Anyone know anything about Schulz anvils? It's listed at 280#, has a double step to the horn, 2 round holes in back (one small) and a hardy hole in front with a small ?table? on the right. Looks cast. If it is OK I can post the CL link.

I noticed that anvil as well. My cousin and I couldn't find anything about the maker, though we wondered if it wasn't a version of the rhino anvils. 

Direct links to others ads are not allowed, but there was only one photo with the listing in Spokane, Washington. 280 pounds for $850 seems steep for an unknown maker, I would want to test it in person before I reached for my wallet.

Edited April 3, 201511 yr by John McPherson

I don't like the step but if it has good rebound, 280# is pretty decent for 3$ a pound...  I would rather have a Refflinghaus, or a Peddinghaus but they run 6-8$ a pound...  Some people really like steps, I use mine some but would be just as happy with out one.  If I had the money and needed a big shop anvil I would definitely go check it out.  Doesn't hurt to look.

Weren't Schultz anvils used on Hogan's Heroes?  

 

On 4/4/2015 at 1:58 PM, BIGGUNDOCTOR said:

Weren't Schultz anvils used on Hogan's Heroes?  

Yes, better than a Fisher even, when around one in use, "I HEAR NOTHING."

Frosty The Lucky.

So did you go look at it, did it have decent rebound, do you have a new anvil???  Enquiring Minds want to know???

The advertisement was pulled the day after I first posted. But, it is up again. I gave them a call and was told it was made locally by a gentleman named Gene Schulz. It appears to be sand cast and milled. The person I talked with said it was steel. But....you know how that goes sometimes. If I get the chance, and it is still available, I'll check the rebound,

Edited April 17, 201511 yr by Bo T
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A thread on the design & making of the anvil:

http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=27056

 

 

Update:

I ended up with that anvil.  Good looking piece with nice ring.  Hasn't been used enough yet to see if it has negatives.

I didn't have any large bearing balls to test with but an 11/32" dia ball from 24" bounces back to 17" and from 36" bounces to about 26"  Indication is that the material (listed as a proprietary stainless steel) isn't bad/brittle---but it'll take a lot more blows to tell the whole tale.

At this point, it doesn't look like a boat anchor...

Will. K.

Thanks for the link-that was really interesting.

Kozzy,

A pretty good price for a new(essentially) anvil of that size. Let us know how things turn out.