anvilfire.com Anvil Gallery

anvilfire.com Anvil Gallery

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Over 500 images of over 300 blacksmiths anvils, sheetmetal stakes and miniature anvils from all over the world, American, British, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, ancient and modern. Images from the Lyda-Ferdinand, Prillwitz and Greenwood blacksmiths anvil collections plus several miniature anvil collections, the anvilfire image collection and donated images from our readers.
If you have local knowedge of specific styles of European anvils we need your help. Many of our anvils are identified as being a style from specific countries or regions. Little is known about the origins of these regional styles or what they should be called.

ANVIL TIP OF THE DAY : Dressing a Rough Anvil

Friday Apr 5, 2024 – 15/27

Anvils get rough from rust and abuse (cold work, cutting hard materials) and the flat surfaces need dressing. New anvils are often sold with as-cast or as forged surfaces such as the horn. In the past this would be done by filing. A long slow process and difficult on the hardened face and edges. Today various electric grinders and sanders are available. The best tool is a hand held belt sander designed for wood work. A belt sander is less likely to make more dings and is designed for flattening which is the goal. On horns the sander is used perpendicular to the long axis and rolled over the surface producing a beautiful finish. Corners are a special case . . . (next)

NEW! Anvil Painting by Jon Gnagy

Who knew? Gnagy called himself the “blacksmith of art”? This was his favorite painting.

Collection of Emerald Koch, BlacksmithParadise.com

Selections from the extrodinary collection of Austrian tool dealer Emerald Koch. Blacksmiths Tools you may never see anywhere else in the world. Many of these rare items are for sale and will ship worldwide.

Donated Anvil Images (60 anvils, more as they come)

Attwood Stourbridge from Australia, Stake anvil from the Turley Collection, Three Italian anvils, Russian Stake Anvil, Brooks, Columbian, Vulcan, Arm and Hammer Anvils, Fisher Eagle Anvils. . .

* NEW! * 63. Two Vulcans From the Ted Mays Collection.

World’s “Largest” Anvil

Miniature Anvil Collections (70 mini anvils)

Collections from John Catchings the Sovie estate and MORE.

The Greenwood Collection (18 anvils)

Photographs of one of the finest collections in the U.S. including Colonial American and European anvils.

The Lyda-Ferdinand Collection (17 anvils, more coming)

Rare and ancient European and Early American anvils.

Maison de l’Outil (House of Tools) museum anvils (38 anvils)

Photographs of over two dozen rare anvils, many never seen outside Europe until now.

The Prillwitz Collection (12 anvils, more coming)

Rare and ancient European and Early American anvils.
11. Dentists Anvil Made by Alex D. Cunny, Cin. OH.
* NEW! * 12. Rare Cutlers’ Anvil

Old Millstone Forge Anvils (6 anvils)

The Old Millstone Forge Museum anvils.

The anvilfire Image Collection (42 anvils 2 patterns)

Anvil photos by the guru and others collected over a decade.
Includes foundry patterns, rare laptop anvils, two Vanadium Steel anvils and Champion Forge Combination Six-in-One tool with anvil.
* NEW! * Jewelers Anvils
* NEW! * Boxed Foundry Pattern plus pattern definitions
* NEW! * Hardy Tools
* NEW! * Phil Cox Miniatures
* NEW! * Split Foundry Pattern
* NEW! * Sicilian Anvil
* NEW! * Euroanvil Blacksmith Anvil

Sheet Metal Stakes and Stake Anvils (50 stakes)

Photos and catalog images of stakes of all types plus Stake Names and Uses and a survey and report on Stake Shank Tapers

 Andy Mason Tool Collection (27 stakes 2 anvils)

Unique English or Continental stakes, another ‘S’ anvil and an ancient wrought iron stake.
Strange English Mystery Anvil.

The Art & Science of Anvil Design

A new series by Jock Dempsey, Josh Greenwood and other contributors.
[In Development]
Mystery of the 5th Foot
Anthropomorphism in Anvil Design

Anvils by Type and Brand

Fisher-Norris Eagle, Mousehole, Hay-Budden, Peddinghaus, Grizzly, Sawyers and Cutler’s anvils and more.
[In Development]

 SwageBlocks.com (62 Blocks)

The “other” blacksmiths “anvil”. A collection of over 50 swage block images plus articles on the history, design and use of swageblocks. Over 3000 years of blocks. Another web gallery by Jock Dempsey the anvilfire guru.

SwageBlocks.com Cone Gallery (15 cones)

Another blacksmiths forming tool that is not an anvil.
The Cone and Swage Block project suggested by Fred Holder of the Blacksmiths Gazette finally come to fruition. A dozen cones from a 2,000 pound solid cone to Jewelers Ring mandrels added to the growing collection of swage block images.

NEW! KING and Queen of Cones.

Huge Industrial sized cones. Emerald Koch Collection.

The anvilfire VISE (Vice) gallery

Screw Vises modern and antique.

Our collection of anvil articles.

Anvil Selection

What type and size anvil do you need? Weight ranges, styles. Links to our other anvil articles.

Anvil Making

Index to our collection of Old and new anvil making articles.
Gallery of DIY and Fabricated anvils
1050 pound anvil by Patrick Nowak
All Steel Fabricated Anvil by 17 year old Canadian Includes CAD drawings.

Finding Anvils Anywhere in the World

How to find anvils or anything else! How “finders” do it.

  1. Types and Specifications
  2. Index to anvil making articles
  3. Buying used anvils
  4. Quality, welding and other anvil miscelania
  5. Anvil Radiuses – Grinding corners
  6. Testing Anvil Rebound
  7. Weight of Anvils
  8. Cast Steel vs. Forgings
  9. Styles and Preferences
  10. About Hardie Holes Updated with data table.
  11. Anvil Stands from the iForge page