"Panting with a Hammer"

I think this video is titled "panting with a hammer" because the man has been making pots with sliver for most of his life. He uses a hammer to shape the pot or blow out, so it would make it look the best as can be. The word panting means using a hammer as a paint brush.(that's what I think).
I heard in the video that in the early days people were still working with sliver smiths then it all stopped and this man in the video brought it up again.