"Backyard Blacksmithing" pounding iron on the forge this evening!

I picked up a goatskin welders apron at TSC. Pretty decent and has held up for a few years. A few more pockets to hold some small tools would have been good.

 

That's looks to be a very decent wrought anvil, maybe early 1900's. Could be a Hay-Budden or Trenton. It could go $500+ as it is a decent weight and a great starter anvil.

Trouble is, without physically inspecting it, there are too many possible issues with it. Hairline cracks, delamination of the top plate, or it could have lost hardness if it was in a shed or barn fire. It may have even be "repaired" with a welder, causing loss of hardness.

It may be completely sound and worth what the buyer can bear...

 

Something tells me Backwoods Savage knows something about leather work?

 

The anvil went for $335.00. I won my lot of vinyl and rubber for $10, I'm hoping it will be useful for covering stacks.

 

That's a really good price! J. Dirt you should've taken Midwinter up on her offer!

 

I know!!!! I just don’t know how long she would store it before I had the chance to make it out east.

 

"Fellowship of the travelling anvil". Might have made it by FHC express.

 

Don't forget about Fastenal...about half price of commercial freight shipping IME.
3PL (Third Party Logistics) | Fastenal

 

Well dreams do come true! My wife saw it on Facebook this morning and got me in contact with the guy and I went after work and picked it up! 154 pound Peter Wright for $500, good ring and rebound through out.

 

That is an absolute beauty. Peter Wright is a great anvil. Well made, and a lifetime tool. You did fine at $500, and it is a good size. It looks like it is ready to be put to work.

$3.24 a pound is cheaper than cold cuts at the deli...

 

I’m hoping to brush it up and oil it including the straps. I want to look over the stump and replace the hardware since it’s a bit loose. It rings all over with some great rebound!
Here’s a question..,.. I see a curved piece some folks have that fits the Pritchel hole and acts as a work clamp. What do you call it?

 

Those are just iron hold downs. They can be made out of square stock, forged round for the pritchel end. (Internet pic.)




If the straps are secure to the base, a few wood shims under the anvil can tighten it up. As it stands, it is very desirabe to leave some of the rusty patina intact. A little wipe down with oil, sure.

 

Thanks for the info!! I’ll have to scrounge up a couple pieces and make a hold down or two. I might do one with a flat face and one with a small v-notch to hold round and turned square edge stuff

 

A lot of the work is constantly turning the piece for hammering, tapering, flattening, etc..

I've only wished for one when hot punching through a flat strap like making screw holes for a hinge. Hammer in one hand, punch in the other and nothing to hold the stock on the anvil.

 

That’s what I thought it would be handy for those times when you need a third hand .

 

What was the picture of the item that you were looking at J. Dirt? Was it a hold down tool that fishingpol was talking about or was it a piece of round stock bent in the shape of a U? If it was bent in the shape of a U then that is a simple way to help take the ring out of the anvil if it's not mounted solid and tight on a piece of wood! You'll see that some smiths wrap a chain around the waist of the anvil to help deaden the ring.

My anvil is mounted to a piece of 12" X 12" cherry that is 3' in the ground and is strappedto the wood. To make it tight I just pounded shims in between the anvil and the wood. Before it would have the high pitch ring of a bell now it's a dead thud sound!