I get a phone call from some guy who just bought a house.  400 yards away is a blacksmith shop riddled with termites, that his wife wants demolished.  Long story short, he gave me this 455 pound columbian!  He also gave me two champion blowers, five huge brand new graphite crucibles, a leg vise, and a colonial stake anvil!

Nice score man, congrats!

I'd love termites, too, if they resulted in that kind of score!  Nice!!

You've certainly built up some good Karma. Nice score.

I'd wade through 3 feet of termites for that kind of score. Nice!

Hearing about scores like this is enough to make a guy in blacksmith tool poor territory like Alaska hate you!

On the other hand it isn't getting hauled to the scrapper so I'll be happy for you and the score. Keep the good vibes working Stuart, congrats.

Frosty The Lucky.

Incredible!  I'd be giddy as a schoolgirl if I ran into a deal like that.

It's surely nice to have a day in the sun! Congrats!

Scott

Hope you left the termites behind when you lugged everything out.  Where can I get some termites to spread around to some old farm buildings?

Kinda proves the saying "1 anvil attracts more anvils". 

lol. anvils do attract anvils, especially if folks within a 300 mile radius KNOW you are seeking them

 

You'll make around $3,000 selling that in your area, so not a bad days work.