Atlas Knife and Tool Anvil Review 

I'm so glad to hear your take on it. I'm a blacksmith. But also make swords and axes and such. I host classes for people to come forge things from spoons and bottle openers to a railroad spike knife. Everyone who is serious wants to be a blade maker. I'm so happy I started off doing everything but knives. Really learn a lot. And I'm seeing exactly what you are seeing in this anvil. I would have many uses for it. But it's lacking in primary use for what I do. It would be great for many, though. 99 percent of people who come over want to make knives. I always say why not learn to make a simple coat hook and learn from there. Cable TV has made everyone want to be a bladesmith.

i was looking at these for a starter anvil. i look forward to your future videos.

Looks like a neat little tool. I can't wait to see some future comparison videos.

Looks like a nice little anvil.. probably would be great to put under the treadle hammer kits as well...

The video was very informitive, Thank you for your content.

Congrats on your new tool. Can’t wait to see more videos soon Roy. Forge on. Keep the forge lit. Keep Making. God bless.

Thank you for the review. As a wanna be blacksmith to start working on blades this is super useful info

Thanks for the content! I would definitely love to see a review on their 142lb Graham anvil. I am a knife maker and it’s at the top of my list after seeing it at texas Blade show, but I can’t find any reviews on it. Thanks again!

Thanks Roy i always enjoy these comparisons videos especially on the beginner stuff would love to see a video on a new leg vice if they do one

These look exactly like old medieval anvils! Small enough to move around it freely, and all the features you need, from rounded to flat, to corners etc. I'd have loved to get one of these, but i like my big 400lbs horned anvil too (even tho it was designed for horse shoes)

They look like really good quality. I’d like to check out their double horn version myself. Pretty capable looking. Atlas knife and tool

can you please do a anvil review on the atles knife and tool alec anvil, the cliff carrol 125 lbs farrier's anvil, and the JHM anvils.

Hello from Kamiah, Idaho

If I remember the hardy cutoff tool they are currently offering is made from 52100 steel which is some damn fine steel in my opinion.

That’s going to be a perfect anvil for me. This will supplement my present anvil which does not have a hardy hole. ❤❤

Actually looks nice for puttering around at the cottage...

Japanese anvils are made very similar to these i made my anvil out of 123ibs 4140 steel block and a bick for bending etc. Like roy said in one of his other videos use what you have.

Looks like it would be a good anvil under a Treadle Hammer, your FIRST knife making anvil, or after graduating to a larger anvil this one could be what you teach yungin's one.

Very interesting review. I also don’t think the negatives are really mostly negative, just that the features of this anvil are specifically made for knife making rather than for general black smithing.

It seems like the radius on the front of the anvil would work great to draw material out instead of using a horn to draw material out.

Can you do a video of what to do when you buy your first real anvil, you have lots of good reviews and practices mentioned but lots of people have never used a real anvil. It was intimidating when I got my first one, and it took me some time to get used to it. I over worked a lot of things at first, having something that transferred force I to the work so efficiently compared to what I had started out with...fear of putting a dent in it... different mounting methods, stand options, etc etc.

This looks like a smaller version of my aso that I've made. I cut and stacked a forklift tine (forklift fork), then welded it together. The shape is very similar because I haven't made a horn for mine yet. My aso is 100 lbs, and I have been using it quite regularly for six or 7 years now.

I’m thinking this would be a great anvil to pair with your treadle hammer kit ?

How do You think it would hold up as a Treadle base.

You should try a sea robin or black robbin anvil

So, I have been doing stock removal knives for a bit, but looking into forging axes and knives, already bought a forge from atlas, would this beat out the Acciaio 135lbs for the same price? Or would it be monetarily worth getting the larger Alta's for $600? I've been planning on getting the larger atlas for a while, but every time I seem to get close to the $600, something happens to my money. And it gets put on the back burner. I'm cheap, but don't mind buying quality if it worth the money spent.

It looks like an old style saw maker’s anvil

I don't see your link to that anvil

Did it get magnetized?

Wow Roy you're at 215,000

Are they still selling the model you have there? I want it. Edit- unfortunately they do not.

Wish I would have heard about these before buying a TFS. The TFS works fine but the large anvil from Atlas looks better suited for my needs.

I think I would trade my horned anvil fo that one. The three dif radiuses and one square edge would work for every thing I can think of I've done on an anvil. I've even thought about cutting the stupid horn off mine, but would lose a 1/3 or 1/4 of it's mass.

$350 is a bit much for as small as that is, both weight and work surface.

Isaiah 44:12 The man shapes iron into a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary.

Stop slapping the anvil, it's annoying