First, let me say, “thank you” for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us through your channel. You inspired me to try my hand at metal working. Secondly, That’s a great tool! I am adding that to my growing, “I want it” list of tools, especially since my current tooling is the HF basic hammer and dolly set and some wood working tools I am repurposing for working on my 1954 Chevy Advanced Designs 6400 grain truck build. I hope to create my own videos of the build I am calling Farmageddon since it will be my ‘Mad Max’ style heavy hauler for gravel, hay, trash etc… for our small Kansas farm.
A little tip I learned a couple years ago. Is to toss a peice of leather over your sandbag. Because much easier to replace a peice of leather then the bag. And cheaper. Since no matter what the meatal will cut into it.
Wow, that's a bad mother tucker!! You beat the tuck right out of that piece of steel!! Beat the tuck into it, then beat the tuck out of it!! Mother tucker that's awesome!!
Great video. It always looks like magic when you shrink metal. Fascinating. One simple tip for machining plastics: Sanding with your angled sander results in a fuzzy surface. There is an old wood working tool that does the trick. Its a card scraper. These things are cheap. They work on wood, plastics and even aluminum. Get yourself one, get a feeling for it, learn how to sharpen it, and you'll never have fuzzy plastics again.
A wise man told me to use a sacrificial piece of leather between metal and sandbag to keep from cutting into sandbag Thanks for all your videos and knowledge
Check out Pro Shaper, Wray has “stumps” lined with EDPM rubber to grip and hold the metal. As always, it’s enjoyable to watch a craftsman at work and learn a few things. 👍
Just purchased material to make your hammer. Had to purchase more material than I needed. My buddies will all want one any how. I purchased the 6061 aluminum. Makes a better finish but does cost more. Great videos to watch on these cold Ohio days. Keep it up and thanks.
First, i enjoy watching machining, i find it fascinating. Thats one reason i bought a lathe. Second i am amazed how quick you moved the metal. Third, always look forward to learning a little more. I always wanted to get into the fine art of metalwork like yourself, but something always held me back. So i just dabble, as i get closer to retirement i will pick up a little more. Thanks again!
You def need to make the hammer! I dont even do that type of work but i support small business. Would be an awesome tool to have. Simple yet effective. Just like hand tool rescues wrench. i have one of those too and it's awesome. Keep up the good work
Yes I’ll take a Mother Tucker as well as the dimple dies. Your building sweet tools that every metalworker would want and would make fab easier. Great job !!!
Great tool made Great tool to use using both hands as it teaches you to be good with a hammer with both hands . It's called memory muscle I think Great show as always 👍👍👍😜🏴🦕🦄😁✌🤞
Many years back there was a restaurant in Toronto called Mother Tuckers. It's been gone for a long time so shouldn't have any copyright issues. Nice hammer!👍🇨🇦
That would be a great Idea to make a run of the Mother tucker. That hammer moves some metal in a short period of time. Great work and loads of info on metal shapping. Again Job Well Done. Thank you Karl
Great build Karl, I like it!...But now I have to buy a milling machine. I hear the problem with tree sections for shrinking stumps. I have three outside "weathering", I just hope they aren't too weathered. If you want a thicker shot bag, get some moose hide. If you don't use hearing protection, I'ma gonna have to shout so you c'n hear me. YES! Make some "Mother Tuckers"! I think that they would be an awesome addition to your tool line!
Made pop in ends for similar hammers. A protruding ring machined around the insert like an o-ring and a matching groove in the steel body worked great after the bad ideas were sorted. Needed a relief in the plastic to allow the ring to compress before end swaps were possible but they did go in...once. Aluminium handle wasn't a great idea but the owner/designer/critic eventually seemed to enjoy ating on is bloody hammer. Yours is a nice one.
I have a hammer like that. It has a thread cut in the ends to hold them in. Say a 2” acme thread or so. They come loose a bit but I just keep checking as I use it. Keep up the great videos always enjoy them.
