[TheForge] Anvil Orientation (seriously) - YAK

[Chris Worsley]

Phil,
Sounds like you have an anvil that came through immigration.
A further pressing concern has come to mind. Since I make a few of my 
own hammer handles by carving them out of old ax and shovel handles, I 
am wondering if I am putting the heads on the wrong end. Perhaps some 
that I have made should be used only on  those (sadly incorrectly) left 
pointing anvils like yours.
Don't tell me to head the smaller end of the handle. There isn't one 
before I start carving.
John, of course, is another voice of sanity in the discussion, and I agree.
Chris

Phil wrote:

>Hmmmm, that's strange, my horn points to the left, and
>my hardy hole is on the left.  Are you below the
>equator by any chance?
>
>Phil
>--- John Switzer <switz at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Personally I have the horn to my right and I'm right
>>handed.  There was no 
>>real reason at first.  However, I find that with the
>>hardy hole on my left 
>>I can leave a tool in the anvil with little risk of
>>hitting it while 
>>hammering.  This would be very dangerous with the
>>hardy under the hammer hand.
>>
>>John Switzer
>>7019 Burnt Mill Rd
>>Beulah, CO 81023
>>(719) 485-3109
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