Restoring Estwing to former glory
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- Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024
- I restored this on to look as close to factory as I could, that being said I really do not know what this Estwing hammer looked like when it was new, just what I believe it should have look like. I believe this style of Estwing hammer had a waffle face, but I already took a lot of metal off cleaning it and was afraid of making it really of balance.
I’ve recently just purchased a second Estwing as my first one I got at 18 (10 years ago) has the handle coming off, and my new one also has 2 radically different claw sizes!
Are you going to replace the Handle, I mean make your own handle!
You did an awesome job. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thanks for watching!
Another excellent restoration man.
Thank you I appreciate, the comment, hope you are like me and like using tools and working with your hands, some people never see an end in their jobs or finish product.!!!!
Thank you for the video I just found one at a garage that I'm getting ready to restore. Now I know how.
Take your time, do not be in a hurry, there are many ways to clean and restore tools, I try different ways all the time, but if needs work you really cannot hurt any ways, have fun with it and I hope you like the outcome.!!!
32:19 I have about 8 Estwing hammers and none of the claws have so much variation in width as your one does. Very unusual. Great job by the way. Keep the good work up.
At first I thought I ground some off with the disk, but I am sure it was like that?
I have a 16 ounce rip claw that I've had for many years, a brand new 15 ounce ultra series rip claw, and a 12 ounce rip claw that is many years old too, all Estwing hammers. The 15 and 16 ounce have uneven claws like the hammer you worked on here. The 12 ounce has symmetrical claws and rings so bad I stopped using it when it was new. In recent years I have read that a lot of Estwings ring, and a remedy for that is to grind some metal off one of the claws to make them uneven, eliminating the tuning fork effect that makes them ring. When I come across that 12 ounce, I am going to remove some metal from one claw with an angle grinder and see if that stops the ring. I enjoyed your video, it was clear and easy to follow.
I was told by an old framer about what you said about the ringing, and I have not known about and or not noticed it, I will look for it on another hammer when I find one! I am glad you liked my video, my videos are long, but I hate to leave something out that someone may need to see, plus you fast forward all you want!!!!!!!!!
@@djstoolrestorations I like longer videos that include details that some skip over. I looked at the pictures on Estwing's website of the 15 ounce Ultra series rip claw hammer that I have and even on the manufacturer's website you can see in the closeup of the claws that they are not even. So, I guess that must be intentional because they wouldn't put an imperfect hammer as a sample on their own website. Make your videos the way you feel they should be. I'm sure I'm not the only one that likes longer, detailed videos.
I wonder if the owner of that hammer modified the claw so that heavier nails would be gripped closer to the handle? Maybe he was pulling a lot of heavy form nails, since you found concrete on the claw surfaces. Nice restoration.
Did not have any tooling marks on it, but never thought of wear from use over time, that is a good thought, thanks.!
I have my dad's Estwing, same model you have, I believe it's from the 90's & has the same leg is smaller than the other.
Ok, thanks, I thought maybe it was me grinding too but I did not think I did!
I think it looks beautiful as-is. 👍
Thanks!
Nice video. Thank you.
You are welcome, and thanks for watching, I hope it was informative!
Omg I would love one of them hammers 😊
Love mine, I put a wood handle on the one that was in the fire, it was a gift from wife and daughter, so I saved it!
Looks great.
Thanks!
Very nice job on this restoration! Do you have any tips on how to remove the labels and price tag on a new Estwing hammer without destroying the factory finish? TIA.
Try W-40, Goof off or Goop hand cleaner!
@@djstoolrestorations Will do. Thank you!
@@Aduhwan Let me know if anything worked!
@@djstoolrestorations Will do.
Hi Sir, do you restore Estwing hammers as a partime gig/ job income for your self. I'm Peter from Australia I love the Estwing hammers I have two of them a 20 ounce for light work, and a long handled 24 ounce for heavy work. I love to swing a hammer at work. G'day to you PeterHarding
I do not restore for money; I have cleaned some up for some friends, I am working on one today for a friend, and I think it is a 20oz, I do not get to swing a hammer like I use to, I work in a facility that is fire rated, I build with 5/8 sheetrock and metal studs, they will not let me make cabinets any more, they are always in a hurry and buy cheap Ikea type made crap, I use tools of all kinds every day, tools for me make me money or save me money!
