Japanese style hammer

[Tundra_Man]

If I had one of those hammers, I'd hammer in the mornin'...

Nice!

[harrydurt]

Steve, they are too beautiful to swing at anything. But, what were they originally meant for? Carving?
- Richard

[SteveR]

From one Steve to another...those puppies are swcheeeet!!!

[Ken Weaver]

Those are great Steve, but I'm not sure I could really hit anything with them, would break my heart in the process!

[scmhogg]

Thanks for all the kind comments. I originally made the hammers to be used. But, I got carried away. Of the six I made I have given three away. Two are on display and one is being used in a kitchen.

Steve

[RainShadow]

STEVE: got any more left ? I will purchase one if you would like to sell one....
thanks, Randy from Oceanside, CA
randypadre@yahoo.com

[kai]

If you were to use them, what would you use them for???

[scmhogg]

Kai,

My original intention was to use the hammer I kept for chisels. The long handle allows you to "choke up" for easy control of the strength of the hit. Since my last response, I have actually used my hammer, to make a mortise that was too large to do on my mortiser. Other than a light hammer tone to the brass face, it worked fine.

[toolbelt diva]

WOW! Those are very beautiful...you inspire me. If I had one, it would definitely be on display.

[Mainemarc]

Steve:

Those are exquisite hammers. Sort of embodies the eastern concept that tools should be beautiful to the eye as well as the hand. I figured that they would be used for chisels. Could you also use them to adjust the wedged iron on wooden body planes?

[RickCarpenter]

quote:Originally posted by Tundra_Man

If I had one of those hammers, I'd hammer in the mornin'...

Nice!

If I had one of those hammers, there'd be no more folksingers...

[Wood_workur]

Wow... I would only use it on a really loose fitting joint...