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262471 David Nighswander <wishingstarfarm663@m...> 2017‑06‑13 Re: Anvil
I have a 116 lb Trenton in the blacksmith shop. It is nice to have.
I use a 6" long chunk of mainline rail that has been in my family since my
mother was a little girl. We used it to crack walnuts when I was a boy. Mom
would say if we cracked the walnuts she would make fudge. Three boys in an
assembly line could have a cup of walnut meat in no time.
Now it is my go to backer for riveting, straightening, and flattening in the
basement shop.
It lives under the bench, ready at a moments notice.

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