[TheForge] offset pein hammer

[gblacksmith]

Mr. Gypsy:  Hi.  I have one of the hammers I think you are referring to.
Mine is double faced offset peen.  These hammers have been called slash
peen, or offset peen.  Mine is about four pounds, made in Sheffield, England
and is about 100 years old.  The hammer has very hard faces and is used for
rapidly stretching material by alternating the placement of the opposing
peen faces on the metal.  I used it for stretching long blades before I got
a power hammer.  I paid  $8.00 for it at a tool sale.  Grant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Mudge" <dave at magichammer.net>
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Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] offset pein hammer


> yes, it is a logical progression from straight, angle, cross peen.
> dm
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> From: "TOOL GYPSY" <toolgypsy at hotmail.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 6:22 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] offset pein hammer
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> > 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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