NickOHH Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 So we fired up the forge today and i used a section of torsion bar to make a small hammer, ended up with a diagonal peen, trying out the hammer eye drift i made abit ago. To my surprise i actually punched the hole pretty strait and got both sides lined up very nicely, by far the best hole i have punched, have a bit more grinding to do in the morning before heat treating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashelle Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Cool. It's addictive making your own tools. The hardest part is punching the hole. From there it's much more smooth sailing. Heehee now make another one....... or ten. You might want a little more radius on the edges of your face. Looks nice, congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcyOHH Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Awesome, hammer for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Cool. It's addictive making your own tools. The hardest part is punching the hole. From there it's much more smooth sailing. Heehee now make another one....... or ten. You might want a little more radius on the edges of your face. Looks nice, congratulations.I got ideas for the one, im gonna make marcy help me can't wait to try it out, i have to light the forge to treat it in the morning, so who knows what may happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I got ideas for the one, im gonna make marcy help me can't wait to try it out, i have to light the forge to treat it in the morning, so who knows what may happen.She wasn't striking for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 She wasn't striking for you? nooo....i had to do it all by myself, while she was working on her heart...next time there will be some fullering to serperate the dies from the eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 well she was working on something atleast but you two need to work as a team and not in competition. then you can say "WE made this or that" and not "I", man you two got it made. you both have the same awesome hobby that you can Forge into something great together. you could be a great team. keep at it! and always have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Not bad at all Nick. The face and pein need dressing, they need softening on the edges. It looks like a fine hammer. Outstanding first.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 First hammer, first forge weld; it's all happening there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Yep, as long as you dont forget who is striking for whom you will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcyOHH Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 well she was working on something atleast but you two need to work as a team and not in competition. then you can say "WE made this or that" and not "I", man you two got it made. you both have the same awesome hobby that you can Forge into something great together. you could be a great team. keep at it! and always have fun.We are going to start working as a team on projects, I just need to get better at somethings first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 We are going to start working as a team on projects, I just need to get better at somethings first!You both are at a great start. I realized I forgot to say that looks like a beautifully drifted eye on that hammer Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Play to each others streanghts. If he is beter at a particular task that makes you the helper, if you are beter it makes him the thraul...he out to be used to that ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 You both are at a great start. I realized I forgot to say that looks like a beautifully drifted eye on that hammer Nick. by far the most accurate punch to date, was pretty happy with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panday Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 That'll do! Now you'll have to make another with the pien the other way too. Did you have an intended purpose for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 invest in a 4.5" angle grinder and a bunch of flap disks........life will be easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 invest in a 4.5" angle grinder and a bunch of flap disks........life will be easier have one, those pics were after some rough grinding on the wheel, hit it with some 220 on a disk to clean it up a bit.That'll do! Now you'll have to make another with the pien the other way too. Did you have an intended purpose for it? no intended purpose, just wanted to try my hand at making a hammer, marcy now has a diagnal to use, were gonna tag team another and make a bigger one next. finishedish, not the best handle but it will due. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcyOHH Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 It fits in my hand nicely, also look at that fine old anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Marcie: If you wait till you get good to get in there you never will. . . Either. Like Charles says work to each other's strengths and you'll both become more than the sum.Yeah, it looks good on that beautiful old anvil. Now heat something up and start beating the shine of health into her again.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 i got a couple projects in mind that will get us working together and work our strengths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashelle Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I personally like a pretty flat face on my hammers, (at least on one end ) but I think I'd still recommend radiusing the edges and possibly crowning the face a little bit more. Hard to tell from pics. Makes me grin looking at the hammer pictures though. I enjoy hand made hammers and tooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 The face is flat no crown, but the edges are rolled off. Gonna test it out a bit before I grind any more off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Real flat faces suck, if your blow isnt perfectly flat the hammer wants to jump and twist in your hand. New rounding hammers tend to be like that. Took a year to learn enugh to figuer out what was going on. So crouwn it a bit more. Generaly their is enugh wable in our hands that if you use a belt sander or disk sander held in the vice and spin the head by hand you come out about right. Otherwise about a 12" radius seams to be about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 Good point Charles I do have a disk on my bench grinder so isn't to hard I have moded a couple engineers hammers into makeshift rounding hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panday Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) That finished up nice. What did you do for heat treat? Heat treating is pretty much my main reservation for hammer making. I've reforged a couple before (including a diagonal pien I drew out the wrong way) and I usually end up tempering them back too much out of caution. Edited October 14, 2015 by Panday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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