[TheForge] Anvil stands

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

The 'Best Way" for some, perhaps.  What's wrong with a block
> of wood?  You could not pay me to use a steel stand as you have
> described, in my shop.  I much more prefer the feel of my anvils spiked
> to a chunk of tree trunk, the wood adds plenty of more mass, absorbs the
> ring better, accepts accessories anywhere, costs nothing.

Well, I tend to agree for a shop anvil stand, but they're bloody heavy if
you want a travelling anvil stand. I have one made from a stump, and I like
it for all the reasons you state- I also have another made from big chunks
of wood, almost RR ties, bound together with steel collars, with
handles/anvil staples on the top- it's about 100 years old.

What I need, though, are a few portable anvil stands. Don't like the
aesthetic of the metal type- was wondering if anyone had a design for one
that would either be collapsible, or could be used for tool strorage between
uses. The way things are going, I'm going to need half a dozen- I'm getting
more and more people wanting to play with my fire at SCA events ;-)

Any suggested designs?

BTW, I had a talk with my roommate today, after showing him some of the pix
of the portable forges I've been looking at. He knows where there might be a
couple of wagons that just might be the basis for my intended design...will
keep you guys posted. Might be others available, if anyone else is
interested.

Phlip

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....