[TheForge] Re: What handle to put on hot cutter?

[Harry]

Hi Mike,

   I don't see anything that looks like a horse shoe. The markings look
   like "HUBBARD SPECIAL ALLOY". And no, they weren't digitally blurred.
   It looks more like hammer blows that blurred the markings. Why anyone
   would feel the need to pound on that spot I don't know. Otherwise it
   is in pretty good shape. 

   No stikers here, just me. 

   Harry in Iowa, where snow is the order of the day, and how!


On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:41:14 -0400, "Mike" <mspencer at tallships.ca> said:
> 
> > I have just purchesed a hot cutter via ebay Item number: 330086220630.
> 
> This looks like it might be an original Atha hotset. If I hold my
> mouth right, I can convince myself that I can see the heel of the
> horseshoe logo.  Curiously, when I saved the image from eBay and
> magnified the pixels, it looks as if the area that might be the logo
> has been intentionally digitally blurred.  Huh.  So, does it have a
> "A" in a horseshoe logo?
> 
> Do you ever have a striker, Harry?  If so, put a 24" helve on it.
> Unless both you and the striker are demigod smiths, you'll want to be
> well back from that 8- or 12-pound hammerhead when the inevitable
> misplaced blow or unintentional twitch sends stuff flying.
> 
> If you never have a striker and will only use this by yourself, make
> the handle the length of your other hammer handles or even a bit
> shorter.
> 
> In either case, a slender helve is good, just big enough so that you
> can get a good fit in the eye and big enough for your hand to get a
> firm grip.  The old hockey stick suggestion is a good one, provided
> that the hockey stick is thick enough to fit the eye.  I've seen a lot
> of tools here in Canada helved with hockey sticks, often with a really
> crappy fit because the eye was wider than the thickness of the stick.
> 
> But for the short, strike it yourself version, make sure the helve's
> cross section aligns very well with the eye.  You want to be able to
> tell by feel that you're holding the head straight up-and-down.
> 
> 
> > From: "Harry" <iowaharry at fastmail.net>
> 
> > http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned...
> 
> So, where are you?  Iowa or the Federated States of Micronesia? :-)
> 
> 
> - Mike
> 
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