Grant Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 (edited) Good Morning all Does anyone know the maker of this 3 lb rounding hammer or have any other information about it? Mabe Erin is looking for a hammer he made in one of your classes. Any who, I find a tool preformes much better if one knows its provenance. -tks grant Edited November 16, 2009 by Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confederate Forge Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 I have a hang made hammer a farrier friend of mine in Atlanta gave me that looks a lot like this hammer. It is also stamped Erin almost the same as yours. I showed it to a farrier friend of mine in Oklahoma that said the hammer was made by a man named Erin in Cali and more than likely of truck axle. Thats all I know about it. I will try to get some pics of it. Its in a lot worse shape than yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Erin Simmons out of Shingle Springs Ca.Blacksmithing and Farrier Tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 Thanks Fe-wood. Do you have an E-mail address for Mr. Simmons? His Web page seems to be lacking any contact information. I would like to know significance of the "41". thanks again -grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcraigl Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 (edited) My guess is that the head weighs 41 ounces. Erin's tools are nice, and well made. Not my favorite styles, but still well and nicely made. From the CBA Curriculum reading list: Erin Simmonsblacksmith@directcon.net, 530-622-7803 Edited November 17, 2009 by mcraigl added contact info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Good Morning All Thanks mcraigl for Mr Simmons contact information. It is cleaver of Mr Simmons to forge a 41 ounce hammer head then add a 7 ounce handle. Are you not a fan of rounding hammers is general or Erin's style of rounding hammer in particular? I assumed all you left cost guys were disciples of Mark Aspery and he certainly is an advocate of rounding hammers. Thanks again -grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I have used Erin's rounding hammer once. It doesn't have the nice compact control the the Hofi/chech style hammer has. They seem a little top heavy to me. Just my .02$ worth.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcraigl Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Disciples.... Sorry, but I had to stop laughing before I could respond. Yea, I suppose I'm one of the devout. Though I am branching out and grinding my slot punches to the Hofi / Brazeal geometry now. I do use a rounding hammer a bit, particularly when drawing. My only "issue" with Erin's design is that I don't care for the boss protruding above the faces if that makes any sense. Not that one is frequently hammering up against a verticle that interferes with the boss. Just something that I'd grind level with the top of the faces if I were making it. I do like the fact that Erin makes each one himself, and thus there's a whole lot of blacksmith love put into them as compared to a "factory made" hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYBOY Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Im a big fan of rounding hammers. Most of my basic forging and drawing is done with a 2 1/2 pound rounding hammer. I have a 2 pound Champion cross peen (the old style) that I weld with.Those are the two that I use most. Ive noticed that Farriers seem to like that style of rounding hammer(they also seem to like a longer handles than smiths too). If you notice most of the big name rounding hammers have a similar design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I have noticed that the hose shoe gang do love very long handles but always seem to choke way up on them, more than half way. Now why is that? I have tried it and it seems a bit uncomfortable to me. I used a rounding hammer when I first started smithing but switched to a cross peen. Erin's hammer is a fine looking one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 From my understanding, ferriers like a lighter hammer with a longer handle because they tend to use velocity rather than mass to move the metal. They tend to "whip" the hammer and the leverage offered by the longer handle gives more speed to the head. personally, I like what I call a lump on a stick, about a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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