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Yeah,the wooden shaft of 200 years ago is hard to beat. There have been some ergonomic improvements in high-end hammers http://www.stanleytools.com/xhtml/literature/StanleyHandTool..., but simple metal shafts are actually a step backwards.

In a lot of cases old hammers are better, especially when working metal. Most are cast now, rather than forged. The situation with anvils is even worse, with only one company that I'm aware of still making forged anvils.

I suppose that the blacksmith market's a bit saturated though, and anvils tend to last a rather long time.

Like lisp or c (although back then 20 years ago, I actually prefered modula 2 & oberon)?