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So I got one of these anvils not long after Old Hickory Forge posted his review video, mine came with some kind of clear coat on the face, (which I only noticed after trying the anvil the first time and the coating burned and stank) and the horn was painted, and still rough casting texture. I attacked the thing with a flap disc, got the coating off the face, dressed up the edges, The ring on the thing is fierce. Mounted down to my loose stump gets it tolerable, I think if I had a set stump it’d calm it down more. The pritchel hole is mostly worthless due to its location, but I did make some holdfasts that work in it. The hardy hole is a bit to close to the body of the anvil, so if you are punching through the hardy, your punch can hit the body/foot of the anvil and get stuck. Not world ending, but makes drifting a bit touchy.I just made a bolster plate that works like a saddle to more or less let you use the hardy as a pritchel, will see how helpful that is.Only real complaint is the location of the hardy/pritchel holes, and the horn on mine is kinda awkwardly fat, more like the toe of a boot instead of a cone. If I get fed up enough with the horn I may try and grind it down to a more useful shape.All said, for starting out and working on smaller projects it is a perfectly acceptable starter anvil. The double horn really does come in handy for dealing with small pieces, and the price is hard to beat.

First, the downside. This anvil arrived with a horrible, sticky/tacky baby blue attempt at powdercoating on a pebble-textured finish that covered every part of the anvil except the face. Even the horn - which needs to be smooth - had this pebbled finish and sticky "powdercoat" which came off readily any time it wasa touched. On the horn, there were a few small voids under this crappy finish. My only other complaints are that the hardy hole is not exactly square - I have to round the corners on any hardy tools I want to use, and the Pritchell hole is poorly placed.The upside - a few hours of careful work with an angle grinder and flap disc had the anvil cleaned up nicely - and as mentioned before, the face was nice and smooth from the start. I used the grinder to smooth the sides and the horn (including some minor reshaping and getting rid of multiple tiny voids), then sprayed Loctite rust inhibitor on the non-work surfaces of the anvil, leaving the newly polished horn and the face bare steel. After a bit of custom paint and mounting it to a stand made of 4x4s with steel brackets and 6" lag bolts, it was good to go. It has needed no further work, and has given me over a year of solid, reliable performance.One last thing - before I mounted it to its stand, the anvil had a piercing, loud ring when struck. Bolting it down securely has cut the ring to a huge degree, and it's no longer an issue.

I read many reviews and watched many videos of this particular anvil.In my research I saw that cast iron and forged steel were the choices. I chose steel because it is hardened to resist dents and dings.Whoever manufactures this anvil sells it under different company names.I chose the Vevor brand sold by Happybuy because it is hardened steel and it was reasonably priced.At less than $2 a lb. during this time of hyper inflation I felt it wasn’t going to get any cheaper so I bought it.Well my Happybuy is a happy buy!It is everything that the promotional stuff says it is. It rings like a bell and the casting sounds good and solid. The promotional photos are highly airbrushed. Don’t let that discourage you.You’re most likely going to want to sand the edges of the flat work surface a little rounder and sand the paint off the horn to smooth the surface a bit before use.I chose the 66 lb. because it’s compact but large enough to do what I want.I recommend this anvil. Hopefully it’ll provide a lifetime of service.

QC on these aren't the best; strip the paint upon getting it to check for casting voids or cracks. If you get a good one, though, for the price they're the best anvil to learn on. Face is a touch soft, but if you miss a strike and bash it, it's easy to level off with a grinder and for the price you wont feel too bad about a few dents.Even in a professional shop these still have a good working spot as a dedicated spring die or tooling anvil. I love mine, worth the buy!

I mean, it's a great big lump of steel, and a good one at that. My resident smith is pretty happy with it. Shipping warning: it came in a cardboard box with a layer of bubble wrap around it, which was woefully inadequate. The poor delivery person struggled mightily to get it to the door, then turfed it out unceremoniously onto the concrete, which yielded somewhat to the might of this item. I'm not sure how to fix that except maybe to put out some plywood and tip money when the delivery is expected. The anvil itself meets expectations.

K - yes, there are very clearly better anvils in the world. There are also better trucks than my 7.3L F250, but ya know what? Works. Works juuust fine every time. This anvil is the same way. Find a better anvil for the price - heck find a meaningfully better one for 1.5x the price. You won't. Top surface on the 66lb is hardened, flat, &smooth, bottom structure is solid, nice ring, great for a novice wannabe blacksmith for heatin' and beatin'.

I did a ton of research and this anvil gave the best bang for your buck. Mind you, this is not the cast iron model so be sure to select the correct one. Delivered on time without even a dent in the packaging. As for quality, perfect size for the amateur, good rebound and a nice ping to it. Included a blade about 6"x2" (without tang) for size reference. Definitely worth the $$ and no regrets on this purchase. Might add some magnets or chain to deaden the noise for the neighbors sanity. Hope this helps.