[TheForge] Anvil height

[Jason Nass]

Crotch height works well for me.... so that if I place a bar of steel in my
"3rd hand" it lays flat on the anvil... for me anyway, this is also where my
hammers hit flat on the anvil face comfortably.  The old standby of knuckle
height is really more for working with a striker. What it really boils down
to though is whatever is comfortable for you to work on. Too low an anvil
certainly requires bending over and can cause back pain... 

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Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 2:20 PM
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Subject: [TheForge] Anvil height


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.

Thanks for the input in advance everyone.

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