pinetar Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Hello First post here. I have just shown an interest in blacksmithing in the past 2 weeks and ran into this site. Looks fine to me, I will settle here. I was at a historical farm lately and saw a long anvil of roughly 3' and narrow, 2 of them. Not for sale but interesting. How were such anvils used? gary/n. ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Was this a london pattern anvil or just a block of steel or RR track? If a London Pattern anvil it may have been a Farrier's model with a very narrow face. Did it have a clip on it or a large swelled horn? I traded off a 190# Hay-Budden Swell Horned Farrier's anvil in Ohio about 20 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hot 77 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 got a pic of anvils?Sounds like railroad track anvil to me.Something that long likely used for sword making but coming from a farm it's hard to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Which historical farm were you on? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 RedHot, I've apprenticed under a swordmaker and visited swordmaking shops in 5 countries and never came across a long anvil being used for swordmaking. Where have you done so? Largest flat face I have seen in use was used by a 5th generation blacksmith to true up plowpoints after "resharpening". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinetar Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 It was an anvil, not RR track. Will get pics and brand name when I return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hot 77 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) was an off the wall guess to get the ball rolling,never made a sword before..much less seen a (sword making anvil!)... Edited October 7, 2009 by Red Hot 77 not done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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