[TheForge] Anvil Orientation (seriously)

[Rick]

Hello all -
    I have 2 anvils and they have the horns pointed at each other.  I use 
which ever one is most comfortable at the time for the job at hand.  I still 
turn the anvils around here and there up to 90 degrees now and again.
    I guess I am just a non-conformist.  Makes me fit in here better, but 
not many other places.

    east by north left just sounds right to me, maybe with a twist here ...

Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
  Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
   In the middle of Northern Illinois

    http://www.smokyforge.com
     rick at smokyforge.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Fellenz" <sunironworks at yahoo.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Anvil Orientation (seriously)


> Seriously, now.
>
> When Frosty said he didn't care which way I pointed my anvil I kinda
> wondered which way was right. I have always pointed the horn away from
> my hammer hand and toward the forge because I find I can hammer back
> against the step easily if I need to and back into the curve of the
> horn, and if I'm working on a curve or drawing a blade over the horn
> I'm closer to the heat, not a step farther away. I know most people do
> it the other way but I've never known if there was a real good reason
> for it. Anyone know beyond preference?
>
> JRF
>
>
>> anvils should face East by north left.



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