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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
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
Hay-Budden Anvil Date by Serial Number - I Forge Iron I recently came across a Hay-Budden blacksmithing anvil I believe it's ~150 pounds (There's a 1 -space- 52 stamped on the right side under the company name, etc ) Can someone please post a (complete) range of Hay-Budden serial numbers vs manufacturing dates? I see several topics asking for the
J Wilkinson Queens Dudley 125# anvil - Anvils, Swage Blocks, and . . . It's a Wilkinson anvil made in Queen's Dudley in England Unfortunately my copy of "Anvils in America" is currently 200 miles north of my location right now If that's a punched pritchel hole it was made post 1830's In general we don't consider anvils old until they pass 200 years; as may 100+ year old anvils are still in use---they wear like iron!
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
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 height, how can you tell if it is the right height Just curious, if the anvil is taller and the work bigger won't that raise the impact height? It seems it would make more sense to have an anvil for heavy work lower to compensate for the hight of the work and tools likely to be used