Stakes n Hammers

[Marnie Astley]

Looking for used raising stakes and hammers - low dome stake and sinusoidal stakes especially. Also interested in swage blocks, hardies and small anvil around 125 pounds

[Boris Kolodny]

Marnie,
I read you post.
I have someone in Florida who makes stakes, chasing tools and Swage Blocks.She is in a wheal chair , which in itself is remarkable.
I will be distributing her tool on my website soon to help her out financially. In meantime, I contacted
her and here is her reply about your needs:

"yes I can make those but only up to half inch at this point in time how long
does he want it. for that i have to order the metal do not have any that
size on hand so could take three week.
at this time I can only make the stake I can't make the Swage block till I
purchase a piece of equipment That I do not have at this time. those stakes
sell for over 150 I have to check the price of metal and the max size i can
do right now is 1/2 by 18 to 28 long I need to know the length before i can
give you a price but i most of the time charge half of what ever it retails
for some times even better I get a better price on metal the more i buy. all
my metal is already cut for chasing tools so if he or she wants a mini one
no problem can do it now and do it cheap. I Plan on buying the mill I need
in a few months then I can make Swages.
Let me know what you think or contact me at: 416-604-9888
Boris

[Marnie Astley]

Hi Boris, my apologies... shows n sales, I haven't been online much this summer. Thank you for your reply.
Do you have any of the stakes on your site now?
I did find a blacksmith to make me an inexpensive starter set which are proving to be a lot of fun :-)
ottofrei.com has some sinusoidal stakes starting at $115 for an 8 inch stake.
Thanks again, as soon as I begin to turn out some curves worthy of it, I will be looking for a better stake than I'm using now.

Marnie

[Boris Kolodny]

Marnie,

Unfortunately, I don't have any samples yet. She send me some but for some reason they got stolen out of the box. She is making another set for me.

By the way, If you are looking for a nice anvil. I just bought a 100 lb anvil this summer in the States. I found a dealer there that had 40 different old anvils. Anything you can imaging. It was also more reasonably price than anything in Canada as well. If you are interested I will inquire for you and if he has anything that may fit your needs I will have him send some pictures. He is very knowledgeable on the subject of tools and is highly respected in the trade.
Please let me know and I will start the ball rolling.

You can cal me at: 416-604-9888.

Best,

Boris

[Marnie Astley]

Hi Boris, yes I'm looking for an anvil...The blacksmiths tell me they sell for around $2 a pound and I should have one thats 150 pounds at least, though I'm inclined to want a smaller one around 100 - 125 pounds. Sure, I'd be interested in hearing what he has though the shipping must be very high?
I do know of one here, a 125 pound anvil though he wants way more than its worth. Shipping might make it worthwhile after all... I'm still thinking about it.
thanks for your help Boris.
Marnie

[Boris Kolodny]

Marnie,

Generally, in Canada good anvils sell for about $3-4/lb,

Here is he contact information for the gentleman n Vermont:

The name is - Ray
R & MJ'S Collectibles
321 East Lake Shore Drive
Colchester, VT 05446
802-863-6480

You can mention my name. He and I had a very nice chat when I was there. He knows a lot about tools and he has a lot of blacksmithing tools which are getting harder to come by these days.

Mention to him that you want a forged anvil. I would say 100 lb is plenty. You can come by and take a look at the one I got and make a decision as to the weight.
I am sure that he can send you some pictures.
As to the shipping, you may find a trucking company that will get it to you. In fact, Ray many years ago used to drive a truck. He may be able to help you there.

I hope this helps.

Good luck Marnie.

Please let me know how you make out.

Also, occasionally anvils do come up for sale on Craigslist.

Best,

Boris

[Marnie Astley]

Thanks Boris, I'll look into it.
Much appreciated
Marnie