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I can't believe this channel deleted my comment revealing KiwiCo's cultural appropriation. This company is using our cultural and national identity for their company name and are unashamedly profiteering from it and have been doing so since 2011. My respect for Tested has gone right out the window.
@@RevRaptor898 What? We've been filming all day and haven't even looked at comments until now. We don't see it in moderation, either. Where and when did you post it?
@@tested Like 2 minutes before this post I made. I'm think it might be because the posts had links in them in hindsight. I get pretty mad about this topic because it's really important to us and nobody outside of NZ understands just how wrong this is. I kid you not some parents in NZ have bought these kits and feel like they have been scammed. www.stuff.co.nz/business/109626695/kiwico-not-as-kiwi-as-you-might-think
Several years ago I made the mistake of hitting a hammer against another, one head shattered sending metal into my arm, had to have surgery to rejoin severed nerves and remove 4 piece of metal from my arm. About a month later the mythbusters episode about hammers aired lol
Also before nails, a good woodworker managed to make items without a single nail and the item was in one piece for ages. Even houses were made like that.
Multiple times, also he designed another hammer based on the little thwacker he loves so much but it was too heavy and the handle broke. He repaired it with twine or leather but even then he didn't find it super comfortable because of the weight.
Just like the several times he took us all up to the loft for the very first time. And always shows us all the mythbuster bobbleheads for the very first time.
Hey, give Adam a break. He can't possibly know how many times he's taken us into the loft or shown us the bobbleheads. He's a busy person. Just kick back and enjoy his enthusiasm and genuine happiness.
Everyone tells things for the first time over and over. Usually things they love talking about. Because of the enthusiasm people don't often tell you they have heard it before a couple of times. 😀
@@Jolamprex It's similar but not the same as what carpenters use. A carpenter's or framing hammer has one of the claw teeth elongated and sharpened to a point. This can be used to move around lumber by using the tip as a hook that gets rammed into the wood (this will leave a deep mark of course, but that doesn't really matter in framing that will be invisible anyway). Also the flat end of the hammer is usually ribbed to give it more grip and make it less likely to slip off a nail head when striking hard.
Consider adding a dead-blow mallet to your collection. Dead-blow mallet heads contain a chamber full of sand, small lead shot or similar. They are great for transferring energy into the workpiece instead of the tool 'bouncing back'...
Here's the video from July 2020 where he talks more about the mallet he showed at 3:57, which is a deadblow: th-cam.com/video/mIb-3GN2BlU/w-d-xo.html (and the earlier portion of that video includes him talking about The Convincer)
@@mikem5475 Well, it appears you have no need but for us serious users of the "hammer"...a dead blow comes in very handy. BTW, you do know a dead blow hammer does NOT "bounce" back like an ordinary hammer, right?
I remember watching the video when he made his brass twacker. It was so pristine and shiny at that time and it's actually delightful to see it darkened and dinged, and just used. I don't often see it used in the videos, but it sure as hell was.
Thanks for the coda, Adam. That image of everyone smashing a car brought such a smile to my face. Thanks for the show & tell, Adam. Thanks for the excellent filming, Gunther, and nice, nice editing, Norm. You all show why this is such a wonderful channel.
After 3.5 years of vocational training I became a certified metalworker in Germany, and I still have the hammer I had to file by hand as one of the first exercises!
Mr Savage, as a metal fabricator of 40 years I have some experience with hammers. One thing I will say is that almost all of my metal shaping hammers are highly polished with all the edges of them rounded over, this does a couple of things, one is that if you have dings and dents in your hammer face it will imprint that onto the material you are hitting the other is because we are not machines the polished radius of the edges makes it less likely to leave a mark by a errant blow. I do however have hammers that are just for….as you put it “Thwacking!” Things! Keep cool carry on!
I'm a tool junkie also, and I have a plethora of hammers. My favorites are my dead blow hammers. I have probably a dozen or better, large 8 lb. & small 5 oz. One thing I enjoy is making my own handles for my hammers and axes. Thanks for sharing your collection
If I remember right, the Crown wooden mallet is made of beechwood. One important feature of that design is that the striking faces are NOT parallel. They are angled so that the face naturally strikes the target straight on, spreading the force as much as possible. Used a lot by woodworkers to bring tight joinery together.
I love how excited Adam is about Hammer handles... I wish I was excited about anything as much as he's excited about Hammer handles. 😆 It's so entertaining to watch him marvel over such ancient technology.
Something I learned surprisingly late about hammers: if you don’t have enough thwack, don’t start hitting the thing harder - get a bigger hammer. It really makes a difference.
