Bentiron1946 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Ox82606, Have you read the article on how to dress a hammer yet? No? Here is the link again in case you missed it the first time http://www.arador.com/articles/index.html It's the article on makeing a sinking hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonefishin Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 Yes, I read it. I just didn't know if it was possible to not do anything to the hammer and be able to use it. I read on how to dress it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNewman Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 It is impossible to say how much radius is on your new hammer from the picture on the website. As I said before knock the sharp corners off and use it. Technique is far more important than minor adjustments to your hammer face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Sure it's possible to use a hammer and not dress it, it happens all the time. Folk just pick them up and bang away and happy as clams all the days of their life. I have some hammers that I use in my jewelry work that have really pitted faces and I wouldn't dress them for nothing, I love the texture they impart to the silver sheet, wonderful stuff when you put a LOS finish on. So NO you do not have to dress you hammer it can go bare naked and still forge your metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finn;-) Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 It is always a question of what effect you are going for, and your hammer control. I have a horse shoers crosspein made by Chip Hunt. It is a nice little hammer with a long thin handle, but the round face has only a mild chamfer around the edge, and the face of the hammer is nearly flat. It is a VERY unforgiving hammer;-), but when I am tuned up and working a lot I can pick that hammer up and leave a nice flat slightly faceted surface. You modify your technic and your tools to get the affect you are going for, in that order;-) No sense butchering your tools, when just a bit more attention to detail, and better hammer control can do the job... I like using whatever hammer is going to give me the effect I want, I don't get consistant enough forge time to just use the edges of an 8# Hofi style club like Brian Brazeal can, wish I could;-) Christian Husband Father Blacksmith Farrier Farmer The rest just keeps getting in the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finn;-) Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 mistaken post, sorry. I was half asleep and clicked the button again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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