Anvil for jewelry making

[JimReed@Tallahassee]

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.




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?




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.




Hope she enjoys her little prize.

[Mr Eddie]

Looks nice Jim!  Every shop should have one of those.

Lonne

[tim_leo]

I see that little cutie has a hardie hole...do you have any accessories for it?

[JimReed@Tallahassee]

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.

[Boatman53]

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

[blackhat]

??????

[Boatman53]

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

[blackhat]

If you're lucky, a railroad spike will fit in that hole nicely. They make good doming pins and so forth.

[JimReed@Tallahassee]

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.

[blackhat]

Wow, that is a little one. I'm sure you'll find something to fit.