[TheForge] Hardening and Tempering a Hammer Head

[Ralph E Douglass]

Phil wrote:
> 
> What are some of the methods you folks use for hardening and tempering hammer heads?  I'm talking about medium to high carbon steel, and a cross or straight pein hammer?  Do you temper the face and pein seperately?
> 
> Thanks
I have seen it done in this way:

Heat one end to critical temp.
Then using a can (or in this case a camp coffee pot) pour warm water
over the face. Trying to keep the stream in the center of face. This was
demoed at a Jefferson Smith's(part of  CBA) hammer-in last summer. The
peen was done the same way. Turned out a nice working hammer.
The smith who did this said he learned it from an OLD smith who was a
logging camp smith.

I have not yet tried it. But I will get round to it. <smile>

Ralph

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