well put knifeguy... if i HAD to for some reason baton with a hammer, i would want some wood in between the knife and hammer, it might absorb some of the impact though.
In theory, a piece of wood between the knife and hammer would help reduce damage to the blade.
But, in reality, you might need a third hand to accomplish this or some duct tape! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Tip: Make sure you turn the wood grain perpendicular to the knife spine! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Home Renovation tip (for the heck of it - since it is similar to this point):
When prying basemolding, casing, crown moulding or similar off of a wall - or even just prying a nail out of the wall, use a shim of wood between the pry tool (hammer or prybar or other) and the wall to avoid prying the tool through the wall or similarly damaging the wall, texture or similar - especially sheetrock! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
.... again, keep the grain of the wood perpendicular to the force of the tool to "help" avoid splitting the wood.
If you have real soft texture, paint or wallpaper in a very visible place, put a towel or something similar under the wood shim against the wall to soften the force against the wall and help prevent the wood from maring the surface. A wood shim alone can still damage paint, texture and wallpaper.
The larger the shim piece of wood (and towel ?), the larger area you are distributing the force against the wall.
I must be bored..... I need to go find something to do...
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