By the way if you are looking for good booklet for notations instead of something that can easily be torn up you can buy something to put in your three ring or five ring binder, buy from the J R darling Corporation, those are the makers of Rite in the rain paper so it's extremely durable and you can get graph paper on one side and lined on the other and the graph you can get in many different sizes in metric and standard.
Very cool hammer Karl, I would like to have one. I would like to have bronze and rawhide ends too. In Smithing we would say you are upsetting the steel. But instead of upsetting the material back into itself, as into the end of a bar, you are upsetting sideways. Very cool. My favorite wood for a stump anvil is Ash. Once you get the shape you want Ash will stay with you and not give up as easily as oak or most other woods. Love your channel. You have taught me many things.
Great video and the hammer turned out awesome, but mostly, thanks for showing that book at the start. As soon as I saw it I wanted to know where to get one. Hard to find good, simple, project planning books. Update: I'm buying all 3 of his books off of Amazon.
Yeah Buddy, that's quite the hammer with the perfect name! I so enjoy watching your vids, very straight forward & informative. You've got quite the skillset & lots of knowledge to share! Thank you,, Rock on Brother!
Dang it Karl, I haven’t made the dimple dye yet. And here you make another AWESOME Tool video. Yes I Need on of those but I think that I can make it too.
I was going to mention that, but also it is actually hourglass shaped. When a hammer is drifted, it is drifted with a taper from both sides of the eye.
Great lesson, you may want to machine the handle hole in the head with a small angle tapered to have the handle fit better. Great video. Great channel. Take care thanks 😊
Plus radiusing the bottom of the hole so the head seats down fully without tearing the hell out of the wood.And really there's supposed to be two wedges holding the head on. A wooden one down the length and the steel one crossways.
I think I'd like a mother tucker hammer depending on the cost and more importantly the shipping cost to the us. No lathe here but a U assemble or some assembly required kit would be right up my alley.
Definitely interested in the hammer, just have to work out post to Australia. And thanks for all the beadrolling you have shown, pulled the trigger to make a power unit for mine and love it, one man job now.
Hey Karl, cool video. What's cool about your shop is you have a lot of machinery to make the tool you need or even design a tool. Your going to be one hell of a teacher. If you were my metal teacher back when I was in highschool, I would have never skipped his class like I did. lol Take care and be safe.
Thanks. I'd just stripped the rawhide faces out of an old heavy Thor hammer, to take some lignum vitae faces. I really like your idea with the set screws and will use it to make the faces interchangeable if there is enough wall thickness in the metal head.
Really nice work making that tool ! People are going to want one them. You are definitely on the right path showing and making tools that are helping people improve their skills 👨🔧
I'm amazed at the tools you come up with! I'm very fortunate to have a pretty decent lathe at home. It's pretty old but still works great! If I didn't have one I would definitely buy one from you.
I want a mother tucker... I don't do metal work, but it will be a beautiful piece to hang on the wall, great job, really enjoy the videos. missed my calling, would of enjoyed doing fab work.
I'm impressed with the hammer for sure would like one for my collection. I like the technique and really appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge.
Mother Tucker that's a nice hammer. I'm going to watch this a few more times and give making one a shot! Thank you for all you do, love your channel!!!
Cool !! I thought I was the only silly one to want and make a big solid hammer for beating sheet. I made one up of 40mm solid steel bar for the head about the same length as what you commented about and used 25NB tubing for the handle. I tell you when you hit something it stays hit.
Absolutely awesome content! Watching everything that you've done from the UK and always looking forward to new videos. If you make more of the "MOTHER TUCKER" to sell to the public I'd love to one. Keep up the great work as everything that I've been learning from yourself has been helping me with my custom built R33 skyline. Best regards Tyran (South African in England)
Great project Karl, I know what you mean using the eastwood hammers they're definitely on the light side. This mother tucker hammer with changeable ends is a great idea and a sweet project to make i'm adding this one to the list, I just picked up an Eastwood sandbag from KMS. Great video Kristina!
