[TheForge] uri hammer- wrist snap?

[Dan Tull]

Hammer enough to develope hammer control, and you can swing a longer handle 
accurately.

I have to remember that 90% of blacksmiths are hobbiest. My bad.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phlip" <phlip at 99main.com>
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Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] uri hammer- wrist snap?


> I've noticed a couple of you, in describing the Uro Hofi hammer, talking 
> about a wrist snap?
>
> One of the first things I was taught, and had repeated often, was that the 
> LAST thing you want to do is use your wrist in hammering, reason being 
> that the muscles are much less strong than your biceps, and the joint 
> itself is much more subject to damage on impact if it's misaligned when 
> hammering.
>
> That said, I'd be interested in trying the Uri hammer, but not for $100- 
> 110. First off, they're too heavy for my preference- 2 lbs is my ideal 
> weight, I've discovered, and I was fortunate enough to be given my ideal 
> hammer- a 2 lb turning hammer, old and battered, which has the wonderful 
> characteristic of hitting _exactly_ where I aim it, even when I'm tired.
>
> As far as long vs short handles, for _MY_ hammer, I have cut the handle to 
> where it's ideal for me, just to get all that extra length out of my way. 
> I leave my other hammers with longer handles, though, and teach my 
> students to choke up on the handle. It seems to me, that I'd rather have 
> to make two blows with good accuracy and moderate power, than one blow 
> with indifferent accuracy and lots of power, never mind the other 47 blows 
> needed to correct the inaccuracy ;-)
>
> Wooley said:
>
> I bought a  Tom Clark hammer at Gichners a couple of years ago.  I played 
> with it  from time to time for most of the day before I decided to buy it. 
> I really didn't want to spend $100 for a hammer, but it just felt really 
> good in my hand.  The weight (22oz) and shape and length of the handle did 
> the trick.
>
> Sounds like an interesting hammer- I was taught originally, using a 22 oz 
> turning hammer, and I really could use a lighter hammer for some projects. 
> Any chance you could send me a picture? Or, are these hammers on line 
> somewhere?
>
> Saint Phlip
>
>
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