fine bit of wood

[zeppelin builder]

got round to cutting the oak block for my anvil today been sitting around for about 10 years brackets to make next

 

[Screwdriver]

That's a lovely stump.

I declare "stump" is word of the day!

Stump

 

[brightspark]

brackets or staples staples normally used across the corners

 

[500e]

Nice anvil is the top face original

 

[zeppelin builder]

Nice anvil is the top face original

i repaired the edges but top is untouched
slightly hollowed , it came out a horse cart workshop about 240 pounds weight
have a lot of tinsmiths stakes that fit the hardy hole

 

[Windy Miller]

i repaired the edges but top is untouched
slightly hollowed , it came out a horse cart workshop about 240 pounds weight
have a lot of tinsmiths stakes that fit the hardy hole

Two pritchel holes - how extravagant!

 

[Seadog]

How the other half live eh, Andy?

 

[Windy Miller]

How the other half live eh, Andy?

Indeed! Such luxuries I can only dream of!

 

[zeppelin builder]

Two pritchel holes - how extravagant!

just like the local pasty from forfar , one hole is plain ,two holes denote onion

How the other half live eh, Andy?

How the other half live eh, Andy?

well ive been told that one sometimes needs a rest

 

[bourbon]

I wouldn't use staples, There isn't much 'land' where they need to go, you will risk splitting the wood even if you predrill. Make up some brackets that go around the 'legs' of the anvil and screw them on with coach bolts to the side of the block

 

[anjum]

got round to cutting the oak block for my anvil today been sitting around for about 10 years brackets to make next View attachment 218575

Where do they grow square trees?....

 

[pedrobedro]

Where do they grow square trees?....

In the next forest to the telegraph pole trees.

 

[zeppelin builder]

next to the long extinct "Braintree "

 

[8ob]

got round to cutting the oak block for my anvil today been sitting around for about 10 years brackets to make next View attachment 218575

Nice block of wood, may pay to band it before one of those shakes makes it into two lumps of wood

Bob

 

[zeppelin builder]

Nice block of wood, may pay to band it before one of those shakes makes it into two lumps of wood

Bob

do you think elm wood be more suitable
have you ever tried to split an elm ,its like it got rebar through it

 

[bourbon]

elm would be the traditional choice

 

[bourbon]

The one Paul is working on is elm. the other one is just a bit of soft wood

 

[zeppelin builder]

settled on big staples made out 1/2 rebar
drilled undersized, holes in 6, inches at an angle then set a bit of angle on top and welded it