sidesaddle queen Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 i really like it.. has a nice sound .. it is 70 -75 lbs.. i have not picked it up that is what jim , the owner told me,, thanks for the info!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidesaddle queen Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 what does it mean about the metal composition when an anvil description states the horn is for use with hot metal only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 The body and horn of the anvil are cast iron, with a tool steel face plate. If you do heavy work on the horn, or tail you will break them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Along with hot metal is softer than cold so hammering cold will dent/mar the unhardened horn. Some of the older anvil horns are wrought iron which is softer than the hardened steel face. Farriers have a tendency to adjust shoes cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Adjusting shoes cold on the anvil face will generally show after a while with edge damage on BOTH sides, rather than the more typical off side damage of general smithing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidesaddle queen Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 this description was on a new anvil.. i had never seen that before.. some of the the other anvils on that site didn't say that.. does that mean all old anvil horns should not be used for cold forging?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Sort of depends on how the old anvil was made and how much, how intense the cold forging would be. You do see old anvils with missing horns and I have a Vulcan that had the horn broken off when a student was setting a rivet cold, (Gift from the Fine Arts Instructor when I replaced the very abused Vulcan with a mint Swedish cast steel one.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidesaddle queen Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 okay, thanks.. i never thought about the horn being different than the face... learn something every time i visit!! JHCC , i do not own the vulcan. anvil . it is borrowed from a dear friend,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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