[TheForge] Blacksmith sledge hammer

[Bob Ehrenberger]

By dressed with a torch, I meant that there were cut lines around the face 
where instead of grinding off extra material, it had been cut off with a 
torch.

It took about a half hour with an angle grinder to get rid of most of the 
pits and clean up the torch lines.

It is yet to be seen whether the face is too soft. I may re-heat treat it 
before putting a handle in it, since it would have gotten pretty hot while 
working on it with a torch.  I'll test the face with a file and try to see 
how hard it is.

I just asked about a non-blacksmith application because a blacksmith sledge 
hammer would be kind of a rare item, but if there was another applicationfor 
it, it would explain how it would end up on a farm.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

----Original message---
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:49:14 -0500
From: "Peter Hirst" <saltydog335 at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Blacksmith sledge hammer

Why non-blacksmith?  I can't imagine that a half hour or so with with an
angle grinder and a couple of different sanders couldn't render the striking
surfaces servicable.  Just what do you mean by "dressed"  with a torch?  Is
the face or peen deeply cut?   If not, it doesn't sound like even deep
pitting couldn't be ground out?  Was it annealed by the torch? Am I missing
something?

Keziah