Why brass hammer

Our Brass Hammer is the most durable hammer we offer and should always be used in place of steel hammers in any metalworking application. They are specifically designed with solid, soft, heavy heads for good driving force yet the striking face yields readily on contact to prevent or eliminate work damage.

Our brass hammers are also non-sparking for safe use near combustible materials. Our Bronze Hammer is slightly softer than our brass hammer line and should be used where surface protection is critical. Our bronze hammer will not mar harder metals and is safe for industries and applications that require non-sparking implements. Incorporating spring steel technology makes our reinforced handles unbreakable. Our innovative locking plate design and unique bonding process ensures the head will never separate from the handle.

Our Dead Blow hammers are a one piece, hot cast polyurethane construction, engineered to perform better and outlast rawhide, rubber, lead and other plastic type hammers by 10 — 20 times. Utilizing the benefits of polypropylene technology, no other plastic or rubber materials currently used can result in a stronger, longer lasting soft face hammer. Download a pdf of Types of Metalsmithing Hammers. You can also read a text description of this information below.

Used in conjunction with a raising stake to form sheet metal into bowls, vases, and other hollow forms. This hammer is used on the outside surface of the metal, with the sheet positioned on the raising stake at a slight angle. The cross sections of both faces are rectangular with a slight vertical curve. Size and weight vary. Used on the inside surface of bowls and other forms to create or refine the curved surface and for sinking or stretching such forms.

Used with both steel stakes and wood forms. The hammer faces are domed, either slighty or more pronounced and should closely match the curve of the form being hammered. Used to refine the outer surface of curved and flat forms, removing the hammer marks introduced during raising or forming. The faces can be round or square with a slightly curved or completely flat surface. Because this is a finishing hammer, the faces should be polished to a mirror finish.

As a creasing hammer, it is used to form radial crimps, or creases, in a metal disc. This is the first step in some raising techniques. As a bordering hammer, it is used to form a rim on a bowl or platter. Cross section is a narrow rectangle with a pronounced vertical curve.

Typical weight is grams. Faces are typically smaller in diameter than a forming hammer and have a higher dome. Each hammer has two different size faces. The large face of this specialized hammer is used to strike the end of chasing tools and punches, not for direct contact with your work.

Easily identified by its uniquely shaped handle: bulbous at one end and thin where the head is attached. The wedge-shaped end is perfect for spreading the heads of rivets, while the flat end, which can have either a square or round cross section, works well for refining rivet heads. Also useful as a general purpose hammer. Very similar in design to a riveting hammer, with one cross peen face and one flat face.

A well balanced, lightweight hammer used for riveting and light forging.