For anyone that is interested. Crown Tools mallet is made from beechwood from beech trees. I have a love for what Germany area calls engineering hammers. I have a few sizes of them made by Gedore. I think they’re a very sexy hammer and use them for everything. Halder makes Simplex hammers that are great too if you’re into the German made stuff. Cannot forget about the Vaughan NT150 that all fans of Paul Sellers admire. It’s a fantastic hammer and the most ideal for chisels for woodwork. I also consider it the most useful all around hammer. Barry King makes my favorite mauls and mallets for leatherwork like hitting pricking irons, punches, and stamps. Adam wrote a book called Everything is a Hammer and didn’t put a random irregular item that is not really a hammer on the table. Nothing but love. :)
My dad had that exact same red claw hammer with the black rubber handle. That brings back a lot of memories. Also a episode about how to go about making sets for cheap would be amazing rn as I am trying to put together a short Film on a shoe string and the set is a big part of concern
You can tell a good mechanic by his assortment of hammers. True fact. Also, we sometimes call them precision percussion alignment tools, or in extreme cases, a "swing press." Thanks, Adam!!
Lol of all the tools I’ve got, I love my hammers. Just so simple. None need updates, run out of battery or become obsolete. I’ve got everything from estwing framing to Wilton BASH, to a starrett toolmakers hammer. I love them all 🔨
I think it was on one of the History Channel shows at the time, but they featured some hammerwork being done on the exteriors of battleships. In that instance, they were beating out deformities in the steel plating with 2 large sledge hammers. Specifically they were using one of the sledges as a cushion for the other to avoid denting the steel.
I got my younger cousins Kiwico kits for xmas, they loved it. I also love the Hammer Time. I once freed a seized Ford motor by having my friend try to turn turn the starter motor and hitting it with a 40lb sledge. Fun times.
I had a Craftsman and a Proto version of That removable face hammer you showed with the different color screw on faces. Still have both and they are very useful. Love that you chose to make a tool as a crew gift. Such a great idea for a memorable item people will keep.
Great video. Thank you. My favorite hammer was probably ones we used around our AvGas refueling equipment at a Coast Guard air base in Port Angeles, WA back in the 70's. Much like your brass hammer, it was sparkless, but in pure Government excess, it was made of Beryllium. I think we were told they cost north of $400 apiece. In 1970's dollars. Not sure what that would be today.
@@marioramos4935 I wish I knew. Package got there. Never heard a word about it from him or his team. It's a shame too. Would have been a cool project for him in my opinion
My grandfather was a master of all trades, he studied art, then became a silversmith apprentice, and when he couldn't get a place a goldsmith he became an advertising artist, retiring as a newspaper photoshop artist (pre-digital). But he also made his own furniture, made radios and even his first TV was home made. His pride was the silver teapot he made as a proof piece when he was an apprentice. It had a hammered texture that must have taken him an age to make. My grandmother, in later years took it somewhere for cleaning as a surprise for their anniversary, the cleaner polished out his fine hammerwork...
Another good place to find cool old tools are estate sales. Often people are just looking to get rid of things and you can pick things up cheaply. And you get to pick through an old tool collection. So much fun.
I'm not sure if it's done differently in the US, but i was helping to rebuild the roof of the Barbecue hut in my village and we used mostly nails. Even in my small Workshop at home, i use more nails than screws
I find deadblows to be one of the most useful hammer types there are, I have half a dozen starting from 6 Oz up to 10lb. If you want to move something big or small, one of those will do it.
@@chrisosh9574 I used them all the time as a bike mechanic. They're great for generating a lot of force when you don't want to take a big, long swing. Especially great when you don't want the hammer bouncing back.
I got that little replaceable tip thwacker after your tool tip - thank you! It is the perfect carry around hammer, and it also lives in my apron because it is such a little workhorse. Just enough for most jobs I do.
I got 3 types-a masonry hammer for rockhounding, a wooden hammer for woodworking, and several size steel hammers for everything else. And of course the meat mallet.
I also made a shaping hammer out of a nitrogen bottle top, just welded a piece of 1” steel tubing on it then I put the rounded end on my 2” scotch brite wheel to polish it up a bit and I had and still have a great metal shaping hammer!
I cant believe you didnt show the AVE copper hammer. I was waiting for it with glee. I adore my favorite technical youtubers referencing each other. Alas I know you have one. Knowing AVE made you one and sent it to you is joy enough.
My favorite hammer - Dead Blow. I was hoping thats what the Convincer at the end of the table was going to be (but thats a cooler story). usually made of or have HDPE striking faces, but hollow and filled with lead shot. on the down-stroke, the lead is at the back of the hammer, but on impact, the lead flys forward and its momentum follows through. such a solid, satisfying thing to thwack things with.
“There out to get me” 😂😂😂😂😂😂. I love your humor. Your ability to communicate and match, said communication with superb videography is an amazing and wonderful thing to behold, Adam I truly appreciate you and your Contant, and the depth of knowledge you possess, regardless of whether you consider yourself an expert in a category or not I enjoy watching your videos and learning about a broad range of topics some that I never thought I wanted to learn about but once I start watching, I become enthralled and pick up new tidbits of information that help me in later projects that I never would’ve associated with, so thank you for the tools and the British humor that you add to the videos . My only question is, are you a man of faith? By faith, I mean, do you believe in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? It is only through His redeeming blood, That one can enter heaven. A maker, such as yourself who has the answers to many of life‘s problems, and who has a depth of understanding on the intricacies of our world and it’s dynamic components, do you still wonder what happens after you die?
