- List of makers currently producing anvils - I Forge Iron
This is a list of manufacturers currently making anvils for blacksmiths and farriers: Accaciao - China, cast 1045 steel, hardness unknown Atlas Anvil - USA, cast 1050 steel, 60 RC B W - China, cast 6150 steel, 58-60 RC [William] Barnhart - USA, cast 50MN steel, 57 RC Big Blu - USA, cast steel
- Fisher - Anvil Reviews by brand - I Forge Iron
Fisher Anvils: Made in Newport, Maine(1847 - 1852), then in Trenton, NJ at the original Trenton plant(1853 - 1961), then finally by Crossley Machine Works (1962 - 1979) Currently owned by Joshua Kavett, Howell Tnsp, NJ Made by a unique method of casting iron over the tool steel plates to implem
- Please explain Anvil Identification - I Forge Iron
How do you identify an anvil that has no markings? What do you look for to help you identify an anvil? I picked up an anvil on the weekend that has no markings on it If it ever did they are long since worn off This got me to thinking about some of the comments in different identification thread
- Cast vs. Forged Anvils? - Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels - I Forge Iron
Cast steel- weldable, malleable, and very sturdy for an anvil Cast Iron- brittle, and not so good for an anvil Forged-weldable, very strong Steel is iron that has had the carbon removed (which makes it brittle) and then had it added back in, in specific amounts, in order to achieve the desired results Forging is when you take a hot billet of steel and form it to the desired shape by using
- Anvils: A beginner buyers guide - I Forge Iron
So I figured I'd write a decent buyers guide for buying anvils Repost with photos First of all I want to make it very clear that if you’re just starting out in blacksmithing you DO NOT NEED a “London Pattern anvil” to start hitting hot metal on London pattern anvils are usually very expensive (
- Anvil weights by dimension - Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels - I . . .
This has prob been mentioned before my apologies (im new ) i had a reference page a year ago that had a list of anvil weights by dimension, it was a rough guide of course but i have lost it and have been trying for weeks to re-discover the page It was literally a list of dimensions and weights c
- Fisher 140lb (1894 1900) My 1st Anvil - I Forge Iron
Hi All, New to this site, I just purchased my first anvil and I am very excited I wanted to get your thoughts on the condition and whether or not to clean it up as it is so old Here are a few pictures One thing is that on the bottom it says May 13, 1884 1894 but the back says 1900 can someone
- Hay Budden Anvil - Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels - I Forge Iron
It's a Hay-Budden Anvil Now that it's identified would you like some more information? It was made in Brooklyn NY The 285 is its weight in pounds (American made anvils don't use stone weights (cwt system) It was made in 1907 1 year before they started experimenting with a monolithic top section Usually under Hay Budden is "Manufacturing Co" and then the Brooklyn NY What else would you like
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