Making an Anvil

I've always wanted to make an anvil, so I figured I'd go ahead and do it. I'm using mild steel for the body, and a tool steel face. I will post more videos as the work progresses. I make a line of silversmithing stakes and figured why not an anvil?

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• blacksmithing
• shaper
• anvil
• anvils
• silversmith
• stake
• hobby
• machine shop
• machine tool
• forging
• foundry
• industrial revolution
• blacksmith
• metal
• metalsmith
• Potter USA

[lonrodo]

have you ever made a church window anvil? just cureus and if so could you post a video of it?

[rivettlathe]

@lonrodo Sorry I haven't updated this video in awhile. I'm going to finish those anvils in the near future. I moved my shop. This anvil is going to be a church window anvil. I'm always drooling over those antique Euroopean anvils. Maybe I'll come across one I can afford one day. But until then I'll have to make my own. I'll post more videos soon. Check out The Last Stake Maker video on my channel.

[doinyourmom44]

How much would you charge for something like that?

[rivettlathe]

@doinyourmom44 I never really intended to sell them. I'll give you an idea of what one might cost. The 4" piece of plate I had burned out cost $110 per anvil. I will probably have 20 hours in it by the time it is done. It will have a hard face and a square hardy hold. I think I will have $250 my cost, into the anvil. If I was to pay myself minimum wage it'd be around $450. But you can buy a better anvil for less money (Craig's list, Blacksmith's Depot) I'm doing it just for fun.

[Sehnsucht234]

why not just make a mold and pour liquid metal into it?

[rivettlathe]

@Sehnsucht234 Have you ever tried to melt large amounts of steel? That takes a LONG time and lots of heat!

[rivettlathe]

@Aussie50 Maybe Santa got a bigger sleigh - that thing is 7,000 pounds.

[illustriouschin]

Guy's gonna break his camera lens doing that.

[crapbag1997]

mate you need more space but good machines though

[theslimeylimey]

You sure know how to pick your machines. NICE COLLECTION

[theslimeylimey]

Nice job restoring that old machine. Cincinnati's machinery is very well built.

[Isenmouthe]

Thumbs up if you muted and put on "The Anvil Chorus" :D

[richiebraz]

Now that's a man cave :)

[tdtrailer]

I absolutely love that shaper.

[clemenaugh]

some nice old gear there.