May 16, 201412 yr I stumbled onto a tag sale just yesterday and was stunned to see they had literally thousands of tools many priced at just $1. I think the most we paid was $10 for the post leg vise and $10 for the champion auto feed hand crank drill press both of which are in working condition. I should have just cleaned them out but it was a little overwhelming to be honest. I spent a total of $75 to purchase every tool you see here. Here is what i purchased. My day got even better when I also found a person with a full set of blacksmith tools for sale. He was quite high on most of it but i was able to snag this beautiful hay budden anvil for $1.50/lb. It weighs 176lbs.
May 16, 201412 yr Author Even got a set of 10 or so whet stones for a dollar each new in the box. Some of them are very very fine grit.
May 16, 201412 yr why, why, why do I NEVER stumble on sales like that? :( not fair, going in a corner to pout....
May 16, 201412 yr Author I got lucky just kind of happened upon the sale and boy am I glad I did. Even got a couple nice flatters
May 16, 201412 yr I'll sit in a corner like Spanky, you only hear about things like that here usually in the past, 60 years in the past. Great score, close to a record score I think. Frosty The Lucky.
May 16, 201412 yr Last time I visited the fleamarket in my home town I ran into another smith there who told me that there wasn't any blacksmithing tools there so I might as well go home. He was amazed when I showed him a hand made hammer he had missed...constant vigilance is the key to "finding finds"
May 16, 201412 yr Author What do you guys think I should offer on a an immaculate kohwalska anvil I have found it weighs around 80 to 100 lbs
May 16, 201412 yr Greetings Awle, Based on your current luck you will probably get it for 19.95.. I would offer a bunch of cash myself.. Congrats on your recent purchases. You have done well pilgrim.. Had a bit of luck myself ... See It followed me home Forge on and make beautiful things Jim
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