PastorBob Posted May 11, 2022 Report Posted May 11, 2022 hahahaha....I thought this was about a Polish (as in Poland) hammer...wondered how they made 'em different. Quote In God's Grace, Pastor Bob "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8 www.PastorBobLeather.com YouTube Channel
CFM chuck123wapati Posted May 11, 2022 CFM Report Posted May 11, 2022 been using this cobblers hammer for years with no marks whatso ever. Guess I'm stupid or somthin because i cant get it to mark the leather unless i beat the hell out of it or catch an edge. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
MtlBiker Posted May 11, 2022 Author Report Posted May 11, 2022 6 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said: been using this cobblers hammer for years with no marks whatso ever. Guess I'm stupid or somthin because i cant get it to mark the leather unless i beat the hell out of it or catch an edge. That looks more like the top of a salt shaker than a cobbler's hammer! But with my hammer, it wasn't the small scratches and pitting on the face of the hammer that marked the leather but rather the sharp transition from the face to the sides. I've rounded that off and will finish with polishing (POLISHing) it tonight but I'm sure it won't be leaving any more marks. Quote Current machines: Janome HD3000 and Skyline S5, Consew 206RB-5, Singer Profinish serger, Techsew 2750 PRO, Sailrite LSZ-1 Premium, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
Contributing Member fredk Posted May 11, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted May 11, 2022 chuck, I think that hammer of yours is a sheet metal workers, 'metal shrinking' hammer The lines in the face cause the sheet metal to pucker and gather together, to shrink sheet metal High quality versions of these actually have a face which revolves slightly on each strike. The use of these is a long lost sheet metal worker's art Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Contributing Member Samalan Posted May 11, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted May 11, 2022 37 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said: been using this cobblers hammer for years with no marks whatso ever. Guess I'm stupid or somthin because i cant get it to mark the leather unless i beat the hell out of it or catch an edge. sometimes we do stuff just because it fun or we know how I polished my hammer just because I could do it in 5 min. Quote
MikeRock Posted May 11, 2022 Report Posted May 11, 2022 I searched 'shrinking hammer' and sure enough, there it is. It has a face close to Chuck's and it backed by a rubber piece, I'd guess to eliminate any mis-oriented blows. As another aside, when I had my paper route we'd get the bundles at a local garage. Jess, the body guy in back, used a 'slapping file' to shrink metal. This was 1956'ish. He'd go after one of those big, thick, fenders with noisy vengance and then fill with plumber's lead bars. I remember him Frenching some headlight surrounds. Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted May 11, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted May 11, 2022 Your Jess probably used special lead/tin body fillers, aka Body Solder. I still have about 10 bars of that stuff. The lead/tin was 'sweated' onto the car metal and 'paddled' into basic shape then 'surformed' down smooth. A friend showed me the lead/tin fillers he took off a 1930s Rolls Royce. Put on when car was built. Over 50kg came off it Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
CFM chuck123wapati Posted May 12, 2022 CFM Report Posted May 12, 2022 1 hour ago, fredk said: Your Jess probably used special lead/tin body fillers, aka Body Solder. I still have about 10 bars of that stuff. The lead/tin was 'sweated' onto the car metal and 'paddled' into basic shape then 'surformed' down smooth. A friend showed me the lead/tin fillers he took off a 1930s Rolls Royce. Put on when car was built. Over 50kg came off it that is an art in itself! Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
CFM chuck123wapati Posted May 12, 2022 CFM Report Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, fredk said: chuck, I think that hammer of yours is a sheet metal workers, 'metal shrinking' hammer The lines in the face cause the sheet metal to pucker and gather together, to shrink sheet metal High quality versions of these actually have a face which revolves slightly on each strike. The use of these is a long lost sheet metal worker's art i know of those too. but mine is a crispen number 2 cobblers hammer and you made me do it, find more info. lol i found this info on this tool its to funny its for driving shoe nails!!!! dont know why it doesn't mar the leather but it doesn't https://books.google.com/books?id=opojidId2IEC&pg=RA1-PA3&lpg=RA1-PA3&dq=crispen+number+two+hammer&source=bl&ots=qhzm_4BnjR&sig=ACfU3U0y6TJ9kNXqFxERdDtOSZ7Lsbkegw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiinpq84dj3AhUgCTQIHSKxAsMQ6AF6BAgeEAM#v=onepage&q=crispen number two hammer&f=false Edited May 12, 2022 by chuck123wapati Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
MikeRock Posted May 12, 2022 Report Posted May 12, 2022 Chuck, Thanks for that. Scroll up a bit and see the four leather type. Cool! Quote
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