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BlacksmithRick

04-01-2001, 10:51 AM

Finished my treadle hammer, now to make tooling. Followed the Clay Spencer plans sold through Norm Larsen Books. Total cost was about $275 as I purchased all new steel.

JLoose

04-02-2001, 08:58 AM

Hey BlacksmithRick,

The treadle hammer is a nice tool- I'm doing all of my damascus on mine and Dang is my leg big! It is great for drawing out tangs and I also use it for drawing out mokume and non-ferrous metals.

Make sure it is *solid* if you are going to draw out damascus billets and use the *momentum* of the hammer rather than using force on the treadle... let up on the treadle just before it hits and you won't break yours like I broke mine...

I'm hoping to have a tutorial here on the CKD on "...The treadle hammer as a damascus tool," in the next week or two, and also welcome any advice on the subject you or anyone else has. There's a pic of mine on my web-site in the "Studio," section and I'll also have close-ups of tooling etc. sometime this week.

Have fun!

-Jonathan Loose
www.jloose.com (http://www.jloose.com)


The Knife Network Forums : Knife Making Discussions > Custom Knife Discussion Boards > Knife Making Discussions > Treadle hammer PDA View Full Version : Treadle hammer BlacksmithRick 04-01-2001, 10:51 AM Finished my treadle hammer, now to make tooling. Followed the Clay Spencer plans sold through Norm Larsen Books. Total cost was about $275 as I purchased all new steel. Geno 04-02-2001, 08:07 AM Hey Rick, We want to see the pic's.Show us that hammer! JLoose 04-02-2001, 08:58 AM Hey BlacksmithRick, The treadle hammer is a nice tool- I'm doing all of my damascus on mine and Dang is my leg big! It is great for drawing out tangs and I also use it for drawing out mokume and non-ferrous metals. Make sure it is solid if you are going to draw out damascus billets and use the momentum of the hammer rather than using force on the treadle... let up on the treadle just before it hits and you won't break yours like I broke mine... I'm hoping to have a tutorial here on the CKD on "...The treadle hammer as a damascus tool," in the next week or two, and also welcome any advice on the subject you or anyone else has. There's a pic of mine on my web-site in the "Studio," section and I'll also have close-ups of tooling etc. sometime this week. Have fun! -Jonathan Loose www.jloose.com (http://www.jloose.com)