Sledge Hammers!

Agent_H · Jun 19, 2019

Miller '72 said:
I agree with @garry3, these markers and stamps and hammer or axes they used for them, what a great tool to collect, save and share. I hope you can rescue more.

I doubt I will come across any here in the wild...but to quote Sean Connery..."Never Say Never"

Here are a few I rehung this week

Atha

True Temper

Plumb

Classy looking hammers Miller!

Well, I know where there is a fair number of those branding hammers if we can get a member near Burns, Or. to run an errand for us

Square_peg · Jun 20, 2019

I've seen a fair number of them in the NW. I believe there was a company in Portland OR that used to make them for many of the local logging companies. WA state has a huge list of registered brands.

I've also seen a few (and own one) where the brand has been added to an axe, usually a rafting axe, by some welding shop or maybe just the company welder.

They are still in use in places.

junkenstien · Jun 25, 2019

40 oz plumb on a 17 inch hickory handle and a 16 oz dynamic on a 14 ash handle the east coast lumberjack sent me with some axe handles.

Luckovich · Jun 27, 2019

I'd be interested in seeing some great weapon style hammers.

jblyttle · Jun 30, 2019

Luckovich said:
I'd be interested in seeing some great weapon style hammers.

Aren't they all?

jblyttle · Jun 30, 2019

This is a neat old 1.5lb cross peen on a 13.5" handle.

IMG_20190630_082649 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190630_082657 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190630_082709 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190630_082732 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190630_082719 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190630_082737 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190630_082705 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

Square_peg · Jul 1, 2019

Rosie did more than riveting! She worked as a gandy dancer. No, not that other kind of dancing!

There were our local girls.

https://voiceofthevalley.com/2019/03/26/five-woman-from-ravensdale-join-railroad-gang-in-1942/

jblyttle · Jul 2, 2019

Better than the gym, those girls have some shoulders.

jblyttle · Jul 2, 2019

This is a 3lb Channellock on a 15.75" handle.

IMG_20190702_061726 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190702_061733 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190702_061746 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190702_061804 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190702_061755 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190702_061809 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190702_061740 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

jblyttle · Jul 9, 2019

This is a 1.5lb Champion Dearment. 2lb total, 15".

IMG_20190709_183541 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190709_183617 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190709_183634 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190709_183622 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

IMG_20190709_183555 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

junkenstien · Jul 14, 2019

Little Maydole was give to me last week,had some stripes under the dirt.

ithinkverydeeply · Jul 27, 2019

I tried to rejuvenate this cool twist face hammer with a massive chip in it.

I had it welded then did a little sanding and wire wheeled it before redressing the faces with a sanding block.

The repair came out good enough that I keep mistaking what corner it was on. I’m glad he was able to weld it and not have to braze it, so it doesn’t have that gold color.

I considered some other handle options for it but rehung it on it’s old handle with a

Yankee Josh yellow birch wedge.

The Ranger would have been particularly well suited...

I’m not sure what the “SDA” stands for, any information would be appreciated?!

It also has a double stamped “R.M.” that I understand translates to “use your own hammer!”

Some closeups of the weld.

It’s hard to capture the funky angles to this unique hammer. But compared to Simonds and other twist face sawyers hammers it has an elegant form. The way the faces are slender and taper into each other with sweeping lines.

Huh, I see almost every shot I took was of the bad corner... that wasn’t intentional. Here is the other face

Hope you dig it as much as I do!

Yankee Josh · Jul 27, 2019

ithinkverydeeply said:
I tried to rejuvenate this cool twist face hammer with a massive chip in it.

I had it welded then did a little sanding and wire wheeled it before redressing the faces with a sanding block.

The repair came out good enough that I keep mistaking what corner it was on. I’m glad he was able to weld it and not have to braze it, so it doesn’t have that gold color.

I considered some other handle options for it but rehung it on it’s old handle with a Yankee Josh yellow birch wedge.

The Ranger would have been particularly well suited...

