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Just got this old fella. Weighs 140 pounds and has a nice wide 5-inch face. Wee bit of sway (ok, a lot of sway) as you can tell, but has a good rebound. Here's my question - as you can see, the edge is rolled over and stands proud of the surface. I really am new to blacksmithing and believe that I should grind it off, but I wanted to ask those with MUCH more experience than I. So, should I leave it (I don't think so) or grind a smooth radius that eliminates it? Thanks for any and all help.

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ide be tempted to reforge it back ... but it would take a lot of work to make that a good anvil ....considering its age i would NOT grind it back....if i could not reforge it properly ide leave it alone and use a newer anvil for forging on....

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just want to clear up something....I was not planning on grinding on the top, only on the edges that overhang so they would be less likely to break off.

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For its age it appears to be in pretty good condition. My main avil has a bit of a sway. I work around the bad spots and use the sway for straightening. I see no problem using it as is.

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For knifemaking it's a bit rough; you might kiss the forward part of the face just the smallest bit with a belt sander or angle grinder flap disk. The center section is for heavy hitting and is fine the way it is---it will clean up a bit with use from the plannishing aspect as well as scale being an abrasive. I'd leave the heel alone.

If I was doing F&I or Rev War demos or Fur Trade era I'd be proud to use that anvil. Unfortunately it's a bit more modern than most of my demos call for...

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