This is the view from my shed door looking in. The shed measures approximately 6x8 feet. Pretty small by anyones standards. But as you can see I've got it quite well equipped. I've since added a belt grinder to the bench. This was my last essential purchase to get into a position of complete versatility.
Here you can see my bench, the small leg vice I use and the smallest of my anvils. This was my first ever real anvil. I purchased it on ebay from a farrier who lived in the highlands of Scotland. Ive had it for over 5 years now.
This is my tool rack. It is made from one side of a large dog cage and as you can see it works really rather well. My hammer and tong collection is really rather small, but I get by rather well. I've made four of the six sets of tongs that I use and they all have a specific purpose. My hammers have been acquired from various places from scrap yards to boot fairs. I don't think I paid any more that £5 for any of them so far.
Lastly just for giggles I'd like to show a picture of the small anvil sat atop my newest anvil. It is interesting to note (to me at least) that the smaller of the two weighs 62.5Kg - this is just under 10 stone. The larger of the two weighs more than double that. I have a third anvil at my folks place which weighs 117Kg and I can just about lift it; I can't lift the large anvil above.
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