I got a very nice surprise when visiting my parents today.
My mother gave me a brand new 10 pound anvil and a German made bandsaw.

An uncle of mine had them lying in the attic. He never used them, thought of giving them away and then my mother said that I could really use them...


I was just about to start on new scales, and last time I used a standard wood saw to cut the wood lengthways.
splitting and shaping the wood should be much easier now, as should pinning on a real anvil.