Derek Cohen
08-04-2008, 10:48 PM
I received a rather nice plane setting hammer from Dave Anderson (Chester Tool Works). It was immediately put to use on my HNT Gordon woodies.
Great weight and feel. Thanks Dave!
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Mallets%20and%20hammers/Planemallet1.jpg
Dave's hammer inspired me to try and make a smaller version (because I was interested to discover what the effect of this would be). I picked up a cheap brass jeweller's hammer on eBay and converted this (rather extensively).
Dave's is 300 gm and the one I made is 200 gm.
One side is brass for blade adjustment, and the other is leather for the plane body. Here is the result alongside Dave's ..
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Mallets%20and%20hammers/Planemallet2.jpg
.. and a close up ...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Mallets%20and%20hammers/Planemallet3.jpg
I must tell you that hammers are not easy to make. This gives me a whole lot of respect for Dave's work!
Regards from Perth
Derek
Great weight and feel. Thanks Dave!
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Mallets%20and%20hammers/Planemallet1.jpg
Dave's hammer inspired me to try and make a smaller version (because I was interested to discover what the effect of this would be). I picked up a cheap brass jeweller's hammer on eBay and converted this (rather extensively).
Dave's is 300 gm and the one I made is 200 gm.
One side is brass for blade adjustment, and the other is leather for the plane body. Here is the result alongside Dave's ..
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Mallets%20and%20hammers/Planemallet2.jpg
.. and a close up ...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Mallets%20and%20hammers/Planemallet3.jpg
I must tell you that hammers are not easy to make. This gives me a whole lot of respect for Dave's work!
Regards from Perth
Derek