Blacksmithing Guide. Blacksmith's Anvil.

Blacksmithing Guide.  Blacksmith's Anvil. Today’s “economy of waste” presents craftsmen with an abundance of scrap steel from which to forge useful and beautiful things. In the light of today’s renaissance of handicrafts the ancient art of blacksmithing takes on a new interest . The modern blacksmith must to perfect their forging skills and knowlenge, learn to do by himself what the old-time blacksmith and his helper did as a trade. Anyone who is dexterous by nature can become Experienced Blacksmith. Reveals secrets, How to use the basic techniques and tools to make “things” out of “nothing.” The equipment, tools and the procedure for work are described in this manual. An anvil (fig. 9) is the piece of shop equipment next in importance to the forge. The names of the parts of the standard anvil are shown in the illustration. Anvils are usually made of two forgings or steel castings welded together at the waist. The table (or cutting block) is soft so that cutters and chisels will no...