What type of hammer? do you use?

[zzmikeg]

I've collected these hammers over the years, some for uses other than leather.  I've tried them all when working with leather, but my favorite/go to hammer is the black one on the far left.  It's a hard rubber mallet with an aluminum handle. I think it weighs about two pounds, maybe?  It's heavier than it looks. The ends have pieces of hard veg tan on them because they've become chewed up.  I'm still kind of newb at this so I haven't encountered every scenario, but I like this hammer because it's quiet yet hard and heavy enough for any tooling I've so far ever done.  

May love and passion be a part of everything you hammer.

[battlemunky]

To be fair, that cheap Chinese maul from Amazon isn't a good judge of mauls. I had mine a week and it chipped and it, still to this day, scoots from the tap side to the top side when I use it. I picked up a rawhide round maul from Frog Jelly and it is quite different and better in a million ways compared to the Amazon maul. I'd suggest trying a better maul before giving up on them. 

[rleather]

I use a Garland  No. 3 rawhide mallet. I had a hand and wrist injury in my past , so I can't use a very heavy mallet. This one seems to be the perfect fit that won't wear out my wrist. I tool and punch with it and it does the job. Can't ask for more.

[toxo]

Here's my motley crew.I favour the 2lb weight. Not so far to lift and it goes back on the work to aid extraction. We don't hit hard enough to harm the implements so I'm guessing the textures on hammer faces are to avoid slipping. When I start doing some tooling I can always glue some thin leather on one face. Is the orange one what's called a deadblow? Seems to have a loose weight inside. Also pictured is my "anvil" . It's very heavy and gets into places other anvils can't reach.

[toxo]

14 hours ago, Frodo said:

I NEVER laugh at another's art work, especially when I am making ugly   old cars with 357 motors in them

 

post that hammer so we can all see its beauty!!!!!!!

Got a few different calibers in there Frodo.

[Frodo]

1 hour ago, toxo said:

Got a few different calibers in there Frodo.

8mm

6.5x55

38 special

357

maybe a 30/06 lol do not remember

[chuck123wapati]

16 hours ago, Frodo said:

I NEVER laugh at another's art work, especially when I am making ugly   old cars with 357 motors in them

 

post that hammer so we can all see its beauty!!!!!!!

Friggin cool stuff !! I will post when I get back from the boonies, two weeks of huntin Elk!!! 

[Frodo]

9 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

Friggin cool stuff !! I will post when I get back from the boonies, two weeks of huntin Elk!!! 

why you lucky lucky  so and so !!!!

good luck.!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[blue62]

I use a 32oz mail from Barry King for tooling and punches, a old Sears cobblers hammer that I polished the face for tapping stiches and putting glued pieces together, and a ball print for everything else.

[dikman]

These are in my leatherwork/reloading shed. My other sheds also have assorted hammers in them plus blacksmithing hammers in my forge. I've never thought about it before but I have a lot of hammers!