![]() Fresh cup of coffee is about perfect in my experience. Postman also notes where some Fisher anvils were produced during the war with the Eagle logo removed, theorizing that the South did not want to purchase anvils with a logo associated with the Union. ![]() manufacturers starting making similar anvils. If goes on best if the piece is warmed up, smoking hot is too hot but more than 100f. After the war Peter Wright was the major anvil brand sold until the late 1800s when several U.S. I use the same stuff to finish forged items. I like a good paste carnuba wax floor polish, the can I've been using for a few decades now is "Trewax," but "Bowling Ally Wax," is a top shelf product. If you want to protect her from rust, brush her well then a light coat of a: polymerizing oil, Boiled linseed oil is popular, A good spray preservative is LPS-3, it soaks into all the little nooks and crannies, has rust inhibitors and leaves a coat of tough wax. That beautiful old lady doesn't need more than MAYBE a wire brushing to dust her body off and some hot steel beaten on her face to put a proper shine on it. An anvil that weight is plenty heavy to do serious work but light enough to move without straining. It'll be some time while while the blacksmith aspirants gain knowledge and experience before they know how to arrange the shop to work best for them. The formula has worked for the 3-4 anvils I have test it on within a 15lb range. And instead of selling all the merch, they dumped the anvils. Most anvils in my area are Peter Wrights, so it is used for Peter Wright London Blacksmith Pattern anvils. ![]() As the story goes, Sears either couldnt unload them or they closed shop in Ohio somewhere. Honest, that beautiful old lady only has some wear on her, she isn't injured let along broken.ĭon't sweat what she weighs, it's not really important, 123lbs. Howdy folks, Heard a rumor just after quadstate that at some point in time Sears and Robuck dumped a bunch of Peter Wright anvils into the Ohio river, or some other body of water. As Thomas says welding on an anvil is risky IF you know what you're doing if not it will leave the anvil in worse condition than it is now. The edge damage is minor there is plenty of edge left in other locations to do what you need an edge for. If you'll put your general location in the header you might be surprised how many of the Iforge gang live within visiting distance. Welcome aboard, glad to have you, heck get your whole family on board. ![]()
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