Completed hammer

Sam Salvati · Mar 3, 2008

Here is a completed hammer, I posted pictures of the head with a temporary handle a few weeks back, here it is with the permanent one. I think the wood is walnut, oiled with corn oil. Hammerhead is 1045, from 1 1/2 inch round. I just cleaned up the head a little bit with a 120 grit belt, the handle was taken to 120 then oiled. Comments and critique welcome, I will have some more pictures of these up, this one is a bit rough looking as it was the very first I had done, the newer ones are much cleaner looking.

Raymond Richard · Mar 3, 2008

Sam, Looks pretty good! Have you tired it yet? Let us know how it dances......

Don Hanson III · Mar 3, 2008

Nice lookin hammer. What's the weight?

Sam Salvati · Mar 3, 2008

Thanks guys. Ray, I tried it out real quick today as soon as I finished it, works pretty good! I will have to use it long term though to see how the handle feels and works ergonomically, as well as how the head works. The offset hammerhead is very cool, a bit of an unusual feeling swinging it until you get used to it. Don, it comes in at about 2 pounds(roughly, lost just a teeny bit of material from the pilot hole).

bobby.t · Mar 3, 2008

Thumbs down, that thing'll never take an edge.
Your grind is all wrong.

Teknition · Mar 4, 2008

Nice looking hammer Sam. I can see you tested it out on your thumb, how did it work?

SteelSlaver · Mar 4, 2008

Yup always want to thumb check them. If you feel sick to your stomache after the hit its working well. LOL JIm

Sam Salvati · Mar 4, 2008

LOL

. That booboo was actually from my other hammer, and yeah Jim it was one of those where your stomach just lurches hehe. I have yet to christen this one with a thumb smash. Hammer works good though, I did a quick hook yesterday to try it out right after I finished it up and it works very good, hits good and solid. The controued handle is pretty comfortable, though akin to Kevin's advice on testing a knife, I am gonna take it and smith with it a whole lot for hours a day and see just how long term comfortable it is.

Sam Salvati · Mar 4, 2008

Here is a couple comparison shots with the finished hammer from 1 1/2 round and the newest one from 1 1/4 round.