NOTE: this review is for the 66lb (30kg) steel (acciaio) anvil, not the lower weight and inferior quality 55lb anvil.This steel anvil is of sufficient mass to begin smithing on a small scale. I'll be using mine for tool and knifemaking and have no doubts that it will suit this need. The face is well machined, with chamfered edges to prevent damage. The hardy hole is the right shape and size though it does need cleaning up to be free of burrs. It has a nice sustained ring suggesting that the steel is well formed with no major defects but it will need to be dampened so as not to drive everyone around insane - a big old speaker magnet attached under the heel should help. I've not pounded any hot metal yet and will report back once I do. At this price, you'd be hard pushed to find anything better!
Dean 
