Sovereigntf Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 I was left this 165lb Hay Budden anvil with a homemade stake. I’m looking to sell it, but I know nothing about anvils. It clearly had some wear to the top (looks like a welded on plate) and a depression in the horn. I’m located on the New York border. Would it be worth a restore to sell? Or should it be sold as-is? Any help would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 So are you in Canada or the USA? Unfortunately that anvil has massive damage to the face with large parts of the hardened plate that is the working part of an anvil missing. It's a tricky and expensive repair to make often costing more than an anvil in better shape would cost. If you are a skilled welder and have access to the proper rods and tools to do the job CORRECTLY, (search on: Robb Gunther and Karl Schuler Anvil Restoration for the gold standard method); then it will bring more repaired. However repaired anvils often go cheap as it's hard for the buyer to know if it was done RIGHT and so the price reflects that. As is; I would not pay over US$100 for it; (for the horn and hardy hole); but would advise a no anvil newbie to go perhaps US$1 a pound. In undamaged condition it would be $3 and up a pound here in the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovereigntf Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 43 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: No use to quote what we just read. Thanks for the reply, Thomas. I have welders in my family, though none that specialize in anvil repair, so I’d have to see what they think. I’m in Canada, but it’s actually a shorter and more profitable trip for me to sell it in the US if I deliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 OK; New York State also has borders with other states in the USA so it was a bit ambiguous. Run the Anvil Restoration method past the welders and don't forget to factor in the cost of the preheat and abrasives. I was lucky enough to take my damaged anvils to an anvil repair day hosted by an ABANA affiliate and so had to pay only for the consumables---very lucky as it was a 400# anvil. A much smaller anvil that had face milled too thin to use took 5 hours of work by a highly trained welder, (He teaches it at a local college), using industrial rated equipment. That can become a very nice usable anvil; but the work and consumables will cost. 165 is a good standard size for a shop anvil and several famous smiths used that size their entire career. What does the top of the stake look like? Ball stakes have a fairly good market with SCA armourers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovereigntf Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 27 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: No use to quote what we just read. Stake seems to be made with a ball bearing. It’s around 3” in diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Yup probably do better selling it as an armour stake; you might inquire over at the armourarchive.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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