Stone Dressing Hammers.

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A Friend is a dry stone wall builder, among other things. He has issues off finding good dressing hammers.
So when he can find old ones, he buys them.
Then I have to put them right.

All had damaged peins.

I removed all the heads. De rusted them.
Then reground the peins.
Each head was then Hardened and tempered.

One shaft had to be replaced.


So I cheated and brought one.

Each head was metal and wooden wedged to secure. Then a 2 pack resin was used to seal the ends.

Shafts were finished in french polish, then waxed.

 

[heimlaga]

Well done.

Around here where the only local stone is granite stoneworker's tools wear so fast and must be reforged so often that it is pointless to make such nice handles. The handle will be destoyed every time the peins are forged out and rehardened.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

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We have that issue in Cornwall.

But when hardening and tempering you do not destroy the handles. if you apply the heat in the correct way.

Plus with damp cloths you can limit the head spread.

I have used OA, propane and even a coke forge to re harden and temper the peins.
It is all about heat control