DeadNuts

Gorgeous, it looks like it would work amazing.

I can't find an anvil anywhere right now. But I did manage to find a pierce of rail (for a train to roll on.) It seems hard and it works very well.

Jumbly, I have used cypress and I had some problem after a year or so with the wood cupping because of hammer blows, but it really was not enough to be concerned with. I just drove a shim here and there to level it every 6 months or so and it only took all of two minutes.

Does cedar work good for stands?