[TheForge] Anvil height

[dan tull]

I started out at knuckle ht. and developed "tennis" elbow. I raised it to 
wrist ht. and it went away. Easier on the back,too.

Once you have it located,set the anvil on the heaviest stump you can, as 
deep as you can, chain saw the sides to clear toes. Remember the anvil is 
the bottom hammer and it needs to resist movement.


Only use a stand if portability is needed.


>
> I'm currently in the process of setting up a new shop and the monster 
> known as layout has reared its ugly head. In particular an age old gripe 
> of mine. Anvil stands and anvil height. A lot of what I've seen over time 
> suggests putting your anvil on a stump. However, I've see a lot of 
> purposely built wooden stands in the last several years that make think it 
> would be more useful to me if I designed and built something for my needs. 
> Second, everything I've ever been told or read is that your anvil should 
> stand at a height where your knuckels come to rest on it's top when you 
> drop your arm to your side. This has always seemed fine till I work. I 
> always feel like I'm bent and stooped over the anvil. My back begins to 
> hurt pretty bad after working for a couple hours. Seems like I'd feel 
> better if it was taller, so that I stood straight while working.
>
> Question one: Do you prefer a stump or a stand? List pros and cons as you 
> see them, please.
>
> Question two: do you use the traditional height or do you set it taller? 
> If so why? Once again pros and cons please.
>