(first of two parts)

I'm going to be making a hot punch soon and found this advise VERY helpful!!!

(i'm going to make my tools before making sell items!!)

Steve from Ruralblacksmith said about my earlier post Great Cheap Anvils!!!

"Those cast iron anvils can be polished up for light work and jewelry. But Cast Iron is brittle and has little rebound. Heavy work on hot iron is easier on a wrought iron and steel or cast steel anvil. The Pieh TFS anvil at Northern is one example of a solid anvil. Old World Anvils is another. They import from Europe. The Bulgar and Smaller Austrian are reasonable for an anvil that will last a long time. I've never bought a new anvil. All of mine are old, and can be found for around 2$ per pound. Not a bad deal for something that will outlast you. The cast iron anvils aren't bad, just not as well suited for forging iron."

Here is the link for the Pieh TFS 150lb Anvil !!

and this is the link for the site Old World Anvils !!


Thanks Steve!

Great cheap anvils!!!!

Northern Tools & Equipment (link)

Click the link to go to Northern Tools & Equipment's website for really cheap anvils 

There is even a 20$ 15lb anvil for sale!!!

made of cast iron!!!

check out the reviews while you're there!!

they're all good!!!  

tell me! which anvil would you like to use?

Really cool steam punk art

Steampunk exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford.


whats your favorite piece in this exhibition?

Forging and its history

Forging is one of the oldest known metalworking processes.

Traditionally, forging was performed by a smith using hammer and anvil, and though the use of water power in the production and working of iron dates to the 12th century, the hammer and anvil are not obsolete. The smithy or forge has evolved over centuries to become a facility with engineered processes, production equipment, tooling, raw materials and products to meet the demands of modern industry.

In modern times, industrial forging is done either with presses or with hammers powered by compressed air, electricity, hydraulics or steam. These hammers may have reciprocating weights in the thousands of pounds. Smaller power hammers, 500 lb (230 kg) or less reciprocating weight, and hydraulic presses are common in art smithies as well. Some steam hammers remain in use, but they became obsolete with the availability of the other, more convenient, power sources.