Gday all,After making a hammer a while ago and modifying one recently, I got tothinking what makes one hammer feel good, balanced, while anothersimilar hammer just feels wrong, or not as good? So what is it? Is itthe proportion of the head that is either side of the handle eye?Length of handle?So lets have some thoughts folks.RegardsRusty_iron

length of handle, definitely.I don't think the head shape makes that much difference TBH,as long as the handle is the correct length (which tends to be slightlylonger for off-centre heads)I do find using the light side of an off-centre head a little awkwardtho, but only because I'm using to using a heavy-side or balanced hammer.

balancing a hammer??

Oct 02, 2006 21 Replies

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bigegg 19 years ago

Thanks, but the shipping would be horrendous.

(obBlacksmithing) I'm gonna forge one

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Chilla 19 years ago

I've got so many of those tuit things hanging around :-(

Regards Charles

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