[TheForge] buying a new anvil (was: pitted anvil)

Fri Apr 4 18:32:00 2003

I have 2 czech anvils. The first one I got was the 118 lb double horn to use
for demo's. It's light enough for me to haul around. The 2nd one I got is
the 205 lb "Bulgarian-style" double horn anvil. I really like them both. I'm
a hobby smith, so I'm not doing production work, but I have no qualms about
these anvils holding up.  Good rebound on them both.
My first anvil was a 176 lb Hay-Budden ( which I still have ) but I do my
smithing on either of my czech anvils.
My attitude towards buying used anvils has shifted. For a good anvil I would
go up to $1.50/lb, for real prime maybe $2/lb, if they cost more than that
then you're better off buying a new czech anvil. Then you'll be the guy who
put the dings and pitts into the anvil some guy a hundred years from now
will be wondering how to repair. :-)
Another source for the czech anvils is http://www.forgeandanvil.com/
Good people and worth doing business with. They sold me my 118 lb anvil.
My 205 lb anvil came from Old World Anvils and Dan Morris is good people
too. I enjoy doing business with him.
There is a 3rd source and that's EuroAnvils. I'm sorry I don't know anything
about them so I can't say one way or another about dealing with them.
I almost forgot, I have a small 6 lb single horn czech anvil that I keep on
my workbench in the basement. So I guess I'd better correct it and say I
have 3 czech anvils. :-)
There are some good new anvils out there, but the czech anvils are good at a
bargain price.
Rob
Wichita, KS

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Subject: [TheForge] buying a new anvil (was: pitted anvil)

> Mark and anyone else
>    Are these good anvils.  Prices seem great (almost too good!!)..I don't
know
> anything about them.  Do you own one?  what size. Good hard surface? good
> rebound?
>
> Anyone else wanna comment before I lay out $600
>
> dan
>
> Quoting Mark Pesetsky <[email protected]>:
>
> >Great priceing and GREAT guy to deal with here:
> >
> > http://www.oldworldanvils.com/
> >
> > Mark
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