Which is better(tougher), a forged hammer or one machined from a single piece and heat treated(hardened and drawn)?
hammers
Mar 11, 2008
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Given equal materials, the grain structure in forged tools makes them both tougher and stronger. A good forged hammer is, of course, also heat-treated and locally drawn. If it's a hammer for driving nails, the drawing is deeper on the outside edge of the face. Most other high-quality hammers, but not all, are drawn in a similar way.
-- Ed Huntress
thankyou sir
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