New vevor LONDON PATTERN anvil review. 

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If they’d make one of these in the 200+ pound range there’d be alot of folks out of business.

Really enjoyed your review, John. Very honest effort to actually break this thing…far beyond what it would get with a newbie hobbyist smith (me). I bought the Doyle cast steel anvil based on your review and really like it. Thank you!

John I absolutely love these videos. Not only are your anvil reviews amazing reviews, but they are also fantastic walkthroughs for new smiths and give a couple new beginner projects for us in each one. Truly love them!

Nothin’ to it, really. You beat the dog snot outta that little booger. I’m quite impressed (and surprised) how it took that 30# hammer beating. Thanks for showing us and sharing a real review of the 66# vevor anvil!

Vevor really stepped up their game on this one

I was impressed that it didn't snap off the heel by the 3rd strike with the 30 pounder. I started with a scrap yard 4x4 inch block of steel. A piece of RR track was a step up for me, & now i have a nice JM.. But I would have loved to have that anvil to start with. Lol

Outstanding review John great seeing you again 👍👊

Love your workshop, mate. Keep these videos coming. Cheers.

Your videos are great and you're a gifted teacher. Thank you.

This is the first of your videos that I have had the pleaser of watching. Well done and I will be watching more of them.

Good deal it looks like it's worth the money. I really enjoy the honesty in your reviews and the way you swing that sledge I bet people call you SIR.

I don't need this anvil, I have enough anvils That being said... I kinda wanna get one.

bro i just ordered this i was really hoping to see u review this. love your videos great work

I purchased this anvil based off your review. I received it this week in similar shipping fashion. I am just starting out and enjoy your videos. Thanks for doing these!

Your always a breath of fresh air. Keep up the good work Brotha.

Thanks for the review and the list

the rhythmic sounds of hitting hot iron is addicting

You really beat the crap out of it and it survived. I am impressed!

You and Roy from CCIW are doing a great job, in your own ways, of getting this type of info out there. Nice work, it looks like a great value anvil, I wish we could make them here in the US

John, thanks for the ethics at the end. Something to always keep in mind, if it’s cheap and good, the savings came from labor. Kudos.

finally they came out with a london style. Very affordable too. Think i'll pick one up.

Very nice review. A very helpful and very informative video. Thanks so much. Can't wait to see more updates an projects and many more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On Fab On. Weld On. Keep forge lit. Keep Making. God bless.

Good review John, thanks 👍 It looks good for the price.

L stumbled onto this channel and i sure like it. He presents without any "fillers", ahhh, ummm, etc, so his words just f;lows like melted solder. GOOD JOB, SIR!

Great video! Btw if you came out with an old hickory forge shirt that had “Nothin’ to it really” I would definitely buy one

bother I love the walkthrough, I am just about to pull the trigger on the craft (to give me something to work towards perfecting in retirement), and I appreciate your honest feedback and watching you beat on this thing.

Hey it was good meeting you!

Thanks, this helped. Great channel 😌👌

I think you're selling that anvil short.. its much better than a beater anvil.. I wish those were an option when I started.. I probably would still be using it 8 years later and have much more money in the bank.. lol.. it handled your 30 pound sledge which says alot about its Quality.. I'd give it a thumbs up for sure .. good video.

It's perfect for me. I'm a beginner knife maker at 57yrs young and my 9yr old grandson is always working by my side. Great video

Really enjoy your video 👍👍

They like giving away the 66lbs for review, be nice to compare their full line; I got a 132lb, black painted double horn, has giant 1-3/16 holes and super phat round horn, so needs hardy bick/mandrel for tight curls which is fine, Rings good except around the hardy which I’m sure is the relatively thin mass from hole to edge and not the casting I wouldn’t forge a a giant hardy shaft in it like this but it’s sturdy enough and great paired with a swage block and/or shimming the hardy hole to 1” with a steel tube

I just got one of these last week. I got it for general shop use and not Blacksmithing. For $130 delivered to my front door I couldn't pass it up.

Boy howdy brother that lil gal took a good licking and smiled like a champ! Great review from the get go to got er did. Thanks alot for your continued service in all the ways you do. Blessings abundant Sir Crawford out 🙏🔥⚒️🧙🏼‍♂️

Great review...thanks

I’d love to hear more about the pros and cons of the London pattern versus the double horn pattern. Well - at least the ones that are available for less than $350…

You really went to town on the heel with that 30lb sledge and it didn't break I'm impressed.

