kmillm6 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Hi, I'm thinking about making my own anvil so I can get into blacksmithing, and I was wondering if it would be possible to make an anvil that could hold up against the heat and pounding for blacksmithing. Any info would be great, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Any large piece of solid steel *is* an anvil; so making it consists of finding it; transporting it to the shop and mounting it on a support. This site has several thousand posts on this subject already so I encourage you to use the search function and read them first. Note the recent video posted about proper tools---where they are doing decent work using rocks. If you are around central New Mexico *or* the El Paso area let me know and we can go to the scrap yard and get an anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalanton Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 search brazeal style anvil, just a simple piece of 2" thick mild steel on edge, with different radiuses for drawing.. I used one before finding a "real" anvil and I still use it all the time, very versatile. youtube has a video on making one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 here is one I made earlier, its a lightweight but they are useful, an anvil can be any shape, a sledge hammer head is good, a piece of rail gives you more choice of surfaces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 This was my first "anvil" 75 lbs of I beam. Not bad if you stay over the center web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKrzysz Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Here is one I made. I also posted two videos of me making the thing. What I did is completely unnecessary and for most forging, a simple block of steel bought as a cut off or scrap will serve you well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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