[TheForge] Anvil Repair

Steve Smith [email protected]
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