Frank Turley Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I kept looking at the side shelf on my Fontanini Rathole anvil and thinking that it could be useful in drawing out a hot-split fork tine, or animal horns, or odd branding iron shapes. But it would have to be reduced in thickness to better serve. Today, a buddy and I unhitched my anvil and turned it over. We ground and sanded the side shelf/extension removing most of the material fron the edge area of the concaved bottom. We worked back from the end a little over one inch. We were "sharpening" the end which, when new, was about 5/16" thick. The edge was taken down sharp, a fairly acute angle. We turned it right side up and proceded to work with the small disc sander. One half the width was made to have a small 50º included angle. The other half was radiused, a scant 1/8". http://www.turleyforge.com Granddaddy of Blacksmith Schools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hey Mr Turley, I believe the handyman anvil has a sharper side shelf. Looks to be a handy option for working tight angles. I don't know if I could bring myself to doing that to my 460#! After all, I guess it is just a tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Haberman anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironsmith Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 got any pictures of it? I would like to see what you did to it...:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Haberman anvil. I don't know what you mean by Habermann or Handyman. I guess Old World makes a Freddy Habermann pattern. You have a Fontanini (as if you didn't know), which I saw on your other thread. I have the little brother. Steve designed an "American horn" with a swell to it, not a straight cone. The upsetting block is on the near side, which is not too typical on German anvils. I saw one Austrian anvil like that. The church window aspect is nice, aesthetically speaking. I don't know if the 5th foot does much, but it is cute. My anvil is mounted in a box of sand, a method I saw in Otto Schmirler's "Werk und Werkzeug des Kunstschmieds." The anvil is fairly quiet in terms of ring, and it has good rebound. I used a 250# Trenton for 45 years, a good anvil, and before that, a 158# Hey Bud. Buena suerte with your Fontanini! http://www.turleyforge.com Granddaddy of Blacksmith Schools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 got any pictures of it? I would like to see what you did to it... [/quote Right now, my PC says that my camera has "compatibility issues." So no pics; sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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