[TheForge] Farrier Hammers

[Justin Fellenz]

Is that why japanese smiths use those long torpedo-shaped hammers?
Anyone used one? They look pretty tough to control.
JRF


--- Chuck Robinson <robi5515 at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> The ideal hammer has the center of mass slightly forward of the
> handle. The 
> hammer when in motion, then behaves like a  forward weighted  dart.
> Chuck
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