Customer Reviews for VEVOR Iron Anvil Blacksmith Single Beck Cast Iron 100 LB (45KG) W/ 30mm square Hole

I bought this for my son’s forge and he is well pleased

He loved it, just what he wanted.

Been looking for an anvil for a couple of years. Either the good ones are toooo expensive, or the cheap ones are cast iron and too soft. This is a good tool for me, as a hobbyist and addition to my workshop. It’s no joke. Heavy, solid, and hard. Has a hardy hole and a pitcher hole. The thing sings when you are pounding metal. Very happy with this anvil.

Very happy with this anvil

This item came much faster than we anticipated! It was a gift for our son who makes knives and he is very happy with it>

As expected good product.

The location of the round hole on the horn, so close to the ~4mm step up to the face, makes the hole pretty awkward to use. As a Pritchel hole, it is too close to the step to provide full-round support for punching. As a round hardy hole, maybe you could locate against the step to control rotation, but otherwise the step is a problem. Because of the step, the best use of the hole is probably just for a hold-down. If you need hole for a punch, use a bolster plate over the square hole instead--that won't mess up your work.If the makers wanted to make the round hole useful, they should move it more onto the face, extend the face around the hole, or raise the horn to match the face and provide all-round support to the hole.

Awesome item

The price is way more than fair for this much steel, compared to all other options out there. I knocked off one star because there is a lot of work to be done on it before it is very usable. But I knew that when I ordered it. The anvil arrived in only a few shreds of a box left, but the item was still ok. I was concerned about the paint used, so I did strip it off. I did not want to be breathing in unknown fumes caused by hot metal vaporizing it. Instead, once stripped I coated it all in rust converter. Make a very tough black finish that is way better than the way it came. The horn needs to be ground smooth to be useful and it took quite a bit of grinding to make it happen. There is no way to get all of the pits out without losing too much metal, but I got it to be satisfactory. The casting on the sides is rather laughable. ACCHIO is optimistic, as the A was nothing but a blob. Still, this does not affect function. All of the edges needed work but the top was nice and smooth and did not need much work. As small as this anvil is, you will need to mount it well. I fabricated some simple brackets and mounted it to a log. It is much more solid now. Bottom line: If you don't mind some work this anvil can be a usable small anvil for smaller projects, knife making, or a great beginner anvil.

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