Awesome Blacksmithing Anvil Stand from Oak Log 

Your stand IS AWESOME, Randy! Beautiful along with functional! Nice work!!

Awesome anvil stand. When you look anvil stand up in the dictionary, there is a picture of this bad boy.

Imagine how many parts Wranglerstar could make this into if he did as much work. Good job Mr. Moustache ;)

Now let's forge something fancy.

that's a great anvil stand

Nice work 👍. Me I would of put the spring lock pin 90 degree's not sticking out. My luck I would introduce the side of my leg into it. Then I'll need a waterproof Band-Aid.😂 looks great better than the steel ones

Touch of class (@@)! Awesome base to make the anvil really be a show pc & useful tool !! Missed this one during Sammies hospital stay in early May. Bear & Sammie

It's awesome thanks for the video

ca rend vraiment bien les shimes dans les fentes de la souche ! Meric pour la video.

I did the same thing Randy. A neighbor down the street had some workers cutting down a live oak tree. I got a chunk of the trunk and trimmed it with the chain saw. It’s awesome. My son looked at me like I was crazy when I was showing it to him. But people like me and you get it. We are psyched every time we look at our anvil and stump.

Belle enclume et jolie stand, merci pour la vidéo.

Awesome, i've learned some tricks from this 😁

.. Nice job ,..

The best Anvil stand I've seen

Beautiful black oak block. Only have live oaks, pine, and palms that big in this area. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice

What a great setup for a mobile anvil Randy, that finish on the oak is beautiful. Enjoyed the build, cheers!

Nice…enjoyed

Great anvil stand! I need to make one for my grandfather's anvil... the stump it was mounted on split into 3 pieces. Those bands and hidden nuts are fabulous! I have your dovetail cutter set...love it!

Have anvil will travel!! That is one great anvil stand Randy! Good move on upgrading those threaded inserts! Thanks for the video. Now I’m going to have to track down an anvil!!

now that was an interesting take on the mill...doing a cross grain cut squaring up the block.

nicely done!

Nice little 163lb PR. I have some .035 Stoody Buildup LH left over from when I repaired 7 anvils a while back. If you would like to repair your edges I could mail it to you. Jere

very nice.

Randy- That stand is awesome! The wheels to move it around is such a fantastic idea! Well done!!!!!!!!!

Great video Randy! Glad you used square head nut and bolts,just looks right that way imo. You have some great ideas,should be some cool videos upcoming.

Randy, this is a work of art.

Absolutely gorgeous stand.

Came out looking Great Randy.

Very nice, Randy 😊. The square head bolts were a nice touch 👍😁👍

Awesome stand indeed Randy! Love those hidden anchors. Built like an army tank and finished like fine furniture.

Very nice Randy! That is one big chunk of wood. I will definitely be watching for part 2 of this project. 👍🇺🇸

Wood is always beautiful Oak is the perfect wood as a brit the world was accessible because of oak. Just an observation - we always "girdle" oak in high stress uses, piercing the heartwood transfers the stresses through the block against the grain where a girdle lets the heartwood do it;'s job by soaking impact stress and taking the force with the grain to ground and not across the pins with nowhere to go. Don't make it rigid. if you put it together tight (ish) then pour a few buckets of water on it the wood will fill any pockets to make a perfect fit. Apparently it's what stop masts breaking and the spar beams and keel shattering rather than absorbing impact shocks. That said I doubt you'll break it. the top and bottom bands will (even if the cracks complete) keep the pieces together and the grain can take over and do it's job Traditionally you'd heat fit a riveted "square ring" rim and "wet fit" the gapswater first then allow to dry to the atmosphere then oil to maintain the size without further expanding. The oil sets it off perfect, I'd have it as a chair-side table.and not get it dirty.

nice looking anvil stand you have there, sir.

I love it! The handle design is top shelf.

Looks great and fits in perfectly with your shop.

Awesome job Randy! Thanks for sharing!

Great job Randy! Only one problem now I'm thinking about my standless anvil

Wow, Randy, that looks really great. Nice combination of metalwork and wood butchery! I like the big anchors for the hold down bolts. All the best, Mart in England.

Absolutely beautiful anvil stand Randy! Fantastic work. I really like the idea of using the dowel anchors and also found the walnut and tiger wood insets to really add definition. Wow. Great Job! Thank you for the shout out.

Off course it looks good. Randy Richard makes everything he does look good. And it is Randy Ricard right as well. I was very curious about that hole at the base of the anvil. I still don't know what an upsetting handle is other than maybe one I might have made and was upset that it looked so bad.

Nice project!!!!! Thanks for sharing.

Great job Randy

Your description was spot on Randy that stand is really Awesome. It puts my angle iron one to shame. I'm sure you'll get many years of service out of it plus it looks great.

It's hard to get a block of oak like that for most. Great job!

I did mine out of laminated 10x10cm boards.It was super easy to do.I left middle a bit shorter on a bottom side so it is more stable .Wood glue holds it without any extra addons. Best thing with lamination is that its super easy to get top part flat.I was considering adding all threaded rods or steel packing bands around it but that was not necessary. Nothing wrong with traditional stumps but they are such a pain in ass to get flat.

So will you be doing more blacksmith type work now?

That looks awesome! I'd be worried about the screws holding on the handle... I would have put at least 1/4" lag screws. Those look like they'd pull out under that kind of load. Keep the good stuff coming!

I am concerned the wheels will be too narrow to take it out onto gravel or the ground. You might want to make the handle a little longer so you don't need to bend over to move it.

Morning Randy! OK not knowing the difference between a hole in the ground and my 4th point of contact on blacksmithing. But don't you want that Anvil heigth closer to your waist heigth?

Very nice. I have been thinking of all the ways I can build a stand for my anvil and this is a great way. I hope you don't mind if I copy yours. Great work Randy. Would you believe we got snow last night? I will start when it warms up a bit.

How high, in relation to my body, should the top of the anvil be?

Can I use a truck axle to make pins for the bucket of a small trackhoe? Thanks for any advice, idk if the pins need to be hard or what the axle is made from..

what is an upsetting block?

Was your trade an electrician or plumber?

so , how did you come up with the height ? thanks

Yikes, I’m sitting on dining room chairs that aren’t as nice as that anvil stand. I’m eager to see the tray build and how you get its sockets parallel. Surprised you located the handle on the opposite side of the anvil’s horn as the upsetting anvil. Thought you would have put it on the same side to be more or less on center of mass. Insane stand but need FAT wheels the skinny ones look too wimpy for such a fine stand.

Nice work. I may try that on my Peter Wright if I get around to it.