Most of Sunday was spent on making a new stand for my anvil. The stand that came with the anvil, when I dug it out of a dumpster, is way to short for me.
Due to the short height I was always having back issues when I did any forging. Finally having a few moments to my self I decided to build a new stand that fit my size.
Starting with old pallet wood, Philippine Mahogany.
The ends were cut off to the point where I could find good wood. This was dome on the radial arm saw.
After that step was completed they then went to the joiner.
This allowed me to make two of the sides perpendicular. From there they went to the planer.
This allowed the sides to be parallel. Then off to the table saw to get them close to the same size.
The wood actually looked usable at this point.
A large amount of material was taken off on some of the boards to accomplish this. Now I needed to put it together as a puzzle.
The ends were sanded to make them as flat as possible.
Today it is off to do the metal work. First to grind down flat my base steel.
Then cut heavy angle iron to support the corners.
Back to the shop.
I guess it’s just you Chuck. My dads blacksmith uncle Charlie
had his mounted on a big piece of tree trunk.
Often wished I knew what ever happened to his anvil.
Pete