Dogsoldat Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Followed a few rabbit holes on Bronze Age casting and such. Socketed axes, swords Roman plumbata… This article discusses wear marks on socketed hammers. Something that stood out was a bronze hammer reworking a bronze axe cutting edge was more of a planishing action. Which likely makes for nicely work hardened cutting edge. https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10244 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Very interesting. I think that it would also show that bronze tools had a shorter working life than iron or steel tools. It might be possible to calculate how many new tools a craftsman would need over the course of X time and how that would affect the economics of the trade. Answers always beget more questions. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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