[TheForge] unique anvil

Mon Jul 1 05:30:02 2002

Be careful if you hammer too fast the wind might make a whistling sound 
passing the hole that could be deafening. ;-)
L Brown

At 11:30 PM 6/30/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>To All,
>Thanks for the responses re the unique anvil.
>I guess it does not matter, but the hole is round and I dont think it is a
>chain makers anvil because a round stake would rotate.
>Its a decent price so I will buy it.
>BTW, the length wise holes on the bottom for handling are present so I dont
>think this large crosswise hole has anything to do with handling during
>fabrication.
>Bob
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 1:36 PM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] unique anvil
>
>
> > Bob,
> >
> > At $1.50/lb I'd buy it and then find out what the hole is for.
> >
> > If the holes were fore and aft (under heel and horn) then I'd say that
>they
> > were handling holes used to maneuver the anvil while being forged.  But
> > crosswise (i.e. side to side) sounds like the chain anvil the others have
> > mentioned.  The photo url that was mentioned is a good one showing the
>chan
> > makers anvil.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >   At 23:56 06/28/02 -0500, you wrote:
> > >I am considering buying a 250 lb. anvil. I did not see any markings other
> > >than what apears to be a "P'' below the horn on the bottom of the base on
> > >the left and an "R" on the base on the right. It is a London Pattern with
> > >decent edge and face(one significant ding on edge).The unique thing is
>that
> > >there is a hole going crosswise thru the anvil at the mid point . The
>hole
> > >is about 1 to 1.5 inch in diameter.
> > >It appears to have been made this way. Can someone tell me more about
>this
> > >thing.It is far enough below the face to not weaken it.  The price is
>$1.50
> > >lb.
> > >Thanks,
> > >Bob
> >
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