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Old 05-07-2008, 08:20 AM
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Making a hammer

I have been watching Ed's video on basic bladesmithing and have decided to try to make my own hammers by modifying existing sledge hammers. Based on my very limited experience (I am a beginning knife maker- I won't call myself a smith yet), it apperas to me that the hammer head should be heated to non-magnetic, annealed, ground to the desired geometry, then heat treated and tempered. If this is correct, what is appropriate for the tempering process? Is all this overkill and I should just grind the head to what I want without the forgoing heat processes? Comments?
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Old 05-07-2008, 08:42 AM
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Grind it!

I just ground a drilling hammer with the grinder. Put a 50 or 60 grit belt on, got my rough shape idea and went to town. Then cleaned up with the finer grits. Voila! 5 dollar hammer now a knifemakers hammer kind of like Ed's. I have actually seen Ed's- his is so much nicer. It is finished out just as nice as one of his knives. I think I drooled on it! Dan


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Old 05-07-2008, 08:47 AM
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IronMonkey,

Thanks for the information. I suspect this will produce a softer hammer face than doing the whole heat treating deal, which I was afraid would yield a product harder trhan desirable.
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Old 05-07-2008, 08:53 AM
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BFinnigan has a hammer build-along thread with lots of photos over on primal fires. I believe he started from scratch with a block of 4140 steel.
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