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| It is often regarded as a dumb tool which does little more than some simple striking. But in fact it is one of the most dynamic handtools in use; quickly accelerating a hammer head to high speed, over a realtively long distance to (repeatedly) hit a precise target (hopefully not a finger or foot). | It is often regarded as a dumb tool which does little more than some simple striking. But in fact it is one of the most dynamic handtools in use; quickly accelerating a hammer head to high speed, over a realtively long distance to (repeatedly) hit a precise target (hopefully not a finger or foot). | ||
| - | Hammers are used for a wide range of applications; | + | Hammers are used for a wide range of applications; |
| - | In earlier days, metal components, such as a hammer, used to be expensive and were kept in use over long periods of time. Their corressponding wooden handles were quick to wear out and break, | + | In earlier days, metal components, such as a hammer, used to be expensive and were kept in use over long periods of time. Their corressponding wooden handles were quick to wear out and break, |
| - | In contrast to this, nowadays, hammers are sold with prefabricted handles that would fit the [[average]] body — accompanied by the problem that *the average body* does not exist. Those hammers are most likely to be replaced by a new hammer once its handle broke. | + | In contrast to this, nowadays, hammers are sold with prefabricted handles that would fit the [[average]] body — accompanied by the problem that //[[average as measurement|the average body]]// does not exist. Those hammers are most likely to be replaced by a new hammer once its handle broke. |
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| These hammers with one standardized handle shape do often perform poorly. When swung by a human arm, their hammer heads are less likely to hit a target in the center at an optimal perpendicuar angle. Above you can find instructions on layiung out a hammer handle which is adapted to the dimensions of one's own arm and hand. (These instructions are a simplified version of a more complex layout technique of a body-adapted hammer handle.) | These hammers with one standardized handle shape do often perform poorly. When swung by a human arm, their hammer heads are less likely to hit a target in the center at an optimal perpendicuar angle. Above you can find instructions on layiung out a hammer handle which is adapted to the dimensions of one's own arm and hand. (These instructions are a simplified version of a more complex layout technique of a body-adapted hammer handle.) | ||
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| + | Here is a collection of custom [[hammer handles]] made in the context of [[on hammers and sandcastles]]. | ||