Old farrier laughed at my anvil stand and I totally redid it

I was showing this guy at a meetup in Missouri my setup and he pointed out my anvil stand was way too springy because it was just a chunk of pine. He said you need something that won't bounce at all so the hammer energy goes into the metal not the stand. Have any of you swapped out a wood stand for something stiffer and noticed a big difference?

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kelly_west749d agoMost Upvoted

Did you actually test it side by side or just feel like it was different?

aaronclark9d ago

Funny you mention that, reminds me of the time I tried to compare two different protein powders and accidentally bought the wrong one for a month.