My dad worked in the mining industry, and he brought this H&L Tooth adapter home somewhere around 25 years ago.  It's for very large excavating machinery.  I'm sure he brought it home to use for forging and blacksmithing purposes, but he never got around to using it.  I decided to bring it home with me this weekend.  I haven't weighed it, but it feels like it weighs around 60 pounds, and it's forged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like it will serve you well. It's got lots of possibilities as an anvil and swage block.

Yeah, I like the narrow tips.  Almost like the horn of an anvil.

Wow that a beaut of an improvised anvil!

Ooh NICE! I'm feeling improvised anvil envy, whodathunkdat?

I'd love a chance to use it for a while, I'm sure there features I don't see.

Frosty The Lucky.

Glad you guys like it.  I'm certainly looking forward to using it, especially since it belonged to my dad.  I'm most certain he would be happy to see me getting some use out of it.  Eventually, I'll have to make some kind of stand or holder for it.

Nice !!----anvil....swage......mandrel........I need one  !!

Very cool. A stand that could hold it in many different positions would be great, to maximize the number of useable forging surfaces and shapes.

I agree.