Green Left Weekly: Drawing a line in the sand at Anvil Hill
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 (...
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 Knife and Tool - USA, cast 1050 steel, 60 RC Austin Edens - see Scott Anvils B&W - China, cast 6150 steel, 58-60 RC [William] Ba...
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...
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Peter Wrights are one of the two most common English anvils found in the USA, the other being Mousehole. Yes they have a forge welded face and IIRC they were the first to make a single piece face rather than welding on strips side by side. They are a relatively common valuable anvil. I have 2, 165# and 112# and like them very much, the 165# one I have been using for over 35 years now. They don ...