Don Rooker 13 Posted November 23, 2019 I made a dogs head hammer yesterday, my first hammer ever. Pretty much eyeballed it and it turned out decent. I will find out later when when I fire up the forge. It’s roughly a pound and a half maybe a little more, my scale ran out of batteries. The eye was made with a 3/4” drift. I tried enlarging the eye a bit but I didn’t want to loose the handle angle. Anyway it’s a first shot I don’t plan on making a lot of hammers but any advice/critique is welcome. Have at it! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 1,902 Posted November 23, 2019 That's a dog's butt in the first shot... Seriously though, looks good! How do you like it? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Rooker 13 Posted November 23, 2019 I didn’t even notice the background but my wife sure did when she saw it! Lol I’m hoping to try it later today, I’ve got a busy Saturday. I’m afraid the head is going to break off with that small eye. Some fingers shall be crossed... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary LT 45 Posted November 23, 2019 Looks nice to me. What did you use for raw stock? Gary LT 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Rooker 13 Posted November 23, 2019 I made it from 1” mild steel that I upset to get the face 1 3/8”. I am planning on this being primarily a beveling hammer down I don’t think the mild will be a problem. I could be wrong but I didn’t want to waste good steel on my first attempt anyway. I want the face flat but could someone suggest how much beveling on the edges I should have? I’m not sure how to properly face it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Toneguzzo 320 Posted November 23, 2019 That looks great Don, About facing it, I suggest to try it out and if you find it is leaving to many hammer marks bevel a small bit at a time then try again and do this till you are happy with the result. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 1,902 Posted November 23, 2019 What Rob said, emphasis on "small bit at a time." And a 3/4" round eye should be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy Blohm 388 Posted November 23, 2019 That's a great looking hammer. I will get that hammer sent to you this monday. I have a bunch of stuff I need to send out. I keep forgetting to do it!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Rooker 13 Posted November 24, 2019 On 11/23/2019 at 5:07 PM, Jeremy Blohm said: That's a great looking hammer. I will get that hammer sent to you this monday. I have a bunch of stuff I need to send out. I keep forgetting to do it!!! That will be great! Can’t wait to give that one a swing. I finally got a chance to try mine today. I just played around beveling some mild scrap pieces. I refaced it twice to get it where I wanted it and by the end I was beveling without any marks it just ran together smooth. Odds I’ll reproduce that when I get a blade under it are probably pretty slim but I’ll try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