If there ever was a TH-cam video I wish my father could’ve seen it’s this one. He had a thing for hammers. I inherited a vast collection. Everything from tiny jewelers’ hammers to 20 lbs sledges.
I'm not a hammer fanatic/tool expert, but I work as a general metal craftsman who works with oriental designs & tools. A hammer I would recommend Adam try out is something called the 'dog head' hammer and has its origins in Japan. For those that have never used it before, it looks awkward to use at first, but I've found it's good for fine/precision hammering metal surfaces and hammering in/around tight spaces. Also, I'm sorry, I know it was pointed out in the video and am aware that most people would not know the difference, but it's a pet peeve of mine that I just need to get out of the way (it won't hurt to know). The term 'hammer' is generally used to describe something that uses either a metallic head or a metal striking face to deliver an impact, if the 'hammer' has a non-metallic striking face, then the correct name to be used is a 'mallet'.
I have a hammer that has proven itself to be quite handy. It is a 1-1/2 foot pipe with the end cast into a barrel shaped lead head. It makes an effective short throw mallet. I bought 2 from a person who had them made. They were cast with the name "Porky" on the head.
If anyone is curious the cross peen hammer is great for stretching a material in one direction but not the other. So if you have a bar of hot metal you want do make thinner and deeper but not longer you smack it in a bunch of spots with the pein parallel to the long edges and then turn the hammer around to the striking face and mush it all down level. Cross pein and rounding hammers are the two you want to go with if you're getting into blacksmithing.
As a woodworker, Victorian home restorer, and general tinkerer, every time I grab the trigger on a power tool my brain says "where are my hands, where is the (blade, bit, belt, etc...) going?" Still have all my digits.
7:30 you said you didn't know what these hammers are called so I felt obliged to share since I'm actually trained in the field they originate from. These are called "Crown Hammers" after the crown of a body panel on a car, they're designed to match a specific radius to help smooth the metal during dent repair on "Crowned"/curved panels. I personally love using them to roll the edges of panel seams because they provide a better finish and aren't as likely to scar the metal as a flat faced hammer.
As a retired violin maker, a nail is not something I held in stock much, though seemingly Stradivari used three of them to hold necks in place. However, I now have a number of horses enclosed in wooden fences and horses, being horses, like to scratch themselves on the fence rails. The rails are prone to being worked loose. So, after decades of smelly glue and carefully matched joints (not those joints), I now head to the fields with a Warrington hammer, or perhaps a claw hammer when it gets serious, and a pocket full of four inch round or oval nails. It's great! New found freedom! Unfortunately, I really desired a shoe and the nails were lost.
Lesson one with power tools from high school shop class: This blade eats wood/metal, it will also eat your fingers, it doesn't care. KEEP YOUR FINGERS OUT OF THE WAY!
MR.SAVAGE! long time fan first time commenter. i love your show and grew up watching mythbusters lol i even have my four year old daughter hooked on reruns of the show. i just wanted to reach out to you and tell you that my family has owned a machine shop called Stillion Industries located in Dexter Michigan since the early 70s. we recently boughtout a company called electro arc that builds machines called tap disintegrators. we would love to have you come visit our shop and take a full tour
My favorite hammer is one that I made, out of 7/8" 4130 tubing for both the handle and the head, and a tig welded fishmouth joint. One face is a replaceable plastic piece intended for some other manufactured hammer, and the entire head is filled with poured lead that protrudes to make the other face. A couple inches of the handle at the head is also filled with poured lead. Bicycle grip on the handle. It used to ride around in my line box working on Boeings but these days it gets used for setups on my mill and lathe. It looks like total ass after 20 years of use and the paint is long since eaten up by skydrol.
I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO see you bang out a bit of armour with just a claw hammer. Not a whole suit... not even a proper size. But what an accomplishment. And maybe a new finesse learned.
The cross peen in woodworking are used to start small nails like a finishing nail held between your fingers. You would smash your fingers with the wide side (and probably not hit the nail at all). It's pretty simple and brilliant when you realise it :^) But a cross peen in woodworking tend to look more like the ball peen hammer you have (not the one with the long and narrow head, but the shorter one), just with a straight peen instead. I would call the cross peen you have an engineers' hammer (although that can cover several different types apparently). For smithing it's another form to stretch metal (and probably a lot more). You can get angled cross peen hammers, where one side is 90° to the handle, and the other side is 45° to the handle. I've seen one on Black Bear Forge. Excellent channel, by the way! I love hammers and have quite a few. But I need more. Just about all of them. Every last one of them!😵
About tools looking for your eyes: Back in the first Effects shop I worked in, there was a drywall screw sticking out of a thing, (A crate or sime sort of thriwaway thing) and it needed to be snapped off, because the person who made it, used a 3" screw in 1-1/2" wood. Drywall screws, of course, tend to be easy to snap: just smack it sideways with a hammer. HOWEVER, I was not waering eye protection: just my new glasses. The moment the screw snapped, everything went slow-mo, and I could see it spinning straight toward my right pupil. It left a tiny nick, dead-center in the right lens, and I had to look through that, for YEARS, until I could afford new glasses, again! MORAL OF THE STORY! Eye protection, use better screws, eye protection, use properly-sized screws, eye protection, when snapping screws, place a towel to keep the screw from popping up, eye protection, replace the screw, if you can, instead of snapping it, ans also, wear eye protection.
