Bench block and anvil | Show and Tell for the Bladesmiths | Forum

The small anvil was given to my by a friend who found it digging in her garden, it appears to have been made from a piece of crane track. I cleaned it up and drilled two holes in the top.

The 2" X 2" X4" piece of wrought iron, upset a bit on the top was made from wrought iron sash weights from a old hotel in Seattle, Mike Linn, NWBA member had salveged them and sold them at a NWBA conference years ago. The wrought is crummy and the bench block is the onlly thing I made from the two weights I bought.

The Antler handle folder is the first one I made, it took a year or so, mainly cause I didn't know what I was doing, would get frustrated and shelve it for months than have another go at it.

This website is really taking off, congrats Grant. This is better than a printed Hot Iron News, color images, instant publication, cheap, and, and, and, I forget, time to take my pills.