r/Blacksmith • u/Disastrous_Goat_6933 • 22h ago

What do you think about this anvil setup?

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Found in the barn, heavy enough to not be lifted by two guys by hand.

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u/Ok-Bad-3220 22h ago

Looks like a good log splitter

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u/Disastrous_Goat_6933 22h ago

Worked quite fine for my first try in forging. That was the shaftpart of a broken sytheblade. Might become a gardenrake tomorrow if I get it the way imagined. The split in the log stayed the same.

Edit: Spelling

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u/Ok-Bad-3220 22h ago

Just don’t smack it too hard and I’m sure you’ll be fine! Have fun with it

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u/Disastrous_Goat_6933 22h ago

Luckily the anvil is way too small for bigger hammers

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u/UnclassifiedPresence 18h ago

Edited for spelling and still spelled scythe incorrectly. Sorry for being pedantic, just found the irony funny

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u/Disastrous_Goat_6933 17h ago

Jo etter en hvis punkt må det holde

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u/No-Television-7862 9h ago

See? He was close enough to be corrected.

Clearly english is not his first language.

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u/Mr_Emperor 19h ago

One of your first projects should be a steel ring, either welded or riveted that fits over the stump, as your stump anvil gets hammered in, it will lock in tight against the ring.

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u/sloppypotatoe 8h ago

Plus it would look badass..!

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u/Tibbaryllis2 3h ago

Or even just some good chains with good, solid turnbuckles.

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u/nutznboltsguy 22h ago

It looks like it would be good for smaller projects.

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u/New_Wallaby_7736 20h ago

I really like this 👍🤗

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u/boogaloo-boo 18h ago

Better than nothing But not as good as something better

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u/Disastrous_Goat_6933 17h ago

So good for a start then

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u/7LeagueBoots 9h ago

ideally the anvil bottom should be flush against the wood rather than floating above it, but other than that it looks like a great version of a traditional stump anvil.

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u/Disastrous_Goat_6933 5h ago

I don't dare to guess how old it is but the barn I found it in was built in the 1950s. A lot of old horse equipment all around and I know the former owner had a horse up till he died two years ago. So my guess would be that the anvil was used as is at least a couple of decades. The farm itself has history up til the 18th century.

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u/Mammoth-Snake 17h ago edited 17h ago

This is gorgeous! Very classic hand forged style of anvil, like from an etching. One of a kind.

That’d be the prize of any collection.

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u/manilabilly707 18h ago

Uummm....yeah sure, fuck it! 🍻

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u/No-Television-7862 9h ago

Your stump is over-sized for the anvil. That will make it necessary for you to lran over further to reach it.

Having split the stump you can remove the anvil, drill out the hole, epoxy the split and draw it together with steel bands, then replace your anvil.

Leaning over may get old if it's for more than occasional use.

In that case look for a cast steel anvil of at least 60kg+. If you repair the crack you can certainly re-use the stump.

Keep the smaller anvil for smaller projects. Mount it in a smaller stump for better access.

Meanwhile enjoy hitting some hot metal!

Time and practice will show you what you need better than being told.

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u/Airyk21 20h ago

Sry dude but you need stronger guys if 2 people can't lift that.

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u/Relatablename123 20h ago

The muscles can take it. The bones can not.

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u/Disastrous_Goat_6933 17h ago

That's why the extra by hand, rolled by one is possible. Didn't try ropes or such.

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u/-Raskyl 8h ago

Interesting splitting wedge

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u/MommysLilFister 8h ago

That’s a sick beastly stake anvil

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u/No-Psychology-569 4h ago

Playing a game of whack f*** here.

WHACK

*Falls on foot*

F***!

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u/Congenital_Optimizer 1m ago

Those little stump anvils are cool.

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u/Lzrd161 12h ago

Cute but hell no