[TheForge] Anvil Repair
Steve Smith
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Wed Jan 9 23:21:33 2002
Peter Fels and Phoebe Palmer wrote:
> 5. When I first got an anvil, I wanted the face to be perfect with nice
> square edges....wrong.
> The edges on your anvil should be soft curves with a choice of radiuses to
> work with. On the rare occasions you need a hard edge, make up a hardy
> stake for that. Most flaws on anvil edges can be smoothed out and rounded
> up with some careful grinding...and sometimes a chipped spot can be worked
> into a useful form.
Good advice (including the snipped parts). I find I need a rounded edge *far* more
often than a sharp edge.
Steve Smith