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A hello and a picture of my first RR spike hatchet
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11-24-2007, 02:52 PM
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 A hello and a picture of my first RR spike hatchet
This is my first post here, so I thought I'd post of picture of my first RR spike hatchet that I worked on yesterday. There's a lot to learn in this art, but you have to start somewhere, right? This is a great site.
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11-24-2007, 04:40 PM
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i like also, been going to make just ain`t had the time
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11-24-2007, 09:51 PM
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Very nice Dan! Immpressive results in a "first". Looks like your'e ready to go camping or maybe ambush a company of redcoats... Congrats  Dan
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11-24-2007, 10:25 PM
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Good show for your first go at it! Welcome to the board. Bob
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11-25-2007, 01:49 PM
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Looks good for a start! One suggestion though, if I may, is that you may need to dress your hammer judging by the sharpness of the nicks. It may be the picture or I may just be out to lunch but they look fairly sharp. By dressing your hammer and smoothing out the sharp edges they put on a new hammer, you'll notice a HUGE improvement in the smoothness of your hammering. Of course, hammer practice is key too so you're hitting it with all the face, not just an edge too but that comes with time and there's nothing you can do about that. Those sharp edges though can become a stress point for cracks. Keep up the good work though you're doing great!
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