Forging a Hammer by Hand from Stainless Steel (Part 1)

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Channel: Christ Centered Ironworks · 2017 · Howto & Style

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Join along as I'm forging a hammer by hand from stainless steel. The type of blacksmith hammer I'm making is a planishing hammer. Hand forging stainless steel definitely has it's tricky bits.

Forging a Hammer by Hand from Stainless Steel (Part 2): https://youtu.be/mMUQlM6uVss

Thank you for joining in the journey of forging a hammer head. What kind of blacksmith hammer making do you do? 

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I hope you enjoyed this planishing hammer homemade. Let me know how yours turns out! Stay tuned for the other forging videos in this series.

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