On making a plane hammer I am curious about wood for the head, as I can't
work with brass, I have a head of purple heart cut out and ready to drill for
the handle's tenon. But when I was planing it to smooth (or, tryng to) it merely
gained a lot of tear-out (multi directional grain, it seems) and seems to be a
very chippy wood. So I wonder, if there is any common or exotic wood that
can deal with tapping the blade, a hard enough wood, what would it be?

--
Alex - "newbie_neander" woodworker
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

AAvK wrote:
On making a plane hammer I am curious about wood for the head, as I can't
work with brass, I have a head of purple heart cut out and ready to drill for
the handle's tenon. But when I was planing it to smooth (or, tryng to) it merely
gained a lot of tear-out (multi directional grain, it seems) and seems to be a
very chippy wood. So I wonder, if there is any common or exotic wood that
can deal with tapping the blade, a hard enough wood, what would it be?

Ipe maybe

Dan Kratville wrote:

AAvK wrote:

On making a plane hammer I am curious about wood for the head, as I can't
work with brass, I have a head of purple heart cut out and ready to
drill for
the handle's tenon. But when I was planing it to smooth (or, tryng
to) it merely
gained a lot of tear-out (multi directional grain, it seems) and seems
to be a
very chippy wood. So I wonder, if there is any common or exotic wood
that
can deal with tapping the blade, a hard enough wood, what would it be?

Ipe maybe
I've use Ipe for "pound-a-peg" hammer heads. Anything that can
withstand energetic two year olds, should be able to stand up to
hammering on your plane.
twitch,
jo4hn

Hard Maple or Ironwood or Lignum Vitae!
Bugs

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 20:14:30 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm,
"AAvK" quickly quoth:


On making a plane hammer I am curious about wood for the head, as I can't
work with brass, I have a head of purple heart cut out and ready to drill for
the handle's tenon. But when I was planing it to smooth (or, tryng to) it merely
gained a lot of tear-out (multi directional grain, it seems) and seems to be a
very chippy wood. So I wonder, if there is any common or exotic wood that
can deal with tapping the blade, a hard enough wood, what would it be?

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...40&cat=1,41182

Just Do It! These are great little hammers.

thud
Ohmigod, they're $24.50 now! I got one last year for $17.50!
That's a 40% jump since April 2005!


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AAvK wrote:
On making a plane hammer I am curious about wood for the head, as I can't
work with brass, I have a head of purple heart cut out and ready to drill for
the handle's tenon. But when I was planing it to smooth (or, tryng to) it merely
gained a lot of tear-out (multi directional grain, it seems) and seems to be a
very chippy wood. So I wonder, if there is any common or exotic wood that
can deal with tapping the blade, a hard enough wood, what would it be?


My favorite mallet has an apatong head.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...40&cat=1,41182
Just Do It! These are great little hammers.
thud
Ohmigod, they're $24.50 now! I got one last year for $17.50!
That's a 40% jump since April 2005!


I remember that price, and thought about it. But these days as values grow
and change and mature in "neander" thinking... not a chance in the almighty
face of human creativity! Even then, if I were to buy one, it would be the
Knight. But thanks.

--
Alex - "newbie_neander" woodworker
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

My favorite mallet has an apatong head.


That's cool, seriously hard wood? Where is it from?

--
Alex - "newbie_neander" woodworker
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

I've use Ipe for "pound-a-peg" hammer heads. Anything that can
withstand energetic two year olds, should be able to stand up to hammering on your plane.
twitch,
jo4hn


Ipe, also called Greenheart and Pao Lope and loaded with silicates like my
Arkansas stones... I wonder if it would ruin the teeth of my hand saws. I do
have some pieces of it tho...

--
Alex - "newbie_neander" woodworker
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

"AAvK" wrote in news:Tepuf.2550$eR.2403@fed1read03:


http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...40&cat=1,41182
Just Do It! These are great little hammers.
thud
Ohmigod, they're $24.50 now! I got one last year for $17.50!
That's a 40% jump since April 2005!


I remember that price, and thought about it. But these days as values
grow and change and mature in "neander" thinking... not a chance in
the almighty face of human creativity! Even then, if I were to buy
one, it would be the Knight. But thanks.


Steve's hammers are made by Chester Tool Works.

http://www.chestertoolworks.com/

They're sweet.

