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I once saw footage of a sheffield master smith, forging small knife blades.
His anvil didn't look anything like mine. It looked like it had been through the shredder. It is a collection of small...

That is very nicely done.
In terms of resembling a real anvil, there are only a couple of details wrong.
First of all, it needs a square hardy hole (somewhere on the surface which is inside the...

Some people use them as garden ornaments, which is a bit sad if the anvil is still good.
The square hole is called a hardy hole, and can be used to fit a variety of small tools, such as chisels or...

Interestingly, back in the day, smiths were considered in the same category as priests, and smithing was considered near magical. That's why I thought it was interesting that the older ones actually...

Mine's this one.
250 pounds, 1 US dollar per pound :)

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Btw, it's interesting that the very old anvils in that collection resemble small altars.