Improvised anvil?

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dalr753

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Hey guys I was hoping you could give some ideas for an anvil. it doesnt need to do much more than work for putting a bit of curve in a blade, straightening etc. any ideas? i tried to find a good rock but none would work right. the only one i know of is the piece of railroad track but have no idea
how to get a piece.
 
My anvil is a 4x4x18 piece of 4130 I think.... Used Japanese Cutler style. I first forged with an 8# sledge hammer head in a 5gal bucket of concrete. Go to a junkyard and find a chunk of steel, take it to a local machine shop or technical school and have them cut it square on a horizontal saw. Shouldn't cost you more than $30-40 tops. Radius the edges and there ya go.
 
My first anvil was a 28" piece of rail set on end. I found it along the tracks after they replaced the rail a few summers ago.

If you've got RR tracks nearby, take a walk, you never know what you'll find. I had to bring the ATV out to bring it back, though.
 
dalr753 said:
Hey guys I was hoping you could give some ideas for an anvil. it doesnt need to do much more than work for putting a bit of curve in a blade, straightening etc. any ideas? i tried to find a good rock but none would work right. the only one i know of is the piece of railroad track but have no idea
how to get a piece.
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Find a wreck rebuilder for Big Rig's and see if they'll let you have a piece of front axle,alot good steel in them Ole Pete's and K Whoppers (already heat treated):thumbup:
 
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