MoldyJim
Elite Cafe Member
I had to make myself another pair of chasing hammers. The top two I just finished.
I found a couple of obsolete auto ball joints, cut the ball shafts out of the units and turned the ends down to suit.
Nice raw material for hammers, induction hardened shell, softer center like a true hammer needs to be.
The handles are from some ice fallen Hawthorne limbs, hand scraped to shape and waxed.
I like funky shaped handles made to fit my fingers.
Not like I needed more hammers, just too easy to
make to pass up.
The stick on the right is a old piece of lilac tree heartwood, any way to preserve the rich purple color? Pic doesn't show the nice lilac and cream of the wood.
I found a couple of obsolete auto ball joints, cut the ball shafts out of the units and turned the ends down to suit.
Nice raw material for hammers, induction hardened shell, softer center like a true hammer needs to be.
The handles are from some ice fallen Hawthorne limbs, hand scraped to shape and waxed.
I like funky shaped handles made to fit my fingers.
Not like I needed more hammers, just too easy to
make to pass up.
The stick on the right is a old piece of lilac tree heartwood, any way to preserve the rich purple color? Pic doesn't show the nice lilac and cream of the wood.