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Pro tip: a tiny hammer demo changed my anvil stance
A retired farrier in Lubbock watched me miss the same mark 3 times, then handed me his 1 pound rounding hammer and said 'stop swinging like you're mad at it.' Five minutes later I was hitting cleaner than 2 years of YouTube videos taught me, so now I borrow that lighter touch on everything.
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grays1319d ago
Man, that story hits close to home. I spent six months fighting with a 3 pound sledge on my little hobby anvil, and my elbow was screaming every weekend. Then an old timer at a swap meet in Ohio watched me for maybe two minutes and said the exact same thing, lighter touch, not angry. He let me try his 4 ounce jeweler's hammer on a tiny punch, and I swear it clicked like a light switch. Now I keep three different hammers on the bench and grab the small one first for almost everything. It's funny how we think strength means horsepower, but control is what actually makes the metal move. Did you keep that rounding hammer or go buy your own after?
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