My favorite antique tool.

[yota]

In all the CL adds I see around here people are asking slightly less per pound of anvil than they are asking per ounce of gold.

Are you going to try to attack the rust in a spooge tank? I.e. water + electricity?

no, I took the rust off with an angle grinder with a cup brush then used a rust dissolver. the only thing left to do would be to smooth out the top with a flap disc but I'm actually digging the texture on the top. I make my own fishing spoons out of brass and when I work the brass on the anvil it leaves a texture that I really like. if I was blacksmithing I would smooth it out. or when I need to for a project. for right now I'm done.

 

[Aukai]

Any thoughts on repainting the nose/horn with the safety white again?

 

[yota]

I didn't know about that! saw the old white paint before I wire wheeled it but wasn't smart enough to put 2 and 2 together.

 

[Aukai]

I'm sure it was added in it's history after some brass hat hit it on his way by

 

[yota]

I don't think this anvil had a very busy history. for something designed to be beaten with iron and steel work over a 108 year span it has very little wear and damage. I've seen much never ones with the edges chipped all to hell. or it could be that this was a farriers anvil and was not used for heavy work. the area north of me Ocala and Gainesville is Florida's horse country.

 

[RJSakowski]

Prices on line go all over the place but from what I had seen, $4/lb. seemed about average. Centaur Forge sells new anvils from $5 - $9/lb.

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[ericc]

STOLEN! Great score. Now to learn how to use it the right way. First, remove as little metal as possible from the face. If you need to work non-ferrous metals and end up with a smooth finish, use a lesser anvil and polish the face. Second, avoid hitting cold metal on that nice anvil. Get it hot.

 

[FOMOGO]

This would be my favorite antique tool. Would be lost without it. Kind of ugly and beat up, but still works just fine, all day long. Mike

 

[FOMOGO]

You got a hell of a deal on that one. Seems to me back in the 70's you could find them dirt cheap or free. There popularity sure has soared, along with the price. I have one form my dad's shop, that my ignoramis younger brother took a carbon arch torch to. When I get a little time, I need to try and repair it. Mike

 

[yota]

I think the price increase has been driven by a big increase in young Americans discovering blacksmithing. Its nice to see these young guys taking an interest in making things in this country again.