[TheForge] Of anvils, and buying them...

Mon Dec 31 14:57:13 2001

Yeah, hoarding may be a bit over the top, but you know
what I mean. Some guy in your group will have one to
spare if you can show that you are not going to make a
coffee table out of it. A friend of mine who is just
starting out smithing went to someone's house recently
and noticed that they had two (yeah that's right) 2
swage block that they were using as legs for their
glass coffee tables. He tried to persuade them the he
could make some realy nice replacements, but they
would not budge. No self respecting smith would sell
anvils for coffee tables, but if you are a serious
student, there is always someone who willhelp you out.

Just put the word out, and any opportunity you have to
rescue an anvil from "retirement", do it. Who knows
you may end up being "the guy" everyone goes to later.

Frederick
--- dann <[email protected]> wrote:
> Gabriel,
> 
> Hoarding Anvils ?     I think it starts out like a
> starving man looking for 
> food.   You put out feelers to  scrap iron,  farm
> junk men,  auctioneers, 
> etc , with  "if you  run across an anvil,  I am
> really interested"  After a 
> while you have your personal quota of good anvils,
> but  now the word is 
> out, and more of them keep appearing.
> 
> Dann
> 
> At 05:02 AM 12/31/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >Gabriel
> >
> >Where are you located?
> >
> >Hook up with you local blacksmith chapter, group,
> club
> >and find the guy who hoards anvils and other tools.
> >There usually is at least one. If you are serious
> >about smithing, you can get one from him.
> >
> >Check out EBay. They sell about half a dozen anvils
> a
> >week. A bit high priced and the freight will kill
> you,
> >but they have pictures and you can get a sense of
> what
> >is selling for what.
> >
> >Network, network, network! I have three anvils and
> tow
> >of them came from asking everyone I knew if they
> had
> >any idea where to get one. One of them came from a
> >co-worker who knew someone who collected tools. The
> >other came from a friend of my parents who I met at
> my
> >mother's 75th birthday.
> >
> >Keep your ear to the ground and you can get good
> >deals.
> >
> >Frederick Faller
> >--- Gabriel Cain
> <[email protected]>
> >wrote:
> > > Hi hi.
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm looking to get an anvil soon - Money has
> come
> > > about to allow me to get a
> > > real one, not just a bit of train rail.  What
> I'm
> > > looking for is something
> > > around 120 - 180 pounds -- Nice for basically
> > > general smithing (as I'm not at
> > > all sure exactly what stuff I want to make in
> the
> > > long term.  (Coat racks go
> > > over very well, though. *grins*))
> > >
> > > So then, oh wonderous Forgers,
> > >
> > > What advice/recommendations do you have for
> someone
> > > looking to get a new (or
> > > used, if doable) anvil?
> > >
> > > Very much thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Gabriel.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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