Is this a tool or a homemade

larry@stinescorner · Nov 8, 2018

Any ideas ?Found it today

coshoo · Nov 8, 2018

Its a piece of railroad rail made into an anvil. I have one also, its a little longer with a point on one end. Pretty handy, because you can take it to what you're working on.

JMS/.MN · Nov 8, 2018

Wouldn"t that be cut from an end of a rail? Holes in the ends were used to bolt them together in the old days, before they switched to welded rails. IIRC, 3 holes per end, and a heavy tie bar bolting them together.

leroy in ne · Nov 8, 2018

Yup, piece of rail, if not used as an anvil substitute it may have been used for door stop to hold door open.

T.R.K. · Nov 8, 2018

Yes. Both.

Russ from MN · Nov 8, 2018

I have a couple of anvils made out of rail, shaped them with a torch and cleaned up with a grinder.

glennster · Nov 8, 2018

my grand dad had one like it. hold it between your knees and use it to crack black walnuts.

Bob Harvey · Nov 8, 2018

Me too. About 20" long and handy.

gab · Nov 8, 2018

Rail section, the one I got is 6 or 8" long, thought everybody had one.

David G · Nov 9, 2018

I have one too, my dad's, no idea before that.

PaGlenn · Nov 9, 2018

Yes, use it as an anvil. As a kid I used the longer one to place pennies on before the train came.

Mike M · Nov 9, 2018

I have / or had one ? was mostly used for a door stop over at dads place. I can't remember if it got left there or if I brought it over to my place ?

caterpillar guy · Nov 11, 2018

Got one about 3 feet and one about 8 feet long use both of them. Make a substitute for an anvil. By the way they have not broke yet either.

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