[Jewelry making - Article 00244] - Re: [Orchid] Couple of expensive hammers

[Rick Cook]

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    It depends totally on what you're doing, I think. The expensive ones
    to my way of thinking aren't the standard hammers like a chasing
    hammer. They're more specialized. 

    If I need something special I'll usually try to make it out of an
    old ball-peen hammer or an auto body hammer. But then I've got
    blacksmith buddies with forges and some experience in forge work. 

    If you do decide to make your own hammers, polish the heck out of
    the working faces. 

RC
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