Hammer time!

[2oolhound]

Nice hammers. I like the 1st 4 jewelry hammers and that 13 lb fence post sledge. Can we get a close-up of the heads on those 4? Great collection! Thanks for posting.

 

[Youngguns]

Quote:
Is this good ?

I'm sorry, I must have missed that so long ago. Looks just about perfect to me!

Can we get a little more info on that BA guy?

 

[timdp]

Nice hammers. I like the 1st 4 jewelry hammers and that 13 lb fence post sledge. Can we get a close-up of the heads on those 4? Great collection! Thanks for posting.

Sure!

Jewelry hammers





13 pounder

 

[kiraj]

Rescue from further deterioration.

 

[moparfreak]

Like most of you, my hammer collection is probably a bit over the top. With my recent shop build, I addressed my storage problem with a rack after looking through ideas from here.

Went from this:

To this:

Pretty simple rack made from scraps I had around and sort of designed as I went along. Not show quality but very effective.

It's an understatement to say that it has greatly simplified things for me, having a place for it all. Only bad thing is I really have no room for expansion so I guess I have to stop at 25 hammers....

 

[Gidge]

My collection: Several claw hammers, a couple ballpeen hammers, a sledge hammer, a maul and a "Defense Hammer" ( -- whatever that is ?)

 

[Gidge]

Also -- Rubber mallet next to the defense hammer, "Rocket" hammer, two more claw hammers, a brass hammer (body work ?) and a tack hammer.

 

[PWRstroke_smoke]

I'm sorry, I must have missed that so long ago. Looks just about perfect to me!



Can we get a little more info on that BA guy?

His name is Aaron Cergol he is a few years younger than me and makes some amazing tools and small anvils.
He custom made this for me to, he calls it a farmers dagger, it is a very nice

heavy duty utility knife for hunting camping gardening etc.

 

[kiraj]

 

[MagnumForce]

Made this guy, alumibronze head and stainless handle. Press fit.

Harder than brass but softer than steel.

Handle is 11 inches.

 

[kiraj]

 

[Outlawmws]

Nice cleanup and rehandle Kir!

 

[kiraj]

Used hammers are paid 2.5 e.

 

[davidless]

Heres something I refinished

 

[2oolhound]

Nice work on the hammers davidless. I picked up a couple new ones.
1st is a nice Proto body hammer I saved from a life as a chipping hammer judging by the slag stuck on the ends.





and another surprise was this blacksmith's rounding hammer:



After I wire brushed it I discovered it was a Heller, one of those pleasant surprises.

 

[Monte]

 

[Outlawmws]

So is it nick-named "Jean-luc?

 

[Monte]

So is it nick-named "Jean-luc?

make it so !

 

[Fretters]

Found this whilst digging through a container of rusty old tools I've had sat here a while, awaiting attention.

I'm guessing it may have been a prentice piece else a special use creation.

Derusted and given a coating of wax.

 

[WallynSC]

Fretters, How much does it weigh? Length?

 

[Fretters]

No idea offhand. I'll measure it later.

 

[notlob]

That didn't start its life as a hammer. Its an old adjustable wrench without its lower jaw. See #249 here:

http://s222.photobucket.com/user/buswrench/media/busch-2010/busch-249-256.jpg.html

 

[GINIK]

This is an old ball pein hammer head from Tor made in the thirties.
Never used (but will be soon ). Weight 152g.
They only stamped numbers on the heads at this time.

Now with a nice hickory handle.

 

[Fretters]

That didn't start its life as a hammer. Its an old adjustable wrench without its lower jaw. See #249 here:

http://s222.photobucket.com/user/buswrench/media/busch-2010/busch-249-256.jpg.html

Cheers for that link. That explains the weird design for a hammer. Makes one wonder what happened to the other part of it.

 

[Docman]

My grandfather passed away some 20+ years ago when I was 10. His garage was full of a lifetime of tools, including many he built his house with back in the 50's. I always enjoyed playing out there when we went over. Probably my favorite memory was crushing soda and beer cans in the vice and smashing them as flat as possible with a hammer.

A couple weeks after he was gone my parents brought me over to the house to help clean up. I was shocked to see everything had already been sold. There were only two tools left: a pair of Klein side cutters and that old ball peen hammer I smashed cans with. I've had them with me ever since.

