Anvils
Last Revised: 9/30/2003
My current Anvil collection >
Above you can see the anvils that I have collected over the years.
I have paid as
little as $50 for one and as much as $200.
The weights vary from as little as 9 ounces to as much as 194 pounds.
Anvils are constructed from various materials ranging from cast iron to wrought iron with
a tool steel face to solid tool steel.
One of the anvils in the picture is made from sheet metal. Can you guess which one it is?
Although you can't see the faces of the anvils very well in this picture, I have ground the
faces on several of these anvils on my own 8" X 20" surface Grinder.
This process does a great job of returning the face to "like new" or close to new condition.
I don't reweld the faces myself (yet), I would have that done by
friends who have that skill if I needed it done.
Recently, I heard about a 110# cast steel anvil that sells "brand new" for less than $100. I bought one to check it out. See the 110# anvil link, below, for my opinions.
Click here for info on preparing an anvil for me to grind
My opinion of the Harbor Freight 110# cast steel anvil
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