Is it actually possible to make the iron anvil with only 10 ingots?

[Vexxvididu]

I just made my first iron anvil.  It was a lot of fun, as I enjoy the smithing mechanic quite a bit. ...but to bottom was missing one voxel from the first 5 ingots.  And the top was missing a number of voxels from the first 5.  So I used 6 ingots for each.  Am I missing something or does it just require 6 for each?

[williams_482]

Both anvil parts do require five ingots, but it's quite easy to waste voxels by stacking new ingots beyond the maximum height of the work piece. Add one ingot at a time only after the previous ingot is spent, completely filling out each layer from the bottom up. And definitely don't destroy any voxels until everything else is done. 

The anvil bottom requires slightly less than five ingots worth of voxels, and is relatively easy to complete with just the five. The anvil top, meanwhile, requires exactly as many voxels as five ingots will give you, so you have zero room for error. I often get this slightly wrong and have to use six ingots. 

There's a detailed set of instructions in the wiki which I found to be quite helpful. 

[Vexxvididu]

31 minutes ago, williams_482 said:

Both anvil parts do require five ingots, but it's quite easy to waste voxels by stacking new ingots beyond the maximum height of the work piece...

Okay, I didn't destroy any voxels until it was filled, so I was wondering if this was an issue.  It makes sense, but is annoying.

[Maelstrom]

On 11/30/2025 at 12:12 PM, williams_482 said:

Both anvil parts do require five ingots

Hmmm...  Recipe must have changed as I swear I've made it with only 9 ingots, altough the top did not allow for one. single. mistake.