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Well, I will say if all I had was $300 I would consider one of the Farrier anvils, Or go to a machine shop and get a 2x6x10 block of cold roll and have them weld a piece of 1/8" 17-4 PH stainless on the top. Then mount it to 4ea 3x3x 3/16 wall tubing posts at the height that was most comfortable to me. Mounting even a 70 lb anvil is crucial. I forged a knife on a 100 lb anvil and had no problems. His small anvils were literally clamped down on very heavy steel tubing like I just mentioned. I didn't forge knives until my brother built his gas forge as I didn't like his coal/coke forge. Go home all black with sweat drips all down my face and takes longer to heat back up to bright orange hot. I didn't care much for blacksmithing that way.
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