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<p>[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 9931595, member: 20148"]Very interesting history! </p><p>The hammer is interesting, as though the handle is extremely short (these are often used like this by cobblers and shoe repairers), the head on this one has also been deliberately rounded off on the bottom edge to avoid making little half round marks if one is a bit careless (perhaps as an apprentice?), or to be able to use it to dish sheel metal. This is something that is often done by silversmiths for example. Perhaps this one was altered by him to enable him to finish a particular job, something that is not uncommon amongst smiths.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 9931595, member: 20148"]Very interesting history! The hammer is interesting, as though the handle is extremely short (these are often used like this by cobblers and shoe repairers), the head on this one has also been deliberately rounded off on the bottom edge to avoid making little half round marks if one is a bit careless (perhaps as an apprentice?), or to be able to use it to dish sheel metal. This is something that is often done by silversmiths for example. Perhaps this one was altered by him to enable him to finish a particular job, something that is not uncommon amongst smiths.[/QUOTE]
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