[TheForge] Flatter vs. set hammer

[Harry]

Larry,

   Thanks for the info. As for OT, I don't get real excited about it,
   why, do you?

Harry


On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:28:11 -0500, "Larry Brown" <lp.brown at verizon.net>
said:
> 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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