March 12, 20179 yr Got these at a garage sale. First has flat face and a diagonal cut on the other. The other round punch with rounded face opposit. Last is a half round recessed and flat opposite. Not sure what the tool is but I'll use it for Blacksmith work. Got it all for $15.00
March 12, 20179 yr The 3rd. from the left is a tin knockers stake used to form sheet metal and would be nice for plannishing forgings but not suitable for heavy strikes. Nice score. Frosty The Lucky.
March 12, 20179 yr You got a good deal. The far left is a masons hammer. Some are cast and they have a round handle hole. Second from left is a pin driver (set tool). 3rd from left is possibly a tin bangers stake. 4th from left, creaser for sheet metal work (set tool).
March 12, 20179 yr Note that the sheet metal stake has a tapered end. Strongly suggest you not put it in an anvil's hardy hole and hammer heavily on it!
March 13, 20179 yr Author Thank you everyone for the info. I figured I couldn't go wrong for the money and liked they way they looked.
March 17, 20179 yr Second from the left looks like a tie spike hammer. I have a bunch. I cut and formed one into a dogs head. It turned out fairly well.
March 17, 20179 yr All the spike hammers I've owned and seen have larger cylinders, that looks like an alignment tool or punch to me. I've taken a nice RR Spike driver head and forged a shaft out of some 2.5" sq stock---borrowed a larger powerhammer to work it!---and made a stake anvil to go with my medieval styled "cube" anvil...
March 20, 20179 yr The group of hammers, note the center one, and traveler were my grandfather's. He was a boiler maker. The painted one came from a collection and I can't verify its use. It's about three pounds and both faces are concave. It's edges are too sharp to have been used on rock or brick. Note, the eye isn't "square" with the faces. Hawk
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