First, Mr. Cooper gave him a lesson in sharpening (it's done by peening with a hammer and anvil never by grinding).

WSJ: Who Needs a WeedWacker When You Can Use a Scythe?

Her speech, with training, gets heavier and slower, the emphasis landing on selected, morally instructive syllables like a hammer hitting an anvil.

NEWYORKER: Battle Stations

She allows her hair to be teased into a lofty blond arc, a sort of cotton-candy diadem, and her speech, with training, gets heavier and slower, the emphasis landing on selected, morally significant syllables like a hammer hitting an anvil.

NEWYORKER: The Iron Lady