Fux Deluxe Bar Peening Anvil
£82.00
A high quality bar peen anvil from Schröckenfux.
These anvils can also be found in our FREEHAND peening sets.
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Description
A high quality bar peen anvil from Schröckenfux.
This anvil gives an excellent finish and is the one we use.
The anvil come with full instructions for use, plus a supporting table and guide plate. Whilst the anvil can be used without these, beginners may find them helpful in learning how to position the blade correctly.
These anvils are for freehand peening with a peening hammer.
Frequent polishing of the face of your hammer and anvil with a 120 grit rubberized sanding block will keep it nice and shiny.
See our Peening Guide for more information on all aspects of peening.
FAQs
If you need a cost-effective entry point to freehand peening, look at the Picard Anvil.
You can learn more about freehand peening:
- in our Peening Guide
- on a Peening and Sharpening Workshop
- on the Scythe Masterclass
- from the videos of Phil’s Peening Masterclass at the Scythe Festival in 2011 (links at the end of the Peening Guide).
- from other tutors via the Scythe Association of Britain and Ireland
Peening with a jig is a great way to familiarize yourself withIf peening, and it lessens the chance you will damage your blade as you learn.
Next Steps
If you want to move onto freehand peening, a good intermediate step is to use the jig to complete the first lines of peening, then finish the edge freehand.
This is the easiest line to place freehand. Practicing in this way will help you build the skills and confidence to complete the whole task on an anvil.
This guide covers choosing between anvil and jig peening.
Peening with an anvil requires a specialised hammer.
The face of peening hammers must be sufficiently hardened not to dint in use and be kept smooth and shiny. Any dint or defect in the face of the hammer will be imprinted in the blade being peened.
A peening hammer should be reserved for peening with an anvil only and NEVER used with the jig, or worse yet, to hammer in nails!
Phil prefers to peen with an 800g hammer.
With a heavier hammer you can let the hammer fall and allow it’s weight to do most of the work. This can help increase accuracy of placement of blows and reduce fatigue.
We find there are two kinds of peeners:
Some people are a little timid with their hammer blows and are prone to under-peening with a 500g hammer. An 800g hammer can help in this case.
However, some people are used to “hitting” with a hammer. If you prefer to strike firmly you may find an 800g hammer causes you to over-peen the blade.
- Choose an 800g hammer if you think you are likely to strike softly, or would prefer to allow the weight of the hammer to do most of the work.
- Choose a 500g hammer if you think you would prefer to fully strike with the hammer.
We supply peening hammers or you may find a suitable hammer that can be polished up for use in your collection or at a second hand tool sale. Note the hammer must have been tempered sufficiently so that it is hard enough not to dint in use.