Cheers!ĮDIT: Weighed the anvil at home, and it is actually 100lbs. Hopefully I'll be practicing the craft in a few months time. I'm thrilled to have this as a beginner anvil, and I'm going to start planning forge construction. Its been fun, but prohibitively expensive. In the last 2-years, I've put in between 20 and 30 hours at a local smithy where I can rent a forge for a few hours. The face especially, save for a decent sized chip on one edge, is mostly smooth with few imperfections on it. I am hoping the photo album can give a more knowledgeable person than I a good idea as to what I've purchased. I also haven't found a true weight identification, despite a close inspection. The oxidation is making it hard to see clearly. Looking at the logo, I am thinking it is a Fisher based on what I believe to be an eagle. I was told it was around 80lbs, which seems to be in the right ballpark. I wonder if that was the real reason it worked or if it had more to do with heat transfer.īackstory: I purchased this anvil over the weekend, without much information about it. In his patent he states that this "washed" the solid metal surface. The big development was in how the cast iron entered the mold: washing sideways over the steel instead of dropping down onto it. Lots had tried before, using nearly the same process (pouring molten cast iron onto a very clean, fluxed piece of metal). Overall the whole thing is in great condition despite the heavy pitting on the cast iron.įisher was the first person who figured out how to reliably bond cast iron to other ferrous metals. It's fun to look at but I would smooth that out so it doesn't mark up your work. You can see on the horn of yours where the steel meets the cast iron. This actually gives you a very tight date range, as the company was only founded in 1843. That is why it lacks markings other than the eagle, and why it looks "wrong" to people who are familiar with later Fishers (the pattern changed, but the basic method of construction was the same). Yours is a very early Fisher, pre-1860 according to Anvils in America. Our friends: Skilled Trade Network: Metalwork Metallurgy for bladesmiths and others who heat treat and forge steelĮngineering Handbook (Lots of info about Metallurgy) Have an englishweight anvil? Try this nifty little tool from anvilfire to find out how much it weighs in lbs.ĭictionary from anvilfire for those hard to google terms.Īppalachian Blacksmiths Association list of schools in the US When reporting content, you MUST state WHY you reported it.Īny NSFW posts will be reviewed by the mods and may be removed based on our judgement of the value of the content.ĪBANA Forging Fundamentals - a suggested program of study to learn hand forging Obviously this sub is for blacksmithing related topics, so keep posts related to blacksmithing.īlatant advertising and for sale posts are not allowed. Posts without a submission comment from the OP will be removed within 24 hours. Posts of YouTube videos, gifs, or images must include the beginnings of a discussion or a write up in the comments with a minimum of three sentences. Blatant troll posts/comments will be removed. Please be considerate to others when posting/commenting. WARNING!!! Read this before attempting any kind of forging. Join it here.īeginner? Read our FAQ and FAQ Discussion, And be sure to check out below. Do your own research to double check if you agree with the opinions stated here before following them. This is a multi-thousand year old trade and much of the information garnered from those times were lost during the industrial revolution. Please remember that any information/tips/tricks you get from this subreddit are not the end-all-be-all of blacksmithing. Feel free to show off your latest creations or get advice on a problem, or anything else related to blacksmithing! Previous winners of our monthly contest! A subreddit devoted to all things blacksmith.
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