Workmanship and ring, flatness, how do the edge's hold up..
Would you buy another one????

IFI member PhilipInChina has used them and he seems to think highly of them. You can contact him to hear it 1st hand.

I own a Rhino Anvil the Papa 242# one, and am very happy with it. The workmanship is top notch it rings very nicely and has a good flat top. It is a modern anvil. Using modern casting and machining techniques. My edges have held up fine and I eased them using the chart on the Avnilfire.com site as a guide. I could not be happier with my purchase. I've owned it alittle over a year now and don't need another anvil. Just my two kopecs.

If you go to "Show me your anvil" thread and to my posting on 1 April there should be a link to a photo of my travelling anvil which is a baby sized Rhino. It is on an angle iron stand and has one of my RR hardies mounted.

I had 3 Rhinos at a time when I had a total of 5 good quality anvils in the shop. I gave away the mid sized one as I had 3 anvils all virtually the same size. That one was an excellent anvil. I kept the big one and the little one. Now I find I use those 2 Rhinos to the exclusion of my other ones. The very big one (abot 340 pounds) is great for almost everything. I also use the small one for any intricate jobs. Also being on a lower stand my smaller students tend to use the baby one. They are hard and the machining is true- certainly a lot straighter than any of my work requires! They are hard and very resistant to dings which is needed given that students are using them. I think that that may be due to them being made from alloy steel. I think the nickel, manganese or chromium or something makes them resistant to chipping. Anyway mine are still unchipped despite a couple of years of abuse!

The wide face is good and I particularly like the tapered heel. It is a sort of a compromise between a London pattern and a double bick. There is a step which I use quite a lot. Many more experienced smiths possibly don't need the step but I find it very useful.

There are plenty of new anvils on the market. I advise you to look around before buying. The main thing to do is to have a go with any specimens you can find. Also when people are telling you how good or bad a product is just ask how many of them they have actually used!