Restoration of my New Anvil

In this video I tidy up what I think is a Mousehole Forge anvil

[ActiveAtom]

Hi nice to see a new video out from your great shop. This anvil is nice make it how you what it to be most useful for your application. Have a great week Lance & Patrick.

[КошмарКошмар-йб]

Hi bro 👋👋👋 very good restoration anvil 👍👍👍

[GeorgeLowrey]

So smart to do the dirty work outside the shop.

[eyuptony]

Nice work on the anvil. I have one in a well worn rusty state like yours was. I think what you have done is ok as you have made it usable for your needs.

[AverageJoe]

It is yours, do to it whatever takes to make it suitable for your needs.

[pearcemachineshop]

It was made to used, nice job.

Al.

[philhermetic]

Well, I looked you up, and I was not dissapointed! I don't design gas turbines, but I have done a bare chassis rebuild on a 11A landie so we have common ground! thanls for the comments on my channel, yours is excellent, and I have subscribed!
Phil, East Yorkshire.

[JonDingle]

If that was my anvil I would have done the following. A restoration requires the following too, all you have done is cut off a handle and polish the anvil, not a restoration as such.
Tested the hardness of the Face (Not a Saddle) by rebound using a large ball bearing, this also gives off a ring or a dull sound if the Face is soft.
Wire wheel with a grinder the entire anvil to see the character and historic working marks to get an indication of use and or abuse.
Flap wheel with a grinder the Horn and Face.
Probably cut off that handle as you did so fair do.
Not use a grinding wheel to put a finish to the Faddle.
Bought some hardfacing welding wire or rods and hardfaced the Face and if needed the Horn.

Bouncing a hammer as you did on the Face is not the way to test an anvil, that way is just making a noise and not the right type of noise. That is what I would have done, but I don't own the anvil, you do.