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Home forge anvil stand debate
I'm redoing my backyard shop and stuck on anvil stands. Some smiths say a solid, fixed stand at knuckle height is key for control. Others like a stand you can change for different jobs, like when working thick stock or doing detail work. Curious what the community prefers.
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lane.joel6mo ago
But having it locked in one place feels wrong to me. Sometimes you just need to get up higher for punch work or stand on a plank for heavy drawing. A couple of wood blocks under the stand fixes that in two seconds without needing a whole new base.
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angelapalmer6mo ago
The knuckle height thing is a bit off. You want the face of the anvil at your wrist height when you stand next to it. That lets you keep a straight wrist for a solid hit. If it's at your knuckles, you're bending your wrist down and losing power. A fixed stand at that right height is way more important than being able to change it. You can always use a thick plate on top for a little lift if you really need it.
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william_ellis296mo ago
Yeah, that wrist height rule applies to so much stuff. My garage workbench is a few inches too low because I just used some old shelves, and now my back hurts after fifteen minutes of tinkering. We accept these small, daily strains (like a monitor that's not quite at eye level) instead of fixing the root setup, which seems silly when you say it out loud.
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