$3 1/2K US for an anvil is pretty spendy. I would have thought that bigger anvils would be cheaper per pound than smaller ones - more people want or can use an anvil which they can lift or move. BTW a foundry a couple of hours away from me has around 25 anvil patterns of all sizes. IIRC a 150kg (~300lb) is around $NZ800 ($US350) in alloy steel. Geoff New Zealand