In a message dated 97-03-06 19:05:53 EST, Jeff Franson writes: << I have used steam generated from a garmet steamer to soften hammers the heat helps expand the wool fibers plus it does not take long to treat. I would like to know if anyone else has had experence, good and the bad. >> There are a couple of different ways to go about this. My favorite is the method outlined by Steve Brady in the PTJ just this last year. It uses a *hot pot* tea kettle. It is very good for those hard hammers that we all encounter, and after you get used to how much to do on each hammer, is very uniform. The other way that I know someone else does is to take a damp cloth and lay on the hammers and then run over them with an iron. To me it would seem less controlable that the teapot method. John Elving, RPT Sacramento, CA
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