Hammer time!

[RagTopTA]

Few of my Plomb, P&C, and Proto Hammers

 

[RagTopTA]

I found this ball pein hammer at the flea Sunday for $2. I like it because it was different. The handle was broken but had never seen a hammer with rings around the ends before. Once I cleaned it up I find SE SMITH stamped into both sides pretty small and very evenly. Anyone ever seen one of these or have any info? I tried google and nothing.

 

[BFBOB]

RIVENNHEWN: Thank you very much.

DRIVES: Thank you as well, I learned how to do that @ work. After tying a Bowline in the rope that connects the anchor chain to the boat.

Fixed it for ya!

 

[BFBOB]

I know these Kobalts from Lowe's are nothing special, but they fit my hand better than anything else I've found, so when I lost one and went in to replace it, only to find that they've changed and the new black ones' handles are slightly smaller and don't feel as good. I found one of the blue-grays at a garage sale and several more (three of them new!) on evilPay. Now I have a lifetime supply of a dozen in all three sizes. They don't look very different in the picture, but they are 12 oz, 16 oz and 22 oz. I prefer the curved claws, but the 22 may only have been made in straight-claw.

 

[Dingleburry]

Handle is solid SS
Very heavy.

 

[jeffmoss26]

ooh that is cool!

 

[davethorik]

I just saw the new Jurassic Park movie and Chris Pratt appears to be using an Estwing E24S leather handle english pattern rip claw hammer in the scene where he is working on his cabin. Lol

 

[Outlawmws]

Is that a leather wrap, or something else on the brass hammer handle? Looks cool.

 

[Outlawmws]

Looking closer, probably at least most of it. The narrow band is hard to figure...

 

[EOC_Jason]

I know these Kobalts from Lowe's are nothing special, but they fit my hand better than anything else I've found, so when I lost one and went in to replace it, only to find that they've changed and the new black ones' handles are slightly smaller and don't feel as good.

Ain't no shame in Kobalt. I have a Kobalt 4lb hand sledge with a fiberglass handle that I use a TON...

Like you said, it's what fits your hand comfortably, who cares what brand it is. I have all sorts of hammers and brands, but each one I held in my hand before purchasing and only bought the ones that 'felt' right... Otherwise, there is no point swinging a hammer if it's going to feel awkward or slip from your grip.

 

[dkroth]

The narrow band is probably 1/4” rope or 1/8” string for grip.

Or a shoe lace or something he had around...

You see people do this on hockey sticks.

Take a long strip of hockey tape and roll it up long ways sticky side out. Wrap around handle. Follow up with more wraps of hockey tape. Walla. Grippy tape handle.

Like this:

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[Dingleburry]

Is that a leather wrap, or something else on the brass hammer handle? Looks cool.

Hockey tape, just twisted up.
Edit: ohh he got it ^^

 

[Siding Pro]

I recently picked up the 20oz Irwin hammer (2nd row up, 3rd over) and I gotta say it has a nice feel to it. Has a fatter grip which feels good in my hands and a good balanced swing which makes my old hammer feel like a rock on a stick. I'm skeptical about whether it'll hold up to daily abuse or not, but you never know.

Update on the Irwin hammer. After using it for a few weeks I've changed my opinion on it. While it feels good in my hand, I've never missed or bent so many nails in my life haha. I just couldn't get used to the feel of it. If you can't drive nails, it doesn't matter how comfortable it is.

 

[RagTopTA]

Got my octagon type handles in and got my hammer together. I used some Special Walnut stain and flat red paint on the handle to mimic the Plomb/Paschall/Proto handles I like but did it in Red. Now if I could only find out who ES SMITH is that's stamped on this hammer.

 

[sevt_chevelle]

Got my octagon type handles in and got my hammer together. I used some Special Walnut stain and flat red paint on the handle to mimic the Plomb/Paschall/Proto handles I like but did it in Red.

Care to share your source for that handle?

 

[RagTopTA]

Beaver tooth Handle Co. Mom and pop operation. Took about 10 days to get them but great price and quality. Heres a link to the ones I ordered.

https://beaver-tooth.com/collection...n-grip-hickory-new-machinist-item-x7216-3-eye

 

[davethorik]

Can't say I've ever seen an Easco hammer before
Googling turns up an ad for this hammer and it's "Hand Tastic" handle in a 1981 popular mechanics magazine.

 

[RagTopTA]

Can't say I've ever seen an Easco hammer before
Googling turns up an ad for this hammer and it's "Hand Tastic" handle in a 1981 popular mechanics magazine.

I really like that handle!

 

[davethorik]

I really like that handle!

It actually is pretty comfortable. I need more claw hammers like I need more holes in my head, but this one seemed unique, I've seen a bunch of Easco ratchets, sockets, and wrenches (not to mention their Craftsman cousins) but never a hammer, let alone a 20 oz rip claw with ergo handle.

 

[Outlawmws]

That had to have been steam bent. Not an easy task!

 

[unbridledid]

Spoke with a Vaughan rep. Estwing has pushed out all the steel handled

Vaughan's at Lowes. Estwing's exclusive contract with home depot has expired

Hence them appearing at Lowes. So I asked when Vaughan would be showing

up at Home depot abd I was told to look at the 4th quarter this year. I am

Happy to have the variety in each store.

