Chasing hammer???

[melsdad]

What size (in weight, and face size) chasing hammer do you use?

Would different weight hammers be used for steel, and brass?

Please reccommend a good quailty hammer, or hammers.

[Fletcher]

I don't do much at all in gun building - so what is a chasing hammer?

I know I spend a lot of time chasing hammers and other tools around my shop that my boys have 'borrowed'  

[Indiana]

I ordered a nice one from Rio Grande, but I can't remember the weight or anything.  It cost a little more than the standard chasing hammers, but I figure I'll have this for 50+ years.  Might as well get a good one.

[LRB]

If I remember correctly, mine is 4 ounces total weight with handle. I made it from a dollar tack hammer by silver soldering a 1" face on it, and other modifications. Works as good as any high dollar hammer.

[melsdad]

If I remember correctly, mine is 4 ounces total weight with handle. I made it from a dollar tack hammer by silver soldering a 1" face on it, and other modifications. Works as good as any high dollar hammer.

The 4 oz. hammer you made, you use it for steel & brass?

[LRB]

Steel and brass, yes. Acually I find steel sometimes cuts easier than brass.
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[Riley/MN]

Very nice LRB

[LRB]

Here are my most often used, and about all my engraving tools. Some are homemade, but I buy my graver blades. I used to make them, but gravers are cheap enough to just buy and save time and trouble. The key is learning to sharpen them properly, and have the right angles established for the job at hand.

[Captchee]

nice work LBR .
the chasing hammer wieght is for feels best for you . not necisserly for  diffrent metals . the hammer doesnt drive the  graver through the metal .  it only is tapped lightly and thus the graver makes the cuts . a good sharp graver will  simply slide right through .a dull one and a sledge hammer won t budge it .

 i would agree that brass can be  hard to do  depending on the make up .. when i do my practice plates  on brass , i normaly anyel it first



 i dont remeber who sent me this photo but its a good exsample of  the cut going across diffrent materials

[Minnesota Mike]

Uffda!

Now that is some nice work.

r/
MM

[Hank in WV]

LRB, who makes and sells tht sharpening jig? Does it have index numberes on it? Thanks.

[ridjrunr]

Good  question Hank in WV,I am wondering the same thing.Looks like a nice jig.ridjrunr

[melsdad]

It is called a crocker graver sharpener.

[Captchee]

Steve Limdsey also sells one  that does specific points . i have two of his . they are very easy to use and give exsact angles . the drawback to his  though is you cant customize the angle  for your own prefrence . but i have found his to be right on the money