[TheForge] Re: Anvil stands

Tue Apr 29 09:33:00 2003

cross pein
dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 2:50 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Anvil stands


> Hi Mike;
> I saw this second hand and briefly at that so I'm no expert...but
> Uri Hoffi ( hope I'm not mispelling that name) has apparently developed 
> a distinctive style of smithing that involves using a  short, blocky, 
> diagonal pien, hammer head with an short stocky handle. They stand close 
> to the tail of the anvil and face the horn, swinging the hammer almost 
> parallel to the length of the anvil. At least this is what i gathered 
> from Tom Clark's demo and from some other folks I've seen. The 
> allegation seems to be one of minimum bodily stress and maximum control. 
> The face of the hammer is rectangular with the long way parallel to the 
> handle. They tilt the hammer to use the corners and radiused edges a 
> lot. They choke way up on the handle.
> Now would somebody be so kind as to correct where I'm wrong and fill in 
> the rest?.........Pete
> 
> Mike Spencer wrote:
> 
> >>     The hoffi style hammering seems to be all close and tight with
> >>     short, fast, elbow swings. Damn near holding the hammer head in
> >>     your hand. I can see it for carving marble, but, dunno about hot
> >>     steel.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >What's "hoffi style hammering"?
> >
> >For folks interested in starting a bun fight over hammering styles, we
> >could start with:
> >
> >   http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/hammer.html
> >
> >I keep meaning to get back to this project Real Soon Now but stuff
> >happens, dontcha know.  
> >
> >- Mike
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
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