Why Good Rounding Hammers Make Forging Way Easier
If you've spent more than five minutes at an anvil, you've probably heard someone raving about rounding hammers and how they completely changed their approach to moving hot steel. I remember the first time I picked one up; I'd been struggling with a standard hardware store cross-peen for months, wondering why my hammer marks looked like a topographical map of the Himalayas. The second I felt the weight of a properly balanced rounding hammer, everything just clicked. It wasn't just about hitting harder; it was about hitting smarter. ...