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General discussion => Shop Made Tools => Topic started by: Pennsylvania Dutchman on November 10, 2016, 03:29:00 AM
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I needed a light straight and cross pein hammer for cold forging the trigger and other parts. I found an old brick layers hammer head in my junk so I did some cutting with my 4 1/2" angle grinder and finished it up on my disc sander. I was able to keep the temper in the head when I cut and finished it. I polished the ends with a blending wheel on my pedestal grinder. I made a handle from a piece of hickory I had. Here are some photos.
(https://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u381/8x57/DSC03018%20640x248_zpstdhm0bzn.jpg) (https://s1065.photobucket.com/user/8x57/media/DSC03018%20640x248_zpstdhm0bzn.jpg.html)
(https://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u381/8x57/DSC03020%20640x256_zpsamyodzr6.jpg) (http://s1065.photobucket.com/user/8x57/media/DSC03020%20640x256_zpsamyodzr6.jpg.html)
(https://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u381/8x57/DSC03021%20640x239_zps2uuf7oox.jpg) (http://s1065.photobucket.com/user/8x57/media/DSC03021%20640x239_zps2uuf7oox.jpg.html)
Thanks, Mark
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Nice hammer, looks like a useful tool to have.
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You can buy some sets of ball pein hammers at Harbor Freight pretty cheap and reshape them in many forms. Several of us hobby blacksmiths have done this.