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Title: How good is this anvil
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on April 03, 2011, 09:10:00 PM

Got a 108 lb kohlswa anvil from Sweden, I know it's no Peter wright, or haybudden, but the ring sounds good.
If you have one or know anything about them please let me know. Big thanks to my dad which had given it to my brother and my brother traded it to me
Dana

Title: Re: How good is this anvil
Post by: tippit on April 04, 2011, 01:55:00 PM

Swedish anvils are supposed to be quite good.  I have one that Mark Aspery picked out for me by just looking over a pile of different anvils last fall...Jeff

Title: Re: How good is this anvil
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on April 04, 2011, 03:06:00 PM

Thanks Doc. i have a vulcan now and it sounds dead, this swedish one just keeps ringing, i hope to fire up the forge this week and try it out. Thanks for the feed back
dana

Title: Re: How good is this anvil
Post by: Bryan Bondurant on April 04, 2011, 03:30:00 PM

It should be good, how is the face on it? Is it a farriers anvil? How old is it? What size hardie hole? What kind of markings? How old do you think it is? Got any pictures?

Title: Re: How good is this anvil
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on April 04, 2011, 07:06:00 PM

Bryan
on one side it has kohlswa, and the other side you can barely see108 lb. Above that it says made on Sweden . Hardy hole is 7/8, Top is 3 3/4 x 13 1/2, 10" tall OAL is 221/4"
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hope the pictures show up
thanks Dana

Title: Re: How good is this anvil
Post by: Lamey on April 04, 2011, 07:17:00 PM

Those are VERY good anvils,  or at least the ones I have seen are.

Title: Re: How good is this anvil
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on April 04, 2011, 07:59:00 PM

Thanks Lamey the old one is like hitting a stump and this one almost makes your ears hurt. It's got to better
Dana