John Wilson
Well-Known Member
I picked up the Atlas knifemaker’s anvil after giving up on the search for an affordable used anvil. Everyone is familiar with anvil prices, and here in FL they can be tough to find anyway.
As to the stand I made, well it ain’t pretty but I think it will serve the purpose. I used nine 2x4s and you can see from the picture that my time playing with Lincoln Logs as a kid really paid off. I filled the hollow center with about 120lbs of concrete, making the stand come out to about 230lbs, give or take. The anvil is about 65 lbs, bringing the total weight to just about 300lbs. It sits on feet to allow me to get a dolly under there to move it around.
I put nuts and fender washers on the bottom of my threaded rod and sunk the threaded rod into the concrete to make my hold-downs. Then I added some angle along the sides of the anvil to prevent any side shift.
I’ll fire up the forge this weekend and see how this anvil setup plays out. As for the anvil itself, it has numerous radii built into its geometry to make up for the lack of a horn. I’m anxious to see how well I can use them.
As to the stand I made, well it ain’t pretty but I think it will serve the purpose. I used nine 2x4s and you can see from the picture that my time playing with Lincoln Logs as a kid really paid off. I filled the hollow center with about 120lbs of concrete, making the stand come out to about 230lbs, give or take. The anvil is about 65 lbs, bringing the total weight to just about 300lbs. It sits on feet to allow me to get a dolly under there to move it around.
I put nuts and fender washers on the bottom of my threaded rod and sunk the threaded rod into the concrete to make my hold-downs. Then I added some angle along the sides of the anvil to prevent any side shift.
I’ll fire up the forge this weekend and see how this anvil setup plays out. As for the anvil itself, it has numerous radii built into its geometry to make up for the lack of a horn. I’m anxious to see how well I can use them.