greenwoodironworks's channel

@christopher5361 This is a clasic church windows anvil, made in Germany. It has heals and a hardie hole and is terrific for doing work . Sawyer's anvils are typically plain rectangular blocks. JG

@TechnicusJoe I don't know what style Kohlswa you have or what kind of work you do on it. Kohlswa is a great cast steel anvil. In my experience the German double horns outperform the London Pattern of similar size. I have some HUGE double horns, but the medium sized anvils are sweeter for...

@richyearle007 This anvil is a classic German double horned anvil with upset block on the side with the date stamped next to the maker's mark: 1906. The design emerged from medieval anvil forms around 1860 with 2 horns (round and tapered) and a very small upset block. This anvil form was perfecte...

@prokopto My shop is in Petersburg Va. I do not belong to any organization, although I should. You can get my number under Greenwood Ironworks in Petersburg. Thanks and hope to hear from you. Josh

Thank you for showing your appreciation. The repair job was a bear, making perfect roots and welds, then finishing.

I have found no maker's mark on the anvil, but it is first class, and by its style It could be a Refflinghause.There were a number of separate Refflinghause forge shops. Also, the...

Thank you for your insight and I agree: a anvil fantastic anvil at 325 lbs. We just sold it to a lucky knife smith in California. All this anvil's mass is concentrated and supported. It has no springy, ringy appendages. Also, it is ancient, forged of soft wrought iron with a hard steel plate onl...