The Anvils of Radnor

	My main anvil is an 85 pounder which I bought at a flea market. It previously had been well used based on it's "saddle back". It is mounted on a homemade wooden stand. The stand also holds hardy tools, a hot chisel, flatter and fuller all made from 1¹/₄" rebar. Since the anvil is kind of light, I use this rig with my portable forge.The anvil's hardy hole contains a "beak" I made from a chevette axle. The racks on the shelf in the background hold some of my punches, chisels and tongs.

My main anvil is an 85 pounder which I bought at a flea market. It previously had been well used based on it's "saddle back". It is mounted on a homemade wooden stand. The stand also holds hardy tools, a hot chisel, flatter and fuller all made from 1¹/₄" rebar. Since the anvil is kind of light, I use this rig with my portable forge.The anvil's hardy hole contains a "beak" I made from a chevette axle. The racks on the shelf in the background hold some of my punches, chisels and tongs.

My other three anvils have been made from railroad rails. These were cut out rough with an acetyline torch and then a ram shaper was used to flatten the face. A grinder was used to provide the final shape. Each contains a 1/2 inch pritchel hole. One has a 1/2 inch and the other a 3/4 inch hardy hole (drilled round and filed square). Each anvil was hardened by heating in a wood fire until light cherry red and then dunking them in a metal garbage can full of water. (This produced much steam and flying boiling water. Be carefull if you try this). I have hit these anvils with everything I have and have not broken one yet.

	Two of the anvils are mounted on a box oak block which also contains provisions for holding my hammers and the appropriate hardy tools for these anvils. The pritchel hole of the large anvil contains a hold down device to clamp the small work piece.

	The other anvil rests on a special table which allows positioning the anvil in four different aspects. The hardy hole contains one of my swaging tools. The table also holds some chisels, punches, and wrenches for making twists as well as hardy tools for the anvil. My pole vise is also secured to it. Notice the 16 X 10 X 1 inch iron flange that was cut off of an I-beam. It makes a good all purpose surface for punching, cutting, smoothing etc..

The other anvil rests on a special table which allows positioning the anvil in four different aspects. The hardy hole contains one of my swaging tools. The table also holds some chisels, punches, and wrenches for making twists as well as hardy tools for the anvil. My pole vise is also secured to it. Notice the 16 X 10 X 1 inch iron flange that was cut off of an I-beam. It makes a good all purpose surface for punching, cutting, smoothing etc..

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