[TheForge] very ,very primitive hammer work

[jerry Frost]

Maybe so but a wood anvil works a treat when you don't want to damage what you're straightening and as the video shows preserves the nut for later enjoyment.

Frosty

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From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bruce .
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 1:09 PM
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Those wooden anvils just don't give good rebound ...

Bruce
NJ

On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer < artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:

> Can’t get closer to smithing’s roots than this!
>
> http://www.nytimes.com
> Science section video clip titled “if i had a hammer”.
>