De quoi est fait enclume
A massive support for forging.
- Anvil face — a pour partie. A hardened working surface.
- Anvil horn — a pour partie. A cone for bending.
- Anvil hardy hole — a pour partie. A socket for an insert tool.
- Iron — est fait de. Anvils were made of iron, later of steel.
- Stone — est fait de. The first anvils were flat stones.
- Bronze — est fait de. Then bronze ones.
- Steel — est fait de. An anvil is hard steel so it does not dent under hammer blows.