one of my favorite ways to drive punches is with a 4lb engineers hammer, but held at the head. it gives me lots of porce, but at very low speed, and thus, very controllable
"A nail is a way we used to hold shit together" Hey, don't knock nails! (pun intended) The ductile nature of nails as opposed to screws means that they are are less liable to shearing. This is very important in home framing, for example. Also, it's kind of amazing when you start realizing how many tools are just another way of concentrating or redirecting force.
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I can't believe this channel deleted my comment revealing KiwiCo's cultural appropriation. This company is using our cultural and national identity for their company name and are unashamedly profiteering from it and have been doing so since 2011. My respect for Tested has gone right out the window.
Hi Adam, thats a lot of hammers the wood hammer looks like a thor hammer vety cool
@@RevRaptor898 What? We've been filming all day and haven't even looked at comments until now. We don't see it in moderation, either. Where and when did you post it?
@@tested Like 2 minutes before this post I made. I'm think it might be because the posts had links in them in hindsight. I get pretty mad about this topic because it's really important to us and nobody outside of NZ understands just how wrong this is. I kid you not some parents in NZ have bought these kits and feel like they have been scammed. www.stuff.co.nz/business/109626695/kiwico-not-as-kiwi-as-you-might-think
Several years ago I made the mistake of hitting a hammer against another, one head shattered sending metal into my arm, had to have surgery to rejoin severed nerves and remove 4 piece of metal from my arm. About a month later the mythbusters episode about hammers aired lol
"A nail is a way we used to hold shit together" I loved that xD
It also seems like he realized he "accidentally" let that slip because right after that there was a slight pause and then starts to laugh.
Also before nails, a good woodworker managed to make items without a single nail and the item was in one piece for ages. Even houses were made like that.
@@TheWeirdSailorMan flat cut nails were commonly used, unfortunately modern nails are not nearly as good at their job as flat cut nails were
The mere fact that there are talks (on hammers) being given by hammer experts makes me happy as shit.
6:45
"The shape of your peen has a specific effect on what you're hammering."
Great advice, not only for the workshop.
I believe Adam showed off that hammer in a Q&A before with almost the exact same story
Multiple times, also he designed another hammer based on the little thwacker he loves so much but it was too heavy and the handle broke. He repaired it with twine or leather but even then he didn't find it super comfortable because of the weight.
Just like the several times he took us all up to the loft for the very first time. And always shows us all the mythbuster bobbleheads for the very first time.
Hey, give Adam a break. He can't possibly know how many times he's taken us into the loft or shown us the bobbleheads. He's a busy person. Just kick back and enjoy his enthusiasm and genuine happiness.
Everyone tells things for the first time over and over. Usually things they love talking about. Because of the enthusiasm people don't often tell you they have heard it before a couple of times. 😀
Virtually every house in America is still held together mostly with nails. Ironically, most of those nails are not installed with a hammer.
Well interestingly enough the component in an air nailer that strikes the top of the nail is indeed called a hammer.
@@Ryan6.022 Touché!
I was just thinking about how the claw hammer was almost certainly designed for framing houses.
A framing hammer is just a long claw hammer.
@@Jolamprex It's similar but not the same as what carpenters use. A carpenter's or framing hammer has one of the claw teeth elongated and sharpened to a point. This can be used to move around lumber by using the tip as a hook that gets rammed into the wood (this will leave a deep mark of course, but that doesn't really matter in framing that will be invisible anyway). Also the flat end of the hammer is usually ribbed to give it more grip and make it less likely to slip off a nail head when striking hard.
I'm very surprised that I didn't see any dead blow hammers of any kind! Such a lovely thunk they all make when striking. So satisfying.
"I can't believe I haven't shown you [the convincer hammer] before!"
Because you have. Like 3-4 times. 😅
It's as fun every time :D
Hi Adam, you have indeed shown "the convincer" before. It might have been in the thwacker video or at some point around that period.
I was just about to say this. And you comment was right there. 👍
Yeah, as soon as he said that I rushed to the comments too. lol
Yep, I'm here to echo the same!
Ah, the thwacker - the hammer that broke before ever hammering on a thing.
