Bought an anvil today

[jimmyj]

If ever you want your anvil broken I will send my great grand son over.

 

[Igiveup]

I think my anvil has the arm and hammer on it. Covered it up with a tarp couple years ago and forgot about it. I'll check it out tomorrow. Got me curious.

 

[CH4]

Well Chief, I may not have one after all. I finished up the light resto on anvil and stand. It was sitting in garage when my wife came home from work Friday. She says "what are you going to do with that?" I said I'm going to beat on it with a hammer lol. She suggests it might look nice near fireplace in living room.

I agree with your wife. It'll look good next to the fireplace with a plant sitting on it. You watch Forged in Fire?

 

[Bald1]

CH4,I've never watched that show. Blacksmithing and forge work was never an interest of mine. I just needed something to hammer on to straighten metal occasionally. But after buying this anvil I started to research the company and went way down the rabbit whole. Suddenly I'm interested in anvils. It's the history and story that gets me every time. I'm attracted to all things old. Especially if it's mechanical or a tool.

 

[mrcvs]

CH4,I've never watched that show. Blacksmithing and forge work was never an interest of mine. I just needed something to hammer on to straighten metal occasionally. But after buying this anvil I started to research the company and went way down the rabbit hole. Suddenly I'm interested in anvils. It's the history and story that gets me every time. I'm attracted to all things old. Especially if it's mechanical or a tool.

You NEED this book! When I bought it, the cost was about a quarter of what it is now.

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[Bald1]

Yikes, even a quarter of that is an expensive book

 

[NYlakesider]

I know most on here know the term a loose cannon, well here is a loose anvil vignette!

Back in the late 60s I was at the local legal 1/4 mile drag strip. A older heavily modified Vette was making a time trial.

He made it down to just past the 1/8 mile and something happened and the car went crazy. It ended up rolling over and was very seriously wrecked.

The driver for some unknown reason survived with only a couple bruises. After we got him out of the car in a rather hushed voice he said I put a heavy anvil in the trunk for traction, I guess I should have secured it. We opened what was let of the trunk and there was a large anvil

FWIW the anvil survived with no apparent damage!