Red Green
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Hello,
I’ve been following the thread by mtgraver and I am left with a few questions. I’m putting together a H/C kit at the moment and have made two hammer heads 139 and 148 gram. I’ve only made one handle the other I intend to make today. After reading the thread I’m questioning my actions, I was under the impression that the weight of the head need to be within a ‘range’ but the speed and power of the hammer was dependent on the action of the fingers and heel of the hand using the bulb of the handle while the thumb forefinger maintain a fulcrum point at the neck. This seems to work as described in my hand but I have not put it to practice as my kit is unfinished. Is the weight of the hammer dependent upon the individual using the hammer? Also, does the weight and material of the graver holder come into play when considering the proper mass for a head? The graver holder I’m working on at the moment is basically a 6 ½ inch 3/8 rod down the center of an oak shaft, I’m not sure what the finish weight will be but it will have near the mass as the hammer I believe. Have I made a basic beginners error? Or should I continue and see how it works out?
Thanks,
Bob
I’ve been following the thread by mtgraver and I am left with a few questions. I’m putting together a H/C kit at the moment and have made two hammer heads 139 and 148 gram. I’ve only made one handle the other I intend to make today. After reading the thread I’m questioning my actions, I was under the impression that the weight of the head need to be within a ‘range’ but the speed and power of the hammer was dependent on the action of the fingers and heel of the hand using the bulb of the handle while the thumb forefinger maintain a fulcrum point at the neck. This seems to work as described in my hand but I have not put it to practice as my kit is unfinished. Is the weight of the hammer dependent upon the individual using the hammer? Also, does the weight and material of the graver holder come into play when considering the proper mass for a head? The graver holder I’m working on at the moment is basically a 6 ½ inch 3/8 rod down the center of an oak shaft, I’m not sure what the finish weight will be but it will have near the mass as the hammer I believe. Have I made a basic beginners error? Or should I continue and see how it works out?
Thanks,
Bob