Consider adding a dead-blow mallet to your collection. Dead-blow mallet heads contain a chamber full of sand, small lead shot or similar. They are great for transferring energy into the workpiece instead of the tool 'bouncing back'...
Here's the video from July 2020 where he talks more about the mallet he showed at 3:57, which is a deadblow: th-cam.com/video/mIb-3GN2BlU/w-d-xo.html (and the earlier portion of that video includes him talking about The Convincer)
I think he has one. He used it to make the new clip for his all in one tool
I've never felt the need to use a tool which absorbs energy. I definitely don't care about a hammer bouncing back and being ready for the next swing
@@mikem5475 Well, it appears you have no need but for us serious users of the "hammer"...a dead blow comes in very handy. BTW, you do know a dead blow hammer does NOT "bounce" back like an ordinary hammer, right?
@@fireballxl-5748 where on earth would you want a hammer that doesn't bounce back? You're shaking a baby rattler that exhausts you
I remember watching the video when he made his brass twacker. It was so pristine and shiny at that time and it's actually delightful to see it darkened and dinged, and just used. I don't often see it used in the videos, but it sure as hell was.
I always love how enthusiastic Adam is about his tools
Thanks for the coda, Adam. That image of everyone smashing a car brought such a smile to my face. Thanks for the show & tell, Adam. Thanks for the excellent filming, Gunther, and nice, nice editing, Norm. You all show why this is such a wonderful channel.
I am extremely disappointed you didn't include on the table your book "Every tool's a hammer."
The book hammer
Unless it’s a screwdriver, then it’s a chisel 👍
If he had the one that someone turned into a hammer, then he definitely would
@@MaximNightFury he does actually have that hammer. He probably forgot to bring it out
@@MrJruta I've used the handle of a screwdriver to whack stuff before by holding it by the bit. It's a hammer lol
After 3.5 years of vocational training I became a certified metalworker in Germany, and I still have the hammer I had to file by hand as one of the first exercises!
Love the channel Adam. Even better the image of 30 MB crew beating the crap out of a car at a BBQ. Because Hammer. Bloody marvellous!
Mr Savage, as a metal fabricator of 40 years I have some experience with hammers. One thing I will say is that almost all of my metal shaping hammers are highly polished with all the edges of them rounded over, this does a couple of things, one is that if you have dings and dents in your hammer face it will imprint that onto the material you are hitting the other is because we are not machines the polished radius of the edges makes it less likely to leave a mark by a errant blow. I do however have hammers that are just for….as you put it “Thwacking!” Things! Keep cool carry on!
I'm an instrument repairer and i was waiting for someone to mention this
I'm a tool junkie also, and I have a plethora of hammers. My favorites are my dead blow hammers. I have probably a dozen or better, large 8 lb. & small 5 oz. One thing I enjoy is making my own handles for my hammers and axes. Thanks for sharing your collection
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Was that too dark?”
Not at all, and damn accurate
I’d rather learn, then keep everything light
If I remember right, the Crown wooden mallet is made of beechwood. One important feature of that design is that the striking faces are NOT parallel. They are angled so that the face naturally strikes the target straight on, spreading the force as much as possible. Used a lot by woodworkers to bring tight joinery together.
Wow, in this video, every tool truly is a hammer.
I never thought I’d ever say this..but I am jealous of your hammer collection.
I love how excited Adam is about Hammer handles... I wish I was excited about anything as much as he's excited about Hammer handles. 😆 It's so entertaining to watch him marvel over such ancient technology.
Something I learned surprisingly late about hammers: if you don’t have enough thwack, don’t start hitting the thing harder - get a bigger hammer. It really makes a difference.
He had me at "the shape of the peen, having a specific effect on what you're hammering"
Finally, a video on the fix-all tool... the hammer.
Deadblow Hammers are my favorite. Hitting something hard at full force and it barely rebounding at all still feels cool.
For anyone that is interested. Crown Tools mallet is made from beechwood from beech trees.
I have a love for what Germany area calls engineering hammers. I have a few sizes of them made by Gedore. I think they’re a very sexy hammer and use them for everything. Halder makes Simplex hammers that are great too if you’re into the German made stuff.
Cannot forget about the Vaughan NT150 that all fans of Paul Sellers admire. It’s a fantastic hammer and the most ideal for chisels for woodwork. I also consider it the most useful all around hammer.
Barry King makes my favorite mauls and mallets for leatherwork like hitting pricking irons, punches, and stamps.
Adam wrote a book called Everything is a Hammer and didn’t put a random irregular item that is not really a hammer on the table. Nothing but love. :)
My favourite hammer is my adjustable wrench
Love the fact you continue sharing with us
My dad had that exact same red claw hammer with the black rubber handle. That brings back a lot of memories. Also a episode about how to go about making sets for cheap would be amazing rn as I am trying to put together a short Film on a shoe string and the set is a big part of concern
As a Carpenter that I am , nothing compares to hand driving 16 penny nails with my long handle 22 oz Estwing Hammer. It's meditative.
