Forging Test on the Cheap Amazon Anvil

[@pooman30557]

I have the same anvil. I dressed it and removed the blue paint. It has worked very well for me. I have beaten the heck out of it with no issues.

[@stanervin6108]

Next! Seems to be a decent beginner's anvil, Roy. I started with a piece of train rail. Didn't save it, but passed it on to a future smith when he was 11 years old. That was about thirty years ago. I'm sure that he passed it on, and it's probably on it's 15th owner br now!

[@adampablodayc]

I have one of these anvils,I love mine .

[@kirkkellogg8532]

Thanks for the silencing tip!!

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

I used M-1 adhesive (calking gun adhesive) to glue both of my anvils to their stands. Killed 80% of the ring with no other fasteners used.

[@aidenallen4518]

"Ach-ai-o" is the pronunciation I think. Thanks for all these videos about these anvils, I just bought an 88lb one of these on the website which is was having a sale and am looking foreword to using it when it arrives. It looks like it'll be a big step up from my current set up of a rail road plate on a stump

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

Your welcome God bless you on your smithing journey 🙂

[@grandadz_forge]

"will it walk and talk like an anvil?"..... sure did a lot of walking. lol

[@kren1101]

I built an anvil stand based on the design by Dog House Forge. Two 15"x15" pieces of 3/4" ply laminated together. Then about 13 layers of 2x3's around the perimeter, and pack filled with 100+ pounds of dirt. Topped with more 2x3's over the top, and another piece of 3/4 ply. Seems pretty solid, and adds mass to the anvil

[@random40s]

I can't wait to see it all dressed up, and then making some tooling for it.. THEN.. A series of products made off of it, and the tooling for it. Awesome video as always, and yeah.... Magnets.. 😂

[@Ben92912]

Got one on order. Should be here in a few days. I really appreciate you’re help brother. Just getting into the craft and graduating from the 20lb $15 HB one but also don’t want to spend 100s just yet. Thanks again brother 🤙✝️

[@mountaincrittercreations2596]

Thanks for the info. I'm going to put it on my want list. It looks way better than the train track I'm using now.

[@y-notforge8913]

..Thank You sir for doing a Good review series on this little anvil!! For less than $3.00 a pound it seems to be a perty good deal...!

[@brentlegg4895]

Definitely seems like a great anvil for someone starting out!

[@riAN1337]

i think so too i started out with a tiny 4.5 kg "anvil" without any hardy hole, forged my first tonges and what not. when i took my first 8h smithing course i was blown away about what you can do on a 150kg beast. i hope that there's gonna be some decent used anvils available soon in my area here in germany for a reasonable price. for a student even 130-150 bucks is a lot to begin with

[@brentlegg4895]

@@riAN1337 yeah I started with a cheap Harbor Freight anvil, which is just cast iron. But it worked for me until I as able to find a good used anvil for a good price. I beat that cheap anvil to death starting out lol.

[@riAN1337]

@@brentlegg4895 well i guess we all start there :) i dont really know what a harbour freight anvil is, but i guess its as bad as mine :D as long as we enjoy forging everything's fine :)

[@mtyson9004]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge Roy! God Bless you guys!

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

God bless you and thank you for watching

[@rodneyhendrickson5094]

I can't weight tell mine get's here The 24th witch is Tomorrow and then i'm going to start dressing it up like you did "Thank's Roy" Great Video

[@larrystrayer8336]

I have one. It’s used a my studio. Metal sculpture, no real blacksmith forging just beating and bending. Had it 1 year. Surface got a bit wavy ground it down to 120 grit holding up very good now, does what I need it for.

[@Cloudstrife112233]

Great video. I've really been considering getting one of these to replace my train track anvil so I can have better versatility and a wider striking surface.

[@rmcmunoz2]

I’m really enjoying your videos, especially the ones on this anvil. It helps a lot of beginners out. That way we don’t waste our money. Hahaha. Thank you !

[@GDHoneyAcresandCraftWork]

You ought to see my HF anvil where I welded a chunk of railroad tie steel plate to it.

[@samuelappleby7790]

I have one of those anvils they're great

[@naterneer]

Thanks for the magnet tip!

[@jacobkaltz1958]

Nice little anvil⚒

[@drstrangefart]

There's definitely a lot to like about those little guys. If I had an abundance of space and cash I'd buy one to have the clean edges available. One of my Peter Wright's previous owners seriously ruined every single edge on it. As it is now I'm using a secondary block of unknown metal to serve as an anvil with one clean sharp edge that serves about well enough.

[@RayFromTheHayclan]

I have a PW and my edges are bad as well.