Oh I am a fan of the tubular steel vaughans and was hoping they would get wider

exposure. The rep said they sell far less than the wood, steel, and fiberglass

So no wider exposure.

Vaughan cf4p is my bcurrent favorite.

 

[kiraj]

 

[george4]

tires on bike of 27.5 inch.

Someone stole the hammer.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/800-pound-hammer-stolen-from-california-community-center

 

[2oolhound]

Did you hear that Royce?!

"Healdsburg artist Doug Umkrey created the ball-peen hammer, which is worth an estimated $15,000, last year. He became inspired when he spotted a piece of metal that resembled a hammerhead. "

 

[2oolhound]

I picked up a cool hammer this weekend. I haven't weighed it but it's pretty hefty for what looks like a body hammer. Maybe it's a body hammer for tanks. The maker is W. Gilpin. Anyone know the intended application for this design? It is 3" square across the face.

 

[freudianfloyd]

I picked up a cool hammer this weekend. I haven't weighed it but it's pretty hefty for what looks like a body hammer. Maybe it's a body hammer for tanks. The maker is W. Gilpin. Anyone know the intended application for this design? It is 3" square across the face.

I believe that is called a flatter hammer used in blacksmithing.

 

[SilverDeck]

What do you call this style hammer? It is really great looking.

Not sure but it appears to be European in origin. If I’m reading it correctly it says “Wien” which is “Vienna” in German.

 

[Wallaphant]

Hello all, I have a hammer addiction.My current collection of finished, spiffed up
useable hammers numbers between forty and fifty.I have another ten to fifteen in the process of getting some much needed love so that they can return to being useful tools. I also have many loose heads, in good shape, that will get new handles when time allows. My question of the GJ guys is what can I do with several, badly abused, rusted and mushroomed heads that probably can't realistically be raised from the dead? Most of these are cross peen and small and large sledges that I can't bring myself to just chuck in the garbage or take to the re-cycle center. I have seen a few You-Tubes of guys grinding and forging to sort of re-purpose such things, but I am not a blacksmith with a forge, so that is not a good option for me. I was thinking of grinding on a couple of them to see if I could make anything useful, but saw a few comments about taking the temper out of the metal by getting it too hot. Any thoughts,opinions or expertise would be appreciated.

 

[Outlawmws]

Grind slow and keep them cool (quench a lot) and you should be fine.

Post up some pics!

 

[Wallaphant]

Thanks Outlaw. I will try and post some pics, but several of my hammers have better tech skills than me. Part of the problem is my pics are on a Samsung phone and I use a very old Macbook and they aren't always on the best of terms.

 

[EOC_Jason]

Yeah, like he said, grind slow and keep a bucket of water there to keep dipping it...

Or if you could find a local blacksmith or trade school maybe donate to them?

 

[AngryBeaver]

 

[IdahoMan]

Jeff glad you dragged this thread back up.
Picked this up a month ago for 3 bucks.

What is that kind of hammer used for?
What length of handle should it have?

I got a 14lb version at a yard-sale.

IM

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

'Straight pein sledge'
Adjustments in a corner where the full head won't reach.
Driving track chisels.
Mashing your thumb real good.
Id start around 36", and cut a little off if it feels too long.

 

[Stinkysquishy]

Here's one I could use a bit of help identifying.

It's the size/shape of a cobbler's hammer, but the claw is split instead of solid. which is different than any other cobbler's hammer I can find, usually the claw is solid.

I can't make out the entire maker's mark but it appears to have the number 3 and a brand/word that contains the letters "CHE" at the end.

If this looks familiar to anyone I could use a little direction on it.

Thank you

 

[r_olson_06]

Here's one I could use a bit of help identifying.

It's the size/shape of a cobbler's hammer, but the claw is split instead of solid. which is different than any other cobbler's hammer I can find, usually the claw is solid.

I can't make out the entire maker's mark but it appears to have the number 3 and a brand/word that contains the letters "CHE" at the end.

If this looks familiar to anyone I could use a little direction on it.

Thank you

Looks like a Winchester stamp to me.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3060, 3061, 3070

 

[Outlawmws]

I'm seeing Three markings, one up top, and one lower, and a bog 3 or 8 in the middle?. Not sure I see even part of Winchester in any?

 

[Stinkysquishy]

I've been wasting my life on the inter web tonight trying to research this hammer....

It's made by Whitcher out of Boston. Solid steel is what it says up top.

I saw one sold on worthpoint, but can't access the pricing info on it.

Still can't find the exact model though, that was the only other one I can find with the split claw.

 

[msgtsmithret]

Got one I cant identify the makers mark and Im hoping one of you can. The logo is hard to make out. I think I see an anvil surrounded by an oval of letters.

 

[msgtsmithret]

Well . . . I may have answered my own question here. Please add info if you have it. The logo is CHAMPION TOOL CO (later Champion DeArment then Channellock). According to the manufacturers history on their web page, they started making hammers in 1914 and changed the company name in 1925. So this hammer was made between those two dates. I'm ecstatic!