petere76 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Gents, We are dancin around the issue of a few bucks. Why not re-forge a chinese product, a dump find or simply make a hammer. This way we get what we want. As to china and US love affair with cheap products... not likley that will change, been to wally world lately? Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenchcrack Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Gerald, see the last sentence in my post on 11-17-08. Petere, I have a small forge and no power hammer. Making a new hammer head is possible but more work than it is worth. I can buy a good Plumb Cross Peen hammer, properly hardened, for about $18. Why should I have to reforge anything on a hammer I paid $24 for? The world is now learning what happens when other countries depend on the US consumer to buy their crappy products to keep their incompetent governments in power. So much for the Bush Doctrine on Free Trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Just had my 20 dollar Hofi knockoff come apart in mid swing, the guy at quad state mentioned the handle might work loose, but I had no indication it was even starting to loosen, just hammer and crash, figures! Now I have to be smarter, and save up for the real thing, I'll probably reforge the cheap one into something else. Sorry Mr. Hofi, I should have known better!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redanvil Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 divermike...Big blu makes some quality hammers..you could have one in your stocking by christmass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 A lot of us make quality hammers........you just need to look around and pick what you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Redanvil, There are many high quality products on the market, hammers included. You seem to be pushing BigBlu products every chance your get. Maybe you should consider paying to advertise for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 +1 on Glenn's post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer3j Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Hammer Source gets me my stuff next day -routine. I buy my brass, bronze and weighted rawhides from them. And they always follow up with the satisfaction email. Their hammers are carefully selected for quality. You cannot go wrong with them. My forging hammers are a 2 pound Big Blu and the recently acquired 3 pound Hofi and a 4 pound German(from HS). The Mossad may be after me for this, but the handle on my Hofi took a lot of work to smooth. The Big Blu took minimal rubbing with a medium non-woven nylon abrasive pad- silky but not slippery. The flex-glue used by both is great- it has genuine vibration damping value. So, I bought two tubes.mt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redanvil Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 pay to advertise?? what do you mean glen. I am only giving my two cents like everyone else on this site.What a surprise, according to a person we know there at BB, you are an employee of theirs. We do not tolerate BS well here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysdexik Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I earn a living as a woodworker, and I buy ALL my hamers from Hammer Source, those guys may be a "one trick pony" but they know the trick supebly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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