[TheForge] Hardening and Tempering a Hammer Head

[Mike Sweany]

*4140 or 4340 or truck axles track pins.
heat the whole thing to dull red quench the face and pein, turn,quench,turn ,quench etc etc etc. And in the words of an old Boilermaker*
 * "BE DAMN QUICK ABOUT IT"
Stop turning and quenching when water does't boil off the face. no temper. should be about a 48 to 50 rc.   
*Info from  Rob Gunter  
** quote from Dutch Moss
You get a hard face with a soft body that way, less stress and less vibration to the hand.
 
My .o2
 Phil <blacksmith@about.com> 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

Phil Rosche
Summerville, SC
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