After watching the previous inspiring videos, I decided to finish up some older tool projects and maybe start some new ones.
The following is a rather old project, which I had never finished, namely a Japanese style, weight-forward forging hammer. Is is basically a piece of AISI 1060 steel, with a round hole machined at one end, and then heat-treated to about 50 HRc, the same hardness as my anvil, or maybe slightly softer.
Of course after finishing it, I realized how simple, clunky (though it still does its job well) and inelegant it truly is. Hmmm, better design next time. For now here are some samples of proper Japanese style forging hammers, found at:
thejapanwoodworker.com
and http://owenbush.co.uk/tools
Εχω φτιαξει 6 τετοια σφυρια για Φιλους,ευχαριστως να σε βοηθησω να φτιαξουμε το δικο σου....Θα το καταευχαριστηθεις!!!
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