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1st February 2021, 12:17 PM #16
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Eddie, technique comes into this as well - which is possibly why I find a lighter metal hammer better (I’ve been doing this a while
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What it comes down to is the size of the chips one attempts to chop. The beginnner wants to take as large a chunk as possible, and uses the largest hammer to do so. In time, this will destroy the handle and, very rapidly, the blade/bevel edge. Bevels do not take kindly to this much stress.
I used to recommend taking no more than 1/8” (3mm) chips ...
... Now I use smaller than this.
The same goes for paring waste in dovetail sockets - less is more (edge life) ....
Regards from Perth
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1st February 2021, 06:03 PM #17
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I prefer the carvers mallet for just about every form of chisel work. We have some excellent density hardwoods in Aus and it only takes a few minutes to spin one up on the lathe. A decent size mallet in Brigalow or Gidgee makes an excellent persuader as do Iron bark, Jarrah and Spotted gum. Melted plastic milk bottles can also be moulded or turned into mallets.
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1st February 2021, 06:21 PM #18
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Enlightening discussion. I think at this stage I'm leaning towards trying out a genno, maybe the 375g head, then making a clobberer out of firewood and comparing the two.
Incidentally, my spare Thorex is now spoken for.
Sent from my LYA-L09 using TapatalkCheers,
Eddie
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