Patriarch

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:44:01 -0600, Patriarch
wrote:

"AAvK" wrote in news:Tepuf.2550$eR.2403@fed1read03:


http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...40&cat=1,41182
Just Do It! These are great little hammers.
thud
Ohmigod, they're $24.50 now! I got one last year for $17.50!
That's a 40% jump since April 2005!


I remember that price, and thought about it. But these days as values
grow and change and mature in "neander" thinking... not a chance in
the almighty face of human creativity! Even then, if I were to buy
one, it would be the Knight. But thanks.


Steve's hammers are made by Chester Tool Works.

http://www.chestertoolworks.com/

They're sweet.

Patriarch

Just got an LV catalog today. Price for said plane hammer is $19.50 US



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If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

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Steve's hammers are made by Chester Tool Works.
http://www.chestertoolworks.com/
They're sweet.
Patriarch


Did you buy one? Thanks for the reminder on who makes them, I had forgotten.
Actually, as sweet as they are and no doubt about it, too expensive for me, I just
took a gander from your link.

It makes much more sense to be creative about it at this (my) level, and something
to be proud of... I just don't know how I will get the lignum head accurately mortised
by hand.

--
Alex - "newbie_neander" woodworker
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

AAvK wrote:
My favorite mallet has an apatong head.


That's cool, seriously hard wood? Where is it from?



the wood or the mallet?

the mallet I made from apatong salvaged from a shipping container used
to transport a boat from IIRC either the phillipines or Indonesia to
the USA. I'm assuming that they used it for the shipping container
because it was local and cheap.

looks like this is it:
http://www.windsorplywood.com/tropic...ngapitong.html
and I've been spelling it wrong all this time: Apitong.

it's hard and heavy. makes a good mallet head.

the wood or the mallet?


The mallet "head"? You answered. Thank you, it sounds good and I'll ask
the owner at Soboba woods about it. And thanks for the link, I read it.

--
Alex - "newbie_neander" woodworker
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:02:38 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm, Mark
& Juanita quickly quoth:

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:44:01 -0600, Patriarch
wrote:

"AAvK" wrote in news:Tepuf.2550$eR.2403@fed1read03:

I remember that price, and thought about it. But these days as values
grow and change and mature in "neander" thinking... not a chance in
the almighty face of human creativity! Even then, if I were to buy
one, it would be the Knight. But thanks.

Steve's hammers are made by Chester Tool Works.

http://www.chestertoolworks.com/

They're sweet.

And they're not cheap! I just can't get my head around paying
$50 for a hammah. I simply can't, crowbars notwithstanding.


Just got an LV catalog today. Price for said plane hammer is $19.50 US

Confirmed. I just figured out my pricing error. The page defaulted
to Canuckistani Ducats vs. Devalued Shrubbucks. Mea culpa. The price
is just $19.50USD


--
If you turn the United States on its side,
everything loose will fall to California.
--Frank Lloyd Wright

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:11:49 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm,
"AAvK" quickly quoth:


Steve's hammers are made by Chester Tool Works.
http://www.chestertoolworks.com/
They're sweet.
Patriarch


Did you buy one? Thanks for the reminder on who makes them, I had forgotten.
Actually, as sweet as they are and no doubt about it, too expensive for me, I just
took a gander from your link.

It makes much more sense to be creative about it at this (my) level, and something
to be proud of... I just don't know how I will get the lignum head accurately mortised
by hand.

Drill the basic shape and pare out the rest with a chisel.
(Fill any mistakes with epoxy.


--
If you turn the United States on its side,
everything loose will fall to California.
--Frank Lloyd Wright

"AAvK" wrote in news:gVHuf.2618$eR.2239@fed1read03:


Steve's hammers are made by Chester Tool Works.
http://www.chestertoolworks.com/
They're sweet.
Patriarch


Did you buy one? Thanks for the reminder on who makes them, I had
forgotten. Actually, as sweet as they are and no doubt about it, too
expensive for me, I just took a gander from your link.

It makes much more sense to be creative about it at this (my) level,
and something to be proud of... I just don't know how I will get the
lignum head accurately mortised by hand.


I bought one, with a plane, a year or so ago, during one of Steve's sales.
I'd looked at building one of my own, and then dropped the idea, because
finding the 'proper' materials seemed to be a PITA. There were (and are
still) more pressing items on the to-do list.

The hammer works well, the dozen or so times I've used it. Life gets busy,
and this tool doesn't get use much remodeling a master bathroom. At least
the way I do it.

For a tool making project, though, making a small hammer seems to be a good
place to begin. Enjoy building yours!

Patriarch