[TheForge] big anvil

[John Chobrda]

Sorry Chris, just outside of Cranbury, NJ 400 lb Fisher in the garden. when the
owners had a yard sale I tried to buy it, but get this, they were taking it to
Florida when they moved to use as a boat mooring on their dock. (No lie)
John C.

Chris Worsley wrote:

> Just because one person on the list surmises that the big anvil is going into a
> flower bed does not make it so. I know for a fact that this anvil being
> discussed is going into the shop of a talented smith who can well afford it's
> cost.
> Furthermore, over the past 22 years that I have been using anvils, I have never
> seen one decorating anyone's yard, at least in the East, including VA, WVA, MD,
> and PA.
>
> Chris
> Alexandria VA
>
> Shannell Sugrue wrote:
>
> > Thats exactly what I thought but one made for the people out there who want
> > an anvil for the garden. You could make a very nice looking replica anvil in
> > any size for way less that $3600 USD, why dont people do this already, if
> > thats where a lot of anvils are going seems like theres a market for cast or
> > fabbed anvils, do these people really care if you can actually do work on
> > the anvil? or is it more about the history and side markings of a 100 year
> > old lump of metal??
> > I really dont get it, weve got a nice , large garden and Id never think of
> > putting industrial equipment in it to "jazz" it up, Ive never seen one
> > displayed in such a way either, mabey its a U.S. thing??
> >
> > > At over $6.00 per pound, I'll buy steak. Really, if smiths who actually
> > > use these things want to pay thousands of dollars, they can probably have
> > > something custom fabricated to their specs for less money.
>
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