[TheForge] Scale

[Lynn Emrich]

Mark,
I have used the Japanese method. It is used by wetting
the surface of the anvil, then dipping the hammer
before striking. If I do it correctly it makes a loud
pop when blowing off the scale. Wayne Goddard lifts
the work off the anvil between strokes.
Still practicing, Lynn


--- "Mark A. Pesetsky" <pesetsky@Princeton.EDU> wrote:
<snip> 
> Dip your hammer into water before forging...The
> Japanese introduced this.
> The water blows the scale off of the piece being
> worked.
> 
> Mark


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