Cleaning up Old Tools

[MarshalWill]

We knew what you meant. I must admit, though, I had fun visualizing it being used in a church service.

It's good to leave as much original character as possible in old wood. It takes on a beautiful luster.

[Mulesaw]

I read it as palm the first time, it wasn't until now that I noticed the s :-) 

Another thing is that I find it really practical to have a polished ball been hammer. I was taught to rivet using the ball end of the hammer, and on copper rivets you can make such a beautiful head if the ball is polished. Mostly I don't use a domed head maker (or whatever the name of it is), the rivets just look better with all these small facets that are smooth and shiny.

So I disagree on the overkill :-) 

Brgds Jonas

[Littlef]

18 minutes ago, Mulesaw said:

I read it as palm the first time, it wasn't until now that I noticed the s :-) 

Another thing is that I find it really practical to have a polished ball been hammer. I was taught to rivet using the ball end of the hammer, and on copper rivets you can make such a beautiful head if the ball is polished. Mostly I don't use a domed head maker (or whatever the name of it is), the rivets just look better with all these small facets that are smooth and shiny.

So I disagree on the overkill :-) 

Brgds Jonas

lol, I was just correcting a typo, I didn't realize it would just make a whole new entry.  Oh well.  I've always polished ball peens.  If you don't, you just transfer the dings to whatever you're working on.  Same applies to leather work.  It definitely makes for cleaner work. 

[MarshalWill]

I also like polished ball peen hammers. For copper rivets, however, I use the other end of a 2 oz one. It's the way I was taught to rivet as a kid and it does the trick well.