simmonds Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 That is a sweet anvil !!! He did a great job. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Frosty, that is a beautiful anvil. I know we are not suposed to lust, but, you know I am weak! Be safe! Old Rusty Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 Anvils on stumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark hendricks Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 This is my first "anvil". I found on a job site a couple'o years ago. I also have two post anvils that I made from scrap parts of heavy equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunkriv Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Main shop anvil. 156 lb Arm and Hammer. Stand is 10" well casing with a 2" plate welded to it. Plate was about 120 lbs. Three angle iron legs around the base for stability. When I got this anvil all four feet had 1/2" holes drilled in them. I would never go to the trouble to do that but I was sure gonna use them. Anvil is bolted through the 2" plate. There is a 132 lb Peter Wright that floats around the shop on various benches and tables. Usually set pretty high off the ground for really light work. My traveling anvil is a 128 lb Hay Budden and it lives in the van. I also have an anvil with the horn broke off. Can't read much of the name and even Mr. Postman couldn't identify it based on my description but it is definitely English and still weighs over 100 lb. It is usually on the heavy vise table right by the forge or weighing something down on my welding table. Best anvil I ever bought, it was only $6!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pault17 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I have two. The smaller one was a seriously abused one that I dug up froma hill side at the inlaws retirement home/property. I also dug up my leg vice from next to the anvil. I stubbed my toe on one of the feet of the anvil and started digging. This one is my russian special. The stand is a full sheet of 3/4 inch plywood. The center block is wide enough to hold the whole anvil. I had to add 3-inch blocks under each of the feet when I realized that my back-aches were from leaning over the anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryearforge Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Primtechsmith striking for Doug Merkle on my refflinghaus 1243lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinD Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 This is a Southern Crescent that was in my grandfathers shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentin Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Here are some of my anvils NO NAME I am still waiting for a BIG one :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primtechsmith Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 This is a JHM 260# Competitor..... was given to me as a gift(anvil & stand). Not many out there who can be as lucky as me to have yesteryearforge as a teacher/father in law/mentor/good friend.... i love my anvil. Peyton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candidquality Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Has he got any other daughters? Just kidding. Very nice anvil. Saw one this weekend that had never been finished(factory reject). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmercier Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Remounted one of my anvils this weekend, and got a mount for the other, and i'm working on a mount for the last (which I just got last friday) 150lb peter wright (the one posted in this thread earlier) now on a nice white oak stumphttp://www.tharkis.com/images/shop/150lbpeterwright.jpg My 75lb 4140 anvilhttp://www.tharkis.com/images/shop/4140anvil.jpg and my 120lb post anvil, which i'm working on chisling out the hole in a stump for currently.http://www.tharkis.com/images/shop/postanvilstump.jpg (further pictures of the post anvil can be found at Temporary Stake Anvil page ) EDIT: I've got one more stake anvil, this one is a 55lb one, and can be seen in this picture.http://www.tharkis.com/images/shop/swageandtongs.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 These are my girls. The smaller anvil on the left is a 125# Soldorfors Sorcoress #5. The larger one on the right is a 202# Trenton. The little one resting on the Trenton's heal is the rail anvil I made in the early 80's. The rail anvil was my only anvil for years and remained my traveling anvil till I transfered off the drill crew. The Soldorfors was my first "real" anvil and is set at the height recommended in "The Art of Blacksmithing" knuckle height. The Trenton is set at wrist height and is more comfortable to strike. I haven't remounted the Soldorfors yet but will now I have the new shop closed in. I haven't decided whether to go to the trouble of morticing it into the block again, though it deadened the ring nicely and holds the anvil very securely it was a lot of hassle. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mende Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 My 300 lb German hornless anvil. Not as unique as the French anvil, but different anyway. . . BT quite a collection of stake anvils on the floor also . .. .i love those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mende Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 My anvils ..finally got a good photo .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryearforge Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 What name brand is the german one ? Mike Tanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BT Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 What name brand is the german one ? Mike Tanner Mike were you asking about my German anvil or the one Mende posted? If you are asking about mine, the only legible markings on it is the date 1803 stamped in the front foot. Postman told me that these are very hard to identify as to a manufacturer, as this style made over a very long period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryearforge Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Sorry BT I was asking Mende But that is a cool anvil Mike Tanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mende Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 It's an imitation . . cast in a foundry near here. . .or so I've been told .. It follows the German STYLE ..but I doubt it was made in Germany . .. It is still made of good quality steel .. and has a nice ring to it. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 My 236 lb peter wright. Its quite dinged up but thats probably a good thing as i'm just learning. I wouldn't want to damage a new anvil with my novice hammer control. p.s. i hope i did the image thing right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pault17 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I just talked with one of the smiths in our local chapter and he wanted me to bring my little anvil by to see if it is "fixable". This is the first time I really looked at it. I have never tried to identify it because there were no visible markings on it. Until I flipped it over. there are three, what appear to be, capital letter "D"s on the bottom. would any of you more knowlegable gents or lasses have any idea as to make? I am not a collector but am now curious. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrous Beuler Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 On the bottom? Hmmm... I could be wrong but I don't think this is a foundry mark. Could be from a previous owner as an I.D. mark if stolen. I do something similar with my guns. Under the buttcap I carve the last four digits of my S.S.N. into the wood then replace the buttcap. Even if a thief had hours to rummage through my house those guns would probably not be found anyway;)Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrynjr Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 My 110 lb. Russian cast steel anvil, it no Centurion but it's better than the piece of RR track that I started with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Here is my 200+ pound Trenton, with my 4.4 pound hammer on top. I still gotta tie it to the stump better. I use it for rough heavy work, as the face is a bit sway backed. I use my smaller Peter Wright for everyday work though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northtowntom Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Here's my brand new (to me), first ever anvil that will soon-ish blossom into a full-on shop. Mexican, I assume, because it has MEXICO stamped on the side, cast, and of indeterminate weight. It's been a while since I've lifted anything in the hundred-to-hundreds of pounds category, but almost certainly over 150# and less than 250#. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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