Swampsurveyor Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 My names Greg and as my screen name indicates, my profession is Land Surveyor. I live in S/W Alabama. My son and I have been flattening metal, sometimes in the resemblance of a knife or hooks, for about a year now. We have been using an old piece of RR rail that my son cut/ground into the rough shape of an anvil. This morning I purchased our first real anvil at an Estate Sale. It's a Hay Budden, approximately 85-125 #. (Haven't weighed it yet or found where it is marked. Research for later.) My son doesn't know about it yet. He's in San Antonio. He just finished Air Force BMT (basic training) and is waiting to go to his tech school. (It's in Pensacola so he'll be home on weekends as much as he can when he gets there.) Missed out on a post vise at the sale, so I'll have to keep my eyes open yet. Found this site researching anvils this morning trying to figure out what a good price was. Paid $300. Two other gentleman were there and had differences of opinion on whether that was a good price or not. Neither needed it so I picked it up. As it beats a piece of rail and it will let me and my son pound metal together, I thought it was a great price. Anyway, sorry for rambling. Looking forward to spending too much time on this site. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Good morning, and welcome to IFI! Please READ THIS FIRST, add your location to your profile settings, and put some photos of your anvil in the Anvils section of the forum. Lots of folks here who can give good advice on just about anything smithing-related; just make sure to do your reading first so that you can ask informed questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampsurveyor Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 10-4. Updated my profile. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Welcome aboard Greg. A reasonable price on an anvil = what someone is willing to pay for it. Around $3.lb doesn't sound unreasonable to me depending on condition with the way anvils are going more recently. Plus it's a tool that should last you a lifetime ( and probably a few more) so there's that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 San Antonio New Mexico is just about 15 miles from my northern house! He at White Sands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampsurveyor Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 @Daswulf Thnaks, and yea, i had heard they were going for $4-5/lb, so I thought $3/lb wasn't bad and they are getting harder to come by. It's in good shape and he'll be thrilled we got one. @Thomas Powers. No. He's in San Antonio, Texas. That's where the Air Force does their basic training. They don't have multiple "Forts" for basic like the Army does. He's finishing up there this week before shipping out to his next "adventure". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Drat I have friends working out near the Trinity Site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Welcome aboard Greg, glad to have you. Sounds like a good deal unless there's a problem with it. It all depends on condition, location and what you're willing to pay. We LOVE pics, how about getting off to a good start and posting some pics of your new anvil? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Welcome Greg. If you haven't done so you might want to touch base with a local group. Check out alaforge.org. Under the Contact Us, tab you can find other info. Looks like the Bayou group is close to you. If you ever get up north visit us in Athens, 4th Sat. of every month. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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