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Title: Forging Hammer ???
Post by: Steve Nuckels on March 06, 2009, 09:10:00 PM

Recommendations for a first affordable forging hammer?   What weight for general use?  And any other Info welcome!

Thanks, Steve

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Title: Re: Forging Hammer ???
Post by: Lin Rhea on March 06, 2009, 09:20:00 PM

My favorite is a 32 oz ball pein with a wooden handle. I have some nice and expensive hammers, but the ball pein is one that I use on every blade. Lin

Title: Re: Forging Hammer ???
Post by: Todd Robbins on March 10, 2009, 09:51:00 PM

I've got a 24 oz. ball pein and a 2 lb. cross pein that I use the most.  I don't have but one expensive hammer, a 4.4 lb Peddinghaus cross pein that I rarely use.  I rarely use the pein on any of my hammers, instead I use a spring fuller for shapping tangs and stretching steel out.