Mende Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I was curious to know how do bladesmithing/ Japanese hammers differ from normal hammer? Are they easier to control? Why did the have to be shaped like they are?:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I use a farriers style rounding hammer for almost everything including blades,,thaey have a slightly convex end on one end a almost flat on the other..they are balanced so I can turn to eith side as I need. I contour the handles so it fits my hand perfect when the flat side is towards the anvil if I pick it up with the round end down it feels different. I can tell from the feel with out looking. I would feel like I had a half a hammer if I could not use both ends of the hammer head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 hey rich how heavy is that hammer u use...and how long is the handle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 nice article here Swords98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mende Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 Thx jimbob . .that really cleared it up for me. . .now I hope I can find or make one here. ..as blades are pretty much the only thing that interest me.. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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