June 1, 201313 yr Found this guy at a warehouse clean-out sale today and wasted no time reaching for my wallet when the seller said $175. If this post on the ABANA forums is correct, it dates to the 1820's-30's. I think I did ok :D. It should clean up nice. Markings are: M&H Armitage Mouse Hole 1 0 16 4 (on the foot)
June 1, 201313 yr Author It has a bit of a radius to the face toward the front and transitions to flatter towards the back. I think it's from design rather than wear. Edges are good except for a couple of chips that will grind out easily. The only edge that is chipped badly is at the front shoulder. I have a Hay Budden that is damaged the same way. BTW Timothy, I checked out your web site and your work is fantastic.
June 1, 201313 yr Nice anvil, just don't clean it up with an abrasive disk, you don't want to remove material just rust so use a wire brush with your 4" grinder to do that task. Now go light off the forge and have a good time!
June 2, 201313 yr Author Nice anvil, just don't clean it up with an abrasive disk, you don't want to remove material just rust so use a wire brush with your 4" grinder to do that task. Now go light off the forge and have a good time! By grinding I meant with a belt sander setup. I'm talking about a 1/4" chipped area. It's a wire wheel for everything else.
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