Another great video....I feel the need to get on my lathe this afternoon and steal your idea.For me it is more satisfying to make my own tools that going out to buy them, each one has its own story which makes using them more fun.. Please keep the ideas coming
Good design on the shrinking hammer. Seems to be a quality tool. I would be interested if you decide to do a run of them. I always enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing your ideas and vision. You clearly are blessed with many talents and gifts!
Consider me a pre- order man. I love that you make a tool for a job, then do that job. I love what you do and would love to support you by ordering a mother Tucker
May I suggest a small modification. On the 1.000 diameter, where the setscrews contact the nylon, turn a shallow recess. This would prevent damage to the surface and assure easy removal of the heads for replacement. Nice job.
You can never get enough tools! So this is another candidate to everyone's collection! You might want to offer one without a handle though - to save on shipping, for those overseas? 👍
'Great tool to bring to marke..'......Oh, you already said that...Impressive results from 'The Mother Tucker' if/when it goes into production it has to have 'MOTHER TUCKER' as per your example...even the 'O' has to be slightly higher than the 'other' letters...and numbered too....
Looks like a DIY version of the classic Thorex hammer. Which is pretty cool. They do one which weighs 2.2kg with interchangeable ends, which should do some work
First, let me say, “thank you” for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us through your channel. You inspired me to try my hand at metal working.
Secondly, That’s a great tool! I am adding that to my growing, “I want it” list of tools, especially since my current tooling is the HF basic hammer and dolly set and some wood working tools I am repurposing for working on my 1954 Chevy Advanced Designs 6400 grain truck build.
I hope to create my own videos of the build I am calling Farmageddon since it will be my ‘Mad Max’ style heavy hauler for gravel, hay, trash etc… for our small Kansas farm.
Wow! Thanks for the shout out Karl. Very much appreciated. Another great build video as well.
Karl. Is like the Mr Rogers of metal work. Learn something new every video. 🤟🇨🇦👍
Mate, another great lesson in manufacturing a tool then how to use it, thanx. LONG LIVE THE MOTHER TUCKER.
What a Hammer “ The Mother Tucker” 😎👍🇨🇦
Love how you were cutting the faces on the plastic...using the 'Eye'Crometer' & fast hands! ... Such a great channel!
Ha ha I like that!
I’m for the Mother tucker Karl! Thanks for another video!
A little tip I learned a couple years ago. Is to toss a peice of leather over your sandbag. Because much easier to replace a peice of leather then the bag. And cheaper. Since no matter what the meatal will cut into it.
Guys use soft sheet rubber too.
Love it! I've always said 80% of a build I the name and you knocked it out of the park.
😂😂😂
Wow, that's a bad mother tucker!! You beat the tuck right out of that piece of steel!! Beat the tuck into it, then beat the tuck out of it!! Mother tucker that's awesome!!
Great video. It always looks like magic when you shrink metal. Fascinating.
One simple tip for machining plastics: Sanding with your angled sander results in a fuzzy surface. There is an old wood working tool that does the trick. Its a card scraper. These things are cheap. They work on wood, plastics and even aluminum. Get yourself one, get a feeling for it, learn how to sharpen it, and you'll never have fuzzy plastics again.
Great tip thank you very much I had no idea!
A wise man told me to use a sacrificial piece of leather between metal and sandbag to keep from cutting into sandbag
Thanks for all your videos and knowledge
I learned that the hard way.
Check out Pro Shaper, Wray has “stumps” lined with EDPM rubber to grip and hold the metal. As always, it’s enjoyable to watch a craftsman at work and learn a few things. 👍
Wray also uses clay which works well.
Surprising he wasn’t mentioned because this is a carbon copy of his hammer he makes and sells
He also makes this exact hammer.
Yes I saw his rubber lined shrinking facilitators! Very cool design he also has a lot of very nice hammers
Just purchased material to make your hammer. Had to purchase more material than I needed. My buddies will all want one any how. I purchased the 6061 aluminum. Makes a better finish but does cost more. Great videos to watch on these cold Ohio days. Keep it up and thanks.
