[TheForge] Anvil shaving 101

[Daniel Crowther]

Sway or "bellied" anvil faces take some getting used to when 
straightening.  With a swayed anvil face you can go too far in the other 
direction ("over straighten" if you will).

I prefer my anvil face nice flat and level.  Straightening is simple: lay 
an item on the anvil face and anywhere you see light between it and the 
face, hammer down.   Or when working from above (which is most of the time) 
your hand will tell you when the gap is gone because the piece is fully 
backed by the anvil.  You don't even have to think how far to straighten, 
because the anvil face is true.


Daniel Crowther
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At 03:10 PM 5/26/2005, you wrote:
>I had a matched pair of 180#  PW anvils.One with a sway, and the other 
>straghtedge straight.
>Sold the straight , kept the sway.
>"You can't straighten on a flat anvil" ( as easy).