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Re: Punchcutting tools: Loupes, etc
And finally here's something just for the fun of it. When we took Stan Nelson's punchcutting class at Wells College last year, we got to see the Victor Hammer materials preserved in their library (he…1 -
Re: Hammer for counterpunching: How many kilos?
By chance yesterday I checked the weight of the hammer in use in the photograph above (I'm working on a set of photographs of striking fixtures now). It is 48 ounces, which is 3 pounds, or roughly 1.…2 -
Punchcutter's Facer (Facing Tool)
I had wanted to post some pictures of the "facer" in its different forms, but it turned out that there were too many for a posting of reasonable length. So I've put them in a page which is …2 -
Re: Type alloy is too brittle for testing counterpunches
The punchcutter (specifically) only needs a soft metal such as lead for proofing counterpunches. You can't proof a counterpunch with a smoke proof, because the smoke proof tells you what the end of t…2 -
Re: Punchcutting tools: Punching and Counterpunching Fixtures
First (as an aside) a note of thanks to those who have been posting other material, questions, and comments. I feel a bit awkward posting so much here, but by complete chance I have access to quite a…4
