dancho Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 The last update of my vision for precise free forging hammer with square face. A combination of ancient russian butt and asian single side hammer. The body is made of soft iron, the face is butt forge welded with high carbon steel patch. The handle is self wedged and round in cross section. The weight is about 700 g/ During the process of hammer making no electric welding was used (including temporar fixing of a steel patch for the face) as well as no grinding. The shape was fully free forged (including the face). The face was dressed by hands with abrasive stone and harderned. The next plans are similar hammers of various weight with rectangular faces (cross and straight) for peening and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Very interesting Dancho,thanks for showing us. If you could manage it,next time you make one like this could you post pics showing how you do it step by step? I`m especially interested in how you drift the eye and then forge out the additional supports for the handle.Getting the proportions right must take some practice. Have you ever had the head of one of these loosen up in use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancho Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 Have you ever had the head of one of these loosen up in use? I use that way of handle fix with all my hammers and axes. It is atually a traditional way for Ukrine where I am located. It works great. If it goes loose you just give it a litle hit upon the end protruding from the eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBower Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I use that way of handle fix with all my hammers and axes. It is atually a traditional way for Ukrine where I am located. It works great. If it goes loose you just give it a litle hit upon the end protruding from the eye It's a toma-hammer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 It looks very much like an ancient bronze hammer from Luristan(a catch all phrase when they don't know where it came from I guess, no one place could make that many things) that has a similar method of hefting. Nice looking hammer! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 i really like that hammer dancho - it calls to me!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukellos Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Self wedging handles are the best way to go. I have a hammer (about 2 lbs) and and axe I bought years ago in Central America. The handles have NEVER loosened up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancho Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 The previous hammers I made last autumn They are double-side and also butt welded with steel patch. The handle is self wedging and slighty oval but still is more round than oval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Self wedging handles are the best way to go. I have a hammer (about 2 lbs) and and axe I bought years ago in Central America. The handles have NEVER loosened up. I would love to see pics. Am I the only one fascinated by simple things like hammers,punches and chisels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukellos Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I'm reading this at work, now, (sssshhhhhhhh!) I'll try to get some pics posted tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukellos Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 It's tomorrow. Don't ask when or where I bought these. I've had them over 20 years. I lived in Panama for about 5 years. I probably got them there. The hammer I use for all of my smoothing out work. The large, slightly convex faces are great for removing other hammer marks etc. These axes take some getting used to as there is no poll to balance the blade. The Embera people of the Darien jungle like them because they can switch handles quickly, thus turning an axe into a hatchett or removing the handle altogether and using the head as a plane/scraper. Oh yeah, and thats the bike my wife bought me for Father's Day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukellos Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Sorry about the size on those pics. I haven't the tech savvy to know how to change that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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