[TheForge] Period power hammer?

[Ben Barrett]

Cool -- that is on p114 of my Revised Edition (and on the back cover
of the dust jacket).
P112 shows the principle of a water-wheel-powered trip hammer too.

Here's another resource showing wooden-sprung olivers:
http://www.sedgleymanor.com/trades/nailmakers2.html

This online book has about a full good page on similar:
http://books.google.com/books?id=sZMwK2fw0UMC&pg=PA435&lpg=PA435&dq=%22wooden+spring%22+hammer&source=web&ots=_JRQRN2tHK&sig=Fz9sFdmmE_-uaTs2vlWyPfjzlOo#PPA434,M1
(pp434-435)
and some more documentation, albeit more historical:
http://books.google.com/books?id=3-96ic2OHB8C&pg=RA3-PA258&lpg=RA3-PA258&dq=%22wooden+spring%22+oliver+hammer&source=web&ots=yGAv3ZrHmk&sig=dpOKPk7HUUNSPOthR1jwE8xD2M8#PRA3-PA258,M1
(some images appear to be missing there, from the online version)

Not finding much on oliver hammers online though...

ben


On Jan 2, 2008 1:26 PM, Daniel Kretchmar <dan at irontreeworks.com> wrote:
> There is one hammer like this in Bealer's book (and on the cover
> jacket), The Art of Blacksmithing.  Shows a sledge attached to a
> wooden spring.  Look pretty simple and easy to build, but doesn't look
> like it would last or be very safe
>
> Dan
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