[TheForge] Russian 110 # Anvil - YAK

[Phil]

I have both Sears (Acme) and Montgomery Wards (Lakeside) anvils.  They were both made by Hay Budden.  You say this Russian anvil is better than that?  Must be one h*ll of an anvil.

Phil Rosche

>The Yellow Truck just delivered  a  Russian 110 pound cast steel anvil.
>
>I haven't  broken open  the wooden  crate , but it looks like  a step up 
>from  the abused  "Sears" type anvils that are commonly found on farm 
>auctions selling for a buck a pound.
>
>Over all,  it looks pretty good.  The horn looks like it would benefit from 
>some polishing with a flap disk / side grinder.   I thought that it might 
>be about the right size to take to  a hammer-in  so that a few more of 
>the  on lookers can  try their hand.
>
>Re: [TheForge] Age of Iron- what fun ;-)
>
>Phlip
>
>I enjoyed  hearing about your blacksmithing weekend at the Shakers site.
>
>Dann Johnson
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