peppen Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I have been tinkering around with knife making for a couple of years. In a few month I move in to my first house in Sweden an have decided to set up a small shop with a forge. I have found or got these hammer as gifts and now is time to blow new life in to them. The are 2.6; 2.0; and 0.9lbs (top to bottom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppen Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 The smallest hammer 600g (0,9lbs) was chipped and the handle was the loosest. So I decided to start of with that guy. Baking to make sure its properly annealed to prevent further chipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppen Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 120-grit diamond file Up to 400 dry. Then 600 wet and polish on leather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppen Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Steam cleaned the handle. Sanded down to 225 grit ready to be died with black leather die (narvsvärta). Dries fast in the sun so i added thee layers. Epoxy and black pigment to cure starting splinters an fill larger dings and sett the head. Two layers of Danish oil to seal the die in the wood. Applied 4 hour appart and den rubbed with a sock to give it a mat finish. Head steam cleaned and brushed with window cleaner and brass wire brush. First pair done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppen Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Done! What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtownAndrew Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 They look nice. Good to see that you smoothed the faces. They were a little rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtownAndrew Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 They look nice. Good to see that you smoothed the faces. They were a little rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppen Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Thanks! I've might have over done it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Fantastic work, a mirror-shine might not be needed on a hammer head, but it sure doesn't hurt anything! Also glad to see I'm not the only one that seems to get bloody knuckles when working.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Am I the only one having a chuckle about him holding the hammer head in his hand and the unconscious looking dog in the background? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Note, a hard hammer face is not a bad thing. As long as you don't kit something hard with it. How hot and how long did you temper the head in the oven? What radius is the pein? Look forward to seing the reciting of the second cross pein. Do you plan to forge a pein on the third hammer? Sorry for the string of questions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppen Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 :) Tanks guys! i baked it for 30 minutes at 230C. It got a faint straw yellow hue. The third hammer was found in a abandoned U-boat shipyard and i think its was used to sett rivets and chiselling. Its name is Tors ME2. My plan was to make a drawing hammer with a squared faced rolled top to bottom on one side and rolled side to side on the other. Is the a better use for it? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rberry1911 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Am I the only one having a chuckle about him holding the hammer head in his hand and the unconscious looking dog in the background? :P Haha i laughed at that too.... Great job on the hammer restoration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 A better use? Probably not. Tho I'm always dubious of double ended hammers that don't have at least one flat face. I am constantly straitening, flataning and adjusting. That said, I know their are other smiths that use drawing hammers and like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppen Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 I see. One draw bsck is that the two faces look very similar and is bound to bee mixed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I rasp a small flat on one side of my handles. Usually the side opisit the lat face. It alows me to index the face with out looking. Not such an issue with most hammers, but it can be with my rounding hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil H Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 That dog is a fine looking animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harri Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 The last hammer is a mejselhammare used to strike chisels with. Keep it as is and be happy B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 They look good to me. I'm starting to become a fan of the black handles. Owen Bush has been making black handles for a while and they look great. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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