Man you are a mind reader. I've been looking for one and couldn't find one. "Mother Tucker" love the name dude
First, i enjoy watching machining, i find it fascinating. Thats one reason i bought a lathe. Second i am amazed how quick you moved the metal. Third, always look forward to learning a little more.
I always wanted to get into the fine art of metalwork like yourself, but something always held me back. So i just dabble, as i get closer to retirement i will pick up a little more. Thanks again!
Right on frank! Never too late to dig right in!
Yes Make a run of em . Thank you for the Lessons and great content.
You def need to make the hammer! I dont even do that type of work but i support small business. Would be an awesome tool to have. Simple yet effective. Just like hand tool rescues wrench. i have one of those too and it's awesome. Keep up the good work
Yes I’ll take a Mother Tucker as well as the dimple dies. Your building sweet tools that every metalworker would want and would make fab easier. Great job !!!
Awesome Jason!
Yes I need this repertoire of hammers!!!
Great tool made Great tool to use using both hands as it teaches you to be good with a hammer with both hands . It's called memory muscle I think
Great show as always
👍👍👍😜🏴🦕🦄😁✌🤞
Many years back there was a restaurant in Toronto called Mother Tuckers. It's been gone for a long time so shouldn't have any copyright issues. Nice hammer!👍🇨🇦
That would be a great Idea to make a run of the Mother tucker. That hammer moves some metal in a short period of time. Great work and loads of info on metal shapping. Again Job Well Done. Thank you Karl
Great build Karl, I like it!...But now I have to buy a milling machine. I hear the problem with tree sections for shrinking stumps. I have three outside "weathering", I just hope they aren't too weathered. If you want a thicker shot bag, get some moose hide. If you don't use hearing protection, I'ma gonna have to shout so you c'n hear me. YES! Make some "Mother Tuckers"! I think that they would be an awesome addition to your tool line!
The "Mother Tucker"... Tucking love it! XD
Made pop in ends for similar hammers. A protruding ring machined around the insert like an o-ring and a matching groove in the steel body worked great after the bad ideas were sorted. Needed a relief in the plastic to allow the ring to compress before end swaps were possible but they did go in...once. Aluminium handle wasn't a great idea but the owner/designer/critic eventually seemed to enjoy ating on is bloody hammer.
Yours is a nice one.
I have a hammer like that. It has a thread cut in the ends to hold them in. Say a 2” acme thread or so. They come loose a bit but I just keep checking as I use it.
Keep up the great videos always enjoy them.
By the way if you are looking for good booklet for notations instead of something that can easily be torn up you can buy something to put in your three ring or five ring binder, buy from the J R darling Corporation, those are the makers of Rite in the rain paper so it's extremely durable and you can get graph paper on one side and lined on the other and the graph you can get in many different sizes in metric and standard.
Very cool hammer Karl, I would like to have one. I would like to have bronze and rawhide ends too. In Smithing we would say you are upsetting the steel. But instead of upsetting the material back into itself, as into the end of a bar, you are upsetting sideways. Very cool. My favorite wood for a stump anvil is Ash. Once you get the shape you want Ash will stay with you and not give up as easily as oak or most other woods. Love your channel. You have taught me many things.
I'd be up for a "Mother Tucker" for sure. I do have a huge shrinking stump that I roll around the shop. That hammer would be a great addition!
New quality product on the eShop, contratulations!!!!
Would love to see runs of custom tools. You really should consider a signature series of some kind. They really are works of art.
I think this is definitely one of my paths now thank you for the support!
I love making tools almost as much as finishing a project. really cool project! I would be interested in one of the dimple die tools.
That's a Great Idea! So cool, thanks for taking us along on your creation! Would be interested in a Mother Tucker! Mark
Great video and the hammer turned out awesome, but mostly, thanks for showing that book at the start. As soon as I saw it I wanted to know where to get one.
Hard to find good, simple, project planning books.
Update: I'm buying all 3 of his books off of Amazon.
Link for the book video:
th-cam.com/video/f1t2QIrIh0Q/w-d-xo.html
He has his Amazon links in the description.
