A "Treadle Hammer" is a specialized blacksmithing tool that uses the
blacksmith's own foot power to swing a hammer.
We have found that some blacksmiths also work with wood. Several of
the members of our blacksmith club, The Guild of Metalsmiths, joined
just so they could learn to make their own specialized woodworking
tools, and just never left.
Well, here is a blacksmith's treadle hammer that obviously was
heavily infuenced by a wood carver:


Go to the bottom of this page to see that entry-----
http://www.spaco.org/othertreadle.htm


You will see a couple of interesting (blacksmith-related) links there,
too. We attended a conference there (the Czech Republic) in, I think,
1999.

Pete Stanaitis

"spaco" wrote in message
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A "Treadle Hammer" is a specialized blacksmithing tool that uses the
blacksmith's own foot power to swing a hammer.
We have found that some blacksmiths also work with wood. Several of the
members of our blacksmith club, The Guild of Metalsmiths, joined just so
they could learn to make their own specialized woodworking tools, and just
never left.
Well, here is a blacksmith's treadle hammer that obviously was heavily
infuenced by a wood carver:


Go to the bottom of this page to see that entry-----
http://www.spaco.org/othertreadle.htm

In addition to that, a good friend of mine is using a hydraulic ram to
squeeze rather than hammer the work. There is very little splatter compared
to the old, violent way of beating snot out of it. There's nothing related
to woodworking in this, of course. The ram and anvil are mounted on a very
substantial length of structural W- section.