stuarthesmith Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I bought this 70 lb. vulcan, about a year ago, at a flea market in a package deal for a beautiful 138 pound Peter Wright anvil that I sold to a newbie on IFI. I hate this anvil with a passion, it has crumbled edges. My wife is currently battling our next door neighbor, who has decided to put up Christmas Ornamentation in the middle of October. Our return salvo is to put plastic flowers in the hardy hole, as OUR mode of decoration of our place. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knots Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 RIP :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 paint it to look like a really gaudy lawn ornament, a gnome sunbathing (horn = cap), or knock off a bit of the horn to make a pig's nose, paint the whole shebang bright pink and use a coat hanger or some other wire to make a curly tail :D actually, perhaps a little lawn gnome setup to make it look like he is actually forging on the anvil could work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Outline it with blinking christmas lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry H Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Soooo.....you're decorating for Christmas too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Well I'm supposed to be making my wife a spider using 2 pitchforks for the legs and pulling a string of lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I agree with the ugly paint to go with the flowers it works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r smith Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I think you guys are missing the point. We would think a painted anvil would be ugly, but I think stewart is trying to do something his neighbors would think ugly. If they are cheesy enough to put up christmas decorations this early they would probably love to se more cheesiness in the neighborhood. :rolleyes: I do like the forging knome though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Put the anvil as center piece in a creche! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I had an idea. what if you had a hole bored in it to use as the umbrella stand for your patio table? it would be cool under there doing its best work as dead weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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