![]() ![]() The fact that so many survive today is a testament to the quality of their construction methods. There are numerous British and American makers that used this method and it makes a superb anvil. These anvils have a forged wrought iron body with a steel face welded to the top. The oldest construction method of the bunch. If anyone has issue with me using their image please let me know so I can take it down. If you have an anvil that looks similar to the ones I’ve shown then please post them here so that we can use images from forum members. All rights go to their respective owners. Some are even better than a “real” anvil for one reason or another.Īlso I’d like to make it very clear that this guide is aimed at newcomers to the craft and not seasoned smiths.Īlso I’d like to note I’ve copied these images from the internet. "Real" anvils are usually very expensive (your location in the world makes a big difference) not to mention relatively rare and hard to find.Īll too often I see posts on forums or Facebook where a new smith has spent all of their spare cash because they “HAD” to have an anvil.Ī large sledge hammer head, a section of rail track mounted vertically (more mass under the hammer) or any large chunk of scrap steel will make a perfectly serviceable anvil. This is a very long read so go get a nice beverage and settle in - we seem to have a number of folks getting into blacksmithing at the minute and this is a post I wrote out some years ago for another forum that people have found helpful in the past so I thought I'd post it here too.įirst of all I want to make it very clear that if you’re just starting out in blacksmithing you DO NOT NEED a “London Pattern anvil” to start hitting hot metal on. That one is as nice as you will see.Ok chaps - I can't for the life of me remember if I ever posted this here before so mods please feel to move/ remove as necessary. Posted 12:34 (#6486276 - in reply to #6481165) Subject: RE: Large anvil?įor a good Peter Wright, $10 a pound is not out of line. He could pour aluminum anvils every day for people who just want to look at them. (The Last Samurai ) was one I can remember. I have a neighbor who's business is casting and pouring both bronze and aluminum replica om Early Spanish types all the way through the Civil War. It also had 2 attachments that fit into the square hole on the anvil. I bought a 100 pounder for $250 on a farm sale a couple years ago. If people pay good money to just sit in living room, someone needs to make a mold to pour some concrete ones. Have no idea how it got broke or where the horn is. These are not cheap but a lot of the used ones are in bad shape and priced too high. Posted 00:40 (#6482581 - in reply to #6480963) Subject: RE: Large anvil?Ĭentaur Forge has new ones. If you google search Renato Muskovic Anvil you might get some contact info. There’s a semi local guy that made a mold and gets large blacksmith anvils made. Stab in the dark but a new real steel anvil might be 4 times that price. Posted 23:01 (#6482515 - in reply to #6481922) Subject: RE: Large anvil?Īnvils that sell new for around $1/pound will be cast iron and not highly sought after by a blacksmith. listed 355$ A local auction has a couple (Chupp Auctions ) Shipshewana, Indiana had a 450lb one listed and a smaller one can't find the add. Last two sales I went to, there were a 150 and a 200+ pounder, and both went over $800 to women who were going to put them in their living room or sell them to someone else to put them in their living room. While in the hospital last summer my smaller one grew legs and disappeared. There are lots of antique shops that have one or 2 sitting around. I've been looking for years, there're around, but they usually bring way more than I'm willing to spend. Posted 16:37 (#6481520 - in reply to #6480963) Subject: RE: Large anvil?Ĭouple years back I stopped at a junk store north of Waco Tx on I35, he had two nice Abilene 100 pounders for $100 each. but it doesn't mean he will sell it at that price. Seller can ask anything he wants on craigslist. They usually bring $500-700 at auctions around here. Here's one that is not too far from me that weighs 291# ![]()
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