[TheForge] Anvil Wanted

[Andrew Vida]

Jerry Smith wrote:
> Ron,
> 
> I had an old anvil for a while, it needed work. One
> trip back to home, I stopped in a Forge and Anvil and
> asked Dean about a new anvil. He sold me a really nice
> Czech made anvil that has worked so much better than
> my old one. Some of the old ones are great if they are
> in good condition. But cheap is something you don't
> want in an anvil, reasonable price is $2.50 to $3.50 a
> pound.

	Good tools are worth paying for.  If you're making your living at 
smithing and you are scrounging fro the cheapest thing, you need to 
sstart rethinking that.  Bargains are great when they fall in your lap, 
but spending you time looking for them is, from a business standpoint, a 
complete waste of time.  If you can't afford the best, get a loan.  If 
you can't make enough at what you're doing to pay back the loan, you 
probably need to find another way to make a living.  These issues are 
quite clear cut in virtually all cases.  Wasting resources to get an 
anvil for $2 a pound instead of just buing a fine one at $4 a pound is 
foolishness.  If you're just screwing around for the fun of it, then 
forget what I've said.