It’s December 19, 2025, and this thread dates back more than twelve years.

Richard Postman, author of Anvils in America, passed away three years ago. Our publishing house, Artisan Ideas—specialized in books for metalsmiths—has obtained the rights from Richard’s family to republish this encyclopedic work. We are about ten days away from receiving stock from the printer.

We have kept the retail price at $95, the same price Richard charged when he was selling the book himself three years ago.

Someone earlier in this thread remarked that the book should be updated. That observation was correct—but the updates will come from the community, not from the publisher. The book is already enormous, at over 550 pages, and in Richard’s final printings he encountered binding failures due to its size. For that reason, we chose not to add additional chapters.

Instead, we are creating a dedicated “Errata Corrige and Addendum” section on the ArtisanIdeas.com website, devoted exclusively to the anvils covered in Anvils in America. This will be a traditional addendum—no discussions or comments—containing verified corrections, updates, and high-quality photographs submitted by blacksmiths and collectors. In other words, the book will continue to grow through the knowledge of its readers.

This section will be live by mid-January 2026. A link to it will appear on the book’s description page on the Artisan Ideas website, along with instructions for submitting material.

We greatly appreciate any verified information or high-quality photos you can contribute to help keep Richard Postman’s work alive.

Jim Blaho
Editor, Artisan Ideas

Mod note: this post was originally a comment on a different thread in this section. It has been moved to its own topic for greater visibility, especially since it was originally made just before Christmas 2025 and apparently got lost in the shuffle.