Parts of an anvil (Usually made with cast steel, wrought iron or mild steel provided with a hardened top): Horn - Also known as a beak, used to bend a worked metalStep - Also known as a Chipping block or Cutting Face used to support jobs during cutting with cold chiselFace - largest surface of anvil, some faces have a comer of the face next to the horn slightly rounded, so that sharp bends may be made in rods and bars without disfiguring (marring or galling) the iron.Tail - end opposite to the beakHardy Hole - a square hole in the face, is used for holding the hardy (also known as bottom tools as in supporting the bottom part of a worked metal) and other tools, such as swages and fullers.Pritchel Hole - round hole in the face of the anvil is used for punching holes.
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05-03-2025 alle ore 07:15