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Anvil for jewelry making - JimReed@Tallahassee - 09-23-2016
I spent some of my limited shop time this week looking for tools to help my daughter in her new jewelry making hobby. On one trip to the boneyard, I spied this anvil and thought it might be handy. But it did look a bit shabby.
![[Image: DSCN0647.jpg]](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd201/jimreed2160/DSCN0647.jpg)
And it was time for a rehab. I found a nice scrap of walnut for the base. It was rough 6/4 stock and needed some plane work. The natural edge was pretty and I wanted to retain it if possible. Does your bench do this?
![[Image: DSCN0640.jpg]](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd201/jimreed2160/DSCN0640.jpg)
I began by working over the straight side with the LN62. Then I used the scrub on the faces to flatten the board. Lastly I finished the top side with the LN62 but left some saw marks for character.
Of course, the inexpensive little Japanese anvil needed finish grinding and buffing. Then it got a bedazzling with some metallic Rustoleum. Here is the finished product.
![[Image: DSCN0653.jpg]](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd201/jimreed2160/DSCN0653.jpg)
Hope she enjoys her little prize.
RE: Anvil for jewelry making - Mr Eddie - 09-23-2016
Looks nice Jim! Every shop should have one of those.
Lonne
RE: Anvil for jewelry making - tim_leo - 09-23-2016
I see that little cutie has a hardie hole...do you have any accessories for it?
RE: Anvil for jewelry making - JimReed@Tallahassee - 09-23-2016
(09-23-2016, 12:24 PM)tim_leo Wrote: I see that little cutie has a hardie hole...do you have any accessories for it?
Agggg...scope creep! Now my brain is in overdrive.
RE: Anvil for jewelry making - Boatman53 - 09-23-2016
Relax Jim it's not a hardy hole, they are square. It is in fact a pritchel hole used for punching holes in hot steel. Or pinching out pins or whatever.
Jim
RE: Anvil for jewelry making - blackhat - 09-23-2016
??????
RE: Anvil for jewelry making - Boatman53 - 09-23-2016
My bad, I guess I need to look closer when looking at the cracked screen of my phone. It is square, never mind. I do know my shapes.
Jim
RE: Anvil for jewelry making - blackhat - 09-23-2016
If you're lucky, a railroad spike will fit in that hole nicely. They make good doming pins and so forth.
RE: Anvil for jewelry making - JimReed@Tallahassee - 09-24-2016
(09-23-2016, 06:08 PM)blackhat Wrote: If you're lucky, a railroad spike will fit in that hole nicely. They make good doming pins and so forth.Only from a tiny railroad--the hole is only 3/8" square.
RE: Anvil for jewelry making - blackhat - 09-24-2016
Wow, that is a little one. I'm sure you'll find something to fit.