[TheForge] link re hammer grip

Tue May 20 17:25:01 2003

Interesting website Catherine. Next time I fire up the forge I'll see how
the technique compares to how I do it now and how it. feels.

Thanks,

Frosty
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it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
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Meadow Lakes, AK.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Catherine Jo Morgan" <[email protected]>
To: "'Blacksmithing mailing list'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 11:13 AM
Subject: [TheForge] link re hammer grip

> Since I learned back in the days when Donald Streeter's hammer technique
> was popular, I have to keep thinking and retraining myself re how to
> hold a hammer. (Donald Streeter's book, Professional Smithing, shows how
> to vary the position of your thumb on the hammer handle in order to
> maximize hammer control. Later it was discovered that this also
> maximizes the potential for elbow problems.
>
> Here's a link to a set of pictures with explanations that looks pretty
> good. I'd be interested in others' reactions to it too.
>
> http://www.twinoaksforge.com/BLADSMITHING/Get%20a%20(Hammer)%20Grip.htm
>
>
> Catherine Jo Morgan
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