Scruffylookingnerfherder Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Hello again. I am currently using an Anvil Shaped Object to forge, and I am looking to upgrade. Does anyone have experience or know if the anvil in the link would be a good anvil? I am mostly forging smallish knives at the moment. Thanks! http://oldworldanvils.com/anvils/4x4-stake-anvil.html Scruffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Ayup, stake anvils have been in use for thousands of years lots of blades are made every day on worse examples. If you buy one, tell Bob Frosty says hi. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffylookingnerfherder Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Unfortunately, the scrap yards around here only buy and recycle steel, they don't sell it to anyone. That's why I originally bought an anvil from harbor freight. There are a few steel shops I could call, however, to see if they sell scraps. Is there a specific type of steel I should ask for, or will any carbon or tool steel work? Does it need to be heat treated? Thanks, Scruffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 3 hours ago, Scruffylookingnerfherder said: Is there a specific type of steel I should ask for, or will any carbon or tool steel work? Does it need to be heat treated? Thanks, 4340, 4140,1045, just to name a couple. I would choose a 4XXX over a 1045 drop, if you had the choice. Those are just a few of the common ones a machine shop might have. You don't have to have it heat treated, it would hold up better if properly heat treated, but if it was me, I'm cheap, and so I wouldn't bother heat treating it. Hot steel is hopefully softer than a cold 4140 anvil! Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Rail yards, fabrication shops, machine shops, heavy equipment repair shops, train repair depos... a1" shank bolt, a 3 or 4 way draw bar with a solid shank, heavy equipment axle, train coupler, piece of rail, granite cobble10-20# sledge hammer head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 My local scrapyard was selling appx 4x8x8" chunks of steel for US$16 about 72 pounds; If you are ever down my way, let me know and I'll take you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffylookingnerfherder Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 19 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: My local scrapyard was selling appx 4x8x8" chunks of steel for US$16 about 72 pounds; If you are ever down my way, let me know and I'll take you there. Thanks for the offer! We do occasionally travel down to Albequerque, but that's not exactly close to El Paso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 My scrap yard is about an hour south of Albuquerque and a few miles from my central New Mexico place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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