greg Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Hate to see a fine pile of anvils Rusting like a pile of scrap iron :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Take a LONG while to do much damage even in a damp clime. Someday that pile will get cleared out. The important thing is to be first in line when they call someone to haul it off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celt Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Clowns like that don't deserve to own even one anvil. No way I'd ever think of abusing anvils that way. Makes me sick to think of a idiot like that heaving them into a backyard, and leaving them there in such a fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McCarthy Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Clowns like that don't deserve to own even one anvil. And you are who, the anvil police? I'm sure for the right price you can rescue them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McCoy Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Let us be thankful that some anvils are being saved, used or unused. In 1969, nothing much was going on the U.S. world of blacksmithery. Then Alex Bealer's book came out, and there began a resuscitation of the craft. Because of this renewed interest, because of blacksmithing organizations, and because of Postman's "Anvils in America," we are now aware of brand names, weight markings, countries of origin, and manufacturing dates/processes. In my early days of learning the craft, I heard rumors of flat car loads of anvils heading for the scrap yards for the WW II "war effort." Was the flat car rumor true? Who knows? In any event, I suspect that the rescue of anvils is currently outweighing the scrapping of anvils. On second thought, maybe some of us get angry/frustrated because we feel that the guy who has the stash makes it harder for the rest of us to have one too. Having the wherewithall to hoard blacksmith stuff does act as a form of preservation. Like has been mentioned elsewhere here, you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes . . . keep searching! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 yup first thing i do in the morning is chuck craigslist and a few other sights and then check the paper while i am eating breakfast as well the traditional whenever i go anywhere i ask a few near misses but no luck so far but the hunt is still on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celt Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 And you are who, the anvil police? I'm sure for the right price you can rescue them all. And who are you to question my opinion? You don't like my opinion, tough xxxx bub. If I had the money, and knew where they were I'd seriously consider buying all of them just so they'd not be kept in such a disgraceful fashion. My opinions, and if you don't like them SIR that's too xxxx bad. Those old anvils as well as other blacksmithing tools represent history. Jmho, but history isn't something to be treated with blatant disrespect. Nor will I ever see it mistreated in such a fashion as those fine old pieces of history are being treated in those pictures without speaking my mind be it here, or elsewhere on, or offline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Celt i would say you could reply XXXXX "i am i am the anvil police" nothing wrong with that i know up my way if i had had the cash about 10 years ago i could have saved several anvils from the scrapyard had i been a bit more with it i still regret not asking for a lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Wow, somebody sat on something sideways. Everyone entitled to thier opinion but lets keep it civilised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Folks get too wrought up about having a "real anvil" Use a 100+ pound chunk of forklift tine and *smile* when folks keep lamenting on the price and misuse of anvils today! Back in the day folks were not so persnickety about their anvils as the chisel testing on their sides and feet can attest. Old ads touted reforging and refacing beat up anvils and didn't worry about their "history". When I was young I used to get bent out of shape at anvils in gardens or piled up in a back yard or shed; but I have come to realize that for something as long lived as an anvil, a couple decade hiatus isn't more than a lost weekend for a smith...they will come back into play. Shoot even some anvils donated to small museums will hit the market again---I've bought smithing stuff when a museum sold it off as it changed it's focus! BigRed1o1, you might see if "Anvil Police" could be your sobriquet, just as curmudgeon is mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 nah thats ok i dont like giving out tickets anymore than i like like getting them this was just more a if someone jumps on your opinion dont get bent out of shape over it "own it" if i was to get a sobriquet i would be far happier to be known as the the Teflon PackRat :) nothing is more of a treat to me than jumping into a scrap-pile and coming up with something i can use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarthesmith Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 THREAD LOCKED what gives? Is this what I get for trying to help folks out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I am sure there are several members that have benefited from your posts on this thread, as well as your posts on other threads. This has nothing to do with you, your posts, or your kindness by alerting others to what you have found in the way of blacksmithing tools. The topic was locked so we could slow things down a bit. Some of the posts were reported to the moderators and administrators so they could be reviewed. It is IForgeIron policy to either lock a thread or take it off line while it is being reviewed. That is what happened in this case. When any member of IForgeIron sees any post that is out of place or goes against the IForgeIron guidelines, we encourage you to click on the REPORT button at the bottom of each post, and alert the moderators and administrators so they can review that post. This way we can work together to keep IForgeIron a family forum as well as a wonderful blacksmithing and metalworking resource. Thank You for your assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarthesmith Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 ok, cool glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarthesmith Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 I am saving up my sheckles as quickly as possible, in order to "rescue" the entire yardful of anvils. I intend to use only two of them, the 300 plus pound trenton, and the small hay budden. All the rest of them I intend to make available to folks on this website, reasonably! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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