Strine Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Somewhere in Switzerland or at least Europe the roads are lined with anvils. Please put me out of my misery does anyone know where this might be. Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P. Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Somewhere in Switzerland or at least Europe the roads are lined with anvils. Please put me out of my misery does anyone know where this might be. Ta Actually, it is only the one road, and it leads to a house made of sweeties. Apparently the old woman who lives there is not particularly friendly. You have been warned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Is this a joke, or is there a place where there are a lot of anvils laying around over in Europe? Or is a blacksmithing fairytale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mende Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Well, in the old communist countries. ., the ones with a lot of rural areas. . .It would be relatively easy to get quite a few very very old and very used anvils. If you;re lucky ..you could also find some very heavy industrial cast steel anvils. . if you know where to look ( i don;t .. but i think i know some people who know some people ..) the majority of anvils are under 70 kilos ( ~ 150 pounds ) and are very used. .and have a saddle shape going on, the predominant styles are the austrian type, stake anvils and czech and german copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strine Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 And what is the name of the town Dan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P. Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Er, it's not in a town. It's in a forest... also made of sweeties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMBO420 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Candyland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunkriv Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 There IS a town somewhere in Europe with a museum of blacksmithing and a big pyramid of anvils as I recall, maybe even some lining a road. Don't remember which country and a websearch has brought me nothing. I HAVE seen pictures but searching through my piles of newsletters ( I used to be an editor, have hundreds of newsletters from all over the US and Canada) would just be crazy :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P. Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 In reality, I know a man who has, as I remember, twelve anvils lining his drive. Yes, they were for sale, but at the time, no, the back of the Polo was not a suitable place for transporting them, and these days I can't make the drive (around 4 hrs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P. Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 There IS a town somewhere in Europe with a museum of blacksmithing and a big pyramid of anvils as I recall, maybe even some lining a road. I'm sure someone's memory will be jogged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Dan, are you willing to reveal the location? MY parents live to the NW of London.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mende Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 If there was such a place it would be in the central or eastern Europe. .. Czech Republic, rural Romania, Moldavia, Russia ( rural areas ) etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P. Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Dan, are you willing to reveal the location? MY parents live to the NW of London.. Sadly not, as it is a private home. I'm sure you understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I agree With mende, poland would be a good place to look or Czech rep. they have a verry good blacksmithing tradition, my old blacksmithing teacher used to go there to by custom cast iron fire pots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Sadly not, as it is a private home. I'm sure you understand. I understand completely :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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