Anvil Making :

Almost every blacksmith either starts on a homemade anvil, plays with making RR-rail anvils or has THOUGHT about making anvils. Do-it-yourself types often spend a lot of effort making anvils of various quality. It is not as if anvils are not still made, they are and there are numerous makers, or that good used anvils are not available, they are if anyone looks. But blacksmiths, especially hobbiests like to do things the hard way, so they make anvils.

This is not a manual of how to make an anvil or step by step plans with details such as welding and heat treating. It is some methods and examples of ways to make anvils and how others have done so.

	General Considerations for Making Anvils How real anvils are made and what features all blacksmiths anvils have. Methods of making fabricated anvils. Tools and skills needed. Notes on concrete.    More . . .
	Guru's Anvil Making Sketchbook Anvils the Guru would like to have time to build. Original design drawings, methods and some unique solutions to construction. Mega anvils, fine art anvils and armourers anvils.    More . . .
	Stefaan Meeus Anvil Sketchbook Traditional and original design drawings    More . . .
	Pieced Anvil Our oldest and original anvil making article.    More . . .
	Low Cost Anvil Don't let preconcieved ideas about what an anvil should look like get in the way of having a good usable tool.    More . . .
	RR-rail and Crane Rail Anvils Based on our March 2000 iForge article we demonstrate the best ways to make RR-rail anvils.    More . . .
	Skeleton Anvils Making anvils from a popular scrap shape.    More . . .
	3 Hardy (Hardie) Holes Ways to make hardie holes in DIY anvils with and without machining.    More . . .
	3 MORE Hardy (Hardie) Holes MORE Ways to make hardie holes in DIY anvils with and without machining.    More . . .
	Radiusing Anvil Corners About edge radii and chart of suggested dimensions.    More . . .
	Flame Cut Stake Anvil A production design by Jock Dempsey anvilfire guru.    More . . .
	Modern Medieval Classic Anvil An orginal design by Jock Dempsey anvilfire guru. More . . .
	Anvil made by BurntForge Italian style fabricated anvil. More . . .
	Anvils made by 16 year old Canadian Two anvils made by Daniel Boettger of Canada. A Medieval Pentagonal and late German style. More . . .
	How NOT to make an anvil The wrong way. . . More . . .
	Gallery of DIY anvils User built and Do-It-Yourself anvils.   More . . .
	Fabricating a Swage Block While not technically an anvil some consider them such. Making one fits in with the techniques listed above. More . . .
	Fabricated Cone Mandrel A low use tool that is handy to have. More . . .
	Machining a Conical Anvil Horn One step in manufacting anvils in a modern shop. More . . .

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References and Links

• Index to Anvil Making Articles How to fabricate anvils, ideas, designs and examples.
  
  
• Square Holes and Bolsters iForge How to make hardie holes in solid.
• 3 Hardie Holes Fabricated hardie holes for DIY anvils.
• 3 MORE Hardie Holes More ways to make hardie holes for DIY anvils.


• Gallery of DIY Anvils Shop made anvils
  
  
• anvilfire Gallery of Anvils and Stakes Virtual museum of over 250 anvils and stakes.
  
  
• Selecting an Anvil Which is right for you?
• Finding Anvils Anywhere in the World How "finders" find anything.
• My First Anvil
  
  
• Anvil Series
  1. Types and Specifications
  2. Buying used anvils
  3. Quality, welding and other anvil miscelania
  4. Anvil Radiuses - Grinding corners
  5. Testing Anvil Rebound
  6. Weight of Anvils
  7. Cast Steel vs. Forgings
  8. Styles and Preferences
  9. About Hardie Holes Includes table of brands and sizes.
  10. Anvil Stands from the iForge page
  
  
• Grizzly and Chinese Cast Iron ASO's
• Fisher-Norris 'Eagle' Anvils
• German Anvils Comparison of types early and modern.
• Cheap Russian Anvil Product Review
• ASO's on ebay Dealer Fraud - avoiding getting stung.