vintage hammer

[wkndfirewood]

Found this at a yard sale, hoping some knowledgeable forum member will know what this is used for. I picked it up to be used at the wood splitter for those annoying splinters while using the wood splitter

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

Blacksmith tool for forming a hole?. Held by an assistant and struck with another hammer.

 

[scootergmc]

That extended straight peen style looks like it might be more for masonry or brick work.

 

[Janicholson]

Blacksmith tool for forming a hole?. Held by an assistant and struck with another hammer.

Agree. It has a handle that is poor for swinging. They can be used to part mild steel (as noted) or as a cold chisel. Jim

 

[Hemmjo]

Just saw this in a new thread on this list. Shows your “hammer” in use.

“Hammer”

 

[drsportster]

I collect hammers I have 160 hammers I would be all over that unusual one you have there

 

[Mule Meat]

Actual blacksmith using one.

Poke here to watch

 

[Hemmjo]

Blacksmithing is such a lost art. I remember when I was little, 65+ years ago, I could not have been more than 10. There was a blacksmith shop at the edge of town, just pdown the road from my great grand parents house in a small village. Loved watching that man pounding on red hot iron. I never got to spend enough time there. But I could hear his hammers ring inside their house. They did not seem to like him much. They said he was mean but he would smile at me was watching. I snuck down to watch whenever I got a chance.

 

[NoDakInMN]

As others have pointed out, it is a hot chisel used in blacksmithing. The reason for the handle is to keep your hand a safe distance from the hot metal as you use it. It is commonly used as a one person tool, with the hot metal on the anvil and one hand holding the chisel and the other the hammer.

 

[buickanddeere]

Found this at a yard sale, hoping some knowledgeable forum member will know what this is used for. I picked it up to be used at the wood splitter for those annoying splinters while using the wood splitter

We still have my Great Grandfather’s axe . Been used a lot . Nine handles installed and the head was replaced .

 

[Hemmjo]

We still have my Great Grandfather’s axe . Been used a lot . Nine handles installed and the head was replaced .

I am curious, perhaps I am miss understanding. If it has had 9 handles and the head was reolaced... which part did your great grandfather use?

 

[buickanddeere]

I am curious, perhaps I am miss understanding. If it has had 9 handles and the head was reolaced... which part did your great grandfather use?

That is the point of the joke