Customer Reviews for VEVOR Cast Iron Anvil, 25 Lbs(11kg) Single Horn Anvil with 6.8 x 3.5 inch Countertop and Stable Base, High Hardness Rugged Round Horn Anvil Blacksmith, for Bending, Shaping

Great for small projects I've used it for making knives. I bought it as an anvil to get started with until I can get a bigger one. It's black not blue I'm not sure why they list it as blue but I like the black better.

Mir ist die kleine Schlagf?che am Schraubstock zu klein. Der Amboss passt gut auf meine Werkbank und hat genau die Fl?che die ich brauche. Die Positionierung _er einem Bein der Werkbank sollte selbstverst?ndlich sein und ist bei meiner kein Problem. Wenn das nicht m?glich unbedingt den Bereich unter dem Amboss gegen den Boden abst_zen, nichts schlimmer als ein federnder Amboss. W_de ich wieder kaufen gehe aber davon aus, dass ich den an meine Kinder vererbe.

First, the downside. This anvil arrived with a horrible, sticky/tacky baby blue attempt at powdercoating on a pebble-textured finish that covered every part of the anvil except the face. Even the horn - which needs to be smooth - had this pebbled finish and sticky "powdercoat" which came off readily any time it wasa touched. On the horn, there were a few small voids under this crappy finish. My only other complaints are that the hardy hole is not exactly square - I have to round the corners on any hardy tools I want to use, and the Pritchell hole is poorly placed.The upside - a few hours of careful work with an angle grinder and flap disc had the anvil cleaned up nicely - and as mentioned before, the face was nice and smooth from the start. I used the grinder to smooth the sides and the horn (including some minor reshaping and getting rid of multiple tiny voids), then sprayed Loctite rust inhibitor on the non-work surfaces of the anvil, leaving the newly polished horn and the face bare steel. After a bit of custom paint and mounting it to a stand made of 4x4s with steel brackets and 6" lag bolts, it was good to go. It has needed no further work, and has given me over a year of solid, reliable performance.One last thing - before I mounted it to its stand, the anvil had a piercing, loud ring when struck. Bolting it down securely has cut the ring to a huge degree, and it's no longer an issue.

So I got one of these anvils not long after Old Hickory Forge posted his review video, mine came with some kind of clear coat on the face, (which I only noticed after trying the anvil the first time and the coating burned and stank) and the horn was painted, and still rough casting texture. I attacked the thing with a flap disc, got the coating off the face, dressed up the edges, The ring on the thing is fierce. Mounted down to my loose stump gets it tolerable, I think if I had a set stump it_ calm it down more. The pritchel hole is mostly worthless due to its location, but I did make some holdfasts that work in it. The hardy hole is a bit to close to the body of the anvil, so if you are punching through the hardy, your punch can hit the body/foot of the anvil and get stuck. Not world ending, but makes drifting a bit touchy.I just made a bolster plate that works like a saddle to more or less let you use the hardy as a pritchel, will see how helpful that is.Only real complaint is the location of the hardy/pritchel holes, and the horn on mine is kinda awkwardly fat, more like the toe of a boot instead of a cone. If I get fed up enough with the horn I may try and grind it down to a more useful shape.All said, for starting out and working on smaller projects it is a perfectly acceptable starter anvil. The double horn really does come in handy for dealing with small pieces, and the price is hard to beat.

I know you can pound stuff on it... just not sure if it will hit the road runner or not.. lol

Perfect present for teenage youngster exploiting the art of metal working.Amazing tool large enough for most jobs you would expect to do for applications outside a major metal working outfit.

Product shipped quickly, great price and great quality

Didnt know what I would be getting for such a low price. I was very suprised how big and study this anvil turned out. Very good deal.

Good entry level anvil for metal working/forging.

Very good for the price.Rings like an angel, actual hardened steel face.I've been searching for a cheap anvil that isn't a piece of junk for a while now and this one fits the bill!I will eventually want a bigger, better anvil, but this is great for at home while my blacksmith shop is closed.Arrived almost a month earlier than they said it would too!