[TheForge] The Cats head hammer Hype

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I guess I should make clear that when I said "Absurd" I ment that a $100 or 
$300 hammer may appear absurd in the context of a $15.00 store bought hammer 
that, while it's not in the same class, will suffice, in skilled hands, to 
turn out good work. THe same arguement can be leveled against a $700 hand 
forged hunting knife when there is no question you can quarter a deer with a 
$10 butcher knife and the meat will taste the same. I think everybody here 
appreciates fine tools and understands the reason hand made tools cost what 
they do, I was just trying to pass along my observation that farriers, in 
particular, are prone to pay a lot for even factory made hammers, and 
speculate on why.
I certainly would never suggest that any smith should make a hammer, by hand, 
and sell it for one cent less than the traffic will bear. Frankly $100 seems 
a like reasonable bargin to me - ever priced a japanese hand made chisel?

So I'm sorry if I didn't express myself clearly and I ment no offense, but 
really, "ignorent" and "stupid"  seems a little extreme and are trems, 
frankly, I would almost take personally.

> > Farriers will pay absurd amounts for hammers but these guys use their
> hammers
> > a LOT and they make a good buck, they don't have a lot of expensive
> equipment
> > to buy and a $100 hammer is cheap if they can work faster with it, or if
> it
> > keeps them healthy.
> >



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