[TheForge] treadle hammer anvils

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i am building a treadle hammer for a friend. he is not sure whether to go with a solid anvil or a tube type. it seems that most commercially available t hammers have tube anvils with a plate on top, centaur, kirkpatric (the same?) and the one advertised in the hammers blow.

are there others that can be bought?

any opinions on the functional difference between solid or tube anvils? the guy i am making it for is concerned about moving it (weight). he lives in a flood plain and his shop has 7' of water in it some springs. he usaully loads thing up and moves it to high ground till the water goes down.

bob s.