Anvil Stand (with tooling photos added)

[Sam Salvati]

I liked the steel stand for the peddinghaus anvil so much I decided to also do a steel one for my Jymm Hoffman anvil also. Used some rebar for an industrial look (plus it was available) for the bracing, rectangle tube for the legs and I sacrificed the Brian Brazeal style block anvil to use as the top plate for this stand, which adds about 30 pounds and makes the whole thing very rigid. I wanted to have the stand be the same size as the base of the anvil to allow alot of room around the heel and horn. Kerry my boss suggested the skulls for the feet which I like alot.

I was thinking of all kinds of things to put on it, tool holders, racks, bending fork, trays and shelves and little thingies, but then kind of streamlined it, one for a hammer, one for the hardy. I did concede to my brain and make an articulated arm, that can hold different kinds of things on it's end, I only had time tonight to make a little tray for it but I want to make a little T rest that can adjust up and down to act as a helper's hand, and some other things as I think of em. The arm has quite the reach, each arms is 7" making 14" straight out.

Anyway, here is photos:

about 20 pounds of steel block (left over top from the Brazeal block anvil) at furthest extension in the tippiest direction of the 3 leg stand, not even a wobble

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

Now that is cool!

Great work, the skulls are a nice touch!

 

[fast14riot]

Dude, a built in articulating cup holder, cool!

I have anvil envy...


-Xander

 

[quint]

Looks great Sam, that tool arm is way cool too. Not sure what I would personally use it for (prob a beer lol) but it seems to have a ton of possibilities for experience bladesmiths.

 

[BallewBlade]

Wow great job, I'm a welder and must say that thing looks stout! Did you torch cut those skull feet yourself?

 

[Atlas Knife Company]

Very solid looking. How's the ringing?

 

[12345678910]

That's nice.

I like that tripod style instead of a solid base.

 

[mete]

I can see it coming - every night before going to bed he's going to polish it !!

 

[Sam Salvati]

Thanks fellas!

Quint, I use it to hold my whiskey sour

Robert YES, I do, it's amazing

Chuck, no ring, this anvil is quiet as a Fisher.

 

[DougSeward]

Sam, I figured it was a classy ashtray, but drink holder works too. -Doug

 

[Marko3]

Very Talented !

 

[thebrain]

Great work , I love three legs so it will not have to be on a perfectly flat floor(no wobble). I am not sure what I would use the arm for but I bet one day it will be work its weight in gold for something.

 

[Sam Salvati]

Gotta make up some more stuff for the end of the arm. Thanks guys!

 

[Sam Salvati]

Made up some tooling today, right angle and straight up fine mandrels, a small 3 pin bender that will fit in the hardy hole, and scroll starter for very fine scroll work and making snub and penny end scrolls. To keep this relevant bladewise, bender is for straightening warped blades LOL.

 

[Phil Dwyer]

Looks like you're putting your Anyang power hammer to excellent use. Well done!

 

[blacksmithdog]

Here's my anvil stand:

 

[12345678910]

Sam

What's that bent chisel good for ?

 

[Sam Salvati]

thanks fellas! BSDog nice anvil nice stand!

Count, that's not a bent chisel, its a special tool for starting and tweaking scrolls. I learned to start a scroll over the anvil edge, but there is no undercut so you can only do a 90 degree bend to start with then have to freehand the rest. This way you can do a very tight bend to start.