Bided for a mini anvil ( paper weight) on Ebay and was out bided ended up going for around $55 so then I thought get off the computer get out the shed and make your own.So here is my model of a pw 6 inches long 2and 3/8 high 3/4 across the face. Made in two sections, after reading Richard Postman`s Anvils in America,top is tool steel bottom is mild steel,wife thinks I got too much time on my hands.

Did you forge the parts, or machine them?  Either way, nice job.

That's pretty cool. Just out of curiosity how much did it end up weighing?

Love that you even put in handling holes.

Thanks guys the top section was made out of 1 and3/8 crow bar forged to face width then rough cut to shape and a lot of grinding and filing.bottom was made from one inch square mild steel upset to two inches at base and also on top followed by more grinding and filing, no machining was done.The anvil was heat treated hoping it would ring not for use.It weighs 1pound 9.5 ounces or 720g

Nice little anvil! And your wife is probably right

Nice little anvil! And your wife is probably right

​She will really start to worry if I start marking mini hammers

But how high does a ball bearing bounce off it?

Naw, those make sense, for your elves(the little helpers) they can then come at night and do beautiful work for which you can claim credit.

If you're gonna make mini hammers you'll have to make a forge too

Nice job Stan!  Now all you need to do is either stamp, or engrave your name, the weight, and year/serial number on it. 

That is some seriously nice work, looks just like my PW's little bitty brother.

Needs a hardy shank 

honestly if you decided to make these and sell em pm me id be interested and like biggundoc said you need a mark on these and weight  , i saw the ones on ebay but yours is way more detailed anyways great work mate

That is just awesome.

Wives are almost always right!  I think it is GREAT!  In about a five to ten pound version with light forging hammers it would be a great jewelers forging setup!  In case you need some new ideas!

wow,can I get one?

Thanks for the comments, I would like to make a bigger one sometime when I get the right size tool steel but as far as selling the amount of time spent wouldn't match the price.If someone had a better equipped shop it could work.Biggundoc idea of making them is good just got to work out how maybe Ian got some mini stamps  Imagine an anvil stamped 0-0-1.5 

Impressive!

0-0-1.5 hahaha really good job mate, does need makers mark and date. Top shelf.

Thats really cool, definatly beats the paper weight anvils I see on Ebay. 

GREAT JOB 11 now price per gram is what

i got dibs on first one