

For a check, Matchless Antiques conveniently lists all dimensions in the Ebay auctions, as do some other listings for anvils. The formula has worked for the 3-4 anvils I have test it on within a 15lb range. Most anvils in my area are Peter Wrights, so it is used for Peter Wright London Blacksmith Pattern anvils. I don't always toss tree trunks around, but when I do, I wear a Hunting McPherson kilt. He choked, and allowed as how that was even bigger than the one his Uncle had! (I was not about to go get the 150Kg Euroanvil, just as long, but much heavier.) The advantages of being a reformed caber-tosser." Some guy at work was telling me about this huge anvil his uncle had that was so big than two men could not lift it, so I lugged my two hundred pound Hay-Budden over and set it down. "Yes, folks are terrible about guesstimating weights. 289 pounds per cubic inch, so each 3 cubic inches is about one pound."ĭepends upon the size of the person doing the lifting. So, 12 x 12 x 12 equals 1728 cubic inches. One cubic foot of iron or steel is 500 pounds, pretty close. You can figure it out with a steel tape, pencil, paper, and the calculator on your phone.

"This is a case where basic math is your friend.
