Customer Reviews for VEVOR Single Horn Anvil, 66Lbs Cast Steel Anvil, High Hardness Rugged Round Horn Anvil Blacksmith, with Round and Square Hole, Large Countertop and Stable Base, Metalsmith Tool for Bending and Shaping

Perfect for what o needed

This is the best cast steel anvil you can get right now for this price. Before this you were stuck with cast iron or a much smaller cast steel anvil unless you wanted to pay 3x as much. Vevor has decent quality control and for the budget blacksmith this 66lb'er cannot be beat. This is the second one I've bought, the first I use for blacksmithing classes where I teach kids 10 and up the basics. This one I'm keeping at my home forge so I don't have to transport the other back and forth. If you've gotten to the point where the Harbor Freight 55lb cast iron anvil isn't good enough (mine is in sad shape from the kids practicing, which is the best use for that one) or are just getting started and want to skip the \"anvil shaped object\" stage, this is definitely the one you want. In case you don't know, here's the difference: Cast steel is hard, it resists denting and reflects back a much greater percentage of the force of your hammer strikes into the other side of your work. It also leaves a much cleaner finish since the surface is smooth and dent resistant. Cast iron is soft, it dents like wood and every one of those dents will reflect on the other side of your work as you strike. It also absorbs much of the energy you put into your hammer strikes, which makes forging take more effort. Cast iron is ok for the very early stages where you're just trying to see if you enjoy the craft, but the moment you decide you want to continue smithing you will wish you had a steel anvil.

I was very pleased when my anvil arrived earlier than expected. The gentlemen delivering it were very kind and I got exactly what I asked for!!

Blown away by the nearly perfect condition it arrived in, as I was somewhat expecting it to show up kinda dinged up and used. This anvil only has 30 ratings backing it, so the average person may not realize how good of a value this is. Generally I don't purchase items online that have so few reviews, but this was a splendid exception! Most steel anvils on Amazon look ugly as sin. It's fairly difficult to locate a steel, London style single-horn anvil that also has a pleasant aesthetic. Most London style anvils on Amazon are made of cast iron, and while though attractive to look at, don't hold up very well against smithing/hammering. This is more for jewelry and small-scale metalsmithing, as it only weighs 9 Lbs and the anvil surface is only so big. Perfect for me though! Couldn't have purchased this any sooner, and I unexpectedly received this anvil the very next day after ordering it. Thanks very much to the seller SupDear!

My first anvil . It looks good. Made my first hook. Arrived ih a box that was pretty beat up but anvil was unscathed and ready for work!

Can't beat it for the price. the horn will need some dressing to smooth out some cast marks, but it's hard, has good rebound and is unbeatable for the price.

The product itself is flawless, the packaging was terrible. It came in two boxes taped together, with an insane amount of tape. One box was a north face box. it was all banged up and was just a mess of tape. Great anvil though love the brand.

Very satisfied on how fast I receive the order.the quality is good and al is perfect,l think it is proven that vevor is a good brand.

The price with shipping was crazy low. This is a decent, usable anvil almost perfect for a beginner like me. My only complaint is the absence of Hady and Pritchel holes.

Time tested shape. Has a handy square hole for bending or removing shafts from gears or pullie.