I did the research on how to properly clean an anvil. So, for the last 10 years, this anvil has found itself once again sitting in the back of a barn. Shoeing for a living wasn’t an option any longer. Unfortunately, I was injured in my mid to late 20’s. I carried it in the back of my pickup for years and shaped hundreds of shoes on it. To this day, it is still the best payment I have ever received. When I got done, the man said he’d gladly pay me for my work, or he would trade me for this anvil he had sitting in the back corner of his barn. At the time I was using a cut off piece of railroad iron, that had some holes drilled in it to shape my shoes. He watched me very closely and was pleased with my work. One weekend I was asked by an older man, and long time friend of the family, to come shoe three horses for him. HOW I CAME TO OWN THIS ANVILĪs a teenager, I got started riding with a farrier who taught me to trim horses, which led to me shoeing myself. I was blown away and appreciate this anvil even more now. In the process of cleaning it up, I decided to look into what it was and maybe see if I could find out how old it is. I recently took the time to get this anvil cleaned and oiled properly so it could take up residence in our sharpening shop.
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