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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
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
Why is anvil rebound important? - I Forge Iron However, a high-rebound anvil does making smithing easier, but for a different reason Because more force is available to deform the workpiece when forging on a high-rebound anvil, the smith is able to accomplish the same amount of metal movement with fewer hammer blows
striking anvil - Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels - I Forge Iron I remember one on my first post on IFI was about advice for building a striking anvil I have now put that info to good use I got me 3! for Christmas I got a 3" by 5" by 12" block of steel with a 1" hardy hole in it, and so last night we put a base on it probably the best striking anvil I have
Anvil Reviews by name or brand - Anvil Reviews by brand - I Forge Iron If you have used these anvils please post a review of that anvil to include weight, dimensions, and how the anvil worked for you Photos are encouraged Please include how you found the anvil and any history of YOUR anvil This should be much like a book review, only an anvil review, where you co
Anvil brands, any ranking to quality favorites The anvil had a clip horn, a semi-circular projection for drawing thin projections, called clips, from the edge of the horseshoe The early patterns had one pritchel hole and the later patterns had two pritchel holes The anvil heel was fairly thin compared to a blacksmiths' pattern anvil
Anvil stands wood vs metal? - I Forge Iron Either anvil is more than solid enjough for work with a striker and a 20# sledge though we tend to use the permanently mounted one more for that My shop has mostly a concrete floor but in the forge area I used dry-laid brick so I would have the option to sink an anvil stump and vise stand
Striking Anvil - Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels - I Forge Iron We made a new striking anvil the other day from a piece of mild steel we got from Jody, Ironsmith I was going to have a hole put in with a water jet, but David suggested that people would like to see it drifted like my other one So, that is what we did David drilled a 7 8 inch hole in this one
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
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