[TheForge] Opposing hammers

[jerry Frost]

A set up like a treadle hammer, activated by whatever body part a person can
use would be easy enough. 

One person swinging two hammers would leave the work needing something to
hold it. I suppose a good juggler could toss it in the air and time the spin
so as to hit it between a couple hammers, just a matter of determination and
practice. Swinging two hammers isn't new to smithing at all, someone posted
a video of men upsetting using two hammers, usually swung in sequence but
one I recall was swinging two at once. Entertaining videos but it must have
been an industrial skill in the day.

Jer
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Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 6:27 PM
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Subject: [TheForge] Opposing hammers

My thought was that if the greatest consideration was light weight for a
handicapped person to manage then opposing hammers might have physics
similar to what we're used to.
As far as hot steel absorbing impact to the detriment of rebound, no
different from hammer and anvil.
A jig to hold the work piece in the proper place would be child's play to
build. Sacrificial kiss blocks would be another way to keep hardened hammer
faces apart.
I'm a big fan of hammer and anvil- it would still be fun to play with this.