Great Info as per usual! :)

Great video thanks for sharing! I got the Blue 60lb anvil from Vevor and it has major casting voids. They did send me a replacement but it had even bigger casting voids.

vevor saw that this anvil is selling good and they raised the price almost 2 times. yeah thats nice of them

Thanks for the info. I just received one that I bought from Vevor for $138ish with free shipping. I'm just getting started as a hobby for now. If ever given the chance, I'd like to meet and get some in person tips. I'm in Salisbury.

I may need to get me one of these... in the 132 pound variant

I wish I knew they had made this before I bought that red Doyle, it ain't bad by any means but I love my London pattern

in the UK, i got one of the double horn 66lb anvils few months ago, 66lb due to shop size 6meters by 3.5meters, first one that came had a huge surface delamination and a bunged up pritchel and hardy hole at the half way point, so a poor casting and no quality control, i had to jump through a couple of hoops like declining money off and the request to get it repaired, but they sent me a new one and told me to keep the old one, second one was much better, only fault was a couple of very small pits in the edge, for the money these cast steel anvils are stupidly good, esp when you consider they are a door step delivery, one of the main barriers to getting an anvil has been pick up only, without a car its a no go but having a new clean anvil at very affordable price is amazing, even the 132lb anvil is very affordable, just too big for me at the time. Vevor in the UK seems to have less stuff now, alot more choices in the usa, the new 10 speed mag drill is one we are missing over here, would love one of them the anvil in this vid dos have a much better placed pritchel hole but the double horn seems alot more useful or adaptable, as a starter or small shop anvil you cant really go wrong, heck i got two for the price of one, i'll be able to adapt the other one for specialist stuff if i need to

Which one would you buy this Vevor, or the Harbor Freight Doyle? Watched both your videos on these two anvils, and they were very informative. Thanks...

Nice one John, good review, poor anvil, the beating😅👍 $130 is ridiculously cheap...

I use an NC tool anvil, specifically their 70lb knife maker model, its nice, but my only complaint is the shape of the horn, it's pretty wide even towards the tip.

John, thank you for your review of both the Vevor anvils. You are thorough, consistent, and demonstrate a good understanding of your craft. I was born in '61, and graduated Benning in '85. May I respectfully inquire, do you refer to every belief and opinion with which you disagree as "boomer nonsense"? You do know we're not all the same, right? Let's make a deal. If you won't be prejudicial about your elders, we will try not to hold your youth and inexperience against you. 😊 I really enjoy your content. I know you didn't intentionally mean to disrespect every member of my generation. It just came out wrong.

The real reason a black smith keeps striking with the hammer is to make the boss think he is still working. 😀 (The boss -of course, is the person cooking dinner.)

I got a German style 50lb anvil from eBay from a German company ( OZWerks ) a few years ago and it was great value for money for €200 plus shipping at a rough guess 🤔 I do have a 220 lb Waterford anvil 🇮🇪 and it’s seen a good amount of work and it’s still going strong 💪

Ive got the 66lb double horn anvil, love it. Ive had it for about 4 or 5 years. I also have the 132lb and was completely dissappointed. The face was soft and when i tried to get them to do something about it, they sent me to the person opperating their ebay store and they would never even reply to me. Over $300 wasted. I have ordered many different things from that company but that was the last. I have had it now for a year and a half and cant use it. I always loved vevor until that left a bad taste in my mouth.

You need helper and heavier hammer for some of that work. Thanks for demonstration

Tries to break the heel with a hammer that is _half the weight of the anvil,_ breaks the stump instead. I have the 88lbs blue painted double horn that vevor sells (i hate the location of the pritchel hole), the top half doesn't seem to have any flaws at all, but there were pretty noticable divots in the feet. Still works for everything i need.

That hammer is sweet! Can you do a video and make one ?

That was fairly abusive. I would say that's not a trash anvil.

Do they have a heavier version? I like the London pattern

Thankyou for highlighting the suspect manufacturing source.

