![]() These holes take additional tools to help the blacksmith create specific end products. If it's a square hole it's called a Hardie and if it's a round hole it's called a Pritchel. The classic anvil shape is made up of the main body, the surface of which is called the heel and a protruding beak (bick or horn) which is used for drawing or curving metal. The sound of a good anvil is the ring it makes when struck. This will result in what is known as rebound, where almost all of the smith's energy in the downward strike comes back into the hammer, therefore aiding its upward return. ![]() It is generally considered that a good anvil will transfer most of the energy of a black smith's strike into the material being formed. Cast iron anvils are still available and there are many second-hand ones on the market but, with a tendency to crack or deform under heavy use, steel anvils with hardened faces are preferred over iron ones for serious smithing. Originally made from stone then bronze, wrought iron and cast iron, most modern day anvils are made of cast or forged steel.
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