second anvil sample - not as bad as I feared

No, there should not be any porosity on the face. They are making a new mold, as this one ended up weighing 61 lbs. instead of my required 65 lbs. Yes, I am aware that the USPS large flate rate drops to 20 lbs. for international. That's what prompted me to re-engineer my forges 2 years ago, so I could ship them to Canada and Australia cheaper.


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Is there porosity on the face?
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Keep in mind the flat rate weight limits change if you're shipping outside the us
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With all guidance Stacy's given the community, I couldn't think of anyone I'd rather have this first anvil, so I had it surface ground and sent Atlas Anvil #1 back to him. It had over 500 hours of bashing on it by different smiths using hammers up to 6 lbs. It held up great and had minimal damage to the face, much less than expected for using a 6 lb. hammer on a 65 lb. anvil. Look forward to a new design of anvil released (hopefully) before Blade Show in August.

That said, did you ever finish the blade you forged on it?
 
Thanks Charles.
I received the anvil and am very pleased to have #1. It will be the side anvil in the new shop. The blade that I forged on it is in the finishing box. I don't usually name blades, but when it is done I think I'll call it Atlas #1 and send it to you. The shop is comming along nicely and I'll post some photos of the anvil when it is in place.
 
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