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05-26-2006, 11:33 AM
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anvil?
__________________ Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once. --Shakespeare: Julius Caesar 
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05-26-2006, 11:43 AM
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As a bench block for small jewelry work, AFTER a good polish, maybe. Otherwise, no. Well, maybe to set pins for small folders or something. Remember your forging anvil ought to weigh at least 25 times more than your hammer at a bare minimum. That one would limit you to what, a 2-oz chasing hammer?
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05-26-2006, 11:50 AM
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hey alan,
as far as weight goes would it really matter the weight if i had the "anvil" on something like a tree stump that wouldnt move. bill __________________ Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once. --Shakespeare: Julius Caesar
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05-26-2006, 11:59 AM
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Yes. If you were able to get a solid, full-penetration weld onto the end of a pice of 4" square steel barstock it'd work if you could then heat-treat it. Nailing it to stump wouldn't do a darned thing at the miniscule weight you'd be dealing with. In fact, if you hit hard enough you'd end up slowly driving the plate into the stump.
I'd suggest looking for a big hunk of steel at a junkyard. Big round shafting is great, or a die block from an industrial press is even better. When it comes to forging steel, there's no substitute for a solid steel mass below the hammer.
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