You can tell a good mechanic by his assortment of hammers. True fact. Also, we sometimes call them precision percussion alignment tools, or in extreme cases, a "swing press." Thanks, Adam!!
A Brummagem screw-driver is the usual term in the UK.
Thumb detctor.
Savage Hammer! The name for my next rock band
Lol of all the tools I’ve got, I love my hammers. Just so simple. None need updates, run out of battery or become obsolete. I’ve got everything from estwing framing to Wilton BASH, to a starrett toolmakers hammer. I love them all 🔨
I think it was on one of the History Channel shows at the time, but they featured some hammerwork being done on the exteriors of battleships. In that instance, they were beating out deformities in the steel plating with 2 large sledge hammers. Specifically they were using one of the sledges as a cushion for the other to avoid denting the steel.
I got my younger cousins Kiwico kits for xmas, they loved it.
I also love the Hammer Time. I once freed a seized Ford motor by having my friend try to turn turn the starter motor and hitting it with a 40lb sledge. Fun times.
Made myself a small brass thwacker recently and its a joy to use!
I've made a medium sized brass hammer. I just don't run into brass hammers to pick up very often.
I had a Craftsman and a Proto version of That removable face hammer you showed with the different color screw on faces. Still have both and they are very useful.
Love that you chose to make a tool as a crew gift. Such a great idea for a memorable item people will keep.
Love these story filled videos. Thanks Adam.
I've adopted your method of tools (and often materials too) being out to get me and its made a world of difference to my shop safety
Great video. Thank you. My favorite hammer was probably ones we used around our AvGas refueling equipment at a Coast Guard air base in Port Angeles, WA back in the 70's. Much like your brass hammer, it was sparkless, but in pure Government excess, it was made of Beryllium. I think we were told they cost north of $400 apiece. In 1970's dollars. Not sure what that would be today.
This gives me an idea. Adam I'm gonna send you something. Watch for it!
Hi.
It's been 7 months, weres the update ?!?!
@@marioramos4935 I wish I knew. Package got there. Never heard a word about it from him or his team. It's a shame too. Would have been a cool project for him in my opinion
Wow! My mini sledge is called The Persuader. I love how these names for tools are a shared experience.
Adam,
Your favorite ball peen hammer is actually a planishing hammer with a nice custom handle.
I have exactly the same crown mallet, it's served me well for years, and my father before me for even longer!
My grandfather was a master of all trades, he studied art, then became a silversmith apprentice, and when he couldn't get a place a goldsmith he became an advertising artist, retiring as a newspaper photoshop artist (pre-digital).
But he also made his own furniture, made radios and even his first TV was home made.
His pride was the silver teapot he made as a proof piece when he was an apprentice. It had a hammered texture that must have taken him an age to make.
My grandmother, in later years took it somewhere for cleaning as a surprise for their anniversary, the cleaner polished out his fine hammerwork...
Absolutely love when you show us your tool lineups! Please don't stop!
Another good place to find cool old tools are estate sales. Often people are just looking to get rid of things and you can pick things up cheaply. And you get to pick through an old tool collection. So much fun.
As a relatively new amateur blacksmith, I envy your collection, and I want some!
Hehe, Adam. "I haven't seen a nail in years." Despite having videos all up and down the channel where he's using his brad nailer.
the nails are so small they don't count, haha.
I think what he means is everyone uses screws now normally.
Pins don't count
@@CountDoucheula brads and pins are different
I'm not sure if it's done differently in the US, but i was helping to rebuild the roof of the Barbecue hut in my village and we used mostly nails.
Even in my small Workshop at home, i use more nails than screws
@@p3chv0gel22 roofing and pallet/skids are probably the last holdouts for large scale nail usage.
That's a lot of hammers...and not one dead blow hammer in the collection.
Was wondering the same thing. Turns out his "daily driver" around the 4 min mark *is* a deadblow, he just didn't mention that feature.
I find deadblows to be one of the most useful hammer types there are, I have half a dozen starting from 6 Oz up to 10lb.
If you want to move something big or small, one of those will do it.
He did a tool video specifically on dead blow hammers... maybe two months ago? That might be why he didn't mention them here.
@@chrisosh9574 I used them all the time as a bike mechanic. They're great for generating a lot of force when you don't want to take a big, long swing. Especially great when you don't want the hammer bouncing back.
They are so much quieter too.
So the swearing is so much clearer. When you smack your finger
I got that little replaceable tip thwacker after your tool tip - thank you! It is the perfect carry around hammer, and it also lives in my apron because it is such a little workhorse. Just enough for most jobs I do.
I got 3 types-a masonry hammer for rockhounding, a wooden hammer for woodworking, and several size steel hammers for everything else. And of course the meat mallet.
I didn't know that about smacking hammers together. Yet another useful tidbit of wisdom gleaned from your show. Thanks, as always, @donttrythis
Never strike case hard steel together. I have the head of a case hard concrete nail, in my left leg from 20+ years ago.