I’m not sure what’s wrong with the video but as soon as I click on it, it crashes my app or just keeps trying to load with no results. Adds keep playing before but as soon as it should start your video, crash. Hopefully I’ll be able to watch it soon. Love your content

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OMMFGGD BRO YOU'RE GONNA HURT YOUR BACKKKKKK AHHHHHHHH

I cant make a desicion between the red doyle or the black one you see in the video. Which one is better?

How well does this one stack up agaisnt the 66lb Doyle anvil from Harbor Freight?

What type of casting is the anvil? Is it cast steel or cast iron? steel is better. I like your shop.

Can you weld up the pores or defects in the casting? Is that a realistic repair?

THANK U

Thanks for your review. I can't justify a quality anvil but need something to beat on. I'm just a fabricator.

Are there anvils with the double horn, but still have the step in by the front horn like the London pattern? Could that be the best of both worlds?

Might have to pick one up for a second demo anvil. Dont forget Fontanini anvil

hey,... just got my first Columbian anvil. Not alot of info out there.

What is a good swage block for a smith looking for one?

Between this and the doyle one from HF, which would be the better choice for a beginner?

Are you sure about quenching(i.e. hardening) the top of that tool?

Hello. Can you said me the measurements of the base of the modelo Vevor 66lb. Thanks from Spain.

Ok first let me say, “You did get lucky on the anvil you got from them!!”. The reason I say that is because I ordered (with my own money, so the anvil wasn’t given to me for review or whatever reason “, and I got the 113 pound anvil and it came with all kinds of casting flaws and the bottom of the anvil had pieces chipped off during the casting process and I know this because I work in a steal mill that does molds and casting, so I know!!”. They had tried to patch it and even go as far as welding a spot on the top of the horn to try and fix it, but, when I contacted them their customer support was am awesome after i explained exactly what was wrong with it and how it happened and they almost immediately sent me another email stating they would send me a brand new one and that I didn’t even have to send back the broken one, so that was cool!! I’m still waiting on them to reply to my message and send me one out though so I would say that I highly recommend their products!!!

Got any info on a John Powell Birmingham 151 pounds . Markings J Powell back side 1 1 11 being 151 pounds.

silly question, but wouldn't quenching the top of the tool so it doesn't move risk cracking it? if it's a water quenching steel then obviously no issue but what if it's not?

Would you recommend this or the Doyle from harbor freight?

I dont know if you can or want to but is it possible to forge an axe head using that anvil or is it to small?

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Just reminding you of this year's halloween hammer ;)

Would you recommend this over the doyle anvil from harbor freight?

I’d never you the step as a sacrificial cutting surface, better to use a piece of plate metal or scrap than damage your anvil.

Your idioms mark you as straight army through and through

There’s no slave labor in China, they’re just really efficient at production; Wages are up 400% and absolute poverty has been eliminated entirely, getting better every day and we’re not supposed to know

It is usable. Good test. 👍 If it didn’t break under that thirty pound hammer, with you swinging it, it’s tough enough. I’m leaning towards the positive, but I’m still going to wait and see if that wasn’t the one good one in ten. I want a modest living room anvil. I have a hot fire going all winter. Seems wasted without an anvil near by. You never know when you need to repair a spatula in a hurry. Go on laugh. I’ve done it. It’s funny. I started with railroad track. Graduated to those early 66 pound anvil wanna be’s. They were so soft! wow. P.S. As a ‘Boomer” , I would like to apologize for my generation’s habit of believing and spreading fairytales and outright b.s. concerning the basic metallurgy involved in producing, forging or casting and tempering iron and steel. All I can say to my peer group is “Just because you loved grandpa, doesn’t mean he wasn’t full of sh*t! God bless him.” BTW, tell him that dunking a piece of hot , mild steel in a dixie cup full of soapy water is not going to magically make it hard. I’ll stop here before things get vulgar.

I never thought I would see an anvil being spun like a top..

i know you talked about it in the beginning of the video but my back huts just watching you use that short stump...rip

Remind me to never arm wrestle a blacksmith guy.

an ville

Why do you have it so dam low?? Just because it's small it should be up to proper height

China will not sell me an anvil!

Isn’t it funny the people typically telling you something to do properly are the ones quoting something they seen on RU-vid videos and not real life work. Soft hand commenters. 😂

No, I think this is the only good one they make!

I WAS interested in the video till you start tapping 🤨

Boomer nonsense, ok, we are done here.

Vevor please do a swage block