[TheForge] The New revised ed. of "The $50 Knife Shop" and a weirdhammer handle

[Jerry Frost]

If we're talking about the same thing the hammer handle 
is slit through from the head stopping just before the 
handle's end. A 1/4" piece of rubber is epoxied (as I 
recall) in the slit.

It's a vibration damper and though I haven't given it a 
try yet, I know a couple people who have and swear by 
it. Andy Vida being one.

If you're lurking Andy, please pipe up.

Frosty
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From: "Jonathan Barnhart" <blakkpawss at yahoo.com>


> Has anyone seen this book yet?  I owned the original
> version of it, but this one seems to have more info
> and better color photos to illustrate stuff.  One
> thing I did notice that sort of puzzled me was a
> hammer with a slot in the handle.  It looked like it
> had been cut with a plunge router.  My first thought
> was that it would probably break under use. Then, I
> wondered if this was set up to reduce vibration or
> something?  Does anyone here know what I'm talking
> about?  If anyone here has used such a hammer or is
> currently using one, I'd like to know more about it.
> THANX!  Later!
>
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