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A little OT- anvils

Chris K in MD

>I was looking at some machines that a local cabinetmaker/builder was unloading quick and he had an anvil that he wants to get rid of. I don't know anything about them but it looked cool and I know blacksmiths need them and the good old ones are tough to find. I said how much and he said $300, which I thought was high but he explained that this is a tool steel anvil (not cast iron), 173 pounds. He said he bought it for $700 5-6 years ago. I thought maybe someday I might want to try blacksmithing so if this is worthy maybe I will pick it up. He needs to vacate a leased space ASAP so hes motivated if I take it this weekend. Thanks for any and all input.

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Todd Hughes

>Hard to say if this is a good deal or not with out knowing who made the anvil. I would think if he remembered what he paid he would know who made it or that it would be marked on the anvil. While there are some quality anvils being made new , and these would be worth the $300 or more, most new anvils you see are junk and not worth what he is asking.

If it was an antique Anvil and in excellent condition $300 would be a fair price for an anvil of this weight though nothing to gloat about.

I live in an old tool hell and while anvils are not jumping out of the trees I still see a good many, think I bought about a half doz. nice ones this past summer in sizes from about 30 lb up to 150 lbs or so with prices ranging from about $40 to $125. I'm not countuing small [10lb or under] bench anvils now. Passed up over twice that many because of condition, price or just didn't feel like buying an anvil at the time. So still plenty of old ones out there if you look.....but I'm doing the best I can about it !.......Todd

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