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→Practical Forging: safety and technique for hammering
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* You can start using the forge right away, you don't need to let it to full heat first
|| Getting it lit without hurting yourself, getting the flame properly set up for forging
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| Hammering technique ||
* Holding the hammer
** You need a grip tight enough to keep control but,
** Avoid a "Death grip" on the hammer, you'll wind up with sore fingers and it won't help
** Wear welding gloves for occasional use to protect against vibration, if you're forging regularly then get specific anti-vibration gloves
* Using your body
** Find a comfortable position, the anvil might not be the right height for you but do the best you can
** Aim comes from your arm, power comes from your shoulder
* Striking
** Positioning yourself so that the hammer strikes just as it come parallel
** Using a light tap every few strikes to "reset" you position
** What the different zones of the anvil do
|| Avoiding RSI and other injuries from the process
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| Shaping metal ||
* Heating to a suitable colour, testing with magnet if you need to
* Don't touch metal to anvil till you're ready to strike
▲** Don't strike the hammers directly on the anvil, they're both hardened
▲** Just get the feel of beating on the metal, try both hammers, see what it's like
* Consider the shape we're working towards
** The need to come to both dimensions at once and not over-work in one direction
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