[TheForge] Survey: How high is your anvil.

Fri May 7 18:25:59 2004

Phlip,

Speaking of SCA .... Think about those old Greeks and Romans forging 
in  open top sandals..

<g>  knuckles  respective  to the ground is not a safe subject,  but shoe / 
heel   height  like the Govenator wears  would lift them up a bit.
I am  5' 9" in my bare foot mode,  but with my regular work shoes on,  my 
anvil at knuckle height is 32 1/2 inches, and my flat palm height  is  34 
inches.  Guess the anvil / stand setup  at 33 inches by some prior 
generation blacksmith was pretty good for me.    .

Dann

At 10:26 AM 5/7/2004 -0400, you wrote:

>Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
>
> > >> I'm working on plans for a modern "oliver" hammer to work on an
> > existing
> > >> anvil.  I need to know how adjustable to make it.  Please let me
> > know
> > >> the height of your anvil (floor to anvil plate).
>
>OK, I just measured. My favorite set-up is 29", although that varies,
>depending on which anvil I'm using on which stump, from 29-31 inches.
>According to the conventional wisdom (to the knuckles) I actually should be
>having it at 27 inches, but that feels too low. I'm 5'10, if that helps your
>calculations.
>
>Does this help?
>
>Saint Phlip,
>CoDoLDS
>
>"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
>  Blacksmith's credo.
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>cat.
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>And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
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