@@Mach1bud Thank You I very much appreciate it.
that mother tucker hammer would be a great tool to have!
Oh damn... Here I was getting ready to do my drag show and got all excited... I guess we're talking about a different type of tucking!
Yep. I want one of those Mother Tuckers!! I’ll just keep watching for when you make a run of them.
Look at Wray's shrinking facilitator. Made with dimensional lumber and lined with a rubber membrane, ..
some sort of roofing material
I’m in on one of your Mother Tuckers! And thank you for the outstanding content you put out in your videos. I could watch these all day!
Yeah Buddy, that's quite the hammer with the perfect name! I so enjoy watching your vids, very straight forward & informative. You've got quite the skillset & lots of knowledge to share! Thank you,, Rock on Brother!
Wow thanks a lot man stoked you dig the videos!
Dang it Karl, I haven’t made the dimple dye yet. And here you make another AWESOME Tool video. Yes I Need on of those but I think that I can make it too.
A helpful tip, usually the handle hole on a hammer is slightly tapered. So when you drive in the wedges, the head cant slide off.
I was going to mention that, but also it is actually hourglass shaped. When a hammer is drifted, it is drifted with a taper from both sides of the eye.
Thanks you for the information that makes sense!
Great little big hammer! I was impressed with it's ability! Always a great job!Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! 🙏🙏🙏
Love it . I'd buy one !!! Canadian built with pride .
Great lesson, you may want to machine the handle hole in the head with a small angle tapered to have the handle fit better. Great video. Great channel. Take care thanks 😊
Thanks ! Great idea. I’ll definitely do it on the next one!
Plus radiusing the bottom of the hole so the head seats down fully without tearing the hell out of the wood.And really there's supposed to be two wedges holding the head on. A wooden one down the length and the steel one crossways.
I would be interested in the mother tucker. That mounting screw dimple die would also be awesome to have. Thanks again for another great video!
Mother Tucker hammer YES great idea 💡
Great tool...
Bruno from France
Great video! Definitely a tool I would add to my collection.
I think I'd like a mother tucker hammer depending on the cost and more importantly the shipping cost to the us. No lathe here but a U assemble or some assembly required kit would be right up my alley.
That’s a sweet azz hammer! I can see people being interested 👍🏼👍🏼
Definitely interested in the hammer, just have to work out post to Australia. And thanks for all the beadrolling you have shown, pulled the trigger to make a power unit for mine and love it, one man job now.
Right on Max! We are currently working on getting some better pricing for shipping to Australia but we do ship worldwide now
Love it ! Thanks for making this video! 🙏🙌🙌🙌
Great instruction videos. Thanks for shareing your knowledge and talent.
i would definetely order a mother tucker! I love your videos! lot of knowledge
Hey Karl, cool video. What's cool about your shop is you have a lot of machinery to make the tool you need or even design a tool. Your going to be one hell of a teacher.
If you were my metal teacher back when I was in highschool, I would have never skipped his class like I did. lol Take care and be safe.
Thanks a lot scott ! 👊👊👊
That is a great hammer, very impressive performance on the steel table, would love to have one.
Thanks. I'd just stripped the rawhide faces out of an old heavy Thor hammer, to take some lignum vitae faces. I really like your idea with the set screws and will use it to make the faces interchangeable if there is enough wall thickness in the metal head.
Really nice work making that tool ! People are going to want one them. You are definitely on the right path showing and making tools that are helping people improve their skills 👨🔧
Thanks Mario! 👊👊👊
Yes I would be interested in the hammer and the dimple die tool. Another great tool project and how to demonstration.
I'm amazed at the tools you come up with! I'm very fortunate to have a pretty decent lathe at home. It's pretty old but still works great! If I didn't have one I would definitely buy one from you.
Another great tool brought to you by japhands
Another super informative in-depth video. You have great skills. I could have a super time in your workshop.
Well done, enjoy the detail. Will keep my eyes open for production of thesee hammers.
I would definitely be interested in a Mother Tucker!!
