Frank Turley Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 One time I worked briefly at a Yataiki Workshop; he's a sensei Japanese saw maker. He also made other tools. He was forging a wood marking knife, and part of the time, he would lift the knife a little ways off the anvil before hitting it with each blow. This conserved some heat, because as we all know, the anvil is a big heat robber. http://www.turleyforge.com Granddadday of Blacksmith Schools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I read about this technique somewhere and thaught it made a lot of sense, then I forgot all about it ! Thanks for bringing it up, I'll try to remember it this time. (Sounds a bit tricky though,did he re-place the work on the anvil between the blows or did the hammer hit the work in mid-air on it's way down, bringing it to the anvil?) Thanks ! Naz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 The work gets lifted a little and put down; then hit. Repeat. It's pretty rapid. You gotta' have rhythm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBower Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I read about that too, and tried it once. Seems like it'd take some practice. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaforge Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Im reading the knife shop for 50 dollars, and he talks about that technique. Sounds hard, but maybe worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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