I really appreciate your good advice and knowledge! I'm not a Blacksmith but I do like working with metal. This reminds me of a small, old anvil I bought years ago and am going to look it over. It's only about a foot long and for small shop work. Thanks for this presentation. I'm glad I saw Your video⚠️
Here in Southern California Bienville‘s cost six to $10 a pound or possibly even more. I’m looking at a Vulcan number 10 right now for $650 and it’s kind of rusty looking. Most of the other ones around 750 or more. Great information in your video. Thank you
Off to collect mine this weekend - London pattern and a bit of a beast at a shade over 200kilos [450 lbs] ... so that will be a bit of fun getting it up into the trailer. Looks to be in pretty good shape. The anvil was acquired, liberated or otherwise 'taken into protective custody' by the current owner some 20 years ago, when a large mining machinery manufacturer went bust. Does not look abused in any way, big flat table [24" x 6"] and 36" overall length. Hopefully, its industrial origin means it is reasonable quality. Bought unseen other than photos, but well worth the risk at £ 0.50 per pound..... I'll guess all will be revealed in a few days ;
@@Ihateutubecontextandsensorshit All I had hoped for and more ! Top is flat and true both ways, within1/16" and with only a couple of very minor dings. There are a few sections of the edge that have been welded but these appear to have been done some time ago and have stood up very well. It is probably older than I thought, and bears hundreds of scars on the wrought iron body and feet where the Smith has tested newly made or sharpened edge tools. I am told by an experienced Smith that it is probably a Peter Wright, but have no way of knowing for sure, any markings being long obliterated. In short I consider myself extremely lucky and could not be more delighted with it.
Yes Sir, decent Anvils are getting scarce as hens teeth these days and prices are out of a goodly number of folks budget. Pretty much $5 to 7 a lb used. Oddly there are new cast steel Anvils available here in the states for the same price! However I'm not aware of anyone selling new anvils w a tool steel face like the Fishers and Vulcan and of course the wrought body Anvils can not be had new. Holland has h13 cast anvils up to 220?lbs new in the $8-$10 per lb range. William Barnhart III ( Facebook And RU-vid) has new cast 4140 or 4350 not sure now up to 400lbs in the $6 -$9 per lb. Texas Ferrier Supply has cast ductile in many patterns up to 550lb in the $6-$9 per lb range. If course there are several Ferrier type new Anvils available new here too. I know I've left some out, no disrespect intended just can't remember them all sorry. Hopefully that is if some help to someone! 🙏 Blessed days Sir and well wishes Crawford out 🔥⚒️🧙🏼♂️
Don’t mill your anvil faces! Also welding your edges is not a great solution either! Wrought anvils only have so much steel on their faces, every gram you grind is a gram you’ll never get back. Same for cast iron. And with any hardened face anvil the faces are hardest on the exterior and get softer and softer the more you remove from the surface. Avoid removal at all costs!
Good luck trying to find any anvil on auction in America for less than 3 or 4$ a pound. I have two Peter Wright. One on excellent condition with a small scale track mini anvil that straddles the heel and also a foot inserted in the hardy hole. It is really an amazing piece of forge work as it fits like a glove. On another note, my dad has my great grampas wood turning lathe that is all hand forged legs and such.
Got a marvellous 125kg North German pattern (one horn and one tapered tail, hardie centre front where the horn starts, hardie on the other side, centre back, where the tail starts tapering, also with upsetting block on it's (right side/far end from where I'm standing)) Peddinghaus, in absolutely mint condition. For only €400 which is stunning for the current anvil market. I also have a 80kg (ish) old London pattern, though I suspect German made before 1900. Which is not in an ideal state, but works well enough for a floor-placed upsetting block. Which came with the fieldforge I bought a couple of years ago. Needless to say I've been terribly, terribly lucky. Sure- both were on "the other side of the country", but then said county is also terribly small.
prices have become astronomical a decent one not a Harbor frt version ususally around these parts is around 10$ a lb and up i just picked up 108 lb one unsure of brand its been BEAT for 300$ us considered that a steal it needs edge work and face work as well
1:30 that is because, the last blacksmith profession, horse shoeing, tends to prefer round horn, as horseshoes are round, we tend to do most our work on the horn (unless we are cold shoeing keg shoes, then it depends, i tend to use my turning cams for that, but thats controversial)
Great video, I think £2 per kg would be very optimistic these days, people are charging over that price for an anvil that looks like it's melted. I've been on the lookout for a replacement for my small 18" maybe 38kg anvil which I'm finding a little limiting as it just allows too much impact through the floor into the house. So think a larger one may solve the problem. Thanks from North Yorkshire.
Just found an 1844 William Foster 177lb anvil at my family business. Must have been there for 100 years. Would anybody know a possible value for an anvil like that? Apart from some rust it does seem in very good condition as well.
Hey there, interesting video. Nice collection of anvils you have there! I think you misused the term "anvil shaped object" or "ASO". The things you showed, like the sledge hammer head, are decidedly NOT anvil shaped, but make decent anvils. I would call them "non traditional" or "alternative" anvils. ASO usually refers to items that ARE shaped like traditional anvils, but are made of materials or in such a way that they really don't serve as very good anvils. The soft faced cast iron anvils from Harbor Freight come to mind.
