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I think I know the answer to this but
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Fretters
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That just looks like a chip out of a hardened face to me. Unless an anvil is wanted for rough beating only though, that's an anvil I'd avoid regardless. That anvil looks like it's been worked hard.
jakemac
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Agreed.
The chip doesn't worry me. I've worked on worse.
It's the heavy pitting and the saddle back on the work surface that I see.
The work involved in getting that anvil back to a workable tool would be significant.
It can be salvaged, but the time and effort may not be worth it unless you do it as a labor of love.
If you want a piece of yard art, it's fine.
If you want a working anvil, then keep looking.
The chip doesn't worry me. I've worked on worse.
It's the heavy pitting and the saddle back on the work surface that I see.
The work involved in getting that anvil back to a workable tool would be significant.
It can be salvaged, but the time and effort may not be worth it unless you do it as a labor of love.
If you want a piece of yard art, it's fine.
If you want a working anvil, then keep looking.
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drivesitfar
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1930: you are correct that Peter Wright made amazing anvils, but that one has been treated pretty bad. either it was pounded on continuously with hot metal to get the top to wave like that or it could have been in a shop or barn fire. if an anvil is in a hot fire it can lose it's temper and rebound so probably just yard art or for cold steel pounding.
as Jake mentioned if it still has good rebound you can have the top surface milled or even belt sand it smooth so if the price it right it might be worth it. if the guy is asking above $3 per pound i'd keep looking for another one. also anvils are only meant for hot metal pounding so if you want to only form cold metal a good chunk of RR track or I beam might work for you and they are a lot cheaper and more plentiful.
as Jake mentioned if it still has good rebound you can have the top surface milled or even belt sand it smooth so if the price it right it might be worth it. if the guy is asking above $3 per pound i'd keep looking for another one. also anvils are only meant for hot metal pounding so if you want to only form cold metal a good chunk of RR track or I beam might work for you and they are a lot cheaper and more plentiful.
Ok thanks, I will keep looking, I do only light cold forming but Id still like to have a real anvil. My dad had a real nice one I can remember growing up, I wish that it had been one of the things I cared to think about after he had passed away and the tools were being dispersed.
Monkey Milk
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If you can get it for a song then go for it. I got a beater anvil because it was a song!
If you can get it for a song then go for it. I got a beater anvil because it was a song!
No sparrows on this one
jim whitney
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That things been through a fire , look at. It , the rust ,the pitting .thats why its deformed