I am extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to purchase from a friend a 50lb Bradley Upright Strap forging hammer. This tool was manufactured in Syracuse, NY is the early 1900’s. After 100 years of use it has found its way into my humble shop where I look forward to getting to know it and working with it to create forged ironwork on a larger scale.
I want to see a video of it in action!
my dad ran a steel blacksmith shop for drill steel
we had one THE BRADLEY UPRIGHT STRAP HAMMER
they used to make steel wedges to shim high rise bldgs they wanted the bumps
it prevented get loose they made 1000s
it was cool
sorry i have no photos