[@drstrangefart]

I believe it. From my limited understanding there was a period a generation or two back where anvils were essentially worthless and they were ABUSED before being scrapped because the value on the material was relatively high, causing the scarcity we enjoy today. At least, that's what I've been able to piece together after poring through a handful of videos and a little bit of reading on the subject.

[@fryscountrylifechannel4437]

I would be happy with that, thank you

[@NewWorldHoarder]

How do you mitigate the vibration from the strikes coming back up the workpiece and causing numbness? I was using one of these little fellas yesterday to forge out a bangle from copper, afterwards my hand felt like I had white knuckle 😳

[@jasonsisk2902]

Ok cool nice to know more about it.. it looks good!

[@What_Other_Hobbies]

What size hammer do you recommend on this?

[@fuzzi4694]

Would you recommend this for a beginner smith/knife maker like me? I want to start bladesmithing and I don't know what to take.

[@misirloupowerslide]

Heavyish steel chain quieted mine really well

[@FallenAnvilForge]

Just found this anvil on Ebay for only 119.00 with free shipping as of 10-7-21

[@jadabull]

Thanks for the info Roy. Do you think if someone were to get this they should maybe heat up a large work piece just to lay on the face and repeat that several times before actually doing work? Maybe that will harden it up some? God Bless Shared

[@sladoeii]

No, that would draw the temper and get rid of the thin induction hardening on there.

[@sparky4581]

What is your thoughts on the Kanca anvil?

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

Never tried one but would like to :-)

[@sparky4581]

Thank you, i got one, it is an upgrade from an ibeam. About 700$ plus shipping. Trying to finalize a shop we built on a huge steel flat bed trailer. Longing to fire the propane forge up, but i am still sealing up the shop and making a rear heat shield for the forge. Reduce a chance of fire. Hopefully by this weekend or next. I can take a swing at things. Thank you for taking the time. There are really no video with anyone using one. All i know it is drop forged and double horned.

[@americanfarrier9387]

Hi, Is this anvil truly conical?

[@Playswithfire3782]

Love mine, if you bolt it down the ring quietes tremendously.

[@unknown_tanker7294]

if it will work harden does it mean it's air hardening so you could heat the face and let it cool to help it?

[@TheBottegaChannel]

Do you feel that it would be a good anvil for forging out softer metals such as copper, tin, brass/ bronze and aluminum?

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

Yes it would be a great anvil for that!

[@aldovfxtv]

Acciaio just means steel in italian, cheers and thank you for the informative videos.

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

You're welcome for the videos thanks for watching

[@ericseegers5950]

They pronounce it uh-ki-yo .God bless u and your family Roy.

[@kirkkellogg8532]

What do you mean by a small radius?

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

Use a flap disk on grinder or even a file and just round over the edges on the working area to round them off sligho

[@kirkkellogg8532]

Thank you!

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

@@kirkkellogg8532 Yes sir any time. Some Smith's will actually put on a couple of radius shoulder is most stays slightly radius them a section will be more rounded for working over s softer edge. If I were going to put soft edge on it would be on heal as it's thiner there and softened edge won't be used w heavy hammer strikes .

[@willlothridge3197]

Looks like be a good one for for 11 year old son, and to use for the 1 or 2 demos we do yearly

[@Smallathe]

Wonderful video. Very interesting!

[@LanceSheppard]

I really like the functionality of this anvil. I hope to win one! I have a piece of train track i need to surface and shape

[@chrislockwood1724]

What size hammer are you using and where is a good place to get one? Thanks

[@carsemonkey1]

It's about 2lbs and he made it. He has a video somewhere about hammers and tools to get started

[@oliverpreece2077]

anyone know if you can get these in the uk

[@drason69]

Outstanding!! I know of a couple Smith's, that could use one, to replace I beam & RR tracks Anvils. 👍⚒️⚒️😀❤️❤️

[@mage8838]

Would that pritchel hole in the horn be a weak point? I know it is small. Is the hole cast into the anvil or is it drilled?

[@sladoeii]

All cast.

[@sladoeii]

There's enough beef in it that breaking the horn off is unlikely. If you're swinging a big enough hammer to do that, then you should use as bigger anvil.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Sadly they don't ship to Australia, that would be an awesome addition to any shop and now I want one Haha

[@hannemannironworks1651]

It’s a cool little anvil!

[@PyroX792]

I see this comes in a 132 lb (60 Kg) variant, twice the weight but also twice the price. Do you think it would be worth going with that heavier one instead?

[@terdfergeson23]

Yes.

[@budshultz1442]

Sorry computer corrected spelling. Acciaio is Italian for steel.

