{"id":5211,"date":"2020-10-02T21:38:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T04:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/?p=5211"},"modified":"2021-03-13T11:00:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T18:00:47","slug":"the-best-jewelry-hammer-for-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/the-best-jewelry-hammer-for-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Jewelry Hammer for the Job"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5211\" class=\"elementor elementor-5211\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd69913 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd69913\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6c3c9f\" data-id=\"b6c3c9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7caf54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7caf54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Hammer for Stamping IMO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cb38a6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cb38a6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65bc9f7d\" data-id=\"65bc9f7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29715c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29715c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Say hello to my new baby.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_fretz-hammer-jewelry-tools.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_fretz-hammer-jewelry-tools.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_fretz-hammer-jewelry-tools-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_fretz-hammer-jewelry-tools-150x150.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p><p>I finally found the best hammer for the job of stamping metal. A chasing hammer is one that is used to form metal. One side of the head is to flatten metal, and the other is meant to shape it. I didn&#8217;t buy mine for that, though. I am using it strike my metal stamps. Blasphemy, right?<\/p><h2>Trusty Old German Ball Peen Hammer<\/h2><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_old-german-jewelers-hammer.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_old-german-jewelers-hammer.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_old-german-jewelers-hammer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_old-german-jewelers-hammer-150x150.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p><p>This old German hammer is the first one I got, about 15 years ago when I wanted to try out metal smithing. It&#8217;s not fancy, but over the years it has worked the best&#8211;and I&#8217;ve tried many others. It&#8217;s not weighted well, and with a lot of texture stamping it quickly causes forearm fatigue.<\/p><p>So, I continued my search for the perfect stamping hammer.<\/p><h2>The Small Dead Blow Hammer<\/h2><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_small-dead-blow-hammer-for-metal-stamps.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_small-dead-blow-hammer-for-metal-stamps.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_small-dead-blow-hammer-for-metal-stamps-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_small-dead-blow-hammer-for-metal-stamps-150x150.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p><p>I&#8217;ve seen shops that specialize in stamping kits recommend these little dead blow hammers so the last time I was at <a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/harborfreight.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harbor Freight<\/a> I picked up this\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harborfreight.com\/8-oz-stubby-ball-pein-hammer-95930.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stubby Ball Peen Hammer\u00a0<\/a>for $3. It has a nice blow to it and a nice solid weight, but I don&#8217;t like the balance of the short handle for a long duration of stamping.<\/p><h2>Fretz Stamping Hammer<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_metal-stamping-hammer-heavy-weight.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_metal-stamping-hammer-heavy-weight.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_metal-stamping-hammer-heavy-weight-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_metal-stamping-hammer-heavy-weight-150x150.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p><p>Next I splurged and got the <a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.riogrande.com\/product\/fretz-stamping-hammer-sth-1\/112141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fretz Stamping Hammer<\/a> thinking, good heavy weight, like the stubby one, but longer handle for more balance. I thought it would be perfect because Fretz&#8217;s are so well balanced which insures that the tool does the work instead of taxing your muscles. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s too heavy and meant more for wider-faced stamps that require and harder blow. It is good for punch dies, though.<\/p><h2>Tiny Intricate Silver Stamping<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_perfect-hammer-girls-with-tools.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_perfect-hammer-girls-with-tools.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_perfect-hammer-girls-with-tools-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_perfect-hammer-girls-with-tools-150x150.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p><p>See all those little lines around the eye piece? Those are each a hammer blow, and there are two layers of them in the finish piece. Now think of doing a run of 10 at a time. That&#8217;s a lot of striking so the perfect hammer is a must.<\/p><h2>Flat Faced Shaping Hammer<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_flat-head-jewelers-hammer-weighted-perfectly.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_flat-head-jewelers-hammer-weighted-perfectly.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_flat-head-jewelers-hammer-weighted-perfectly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_flat-head-jewelers-hammer-weighted-perfectly-150x150.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p><p>I had this other hammer that I&#8217;d been given a long time ago when I first started. I haven&#8217;t used it because it&#8217;s really light and not very productive. I liked the larger surface of the flat head, because I thought it would make it easier to hit the stamp and not miss and hit my knuckles. Because of its feather weight, it just couldn&#8217;t do the job.<\/p><h2>4 oz Fretz Hammer<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_best-hammer-for-the-job.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_best-hammer-for-the-job.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_best-hammer-for-the-job-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lorigreenberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01_best-hammer-for-the-job-150x150.jpg 150w\" alt=\"Fretz 4 oz planishing hammer head\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p><p>After all of my attempts over the last couple years I knew I wanted a hammer that was around 4 oz, I wanted the larger head, and I wanted it to be Fretz-perfect.<\/p><p>I&#8217;ve had &#8220;4 oz Fretz Planishing Hammer&#8221; on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riogrande.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rio Grande<\/a> wish list for a long time. Of course, when I went to order it last week, I realized that it was a chasing hammer that I wanted.<\/p><p>I got it today, and it&#8217;s perfect. My Fretz hammers are probably the sexiest tools that I own and when you have the right one for the job&#8230;they&#8217;re like a little bit of heaven in the palm of your hand. Seriously, it&#8217;s like hammering with a cloud.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A chasing hammer is one that is used to form metal. One side of the head is to flatten metal, and the other is meant to shape it. 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