Knife Making Ball Peen Hammer
I show how i make a classic ball peen hammer.
Knife making ball peen hammer. Propane forge knife making blacksmith gas forge farriers furnace hf2 u s a. A project that results in a tough deadly and fully functional high carbon steel tomahawk. A professional hardware smith friend of mine uses only a 20 oz. Good luck have fun and.
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For some time know i ve wanted a small axe for carving or maybe taking with me on a trip. Goplus 5piece hammer set sledge hammer rubber mallet cross pein hammer 16 32 oz ball pein hammer blacksmith forge tool with non slip handle for metal rivet punch peins heavy duty hammers kit hampous 4 piece hammer set with fiberglass handle 16 oz ball pein hammer 24oz ball pein hammer 3 lb sledge hammer 3 lb cross pein hammer. Ball peen with the face ground dead flat and the edges nearly sharp to make early american home hardware like hinges door latches and so on. A tomahawk seemed to be the right answer for my needs so i decided to forge one from an old ball peen hammer.
Forging an axe from a ball peen hammer. Thanks bespoke bloke designs for the hammer head. I managed to do this without a swage block using a home. Possibly the coolest thing i forged so far if i do say so myself.
Forging a tomahawk from the head of a ball peen hammer i had laying around. Forging a usable and nice looking hatchet out of a ball peen hammer.