Self Made Knives
Well-Known Member
I've really been wanting to try some forging, been studying a couple DVDs I've bought, watched some demo's, etc. My main problem is I can't find a decent anvil anywhere around here. There are occasionally some smaller 70 pounders around, but they are almost always beat to death. I've seen a few Peter Wrights that looked like a sway back horse. There's a guy here locally that has a Hay Budden or Hay Buddy? that he says is 500 lbs, but he wants $3500 for it. I've been looking for quite a while and I've decided there just aren't very many anvils around here anymore. What do you guys suggest? I've got some RR track, but that seems so hokey to me. I was thinking about going to the scrap yard and trying to find a huge piece of shaft or something, but I really want an anvil instead. Where are you guys finding these things?