ausfire Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I found this old hammer lurking in the scrap. Cleaned it up, added a handle and ground the faces to a mirror polish. It weighs just under 2 lb.However, I don't really know what it was used for. Perhaps it was forged from a ball pein by drawing out the pein and adding a flat striking surface. If it was, it was well done because there is no evidence of any weld.If it's an original shape, what is the advantage of the long neck? I'm using it as a rounding hammer for light work. Seems to have good balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 It looks like a hammer used for auto body work in the past. Long neck for reaching into tight spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Sheet metal hammer most commonly used these days for auto body work. Basically just what Josh said. I have a bunch of similar if lighter body hammers I picked up years ago. Handy things if not blacksmithing hammers, 14 ga. is really pushing the ones I have. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Merry Hasbeen, It is a great candidate for a longer piece of fancy wood. A Cane, or Walkin' Shtic, or long handled obedience provider. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Merry Hasbeen, It is a great candidate for a longer piece of fancy wood. A Cane, or Walkin' Shtic, or long handled obedience provider. Neil A CANE!!! Thank you, Neil :) You have just given me the answer. With all the damage to my body an ancient motorcycle accident has done, I frequently rely on the support of a cane. I have a neat branch of maple I cut years ago, that I have always wanted to make into a cane but have never come up with a handle idea I was happy with. An old hammer head I'm not using will be perfect solution!! Thanks again, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 grow some hair, Scott. In the meantime, an axe handle might be your better for your support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 If you use a shingling hatchet to start you have a fair proximity of a hungarian shepherd's walking stick, there Dodge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Smith Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Yea I have been thinking about turning an old hammer into a cane handle. 70 almost 71 sucks for the plans I had in later years!! I have an old Heller 4ozs I bought back in the 60ties. The old race car mech I worked with showed me how to use it as a weapon holding onto the head. Never had to use it that way. But utilizing a cane I might try to incorporate a dead blow harbor freight hammer. However I try real hard to never put myself or wife in harms way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Hmmmmm, ax head. Cane handle as well as personal security device and I couldn't be accused of carrying a concealed weapon :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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