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Had a week where nothing would forge right, figured out it was my anvil
I'm a newer smith, maybe two years in. Last month I had this stretch of four days where my steel kept acting weird, kinking on me, not holding heat the way I expected. I was blaming my hammer technique or the stock I bought. Finally on day five I noticed a hairline crack running across the face of my anvil near the hardy hole. Must have been developing for a while. I borrowed a buddy's anvil for a weekend and suddenly everything worked. Has anyone else dealt with an anvil failure that snuck up on them?
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kim96317d ago
Your anvil lasted longer than my last relationship, at least.
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simonp4716d ago
Wait how long did that one last?
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