[Jewelry making - Article 00251] - Re: [Orchid] Tools priorities

[James Binnion]

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    Blacksmiths refer to Chinese and Indian anvils available through
    Harbor Freight and other import tool suppliers as ASO's (Anvil Shaped
    Objects) and suggest that they are good for doorstops and boat
    anchors but not as anvils. My experience with them has been that the
    blacksmiths are right I have owned two and both were so soft that
    even hammering on copper would leave a impression on their surface.
    There are a series of anvils being imported from Eastern Europe that
    are relatively inexpensive as anvils go but still not cheap that are
    good quality check out Old World Anvils on the web. 

Jim

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com
360-756-6550
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