There are some nice hammers here > https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/sear...erOfResults=24
jtk
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There are some nice hammers here > https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/sear...erOfResults=24
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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I use the little shop made mallet on the right. It has leather faces.
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I use a cheap little hammer what has interchangeable heads, one of which is brass.
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Hmm...basic group...
hammers. basic set.JPG
Full set..
hammers, full set.JPG
Block plane needed a resharpening, removed a pitted edge,,,,needed reset...
hammers, sharpened and set.JPG
An OLD match plane (groove)...test drive..
hammers, 3 wedges to set.JPG
Has 3 wedges to set ( Walnut wedges, maple handle, Ash fence..)
hammers, wedge setter.JPG
Seems to work for setting the wedges. That wooden mallet? I turned it ( back when I had a lathe) from Spalted Maple....may have to turn a new one...someday...
Small brass head hammer is an Xacto.....Brass and plastic heads are all I have left of the 6 heads it came with...
Missing from the group...is a 16oz curved claw hammer...with a Hickory handle.
Cross pean is a "Riveting" hammer....and about THE best hammer for small nails and brads...and nail sets...
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This is a bronze head I made about 7 years ago. The head is 7/8” dia and just under 2 1/2” long, one end flat the other is curved.
Jim
Ancora Yacht Service
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Harbor Freight brass on one end, rubber on the other. Works great and I think it was 5 bucks.
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