For those who like nice hammers (lots of Pics)



Here's the first of 3 that I got out of the resulting billet....



































As it turned out, I made 8 big bars of twist, low layer count, and twisted 4 clockwise, and 4 counter-clockwise. I made the overall billet by 9-waying, and since I only had 8 bars of twist, I used a piece of 1080 and placed it at the center/core to complete the billet. (thats the plain steel you see in the peen end photo) Before welding it up, it weighed in at 22lbs, and was 4"x4"X8". I welding it up, drew it out to 1 1/2" square, annealed it, and then built hammers out of it.



Now I personally think that this is something that every respectable Bladesmith NEEDS!



I already have a hammer of my own, made from "Fossil Damascus", but I couldn't help but make myself another small "Double Jack" out of part of this billet. I'm gona put this one, as well as the next one up for sale, and if they don't sell, will likely take them to the Blade Show and see what happens. By the way, it's a 2.5lb right handed angle peen, with my standard split hickory handle....and a touch of carving/texturing. It's been fully heat treated, and is a completely usable forging hammer. I'm asking $400 plus shipping and insurance costs. I've been toying around with an idea for a while now, and a couple of weeks ago I had a Damascus billet that wasn't going the way I wanted....so true to what I tell folks....I didn't make a mistake...but an opportunity to excel. I had a BIG twist billet that wasn't coming out like I wanted, so I decided that it was time to make some Damascus Angle Peen Hammers!Here's the first of 3 that I got out of the resulting billet....As it turned out, I made 8 big bars of twist, low layer count, and twisted 4 clockwise, and 4 counter-clockwise. I made the overall billet by 9-waying, and since I only had 8 bars of twist, I used a piece of 1080 and placed it at the center/core to complete the billet. (thats the plain steel you see in the peen end photo) Before welding it up, it weighed in at 22lbs, and was 4"x4"X8". I welding it up, drew it out to 1 1/2" square, annealed it, and then built hammers out of it.Now I personally think that this is something that every respectable Bladesmith NEEDS!I already have a hammer of my own, made from "Fossil Damascus", but I couldn't help but make myself another small "Double Jack" out of part of this billet. I'm gona put this one, as well as the next one up for sale, and if they don't sell, will likely take them to the Blade Show and see what happens. By the way, it's a 2.5lb right handed angle peen, with my standard split hickory handle....and a touch of carving/texturing. It's been fully heat treated, and is a completely usable forging hammer. I'm asking $400 plus shipping and insurance costs.



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