Peddinghaus Leather Working Hammer?

[WyomingSlick]

There's no doubt that this is a high quality tool.......but it is also a pricey one since it is imported from a German firm known for their tools worldwide. Their metalworking hammer are excellent, and yes........ they are pricey also. All this actually is.....is a soft faced mallet and there are plenty of less expensive alternatives at your local hardware store that will do your tasks very well. One of the models that has a selection of different screw on tips might be very handy for a great range of tasks in your leather work.

[WyomingSlick]

anyone know how to reduce the sound of a hammer? Im moving into an apartment and the sound of the hammering is slightly too loud.

If you want to reduce any sound, the key is to isolate the source of the sound. A piece of high density foam under a marble tooling slab will reduce the sound there by isolating it from the table/bench which can carry the sound to the floor and to your neighbors. Vibration/sound absorbing machine mount pads under the legs will also help. If the sound is carrying through the air to the walls and thus to your neighbor's ears, you can pick up some sound absorbing material and build yourself a 3 sided surrounding wall to contain the sound. You could even put some hooks in the ceiling and hang some sleeping bags from them to catch the sound.

[mrtreat32]

There's no doubt that this is a high quality tool.......but it is also a pricey one since it is imported from a German firm known for their tools worldwide. Their metalworking hammer are excellent, and yes........ they are pricey also. All this actually is.....is a soft faced mallet and there are plenty of less expensive alternatives at your local hardware store that will do your tasks very well. One of the models that has a selection of different screw on tips might be very handy for a great range of tasks in your leather work.

thanks for the feedback guys.

I thought maybe it would be cheaper to get a US made hammer but after looking on Amazon anything around 2lbs with soft tips seems to be going for around $50. So pretty similar in price. At that point I might just go with a Barry King. The split hammers look interesting as well. Not sure if the barry king or the split face have any advantages over one another.

[WyomingSlick]

Something to think about. In the last 50 years, there have been a gazillion kids who took leathercraft in 4-H, Scouts, or other youth clubs and did not continue the pastime. Some of those mallets turn up at yard sales, pawn shops, etc. I have a fairly complete range of Garland mallets not counting the heavy weighted ones. I am sure that my total out of pocket expense for all of those shown in the picture was much less than $50,00 !

Even the Garland split face mallet was cheap. My cousin got 3 of them in a box of tools at an auction for a buck, and gave me one. The rawhide faces were shot so I simply replaced them with faces I sawed off another rawhide mallet I got somewhere for a buck or two. A little bronze paint and it was ready to go.

[FStyles]

While I do enjoy my custom made hand tools and gizmos, I find very little differentiation in mallets used for pricking irons & rivets. (I don't do any tooling, etc)

Thus, I hate to be that-guy but this has served me very well.

http://www.harborfreight.com/soft-face-mallet-69048.html

Cheaper than an hour of parking downstairs.

Edited May 27, 2014 by FStyles