Oakley Forge

Thomas Powers: I'm afraid so. I registered quite some time ago, but I couldn't post. Now it all seems to be working. With Far West Forge going into the west, and the Armour Archive somewhat moribund, I figured I can keep up with Anvilfire and, maybe, here. Worth a try anyway.

Foreground: My great aunt's flower box holder, found in the basement at Oakley, now serves as our tool rack for demonstrations. Still elegant after all these years. Further back we have the anvil stand for the 70# Mankel, which usually sits on a higher stump in the forge for light or delicate work. This is the portable mount, with heavy oak table legs that were acquired by my younger son while in college, and salvaged woodwork from a door frame at may parent's house. Then we have a stump mounted bickern with an extra black locust foot attached at the base (nicknamed "Gobber"); and a stump mounted block anvil for the Y-1-K setup at the St. Mary's County Fair in Southern Maryland this September.