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Well shoot then, sounds like your are well armed to wade into the fire. A lot of the semi-precious and precious metal work you have done with a hammer will be well used in finish work on blades. That's quite a step ahead of many beginning the adventure, all good.
That being said, you will probably find one hammer in the 2#-3# range that will just be your go-to because it does what you expect and want. You'll wind up using it for most of your task instead of grabbing a diff hammer more often than not. Study the ergonomics of this hammer - head shape, mass axis, and handle shape - mimic these when fitting handles to other heads and when finishing/facing them. Make a tremendous diff in your hammer(s) working as you want. Yeah, you can always plow with almost any running tractor, but some are just "right"er than others. Get to the fun part now......move that steel! __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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