![]() Truth be told (as Thomas mentioned) all I need is a work surface larger than my hammer face. Thomas sent me a link to Marco Borromei's pictorial review of his forklift tine anvil. So basically, all I need is a small surface to work with. I don't have any real need to curl things on a horn. I hope to make small every-day-carry knives which will have blades from 3-4" with full-length tangs. My wood carving knives have blades that are under 2" long, mostly, with tangs of the same length. I'm building a forge to be able to attempt some of that.but my goal in pursuing all of this is to make knives. ![]() I think it's fantastic blacksmiths are so capable of making anything they need. I've no desire to make hinges, hasps, plant hanger brackets and all the other wonderful things I see you folks exhibit. But if I'm going to be honest with myself, I 'll have to admit being a "blacksmith" isn't my real goal here. I'd love to see a beautiful German style anvil sittin' on my anvil base, but the truth of the matter is it would be wasted. I guess I should just shut up and keep searching the scrap yards for a large hunk of steel because I'm not really going to be making anything much larger than a knife on it. One fellow contacted me from Dallas and said he had an old Fisher from 1881 (I think) but he was going to want a "ton" for it. Smith respond to say she'd seen one in front of a local pawn shop "a while back".but didn't know anything about it or even the name of the pawn shop. I don't even have that kind of money to spend, so didn't ask what kind of anvil or anything about it's condition. Smith get back with me and said he had an anvil he want $550 for. Guess my real problem is I'm trying to find that seller who asks "Is $50 too much? I've put ads in Craigslist in OKC, Dallas, Ft. I keep mentioning it to delivery truck drivers, tree cutting services, and most anyone I can think of who might have access to someone who might have an anvil for sale.or wanting to "get rid of". ![]() Guess I've been using the TPAAAT method all along. ![]()
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