[TheForge] Flatter vs. set hammer

[Larry Brown]

Welcome in from the cold,
A set hammer is smaller with a reasonably sharp (Small Radius) edges and 
corners, made to get in close and get hit with a lump hammer up to a 
sledge. This gives a concentrated blow where you set the hammer. A flatter 
is for smoothing out or flattening the surface of the piece (Removing 
hammer marks), moving it around

I hope you don't get upset when things get off topic, no real flame wars 
lately, but you mentioned beer and BBQ which is enough to get a lot of us 
to forget about the topic of metal..
Larry Brown

At 05:33 PM 12/19/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>   First time decloaking. I have been reading your messages for some time
>   now and I now have a question to pose to you folks. I don't see a
>   whole lot of difference between a set hammer and a flatter. And does
>   one strike with these hammers or do you set it where you want it, then
>   whack it with another hammer?
>
>   The question being posed, a little about me, an intro as it were.
>   Middle aged, balding, paunchy. My shop would be recognizable as a
>   mechanics shop leaning towards metal working. AC buzz box,
>   oxyacetylene torch, tools out the wazoo. There is currently an H
>   Farmall in bits and pieces all over the shop. I have acquired a
>   swedish anvil weighing in at 195 lbs. It doth have a heavenly ring. No
>   forge yet, just using heat from the rosebud. Pretty limited heating.
>   Still acquiring the bits and pieces to get to work. I hope to develop
>   the skills for decorative metalwork and knife making. I don't own a
>   sliderule, wouldn't know how to turn it on if you gave me one ;) and I
>   don't fly airplanes either. But I do make my own beer and consider
>   myself to be an expert in the field of barbeque. (self designeated
>   expert of course)
>
>I look forward to hearing from all of you,
>Harry
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