I think I may have picked up 2 or 3 anvils today.  Of course there is work to be done, but I think I can turn this into at least two anvils, most likely more.

Looks like a good start.    Did you have to use both hands to move it? 

Only two fingers, on the forklift control.  It weighs 240 pounds exactly.

3 80# pieces minus the kerfs.   When I was hunting a big anvil I learned to call ahead and ask auctioneers "how many people it took to lift it?"  A lot of the LARGE ANVILS were 1 person lifters, some were 2  person lifters and when they just laughed and said they used a forklift/tractor/FWL/other powered lifters I said "I'll be there!"   Never did buy any large anvils that way though; too many $$$; so I developed the TPAAAT and got a couple 400+ pound anvils cheap.

8 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

3 80# pieces minus the kerfs.  

 That's kinda what I was thinkin'.   I was wondering what would happen if I took 2 twelve inch pieces on edge, welded together,  and welded my 3/4" x 4" x 12" to them as a face. I could come up with about 110 pounds of nice flat steel, to beat on.  But welding all that together, the power bill would probably break me.

Your sweet spot would be pretty small and it would be quite noisy.  I might go with all 3 pieces on edge and stagger the middle one so you can weld a cross piece on one end  where the gap was for a 3/4" hardy hole and make a bit of a horn on the other end where it stuck out a bit.

However; it's your stuff and you can dowhat you think would work best for you!

13 hours ago, ThomasPowers said:

  I might go with all 3 pieces on edge and stagger the middle one so you can weld a cross piece on one end  where the gap was for a 3/4" hardy hole and make a bit of a horn on the other end where it stuck out a bit.

 

That sounds like a good idea.