masonred Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I have seen a brian Brazeal anvil (the rectangle type with different surfaces on a thin edge) on the internet. Can these be found and what might the cost be of new or used? Making one would be relatively straight forward or would it? What type of steel is used for those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 That is something that you make yourself. I believe Brian used just mild steel plate, but I could be wrong there. If you could get hold of something medium carbon it will be better, but harder to grind to shape. Just grind away with a angle grinder and some coarse discs, then finish up with finer flap wheels. If you are starting out, just use the edge of the plate as-is, and develop the shapes as you see the need. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 At my local scrapyard it would run you 20 US cents a pound. Did you go over the "Improvised Anvil Thread" for a bunch of suggestions on DIY anvils? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 This one is 110 pounds @.31 cents a pound. All I did was forge a small bick for one of the holes & carve a notch in the stump with my chain saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I've said it before and I'll say it again: Dozers are built out of improvised anvils! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronAlchemy Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Brian's anvil design is for use with a striker. They are intentionally made from mild steel so that they are soft when struck by missed blows and can easily be dressed when abused. They are mounted lower than a conventional anvil to allow for the height of top tooling over a hardie tool. They are not really for general use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I was under the impression that the OP was referring to the improvised anvil along the lines of the photo Irondragon posted, with 3 different profiles ground in- 1 as presented, slight radius on the edges, 1 rounded as a broad fuller, and 1 as (I think) a bevel like a butcher. I know Brian also made much use of his striking anvil, that Iron Alchemy referred to. Both are good examples of improvised anvils. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonred Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Stash, correct the 2-3 inch wide by 10 inches square, not the stricker version. I'm using a small piece of RR track so this type would weigh more and hopefully be within my starting budget. I don't plan to make sword or other large items, just hooks, leaves, crosses and hooks etc. All with smaller than 3/8 or or perhaps 1/2 material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 So just set it up like in Irondragon's photo and use it like that until you decide to modify. Make yourself a portable hole for hardie tools and you are good to go. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Anvilfire has some illustrations of a plate as anvil with the some shapes carved in the edges. Unfortunately Jock gets persnickety if we link to him.he considers it theft of bandwidth instead of free advertising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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