Another craigs list anvil

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Ordenrahl

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Good evening folks. For your entertainment, I have another craigs list anvil to present in my search for a blacksmithing anvil.

This one at least looks more like a traditional anvil. It very clearly has a face that is welded on, though I'm not familiar with the curve of the face next to the table. I'm guessing it's for shoeing.

Thoughts? They are asking for $465, it's 144lbs.
ANVIL FOR BLACKSMITHING 144 LBS.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/tls/6068716682.htmlhttp://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/tls/6068716682.html

This is the second time I've seen it listed, which alone would tell me to stay away (anvils go within hours here). I just can't remember what the price was last time it was up.

Thank you,

John.
 
I've pretty much given up on trying to find a decent anvil at a reasonable price on Craigslist. For now I'm using an 18" piece of RR track on end until I bite the bullet and buy something new.
 
I have something like that but I didn't hear about standing it up on end vertically until after a traded half the length to a welder to shape it to an anvil like shape.
 
Ordenrahl said:
I have something like that but I didn't hear about standing it up on end vertically until after a traded half the length to a welder to shape it to an anvil like shape.
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It works pretty good, much better rebound than laying horizontal. I borrowed a base design I saw online and added a piece of 1-1/4" plate to the top that has a one inch hardy hole cut into it that backs up to the back of the track. I have a hardy that has a 2-1/2" round bar mounted on it to do any rounding I need. Not bad for the $60 bucks I have invested. It lets me beat metal until I can find something better.

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Thats a Farriers anvil, Seems in pretty good shape.
Obviously has features optimized for horseshoe work. But for general Smithing, or bladework, nothing wrong with it.
 
I would keep looking. It is fort farrier work, and all the main features are not knife features. All you need is a flat forging surface. The rest is just stuff in your way. Have you looked at buying a smaller new knife anvil? For a little more money than the ones you have found you can get a anvil with the right features.




Heck, you could probably get a big block of 4140 and have it hardened for what people are asking for those old beat up anvils. A rectangular block of steel is just about the perfect anvil for knifemaking. A hole can be drilled in it for hardy tools. You can just use it round, or weld in a square tube to keep the hardies from turning.

A 4X12X12" block of 4140 weighs 163#. Some of the edges can be rounded at different curvatures. You can have it HTed and use all six sides for various forging tasks.
A 4X10X10 block is 112#, and would be great for knife work.
 
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
I would keep looking. It is fort farrier work, and all the main features are not knife features. All you need is a flat forging surface. The rest is just stuff in your way. Have you looked at buying a smaller new knife anvil? For a little more money than the ones you have found you can get a anvil with the right features.




Heck, you could probably get a big block of 4140 and have it hardened for what people are asking for those old beat up anvils. A rectangular block of steel is just about the perfect anvil for knifemaking. A hole can be drilled in it for hardy tools. You can just use it round, or weld in a square tube to keep the hardies from turning.

A 4X12X12" block of 4140 weighs 163#. Some of the edges can be rounded at different curvatures. You can have it HTed and use all six sides for various forging tasks.
A 4X10X10 block is 112#, and would be great for knife work.
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Thank you Stacy,

I contacted a steel supplier and received a quote for a 12x12x4 piece of 4140, along with an annealing service. I tried to explain to the guy I wanted it hardened for use of an anvil but he said it needed to be annealed from torch cutting, otherwise it would be too brittle and break. Me being the rookie I deferred to his judgement.

Anyway, he asked $603.00 including tax which came out to be about $3.75 a pound. Maybe this guy is over charging me, though at 3.75/lb I'm back in used anvil territory.

Here's the quote,
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