The Best Anvil Stand Yet

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[bobgleaser]

Many years ago I fell asleep hearing the ring of my fathers anvil and woke up with the same sound. We had a farm and a welding shop Saddens me that I did not show more interest. That was over 65 years ago and I can still hear that ring when I go to bed.

[spelunkerd]

Always a pleasure to hear this guy talk, so elegantly wise. That, coupled with exemplary audio and video skills, make this channel one of the best on the web.

[bennyc]

Unbelievable to watch what a father and son have created together. Capturing Scott's decades of knowledge and love of the craft with Nate's appreciation of his father and the craft. I truly aspire in every event that my two year old son and I do together to merely tag along with what Scott and Nate have done together. Thank you for the channel, thank you for the knowledge and thank you for reminding us all what it means to share it with each other.

[chevellechris]

About 10 years ago my Dad and I got on a kick of buying paper books of things we might want to know if things really got bad in the world, figured it was a good way to learn something everyone ought to know and not go crazy worrying about things. VERY first one I got interested in and picked up? Practical Blacksmithing.

[ChileExpatFamily]

I used 2x12 boards dry stacked and losely held together with thread rod. I was taught this by and old timer who I demonstrated with on historical living history days. It self levels since the boards move to the ground beneath and will keep your base solid on soft ground like Cowpens National Battle Field. My anvil is only 95 lbs so it works for me and is portable as well. I like the stump base as well. Thanks for the suggestions and the video. Jim in Chile.

[Marsumaniac]

As I didn't find a fitting stump for my anvil and wanted lots of mass, because it is on a wooden floor that swings a bit, I cast one from concrete. I put steel plates into the top so I could weld nuts on them as attachment points for the anvil. Works great, but impossible to move with an anvil that is ~100kg and a base that is even heavier :D

[jason-genr]

On this weeks episode of Anvil Hoarders....

[candace]

Oh my, bugs gotta eat, too? Enjoyed this presentation. We live near Bill's homes, both of them and Sweetie worked with Bill in his young years. What learning, right? The memories remind us of how grateful we are to God for the gifts we have received! Thanks for reminding us, Scott!

[curtwhite]

I am not a blacksmith, but this was educational and very interesting.

[zaledalen]

"Bugs gotta eat too." Man, I love that attitude to life. Thanks for another great video. Much as I'd love to take up blacksmithing as a hobby, I realize that it's one of the crafts I'm going to have to take a pass on, given my age and worsening arthritis that almost precludes holding a hammer. I guess I'll just stick to wood working with power tools. That's enough. But I still enjoy your videos and, especially, your attitude. Keep'em comin' eh.

[danielrobles]

"Superfluous!" Wow thanks for the awesome vocabulary! The daily essential words!

[richardmattingly]

One good rule about the height of a stand/anvil together is that it should equal the distance between the floor and the knuckles of your hand as if it had a hammer when your standing upright beside it. An anvil that's to low will force you to hunch over it to use it and if to high you'll have to splay out your arms to use a hammer which imparts more shock/rotation to your shoulder. Indeed by having the right heigth your using your forearm/biceps rather than your shoulder to strike a blow and if you ever spent time hammering nails in where your shoulders more than biceps are being used you'll know why it's tiring. Most use tongs/pliers to hold a piece of iron/steel for hot/cold forging and that height is also better at hand height for the same reason. On way to get a log free is to ask someone cutting down a tree for a piece of the trunk and many are happy not to have to haul a piece away if you'll do it for them.

[fenwickrysen]

With An anvil that rings too much (your Trenton loose on a metal base) there is an old blacksmithing trick.

Fill a small bucket with weight (slag, scrap, sand, water, etc.) and hang it on the horn of the anvil. What you hang it with can matter, too; you want something supple. Leather straps work well (full cowhide with the suede side on the horn); nylon straps work okay; an old bicycle inner tube holding a several pound weight looks silly but works amazingly well.

I learn so much from you in refining my tradecraft; thank you so much. I'm very happy to share a tip from my past that might help you sometime.

Blessed Be, Dear Sir.

[yogibeer]

“Bugs gotta eat too!” Same as bears. Awesome video!

[MrCoreyjohan]

Perfect timing for this video, I have another anvil and a large log, and have been thinking how I want to mount it.

[riccroft]

That is a really nice set up on the hammer rack, Scott. The purposeful way you planned it out and executed it shows what real craftsmanship is all about. Really enjoyed this clip, can't wait to get my hands on an anvil and forge and start to make things.

[mattlee]

this was simply awesome ... i live in New Zealand ... and finding an Anvil is like hens teeth ... so jealous of how many you have ... thank you for this video keep up the great work

[timberray]

I have a little twenty pound anvil that I use mostly for flattening or bending brackets or sheet metal when I am fabricobbling something together. Yes, fabricobbling is a word. I recently mounted this anvil on one end of a two foot section of an 8x8 and a small vice on the other end, and now lives on the back of my truck. It is extremely handy for all those little jobs around the woodlot as well as holding the bar of my saw for maintenance or sharpening the chain.

[robstephens]

Great design. A heavy duty spring lock washer or a compression spring under each attachment bolt should ensure the anvil is always tight against the wood as the humidity changes during the year.

[JorgeM]

Your videos were key in getting me started into blacksmithing. As someone else below stated, great timing for this video. I have used your list to begin in the craft and just completed building a base for my new Kanca anvil. The tips you talk about in this video have helped me rethink the placement onto the base I built. That is currently my next step, placement and anchoring the anvil to the stand. As always, love all your videos and I continue to learn.