Hi. I bought this Peter Wright anvil a while back and am trying to decide if I need to work the surface more. I hit it with 50 grit belt sander for a few minutes to get to this point:


So should I keep working down to a smooth top or not. I would probably need to remove 1/16 or so of metal to get a reasonably clean top. Is it necessary for general work? Based on how long it took to get to this point I figure it will take 1/2 hour or so more to get down to a clean surface.

Thanks

Rob

Stop and use it. Those marks will not transfer to hot work. The edges were dressed by someone previously, and are in rather good shape. The tool steel face on anvils are rather thin and sanding/grinding wears away a whole lot real quick.

Phil

Thanks Phil. I was just on the chat room and everybody says STOP. So we are in agreement.

Whew! Man I thought another perfectly good anvil was fixing to get trashed! Now unless you are forging mirrors out of Stainless Steel, that face is in great shape. Get something hot, put it on the anvil face and hit it hard with a hammer....that simple! Good looking anvil.