Thanks Adam, now I have something to show my wife when she wonders why I need a tool box full of hammers. Keep the good stuff coming.
I also made a shaping hammer out of a nitrogen bottle top, just welded a piece of 1” steel tubing on it then I put the rounded end on my 2” scotch brite wheel to polish it up a bit and I had and still have a great metal shaping hammer!
I cant believe you didnt show the AVE copper hammer. I was waiting for it with glee. I adore my favorite technical youtubers referencing each other. Alas I know you have one. Knowing AVE made you one and sent it to you is joy enough.
How we haven't seen an Adam Savage special tool line yet is beyond me. I would absolutely love a savage designed armor hammer!
My favorite hammer - Dead Blow. I was hoping thats what the Convincer at the end of the table was going to be (but thats a cooler story). usually made of or have HDPE striking faces, but hollow and filled with lead shot. on the down-stroke, the lead is at the back of the hammer, but on impact, the lead flys forward and its momentum follows through. such a solid, satisfying thing to thwack things with.
My dad works for garland and they make hand made raw hide mallets and acrylic mallets just like the ones you showed!
“There out to get me” 😂😂😂😂😂😂. I love your humor. Your ability to communicate and match, said communication with superb videography is an amazing and wonderful thing to behold, Adam I truly appreciate you and your Contant, and the depth of knowledge you possess, regardless of whether you consider yourself an expert in a category or not I enjoy watching your videos and learning about a broad range of topics some that I never thought I wanted to learn about but once I start watching, I become enthralled and pick up new tidbits of information that help me in later projects that I never would’ve associated with, so thank you for the tools and the British humor that you add to the videos . My only question is, are you a man of faith? By faith, I mean, do you believe in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? It is only through His redeeming blood, That one can enter heaven. A maker, such as yourself who has the answers to many of life‘s problems, and who has a depth of understanding on the intricacies of our world and it’s dynamic components, do you still wonder what happens after you die?
If there ever was a TH-cam video I wish my father could’ve seen it’s this one. He had a thing for hammers. I inherited a vast collection. Everything from tiny jewelers’ hammers to 20 lbs sledges.
Love this guy!
I'm not a hammer fanatic/tool expert, but I work as a general metal craftsman who works with oriental designs & tools. A hammer I would recommend Adam try out is something called the 'dog head' hammer and has its origins in Japan. For those that have never used it before, it looks awkward to use at first, but I've found it's good for fine/precision hammering metal surfaces and hammering in/around tight spaces.
Also, I'm sorry, I know it was pointed out in the video and am aware that most people would not know the difference, but it's a pet peeve of mine that I just need to get out of the way (it won't hurt to know). The term 'hammer' is generally used to describe something that uses either a metallic head or a metal striking face to deliver an impact, if the 'hammer' has a non-metallic striking face, then the correct name to be used is a 'mallet'.
I have a hammer that has proven itself to be quite handy. It is a 1-1/2 foot pipe with the end cast into a barrel shaped lead head. It makes an effective short throw mallet. I bought 2 from a person who had them made. They were cast with the name "Porky" on the head.
If anyone is curious the cross peen hammer is great for stretching a material in one direction but not the other.
So if you have a bar of hot metal you want do make thinner and deeper but not longer you smack it in a bunch of spots with the pein parallel to the long edges and then turn the hammer around to the striking face and mush it all down level.
Cross pein and rounding hammers are the two you want to go with if you're getting into blacksmithing.
"They're out to get me." Love it.
Hey
As a woodworker, Victorian home restorer, and general tinkerer, every time I grab the trigger on a power tool my brain says "where are my hands, where is the (blade, bit, belt, etc...) going?" Still have all my digits.
@@petercharles6462 what digit dear?
7:30 you said you didn't know what these hammers are called so I felt obliged to share since I'm actually trained in the field they originate from. These are called "Crown Hammers" after the crown of a body panel on a car, they're designed to match a specific radius to help smooth the metal during dent repair on "Crowned"/curved panels. I personally love using them to roll the edges of panel seams because they provide a better finish and aren't as likely to scar the metal as a flat faced hammer.
4:00 this channel is just full of great suggestions for the random stuff I do.
Been down the hammer rabbit hole. It's really amazing how many kinds of (real) hammers there are...
Awesome video Adam!
As a retired violin maker, a nail is not something I held in stock much, though seemingly Stradivari used three of them to hold necks in place. However, I now have a number of horses enclosed in wooden fences and horses, being horses, like to scratch themselves on the fence rails. The rails are prone to being worked loose. So, after decades of smelly glue and carefully matched joints (not those joints), I now head to the fields with a Warrington hammer, or perhaps a claw hammer when it gets serious, and a pocket full of four inch round or oval nails. It's great! New found freedom! Unfortunately, I really desired a shoe and the nails were lost.
Lesson one with power tools from high school shop class: This blade eats wood/metal, it will also eat your fingers, it doesn't care. KEEP YOUR FINGERS OUT OF THE WAY!
