A long-term sculpture project that I want to make will involve bending steel into round shapes so naturally, I thought getting an anvil makes sense. What I did not realise is that anvils are now a fashion statement for interior decoration. A good old fashioned one now can fetch up to $3000!!

I went with a cheap import at one-tenth of that. I have wacked it with a big hammer and my first impressions are that it will be quite serviceable. Making up the stand from a bit of old railway sleeper was a welcome distraction in all the torrential rain this week and also trying to get the grass cut today now that it is sunny.

The third photo shows the detail of the clamps I custom made to attach it to the base. The last photo shows the base & the tricky shape formed by the two odd halves. As with all my gear it needs wheels to shuffle around to make space in the shed.

Still thinking about maybe a trailer jockey wheel on the front...