Hammers and tongs

[Sam Salvati]

Set of two hammers, and 3 sets of tongs for a trade. 2 sets of bolt tongs one to hold 3/4 round and square, the other to hold 1/4, and a set of flat bar tongs. One cross pein and a smaller version, larger is 1.5 pounds, the smaller is about 1/2 pound. Handles are hickory.

Even though that hammer is only 1.5 pounds, it hits HARD.

[keykeeper]

Nice work you did there Sam. I like those handles, look like they would grip just right for a multitude of hand sizes.

[larrynjr]

Great looking hammers and tongs Sam, did you make the handles yourself? The one I just bought from the hardware store and put on my modified hammer broke inside the hammer head tonight. Almost knocked me out!

[Sam Salvati]

Thanks guys! Aaron, I like these handles in the shape they are too, but I LOVE the contoured handle I did on the japanese/euro style hammer I made a bit better only because I can get and shape them to fit my hand perfectly, hard to do for others. Larry, I gorund them out from a replacement sledgehammer handle from Home Depot, the ones I found atthe hardware store as replacements were crappy and would not fit my eye holes. Follow JR's BP on making hammers and mounting them, it is now the only way I would ever mount a hammer, it works so amazingly well.

[welder19]

Nice work!
Do you happen to know the BP # for that?

welder19

[Dale Russell]

Sam , i thin the handles down on my hammers just like that ,, i found my hand / elbow / shoulder was gettin' sore with a thicker handle


Dale Russell

[Phil Dwyer]

BP0072 Making a Hammer - I Forge Iron

Making a Hammer
Written by Irnsrgn aka Jr Strasil, Baby-Anvil
Friday, 09 March 2007

[unkle spike]

What do you use for steel for the hammer heads you make? And for a cross pein what size stock do you prefer?

[hammerkid]

Look GREAT sam! I like the Bolt (wolf) Jaw tongs my self