VEVOR Single Horn Anvil, 66Lbs Cast Steel Anvil, High Hardness Rugged Round Horn Anvil Blacksmith, Large Countertop and Stable Base, with Round and Square Hole, Metalsmith Tool for Bending and Shaping

I acquired a new 165 lb (75 Kg) Peddinghaus anvil a while back, which is a "premium" new anvil. What many might not understand (or want to admit) is that an anvil like a new Peddinghaus isn't something you want kids or adult beginners to beat on. And everyone always wants to beat on the anvil, which is why I bought this one for them to start with instead.If you haven't beat on an anvil before, this Vevor 66 lb seems to be perfect in every way. The price is excellent. "Unskilled" dents and dings to it won't hurt anyone's (my) feelings. The weight is convenient to deal with -- heavy, but not too heavy. It has a great standard shape with the right holes in the right spots. The base doesn't look funny. Actually, the base is about the same shape as the Peddinghaus anvils, as I was able to fit this in the old routed-out home-made Peddinghaus stand I have with a very minor adjustment. I cannot find anything to complain about with this anvil for this price. Unless there is some hidden flaw I haven't encountered yet, it is a perfect new anvil for the price. I do not think there is a better option in this price range, unless you can find a used one, which is difficult.As far as performance, I haven't had enough time to beat on it to say for sure, but in comparison to the Peddinghaus, a 1" steel ball bearing does not bounce quite as vigorously on this Vevor, which shall shock no one. However, honestly, it does bounce pretty good. It does not "ring" nearly as loudly as the Peddinghaus. Again, no shock, but at least the Vevor rings a little -- it is not dead. It is not a bad anvil, it just isn't "premium", and there is nothing wrong with that, depending on the mission. It is less than a tenth of the price of a new 165 lb Peddinghaus, so expectations should scale appropriately, and if your mission is to have a solid anvil to beat on and get stuff done, without spending a lot of money on a precious object, then this is that anvil. Again, for the price, it seems to be perfect so far.Comparing the finish of the new Peddinghaus to this bargain Vevor is interesting. The Vevor actually has a better finish out of the box, especially the horn. They appear to be similarly machined horns with facets after casting. The Peddinghaus horn was completely painted over and the facets were not ground down anywhere. It took a bit of work to get it in shape. On the other hand, the Vevor horn at least has the top facets smoothed down somewhat out of the box, and is mostly ready to use. You would think that for the price, the Peddinghaus was ready to rock, but that is not how new anvils are shipped, apparently, premium or not. The Peddinghaus also had factory machine marks on the flat top work surface just like the Vevor does, along with sharp edges. Both are the same there, and need to be rounded over a bit. So anyone who wants to complain about the factory finish of this Vevor anvil has no idea what they are talking about -- the finish of the Vevor is at least as good if not better than premium new anvils. Notably, my Vevor anvil had no visible casting or machining defects. And finally, like many other reviewers here, mine was shipped like garbage falling out of the box, but at least it survived the trip in perfect shape. After all, it is just an anvil.

Very sturdy, solid, exactly as described and works excellent for its purpose. Very easy to use and looks great in my work station! I didn’t think I would use the square holes but I found that they work perfectly for bending the metals in a perfect form.

Much nicer than expected especially for the money.Anvil arrived in excellent condition even though the box was thoroughly compromised. Honestly, I was surprised by the overall condition and quality of the casting. I definitely got one of the good ones. No voids in the casting and the edges were clean and sharp with no missing chunks. The face is flat and free of defects and the horn was nicely cleaned up at the factory and needed very little dressing up.The hardy and pritchel holes were clean. The hardy hole took a little work with a 3/8 inch belt sander to square up. I also dressed all of the edges with a flap wheel like you have to do with all new anvils to remove sharp 90° edges.Before mounting the anvil to the stand, it would ring like a bell when struck. A 1 1/16 inch bearing (hardened pinball) dropped on the face from 1 foot has at least an 80% rebound. Again, I’m very impressed with the quality of the anvil.Ended up making a nicer stand than I originally planned out of nine pieces of 4x4 pine. Mounted the anvil with a heavy layer of 100% silicone as an adhesive and noise dampener. Also used old railroad spikes. The silicone worked really well at deadening the ringing sound.My wife liked the look of the anvil on the stand so much that she wants to bring it in the house as a decorative piece. Haha!

I'm just a tinkerer and entry level fabricator. I purchased this anvil to have a solid surface to beat things into shape as opposed to using a work bench or some other surface in the garage. This updated version isn't painted in blue paint which hid some casting defects on the older models. You can see everything and the casting is really good. It has both hardy/pritchett holes which I haven't taken advantage of yet, but they're ready as I learn. The surface is very flat and the horn is in good shape too. For the price, this is a great option for the hobbyist that doesn't need to spend the money on something more.

Excellent size at 66 pounds can be moved easier that larger anvils. Has round pritchel and square hardy hole which is very hardy for blacksmiths. My steel cast anvil did not have any blemishes. Doesn't have mounting holes but you can secure with chains and lag bolts.

Good starting anvil for the price.

This is a very nice anvil for less than 2 bucks a pound. 66 pounds isn't too big and it isn't too small. It's the perfect size for me. I'm mainly going to use this for flattening out nails and rods (which I have only done so far), but I'd like to get into blacksmithing at some point. Since I'm learning how to weld right now, I don't need a new hobby. I built a stand out of wood with rubber padding at bottom, silicone, and chained it down. It has made the ring deaden and sounds really quiet for an anvil, though it is obviously louder at both ends. The edges come sharp, so you will need to grind the edges down and make them round. My only gripe (like others have shown) is the pritchel hole is defected, but since I only will use it ocassionally with a holdfast, I'm not too worried about it. I love it.