July 1, 201015 yr To all the power hammer experts on the site. I was just browsing ebay and noticed this: http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-ROUND-ANVIL-21-2-LB-BLACKSMITH-TOOLS-/220630346019?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335e97e923#ht_562wt_911 Is this a sow block for a power hammer? If so, hopefully someone can use it for what it is intended for.
July 1, 201015 yr I'm not hammer expert, but Not sure about a sow block as those usually have two dovetails..for the anvil and the die...but it may be a die in and of itself. The face of the round is pretty chewed up which may mean it is "soft" and it would need a double dovetail to key it into a standard anvil under a hammer. Most likely its a bottom die for a specialized hammer...never seen anything quite like it. Ric
July 1, 201015 yr Im not sure what it is but i noticed that the same seller had a 25lb little giant for sale and the current bid is 800.
July 1, 201015 yr Pile driver head??? I'd agree with Ric, a sow block has dovetails top and bottom because they are between anvil die and foundation. I wouldn't mind a lump like that to make a helve hammer with.... AndrewOC
July 1, 201015 yr Not Unless someone has chopped about 12" off the length of the 'diameter' portion sam. On the Alldays & Pilkington hammers it extends right down into the hammer frame, and is secured with a large taper key in a slot through the sow block and hammer frame. Its more likely just an oddball die block, to my eyes anyhoo.
July 8, 201015 yr I have a chunk that looks similiar to that, but the size is approx. 10 inch square by 4 inch high, and no dovetail. I use it for my floor anvil. Finally found out it is a bottom die for an ore crushing mill.
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