August 3, 200718 yr This is my latest hammer. I'm keeping this one:) It's about 3-3/4 pounds. Forged from 1-3/4" 4140. Oil hardened and selectively tempered. I make these for sale as well. Contact me.
August 3, 200718 yr THAT is a nice looking hammer and comfortable to use. You do nice work on your hammers.
August 9, 200718 yr That looks like a nicely made hammer, but what do you do with such a large peen? It's almost like a rounding hammer.
August 10, 200718 yr Good to see i'm not the only preson who likes short stocky handles on my hammers =)
August 10, 200718 yr That's about the curvature on the peen that I find the most usefull for drawing out stock---never have to worry about cold shuts or cracks developing. I can remember when the last time I used a thin peen on a hammer though I have several made that way. I have a 500# Fisher with a massive horn that that sized peen would be perfect for drawing by fullering both sides of a piece at the same time. Unfortunately I'm very cheap and broke at the moment...
August 15, 200718 yr Author Dan, first of all a rounding hammer's face spreads material in all directions in an equal amount while a cross peen spreads nearly all of the material in only two directions. I prefer the mellow, large radius like this one. It covers more surface, does not sink in as deeply, and compared to most of the extremely narrow peens out there, it could be called a hybrid peen/face.
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