A couple of old hamers

[mick A S]

A couple of old hamers
one is a lead beating dolly dad said it was an old hammer when he was an apprentice he is now 79
the other was used for sheet metal work

[burraboy]

I've got my great-grandad's axe. It's had three new handles and a new head over time, but your tools don't seem to have suffered those improvements!

[ozhunter]

I've got my great-grandad's axe. It's had three new handles and a new head over time, but your tools don't seem to have suffered those improvements!

LOL my Dad used that on me when I was a kid, makes people stop and look when you say it.

Love old tools.

[dakotax3]

Mick,

On just about all old military gear I have seen there is a stamped arrow like on the hammerhead in the third photo. I wonder if the old fella can shed some light.

[ozhunter]

Hadn't noticed the Broadarrow. Would like to know what the tool was used for.

[mick A S]

hi :2tsup:
Not sure about the arow i thought it was interesting & with the number as well
I had told dad i bought a straight pain hammer at the markets so he dragged that one out off the draw & said they used it on sheet metal doing wired edges on buckets & things they used to make
will ask were he got it
The old lead beatting hammer does not get a lot off use these days so I think i will leave the handle in it's original condition
Cheers

[SHEETMETAL]

Hello all,
The steel hammer was as the gentleman said, used to set wired edges on containers, such as cups, buckets etc, probably made by BRADES.

the wooden mallet is a bossing mallet, used for beating concave hollow shapes in just about any sheetmetal.

The general rule for naming smiting tools is if it is made of steel it is a hammer, if made of wood it is a mallet

Regards Gerard

[Joe Townsville]

The arrow mark was to show that it was government property. It was used on everything e.g. military equipment.

[mick A S]

hope the government don't want it back because it's mine now