{"id":8640,"date":"2015-09-18T09:37:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T13:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=8640"},"modified":"2015-09-18T09:37:42","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T13:37:42","slug":"friday-findings-nylon-hammers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/18\/friday-findings-nylon-hammers\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Findings-Nylon Hammers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/tutorial-steps\/ff-nylon-hammer.JPG\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/tutorial-steps\/ff-nylon-hammer.JPG\" alt=\"ff nylon hammer\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In the video I&#8217;ll give you some tips for using\u00a0these 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.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001144WTE\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001144WTE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=PNK5INNGTNRLU47H\" target=\"_blank\">nylon mallet<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001144WTE\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> I use on Amazon. They also have a larger <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00XNXCSNI\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00XNXCSNI&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=P3DCD3KL5BNKUJVT\" target=\"_blank\">5&#8243; nylon hammer<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00XNXCSNI\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0for those who do heavier work.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the video and happy hammering!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LXdqXm4PyVw\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nYou can watch the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LXdqXm4PyVw\" target=\"_blank\">Friday Findings-Nylon Hammers<\/a> video over at YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nylon, rubber, rawhide and even wooden mallets are all used in similar ways when metal working. 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