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Apr 26, 2019, 06:15 PM #4

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Originally Posted by greyhoundollie

Maybe it is an OFFSET hammer for driving railroad spikes. In a 3 or 4 man "gandy dancer" crew, it depends where you are standing in the circle around the spike being driven as to which angle you have to strike the spike without your hammer hitting the rail.

Gandy dancer, had no idea. Thanks. Lots more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandy_dancer

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