In this video, I'm forging a bickern. If you are into forging hardy tools, this is a great one to have. The bick anvil is known by several names... bick iron stake, stake anvil, bick horn, bickern anvil, or cone anvil.
In general, a bick iron is a large tapered bar. Bick irons are custom sized to fit in the anvils hardy hole. If you don't have a bick iron stake yet, go ahead and forge one! A bick iron tool is very hand to use. The bick iron uses includes making bends for something that needs a tight radius.
Sometimes you can pick up a bick iron anvil at an auction for cheap, because not everyone knows what it is. A stake anvil can be made from mild steel.
Let me know what you think about making a homemade stake anvil in the comments below. Did you buy your bickern anvil, or do you plan on forging a bick? How often do you use your bick horn? Do you think a bickern anvil is a handy hardy tool? Do you think a small anvil would be more useful? Do you use other types of hardy anvil in your shop? What hardy tools for anvil do you have? Do you like forging hardy tools? Have you tried selling hardy hole tools before? Let me know what you think in the comments below!
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