[TheForge] Anvil Hole...

Mon Sep 29 00:30:00 2003

I dont think this is a one off modification. I saw an old anvil with the
exact same hole. I was going to buy it but have not been back to the place.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "David E. Smucker" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Anvil Hole...


> You are right Mike, would have to have a square hole for a chain link
> finger -- or as you say it would turn on you.  Unless it has a very
shallow
> taper and was shrunk in place -- still the hole is too small to take much
> load that way -- and would be easy to shear off.
>
> Maybe just modified by some blacksmith that wanted to bolt something on.
> (It seemed like a good idea at the time.)  Hey if they get a lot of money
> for think would you could get by drilling holes through anvils :-)
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Linn" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 12:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Anvil Hole...
>
>
> >
> > All of those types that Ive seen had a square hole through the anvil (to
> > keep it from rotating).
> >
> > I cant figure out what you'd do with a round hole...  keep your minds
out
> > of the gutter here ;^)
> >
> > mike
> >
> > At 06:38 AM 9/28/2003, you wrote:
> > >Mike,   What follows is pure guesswork.
> > >
> > >Not 100 percent sure I can see the hole but it seem to run across the
> anvil.
> > >No hint if it is tapered or not.  It's position is about right for
adding
> an
> > >chain link finishing finger on the "far" side of the anvil.  These were
> used
> > >to close a link rather than work on the horn.  Finger was curved and
> point
> > >up kind of like "giving you the finger".  Through hole -- with taper
> allows
> > >you to drive out the "finger" on the far side but the taper locks it in
> > >place.  I have only see a picture of this type of arrangement and it
> really
> > >wasn't a good photo.
> > >
> > >Dave
> >
> >
> >             Mike Linn
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