[@rabadgett]

My little 24lbs anvil like this one the blue paint stuff catches on fire quite often. Just another thing to watch out for

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

Thinkinh hard on getting one for the grand son. Of course grandpa may have to break it in for him! Thoughts on case hardening the face? 🙏 God bless you and your family Roy Crawford out ⚒️🧙‍♂️

[@sladoeii]

They are, in effect already case hardened ( likely induction hardened). Mine skates a file, but dents pretty easily.

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

@@sladoeii ok thank you. Just curious lol. Reckon like Mr Roy said it will work hardne some over Time

[@sladoeii]

@@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740 I wouldn't expect it to work harden to any appreciable degree.

[@kennymiller4428]

i suppose if one had the time and energy they could set for a couple hours just sort of tapping the top of the anvil and work harden it. there by controlling the amount of surface distortion to some degree. would be a good way to get rid of a 6 pack for sure.

[@curtisatnoblepursuitironwo5979]

I do live demos and this might be a good choice rather than parking a 200lb anvil around

[@TheBarbarian193]

Just looked on amazon, this anvil is almost $200 now

[@ethanshenk2058]

Rebound doesn't matter to me as long as i can work on it and it last for a couple months

[@wyattkindler496]

I just recently picked up one of these from amazon. I bought it because it was a cheap way of getting a European pattern anvil with the handy square horn. I can tell you I am very impressed with it so far. It seems to offer similar efficiency as one of my larger 150 pound antique anvils. Mine seems to be plenty hard (dented one of my harder forging hammer without leaving any mark on the face of the anvil) and it does not have any visible filler material on the sides to cover any poorly cast areas, which is quite clear on the one you possess. I've also noticed something interesting, although not sure if it is always the case. There is a large price gap between the anvil amazon is offering, about $180 versus Ebay's $120. Could it be the case that ebay is selling the anvils that may not have passed quality control with more flaws for a lower price? Was the anvil in the video purchased from ebay? If so this might hold true as mine is plenty hard with no visible casting defects. Can anyone else verify this? Thanks for taking the time to review this anvil, and I hope the monthly giveaway works out well. 👍 Edit: forgot yo say pounds after 150, I dont have 150 anvils lol!

[@johnnymissfire8464]

I picked up one of these from Ebay and it did not have any fillers like the one in this video. I did however notice a what looked like a small crack in the face when i cleaned it up. After a little bit of beating on it it now looks like a casting flaw that was filled with weld before it was milled flat. The seller gave me the choice of an exchange or a 50 percent refund. I took the refund so i got the anvil for $66 with free shipping.

[@shadetreeforge]

Not bad! at least it has an actual horn and not a duckbill platypus for a horn like my 15 yr old Harbor Freight Russian anvil, and has a conventional square hardy instead of the offset angled one I have. I can tell by the sound it has good rebound, I just makes me wonder what kind of damage if any? Did you do to Olga? that couldn't have possibly good for the old gal.

[@therealamerican99.76]

If I wasn’t leaving for the Marine Corps idd buy one instantly

[@denniswhite166]

Good Luck son. Keep your mouth shut and your ears open and you'll do fine. :)

[@therealamerican99.76]

Dennis White. Thank you!

[@charruauno386]

Semper Fi Brother, Watch your back at all times, take it from a brother that was a hostage in Iraq, God be with you at all times. MCDCM

[@therealamerican99.76]

CHARRUA UNO. Thank you! I will.

[@1averageamerican]

Semper Fi. Keep your head on a swivel and enjoy the adventure.

[@00_negative]

LUMPY BUMPY!!!!

[@erikcourtney1834]

I so thought your pants where on fire for a second. Then realize it’s your apron 🤦‍♂️

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

Lol I know they're awesome

[@erikhogenson497]

Acciaio (uh tchi oh) means steel in Italian

[@justgonnagetbetter1037]

Great stuff Roy! Look like a 🦆, sounds like a 🦆, must be a anvil!

[@Volundur9567]

Oh, no. My Holland does not quack when I use it.

[@realistmabeyea4921]

Come tax return time someone is getting my Harbor Feight anvil. Upgrade 😀

[@budshultz1442]

Adriano is Italian for sreel.

[@dosicmyth]

I think it's pronounced like ah-chai-yo

[@DownunderFarmandForge]

Walks and talks

[@judybowen9510]

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[@thegarageforge9907]

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[@thegarageforge9907]

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[@jadabull]

Electronic Blacksmith why do people in youtube vids waste an opportunity on a first comment just to say “first”? Serious question

[@stanervin6108]

Actually, this comment is your second... Your first 'First' comment made 30 seconds earlier got this one beat!