My anvil stand cracked in half during a demo yesterday

I was working on a fireplace grate for a customer in Albany when the 2x12 oak stand I built last spring just split right down the middle under a heavy hit. No warning, just a loud crack and my 150lb Peter Wright tipped over onto the shop floor. I think the wood dried out too much over the winter, has anyone else had a wooden stand fail on them like this?

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the_eva5d ago

Oh man, that sucks, did the anvil get damaged too?

lopez.brooke5d ago

Poked at it a bit to see if the bell shaped it up, @the_eva, but nope. I think my thumb got more damaged than the metal did. At this rate, I'm better off using my head as an anvil, it's already got a couple dents in it.