[TheForge] Blacksmith sledge hammer

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Bob:
That sounds like a perfect candidate for a sacrifice sledge.
I have them in different sizes, often with softened faces and i 
don't worry about marring the faces at all.
Just the right hammer to loan or hand first timers too.
    pf

Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> 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
> 
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