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Buying, Selling, and Trading => Buying, Selling, and Trading => Topic started by: amertrac on November 08, 2011, 06:29:42 PM

Title: cobbler / shoemaker hammers( no longeravailable)
Post by: amertrac on November 08, 2011, 06:29:42 PM

two cobbler hammers
1- barely visible  ----ond       I take to be hamond
2=no visible mark but plenty of patina
  $ 40.00  shipped in us ( no longer available)

Title: Re: cobbler / shoemaker hammers( no longeravailable)
Post by: oldtoolman on November 11, 2011, 09:01:04 PM

shoemaker hammers are different..

Title: Re: cobbler / shoemaker hammers( no longeravailable)
Post by: gibsontool on November 14, 2011, 08:40:01 AM

An aquiantance of mine who has a small shoe repair shop in our town once told me that the hammer he preffered to use had the front face of the hammer tilted down about 5 to 7 degrees in relation to the handle. He didn't know if it was originally made for a specific job but he said he used it for just about everything and found it to be found it to be the most comfortable. Has anybody else ever heard of this ?

Title: Re: cobbler / shoemaker hammers( no longeravailable)
Post by: gibsontool on November 14, 2011, 08:45:42 AM

Sorry folks. I see my spelling and writing in general needs a little fine tuning, I hope everybody understands me.

Title: Re: cobbler / shoemaker hammers( no longeravailable)
Post by: oldtoolman on November 14, 2011, 03:26:02 PM

A shoemakers hammer has a longer straight backside than the shorter curved one of a cobblers.I sold one a while ago..

Title: Re: cobbler / shoemaker hammers( no longeravailable)
Post by: Stoney on November 15, 2011, 05:50:30 PM

I'll try to dig up a photo showing the difference.  We used both building saddles.