March 10, 201511 yr Yes, Hay Budden Brooklyn NY I was using it last Saturday in the blacksmithing class I teach.
March 11, 201511 yr HB made anvils from 10 lb to 800 lb. The weight was stamped in after they were made and weighed.
March 11, 201511 yr Hay Budden made over 300000 anvils; yours is in very excellent shape. Just working hot steel on it will polish the face all it needs. I have an HB I was using tonight: 134# that was stored in an unheated shack near a swamp in Ohio for 50 years. It has fine pitting from condensation over the entire face. The sweet spot is now smooth and shiny just from forging on it. I expect my 165# one will clean up as well with more use---doesn't get carted around to day long forge classes and at home I'm more prone to use my 515# Fisher.
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