Sask Mark Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Furrer Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBlacksmith Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonjic Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 21 pounds! Have to be a *tiny* hammer to have a 21 pound sow block! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike-hr Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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