Jeremy Blohm Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 And another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 3:54 PM, Alan Longmire said: To make the slanted eye you use the same punch, but you taper the body of the hammer itself so that when it's flat on the anvil the punch automatically makes a slanted This technique worked like a charm. At first I didn't think I did it right so I bent the head like I did the first one and after fitting a handle even with the bend the handle was pointing upward so I bent the head in the opposite direction of the slanted eye. Tomorrow I'm straightening out the head re-heat treating it and putting the handle back on......And making a couple more hammers. I figure i better take advantage of having a couple minions for stikers. I wouldn't make this many hammers if I was swinging the hammer the whole time. Maybe this is Incentive to make tooling for my power hammer and get my press running and tooled up. Oh yeah and as for the first one of these I made I couldn't be happier. It really does draw a point very nicely. I need to make a blade so I can test out forging bevels with it. I did use it for some normal forging and it seemed to move metal nicely I'm just kinda concerned about the carpal tunnel I've heard about with these types of hammers but it didn't seem to wanna twist it the hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 next target......2 inch hex bar!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) You can see the slug sitting on the anvil through the eye. Edited April 15, 2019 by Jeremy Blohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Here is the last 3 we made. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Morgan Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I hope mine turns out that nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) I dont really like it but who knows after using I might grow to like it. Edited April 15, 2019 by Jeremy Blohm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) Pivoting jaw of a post vise I found at an antique barn/store. Preliminary etch. I cut the octagonal section out and punched the eye. Welded on a thick file for the steel face. Thermal cycling After quench and temper. Now I have to get back to what I'm "supposed" to be doing. Edited July 17, 2019 by Jeremy Blohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dougherty Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Wow, what does that last one weigh? 5lbs? -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 Somewhere between 4 and 5 lbs. I need to get a scale that will weigh more than a few ounces and more accurately than a bathroom scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 This one is 34.5 oz or 2.15 lbs or just shy of 1 kg. It will have a nice angle to the handle also. I will get pictures of it when its finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 36.8 oz. 2.3 lbs. 1.04 kg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Griffin Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Looking good. I'm guessing you are using the power hammer to forge these. Does the dogs head hammer make a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Yeah they make a difference for sure. Especially when the handle is angled right. I've used the ones I've made with the handle at 90 degrees and while they do feel nice for general forging but with the right angle they excel at forging bevels and drawing out points and tapers. One thing I've noticed with the angled handle is when you choke up the hammer sits on the heal. When your hand is closer to the end of the handle the face sits on the toe which helps with forging bevels. And yes these are forged with the power hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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