Hello to all blacksmiths! I want to buy a hammer to forge, Could you tell me the Hofi hammer and hammer Habermann?

I can only tell you about the Hofi. Great hammer, amazing balance. Well worth the money.

Hokusai, you may also want to look at Nathan's Jackpine hammers. Top quality and very nice to swing.

Any pictures ptree. Hofi's is based off of habermann's from what I can remember him telling me, the Hofi was made after the habermann, only big difference is eye position

Thanks ptree.I could buy it from spain?. There is some representatives of these hammers in europe?

LB0004.001 The Hofi Hammer

LB0004.0004 Haberman Hammer

The Hofi Hammer - - The REAL story

You can order the Hofi Hammer through IForgeIron.com

Any pictures ptree. Hofi's is based off of habermann's from what I can remember him telling me, the Hofi was made after the habermann, only big difference is eye position

hmmmmmm Nope.

Steve, if you're saying no to the pictures, if what I said, then why. I said from what I can remember him telling me......I asked him during a chat one time. Glenn posted the needed information, and my statement was not definent.

Maybe I did not understand well: Can I ask the hammer hoffi from Spain?. I thought you could only buy from the U.S.

Hokusal, I think I can put you in touch with a Hofi hammer. Check your personal messages.

I would say just make your own hammer and save yourself a ton of money.

Pretty sure it could be sent to you, you pay shipping i think. Most of
the regulars here use the hofi and i didnt see a bad comment about
it yet. I cant wait to get one for my shop!

My preference is to use Hofi hammers for forging whenever possible. The center of gravity is different than any other hammer. The Hofi hammer is great for those of us who have had shoulder surgery.

I totally agree with Unicorn. Bad shoulder + Hofi hammer + Hofi technique = Forging again.

I totally agree with Unicorn. Bad shoulder + Hofi hammer + Hofi technique = Forging again.

Agreed! Having a Hofi or Tom Clark hammer does you no real good if you don't learn the technique to using the hammer the way it was designed! They go hand-in-hand. Otherwise you are just paying good money for an excellent hammer that will give you no real benefit. There is a BluePrint here on IFI teaching the Hofi techinque to forging. Read it, read it again, use the technique and your body will thank you for it. The added benefit is you can move more metal faster and easier. Good luck.

I made my own hammer's with Glenn Moon from Autralia. I prefer them to any other

My swing I've tried to develope using the principles of bio mechanics as a guide. Depending on the power I need my swing could involve up to five of the bodies major joints as well as many of the minor joints (the fingers on my hand for example). Most of the time it's four; my back, shoulder,elbow and wrist, the fifth being my hips. I did a lot of watching and then a lot of experimentation with one inch pine boarding. More back, less shoulder, more snap to the wrist etc etc etc. For a given sequence of movements and amount of exertion the depth of the dent gave me a bench mark to work from. From that I found something that works very well for me, I can hammer without overstressing any one link in the chain that forms my swing and get the most out from the least in. Added to that through other teaching I learned about getting my hammer back by using the rebound, a further save on energy so I can forge for longer.
The quality of the hammer is a moot point if you cant swing it for toffee, find a good technique first, then you can actually guage what makes a decent hammer to begin with and buy the right one.

Edited December 26, 200817 yr by Ian

Thanks ptree.I could buy it from spain?. There is some representatives of these hammers in europe?

ANGELE have them both. Also some other, very good hammers.

As far as I know Nathan Robertson's hammers are sold by several of the large dealers as well as Nathan directly at many hammer-ins. For sales to spain, try
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