What is Anvil Tool Used for and Different Parts of an Anvil?

Anvil is used in metalworking, and metal can be placed on it to be shaped with a hammer. During the forging process, the workpiece is placed on the anvil, and the workpiece gets shaped when you strike the hammer on it. Anvil tool has a plane surface where an object or workpiece is placed. Anvil is mostly made of cast steel or forged. The tools that come under the category of metalworking, such as farming tools, knife blades, chains, brackets, etc. can be shaped by using anvils. Essentially, any metal tool that needs to be shaped can be done on anvils.