Ashoken hammer

[Kevin McGovern]

So I'm not really sure what makes a good hammer for forging, but this cross peen has been floating around for a while. I re hafted it with a piece of osage. So I guess it will be strong enough. I'm not even sure how heavy it is. Maybe 3-3.5 pounds?

 

[kuraki]

Looks identical to what my main forging hammer started as. I ground some weight out of it then rounded the face.

 

[Kevin McGovern]

Looks identical to what my main forging hammer started as. I ground some weight out of it then rounded the face.

Can you send me a picture? What weight is it?

 

[kuraki]

Yeah. I'm on the road but when I get home I will. I'd have to weigh it but I'm guessing 2.5 or 3 lb.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

The shape is good.

I find a 3# to 3.5# hammer works OK for heavy moving of steel, but a 2-2.5# hammer is better for most general forging ( bevels, etc.) Mostly I use a 1Kg and a 1.5Kg hammer.

I am bringing you some hammers, so don't run out and get any new ones yet.

 

[Kevin McGovern]

Thanks Stacy. This one was my wife's grandfathers, so I needed to bring it back to life regardless.