Sam Salvati Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I taught a hammer making class this past weekend at the Guilford art center in CT. It was a blast! Everyone learned alot myself included. The class involved forging a slit drift punch from 6150, heat treating of that tool, then using it to slit and drift 1 1/2" 1045 and forging it into a finished offset hammer of the type bladesmiths like. I paired them all up, on striking for the other then they switched both for forging the tool then forging the hammer head. None had ever done any striking before. Forging a drift tool shorty drift Long drift Drifts cooling Drift clean up... Sam explaining what the class will be doing next. A few types of hammers... Not sure how THAT got on there! Everyone paying attention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 Now the work really starts! Holes need to be punched and drifted in this 1 1/2" round 1045(from the NJ steel Baron...of course) Hit it while its hot! HIT IT!!! HARDER!!!!!!! Getting there... Starting to look like a hammer! What good would this thread be without BACON!!!! (Bacon bandaid!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 A couple of hammers....Sams hammer on the right...one I did on the left. Some of these hammers were used to make the new hammers! Happy new hammer owner!!! Happy group of Blacksmiths with the hammers they made!!! Newly forged hammers.... HAMMERS!!!!!!...and the tools to make them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 Big thanks to my friend Mace for having me up there to teach, and taking the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evfreek Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Lookin' good Sam. I'm sure everybody had fun. It's good to learn something and bring stuff home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmHorus Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Nice work.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevan Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Hey there Sam, I'm mightily impressed. Well done. Kevan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Larson Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Very good of you to share some of your skills with others, especially the young guys. I really like all the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Thanks for letting us in on your class Sam! It's surprising how much you learn from teaching others isn't it? It's a great batch of hammers you guys turned out and a bunch of happy proud for a reason grins to put frosting on it all. I like the "Glory Stomper" by the by. Good on ya! Frosty the Lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 The "glory stomper" is my buddy Mace's hammer he made, it doesn't get used for everything but what it does get used for it does a heck of a job Thanks Frosty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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