor region! I tell folks to look out for "damaged" anvils as they are often still very usable and often dirt cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal99 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Cool thanks Thomas! I didn't know that they made the face plate with more then one piece that's interesting. It's got the best rebound out of all my anvils. I have a bigger stump that I have to shorten for this anvil. It sits a little to high on this stump. The old fellow wouldn't throw a number out and insisted I make him an offer. The smile on his face when I offered him $100 was priceless :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I've got an old english Powell with the same faceplate/heel piece alignement---only mine is missing the entire heel. As I recall Peter Wright was one of the first companies to brag that they used a one piece face plate---and that only after they had been making anvils for a considerable time! On some old anvils you can see where the plate pieces were welded as they wore differentially and so there will be shallow troughs across the face. One anvil making two people happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusb Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 My newest addition. #308 pounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal99 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Marcus, that's a neat Trenton you've got there. I've never seen one with such a skinny tall waist and thick horn like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusb Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Metal99, I to had not seen on like that before. Was a little unsure when I bought it. After I got it home and did some reading on it I figured it out. Its the last series of trenton, top half is forged from single hunk of tool steel and arc welded to cast steel base. Made these from 35 to there closing in 53 if I remeber right. I also have a last series hay budden 304 pound forged top half of tool steel forge welded to a wrought base and the waist is the same width 7 inches for both. Heres a pic, to my eye they look pretty similar in overall porportions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal99 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Your right that does look very similar! Thanks for the info and the cool pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsavw Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Here is mine. It's a 90 lbs Trenton that I picked up from a friend who has several anvils. Not the best picture in the world, but up close, you can tell its been a user for a long time. It does what I need it to do though. I took this picture showing that friend how I mounted it using a stump from our local tree dump. Also, this is my first post here, so... "Hi Howdy!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusb Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Looks like a fine anvil Tulsa! Welcome to IFI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Welcome aboard Tulsa, glad to have you. Nice looking anvil and a good weight for portability. Seeing as blacksmithing has deep roots in recycling a dump stump anvil stand is perfect. You are sooooo going to fit in here. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Duck Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 my new and first Anvil! I found this laying along side of an old RR track not in use. I was able to grind down the rust and i'll be painting it flat black on the base tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjh66 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Thought I would post some pics of my anvil I made in mid 2012. Let me know what you all think. http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37493-125kg-anvil-1/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37494-125kg-anvil-2/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37495-125kg-anvil-4/ http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37496-125kg-anvil-5/ Don't mind the junk in the back ground. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 That you made? how? and Wow! Nice looking anvil. Thats majo mate comes to mind. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjh66 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 That you made? how? and Wow! Nice looking anvil. Thats majo mate comes to mind. :D Oxy cutter, 9" Angle grinder, mill face cutter, mag base drill & welder. Thanks for the comments. Ended up about 56 - 58 rockwell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 That's a fantastic bit of craftsmanship, PJH! She looks eminently serviceable and I love the overall look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Very professional job on that anvil Peter, how bout some pics of the air hammer B) in the background, pretty pleeze....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Oxy cutter, 9" Angle grinder, mill face cutter, mag base drill & welder. Thanks for the comments. Ended up about 56 - 58 rockwell. And a dab more than 4hrs I'll bet :D Also yea the pics of the hammer please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Outstanding work Peter! Is steel work/fabrication your profession? That is some very professional work. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Nice work, PJH! This evening, I traded a 140 pound Hay Budden for a 300+ pound anvil. My new/old anvil has absolutely no markings, but I think it is a Trenton by the bottom shaped footprint and the thin heel. In addition to the HB, there was money involved...plus boot going in both directions until equilibrium was reached. The big anvil is 34 1/4 inches long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal99 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 That's a dandy Frank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Here's mine.........98lb. Kohlswa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_kearns Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Heres My anvil I picked it up a few weeks ago. Its a cast Iron Star anvil from the mid 1800s http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/37502-star-anvil/ I havent figured out my stand yet, Most likely It will be a Oak log to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensngravy Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Can anyone identify this anvil? It's 31" long and has a 15" horn. Is it cast or wrought??? I got nothin'. Thanks, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danguite Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Picked up this Trenton this morning. 170lbs, 1" hardy, double pritchell, and a farriers clip. Very excited about it. The guy I bought it from looked up the serial number and came up with 1906 for the manufacture date. I paid a bit more than I usually would have paid, but I couldn't pass it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarom_moroni Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 This is my first real anvl and I'm very happy with it! It's a Fisher 8, about 76 lbs with a W-2 tool steel plate on top with a cast iron body. It doesn't ring at all but it still has a great rebound! 3/4" hardie and a 1/2" pritchell. The edges are clean and sharp and it has a nice step. Made in 1891. I paid $200 and it is worth every penny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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