njanvilman Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I look forward to your video explaining all of this. When that is done, you can do one explaining how to use my double horn anvil, with the round horn and the square tapered horn on the other end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Stuart - doing it the way you were taught will put the tongs closer to your mid section than I like during hammering - with the horn on the right - its natural shoulder/arm positions, nothing is in the way and no crossover to deal with - just plain lots of hammering going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I have my main anvil horn left, because horn right, the sweet spot on the horn is scarred up with chisel cuts. Horn left, it is nice and clean. I have a second anvil, one step further away I aim to the right. I find myself drawing down on the left horn, and doing bending on the right. I've played around with the options, and this is what works and feels good to me. I don't really care what I'm told is right or wrong. Whatever works. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I have my main anvil horn left, because horn right, the sweet spot on the horn is scarred up with chisel cuts. Horn left, it is nice and clean. I have a second anvil, one step further away I aim to the right. I find myself drawing down on the left horn, and doing bending on the right. I've played around with the options, and this is what works and feels good to me. I don't really care what I'm told is right or wrong. Whatever works. Steve Hi Steve There is no right or wrong way. Just whatever works for you is what counts. Not what worked for Stu's master. That worked for him. Great thing about what we do is that there is an infinite way to do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I'm all over my anvil like a "chicken on a June bug"!!! There is no right or left, right or wrong...just wherever works the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 After reading all the many posts and as Scrambler says Some are Funny it would appear there is NO right or wrong for what works for you. It's your shop, your anvil, and in many cases your physical build and limitations get in the equation and then your experiences. That said in my shop my horn generally points left and north, never noticed that till Glenn's comment, but on any given day or project it might face right and south and everywhere in between as I have it on a stump and I spin it as I need or want to. Some days it's more like a Pinwheel than a 213lb. PW Anvil. It's worked well for 35 yrs. for me guess I'll keep it! Other than teaching my son the fundamentals of the trade years ago I've not imposed my idea on anyone. I have noticed that when I get home for a weekend and I see he's been in the shop the anvil has taken a few spins. When were pouring a floor in the new shop last fall he asked if the anvil was staying on the stump and I said yes, allowed we might need a new one as this one has worn off the bottom some, he replied Good. Works for us and that is all that's important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 All of the recommendation will work except today, Friday the 13th. And there are two more coming this year. On this day, everyone must switch hammer hands. LOL. Actually I taught myself to do the hammer switch when I was teaching. When demoing to HS students, sometimes the only way they could see was for me to switch. I could not hammer as hard, but it worked well enough to get the point across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 To quote those green hatted boogers, "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying." I've got two anvils set up out there, one facing each direction! (and still find myself crossing over to the other side a lot, dang it......) :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I didn't realize today was Fri. the 13th my anvil is probably spinning out there like windmill.. Will need that new stump sooner than I thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 When teaching I sometimes walk around the anvil and work from that side if it provides a better view for the students. (and have had students copy this till I tell them not to waste time and heat...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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