As a beginner, 💯agree start dressing with some variety but don’t round off too much at first; if you find yourself always on the bigger radius sections and wanting even more softness, go back and dress a bit again, and keep forging and dressing until you find what you want. That’s also a reason I’m glad I started with one of these small and inexpensive but decent steel anvils (mine’s the HF Doyle double horn) because I can grind and adjust and fiddle with it and learn so I actually know what I want when I eventually upgrade.
Thank you for all of your posts you have done over the years. You are a very good source for information on smithing. I live about 10 miles or so from a location where John Deere had one of his forges. My son and I caught the bug for blacksmithing on a visit to the historical site that is there when we visited it about 12 years ago. What started out as a hobby back then has turned into a full-blown obsession for both of us.
Thank you so much, Brother Roy! I really like the philosophy of leaving it relatively sharp and then adjusting in the future as needed. It's like what my mom always said about putting salt & pepper on our food: "You can always add more later, but you can't take it away."
It took me a few years of working on it to finally know how I wanted to dress my Peter Wright, and to work up the courage to grind parts of it. Unfortunately, a previous owner or owners removed all the 90 degree spots, so I have to use a different anvil if I want a sharp shoulder. Great info, thanks, Roy!
Got a 1870ish anvil from a naval shipyard. Price was right and it is functional, but edges are chipped and gouged. Pritchell hole broken off. Been using it for about a year but want to dress the edges. Suggestions?
I started with a 55 pound vevor anvil. Its a bit soft but still in my shop doing its thing. I have railroad track i use most of the time now. Just built my own forging press.
As a beginner, 💯agree start dressing with some variety but don’t round off too much at first; if you find yourself always on the bigger radius sections and wanting even more softness, go back and dress a bit again, and keep forging and dressing until you find what you want. That’s also a reason I’m glad I started with one of these small and inexpensive but decent steel anvils (mine’s the HF Doyle double horn) because I can grind and adjust and fiddle with it and learn so I actually know what I want when I eventually upgrade.
I have the same anvil. I have not dressed it yet. Thank you for your comment here in addition to Roy's outstanding video.
Thanks Roy! Good morning!
Good morning 🌄
Thank you for all of your posts you have done over the years. You are a very good source for information on smithing. I live about 10 miles or so from a location where John Deere had one of his forges. My son and I caught the bug for blacksmithing on a visit to the historical site that is there when we visited it about 12 years ago. What started out as a hobby back then has turned into a full-blown obsession for both of us.
You are very welcome
Great and useful info! I recently had an old anvil refaced and will need to dress the edges, this video is a big help.
Glad it was helpful!
I'm glad to see new videos for Sunday morning coffee.
More to come!
Thank you so much, Brother Roy! I really like the philosophy of leaving it relatively sharp and then adjusting in the future as needed. It's like what my mom always said about putting salt & pepper on our food: "You can always add more later, but you can't take it away."
It took me a few years of working on it to finally know how I wanted to dress my Peter Wright, and to work up the courage to grind parts of it. Unfortunately, a previous owner or owners removed all the 90 degree spots, so I have to use a different anvil if I want a sharp shoulder. Great info, thanks, Roy!
This is a fantastic video. Maybe I missed it, but have you already covered this topic for South German/European anvils?
Got a 1870ish anvil from a naval shipyard. Price was right and it is functional, but edges are chipped and gouged. Pritchell hole broken off. Been using it for about a year but want to dress the edges. Suggestions?
thanks Roy, very usefull
Very welcome
I started with a 55 pound vevor anvil. Its a bit soft but still in my shop doing its thing. I have railroad track i use most of the time now. Just built my own forging press.
I started with RR rail and still use it for shaping projects on the radius edge , my main anvil is a Peter Wright 112# . Hammer On !
Glad to hear your gearing up 💪 thanks for watching
Thank you for the detailed information.
Blessings abundant y'all
Crawford out 🙏🏻🔥⚒️🧙🏻♂️
Same to you!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Getting to wide for your stool Roy. Jess, time to put him on a diet😛😂
Lol I am on a diet 😂
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