Love these type of videos!!!
"A nail is used to hold shit together" - Adam Savage 2021
MR.SAVAGE! long time fan first time commenter. i love your show and grew up watching mythbusters lol i even have my four year old daughter hooked on reruns of the show. i just wanted to reach out to you and tell you that my family has owned a machine shop called Stillion Industries located in Dexter Michigan since the early 70s. we recently boughtout a company called electro arc that builds machines called tap disintegrators. we would love to have you come visit our shop and take a full tour
When I was machinist / toolmaker a copper and hide Malet is one the best for setting up
I never get tired of watching you and always learn something in everyone of your videos!
Yes, been waiting for ages for this one!
Did anyone else shiver a bit when ex-mythbuster Adam Savage, mister "Failure Is Always An Option", mentioned doing gunsmithing? :D
My favorite hammer is one that I made, out of 7/8" 4130 tubing for both the handle and the head, and a tig welded fishmouth joint. One face is a replaceable plastic piece intended for some other manufactured hammer, and the entire head is filled with poured lead that protrudes to make the other face. A couple inches of the handle at the head is also filled with poured lead. Bicycle grip on the handle.
It used to ride around in my line box working on Boeings but these days it gets used for setups on my mill and lathe. It looks like total ass after 20 years of use and the paint is long since eaten up by skydrol.
these videos are really informative and super helpful.
Great story Adam!
I'm a mechanic by trade and by far my favourite hammer to use is the Thor copper/rawhide in number 3 size.
In the 90's my dad carried around a miniature ball peen hammer, the ultimate fidget toy
That two piece wooden mallet is a great one day build.
As a seasoned body repair man, I approve of this video.
I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO see you bang out a bit of armour with just a claw hammer. Not a whole suit... not even a proper size. But what an accomplishment. And maybe a new finesse learned.
You forgot to mention one class of hammer that I cannot live without... good lead-shot loaded *large* dead-blow... Non-marring persuader. :)
I named my deadblow. I call her Deadpool. Yes, Deadpool is a girl.
I always wreck those. But they are fun to use before they blow out.
@@scotttorres7984 Gender Fluid
@@nixhixx you absolutely get it.
Someone needs to get Adam one of AvE's CNC-machined brass persuaders.
The cross peen in woodworking are used to start small nails like a finishing nail held between your fingers. You would smash your fingers with the wide side (and probably not hit the nail at all). It's pretty simple and brilliant when you realise it :^) But a cross peen in woodworking tend to look more like the ball peen hammer you have (not the one with the long and narrow head, but the shorter one), just with a straight peen instead. I would call the cross peen you have an engineers' hammer (although that can cover several different types apparently).
For smithing it's another form to stretch metal (and probably a lot more). You can get angled cross peen hammers, where one side is 90° to the handle, and the other side is 45° to the handle. I've seen one on Black Bear Forge. Excellent channel, by the way!
I love hammers and have quite a few. But I need more. Just about all of them. Every last one of them!😵
"I see!" said the blind man, as he picked up the hammer and saw.
It's blind carpenter you nitwit! Why would a random person possess a hammer and a saw?
It was said to their deaf apprentice, so who really knows what was said?
@@1pcfred Very much approaching 100% of the people who possess hammers and saws are not carpenters.
@@hamonthecob perhaps they possess them but they're not picking them up on anywhere near approaching 100% of the time.
@@1pcfred Just take your L bud.
0:50 "what is a nail, its what we use to use to hold shit together"
I've never laughed this hard at adama ever.
About tools looking for your eyes: Back in the first Effects shop I worked in, there was a drywall screw sticking out of a thing, (A crate or sime sort of thriwaway thing) and it needed to be snapped off, because the person who made it, used a 3" screw in 1-1/2" wood. Drywall screws, of course, tend to be easy to snap: just smack it sideways with a hammer. HOWEVER, I was not waering eye protection: just my new glasses. The moment the screw snapped, everything went slow-mo, and I could see it spinning straight toward my right pupil. It left a tiny nick, dead-center in the right lens, and I had to look through that, for YEARS, until I could afford new glasses, again! MORAL OF THE STORY! Eye protection, use better screws, eye protection, use properly-sized screws, eye protection, when snapping screws, place a towel to keep the screw from popping up, eye protection, replace the screw, if you can, instead of snapping it, ans also, wear eye protection.
one of my favorite ways to drive punches is with a 4lb engineers hammer, but held at the head. it gives me lots of porce, but at very low speed, and thus, very controllable
5:30 best noise in the video. I want that as my text notification sound.
Adam's guide to getting hammered would have been a fun title for this.
"A nail is a way we used to hold shit together"
Hey, don't knock nails! (pun intended)
The ductile nature of nails as opposed to screws means that they are are less liable to shearing. This is very important in home framing, for example.
Also, it's kind of amazing when you start realizing how many tools are just another way of concentrating or redirecting force.
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