Timothy Miller Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 It is forged from 4140 steel. It will have a walnut handle when finished. About 5 hours total labor. I was inspired by a gentleman's hammer I saw in a old tool makers pattern book. I think I am gettting file happy lately. It weighs slightly less than one lb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle Brooks Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvmikeray Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Nice. I bought a piece of 1-1/4 4140 today to make a few double face hammers for chasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fciron Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Nice! You could do much worse than get file-happy. I have an old hammer with some filework on it that I believe is a 'patternmaker's' style hammer. I should take a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McCoy Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Tools as art - wonderfully done! We should all take the time to "pretty up" our tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 So you are now a fileophile!!? Looks pretty good... it will be hard to reconcile it to practical use though. I guess you could say that in the making of it you had a lot of fun and that is pretty good usefulness in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry H Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 O.K. Tim.....raising the bar.... again ?, thats a nice piece of work, I guess the rest of us better get started ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 That's a beauty! Does the gentleman have his pinky raised in using it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryearforge Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 VERY NICE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Instead of walnut you can sometimes find rippled grain hickory hammer handles from a root swell or crotch. Make a fine handle and when stained and finished like you would do a rifle stock quite pretty---but still has the toughness of hickory for *use*! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBower Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Very nice work. It has artistic elements reminiscent of some of Brent Bailey's stuff -- which I mean as a high compliment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Well done! Reminds me of some of the truly fine of chasing hammers I have seen. Once again well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Love it! The file-work is GREAT!!!!!!!! Walnut would make a nice handle. We just cut down two today, and they just have absolutely gorgeous grain patterns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Thats a beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Thanks guys It means a lot. Lately your postive feedback has pushed me to make a few peices where the goal was to see what I was capable of. I have a few more ideas. I view these more as art than tools even though they are fully functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Thats beautiful! Do we get to see the temper colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 I finished it hardened, tempered and handled. Its a nice little hammer to use. I did some experimental chisel work with it today. I want to teach my self to chisel engrave and carve metal. I used jax steel darkner for the patina. Walnut was not the best choice for the handle but I made it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fciron Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Looks great. I don't see how you can fail at engraving with a hammer that pretty. I've used walnut for a couple of hammer handles. It seems do OK for lighter work, like driving gravers, but I broke one when I got into some forging with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevan Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Made with visible pride and justifiably so. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry D Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 That's beautiful. I just may have to do something similar when I reach a high enough skill level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Push yourself you will be surprised what you can do when you try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 timothy - what a beautiful hammer! respect am Really liking your attention to detail on the hammer and the dividers - there is no reason on gods earth why the appearance of tools should be neglected, esspecially when someone has the skill and patience to make them look like this it always makes me happy when i find something that someone has decorated just for the hell of it and the joy of it, it shows the pleasure the maker has taken. like i said - respect - thats a quality item :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gaddis Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 It looks too Pretty to get dirty...put it on the desk and let others oogle over it like we are...congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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