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A couple of months ago a man came to a blacksmith group meeting and brought with him a hammer he forged from square bar stock. The peen had a 45...
Started by Hank Rearden in Hammers
Been scouting out and collecting "good junk" to one day build a power hammer and I finally have about enough to get started some I beam ,...
Started by Mike Westbrook in Hammers
Like most of us here I have an unhealthy obsession with odd hammers got this little guy for 2 dollars at a yard sale it's just over 3 pounds and very...
I am getting pretty close to having a shed turned into a hot shop for hot metal work and then using a garage for powered tool storage. right now I...
Started by Jacob Elmslie in Hammers
I have an old blacksmith hammer, and no idea how old it is. There’s no marking on it. Any information is welcome!
Started by Suzanne Knorr in Hammers
Blacksmithing requires a knowing how to move the metal to achieve a desired result. You can drawl the metal, twist it, punch it and upset it to name...
Hello everyone. I have a question about repairing the mushrooming on a hammer. I picked up a few tools that have a good amount of mushrooming on...
Steve Meyer's post about rounding hammers brought up some good points about converting an existing hammer vs buying one. I've done both,sort of, I...
Started by NorrinRadd in Hammers
I"m going to compare some hammers and some pro and cons the way I see it. Comments welcomed. Let's start with a few general terms relating to...
Picked this hammer up recently. I thought it might be good for bevels or something similar. I think it may be an old auto body hammer. Anyone ever...
do you guys think this hammer would be good for forging? It feels really good in the hand. I think I could get some good control with it ...
Started by Dustin Stephens in Hammers
Not sure, help me out
1st of all, Seasons greetings all. I was at a market yesterday and saw a reasonable sized sledge with a slot of about 10mm (3/8") slot from...
Started by Kiwi tussock in Hammers
My wife and daughter each bought me a hammer from Centaur Forge for my birthday a few weeks ago. One is a 2lb straight peen and the other is a 1000...
Started by Anthony San Miguel in Hammers
I have around 50 hammers but these two are my favorite. I bought both of them from the same guy when he decided he was tired of blacksmithing. Weird,...
I am wanting to get a cross pein hammer. Do you guys think one from HF or RK will be sufficient or do I need to look for one somewhere else?
Is there a best hammer to do general shaping on and anvil with? Also can anyone provided the name of a good hammer manufacturer? Has anyone made...
So one of the thoughts on tempering a hammer is to temper the center of the face with a harder temper. I imagine there are several creative ways to...
Below is an article from the UN to help farmers make tools that make growing food possible.They have several article on different blacksmith...
Thought these were interesting hammer heads. They way about 2.25 pounds each, with out a handle. I googled to see if I could learn more about them....
New project for the week. There's a book titled "The Same Axe Twice". The author joked about his favorite axe. He only replaced the head...
Between Thanksgiving and Christmas I was able to acquire 3 Handled round hot punches. Tamco 5/8, 3/4 and Warwood 7/8 are now part of my growing...
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