[TheForge] Period power hammer?

[David E. Smucker]

Philip,  I have found one reference dated 1831 which records the the use of 
the Oliver -- but not when it was first used for chain making.

here is the URL

http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-CradleyHeath.html

Dave
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Period power hammer?


> Dave- do you have some documentation for treadle hammers from about
> 1600? Inquiring SCAdians need to know ;-)
>
> On Jan 2, 2008 3:31 PM, David E. Smucker <davesmucker at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Consider both a treadle hammer and / or a flypress.  In a one or two 
>> person
>> shop you can do almost anything you can do with a small power hammer --  
>> only
>> slower with more heats.  Treadle hammers date from the 1600's and were 
>> used
>> in making chain.  Flypress are newer, but at least 200 years old.
>>
>> Dave Smucker
>
> -- 
> Saint Phlip
>
> Heat it up
> Hit it hard
> Repent as necessary.
>
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