Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
Do you need a true anvil with a pritchel hole, hardy hole and horn? If not, there are a lot of poor man's anvils around that are relatively inexpensive. If you're really creative you can fashion a horn with a little work and a torch and grinder. Unless you're doing real forging work a poor man's anvil will handle just about anything you can throw at it.
Cast iron anvils are bad, no?