jmfrankl
12-24-2000, 10:14 PM
So I wound up buying that hornless anvil--thanks for the advice. It
started as a 142# (1 1 2) and is now 125# and I got it for $75. Looks
like an older Mousehole and has about 2/3-3/4" of good hard/bouncy tool
steel accross the top. Now I am trying to "fix" it for bladesmithing. Here
are some questions I have.
1. leave on the tail/hardie hole for usefulness, or cut it off ala
Japanese anvil for perfect rectangular proportions?
2. how important are lack of sway and straight, square edges? (it has the
normal slight sway and rounded edges)
3. if I have nearly 3/4" of tool steel on the face, what harm would it do
to blanchard grind/mill off about 1/8"? would this affect rebound?
hardness?
4. please tell me anything else that comes to mind or seems useful to you.
5. thank you for your time and knowledge.
Happy Holidays,
John Frankl
started as a 142# (1 1 2) and is now 125# and I got it for $75. Looks
like an older Mousehole and has about 2/3-3/4" of good hard/bouncy tool
steel accross the top. Now I am trying to "fix" it for bladesmithing. Here
are some questions I have.
1. leave on the tail/hardie hole for usefulness, or cut it off ala
Japanese anvil for perfect rectangular proportions?
2. how important are lack of sway and straight, square edges? (it has the
normal slight sway and rounded edges)
3. if I have nearly 3/4" of tool steel on the face, what harm would it do
to blanchard grind/mill off about 1/8"? would this affect rebound?
hardness?
4. please tell me anything else that comes to mind or seems useful to you.
5. thank you for your time and knowledge.
Happy Holidays,
John Frankl