Talk:Anvil

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Anvils In America by Richard Postman contains more information on anvils than anything written to date. -- User:216.177.228.118 07:24, 17 November 2005

Photo
A better, more diagramatic photo is needed. —Ben FrantzDale 03:57, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Image:Amboß klein.jpg has been added since the request was made, perhaps that's sufficient. If not, perhaps one of the guys at the Graphics Lab can generate a quick wireframe drawing of one.  --Interiot 02:00, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Where are they now
To quote the gilmore girls, what happened to all the anvils?

To add to that - should that be included in the article in the entertainment and TV section? They do have a quite a significant conversation on the topic. Could someone answer this?121.208.37.161 (talk) 08:17, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Since when are anvils antiques? They are tools, made of hardened steel. Who wrote that, it sounds like some yuppie that uses them for decoration in his/her living room. ugh. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.251.182.199 (talk) 14:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC) Many anvils in use today are over 100 years old and made of wrought iron. They should not be abused because they are irreplaceable. I am a professional smith and work with older anvils every day. Antique anvils routinely sell for thousands of dollars on eBay. Many people collect tools and feel the same way. Would you take a 200 year old colonial anvil and arc weld the face so you can use it. Or just admire it as a historical piece. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.113.113.249 (talk) 01:08, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Enclume?
Why does enclume redirect here? I was looking for it in a pot rack sense. 166.189.19.106 (talk) 23:01, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Enclume is French for Anvil. It's also a manufacturer of pot racks, and (unfortunately) Williams Sonoma (which sells Enclume pot racks)  trains its sales staff to tell customers that they are not looking for "Pot Racks" but for "Enclumes."  If you're presented with this, tell them that you're not looking for an anvil but for a pot rack.  Unless you actually do want an anvil, I guess.  71.145.152.70 (talk) 05:40, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

some minor details
Passage mentions other variations of anvils, but only deals with the blacksmith's. A piece of a farrier's anvil is shown, but no explanation is given for how it is different to the more common one.


 * There are more interesting cultural references to anvils apart from one occuring in the comics. William Blake uses anvils as a central symbol of the creative process, and I remember Omar Shariff in Lawrence of Arabia describing a trackless desert, supposedly impossible to cross, as "The Anvil of God". Here in Wikipedia, comic books seem to be just about the only repository of cultural references we have. Myles325a (talk) 00:01, 31 May 2008 (UTC)


 * To correctly respond to this question could require much research. There are many kinds of anvils.  In Europe there were many regional types that changed over time.  as well as different anvils used by different trades.  This subject is perhaps worthy of a book. Also I am sure the same is true in of china and japan.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.113.113.249 (talk) 14:53, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

Is the article too specialized?
The article really only discusses the blacksmith's anvil and even the opening line goes so far as to state that an anvil is "massive". Should this be expanded/ edited to include other types of anvils used as tools? I'm thinking primarily of a jeweler's anvil and other anvils used for small work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bigjimleo (talk • contribs) 15:58, 18 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Absolutely the article should be expanded to include that. The blacksmith anvil is not the only anvil ever used. If you have any info on it, please add it. Wizard191 (talk) 21:50, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Most Silver smiths metal smiths Etc. use anvil like tools called stakes there should be a separate entry for stakes and most other anvils used are just smaller versions of blacksmiths anvils. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.113.113.249 (talk) 01:41, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Terminator
The metallic percussion sounds from The Terminator theme is actually Brad Fiedel striking a cast-iron frying pan against a microphone, not an anvil, according to IMDB.com and tvtropes.org.

Threyon (talk) 03:29, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Picture caption not correct
In the Type section, there is a picture with the caption "A silversmith's anvils and hammers, 1981", yet according to the description of the picture itself (in Wikimedia), it shows "stakes and hammers used by British silversmith Robert Stone, 1981". Unless there is some clarification about "stakes" and "anvils" being the same, the caption should be adjusted.

WesT (talk) 18:29, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Stakes is correct. Andy Dingley (talk) 18:42, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

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Stake plates and stakes
Up to the 1980s or later, a stake plate or table was not uncommon in a shipyard. Used routinely in bending and forming bar, pipe & etc. All the Web based photos I've found illustrate only small plates as used by blacksmiths. A shipyard plate is a meter square or larger and is arrayed with 100 or more holes. Anyone interested in an article about the topic? Regards, ... PeterEasthope (talk) 13:53, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Who first made an ANVIL?
Why the AME CHURCH use anvil as the church logo? Lecheko79 (talk) 15:31, 10 February 2024 (UTC)