Nylon, rubber, rawhide and even wooden mallets are all used in similar ways when metal working. They are used to move and reshape the metal without stretching or marring it.
In the video I’ll give you some tips for using these helpful tools. It helps to understand why the metal behaves the way it does so you can control it and get the results you want.
You’ll find the nylon mallet
Enjoy the video and happy hammering!
You can watch the Friday Findings-Nylon Hammers video over at YouTube.
That’s a very good demonstration of the different effects with different hammers and surfaces. I see that I have to put wire working on my list of things I’d like to learn.
Ooooo, another convert. Success!
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