Mar 17, 2023 · All Activity Home Blacksmithing Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels Anvil Reviews by brand So Harbor Freight says they have a "cast steel" anvil now.

Nov 25, 2019 · This is a list of manufacturers currently making anvils for blacksmiths and farriers: Accaciao - China, cast 1045 steel, hardness unknown Atlas Anvil - USA, cast 1050 steel, 60 …

Nov 17, 2025 · Holland Anvil just posted the following on their Facebook page: Many of us here will remember when Greg Hagen first showed up on IFI in 2017 as member "foundryguy", …

Nov 19, 2023 · However, a high-rebound anvil does making smithing easier, but for a different reason. Because more force is available to deform the workpiece when forging on a high …

Feb 28, 2014 · Fisher Anvils: Made in Newport, Maine(1847 - 1852), then in Trenton, NJ at the original Trenton plant(1853 - 1961), then finally by Crossley Machine Works (1962 - 1979). …

Jul 26, 2012 · Put the anvil on a silicone base like Alan sugested and that will isolate the anvil from its mount and dampen alot of the vertical resonance. A ring of putty around the waist will …

Mar 30, 2025 · During manufacture the workers would use long steel bars that fit those holes to hold onto the anvil during later forging and grinding operations, especially heat treating and …

Mar 5, 2019 · His anvil feet are distinctive. The divots/punchmarks on the mark side opposite the weight are just where someone was playing or testing the temper of a ball punch.

Sep 16, 2018 · I picked up this sears 5162, 100 lb anvil yesterday, and I am having trouble finding any information about it online. Does anyone know the age and quality of these anvils? The …

Sep 17, 2009 · Cast steel- weldable, malleable, and very sturdy for an anvil. Cast Iron- brittle, and not so good for an anvil. Forged-weldable, very strong. Steel is iron that has had the carbon …