[TheForge] offset pein hammer

[Dave Mudge]

yes, it is a logical progression from straight, angle, cross peen.
dm
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Subject: [TheForge] offset pein hammer


> Wise sages
>      What is the purpose of a hammer with the pien at a ten degree angle
> rather than straight or cross?Hugh said it was easier to beat out a set of
> ox shoes with it than a ball pien, but he got it from his father in law
and
> wasnt quite sure of the original use.Hubert is 94 years of age and his
> father in law ran a smithy in Halifax,Nova Scotia on property that is now
an
> aged subdivision.Any ideas?
>
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