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Offline Mike H

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Starrett Blacksmith Hammer?
« on: July 28, 2021, 09:48:48 AM »
Picked this up 25th July
It is just under 14" Overall length
The Head is 5-34" Length
                    1" Width
                    1" Height
Weight 1 Lb 6 Oz.
My best guess is a Blacksmith Hammer
I have seen that S in a circle mark somewhere
but can't recall where. I saw the Starrett Hammer with
magnifying glass on the internet but that's quite a different animal.
« Last Edit: July 28, 2021, 11:41:12 AM by Mike H »

Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Starrett Blacksmith Hammer?
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2021, 11:03:39 AM »
Or a tinner's hammer.  Starrett seems unlikely.

Offline Mike H

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Re: Starrett Blacksmith Hammer?
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2021, 11:44:11 AM »
Bill
+1 on Starrett being unlikely maker for this tool;
the more I think about the S in Circle
this may have been a completely non-tool related logo/mark
that I saw.

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Re: Starrett Blacksmith Hammer?
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2021, 03:26:52 PM »
Looks more Stanley quality then Starrett
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Re: Starrett Blacksmith Hammer?
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2021, 03:57:33 PM »
I posted a wrench with the same logo a long while back, we never did figure it out!!
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Re: Starrett Blacksmith Hammer?
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2021, 05:01:12 PM »
It's a welder's chipping hammer, doesn't look like a high quality one, rather rough  parting line.
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Re: Starrett Blacksmith Hammer?
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2021, 12:09:18 PM »
To show some of the differences in  chipping hammers took a pic of mine, I round the ends over to use repairing or making beads in sheet metal, The rack is from a store displays I got for 3$ and have they all over holding hammer a bed roller dies.I do have some steel handle chipping hammer  for welding  with those fancy arc welding rods! I'm laughing cause it reminds me of these  super small rods I got and sent to the welding class at the local college. They separate the welders from the wannabees!!! hehehe
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Re: Starrett Blacksmith Hammer?
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2021, 07:56:40 AM »
I have had those before, but I can't recall the maker.  I am thinking it may be a later H.D. Smith Co. tool.

Offline Mike H

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Re: Starrett Blacksmith Hammer?
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2021, 06:22:31 AM »
WV Tools
Think you got it; Googled HD Smith and came up with a picture
of some nice looking screwdrivers with a VERY similar stamped
makers mark
Thanks all for input
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