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mounting an anvil lockhart 01-26-2006
Posted by lockhart on January 26, 2006, 6:06 pm
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Hello,

I was told that a good way for mounting an anvil was to take a log
round (cross section or a lot), cut it to the right height, and epoxy
the anvil to the top. I'm being offered a log round from an ironwood
tree, but I don't know if that's a good choice for the task or not.
Any ideas?

Thank you,

-Charles


Posted by spaco on January 26, 2006, 7:28 pm
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So now that it's epoxied to the stump, you always have to pick them both
up to move the thing.
Next issue: epoxy doesn't stick to wet wood or to resin in wood.
So, will it hold? And do you really think that all the beating on the
anvil won't crack the bond if you DO get one?
Up here in western Wisconsin ironwood trees don't grow big enough to
be used for anvil stands unless you have a pretty small anvil.
Personally, I'd make my attachment system something that allows the
anvil to be quickly removed. I have some anvils that are only held on
by 4 60D nails and that works just fine. All you really have to do is
to keep the thing from sliding around on the stump.
My favorite demo anvil is held in place by 2 half moon shapes cut
from a 2 X 4s and screwed in place.
Many folks strap the thing down with leather or steel straps. If the
anvil is always going to be in the same place, bolt the heck out of it
it you want, but if it will be trucked around, it has got to be
removable if for no other reason than it will be top heavy in the truck.

Pete Stanaitis
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lockhart wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I was told that a good way for mounting an anvil was to take a log
> round (cross section or a lot), cut it to the right height, and epoxy
> the anvil to the top. I'm being offered a log round from an ironwood
> tree, but I don't know if that's a good choice for the task or not.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you,
>
> -Charles
>

Posted by on January 26, 2006, 8:29 pm
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lockhart wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was told that a good way for mounting an anvil was to take a log
> round (cross section or a lot), cut it to the right height, and epoxy
> the anvil to the top. I'm being offered a log round from an ironwood
> tree, but I don't know if that's a good choice for the task or not.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you,
>
> -Charles

Ironwood should be fine... if the round is big enough. I wouldn't
epoxy it. If it is really small, and you need to keep it from bouncing
around, I would strap it down or get a bigger anvil.

zukecanoe


Posted by Martin H. Eastburn on January 26, 2006, 10:30 pm
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I expect so - however - remember that Ironwood is the toughest wood in
1. state and 2. country.
It might be balsa in some places or cocobolo.

Just know your local wood or call it by official name.
I can help if needed - have a good wood resource program.
Martin
Martin Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
NRA LOH & Endowment Member
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder



kbutcher@direcway.com wrote:
> lockhart wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I was told that a good way for mounting an anvil was to take a log
>>round (cross section or a lot), cut it to the right height, and epoxy
>>the anvil to the top. I'm being offered a log round from an ironwood
>>tree, but I don't know if that's a good choice for the task or not.
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>-Charles
>
>
> Ironwood should be fine... if the round is big enough. I wouldn't
> epoxy it. If it is really small, and you need to keep it from bouncing
> around, I would strap it down or get a bigger anvil.
>
> zukecanoe
>

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Posted by Pete Keillor on January 27, 2006, 6:47 am
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On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:30:24 -0600, "Martin H. Eastburn"

>I expect so - however - remember that Ironwood is the toughest wood in
>1. state and 2. country.
>It might be balsa in some places or cocobolo.
>
>Just know your local wood or call it by official name.
>I can help if needed - have a good wood resource program.
>Martin
>Martin Eastburn
>@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
>NRA LOH & Endowment Member
>NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
>
>
If he's talking about bois 'd arc, that'd be a damn fine choice if big
enough. There's a lot of it growing in Texas down on the coastal
plain.

Pete Keillor
>
>kbutcher@direcway.com wrote:
>> lockhart wrote:
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I was told that a good way for mounting an anvil was to take a log
>>>round (cross section or a lot), cut it to the right height, and epoxy
>>>the anvil to the top. I'm being offered a log round from an ironwood
>>>tree, but I don't know if that's a good choice for the task or not.
>>>Any ideas?
>>>
>>>Thank you,
>>>
>>>-Charles
>>
>>
>> Ironwood should be fine... if the round is big enough. I wouldn't
>> epoxy it. If it is really small, and you need to keep it from bouncing
>> around, I would strap it down or get a bigger anvil.
>>
>> zukecanoe
>>
>
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