<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Well maybe, but it was straight, not curved as all of the hammer irons I've seen are.  Its was almost like a low wattage soldering iron.  However, as far as its apearance, its' handle was shorter and the iron longer than a soldering iron.  I liked it specifically because it was less awkward than using a clothes iron.  His technical was geared to the "precision" voicing idea, i.e. finding a hammer that is sticking out and steaming ever so slightly... it worked well.</FONT></HTML>