[TheForge] uri hammer

[Grover Richardson]

Handles $1.00 each, plus the cost of installation<G>.  Yes.  Lazy me.

Yes.  My handles are polished, with use<G>.  Well, some of them are
anyway<G>.

>*>-----Original Message-----
>*>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dan Tull
>*>Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 2:40 PM
>*>To: Sponsored by ABANA
>*>Subject: Re: [TheForge] uri hammer
>*>
>*>
>*>Handles $1.00 ea.
>*>
>*>Raw wood polished doesn't seem to cause blisters.
>*>
>*>----- Original Message ----- 
>*>From: "Grover Richardson" <grover.richardson at gtri.gatech.edu>
>*>To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>*>Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 11:13 AM
>*>Subject: RE: [TheForge] uri hammer
>*>
>*>
>*>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>.
>*>
>*>>*>-----Original Message-----
>*>>*>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>*>>*>[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
>*>>*>
>*>>*>
>*>>*>
>*>>*>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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