![]() They don't seem to be all that common but I've only heard good things. ![]() The other option if course is a sand box base. I reckon they absorb the impacts better when you have a solid mass directly under the sweet spot of the anvil. Mine is on a wooden floor and will wobble about, it's not the stand it's the wood flexing.īut I've always felt there was a benefit to having a really heavy log under the anvil and having it secured tightly. I'd bolt it to the floor if you have concrete personally. I have my anvil mounted on one right now and it works very well. They're also pretty easy to move around compared to a heavy log. I like the three legged metal stands for being able to get your feet under the anvil, and thus being able to stand that bit closer. I've used logs and a metal stand, both have distinct benefits but it's a trade off. Those rubber matts are tough as old boots, they use them out on the rigs to put shipping containers on so I can't imagine there's much give. I can go into the why it quiets an anvil down but what fun would that be. Be very careful that you do not create a pinch point that can get your fingers. ![]() Just build something to hold the sand on top of the stand or stump. The best I have found is a couple inches of sand around the base of the anvil. And yeah, I used several different stands on that one and other anvils. Round low head of the carriage bolt keeps you from injuring your hand on the bolt head while using the anvil. Oh yeah, I like my steel stands, it's the only thing I've found that quietens my Soderfors to less than permanent hearing damage loud. Just don't do anything too permanent till you've spent some time on your own and if you come up with something we haven't suggested before the end of this thread please let us know what and how it works for you. The human touch is what does everything and we're all different so what's perfect for Tinkum Hammerall is the absolute worst possible for Swingum Hardy. Be it anvil, stand, hammer, fuel, forge, stack, oh whatEVER. Blacksmithing especially by hand is an art, not a science so there are NO perfect anythings. Being new it's natural to want to be let in on the "secret" knowledge all of us know. ![]() If you bury a log do it in a moveable shop as that's how you'll rearrange things. I like green elm best, the cambium layer is sweet but the dry elm is just too chewy. I LOVE it every time this subject comes up, folk speak with such conviction you'd almost think there actually was a best stand. ![]()
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