[TheForge] make shift anvil

Fri Oct 17 17:31:00 2003

Nor was I.  My point being, that for serious forging people who are trying
to make a living blacksmithing, a 50 to 75 lb anvil isn't going to put much
food on the table.
I don't think I know any professional smiths except for some farriers, who
use an anvil less than 100 lbs. for production work.
Demonstrating is another story. Your average spectator has a very short
attention span, so when you make a  simple hook,nail,steak turner etc.  a
small anvil is quit adequate.
Try forging out a 2" ball bearing into a knife blade with a 50 lb. anvil. It
will turn into a career project.
Chuck
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> I wasn't rebuking Phlip.   Her choice probably makes sense for her
> chosen work, just stating why other peoples choice is a good one also.
> I do demos and use 90-120 lbs anvils because that is what I can
> comfortably put away at the end of a long weekend of forging ( When I
> set up, I often carry two, using old fan belts looped around horn and
> heel as a handle, when I break down my set up,  its one at a time with a
> lot of small stuff in between)    I believe that there is probably a
> ration between work piece size and the most effecient hammer anvil
> combo, as another poster has stated.
>
> Charles
>
> Chuck Robinson wrote:
>
> > I suspect that if Philip tries forging some large stock on a good 200
lb.
> >anvil she would put her toy anvil out to pasture.
> >Chuck
> >
> >
> >
>
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