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Greetings all-

I was wondering where everyone was getting their raising hammers from? I've looked at ones geared towards the jewelry market and they seem both expensive and a bit light for moving steel. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Josh

I only have 1 real raising hammer. it is a 24oz peddinghaus raising hammer. I LOVE it. the other raising hammers that I have are modifyed ball piens from harbor freight. they do what they are supposed to...

I bought mine from Ironmonger Armoury, at Pennsic.

http://www.ironmongerarmory.com/imgview ... rmor_tools

This is the hammer that I bought from Kayne and Son/Blacksmith Depot.


They also have others shaped like this

I use one of these from Eastwood Co.

[img]http://www.eastwoodco.com/images/us//local/products/detail/p896.jpg[/img]

The face is rounded up and the edges smoothed for our type of work though.

Hal

PS: I have found some locally made by Bondo Co. to be used in my new tool kit.

i went direct to peddinghaus for three of mine, but frosts here in the uk stock piccard stuff, have two of their raising hammers, they have great handles to.. but if push comes to shove you can always make em..

cheers..

Fred

Castings,

Merry Christmas! Hope you are well.

I have made a couple of raising hammers out of brick hammers. I also had a hammer with longer arms made by Eric at iron monger armoury.

http://www.ironmongerarmory.com/index.php

Alec/Alric

cwr1000 wrote:a 24oz peddinghaus raising hammer.

Where did you get this hammer?

f

Great thread. i think I'll look at ordering one from Iron monger.

Try www.hammersource.com

Raising as well as repousse hammer information at Anvilfire at:

http://www.repoussetools.com/