I'm looking for a hammer to use with my wooden planes. What is a good weight for the hammer? Do you have one to recommend? Thanks.
I'm looking for a hammer to use with my wooden planes. What is a good weight for the hammer? Do you have one to recommend? Thanks.
One of the members (and a mod?) here sells nice looking and well performing plane hammers, along with marking knives. Perhaps he will drop in.
David
Just make your own, it's a nice weekend project. A short section of one inch brass bar and handle and you're good to go.
Life's too short to use old sandpaper.
I agree on make your own. They're pretty simple to make and low cost. Here's a tutorial on how to make one.
Mike
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I have made mallets in the past. This time I would like to purchase the hammer.
I was gifted one from Lee Valley that is quite nice.
I have this one and like it fine.
Fred
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
I’ve been happy with the Wile plane hammer by Veritas.
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7oz (maybe..) cross pean riveting hammer...also a great brad hammer, and works with mortise chisels....cross pean can also get into the Stanley 45 to adjust the lateral on a cutter...
You want taps, and not whacks, when making adjustments. It seems like there is a lot of personal preference in weight & shape to achieve that. (Though that Wile Veritas one sure is pretty.)
One cheaper option recommended in a recent thread (which I can't find, so maybe a different forum?) is:
Grace 8oz Brass Hammer at H.J. Epstein
I have the Wile plane hamnnmer and like it as well.
Cheap and it works.
https://www.harborfreight.com/double...dle-98285.html
"Remember back in the day, when things were made by hand, and people took pride in their work?"
- Rick Dale
Found a Grace 8oz brass and delrin hammer to be pretty good. Delrin for knocking on the body to get the blade out, bras to adjust the blade. I did reshape the handle though since it comes pretty chunky for a small hammer.