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4:51 am
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April 19, 2010
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I picked up this old stake anvil the other day. Interesting little thing. Top forge welded to stake. Collar poorly forge welded to stake. The wooden block it's on is just about as interesting. Looks like it was made by a wheelwright.Do we have a museum set up somewhere in NW? I'd probably donate it. Maybe I'll post this on IForge also and see if anyone knows something about it.
4:55 am
April 21, 2010
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I like that alot, how much did ya get it for?
5:13 am
March 22, 2010
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Eric Sprado;1423 wrote: I picked up this old stake anvil the other day. Interesting little thing. Top forge welded to stake. Collar poorly forge welded to stake. The wooden block it's on is just about as interesting. Looks like it was made by a wheelwright.Do we have a museum set up somewhere in NW? I'd probably donate it. Maybe I'll post this on IForge also and see if anyone knows something about it.
Very Cute.... I would consider giving it to the blacksmith shop at Antique powerland in Brooks Oregon... They have a nice little shop and show
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5:51 am
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April 19, 2010
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Thanks Larry. Might do that. Gave $45 bucks for it so I won't quite be in the same philanthropist(is that the word?) category as Phil Knight. I've been meaning to go to that steam up for years and never seem to make it....
6:18 am
March 18, 2010
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That is a very cool piece Eric. As you say, the stand is as interesting as the anvil. Makes a good study in how things were made too. Be fun to duplicate. Wonder what specialty it was made for.
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3:13 pm
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April 19, 2010
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Grant: Don't touch the knobs. You have the picture thing PERFECT here!! thanks for your efforts,Eric S
12:42 pm
July 28, 2010
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Hi, my name is Eric Zieg. I'm a smith here on the east coast, a buddy of mine sent me a link to this thread. I figured since I had gone through the trouble to register to see the pics I might as well comment on it. It looks to me to be a coopers stake, the barrel makers I know use a stake almost identical for bending the bands on the barrel, then they use the holes in the stake for punching the rivet holes in the band. All this is done cold, very interesting to watch.
7:56 pm
March 18, 2010
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Hey Eric, thanks for the input. Always nice to get an insight into what some of these odd tools might have been used for. Oh yeah, and welcome to the site! Take away a little, leave a little, we can all learn from each other.
“There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot,
but then there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence,
transform a yellow spot into the sun.” ~ Pablo Picasso ~
9:02 pm
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April 19, 2010
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Hey Eric: Thanks for the input. The cooper probably made the nice stand for it too!I'm looking around for the right place for the thing. Larry suggested the museum about an hour up the road from me where they have the Great Oregon Steamup each Summer. thanks again, Eric Sprado
2:08 am
March 18, 2010
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Well, yeah! I guess the construction of the stand does virtually scream "COOPER", doesn't it?
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but then there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence,
transform a yellow spot into the sun.” ~ Pablo Picasso ~
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