Here is a recent acquisition I've obtained through Amazon. This anvil was 130 dollars and weighs 65 lbs.
It's a gorgeous little anvil that was modelled after the South German pattern anvils that are similar to Gustav Refflinghaus/Ernst Refflinghaus, Söding und Halbach, as well as Sichelschmidt und Schlasse. All of which located in Wesphalia, Germany.
(They're located in Northern Germany, but the pattern is made in the style of Southern types.)
The anvil it self was cast from 1045 steel into a sand mould using a lost foam casting. That means the Chinese manufacturers opted to make a anvil shape entirely out of styrofoam and then put casting sand around it and packed it in before pouring the molten steel. This produces a very good casting and is easy to produce. The styrofoam literally vaporizes upon the entry of molten metal.
I say steel, because this is infact steel, it is not cast iron. It rings like a bell and has a good hard face.
The rebound on it is about ~90%
This style of anvil includes a side shelf, which is useful for forge welding, because it heats up quicker than the rest of the anvil and sucks out less heat that the forge weld needs to take and meld together.
You can see the other anvil I've had in it's place over in the corner looking dejected.
It's a gorgeous little anvil that was modelled after the South German pattern anvils that are similar to Gustav Refflinghaus/Ernst Refflinghaus, Söding und Halbach, as well as Sichelschmidt und Schlasse. All of which located in Wesphalia, Germany.
(They're located in Northern Germany, but the pattern is made in the style of Southern types.)
The anvil it self was cast from 1045 steel into a sand mould using a lost foam casting. That means the Chinese manufacturers opted to make a anvil shape entirely out of styrofoam and then put casting sand around it and packed it in before pouring the molten steel. This produces a very good casting and is easy to produce. The styrofoam literally vaporizes upon the entry of molten metal.
I say steel, because this is infact steel, it is not cast iron. It rings like a bell and has a good hard face.
The rebound on it is about ~90%
This style of anvil includes a side shelf, which is useful for forge welding, because it heats up quicker than the rest of the anvil and sucks out less heat that the forge weld needs to take and meld together.
You can see the other anvil I've had in it's place over in the corner looking dejected.
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Size 2217 x 1662px
File Size 605.3 kB
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