JShock Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Second hammer made from 1 3/4" 4140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Cool looking hammer! Enjoy!Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Very nice, is the forward cant of the handle intentinal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 The profile is quite nice, good radius on the pein. It's pretty darned hard to punch the eye straight isn't it? That's not an unworkable tilt, you'll just have to be careful not to let the blows toe, no big deal.I do suggest you hit it with a brush when you take it out of the fire and it won't drive so much scale into the piece. A lot of folk place a high value on pretty and it's only a matter of a little prevention to make pretty. <grin>Most importantly, how does it work?Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 It sould would great if the anvil is set just a little high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JShock Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 I like it. Hits straight. The picture makes it seem like its leans forward, but in person its does look the same. It is SOOO hard getting the hole straight. Of course its the most important part. Practice makes perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Doesn't using a tool you made with your own hands feel SWEET?Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Hush now! Your going to give the youngster a swolen head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JShock Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 It really does feel awesome. I've made chisels and punches for sure, but this is a hammer. Nothing like it. I was told to name it, but nothings come to me yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Sally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) Hush now! Your going to give the youngster a swolen head!I'll be happy if he doesn't give himself a swollen finger with it.How about Midge for a name? I named my 50lb. Little Giant "Bobbie". That was my Mother's nick name though she liked Babs better but I don't recall anyone calling her that. I could never picture Mother as a Babs.Anyway, I have Bobbie the power hammer. It sure beats Mjolnir, WAY too many power hammers named Mjolnir it's sort of like naming a Newfoundland or Great Pyrenees "Bear." Seems every third one your meet is named Bear.Frosty The Lucky. Edited May 23, 2015 by Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JShock Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 For some reason Jezebel keeps coming up. Klank seems more appropriate right now. I will have to play with it more and see what sticks. If I do smack a finger Ill post a pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odblacksmith Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 i got plenty of named hammers small ball pein named Tap-tap,even smaller one named Tink-tink,and my 5.9# rounding hammer named Thumper......oh and my anvil is named Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odblacksmith Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 oh and thats a very nice looking cross-pein shock.Ive been wanting to make one with a flared pein like that,nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I'd be well chuffed with that personally. Well done sir. What did you use to start the eye? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JShock Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 We started the punched the eye with a 4140 hot cut that a friend had in his shop that he uses to cut his damascus bars with. It was small but had the right width for our drift. Then we just pounded out our eye with the drift. I need to actually make tools just to make hammers it seems. This and my other were kind of fly by night. We had most of the tools in some form or another between 3 people. I would like to make a set that is uniform to each other. Less guess work more practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukejoint Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Is that Osage orange for the handle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JShock Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 No. It is just White Ash soaked in Boiled Linseed oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Nice, have fun with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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