A sheet metal worker’s anvil is known as

Hatchet stake

• It has a sharp, straight edge, bevelled along one side
• Useful for making sharp bends, folding the edges of the sheet metal, forming boxes and pans by hand

Half-moon stake

• It has a sharp edge in the form of an arc of a circle, bevelled along one side.
• Used for throwing up flanges on metal discs.

Creasing iron stake

• It has two rectangular shaped horns, one of which is plain. The other horn contains a series of grooving slots of various sizes.
• The grooves are used when sinking a bead on a straight edge of a flat sheet.
• Used when making small diameter tubes with thin gauge metal

Horse stake

• It has double-ended support.
• At the end of each arm – one of which is usually cranked downward for clearance purpose – there is a square hole for the reception of a wide variety of heads.

• This stake is used when shaping and seaming funnels and tapered articles.

Beak or Bick-iron Stake

• This stake has two horns, one of which is tapered; the other is a rectangularly shaped anvil.
• The thick tapered horn or beak is used when making spouts and sharp tapering articles.
• The anvil may be used for squaring corners, seaming, and light riveting