Sam Falzone Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I think I've got you guys beat... how's this baby? The seller wants $400.00 for it ... I'm not kidding ... I couldn't make stuff like that up ... :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 It would be a nice fit for light period demos... it has the unmistakable look of great age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Unfortunatrly that looks a *lot* better than the noseless one I have---the edges are broken back on it till they almost meet in the center and the front half doesn't have any face on it at all *and* with chopping into it. I'll try to bring it to Quad-State Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yea3114u Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 and another E-bay I'd probably buy that for 33 dollars if it were local haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Looks a lot like my 1828 William Foster---though it has more of the face left than my WF (which is missing the heel as well) I picked up my WF at a fleamarket in Columbus OH for US$5 just to get the piece of 1828 steel on it and then to have a WI base to try an old style re-facing. (What I suggested SOFA demo and then they did at a QS I was not able to attend---ARGHHH) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Falzone Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) lol,this is an ichabod crane anvil My link But that anvil is still more than useable ... looks to be pretty big too considering the stuff in the background for scale. You don't have to have a horn to work steel. The other anvils people posted were UGLY AND USELESS pieces of scrap that their deluded owners actually thought they could get money for. This one unfortunately falls under the category of perfectly useful but weird-looking. Anyone know what they were asking for it? OH ... $100.00 ... didn't scroll all the way up the last time. I don't think that's a bad deal for a perfectly serviceable anvil. Anyone know someone in Rhode Island looking for an anvil? Edited August 3, 2010 by Sam Falzone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 That's a dandy anvil and still very usable and also it's just missing it's nose. I have one where the bottom half has lost the top half---I know it was a complete anvil at one time as the weight stamps are still on it. My Loaner anvil is about 100+# and has lost the heel; but the face is still great and the horn is usable. It was lent to new students to use while they acquire their own set up and was outside under the tree when I lived in the city and wanted an anvil I didn't have to move all the time---wasn't stolen as a "damaged" anvil has little value---I paid US$40 for it from a Farrier and think it works out to about 33 cents a pound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrylinda Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 that anvil wouldn't even make a good boat anchor, it would scare away the catfish! Call me crazy, but I actually contacted the seller on that one - was thinking about buying it (bartering some tools I don't use anymore) and trying to fix it up to gain some repair experience. After getting some higher res photos from different angles, I decided there are some things you just have to walk away from. __________________watch free movies online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 while it's been damaged the face is very nice indeed and the horn is quite usable and the price is not bad either. Not horrific! Now if the face had delaminated and fallen off when the heel was broken and the horn had been torched a bunch *then* it would be horrific. As it stands I'd be happy to suggest that one to a starting smith! (looks rather mousehole-ish to me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wargo New2bs Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I have to agree Thomas. That anvil is much nicer than the anvil I stepped up to after the railroad track beginnings. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 That's a pretty nice anvil for the price! Way better than I started with. At $55 its s decent deal too, I guess it about 60#-70# of anvil. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold cold steel Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 this anvil deserves "dishonorable mention" My link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Looks like an oldie with the small horn and the face was definitely a multi piece weld up. However it's still a good usable anvil! The face that's left is flat and right over the sweet spot and the horn is still usable. Another good beginners or travel anvil for a reasonable price. If I drive my pick-up to Quad-State I'll take along some really damaged anvils to display---one is missing not only the face but everything above the waist! Another had the horn broken off and is ridgebacked and mostly faceless to boot and then there is the 1828 William Foster that is missing 90% of the face and the entire heel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecelticforge Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Ummm, that is not an anvil, that is an artifact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 hahah great CL post Ugly sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 see this a lot with people thinking a stake tool is a hardy tool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hot 77 Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Ouch...Too Bad.. . B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 "235 lb Blacksmith Anvil. Been in a covered barn area. $500.00 obo. Similar sizes selling for $900-$1,000." with the tail broken off at the hardy? A new anvil right from the store may be getting those prices but an abused old anvil---I think this guy had mistaken the price some folks are asking with the price that anvils are actually selling for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 That anvil`s like a 3 legged dog. It may not have all it`s parts but it can still get a few things done. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagr8tim Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Are we talking real anvils or homebrew anvils. I've got a chunk of rail road track that's been in a shed for probably 20 years. The "horn" looks like it was cut with a torch. I'm planning on taking it down the road to a small machine shop and have them mill the top flat & clean. I'll post up some pics if anyone wants to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 all the links are gone i cant see anyones anvil.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold cold steel Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 another "beauty" for the gallery My link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Postman gave a tentative identification of my anvil that it missing everything from the waist up: he said it looked to be a peter wright and the one I have missing the heel was a Powell. While I was at Quad-State there was a local CL listing for a Fisher with broken heel and badly abused sides---heading toward ridge back! They only wanted the same per pound than the near perfect peter wright I bought in the same general area off CL a couple of month's ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
criminalhate Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 one very pretty lady =Pevilbay I mean ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 As with Fat Pete, most of the links have long gone but the ones I see all point to one thing, anvil abuse. Some of those anvils could have been 100% usable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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