Christian Nada Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 No makers mark anywhere, 277LB 126KG Weld seems goes up the back too the top plate, The hardened plate is about 3/4 an inch thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I see no evidence of a hardened face plate, which should be visible in a different texture on the face, and a demarcation line inside the hardy hole or at the heel. That is not a weld line, it is a casting seam, and a poor one at that. You sir, have a classic ASO. Not a real anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatfudd Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 It could be an ASO, does it ring when struck, does it have a decent rebound? Where are you located? It could also be cast steel because the horn is too well formed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 3 hours ago, John McPherson said: I see no evidence of a hardened face plate, which should be visible in a different texture on the face, and a demarcation line inside the hardy hole or at the heel. That is not a weld line, it is a casting seam, and a poor one at that. Not saying the anvil here in question here is a Soderfors, but Soderfors are some of the best makes of anvils out there and many of them meet your description you mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Black Frog said: Soderfors are some of the best makes of anvils out there Almost as good as a Mousehole, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 ...that's funny! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 What does the bottom look like? Where is it at? The anvil pool differs a bit if you are in India vs Mexico and we have over 100 different countries participating here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Welcome to the forum, to get the best out of it I suggest reading this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Nada Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 It's located in the pacific northwest. It is not an ASO, it has a hardened plate and has outstanding rebound & ring, I've used cheapy modern day anvils and this one blows them out of the water with sound and rebound. I high lighted a picture where you can see the strike plate joinery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Mm ... In previous photos the face plate seemed obvious, on this one not so much. i don't know. Inconclusive I say. Yet if you say good ring and rebound, then that's what it is. it seems it has not seen much work, and the damage on the face is more from corrosion than hammers. Just use it and hit hot steel on it. Time will tell. Best of luck ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Am I imagining a vague letter or two on the side? Looks almost like a C and H. Have you tried a chalk dusting? I'm no anvil expert but it looks like it would do all you ask of it. It needs work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I like it actually, has a nice robust shape to it. And one advantage too ... no need to fall in the tempation of "restoring" it. Nothing there to weld! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I would be happy to be proven wrong. Polish one inch of that transition area and do a mild acid etch: vinegar will work. If there is an abrupt change in grain structure, then you are indeed lucky. In twenty years of looking at anvils, I have never found an totally unmarked casting that was actually made with a steel face plate. Maybe you lucked upon a Swedish anvil with no visible makers mark. Maybe a real craftsman at a small foundry turned out great work after hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Nada Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 So a little backstory, So the company I work for has been around for 70+ years give or take a decade. We used to be mostly a salvage company. We had 5 acres + shop space. Idk about 30 years ago we got a hold of a truck (like a 20-foot shipping container) Full of anvils. They're all sold and gone a long long time ago But this one has been in the back of my shop since I've worked there someone set it aside for shop use. But before they did that it sat in the yard for 20 years getting weathered. I'll take some different pictures maybe grab the wire wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daswulf Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 John Brooks? Yeah, look up John Brooks anvils. Apparently there are a few posts on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 A relatively early John Brooks, then. Not an ASO. Never seen one without raised lettering. I have worked on, and refurbished more recent solid cast Brooks, with a much thicker heel, and raised lettering. Great anvils, all that I have encountered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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