[TheForge] Re: How did the cross pein hammer come to be the standard?

[Dann Johnson]

About 4 years ago, I bought a "Nathan Roberts" combination straight and 
cross pein.. about 3 pounds, and liked it enough to make my own 2 pound 
combination.  Flip it which ever way I need the pein to move metal, for 
example: tomahawk heads need to be both stretched and widened. 

Dann 

Schade writes: 

> 
> On Dec 24, 2004, at 7:24 PM, Jerry Frost wrote: 
> 
>>  I use the straight pein a
>> lot more often than the cross pein.
>> Frosty
>> ________
>  
> 
> I use the cross pein when I want to widen something without drawing it.
> For drawing I use the powerhammer. Hardly ever drag out the one straight
> pein I have. I guess you use the straight pein for drawing? 
> 
> Bob 
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Dann Johnson