Adaptable SWAGE BLOCK

[Philip Davies]

This is a bench top swage block, consisting of four components, bolted together. It is formed of two plates, cut from a salvaged plate, one and one quarter inches thick. It has been many hours' work, carving it with hand tools (apart from the initial drilling', as a result of which I discovered, too late,that my drill press table is way out of true. Also, I used a disc sander at work to true the edges) . The legs provide a saddle and prevent it sliding about on the anvil. My anvil lost its bick in the remote past; I don't want to break the hardy hole as well. Now I can make some top stages to suit.
I began it four months ago and finished it yesterday. This has been my main hobby time project during this period. While resting my arms, though, I have been also making other stuff, some of which will be posted in due course, if I am spared.