Pinning Hammer ??

Sauconian · Post by **Sauconian** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:40 pm

A dealer was moving out of our antique shop yesterday and I bought this old silversmith's hammer from him. I thought it might be useful for peening pins if I ever got into a little knife work.

It only weighs a couple of ounces, and the small end measures about 1/4" x 3/16".

What do you experienced fellows think of it's suitability ?

Anyone have a photo of an old cutler's steady ? That same dealer is always attending tool auctions, but said he wouldn't know one if he saw it.

Fran

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:01 am

looks like it'd work to me

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:56 am

Fran,
Here is a pic of a couple steadys. I think I got the pic from the fellow I bought my steady from.

Dale

Sauconian · Post by **Sauconian** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:49 pm

Thanks for the photo Dale. I'll show it around to some of the local tool guys. You never know what may turn up at an auction.

Off topic, but folks on this site are curious about many things, and this is related to cutting tools. I've posted a pic of an old anvil of mine, called a denglestock, or scythe anvil.

It's the bottom item in the photo, and you can learn how it was used by going to http://www.lutzfranklin.com and looking for the Winter 2006 newsletter on the bottom of the home page.

Fran

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:17 pm

Very interesting article Fran. I had not heard of a scythe anvil before. I have a couple of stones I have seen used on a scythe or sickle before. One is just a round flat stone that I have seen used on a scythe and the sickle stone is about 12 inches long and oval in shape.
I have both of those types of stones. When they are 25¢ to 50¢ at garage sales it is hard to pass them up.

I have also heard of people using files to sharpen scythes but the dinglestock is a new one to me.

Dale