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novocaine wrote:designed for production as they can be machine inserted.
use your wooden wedges, they are equal if not better as they swell.
Lurker wrote:Further…… holding my hammer head vertically, I have always put the wedge in vertically also, but was wondering if horizontal was better.
Lurker wrote:.....I do however have a slight lust for a top of the range estwing.
novocaine wrote:if it works loose (never had a claw hammer work loose) I can chuck it in the bath for an hour and it's no longer loose (or in thin oil if I'm feeling posh).
Raymedullary wrote:One of my hammers is 120yrs old............. you know the rest!
Not answering the original question (as its the two wedge response above) but, top tip for hammers, is to make the head face almost to a polished finish and you will never bend a nail again.
Lurker wrote:Ooo, that reminds me that I have a claw hammer in the loft that’s got metal straps down the sides of the handle. I’ll dig it and photograph it.
AndyT wrote:Sorry, not Roman, I was misremembering some in the Museum of London. Still quite an old design though - Durer included one in his famous Melancolia, in 1514:
Lurker wrote:Here’s the old one, any idea how old?
Shiny is a liberal coating of linseed, now gone hard.
AndyT wrote:Lurker wrote:Ooo, that reminds me that I have a claw hammer in the loft that’s got metal straps down the sides of the handle. I’ll dig it and photograph it.
Is it like this little one? Known as a Kentish pattern. I'm pretty sure that the Romans made hammers like this. The end of the shaft is hidden under solid metal.
Lurker wrote:Unusual shape, does anyone know if it has a specific purpose?
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