Frosty Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Have you dropped a bearing on it yet? Unless it's been through a fire and been annealed I think that's a plenty fair price. I'd have to hem and haw while checking it out, Hmmmm contemplatively over the chipped edge and make a counter offer. I'm not saying it isn't a fair price but making a counter offer is pretty traditional for a blacksmith. It looks good from here, chip and all I'd put it right to work so long as it's still hard. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.P. Hall Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I'm hoping to take a look at it this weekend. I may radius the chipped portion-- I've had a crisp-edged anvil for a while and would like to have a nice radius for drawing out, but I'll still hold off on it for a while to be sure. If the vise comes with it then it's an even better value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 At that price I doubt it will be available for very long. When it comes to nice large anvils in good shape, as my late FIL always said "If you snooze, you lose". I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.P. Hall Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Well, to my surprise it was still there when I went to check it out. It bounced a ball pein just fine despite a coat of paint to absorb a bit of the impact. I love Fishers for their lack of ring, but I was very happy to find out that one of this size doesn't even have much of a "clang" when hitting the horn or tail like some of the lighter ones do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 So, d’ja buy it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.P. Hall Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I sure did. They had a bobcat to load it into a pickup (it was at a place that carves headstones-- I should have asked if they had any scrap I could use as a surface plate), and I used some strategic maneuvering and scooching to get it unloaded and in its new home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Did they throw in the vise? I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Congrats. Will it move into #1 anvil position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.P. Hall Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 12 hours ago, Irondragon ForgeClay Works said: Did they throw in the vise? I was hoping they would, but they took it off the stump when I got there. 3 hours ago, jlpservicesinc said: Congrats. Will it move into #1 anvil position? I certainly think so. I've got to dress it up just a bit, maybe de-bark and char/oil the stump, and then make a sleeve for the hardy and then it'll be in regular service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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