Wesley Alberson

I have just started using the two I made and I love the feel of these hammers. Although next time you make one of these you should give a curve to the hammer head or angle the eye. It feels so much better when the handle is angled down so your hand is almost level with the face of the hammer. When the hammer strikes on something, your wrist will be in a much more comfortable end position. You still flick your wrist, but the range of movement is much more comfortable. I'm disappointed that I didn't angle the handle as much on the heavier hammer I made. It almost feels like the smaller one hits harder!

Well, it already has a handle on it, so I don't want to etch it. Maybe I will if the handle breaks. It is super fine wrought so it won't have a super distinct pattern like nasty wagon wheel wrought.

I really like the look and idea of offset bladesmithing hammers, so I decided to make one, loved the feel of forging with them, then made a heavier one. Here is the first one I made from an old piece of water tower wrought iron and a piece of 5160 forge welded, 2lbs: It looks weird, I know. But it feels really good when forging with this. The head being tall and curved creates a "triangle" between the hand, face, and eye. This makes the end position of a hammer strike much more comfortable because you don't need to really stretch your wrist to align the face with the steel. This isn't the case with the second one that I made, but it is still angled a little. Here Is the second one, made from a piece of old tractor equipment and a piece of 5160 car spring forge welded to the face, slightly angled eye, 3lbs: Any comments and critiques are welcome! Wes