The head on the hammer was always loose, but I didn't really have a need for it so I didn't care. And besides, the handle had a ton of character having been used for decades. It even had a worn area at the top where he gripped it.

This weekend I decided it was time to put it back into service. Got a Link hickory handle, sanded the shank to a perfect tight fit, and coated it all in linseed oil. Turns out it's an old Heller. Came out beautiful and ready for another lifetime of use!

 

[harleybuilder]

My grandfather passed away some 20+ years ago when I was 10. His garage was full of a lifetime of tools, including many he built his house with back in the 50's. I always enjoyed playing out there when we went over. Probably my favorite memory was crushing soda and beer cans in the vice and smashing them as flat as possible with a hammer.

A couple weeks after he was gone my parents brought me over to the house to help clean up. I was shocked to see everything had already been sold. There were only two tools left: a pair of Klein side cutters and that old ball peen hammer I smashed cans with. I've had them with me ever since.

The head on the hammer was always loose, but I didn't really have a need for it so I didn't care. And besides, the handle had a ton of character having been used for decades. It even had a worn area at the top where he gripped it.

This weekend I decided it was time to put it back into service. Got a Link hickory handle, sanded the shank to a perfect tight fit, and coated it all in linseed oil. Turns out it's an old Heller. Came out beautiful and ready for another lifetime of use!

Hammers/tools like this mean the most. .[emoji106] [emoji106] [emoji106] [emoji106]

 

[gooseadrian]

Need that in my life. Nice hammers

 

[GINIK]

My grandfather passed away some 20+ years ago when I was 10. His garage was full of a lifetime of tools, including many he built his house with back in the 50's. I always enjoyed playing out there when we went over. Probably my favorite memory was crushing soda and beer cans in the vice and smashing them as flat as possible with a hammer.

A couple weeks after he was gone my parents brought me over to the house to help clean up. I was shocked to see everything had already been sold. There were only two tools left: a pair of Klein side cutters and that old ball peen hammer I smashed cans with. I've had them with me ever since.

The head on the hammer was always loose, but I didn't really have a need for it so I didn't care. And besides, the handle had a ton of character having been used for decades. It even had a worn area at the top where he gripped it.

This weekend I decided it was time to put it back into service. Got a Link hickory handle, sanded the shank to a perfect tight fit, and coated it all in linseed oil. Turns out it's an old Heller. Came out beautiful and ready for another lifetime of use!

 

[kiraj]

 

[MagnumForce]

Just got the Carlyle and the Trusty Cooks

 

[GINIK]

This is an old Forsbacka hammer from 1908 made for stone work.
Weight with handle 3,2kg.
For people with a strong grip.

 

[nine4gmc]

Outlaw!

Good find Fretters, even though it's not a hammer.

Docman, great story and nice job on the resto!

Strouty could own this thread with his hammer collection, sadly most are new though so not much character in them yet but they sure are nice to look at



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[Youngguns]

Just got the Carlyle and the Trusty Cooks

Are those the hammers included in the mechanic's three pack?

 

[MagnumForce]

Yes

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[redwrench60]

Here's some pics of the antique hammer collection they have at the Museum Of Appalachia in East Tennessee. Some of them are even labeled as to what local farm or homestead they came from. They also have thousands of other tools and relics from early pioneer and frontier life.

 

[redwrench60]

Here's another.

 

[redwrench60]

And one more...

 

[ZRX61]

This is an old Forsbacka hammer from 1908 made for stone work.
Weight with handle 3,2kg.
For people with a strong grip.

Just found a hammer head that looks exactly like that. I guess I better go clean it up & see what I have...

Edit: It says "3 1/2lb" on it, too pitted to see anything else. I think it will become a paperweight.

 

[GINIK]

Here's some pics of the antique hammer collection they have at the Museum Of Appalachia in East Tennessee. Some of them are even labeled as to what local farm or homestead they came from. They also have thousands of other tools and relics from early pioneer and frontier life.

Nice find.

 

[GINIK]

Just found a hammer head that looks exactly like that. I guess I better go clean it up & see what I have...

Edit: It says "3 1/2lb" on it, too pitted to see anything else. I think it will become a paperweight.

Show it. I'm interested.