I saw this table by 'Blacksmith Barn' on FB a short time ago and they said I could post it here. I can't quite figgure what the top was/is..... I like it.

I like it too but I would keep wanting to work in the house.

Very purdy

Looks like a couple of pexto plates in the top.

I'd sure want to beef up the floor under it!!

I sure would hate to be the one trying to get it into the house without scratching the floor!!

WHAT DO YEA MEAN   you want to move the table up the stair's to the second floor living room  :wacko: / :o    LOL

Looks like a typical highschool metalworking tabletop.  Two pexto plates, steel edge, laminated maple.

 

Waste of big anvils?  I'll leave that for you to decide..

 

 

Cheers from a High School tech teacher -my first post!!

 

~Steve

You know, they COULD be fake anvils. Perhaps they're not.

at least they're not painted pink and sitting in the flowerbed. i  just hope i'm there for the yard sale when they redecorate.

 

mark

For the $10 or $15 THOUSAND that table probably sold for I'd sell my anvils and work bench.  The bigger of those anvils looks like one of those English industrial anvils that Matchless Antiques sells on ebay regularly.  I wonder how you get connected with a NYC interior designer looking for pieces like that without selling your soul to the devil?

That's got to be uncomfortable for long, tall Uncle Stan to get his feet under the table at Thanksgiving.

Description from the Matchlessantique/Blacksmith Barn FB page..............

 

TINSMITH TABLE WITH ANVIL LEGS

The owner of this one-of-a-kind table has provided us with more information on this wonderful piece of functional art.

The anvil on the left is a 265 lb Trenton Anvil and the one on the right is a 378 lb Peter Wright Anvil. He bought the Peter Wright from us. The Trenton, the 75 lb tinsmith tools supporting the table, and the 425 lb table had been in the family for many years.

The owner's wife of 30 years wanted something special done wi

th her late father's tools. As all good husbands would do, he embarked on a building project to make his wife happy.

The table was in bad shape, so he cut it down, refinished it, but left the distressed look as is. He used the cut offs for the anvil bases. He reinforced the floor joists in the room, which he said, was a job all in itself. The verdict? His wife and family love it and get to enjoy it together all year round!

What have you done for your spouse lately?

They are not taking damage sitting there and someday one of the kids just might get an interest in smithing and run into a WONDERFUL find!