August 19, 201411 yr Anyone familiar with the Blu anvil from Big Blu hammer? Sounds good and I like the shape. Can't find any many reviews. 260lbs, Double horn, Cast Steel, 54HRC, 1 inch Hardy, 5/8 and 1 inch pritchel holes, upset block and side shelf. $1495+ shipLink removed due to no third party or off site sales policy
August 19, 201411 yr Arghh, I am getting so old that I am quoting myself. Here is my take on them in a thread from last year on buying a new anvil. "The Blu anvils are, for lack of a better term, "Hofi-esque", as are many of the hand tools and hammers he sells. One might expect no less from a former Hofi student. Long narrow face, double pike, side shelf, big feet for upsetting stock. Solid cast, but I believe that they may be imported from Eastern Europe, if that matters to you. Dean Curfman always stands behind his products 100%, so it is not junk, and is not priced as junk. He and his staff make most of, and test and use all of the tools that he sells, in his own production shop." Look up Oak Hill Iron to see some of the award winning residential work that they turn out.
August 19, 201411 yr I bought mine earlier this year, and I couldn't be happier with it. The face might not be as hard as a Refflinghaus, but it's nowhere near the price of one either. The face is flat and smooth, the horn is conical instead of swelled and comes out to a pretty small point, and it has a small cutting shelf off to the side. Pritchels and hardy hole go all the way through and do not taper at all. What else would you like to know?
August 20, 201411 yr I used one at the last NCACB meeting at the Oak Hill shop (3rd weekend in March, come next year) and was very happy with it. I really like the narrow face, double horned, and the horn is better than any other European anvil I have seen or worked on. I would highly recommend them for the style and the price.
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