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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 (
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
List of makers currently producing anvils - I Forge Iron This is a list of manufacturers currently making anvils for blacksmiths and farriers: Accaciao (also sold as Vevor) - 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
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
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
Are Peter Wrights Anvils Valuable? And Other PW Anvil Questions The anvil is gorgeous and rings like the liberty bell Based upon the other posts I have read about Peter Wright's anvils, it would appear this is a pre-1900 model It weighs approximately 158 pounds, though I doubt the scale is very accurate, it always says I weight more than I really do ;-) Are all PW anvils wrought iron?