great job, cool design. I don't see many hammers made by upsetting the face but it does give it a unique look. I would say it's much easier to char the handle with a Mapp gas torch or propane torch than sticking the whole thing in the forge.
Thanks! I sold my press last year and moved shops. So rebuilding new shop. Hope to get a press again one day. But glad to know I don't NEED a press to make hammers.
I typically temper in front of my forge. I cl3an the faces after quench to 120 grit then put in front of my forge and watch the colors run. I get a golden straw color to my faces and some blues and purples around the eye of the hammer.
@@whiskeyturtleforge5002 Awesome thanks for the info. Haven't heat treated anything bigger than a knife. Saw your reddit post with tons of hammers and am feeling inspired, now I just got to find some heavy stock, tough for an islander lol!
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Well done, sir!
Thank you kindly!
great job, cool design. I don't see many hammers made by upsetting the face but it does give it a unique look. I would say it's much easier to char the handle with a Mapp gas torch or propane torch than sticking the whole thing in the forge.
Thank you! Absolutly. Just currently don't have a hand held torch. On the need to get list.
Nice job! Props for doing it all by hand without a hyd press or power hammer.
Thanks! I sold my press last year and moved shops. So rebuilding new shop. Hope to get a press again one day. But glad to know I don't NEED a press to make hammers.
How did you temper, or is the residual heat enough?
I typically temper in front of my forge. I cl3an the faces after quench to 120 grit then put in front of my forge and watch the colors run. I get a golden straw color to my faces and some blues and purples around the eye of the hammer.
@@whiskeyturtleforge5002 Awesome thanks for the info. Haven't heat treated anything bigger than a knife. Saw your reddit post with tons of hammers and am feeling inspired, now I just got to find some heavy stock, tough for an islander lol!
Speedymetals.com is where I get my steel from.