The Thor-Hammerer does nothing but grumble, except when he tells a good story, which he says he had from Dr. Abernethy.
"A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)"
Augustus de Morgan
It is obvious that the amount of centrifugal force created will depend upon the speed of the saw, and it therefore follows that the hammering must be regulated to suit the speed at which the saw is to run when doing cutting duty, and in this the saw Hammerer is guided solely by experience.
"Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II"
Joshua Rose
He was surnamed Maccabeus, which some people say meant the Hammerer; but others think it was made up of the first letters of the words he carried on his banner, which meant 'Who is like unto Thee, among the gods, O Lord?
"A Book of Golden Deeds"
Charlotte M. Yonge