[TheForge] big anvil

Thu Jun 20 06:52:01 2002

I have driven through a lot of the NE and New England and have never seen an
anvil used as lawn art. There is a nice one sitting outside a local auto
shop rusting away that all the local smiths have inquired about, no he
doesn'ty use it, no he won't sell it.  Hog kettle flower panters are all
over the place though. seems very few people raise their own hogs these
days....

----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Worsley <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] big anvil

> 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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