[TheForge] New Doyle Anvil from Harbor Freight

[Dave Mudge]

I am fortunate enough to have gotten involved in blacksmithing a long time
ago.
I have two good large anvils, 250#n and a 300# and a smaller 50# and I
got them all at very good prices.
I haven't seen or reviewed the newer HF anvils, but the old saying comes to
mind.
In today's world "You Get What You Pay For"
Of course, not to be too discouraging, my very first anvil was a 2' long
piece of heavy RR track
that I had the local machine shop mill flat. ( cost me a 6-pack ) I used
that for 2 years while
I was learning a little something about steel and hammering...

May Good Fortune Be With You
dave mudge
list mom for TheForge

On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 10:16 PM Stephen Bloom <sabloom at ironflower.com>
wrote:

> I have one of the old HF anvils (circa 2000) - it's a boat anchor -
> slightly better than a RR rail because it is anvil shaped.  I'm comparing
> it to a 1970'ish 250 lb Kohlswa and an a 80 lb 18-something British anvil.
> Maybe they got the clue? Steve
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> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:06 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] New Doyle Anvil from Harbor Freight
>
>
>
> I just watched the youtube video on Harbor Freight 65# cast steel
> anvil.
> It might be worthy,  if not, it might still
> be good enough  to haul into a weekend event giving young people a
> chance to learn some hammer skill.
>
> 12 or so years ago I donated
> a 110 pound "cast steel"  harbor freight anvil  to a viking age
> re-enactment group's  blacksmith shop.
> I had a
> chance to look it over  last year.  It  still looked
> ok, basically undamaged,  and the guys were getting  good use
> out of it..
>
> I watched the 2nd video about the one handed
> mini-chain saw.   That looks like an accident waiting to
> happen.
>
> Dann Johnson
>
>
> On Sat, March 25, 2023 5:50 pm, Jerry Frost wrote:
> > There's
> been a little talk about these but I don't know anyone with one so
> > I
> > don't really have a valid opinion. I've seen too many
> ASOs that say cast
> > "steel" on the side to not take is as
> marketing BS, especially from
> > eastern
> > makers.
> >
> > I watched the link review and he's not a blacksmith ,
> that is obvious
> > before
> > he says so near the end. There
> are a number of online and Youtube reviews
> > out there and I
> watched one from "Christ Centered Iron" as reliable and
> > worth
> consideration.
> >
> >
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glG5rThgo5k&ab_channel=ChristCenteredIronwor
> > ks
> >
> > Frosty.
> >
> > -----Original
> Message-----
> >
> From: theforge- On Behalf Of Rob Fertner
> > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2023 7:39 AM
> > To: 'Blacksmithing
> List Sponsored by ABANA'
> > Subject: [TheForge] New Doyle Anvil
> from Harbor Freight
> >
> > Here's a heads up about a new 65
> lb cast steel anvil for $140.
> >
> > These two Youtube videos
> review this new product
> >
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gryOZHYJ56I
> >
> >
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glG5rThgo5k
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't know yet if our local Harbor Freight
> store have them in stock
> > right
> > now.
> >
> > I plan on checking them out in the near future.
> >
> >
> Good luck.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> Wichita, KS
> >
> >
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