Forging Hammer for 2019 mallet swap

Good job! Nice choice for duckmilk.

-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive

Well, awesome hammer! The taper is a nice feature and adds grace to the project. And your project make me want to explore the metal side. Though the heat treating it out for me

-- Bill - Rochester MI

Thanks guys! This one is not heat treated, it’s pretty tough steel as-is and since it’ll be used for thin work I feel like it’d be very easy to hit the anvil face so I wanted the hammer to be softer than the anvil. I told duck if he decides it’s too soft I’ll gladly harden it though! If anyone else needs heat treat done I’ve got an oven now!

Nice, Grant! Duck’s a lucky guy!

-- Dave - Santa Fe

You metal working guys put the rest of us to shame. Just looking at the picture, I could tell it had to be a hammer used around a forge. No frills, all business, or as Kenny would say – that’s a sexy beast.

I also need to find some pecan. Seems like everyone was using it this swap.

-- Earl "I'm a pessamist - generally that increases the chance that things will turn out better than expected"

Very nice buddy, and very original. Duck should get a lot of use from it.

-- We all make mistakes, the trick is to fix it in a way that says "I meant to do that".

You do good work. Really good work.

-- You can lead a horse to water, but you can't tie his shoes. Blaze Foley

Awesome job Grant!!! I would use that sucker at the anvil any day!

-- Dave - http://kelleycrafts.com/ - pen blanks - knife scales - turning tools

I think it is awesome Grant! I don’t foresee it needing to be any harder than it already is. I would rather re-dress any dings in the hammer than damage something I didn’t intend to. The folks at work who got to see it were really impressed. And, I was proud to show it off :-)

-- "Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef

That’s a well made hammer. The home grown Hickory was the icing on the tool.
The handle looks properly indexed.
How’s the balance?

-- James E McIntyre

Superb build,
Very very nice that, and the home grown Pecan handle a real treat.
Nice one

-- There is no hope for any of us if we keep apologizing for telling the truth.

Oops meant the Pecan-Hickory.

-- James E McIntyre

Superb build,
Very very nice that, and the home grown Pecan handle a real treat.
Nice one

- anthm27

Oops meant the Pecan-Hickory.
Anthm27 are you in any danger living in Hong Kong?

-- James E McIntyre

pecan wood really sets this mallet off GREAT JOB :<)) GRATZ TOP 3

-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN :<))

Great job Grant! I’m sure it will serve Duck very well!

-- I'd rather be a hammer than a nail