[TheForge] Blacksmith Sledge

[Washington, Aubrey O.]

Yeah, I noticed the longer handles.  That's a whale of a lot of force behind a 18 lb. sledge on a 4 foot handle swung by a young buck who has been doing it for years.

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From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Frost [akfrosty at mtaonline.net]
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:52 PM
To: Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Blacksmith Sledge

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The Youtube video of the anchor makers shows a bunch of
guys swinging straight pein sledges around this size.
Some have obviously home made handles longer than store
bought by a fair margin.

Frosty
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From: "David E. Smucker" <davesmucker at hotmail.com>


> This is a repost (is theforge having problems? this
> was refused last time.)
>
> Does it have a handle?  If it does how long is it?
> Some strikers used to
> swing hammers (sledges) that could weigh 20 pounds.
> 12 pounds would be more
> common.  A. P. Billingsly when he was a young man
> would swing a 20 pounder.
>
>
> By the way, he used to swing that 20 pound sledge
> "round house style".  Full
> overhead swing, not just the typical striker swing.
>
> Dave Smucker
>

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