I would definitely be interested in a mother-tucker. One vote toward doing a run of them!
I want a mother tucker... I don't do metal work, but it will be a beautiful piece to hang on the wall, great job, really enjoy the videos. missed my calling, would of enjoyed doing fab work.
Great name for a hammer
Great video thanks for sharing
I'm impressed with the hammer for sure would like one for my collection. I like the technique and really appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge.
Mother Tucker that's a nice hammer. I'm going to watch this a few more times and give making one a shot! Thank you for all you do, love your channel!!!
Awesome man! Let me know how it goes!
Yeah, that would be a great tool to have.
Nice addition to the shop.
Cool !!
I thought I was the only silly one to want and make a big solid hammer for beating sheet.
I made one up of 40mm solid steel bar for the head about the same length as what you commented about and used 25NB tubing for the handle.
I tell you when you hit something it stays hit.
Ya I bet the “noodle arm” is a factor after a few hits 😆
@@MakeItKustom 💪💪💪, I'm left handed!!!!
Great info thanks for sharing. Yes I would be interested in one of these hammers.
Благодарю! За познавательную информацию!
I would love to have a Mother Tucker GREAT work
King of hamers.👍 Realy.
Cheers. 🍻
Definitely interested in a dimple die!! Great content. Keep it up!
Brutal work!! Thanx for the video cheers!
Nice work and thanks again sharing this!
Absolutely awesome content!
Watching everything that you've done from the UK and always looking forward to new videos.
If you make more of the "MOTHER TUCKER" to sell to the public I'd love to one.
Keep up the great work as everything that I've been learning from yourself has been helping me with my custom built R33 skyline.
Best regards
Tyran
(South African in England)
Awesome job
Great project Karl, I know what you mean using the eastwood hammers they're definitely on the light side. This mother tucker hammer with changeable ends is a great idea and a sweet project to make i'm adding this one to the list, I just picked up an Eastwood sandbag from KMS. Great video Kristina!
Thanks man protect your sandbag with another piece of scrap leather! I already cut mine LOL now I need a new one
That's a great design my dude, really clever with the interchangeable heads!!
Another great video....I feel the need to get on my lathe this afternoon and steal your idea.For me it is more satisfying to make my own tools that going out to buy them, each one has its own story which makes using them more fun.. Please keep the ideas coming
I’m with you on that bill! Have fun making one!
Nice ash tray!!
Great design and demo! Thanks!
Good design on the shrinking hammer. Seems to be a quality tool. I would be interested if you decide to do a run of them. I always enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing your ideas and vision. You clearly are blessed with many talents and gifts!
Thanks a lot Randall I’m definitely going to do a run of them! I’ll announce it on here when they are ready
Consider me a pre- order man. I love that you make a tool for a job, then do that job. I love what you do and would love to support you by ordering a mother Tucker
Ross I really appreciate that! Thank you very much I’ll get the pre-order info happening once I’m through these planishing hammers
May I suggest a small modification. On the 1.000 diameter, where the setscrews contact the nylon, turn a shallow recess. This would prevent damage to the surface and assure easy removal of the heads for replacement. Nice job.
Great suggestion Ralph thank you!
I would most definitely be interested in one of your hammers. You are an awesome talent my friend
Very sweet design weight looks awesome
I'd buy one Karl! And the dimple die tool as well.
You can never get enough tools! So this is another candidate to everyone's collection!
You might want to offer one without a handle though - to save on shipping, for those overseas? 👍
Definitely interested in one of those.. as well as the dimple dies.
Great video. Karl your a great natural teacher. Would love to have a mother tucker. I feel there is no need to supply a handle we can figure that out.
'Great tool to bring to marke..'......Oh, you already said that...Impressive results from 'The Mother Tucker' if/when it goes into production it has to have 'MOTHER TUCKER' as per your example...even the 'O' has to be slightly higher than the 'other' letters...and numbered too....
Looks like a DIY version of the classic Thorex hammer. Which is pretty cool. They do one which weighs 2.2kg with interchangeable ends, which should do some work