[TheForge] 700 lb Hay Budden

Wed Dec 17 16:59:00 2003

Larry,

There is a good bit on buying anvils here 
http://www.beautifuliron.com/gs_anvils.htm The new imported anvils are 
very nice.

If you hang out at your local abana chapter meetings you will meet up 
with an anvil soon enough. Don't get into a bidding war with an antique 
dealer or an architect looking for something to decorate his office 
(this happened). Look for anvils where they hang out.

In the mean time don't discount a piece of rail or just a large chuck 
from the scrapyard or your local weld shop.

Bob

On Wednesday, December 17, 2003, at 01:34 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>
> As a beginner this same effect is making it difficult for me to find a
> reasonably sized, reasonably priced anvil.  Anything decent seems to 
> get snatched up
> at what seem to be inflated prices.  I've seen 100 or 120 pounders 
> going for
> $4-5 a pound.  At that price I'm inclined to buy a new anvil from Old 
> World or
> Euro to get quality, or the 110lb cast steel from Harbor Freight to 
> just get
> started.  Oh well..I wouldn't have had room for the 700 pound Hay 
> Budden
> anyway!
>
> Larry
>