On Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:28:52 -0500, "Morgans"
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wrote

You just contradicted yourself. There is *not* a greater transfer of
energy if the hammer rebounds. The energy required for the rebound is
not imparted to the object, which is sorta the purpose of striking it
in the first place.

What he said. Where did the energy for the mallet come from to make it
reverse direction. From the object being struck not soaking up all the
energy. Been saying that all along.

That said, because it doesn't rebound doesn't mean that it did its
job, either. If the energy is absorbed in the hammer's head (heat),
it's not doing much good either. Of course, if it dents the paint on
your just completed cherry table, it isn't doing its job either. ;-)


This horse is about dead, isn't it?

You're supposed to put the glue on the tenon _before_ pounding it into
the mortise.