[TheForge] Top of a broken anvil?

[Jim Beard]

Rowland,

My wife and I recently purchased one of the large Victorians in Drain.
 I now get to spend the rest of my life restoring old woodwork and
fixing up a true fixer-upper...  I just hope there is some time for
Smithing left over!  I'd love to swing down and check out your set up.
 I was just getting to know the Eugene area blacksmiths.  Now I need
to start reaching out in my new neck of the woods.  I enjoy visiting
with Alan Flashing, he has a wonderful setup going, and is truly a
talented smith.  His website is at http://www.flashingforge.com

Unfortunately my shop is still packed away from the move.  I was using
a popup carport to house my setup, but we are now using that for
storage, so I'm out a covered area to even set up under!  All in due
time I suppose...

Feel free to stop by and BS a bit if you find yourself in town.

Jim
Drain, OR

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 1:21 PM, rsmuck <rsmuck at hughes.net> wrote:
> Jim, where are you located, I am south of Dixonville, have a lot of
> equipment, not much energy. 673 1245
> Rowland Smuck/Schmuck of Roseburg, OR 97470
> VISIT MY WEB SITE
> www.schmuckname.com
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>> well as for who made it im lost but for a base you could get some sheet or
>> plate and weld it in to a prymidal shape with the tip missing, fill it with
>> sand the weld the anvil to a piece of sheet the size of the opening of
>> pyramid, place anvil welded to sheet and hit a few time to balance out.
>> sydney foster
>> From: Jim Beard <regionalchaos at gmail.com>
>> Date: 2008/09/08 Mon PM 01:48:56 CDT
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>> Not sure how you want to mount it, but by your description it is a
>> farriers anvil (nothing wrong with that :).  They commonly have (had)
>> two pritchels and and the offset surface you mention.  That may or may
>> not help you determine the maker, if you are inclined to.
>>
>> Maybe a bucket of sand would be your best bet to mount it?  I'm sure
>> others will have better ideas..
>>
>> Jim
>> Drain, OR
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Jonathan Barnhart <blakkpawss at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I've been looking for a bigger anvil to work from lately.  My 70lb.
>>> Swedish Kolswa is a nice anvil, but I need more working space.  While
>>> digging through a and selling scrap from my Grandpa's old farm we found the
>>> top of an old anvil.  When I say top, I mean the base was cut off of it at
>>> about the point where most anvils neck in.  The narrow spot between the top
>>> and the legs of the anvil.  So, it has no base to mount it.  Also it has no
>>> maker marks visible on it.  They must have been cut off with the base.  It's
>>> somewhere around 2-2 1/2' long.  I'd guess that at one time it was between
>>> 125 and 150 lbs.    The working surface is long and narrow.  It has a small
>>> offset working surface on one side of the horn. It has one hardie and two
>>> pritchel holes.  There is no step on the horn. I can't afford a new anvil
>>> right now, but I might be able to put a base on this one using scrap that I
>>> already have.  Or at least devise some sort of cradle to mount it
>>>  solidly.  Any suggestions or tips?  I have pics, but I'm not sure how to
>>> post them safely on here.
>>>
>>>
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