Avadon Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Is the correct spelling Hardy or Hardie when referring to these tools? :confused: I've seen it both ways on the web. Wiki says Hardy, yet many blacksmithing sites call it "hardie" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Which do you prefer? I have seen it both ways for ever and have heard smiths argue about it and almost come to blows over it. So the best is call them what you want just don't try to spell it.:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I would not be surprised if both were in common usage in various locations as I believe the term predated the codificatrion of spelling. Some people do get all excited I've been dinged for using colour, honour, etc before; both standard spellings of the words in certain locations. (and I had to drag out the OED to show an english grad student that fewmets was a word and so he could not take off for me using it in a paper!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce wilcock Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 the old sheffield smiths called it,the hard-edge,so did my father ,all other anvil tools were called swages or fullers .You were told to ,drop the hard -edge in ,or ,drop a 2ins fuller in. we olso called a swage block a boss anvil ,and i never heard the word sledge hammer used ,you were always told the weght and type ,7lb striker 7 lb pein . tongs size then type, 2 ins sq bitt or 2ins clip bitt and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hammer Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Nice to hear from you Bruce... Hope things are going well for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avadon Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Okay maybe I should revise my question some. Which would be more commonly used or looked for in internet searches in America? Is one more modern and americanized and one more old or european? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Well, as one of worlds leading manufacturers of blacksmith tools (he said modestly), I use HARDY. And being a curmudgeon, I don’t care what anyone else calls it! S.T.O.C.K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 sounds like "hard e" wood be right if you go by bruce's explanation. Could'nt resist :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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