Aaron Craig

I had the good luck to be able to tour the Schmirler shop on a trip through Vienna. Your treadle hammer is a very nice rendition of that one. I built one along the same lines and have used it lots. One thing i got out of moving the treadle on the Schmirler hammer is the head was balanced by the spring and treadle position on the swing arm to make the head seem balanced almost weightless with just a little bias upward. I replicated that balance on my not as nice as your version of that hammer and i have liked that setup.