[TheForge] uri hammer- wrist snap?

Saint Phlip phlip at 99main.com
Fri Nov 4 18:38:19 EST 2005



Dan Tull wrote:
> 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.

Well, I always thought that hammer control meant being in complete 
control of your hammer, starting with choosing the weight and shape of 
the head, the length and size of the handle, the placement of the grip, 
and the accuracy of both the striking force and placement of the blows 
best suited to both the smith and the project.

Guess since I had to give up being a farrier, I'm just a hobbyist- don't 
know nothing any more.

Saint Phlip


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