TwistedCustoms Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Smallish (800g) straight peen. This was a jackhammer bit that's been in the scrap drum for a couple of years. Water hardened and tempered to straw. Handle is red oak wedged and cross wedged. I got tired of stopping to take photos early on. I used a guillotine fuller and two lb and four lb rounding hammers. One photo shows the straight peen with a 1500g Swedish pattern for scale. Not the prettiest hammer I've made but it was a fun afternoon of doing something different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaywardForge Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Lookin good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Yeah that steel will take some pounding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedCustoms Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Thank You Fiveohmike. 1 minute ago, bigfootnampa said: Yeah that steel will take some pounding! Mystery steels scores again! Drawing it to straw left it quite hard. Free fall from 6" gets nine bounces on the anvil it was made on. I'm sure it ended up a little harder than my anvil but that's OK, I don't miss...much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Very nice work. I wouldn't have thought a jackhammer bit would take a water quench, but it makes sense for companies to get away from oil-quench steels simply for ease of maintenance and replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedCustoms Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Thank You Vaughn T. Its always trial and error with reclaimed steel. I water quenched the mushroomed cut off end before I started forging and no "ping" in the bucket. The test piece hardened without fracturing. Still when it came to quenching the hammer I suited up, gloves, apron, face shield. I've had small bits of mystery steel shoot out of the tub when water quenching but no worries this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 good job. you make me wan't to try one. i've never done a hammer before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I like the faces. Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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