Gerald Boggs Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Here's a anvil for 1784 It was in a book titled "Persian Steel, the Tanavoli Collection" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Wow that's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmercier Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 We dont decorate and treat our tools with the same reverence that people used to. One of these days i'm going to work on making myself my own anvil, and it's going to be decorated to the max. A tool can be a piece of artwork, and some of the old leg vices, stump anvils (like the above one) and anvils iv'e seen in books are gorgeous, but were also jsut as functional. If we're all metal artisans, why not have artistic tools? =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeatGuy Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Is that Parviz Tanavoli? if it is he is an increadible artist. I built a bronze base for one of his sculptures. I have tried to get him interested in blacksmithing as some of his cast work shares similar themes to some of my chased work. He is a very interesting and also quite approachable for such an illustrious artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 looks nice!! maybe we should start a decorate your tools contest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Boggs Posted February 8, 2008 Author Share Posted February 8, 2008 No NeatGuy it isn't. This is a photo of a anvil made in 1784. It's from a book on Persian steel. Most of the stuff shown is pretty old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 craftsmen made wood working tools of old were sometimes very elaboratly decorated also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Stegmeier Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 The quality of the tools that a craftsman made and maintained in his shop spoke of the over all quality of his work. In our post modern, post Christian world, everything is disposable. A low price, beats a high price every time. Tools along with everything else are designed to break, and need to be replaced so there is a continuing market for new product... YUCK the man that invented "planned obsolescence" should have been taken behind the building and horse whipped, not given a promotion... And sadly all we have available now is cheap xxxx, because that is all most people are willing to buy... Have a nice day, and please shop again... ;-) Sorry hot button topic with me;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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