[TheForge] Refurbishing an Anvil

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Garrick;
If it thunks, then it's probably sunk.
My suggestion is to use it like it is until you can pick 
up a good one.
Use a 4" belt sander to take off the high spots.
Refurbishing an anvil with a separated face plate is more 
work than it's worth. To do it well is expensive and very 
time consuming...Or you could forge weld the face back on 
and quench it with a fire hose.

Garrick Peterson wrote:
> I have access to an old anvil for a very reasonable price (i.e. free).
> However, the anvil has seen quite a few years, and it's showing the abuse.
> The table is beat all to hell (defined as hammer marks creating nearly 1/8"
> ridges and valleys), and it has a very dull "thunk" when tapped with a
> hammer.
> 
> I'd like to make use of it, but I'm curious about what it would take to
> refurbish the anvil, and whether it would be worth the time or cost.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Garrick
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