Some of my favorite handled blacksmith tools

[Stoney]

These are some of my favorite handled blacksmith tools.


Blacksmith hammers from left, double face made by my Great Uncle Ike, Rounder, 3 lb straight pein, 3 lb cross pein, 2 lb cross pein and a 1 1/2 lb cross pein.


These are not hammers but are handled tools used to hold above the work and are struck by a hammer.  From the left, a top fuller, a small flatter without a handle, a large flatter, a large set,  a small set, a cross pein that has been made into a cross chisel, a straight chisel that needs the mushrooming removed and a new handle, my 4 1/2 inch punch and my small 6 inch straight chisel.


Bronze and brass hammers.  The first 3 and marked from left, Custanite, Punch-lok and Plomb with the o in Los in the plumb shape.  The mushroomed chisel is why I use so many bronze and brass hammers in my shop. It's to hard to replace handled tools.


A straight handle Union 8 inch hacksaw pre world war 1 vintage.  I'll post up some more of my hammers in a different post.

[keykeeper]

Nice stuff, Stoney!!

I see a couple of hammers that I would bet came from Blacksmith Depot (Kayne & Son). Those guys are top notch, in my opinion.

The one you call a small set is made like a larger flatter. Interesting.

Now I'm gonna have to inventory and take a few pictures for this thread.

I would wager between you, me, and a couple others here, we could stock one heckuva blacksmith shop!!!!

[Stoney]

Thanks Keykeeper, and you would win your bet.  Three of my hammers came from Blacksmith Depot, the straight pein , the 3 lb cross pein and the 2 lb cross pein.  And your right they are top drawer in my book too. I would like to have at least one of everything in their catalog.

That would be a good thing to do.  All blacksmiths let's show our tools.

[64longstep/Brian]

I would wager between you, me, and a couple others here, we could stock one heckuva blacksmith shop!!!!

I'm sure We could...

[Branson]

I would wager between you, me, and a couple others here, we could stock one heckuva blacksmith shop!!!!

I'm sure We could...

Oh yes we could!

[Branson]

About 10 years ago, Kayne had a number of NOS flatters like the smallest one in the photo.  All things considered, they went for a tiny price.  Of course I got one!  I like the rounding hammer.  I like most rounding hammers!  My first smithing teacher used the rounder more than any other hammer he had.  He was a third generation traditional smith, and one thing passed down through his family was cutting down the handle of the rounder to about 10 inches.  I've done that with one of mine, and it's a most useful hammer.  Another I bought at a flea market -- a real beauty of a smith made hammer from the 19th Century -- came without a handle, so I made its handle short (European hammer, so I used white ash).  The third belonged to John Suttle, so I can't bring myself to shorten the handle. 

I did some research on the rounding hammer, and found the attached picture, dated either 1841 or 1851 (different sites gave different dates).  In the center are two rounding hammers, one with a short handle.  It made me happy to be able to bring my rounder to reenactments with proper documentation!

[Branson]

Forgot the picture mentioned in my post.  Here it is.

[scottg]

Well hammers are alright.
   I love them in fact.
I have a few pair of tongs, so that's ok too.
And some top and bottom swages, and a big Champion blower and a swage block.
So post away.

  Just don't go to posting your anvils or I'm going to cry like a little girl.
   yours Scott
about 150 pounds light in Camp

[lauver]

scottg,

I take it you parted with one of your anvils... perhaps to one of the members here?

[Nolatoolguy]

Ime impressed stoney. Nice hammers ya got there.