Joe Welch Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 can anyone here help with an age of a hay budden 130 lb anvil serial #184994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Should be 1911. We like pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Welch Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 This Anvil for as long as i can remember sat in the corner of my father in laws body shop . It was there when he took it over from previous owner . there is some edge damage and the horn and shelf have some damage . nearly cried when i seen the feet drilled for lag bolts to mount it still has lots of ring and rebound and i am in the process of cleaning it up, and making a new base for it. joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Welcome Joe, a very nice looking HB you have, with what looks like minor damage from just honest work. Hope you have read about the dangers of ruining an anvil by welding or grinding on the face. A cup wire wheel on an angle grinder will clean it up just fine and hot steel hammered will polish up the face. I wouldn't worry over the drilled feet, I've seen many like that and it doesn't hurt the usefulness or value. BTW: if you will edit your profile to show your location, you may be surprised how many members are near you and some answers are location dependent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Welch Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 thanks for the info guys im only planing on wire wheel to remove the caked on crud from years of being in a body shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Yes, very nice anvil in deed! Still in beautiful condition with a couple little chips just to prove she's been around the block. I'd say it should serve you well for a few more centuries... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Hammer Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Great anvil Joe. If you search the forum you'll see that many search for a decent anvil for a long time and end up having to pay hundreds of dollars for them. It sounds like you got yours for free and the "damage" you site isn't really anything to be concerned about. Horns of anvils were hammered dull on the point so that blacksmiths weren't constantly getting poked by the sharp point as they moved around the anvil working. The shelf more times than not has heavy use because, well, better to mark up the shelf than the face. Your shelf is in better shape than mine. Like others have said, don't take an angle grinder to it or have the face squared up and flattened. This takes years of life and hard steel off the face. Just use it as it is and look at the dings and things to the edges as testimony of good use by many blacksmiths that have been the caretaker before you. You are just the latest caretaker of it and will pass it on to another blacksmith someday. Clean her up with a wire wheel on an angle grinder, some soap & water after that, and then coat her with rust preventative like clean motor oil or boiled linseed oil, then get working hot metal on her. You scored a great anvil there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Welch Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Thanks for the replies im looking forward to the journey as anvil care taker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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