Eyesenish Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) hi guys new here,ive been wanting to start blacksmithing for years now and finally bought myself an anvil,its a 1854-1975 mouse hole anvil with this written on it " M&H armitage mouse hole forge 1.0.13" so if im right and did my homework it should be 125lbs anyways just wondering if i got a good deal on this or if i overpaid(lol really wanted an anvil) got the set of tongs for free but paid 350$CDN for the anvil btw im from quebec canada anyways here the pics i cleaned her up with the metal brush that goes on the drill then oiled it with a little extra engine oil i had laying around Edited April 22, 2015 by Eyesenish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Looks good to me. Price is decent. My personal favorite anvil type. The only real issue will be how much of the original steel is left above the wrought iron body. Finding a mouse hole in that good shape with out major problems is a stroke of great fortune. I have two on the floor of my garage at the moment that will need major repair before use. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesenish Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) great thanks! i tested the ring and rebound when i bought it ,stills rings and rebound seems decent,theres not much dents on top mostly just busted up corners on one side the other is fine though Edited April 22, 2015 by Eyesenish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan the blacksmith Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 that's a real score. Not many mouse holes over here on the prairies that I've found. anvils like that are worth 5 bucks a pound. I really want to fine one some time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesenish Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 yeah kinda proud of my purchase here just made another good one today though, i got a 60lbs leg vise for 20 bucks the only thing is that it was rusted preatty bad and the screw was jammed but i got to loose it and finally got that part out and now im trying to part out the rest to restore it fully,ill post pics when i geta chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Eyesenish,I recently received a copy of Anvils of America written by Richard Postman. Included with the book was another book named Mousehole Forge. Since A of A was a gift, I don't know if it was included as a free book by the giver or was purchased. It is a full-sized paper bound book, of 108 pages, that goes into the most fantastic detail about the history of the Mousehole Forge in England and the anvils. Wonderful reading. You might try to locate a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesenish Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 great! thanks bud ill order one this week once i get my paychek (spent too much this week) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 In looking at some of the Mousehole anvil pictures in Postman's book, Mousehole Forge, you have a very nice specimen there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesenish Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 sweet ,c'ant wait to try her out to see what it felt like to use tools of the good old days just need to set up my forge now and finish restoring that vise of course, ill work on that tomorrow morning though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesenish Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 leg vise is done as well now need to do the forge heres the link to the vise http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/42027-unknown-leg-vise/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steevo99 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 WOW, The MH anvil is an exact match to the one I have. Looks identical, same condition except for the teapot on the end of the bick. I bet you'll have that dressed in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesenish Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 sweet post pics if you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesenish Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) reviving an old post of my anvil here havent even had the time to use it yet been so busy lately but today i had a little time to dress the horn back to its normal state( no more tea pot) and resquared the mushroomed edges of the cutting table,altough i didnt touch the top and i wont its clean enough as is and i dont want to screw it up so anyways heres the pics of it now Edited October 31, 2015 by Eyesenish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 That old Mousehole looks great. You did well with cleaning up the horn and table and were very wise to leave the face alone. It's in fine shape as is for forging. Enjoy it.BTW, were you ever able to get hold of Postman's Mousehole Forge book by purchase or loan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesenish Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 nah not yet but i actually forgot about that, altough now that you reminded me im gonna order one right now just ordered it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesenish Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Finally used it after owning it for 6 years lol had to take a pic so here it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Better late the. Never! Also nice looking stand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesenish Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 4 hours ago, TWISTEDWILLOW said: Better late the. Never! Also nice looking stand! thanks bud my brother in law made it hes a welder by trade. its preatty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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