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The Hofi
Hammer and the Hofi Ergonomic Technique for Moving Metal is now available
on DVD, featuring Uri Hofi as he
discusses and demonstrates hammer technique for effective forge work. In
the DVD, Hofi explains the ergonomics of good hammer design, and how to
use the hammer to maximize the energy delivered to the material with the
minimum effort. Hofi also demonstrates how proper form prevents damage to
muscles and tendons. The Hofi Hammer and the Hofi Ergonomic Technique for
Moving Metal is an indispensable guide for the professional
blacksmith. |
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Filmed at
the Center for Metal Arts, in Florida NY, which
launched in February of 2003 with Uri Hofi, who
taught two one-week intensive courses in his system of forge work. Hofi,
who has developed new tooling and techniques for hot forge work, teaches
his method in his school in Israel, in Berlin, Germany, in Japan and at
the Center for Metal Arts in the United States. |
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The Hofi
system is an ergonomic approach to tooling and methodology that is
designed to work with the natural motions of the body. The Hofi system
focuses on efficient process, using minimum energy and time for maximum
moving of the material, which protects muscles, nerves, joints, and bones
from damage. The five-day intensive workshop covers fundamental techniques
and processes of hammer control, power hammer forging, and production
through the making of efficient tooling from chisels and tongs to hammers
and punches, joinery and forge press work. |
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The Center for Metal Arts offers a series of
blacksmithing workshops and seminars on metalwork techniques at the Fine
Architectural Metalsmiths studio in Florida, NY. The Center for Metal Arts was founded to provide a
forum of technique and process in working metals for accomplished
blacksmiths, and to provide a hands-on learning exchange in the metal arts
for a wider student audience. |