I was always a fan of wooden handles hammers. But I gotta say that a old worn handle sure is beautiful. I had 1 estwing. It would ring every time you hit a nail. Very annoying. I turned into a Vaughn guy, the very few times someone else used my hammer of course they break the handle.
I like all hammers, but I like the wooden ones better! I keep a junk hammer around just in case someone wants to borrow one!!
Those groves in hammer head ,I've seen possum hunters in NZ do that as a possum dispatching tool .....I'm trying to ree do a hammer head at moment ,done a few wooden handles on old heads .....I was going to ask you I'm trying to modify a hammer head for my own possum hunting tool ,I want to lighten and square up the head ,I saw a estwing in second hand shop today I almost grabbed it but I like wooden handles
I think you can do it pretty easily; I would take a sanding disk about 60 grit and take off and shape it a little at a time, and also, I would try an all-steel hammer to you might find you like it more than you think, it does not hurt to have more than one, just remember to work it a-little at a time and feel it in your hand, I have known framing contractors that have fine-tuned their hammers to make the feel better when they were swinging them.
I will try to do a hammer this week and I will show different ways to clean and shape my hammer.
@@djstoolrestorations awesome thanks for the knowledge and I will be sure to watch your future video ... yeah I'll give it a go ,it will be a nice project and it'll keep my hands busy for a while .thanks very much
@@djstoolrestorations just subscribed and had a scroll through your videos,I'm going to have to do some binge watching ,I don't have alot of money to spend on stuff . Most of the tools I have are second hand from my father and an old boss of mine ,I definitely need to restore a few of them I've been trying but just don't know what I'm doing ,I love the old tools I have and I've got to scavenge for some more
What goop is that to clean the handle? Where can i get it
Its GoJo original formula hand cleaner it is the only cleaner I buy; my wife uses it on my clothes sometimes when I get a lot of grease or oil on them, Wal mart and Napa are the only two places around here that carries it sometimes Wal mart is out for weeks, so I always buy two or three containers.
Get rid of the hoodie strinstrings
Yea, did not really notice till you pointed it out.
Use a sander to take the rust off
Copy that!
Soak that concrete patch in coca-cola.
Was able to use small wire wheel on a grind, worked pretty good.!
What kind of flap disc did you use
I use Harbor freight brand, not sure if I started with 60 grit or 120? Hope that helps, let me know if you want more info, I will show it in next video.
@@djstoolrestorations thanks 👍 my dad has a 20yr old estwing that I wanna clean up for him but it has a lot of really deep pitting
@@chrismartinez6844 Take your time and take it easy, you can take a lot of metal of fast, a light touch goes along way, I would like to see it when your done!.
Cant find hardly anything on replacing the grip
They do not make replacements or warranty it, I used leather to make a handle on a Estwing hatchet and I made a wooden handle for a 28oz Estwing framing hammer that was in my fire, if you want to see them I made a video on the hatchet or I can just make a video for kind walking through what I did, right now I do not have a hammer to restore, I am publishing a video Saturday morning where I make a leather handle on another hatchet, let me know if I can help?
u grinded that small side wayy more lol
Looking back at it I might have!!!!
Honestly I save money just to buy estwing rip claw leather handle.
I hope you are able to get one.
Gotta 5ake care of your tools he says as he grabs the s-k screwdriver to chisel concrete out the hammer. Lmfao...nice resto tho
Yea I know, but I only have about 30 cents in that screwdriver, and I was not that hard on it, but I looked back at it and that was funny!!!! Thanks for the comment!
It's not made that way I got 3 of them ant none of the claws like that
Yea, I think I may have taken too much off with the wheel and was not paying attention to what I was doing!!
A wire wheel works better, and is not as agressive.
I agree, but I wanted see if I could get rid of some of the pits!
Less waffle just get on with it 🤦♂️🤦♂️
ok.