Oct 10, 2016 · 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 …

Nov 17, 2025 · Holland Anvil just posted the following on their Facebook page: Many of us here will remember when Greg Hagen first showed up on IFI in 2017 as member "foundryguy", looking for …

Nov 19, 2023 · 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 …

Mar 17, 2023 · All Activity Home Blacksmithing Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels Anvil Reviews by brand So Harbor Freight says they have a "cast steel" anvil now.

Nov 25, 2019 · 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 …

Feb 15, 2016 · 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 …

Mar 5, 2019 · His anvil feet are distinctive. The divots/punchmarks on the mark side opposite the weight are just where someone was playing or testing the temper of a ball punch.

Apr 9, 2022 · This anvil is particular to the South German Kunstschmiede or wrought iron art blacksmith. They made gates, window grills, fences, railings, signs, door and gate hardware, cemetery/tomb …

Sep 17, 2009 · 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 …

Feb 4, 2012 · 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 …