stowaway Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Picked up my very first anvil yesterday. Its a 150 pound Southern Crescent. Got it for what I believe to be a sweet price of $100. Its pretty beat up and a bit rough around the edges. Good enough for a little backyard starter forge? What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I've heard good things about that brand, though I've never tried one that I'm aware of. Getting it for less than a dollar a pound is downright awesome! Condition if really good. The dings in the top plate will work out over time as you forge on the thing. Definitely a great size and weight for anything you might want to do, either as a professional smith or a hobbyist. Looks to me like you nailed it right out of the gate. Couldn't ask for better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stowaway Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Thanks VaughnT, that's what I was hoping to hear. I had actually given up hope trying to find an anvil for what I was willing to spend, so I called an old friend that's been doing metal work for 30+ years to see if he had a piece of railroad rail or something he'd be willing to part with. I stopped by his shop and almost crapped my pants when he hauled this thing out from under a shelf in the back dusty corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 A good place to start. Now practice, and do it again. Its a never ending process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 you can stop when you have more anvils than thomas powers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I saw a well used 150LB anvil at an antique mall today for $850! Thought that was more than enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM454 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Southern crescent anvils were made in Chattanooga Tennessee. Decent anvils from what I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Thomas Powers doesn't have that many anvils; he has just *found* a lot of anvils. Generally they go on to students who are having trouble finding their own for prettymuch the same price I paid for them. All the ones in the shop get used on a fairly regular basis as I neither "collect" them or hoard them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stowaway Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Thanks for the feedback guys, that's awesome that it was made in Tennessee, I have lots of family out there. Hopefully by this weekend I'll have a forge built and be able to give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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