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Forging a stake anvil from a flea market find

Watch as a rusty flea market sledgehammer is transformed into a precision stake anvil for blacksmithing. Follow the full ...
PORT TOWNSEND — After working as a blacksmith most of his life, Jim Garrett found it natural to forge ahead as an anvil manufacturer in 2007. After all, he pounds out and shapes metal for a living ...
We build and work with our own blacksmith forge from the ground up. Fire heat and timing control every result. Each piece of ...
One of the biggest challenges facing the aspiring blacksmith is procuring the tools of the trade. And that means tackling the unenviable task of finding a decent anvil. Sure, one can buy an ASO — ...