January 9, 200917 yr I cut the horn and heel off of a 120 lb anvil to make a cuttlers anvil . I was wondering if I could reattach them some how ... I was thinking maybe some wood screws so I won't have to get it reheat treated. brad
January 9, 200917 yr JB weld aught to do it. Actually I'd be tempted to weld the horn and heal together and let folk wonder. Frosty
January 9, 200917 yr Some double sided tape might work. Weld a hardy on e'm and you could use the horn like a cone mandrel.
January 9, 200917 yr Instead of double-side tape, get some strips of adhesive backed Velcro. That way you would have a convertible. Don
January 9, 200917 yr Was it really necessary to cut it up? Looks like it was in decent shape. Not that it really matters, it's yours and you can do what you want with it, just wondering, that's all. welder19
January 9, 200917 yr Good Morning All What is a cuttlers anvil and how is it used? It is very elegant. -grant
January 10, 200917 yr Author Ohhh the velcro ... sounds good ! I could cut up some other anvils and velcro the parts together to mix and match. But I alslo like the cone idea It should be in decent shape it was new. It was cheaper to cut up a small anvil then to have a pattern made, cast, machined, and heat treated. It was also instructive to see how nice the grain structure was in the heel, which took some serious blows with a ten lb sledge to snap off even after cutting 2/3 of the way through with a zip disk. So I can rest easy knowing that my 600 lb anvil will never break. brad
January 10, 200917 yr don't think a 600 lb would break..... i have a 500 lb that's snapped off right at the hardy, some people can break an anvil with a rubber hammer!
January 10, 200917 yr i think hot glue gun is the way ta go ... when ya want to change it just warm it up with a propane torch.......
January 12, 200917 yr Out of curiosity, why not leave the anvil as it was and use it for forging blades? Was it purely a desire to have an anvil with a certain look or is there a functional reason to go with that design? Take a look at the website for Henry Taylor carving tools. They show several images of their cutlers anvil in use. Their cutlers anvil has a dove tail cut in the face so that special tooling could be wedge there for making bolsters and other shapes for specialized carving tools. I am pretty sure this anvil does have a short horn. Welcome to Henry Taylor Tools Limited Patrick
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