I’m not sure what the “SDA” stands for, any information would be appreciated?!

It also has a double stamped “R.M.” that I understand translates to “use your own hammer!”

Some closeups of the weld.

It’s hard to capture the funky angles to this unique hammer. But compared to Simonds and other twist face sawyers hammers it has an elegant form. The way the faces are slender and taper into each other with sweeping lines.

Huh, I see almost every shot I took was of the bad corner... that wasn’t intentional. Here is the other face

Hope you dig it as much as I do!

Those are really interesting! Thank you for sharing them! We may have a lot of old axes in my neck of the woods but there isn't much in the way of unique things that you find.
I agree those curves on those hammers are out of this world! Nice repair job too! All around awesomeness!!!

Square_peg · Jul 27, 2019

ithinkverydeeply said:
I tried to rejuvenate this cool twist face hammer with a massive chip in it.

I had it welded then did a little sanding and wire wheeled it before redressing the faces with a sanding block.

The repair came out good enough that I keep mistaking what corner it was on. I’m glad he was able to weld it and not have to braze it, so it doesn’t have that gold color.

I considered some other handle options for it but rehung it on it’s old handle with a Yankee Josh yellow birch wedge.

The Ranger would have been particularly well suited...

I’m not sure what the “SDA” stands for, any information would be appreciated?!

It also has a double stamped “R.M.” that I understand translates to “use your own hammer!”

Some closeups of the weld.

It’s hard to capture the funky angles to this unique hammer. But compared to Simonds and other twist face sawyers hammers it has an elegant form. The way the faces are slender and taper into each other with sweeping lines.

Huh, I see almost every shot I took was of the bad corner... that wasn’t intentional. Here is the other face

Hope you dig it as much as I do!

Great repair! Glad that ended up in your hands.

Miller '72 · Jul 27, 2019

ithinkverydeeply said:
I tried to rejuvenate this cool twist face hammer with a massive chip in it.

I had it welded then did a little sanding and wire wheeled it before redressing the faces with a sanding block.

The repair came out good enough that I keep mistaking what corner it was on. I’m glad he was able to weld it and not have to braze it, so it doesn’t have that gold color.

I considered some other handle options for it but rehung it on it’s old handle with a Yankee Josh yellow birch wedge.

The Ranger would have been particularly well suited...

I’m not sure what the “SDA” stands for, any information would be appreciated?!

It also has a double stamped “R.M.” that I understand translates to “use your own hammer!”

Some closeups of the weld.

It’s hard to capture the funky angles to this unique hammer. But compared to Simonds and other twist face sawyers hammers it has an elegant form. The way the faces are slender and taper into each other with sweeping lines.

Huh, I see almost every shot I took was of the bad corner... that wasn’t intentional. Here is the other face

Hope you dig it as much as I do!

Superb ITVD! Superb you obtained and followed thru to its complete and full resurrection! To be used again, and or admired for so many more generations!

I say man! Those are all beautiful Sawyer hammers, love the gathering!

ithinkverydeeply · Jul 27, 2019

Thank you all for the accolades!
I’m thinking about doing the same to the Simonds but fear it will wipe out what’s left of the barely discernible embossing.

Brian Rust · Jul 27, 2019

Here is a sawyers hammer I recently got off the bay. $10! Post said “tradesman’s hammer”, thanks to ITVD I actually knew what it was lol. It did not have any markings on it but it is in great shape! I did a light polish on it and scraped the handle. It has a very grainy oak handle that is beautiful. I feel like I got lucky with this one!

ithinkverydeeply · Jul 27, 2019

That is a nice find in a poorly labeled listing!

Agent_H · Jul 27, 2019

ithinkverydeeply said:
Thank you all for the accolades!
I’m thinking about doing the same to the Simonds but fear it will wipe out what’s left of the barely discernible embossing.

I think it’s terrific that you had that hammer professionally fixed. Those are some unique pieces of gear and great work on the rehandling!

Brian Rust · Jul 28, 2019

Those diagonal peen hammers are super nice!!!