Thread: Great grand fathers Anvil

I told my dad I needed to buy an anvil. So he went out to the garage and pulled out a small anvil my great grand father had cut from a piece of rail road track (he was a machinist). He said when he was a kid he remembered my great grand father had it polished to a high mirror shine and the bottom painted red. I see why he made it out of a railroad track because that is some seriously strong and hard steel. Perfect for what I needed.

Priceless !

Very nice! Did you put all those tools on a bed?

That's really cool! And a nice little piece of family history. Like JimmyHAD said "Priceless!"

Nice! I have a couple pieces of railroad track that I need to get milled flat on the top like yours. Make it sing...

That is so AWESOME!!!


I wish I had some kind of heirloom...I got a Blue tip Gillete DE from my fiancee's grandfather's estate, but I cleaned it and had it replated and gave it to my soon to be father in-law since it was his father's. Now its his only everyday shaver.

For light work, railroad anvils are wonderful. And the fact that is a sweet peice of family history, indeed, "Priceless"

I can hear it now.. **TING** **TING** **TING**

For light work, they are indeed great.
My first anvial was a piece of railroad with an 8x4 steel plate welded on top.
It was used by a local blacksmith when he went to horse competitions, for shoeing horses.

Very portable, and very practical.

Nice anvil but does it all sleep in the bed with you?

A very useful and historic piece, lovely!