![]() The Sawyer strikes the blade in a regular pattern to put tension in the metal so that the blade does not flutter or vibrate while turning. The blade sets on a stand where the sawyer can rotate the blade while it is setting flat on the anvil. Sawyers anvils are a heavy flat block used to tension or "tune" big circular saw blades. Left, a 500 pound Fisher-Norris Eagle Sawyers anvil. Top swages were sometimes hand held but they were also often supported on a pivot and foot operated.įor more on chainmakers anvil tools see Chainmaking in the Black Country The holes through the body were used to support a bottom swage or top and bottom combination for dressing the chain link at the weld. Many of these anvils have survived the machines they were made to go with.įisher-Norris also made other types of specialty anvils such as sawyers anvils and chainmakers anvils.Ĭhainmakers anvils were very specialized. This is a special made for Chambersburg for their early helve type "Oliver" hammer (left). These were sold in the mid fifties thru 1979. They are also much quieter than wrought or all steel anvils which ring like a bell.Ībove, Late Fisher anvils with paper label. The Fisher process produced an economical and very servicable anvil. Up until this time all good anvils were forged from wrought iron and faced with tool steel that was forge welded to the body. They used a patent process that welded a tool steel plate onto a cast iron body in the mold when the anvil was cast. Unless you find a pretty old anvil though,it is not likely to be made of wrought iron.Fisher-Norris was the first large scale manufacturer of anvils in the U.S. Now I know better.Īn anvil with a wrought iron body is superior to a cast iron bodied anvil(with a steel top,of course). I thought it was no good,and got rid of it. But,many years ago I had gotten an anvil in perfect shape,except it did not ring. If an anvil does not ring,it may not be an indication of poor quality. Some anvils were made intentionally so they did not ring. I have actually known metal smiths who went stone deaf from anvils ringing. Go to a blacksmith forum to find out how to silence your anvil. Some anvils need to be silenced in different ways,like tightly wrapping an innertube around their middle sections,or waist. By now,they have been in hard daily use for over 35 years,and are still not sway backed,or damaged from use. Since it takes special facilities to forge something as large as an anvil,we had to have these cast in 4140 steel,and hardened. See the picture below.Note how they have a method for tightening the chains. They chain the anvils at the Anderson Blacksmith Shop in Williamsburg museum for the same reason. ![]() I chain mine down with very tight chains and it only goes clack. I'm not a professional smith, so take what I say with a grain of salt.Ĭonsidering it belongs to you Dad, what a nice gift! I never got any tool like that from my Dad.that is sweeter than pie.keep it and cherish it, pass it on to your kids if you can.or someone in the family.many people would kill to have a 300# anvil, it's hard to find the bigguns.īillygoat,you will never wear out that anvil.You don't want it ringing,though. They do ring, and some folks might not like that, but I kinda like that and like to relief tap to offset the sound.I use it in a kinda musical way. I happen to prefer Hay Buddens, many of them have 1/3rd the top tool steel. I have on a Vulcan which is similar, but it is not the same anvil. The Fisher is a decent anvil, but I have not really forged on one myself. Even wrought anvils have tool steel type plates on them. The Fisher used a tool steel plate, and that is most likely the most important. The controversy with the smiths I've talked to is that it is a cast anvil with a plate on it vs. They are respected and sought after anvils, and made in America. However, some smiths think they're a pile a scrap metal I've found, so like anything else your milage may vary. Top looks nice, and a lot of smiths like them as they are not loud ringing anvils. ![]()
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