[TheForge] uri hammer

[Grover Richardson]

I heard one time that a person should put wax on the handle so that there
would be good grip between the skin and the wood.  It took me about 20
minutes and I retrieved the wife's fingernail polish remover.  Too much grip
caused the skin to move sideways on the hand and muscle.

Yes, I think I like the rectangular handle, but will try it a bit more
before doing it on the other hammers.  Once altered, the handle doesn't grow
back<G>.

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>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Woolley
>*>Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 9:45 AM
>*>To: Sponsored by ABANA
>*>Subject: Re: [TheForge] uri hammer
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>*>Also, side issue, the Czech pattern hammer has the side of 
>*>the wood sanded down so that the sides are flat.  Other than 
>*>feeling different, I can't prove it, but I suspect that the 
>*>flat sides provide a bit more control than the oval shape of 
>*>my standard cross peen.  How do others feel about this?
>*>
>*>
>*>Grover,
>*>I put friction tape on alot of my handles.  I can definately 
>*>control a 
>*>hammer with a slimmer (rounded rectangular) shaped handle 
>*>much better than 
>*>others.  One of the demonstrators at Gichners last year used 
>*>ice hockey 
>*>sticks for handles.
>*>
>*>Regards,
>*>Bill Woolley
>*>
>*>
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