[TheForge] hammer vibration continued

[gladish]

So, Tom, let's follow this line of reasoning; if a big steel plate under a
hammer absorbs the vibration (at least the portion of the vibration that is
obnoxious to neighbors), does that mean that a cast hammer (heavier) makes
less of that vibration to begin with and that a fabricated hammer (usually
lighter) is more likely to be annoying?
What if Shanxi were to make a 4000# 40 kg hammer for the US small shop
market- would it need no pad at all except for stabilization?
That agrees with my observations, by the way- the worst was a Turkish hammer
(not a Sahinler- the other one) with an undersized anvil, the mildest was a
big Nazel being run fairly lightly on 1" stock.
Andy G.