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Offline rusty

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Re: Vintage C. Hammond axe
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2014, 12:28:46 PM »
Bit late for mine. I shattered a handle about 10 minutes after I got them home.
Had not thought of adding a face, what a neat idea :)
Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

Offline Chillylulu

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Re: Vintage C. Hammond axe
« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2014, 04:28:20 PM »
Ohhhh yummy hammer Chili!
 I am liking that!
  Couple quick questions. Is that really a sad iron with no handle sitting in a trivet?
 And how about tell the tale of those squiggly punches? Never saw that, and you have 2 sizes in the same pic, so they must work for you.

    yours Scott

So it sounds like I was bass ackwards on which hammers are hard or soft? Good to know - like I've said before, I only claim 85% accuracy (a solid "B"?) It's good to find out when I am in 15% land. I can never tell from this end without some help!

The punches have been modified, there are actually 3 shown ( the middle one has its humps facing you.  ) I use them as stakes for anticlastic raising. I'll show them with others in another post, and an example of anticlastic raising ( its kinda like a saddle shape, or possibly a pringle chip... )

The iron is the heavy parts of an old electric iron, I repurposed the face and tip for metalforming as a stake. The point can get up into some tight areas and give me a polished face to work against.

Going to make a new post now...

Chilly