A special project, with Mace Vitale and I (photos by Coop!)

[Sam Salvati]

Here is something different. Mace has been heading the blacksmithing shop at the Guilford Art Center in Guilford CT, and has invited me there 2 years running now to teach a hammer making class. It's a blast and Mace is a most gracious host as is the Guilford Art Center. Well Last time I was there Mace had mentioned one of his Customers had expressed interest in a hammer, so we got to talking and figured we would make one up together as a collaboration under our new "Four Hands" banner and here it is. The head is 1045, Handle is Curly Birdseye Maple if I remember correctly with Silver inlay with Japanese inscription "Shower of Sparks", metal wedge is titanium. It bears both my maker's mark, Mace's along with his JS, and the 4 hands logo as well as 3 flowers to follow the Japanese theme underneath. I am honored to work with a guy so skilled as Mace, this will for sure not be the last time this happens. Here is the Coop photo! and an awesome photo it is!

 

[Rob Cole]

wow, what a work of art.

 

[fast14riot]

Oh my, beautiful work by all! Mace, Sam and Coop! As if tools weren't heirloom items to begin with, I can see justifying beeing burried with that!

How do you shape the face? Freehand on a slack belt?


-Xander

 

[Mark Behnke]

Great, thanks for showing, is there more to come from "4 Hands" ?

 

[Sam Salvati]

Thanks Guys, Mace will be along to add his input.

Mark, for sure yes.

 

[Rob Cole]

Great, thanks for showing, is there more to come from "4 Hands" ?

I think this question should be - is there more to come from "4 Hands" that will be posted in the for sale area.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Sam, great looking hammer.

I don't know how to tell you this gently, but the inscription reads;
"I showered with Mace"....hopefully we can keep this between the two of us ( and Mace, he knows,too.)

 

[Sam Salvati]

Stacy, this was a regional dialect, there's the word "golden" in there somewhere

 

[Mace]

Now I'm supposed to join in with my input?

This was a fun project and I look forward to working with my buddy Sam doing some more Four hands work.:thumbup:
I was mostly glad that I had the chance to work on the handle alone with out Sams death wind cloud blowing me out of the shop!
That boy aint right!

Next project...."Sparkle heart"!
Mace

 

[12345678910]

But it's all black and rusty and scaley.

You know you can get shiny new hammers in Harbour Freight for $5 right ?

 

[watercrawl]

You guys are so cruel!!

Mace, Sam...that's a really nice hammer.

 

[Shaw Blades]

Nice hammer. The handle shape flows like a piece of bamboo, it really tops off the Japanese look.

 

[Dan Pierson]

Great hammer guys! Must have been a lot of fun to make.

 

[NickWheeler]

Super frick'n cool guys!!! :thumbup:

 

[Mace]

Thanks all!
Mace