Scrambler82 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Hello to all, I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years ! I have been away from the Site for a while, remodeling and getting the new Barn together has taken up a lot of time and effort ! I have been reading a lot on Striking Anvils and have an opinion that a good Striking Anvil needs to be taller than wider. I thought if I ever decided I needed one I would look for a block of rectangular steel in the 4-5" X 10-12" area and approximately 15" or more in length. Above is just my thoughts, feel free to comment. My question is, size aside, "Is it better to have a wider or narrower piece of steel for the striking area and just how large is too big vs too small in length" ? I know... How big does an anvil need to be ! Everyone is different and we all get the size we think is correct but I guess What I am after , "Is there an optimum size for a home made Striking Anvil" ? Thanks ahead of time for your opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Yes there is an optimum size---totally based on what *YOU* will be doing and how *YOU* will be doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 1 hour ago, ThomasPowers said: Yes there is an optimum size---totally based on what *YOU* will be doing and how *YOU* will be doing it. Or in other words, what will you be making on it? will you be using hardies? top tools? Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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