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Offline Edkat3

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Stone facing hammer?
« on: November 08, 2014, 01:23:44 PM »
Found this hammer in a junk shop today. Not sure what it is used for but I think it may be a stone facing hammer. Came with extra bits all different in size. Hammer and two of the bits are marked "Italy", one bit is marked France. Any idea?
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Offline Chillylulu

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Re: Stone facing hammer?
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2014, 04:43:07 PM »
I think you are right. I have several new hammers that are similar but are used to create different patterns on metal.

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Re: Stone facing hammer?
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2014, 11:34:05 AM »
Yes, a stone mason's hammer, for flattening and texturing the surface of a stone - I have a couple with fixed faces (of different sizes) - the one like yours is still being made today - known as a bush hammer, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_hammer - sometimes known as a scabbling hammer, but this is a slightly different process...
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Offline Edkat3

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Re: Stone facing hammer?
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2014, 03:53:55 PM »
Thanks guys, appreciate the info
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