Re: Anvils

Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 03:34:05 -0000
From: ballendo@...
Subject: Re: Anvils

Randy wrote:

>My two anvils are pieces of rail (the larger is about 140lb mainline
>rail about a foot long and the smaller is about 25lb bridge crane
>rail 5 or 6 inches long) milled flat on the top and vertical on one
>side of the head. I don't forge on them, just smash stuff
>flat/thin. :-)

List,

Hans Wegner's books (3) on backyard blacksmithing and the making of
tools ( that's the link, Bill :-) we're talking 'bout makin' tools)
show how to make a very service-able anvil from rairoad rail. Books
are out of print, libraries have 'em. (good books)

Also, the artist blacksmith list on egroups has talked some about
this subject.

[Weygers' books have been reissued as "The Complete Modern Blacksmith",
which is still in print. I've got a review in the online bookstore on my
site at http://unitedartworks.com I highly recommend it as a hands-on
practical guide to understanding and dealing with ferrous metals using a
minimum of equipment. ]





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